The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 152

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Chapter 152
Even if that weren’t the case, I’d prefer to kill the Witch. She’ll stop at nothing to make Bunny miserable.
The Notebook said no more and fluttered its pages forward.
Kiriel, who had been glaring at the Notebook as if it might fall helplessly to the ground at any moment, suddenly seized it with a sharp grip.
As he forced the pages open, the words he had written before began to fade slowly away.
Kiriel stared at it silently before speaking.
“You haven’t answered all my questions. What was my brother’s end like? How did my brother and the Demon King meet?”
Kiriel’s eyes hardened with intensity.
You’re asking for far too much.
“Answer.”
Crack—!
Holy power bloomed from Kiriel’s fingertips, sending sparks flying onto the Notebook. It was only natural that the Notebook, being a relic of the Demon Clan, would be vulnerable to holy power.
At his cold command, sparks continued to dance across the Notebook’s surface, and before long, new words began to appear.
That man’s holy power was weaker than His Majesty’s demonic energy. He was consumed by it and eventually died. The ending of a hero and Demon King’s meeting is only beautiful in fairy tales.
Kiriel gazed at the words written in the Notebook and rubbed his face.
In truth, such fairy tales don’t exist. Yet instead of voicing this, Kiriel kept his mouth firmly shut.
He blinked slowly. He drew in a breath gradually, then exhaled the tightness that had built up and lowered his gaze slowly. For some reason, he felt deeply unsettled.
“So it wasn’t the kind of death the Demon King described.”
Still, he felt relieved.
After all, just hearing about my brother’s final moments was enough to satisfy me.
And I can’t speak anymore. Your power has drained my magic away…
The words written up to that point gradually faded and disappeared completely.
Kiriel Yudia hesitated and gently bit his lower lip. He shook it lightly, but even the demonic energy had grown faint.
“…So that’s all.”
Perhaps the Notebook had been drawing its lacking magical power from Bunny all along.
With that thought, he returned the Notebook to its original place and laid the bear doll back down as well.
When he turned his head, Bunny was still asleep.
Kiriel gently stroked the child’s head.
‘He didn’t die in misery or suffering.’
A faint smile appeared at the corners of Kiriel’s lips.
If he lived as he wished and died as he wished, wasn’t that enough?
It was the life of Dios Yudia, and no one else. A life where Dios Yudia was born, met someone he loved for the first time, and resolved to love someone so deeply that he would cast everything aside.
If he lived such a life, then it would be wrong for me to add my own commentary. If he lived as he wished and died as he wished, what could I possibly say?
“I’m still a bit curious about how they actually met though…”
Since the Notebook had refused to say anything more and had now died, it was difficult to continue the conversation.
‘I’m not sure about Shalone, but it certainly seems dangerous to keep that woman—Shalone’s Mother—around.’
I sensed malice from her.
Her face smiles and she seems kind to everyone, but I felt it clearly when she tried to frame Bunny.
That woman wears a very thick mask, but beneath it is filled with malice.
“Does she truly believe Shalone can only be happy if Bunny is gone?”
It was ridiculous. If someone dared utter such words, he would not hesitate to draw his blade and sever their neck without a second thought.
The mere imagination of it made Kiriel’s expression harden visibly.
‘I need to have a proper conversation with Shalone.’
Now that I thought about it, that woman—Shalone’s Mother—had barely shown her face since entering the Udiah Duke Family Estate, quite unlike before.
I hadn’t even seen her with Bunny.
If this entire situation was caused by that woman acting on her own whims, I would need to drive her out for Shalone’s sake.
‘I should get some sleep before the child wakes.’
He checked Bunny’s blanket once more before carefully lying down beside her.
Time passed.
As Kiriel’s breathing became steady and even, Bunny’s eyelids trembled slightly.
Bunny’s eyes opened slowly.
Her luminous pink eyes gleamed in the darkness. Without a word, she rolled only her eyes to observe Kiriel, then looked ahead once more.
‘…Does my existence make Shalone unhappy?’
That was never my intention.
Couldn’t we all be happy together?
Was there some law that if one person found happiness, another had to suffer?
Bunny clenched her small fists tightly.
‘I only wanted us all to be happy together.’
But it wasn’t that simple.
Faced with a reality that refused to bend to my will, I closed my eyes tightly, then opened them again.
My heart ached. My own feelings no longer felt like my own.
‘I thought there was a path where everyone could be happy.’
Was it because I was a Demon Clan Member?
Or was it that I, being a Demon Clan Member, could never find happiness?
‘I don’t want to fight with Shalone.’
Simon Lotis, who was being discussed as Shalone’s betrothed, would surely grieve as well.
‘Roel said he was fine with me being a Demon Clan Member.’
If I suddenly disappeared or died, he would certainly be heartbroken.
‘I don’t want to lose the chance to see Roel again either.’
But I hadn’t told Allen or Kalbad, so I needed to be honest with them now, even if it was difficult.
‘I’ll tell them tomorrow.’
I should talk to Shalone as well.
About what bothered her, what she wanted to happen, and what needed to be done for everyone to find happiness.
‘If we talk it through, surely we’ll find a good solution.’
Bunny clenched her fists tightly as she thought.
‘I can stay here until I become an adult.’
I could ask if I could remain here until I came of age.
If I said I would go to the Demon Realm after becoming an adult, perhaps they would grant permission. And while I was here, I could earnestly show them that I wasn’t a wicked Demon Clan Member.
‘I just need to do lots of good deeds.’
Caught in such deep contemplation, Bunny spent the entire night awake, her eyes open in the darkness.
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Whimper—
Bunny, with dark circles beneath her eyes, let out a long, weary sigh.
As she rubbed her eyelids slowly with the back of her hand and yawned deeply, a single tear rolled down her cheek.
“Today’s tasks.”
Bunny organized the things she’d thought through all night. First, I needed to meet with Allen and Kalbad.
‘It seems the fact that I’m a Demon Clan Member has already spread throughout the Duke’s House.’
Still, I wanted to tell them from my own lips.
They might say they dislike Demon Clan Members. But I think that’s unavoidable.
‘I still have to tell them.’
Bunny tapped her own cheeks gently with her small hands.
“And… I need to see Shalone.”
There might be a wicked witch involved, but I wanted to meet Shalone and ask her directly—whether she really tried to steal my Notebook, and whether she was ordered to do it.
‘And whether she wants to keep doing it.’
If I didn’t ask, misunderstandings would continue to pile up like mountains.
Bunny nodded with a satisfied expression and wiped beneath her nose. She felt immense pride in herself for planning such a wonderful day ahead.
“Last is meeting the High Priest.”
I would ask him clearly what his grievance is.
And if there’s something I can resolve, perhaps I can help.
‘And since he said his sister would die, if I save her, I’d become his benefactor right away.’
From what I could see, High Priest Michael didn’t seem like a terribly bad person. He seemed to have a strong sense of justice, but I didn’t think he’d kill an innocent person.
‘But if it’s an innocent Demon Clan Member, then he might kill them.’
And I am a Demon Clan Member.
Bunny, with her arms crossed, turned her head slightly with a serious expression.
Father had been gone since morning, and I was alone in the room.
‘Normally Melissa would have come, but she’s not here either.’
Perhaps Melissa had become afraid of me because of the rumors.
….
Thinking that way, my heart ached with sharp, throbbing pain.
Bunny shook her head vigorously from side to side. Then she put force into her hands and tapped her chest firmly.
Slap!
Both hands struck her cheeks. A sharp sound rang out.
“I can do this alone now.”
Even without Melissa, I can wash myself cleanly. I won’t even soak my shoulders. Enough time has passed, and I’ve grown enough to be an adult.
Standing before the shower cord, debating whether to pull it, Bunny clenched her fist and pulled it with all her might.
‘If I call once and no one comes, I’ll just wash myself!’

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