The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 174

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Chapter 174
Bunny nodded slowly, catching the melancholy woven through the faltering voice.
“Once I become the Demon King, the Demon Clan members whose souls remain will return to normal.”
“…You haven’t become the Demon King yet?”
“Right. I’m still in the process of becoming one. I didn’t want to complete the transformation until I was grown—I wanted to spend a long time with my family….”
Bunny’s words trailed off.
“So I kept putting it off, but now it’s become unavoidable.”
I was already worried about how to tell Father.
He would surely be angry or upset.
It was only sleep, but the terror of not knowing how much time would have passed when I opened my eyes again made my heart pound wildly.
Bunny exhaled a deep sigh.
“…You won’t die, will you?”
“No. I’ll just fall into a long sleep. Then the Demon Clan members will regain their strength, and once they’ve recovered it, they’ll all return to the Demon Realm.”
I’ve never actually done it myself, but that’s what they say!
At Bunny’s words, Arha nodded firmly.
“So, um… if Krual comes back, could I go to the Demon Realm too?”
“Hmm….”
Humans can’t enter the Demon Realm, can they?
“Humans can’t go to the Demon Realm, can they? Without holy power or purification abilities….”
A lightbulb flickered to life in Bunny’s mind.
“That purification stone absorbs the demonic energy emanating from the Demon Clan. Even a small fragment has stronger purification power than expected. With that, humans should be able to work in the Demon Realm just fine.”
Now that I think about it, Father said he had purification stones, didn’t he?
If he has those, humans can work in the Demon King’s Castle, so they should definitely be able to live in the Demon Realm.
“Purification stones!”
“Huh?”
“You just need to ask Father for purification stones and bring them back. The purification stones absorb demonic energy and protect humans.”
“What… is that?”
“It’s a stone Father recently discovered. With that, it should be fine. I like the idea of more humans increasing in the Demon Realm too.”
For humans and the Demon Clan to eventually become one, we need to take small steps one at a time. If people gather like this, one by one, then someday humans and the Demon Clan will be able to live together peacefully and harmoniously.
Bunny bounced on her feet.
“So you can’t think bad thoughts.”
“…Yes, I’ll wait.”
“And I need to ask Michael to help humans and the Demon Clan live together. I’m going to owe him a lot.”
At Bunny’s words, Arha clenched her fists and nodded.
“I’ll help. Everything, including convincing my older brother. And I’ll speak honestly and clearly. That the Demon Clan member… that he saved my life. That he loves me.”
At Arha’s words, Bunny broke into a bright smile.
Bunny nodded and rose from her seat. Arha carefully descended from the bed and followed behind her.
As they opened the door and stepped out, Michael appeared, waiting with his arms crossed.
The moment his eyes met Arha’s, his eyes widened like lanterns and he held his breath.
“Arha…!”
Michael rushed over and embraced Arha.
“You… did something happen to you….”
Michael examined Arha from every angle.
He checked to see if she had fallen under any brainwashing or enchantment, and upon reading the faint resentment in her eyes, he slowly swallowed and hesitated in his steps.
When he turned his head, Bunny stood there with a triumphant expression, huffing proudly and gazing at him with a smug look.
“…Ugh.”
Michael turned his head away with wounded pride.
“…Anyway, I’m relieved you’re safe. I wanted to talk. You wouldn’t tell me anything.”
“If it weren’t for this one, I wouldn’t have come out. I didn’t want to talk to you, Older Brother.”
“Why….”
Michael’s eyes widened and his words faltered. He had unconsciously known she was reluctant, but hearing it stated so bluntly was something else entirely.
“…So I’d like it if you could help this person. Whether it’s the Demon Clan or humans or a world where we all live together—anything is fine.”
“Arha! That’s…! Did this Demon King perhaps tell you something strange….”
“No!”
Arha’s voice erupted.
“You killed my lover!”
“…What…?”
“You killed my lover, so I didn’t want to see you. I wanted to die. That person was everything to me… and you….”
At Arha’s cry, Michael’s face hardened. The unexpected words struck him like a blow to the back of his head.
But there was something even more shocking.
In all his life, he had never killed a person. Everything he had killed was from the Demon Clan. The things commonly called demons.
So he had never killed a ‘person’.
Yet Arha said he had killed her ‘lover’.
“…Surely not.”
“My lover was… from the Demon Clan. After I separated from you, I was almost attacked by another Demon Clan member, but they saved me. Then they said they’d go get us something to eat and disappeared….”
Arha squeezed her eyes shut, then clenched her fists and looked at her older brother, seeing the shock written across his face. This was why she hadn’t wanted to speak.
Because they were family before anything else.
Because she couldn’t truly resent him.
“I… loved that person. So much, I loved them. But when I found out… that you had killed them… I was so devastated….”
That’s why I couldn’t face you.
The despair in her trailing voice was no lie.
Michael said nothing. He remained silent for a long while, then spoke of talking again later, and could only turn away with Bunny.
“Are you sad?”
“…How did you bring your sister out?”
He asked, still filled with suspicion.
“I just said I’d let them live. The Demon Clan member’s soul remained in a pendant. They said they would have died if it weren’t for me. They were suffering so much.”
“….”
At Bunny’s words, Michael came to an abrupt halt.
“I… hate the Demon Clan.”
“I know.”
Bunny nodded.
“But we can’t do that forever. I don’t want to fight every day. We can get along well. So help me. I’m going to take a long sleep now. Then the Demon Clan Members will regain their strength and return to the Demon Realm.”
He let out a hollow laugh.
Disbelief still filled his eyes, so Bunny exhaled a long sigh.
“Do you really think that’s possible? Such an ideal…? If we’re together in the first place, we’ll only hurt each other.”
“It’ll be fine if we have the Purification Stone. They say everyone got along well back then. So…”
So it will become possible again.
“I have to marry Roel. That’s why humans and the Demon Clan need to be on good terms.”
When I open my eyes again, I don’t know if Roel will still be alive, or if he’ll be the same age.
He scrunched his face as if he didn’t want to hear it.
Then he fell silent and evaded the subject.
“If you’re going to sleep… how long will you sleep?”
“I don’t know. I don’t know either. When I open my eyes… I’m scared thinking that Father might not be there.”
Bunny clenched her fists tightly.
But if I don’t act despite being scared, Luriel will die. There’s no other way.
Bunny slowly moved forward again. This time, Michael followed behind her.
“But I have to do it anyway.”
“…What exactly changes if humans and the Demon Clan get along?”
“I can meet Father confidently! I can call Grandfather family too. And…”
And it would be okay to meet Roel.
Bunny smiled softly.
“The person I like could be human.”
“…People of different races can’t possibly be happy together.”
“But we were happy. That’s why I was born.”
At Bunny’s words, Michael went rigid.
“I’m proof of happiness.”
Half-human, half-demon.
Proof that humans and the Demon Clan tried to reconcile.
And the result was Bunny.
Michael remained silent and opened the door wide. As if telling her to leave now.
“Next time you come, get proper permission first. Don’t just barge in.”
“…”
Bunny’s eyes widened.
It sounded like he was giving her permission to come again. Bunny giggled and nodded.
“Great! I’ll definitely come next time!”
“I didn’t say come! I meant if you happen to come, don’t find me like this!”
“Oh, how shy.”
“Let me be clear—I still don’t trust you. I hate the Demon Clan too. It’s horrible. I’ll check countless times what you haven’t done to my younger brother and watch you carefully.”
Despite the wariness in his voice, Bunny looked at him silently before nodding.
“That’s fine. I’ll become a good Demon King who doesn’t do bad things.”
Bunny shrugged her shoulders with confident assurance and soared high into the sky with a whoosh.
Michael’s brow furrowed as he watched her wings and horns materialize in an instant.
There was no malice in the mischievous smile of the child.
“….”
That was what made Michael uncomfortable.
‘All Demon Clan Members are wicked.’
He shook his head, forcing himself to think that way.
Yet the fact remained undeniable that the young girl had saved his sister… and so Michael stood rooted to that spot for a long time.

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