The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 158

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Chapter 158
Dinner was prepared far earlier than usual.
The three of them gathered around the Dining Table, which was laden so heavily it seemed the legs might buckle, and began their meal.
“Oh, that’s right.”
Bunny observed the two pressing their hands to their chests, then approached with purposeful strides and extended her index finger. Her small, delicate hand poked at both their chests.
“There’s a strange bug in your hearts here. Can I take it?”
“A… bug?”
Bunny’s pupils gleamed like glass marbles.
There were moments when Bunny seemed like an entirely different person, and now I finally understood why.
‘Because Bunny is a Demon Clan Member…’
That’s why she sometimes had those emotionless eyes, that dimmed, lifeless gaze.
‘…If we hadn’t been there…’
‘Would she have grown up like this if she’d been raised as a Demon Clan Member?’
A gulp.
Kalbad and Allen exchanged glances, their eyes meeting. They were clearly thinking the same thing simultaneously.
To be honest, they hated it.
Bunny was a child who deserved to smile brightly and wear a cute expression more than anyone else. They hated seeing her with those emotionless eyes.
“Allen? Kalbad?”
When they didn’t answer, Bunny asked again with a puzzled expression.
“If I take it, something bad won’t happen to you, right?”
Kalbad swallowed hard and forced out the words.
Bunny tilted her head and laughed.
“No. I’m going to become the greatest Demon King, so it’s fine.”
From Bunny’s perspective, she felt confident she could swallow it. Whatever it was, she wasn’t sure.
“Really? There’s nothing wrong with you or anything?”
“Mm.”
Bunny pondered for a moment, then nodded.
After all, Bunny had never once seen something writhing like that near a person’s heart.
“Mm.”
After answering with renewed conviction, the two who seemed ready to retreat at any moment drew slightly closer.
“Then could we ask you to do this?”
“Okay.”
“Thank you.”
At their words, Bunny grinned and nodded.
A tap.
Bunny’s small hand touched both their chests.
A wisp.
Black smoke-like tendrils seeped instantly into Bunny’s hand.
Bunny furrowed her brow as the smoke seeped into her. She wielded her holy power diligently, but it would not purify.
‘Hmm.’
I don’t know.
Bunny felt the smoke burrowing into her heart waver uncertainly, and she withdrew her hand.
After all, she was far too strong for something as trivial as this to cause any real harm.
“How is it?”
“…Oh, it’s gone.”
Allen’s eyes widened as he spoke.
“The throbbing really did disappear.”
Kalbad rushed over with a brightened face, scooped Bunny up into his arms, and spun her around in a complete circle.
“Wow, really! She’s so adorable! What?!”
“So you really do think she’s cute, Kalbad.”
“That…!”
When Bunny teased him back, Kalbad let out a loud, awkward cough. Then he quietly set Bunny down in a chair.
Sitting in the chair, Bunny fidgeted with her fingers before cautiously opening her mouth.
“I’m actually a Demon Clan Member.”
“I know.”
Allen nodded with a composed expression.
Though servants still stood nearby, Bunny didn’t clench her fists or try to send them away.
She simply continued speaking quietly.
“To be precise, I was born from the love between a human and a Demon Clan Member, so I’m half human and half demon….”
“Huh…? You’re not entirely a Demon Clan Member?”
“No. My father is human, and my mother is… the former Demon King.”
Bunny fidgeted with her fingers as she spoke. She took deep breaths, but her racing heart didn’t calm down quickly.
“Ah….”
Allen and Kalbad’s eyes widened—they had known she was a Demon Clan Member, but not that she was the child of the Demon King.
‘Since she’s supposed to be the next Demon King….’
Why hadn’t they considered that she might be the Demon King’s child?
The two of them exchanged glances, reading the situation.
“But… I won’t do bad things. I want to be a good Demon King. And I hope the Demon Clan and humans can be friends like each other….”
At Bunny’s words, both children’s expressions grew pained. Her wish was simply too difficult to achieve.
As Allen struggled to find words, Kalbad quickly spoke up.
“We’re family with Bunny, aren’t we? Even if it’s hard now, if Bunny becomes a good Demon King, things might change little by little, don’t you think?”
“Yeah….”
At Kalbad’s words, Bunny smiled brightly and nodded.
In truth, Bunny herself knew it was a difficult task. After all, it was merely a small wish of hers.
“Long ago, humans and the Demon Clan were close. But there was a misunderstanding, and they grew distant. So… I want them to be close again.”
….
“I know it will be hard. There was even a war. But still, I want to stay here at least until I become an adult.”
Bunny let her heart show just a little.
“I’ve always known we can’t be together forever.”
Bunny had come here to become a wonderful adult.
Now I understood why I had come here. As a half-demon child, I could never have grown up in the Demon Realm. That’s why I had no choice but to come to the Human Realm.
So Luriel cut off her horns for me.
Since Luriel had given up everything she possessed, I wanted to fulfill her wish in return.
It was clear that Luriel would gain something from my happiness. If that were the case, then I absolutely had to become happy—at least in a way that Luriel could accept.
That’s what people call “repaying a debt of gratitude.”
“So just until I become an adult….”
If possible, I wanted to visit occasionally even after growing up, but if that proved difficult….
“I wanted to be family to all of you.”
After all, I was the one who came here with a lie.
“….”
“….”
Allen and Kalbad fell silent.
Both men forgot how to breathe in that moment, staring blankly at Bunny. They never imagined such thoughts could be harbored in that small head.
“…You were planning to leave once you became an adult?”
“Yeah.”
“…Why didn’t you tell us?”
“No, I have to say goodbye! Just leaving without a word isn’t polite.”
Bunny widened her eyes as if asking what nonsense they were speaking, then pressed her point.
Allen and Kalbad slowly exhaled.
“Leave? Nobody’s leaving anywhere.”
Allen clenched his fist as he spoke, then suddenly stood up and pointed directly at Bunny with his index finger.
“You’re my little sister for life, forever and always! And even if you become an incredibly strong and terrifying Demon King, you’re still my little sister!”
The usually composed Allen shouted breathlessly.
Bunny’s eyes widened slightly before growing small again. Then she burst into delighted laughter.
“Really?”
“Really!”
“Yeah, really! So I’ve got a Demon King for a little sister.”
Kalbad quickly chimed in.
“You’re my second older brother.”
“Hey! I’m older than you, so how am I the second? Obviously I’m the first.”
Allen and Kalbad began quarreling again.
Bunny burst into her characteristic bright laughter. The servants watching this exchange wore complex expressions.
One thing was certain—unlike before, they were no longer gripped by fear or trembling with dread.
The atmosphere had shifted dramatically. And Bunny felt it too.
‘Maybe Luriel was right about earning points in advance.’
Bunny smiled slyly and thought to herself with cunning satisfaction.
After all, the young girl was a demon.
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“Mother.”
At the sudden voice, the Young Lady who had been filing her nails turned with a radiant smile.
“Why aren’t you studying? What brings you here, Shalone?”
“…Well, it’s not that. It’s just that Bunny being a Demon Clan Member was supposed to be kept secret from all but a few family members, but it seems everyone already knows…”
Moreover, strangely enough, everyone seemed to regard Bunny with deep suspicion, as though she had been a traitor from the very beginning.
“Ah, well, it turned out that way somehow. The Holy Temple people do seem to enjoy making a fuss out of things.”
A soft chuckle.
Hila, laughing quietly, extended her pale hand and gently brushed Shalone’s cheek.
“You just focus on your studies. If you stay still, I’ll take care of everything else.”
“I…”
Shalone swallowed hard, her body rigid with tension.
“I like Bunny. Right now is… happy. Even though Bunny is a Demon Clan Member, she’s not a bad person, and she hasn’t done anything wrong so far…”
Shalone’s words caught in her throat as she suddenly fell silent. Hila’s hand had clamped down painfully on her cheek.
“Shalone.”
Hila called her name with a radiant smile.
Despite that soft, affectionate voice, Shalone froze, her breath catching in her throat.
“I’ve always told you, haven’t I? You just need to do as you’re told.”
“…But.”
“That child is a villain, a villainess. She was simply born that way, destined to grow up that way. A villain. A villainess. A fiend. That’s what she was meant to be.”
“…”
Shalone felt Hila’s hand brush across her cheek as she swallowed.
Ironically, her hand was not cold, but warm.
The warmth and the chillingly serene voice were so at odds with each other that Shalone could only exhale with a furrowed brow.

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