The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 180

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Chapter 180
Bunny’s mouth fell open in shock.
“Where are Allen and Kalbad? Are they possessed by evil spirits?”
“…Bunny, that’s a hurtful thing to say. I don’t know about him, but there’s no way I’d be possessed. I’m Allen, your older brother. You remember, don’t you?”
“The Allen I know was never this tall, and his voice never sounded so masculine, and his jaw was never this sharp and angular.”
Bunny spoke with a serious expression.
Looking at myself in the mirror, honestly speaking… aside from my increased height, my face remained unchanged. My voice hadn’t changed much either.
The point was that I looked truly ‘adult’ now, having ‘become an adult’!
‘This doesn’t make sense.’
I thought I’d become an adult now that I’d grown so incredibly tall.
‘But thinking about it, I’m still smaller than Father…’
And naturally, no matter how I looked at it, I was still considerably shorter than both Allen and Kalbad. With a hand slightly raised in complaint, I pressed down on my own head, and in an instant I was swept into someone’s embrace.
“I’ve been waiting forever for you to finally wake up!”
Kalbad spoke in a loud voice, patting Bunny’s back gently so it wouldn’t hurt.
“You’ve become a complete adult while I wasn’t looking… when did you grow so big? I barely got to see your childhood.”
Adult?
At Kalbad’s words, Bunny paused.
Bunny’s face brightened slightly, then bloomed into a full smile.
“Time has passed, so I had to grow too. Do I look like an adult?”
“You look like a beautiful Young Lady.”
Allen interjected with a comment. A faint smile played at the corners of Allen’s lips as he watched Bunny’s face grow even brighter.
“So I’ve become an adult now.”
“You’re seventeen now, so you’ll need to have your Coming of Age Ceremony soon.”
“Let’s talk about that later. First, aren’t you hungry, my dear?”
Grrrrrowl.
Before the words even finished, a loud sound erupted from her stomach. Kalbad’s eyes widened and he burst into hearty laughter.
“Let’s eat first. We need to eat. Ah…”
Kalbad, who had been speaking, paused and tilted his head. He sensed a presence from outside.
“Before that… there’s one more person waiting to meet you.”
Kalbad muttered something with a dissatisfied air, then glanced at Kiriel Yudia.
Kiriel Yudia slowly nodded.
“Come in.”
At Allen’s words, Bunny tilted her head.
Soon the firmly closed door swung wide open. The moment Bunny saw who entered, her eyes widened in an instant.
“…”
A familiar face.
And someone I had missed so very much.
Bunny slowly drew in a breath and exhaled, blinking her eyes. That wasn’t enough, so she even rubbed her eyes. Yet the figure before her remained, as if to prove that she was alive.
“…Luriel.”
“Hello, Young Master… or rather, I suppose I can’t call you that anymore.”
Luriel, facing Bunny, broke into a radiant smile and opened her mouth.
“You’ve grown into adulthood safely, Demon King Your Majesty.”
At Luriel’s words, Bunny’s lips twitched for a moment. The grown Bunny clenched her fists tightly and forced a smile as she spoke.
“…I’m an adult now, so I don’t like being called Young Master anymore, but I like being called Demon King Your Majesty even less.”
And besides…
“I especially don’t want to be called that by you. So… if it’s you, Luriel, I’m fine with you still calling me Young Master.”
Bunny’s face contorted as if she might cry. Everyone she had wanted to see again was right before her eyes. That alone made her feel incredibly, incredibly satisfied and happy.
She had only one horn, but Luriel was definitely there.
Luriel slowly opened her trembling arms. Bunny quickly rushed forward and nestled into Luriel’s embrace.
Luriel’s eyes widened slightly before closing tightly. Her slender arms pulled Bunny close with all her strength.
“Luriel….”
“Young Master.”
Pitter-patter.
Tears streamed down Luriel’s cheeks and fell to the ground.
Bunny slowly swallowed hard and pulled her close in return with all her strength.
“I missed you.”
“…I missed you too.”
“I worked so hard to grow up… am I impressive?”
Luriel’s hand gently caressed Bunny’s cheeks.
Tears streamed down, but Luriel didn’t bother wiping them away as she pressed firmly against Bunny’s cheeks.
“Yes, you are. You’re far more impressive than I ever imagined. Incredibly so.”
“…Yes! I have a father now, and I have Allen and Kalbad, and I’m sisters with Shalone, and I have Grandfather too. And… honestly, I’m not too fond of him, but I have an uncle as well…. And I even have a fiancé! Roel! Roel wants to marry me!”
Luriel simply nodded quietly as Bunny poured out her words excitedly, speaking whatever came to mind.
Bunny laughed brightly.
“And finally, now that I’m an adult, I got to meet Luri!”
“…!”
“So you see, Luriel. I’m incredibly happy right now. I’m not lonely anymore, even on my own. It’s okay. So….”
Bunny swallowed hard, gathering her courage.
It hadn’t been easy to reach this moment.
But she had thought about it carefully. She’d thought about it before sleep, and the moment she woke, she was certain she had to say it.
“…So it’s okay for you to go wherever you want to go now, Luriel.”
Bunny gripped Luriel’s hand tightly as she spoke.
“…!”
Luriel’s expression was one of shock.
“….”
And she couldn’t say anything at all.
A long silence stretched on for quite some time.
Bunny stared at Luriel, who stood frozen in a surprised expression, then glanced toward Kiriel Yudia.
He met Bunny’s gaze and nodded slowly—as if to say she should finish what she had to say.
Encouraged by that tender affirmation, Bunny slowly nodded and tightened her grip.
“Of course, I don’t mean that Luriel isn’t needed at all.”
“….”
“Parting with Luriel is definitely incredibly sad, and even now thinking about it makes me feel like I might cry…. But I still have Father, and Roel, and other people by my side….”
“….”
“From now on, I hope Luriel does what she wants. Luriel… you can go now. Anywhere you desire.”
At Bunny’s continued words, Luriel’s eyes widened slightly before curving into a gentle arc.
The tears streaming down her cheeks still did not cease.
Luriel, wearing a tender smile, nodded very carefully.
“Yes. I think that’s right. I’m certain you’re happy.”
And well, of course she would be….
Ding—!
A notification had appeared.
Congratulations!
Your child has found their own happiness! This is what we call a happy ending! Not all stories need to end the same way. The effort you’ve poured in over all this time has, with the passage of years, become your child’s happiness.
The child you raised has grown into a splendid, independent adult! From now on, you may return to the Original World whenever you wish.
Will you return to the Original World?
YES / NO
It was the notification I had longed to see, the message I had yearned for.
Yes. For this very notification, I had lived from the Demon Realm until now, through an immeasurable span of time.
Perhaps for this single, fleeting moment.

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