The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 142

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Chapter 142
“Was that your judgment?”
“Yes. Had I not done so, I would have surely been hunted down like a beast. The demonic energy that seeped through the cracks was trapped by the seal and couldn’t escape, accumulating here until the very air grew suffocating.”
Leptha offered his explanation, drew a deep breath, and then carefully opened his mouth once more.
“You also had the choice to kill us all.”
The King spoke.
In that same moment, Leptha’s typically stoic face contorted with anguish.
Of course he had considered it. He knew all too well that dying in ignorance might have been a mercy.
The King, reading the pain etched across Leptha’s features, let out a soft laugh.
“Yet you chose our lives over the honor of the Elves.”
“Yes. While we slept, fifteen hundred years passed. So much knowledge was lost, and everything felt foreign and new. There were none who remembered the ancient Elven tongue. But still…”
Leptha, whose face had always been stern or indifferent, smiled as though on the verge of tears.
“I wanted to run and play in the forest once more with all of you. Was I too greedy, Your Majesty?”
【….】
The Elven King regarded Leptha in silent contemplation, offering no words in response.
Though Leptha could not divine the King’s intent from his silence, he slowly opened his mouth again.
“If it means I can bring you all back to life, I would gladly kneel before the Demon King hundreds of times over.”
The Elves fell quiet at Leptha’s words.
The King, who had been silent until now, gently stroked Leptha’s head, then turned his gaze toward Bunny.
As their eyes met, Bunny’s widened with delight.
Bunny puffed out her chest with pride, exhaling sharply through her nose as she regarded them with triumphant satisfaction. After all, from their perspective, she was undoubtedly their “benefactor.”
The Elven King bowed his head slightly in greeting.
“We are grateful for your aid, young Demon King.”
“No. From this day forward, you are all my subordinates.”
Bunny spoke with a satisfied expression, rubbing beneath her nose with a self-satisfied smirk.
The Elven King glanced at Leptha, then slowly nodded and bowed his head once more.
“I have no desire to add further words to a contract already concluded. My name is Syllidain, ruler of the Western Forest. May I inquire the name of the Demon King who shall become master of the Western Forest Elves?”
At Syllidain’s question, Bunny hesitated for a moment, then nodded with an almost giddy expression.
‘Demon King!’
Detecting not a trace of mockery in his courteous tone, Bunny made no effort to conceal the surge of emotion welling up within her and promptly spoke.
“Bunny!”
“Bunny? That cannot be your true name.”
At Syllidain’s sharp remark, Bunny paused and nodded.
Syllidain smiled warmly and nodded in understanding.
“What I ask for is your true name. In contracts between peoples, it is of great importance that we come to know one another’s names.”
At Syllidain’s words, Bunny hesitated once more.
Turning her head slightly, she caught sight of Kiriel, whose brow was furrowed in concentration, before turning her gaze back to Syllidain.
‘Father doesn’t know the ancient Elven tongue anyway…’
After a moment of deliberation, Bunny cautiously opened her mouth.
“Bernadette.”
Bernadette…
Yes, Bernadette Yudia. My nickname is Bunny! Mother gave me my name, and Father gave me my surname while also creating the nickname Bunny. Isn’t it pretty?
Bunny answered with pride and vigor, rubbing her eyes once.
Syllidain slowly nodded as he observed Bunny’s expression.
So the young Demon King is half Demon Clan and half human. A half-breed—what a rare existence to behold.
An existence like me is rare?
At Bunny’s question, Syllidain tilted his head with a puzzled expression. It made sense, for the Demon King could hardly be ignorant of half-breeds.
Leptha, reading the confusion that had surfaced in the Fairy King’s eyes, spoke from beside him.
The Demon King’s succession occurred roughly ten years ago. Since it happened when our young master was still very young, she never received lessons from her predecessor, resulting in no connection between generations.
Ah… much must have transpired while we slumbered.
Syllidain slowly nodded.
He examined Kiriel Yudia, who held Bunny in his arms, then lowered his gaze to look at her once more.
Fairy Kings are fundamentally granted the ability to read human auras. It is a power similar yet subtly different from the High Priest’s divine sight, which pierces through essence.
Currently, the relationship between humans and the Demon Clan is quite strained. Roughly a decade ago, there was a great war called the Holy Demon War, and the previous Demon King perished, leading to the succession.
At Leptha’s explanation, Syllidain slowly nodded. The Fairy King, his expression grave and brow furrowed, rarely clicked his tongue.
That war greatly reduced the Demon Clan’s numbers, and as control weakened, monsters proliferated.
So that is why the Demon King’s seed, grown to such an extent, remains with humans.
At Syllidain’s words, Bunny narrowed her eyes and shook her head.
At that gesture, Syllidain’s gaze shifted to Bunny.
I’m with Father because I want to be with Father. Bunny will stay with Father until I grow up.
A half-breed must spend half their time in the Human Realm and half in the Demon Realm until adulthood. Otherwise, they cannot receive sufficient energy, and doing so would cause harm to both sides.
During periods when demonic energy strengthens, it harms humans, and conversely, during periods when holy power strengthens, it harms the Demon Clan. Therefore, half-breeds must live split between the Human Realm and Demon Realm, Syllidain added to his explanation.
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Unlike ordinary Demon Clan members, a half-breed’s awakening ceremony properly occurs in two stages. If the first awakening is complete, then the demonic cycle should be approaching now.
Bunny recalled her demonic energy suddenly becoming overwhelmingly strong and pressed her lips together.
I can suppress it. With holy power, I can suppress it… it’ll be fine until I grow up. I’ve decided to become the Demon King only after I’m an adult.
After climbing a few more steps toward adulthood, after my height grows as tall as Father’s, after becoming a truly great adult and finding happiness—then I’ll become a magnificent Demon King.
Bunny had decided her future in this way.
A future determined by none other than Bunny herself.
Young Demon King, that is a path of self-sacrifice.
…It’s fine. I want to be with Father longer. I want to be with Grandfather longer too, and I want to make many friends. And… and I’ll be with Roel as well.
I know.
Bunny too had come to understand, little by little, as she grew.
When I become an adult… I must return to the Demon Realm. If I return to the Demon Realm, I may not see Father, Grandfather, or Roel for a long time.
Until I become truly big and incredibly strong…
Bunny murmured softly.
I absolutely won’t let anyone get hurt. I won’t allow it.
It was the moment when the child’s pink eyes shone with unwavering resolve.
Syllidain witnessed white holy power and black demonic power intertwining at the very center of Bunny’s heart.
Two opposing forces that seemed as incompatible as water and oil suddenly merged in an instant, transforming into a beautiful light that radiated a pale gray hue.
【…!】
Syllidain’s eyes widened slightly.
Half-demons by nature are beings who must maintain equilibrium between demonic energy and holy power throughout their entire existence.
Since half-demons instinctively learn to balance two incompatible forces, they are naturally far stronger than ordinary Demon Clan Members.
Because they possess holy power, they are immune to holy attacks, and they can manipulate holy power as they wish, making it easy for them to strike down Demon Clan Members.
For this reason, half-demons are fundamentally treated as incomplete beings, yet they are far more formidable than ordinary Demon Clan Members.
After all, half-demons can only be born between a possessor of comparable holy power and a Demon Clan Member.
‘Holy power and demonic energy mixing together… I’ve never seen this before.’
He lifted his gaze once more toward Bunny, his expression one of disbelief.
Within the child’s body, two swirling forces began to intertwine, slowly seeping into one another.
‘….’
Even Syllidain, who had lived for thousands of years, had never witnessed such a being.

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