The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 165

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Chapter 165
The Demon King is a Demon Clan Member through and through. No matter how much she hides her tail and pretends to be innocent and naive, in the end….
‘She’s still the Demon King, after all.’
A figure not so different from the previous Demon King who had plunged the world into hellish chaos.
Before Belial’s form could be completely crushed, Bunny opened her mouth.
“Because you love Luriel so much.”
As if the human appearance Bunny had worn until now was nothing but a lie, the girl spoke in a voice devoid of inflection.
“That’s why I’ve been turning a blind eye to your reckless behavior all this time.”
“…!”
“But that doesn’t mean you get to interfere with what I’m doing.”
Her blunt manner of speaking and inability to hide her emotions clearly demonstrated that Bunny was still young and inexperienced.
“I was planning to leave once I grew up!”
However, the fact that her words were childish and immature did not mean she lacked the qualities of a Demon King.
As his body crumpled further, Belial’s face twisted.
‘…I thought a young Demon King would be manageable to some degree.’
It was a complete miscalculation.
When you think about it, it was only natural.
Everything that comprises the Demon Clan was born beneath the Demon King. She gave them her power. No matter how much he received at birth and trained himself, he could never surpass the source.
‘So this is how I die.’
Belial furrowed his brow.
‘Because of that woman, what has become of me….’
Despite all his hardships, the reality that he had never once seen her face irritated him the most.
Yet he had done as he wished and lived as he desired. In a world where only the strong survive, the death of the weak is an unavoidable outcome.
Belial let out a soft laugh.
‘A Demon King is truly terrifying.’
He found himself ridiculous for having worried about a soft Demon King.
She was no different from the previous Demon King at all.
Belial felt that he could no longer move even a finger, and slowly closed his eyes. Losing to the strong was unavoidable, so he harbored no resentment.
“Belial.”
His sense of smell and touch vanished, and finally his sight was lost entirely.
Yet his hearing remained intact, and her voice still reached him vividly.
“Stay here until I grow up.”
“…?”
Here?
At those meaningful words, Belial’s expression crumpled slightly.
Suddenly, the vision that had been shrouded in darkness brightened, and his sense of smell and touch returned.
Soft, plush.
“…?”
Belial, who had furrowed his brow against the bright light, slowly drew in a breath.
It was the moment he tilted his head with a furrowed expression and lowered his gaze.
“…?”
In my field of vision appeared a round, flat hand.
The plump, jet-black hand looked as though it would droop limply the moment it touched water.
I sprang down and began running with rapid footfalls.
Boing, boing, boing, boing.
Each time Belial ran, an adorably cute sound echoed forth. The drastically lowered perspective felt unfamiliar.
With an anxious expression, I stood rigidly before a puddle not far away.
Boing, boing, boing.
“…This can’t be real.”
The voice was unmistakably mine, yet what reflected in the puddle was not “Belial.” It wasn’t even the “Barrian” facade. What stood there was merely….
A teddy bear plush.
‘…Is this actually happening?’
The sight of a teddy bear with no fingers whatsoever was absurdly ridiculous.
Moreover, my magical power had weakened proportionally to my diminished body size.
Belial let out a hollow laugh.
‘Is this supposed to be punishment…?’
Not torn to shreds and killed, not even annihilated.
Merely imprisoned within a plush toy was the extent of this punishment?
Bewildered, I turned my head to look at Bunny.
Bunny, as if nothing had happened, personally filled in the hole in the ground before stepping back down to the earth.
“Phew….”
Bunny, having returned to her original demeanor, wiped her forehead with her hands.
Her horns still protruded prominently, and though her wings were folded small, they remained incompletely concealed.
‘What is she doing?’
I thought she had fully awakened as the Demon King. Was that not the case?
‘No, the awakening is complete….’
She was clearly furious just moments ago. Yet the result of that fury was merely my consciousness being trapped within a teddy bear form—it was unbelievable.
Bunny exhaled a long sigh.
“Father, let’s go now. I’ve disciplined the bad one.”
“…Are you alright?”
At Kiriel Yudia’s question, Bunny hesitated before breaking into a bright smile and nodding.
“I suddenly lost control earlier. But now I’m completely fine. I’m going to call all the Demon Clan Members back now. And….”
Bunny tilted her head curiously.
“Once Shalone and Shalone’s Mother become happy, I’ll come back out!”
“…What?”
“But when Shalone’s Mother left the house, she wanted to take what she wished, so I brought Father, Allen, Kalbad, and Melissa with her….”
Bunny crossed her arms and tilted her head.
“But if I take everyone with me, won’t Shalone become sad? And for Kalbad, since Father is here, leaving him behind….”
“Hey, hey! I can hear everything, you know?!”
Kalbad growled and raised his voice indignantly.
Bunny giggled and approached Kiriel Yudia with open arms.
“Let’s go, Father!”
Kiriel Yudia readily embraced Bunny. Despite the wings that had sprouted and the horns that had grown, her weight hadn’t increased at all.
‘Oh right, I need to save the High Priest’s younger sibling too.’
Bunny thought this while burying her face into Kiriel Yudia’s shoulder.
‘I’ll think about it later!’
For now, returning to the Demon Realm was what mattered most.
“Let’s go!”
The moment Bunny cried out, a swirl of black light enveloped them.
In that same instant, they vanished completely—as if they had never existed in the first place.
Those gathered before the Yudia Marquis Estate stood frozen in bewilderment, unable to utter a sound for a long time.
No one could easily comprehend what had just transpired.
‘What… was that?’
Of course, Hila, whose face had appeared amid the commotion that followed, felt the same way.
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Whoooosh—
A desolate wind swept across the barren landscape.
Kiriel Yudia closed his eyes at the acrid stench that tickled his nostrils, then opened them again.
Dead trees. Burnt houses. Blackened, lifeless earth.
A world where nothing lived—the place that had fallen to ruin when Kiriel Yudia slew the Demon King.
“You’ve become quite skilled with magic, Bunny.”
“Mm-hmm. I’ve become incredibly strong.”
Bunny exhaled sharply and shrugged her shoulders.
Words aside, transporting a living human was no easy feat whatsoever.
“Is this your homeland, Bunny?”
Allen approached with long strides, asking the question.
They all had protective barriers woven from holy power, but Kiriel Yudia added another layer of protection over them. Melissa had no choice but to rely on the assistance of the others.
Pitter-patter, pitter-patter.
A rather adorable sound echoed between them as they walked. Looking down, a doll was walking among them—Belial, imprisoned by Bunny.
Kalbad’s expression darkened. To be frank, the reason this situation had spiraled so rapidly was entirely because of this bizarre creature. Had it not been for that, they could have departed in far better spirits.
‘Should I just stomp on it?’
He considered it briefly, but the thought that Bunny might dislike it made him reluctant. Honestly, in this regard, he felt he was far more demon-like than Bunny was.
‘This is truly irritating.’
Even as Kalbad thought that crushing that squeaking doll with a heavy kick would be the fulfillment of all his desires, he forcibly suppressed the urge and turned his head away sharply.

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