The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 183

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Chapter 183
“Is it because I left Father behind?”
Bunny furrowed her brow and murmured softly, glancing toward Kiriel Yudia.
“But if Father isn’t here, I’ll be all alone. That’s why I left Grandfather and everything else behind… but…”
In any case, Bunny had somewhere to go even if cast out from home, while Shalone’s residence was her only sanctuary—their situations were fundamentally different. That was part of why she had yielded.
“It’s unavoidable. The notion that someone must disappear for another to find happiness is… frankly, arrogant.”
“…”
“Besides, Shalone never said such a thing. That she could only be happy if you were gone.”
At Kiriel Yudia’s words, Bunny hesitated before nodding her head.
Now that she thought about it, Shalone had said nothing of the sort. Yet Bunny had left home hoping Shalone would find happiness too.
‘I thought I could play with Shalone again once Shalone’s Mother disappeared…’
Perhaps her reasoning had been a bit shortsighted after all.
‘Should I have just stolen Shalone away with me?’
If all that mattered was Shalone’s happiness, wherever that might be…
‘Shalone being happy even in the Demon Realm would have been fine.’
I should bring Shalone back with me this time.
With that thought, Bunny sprang to her feet, only to be gently pressed back down onto the bed. Kiriel Yudia had placed a careful hand on her shoulder.
Bunny’s eyes widened as she looked up at her father.
“We’ll visit Shalone tomorrow. Your father has missed you terribly.”
“Oh!”
Bunny nodded in understanding.
After all, her father was someone who adored her deeply. He would surely feel lonely if she vanished after just one day.
‘Even as an adult, I’m still so popular.’
At this rate, she’d never know loneliness for the rest of her life.
“What have you been doing all this time, Father?”
“Only now you’re curious?”
“Ah… well, I was curious. It’s just… being with you feels so wonderful.”
As she giggled, Kiriel Yudia laughed helplessly before settling beside her on the bed with ease.
“Nothing much, really. Just filled in for the Demon King while you were away and turned the Demon Realm into a proper place to live.”
“Were you injured at all?”
“Unfortunately, not in the slightest.”
Kiriel Yudia shrugged with a wry smile, lamenting how robust his health remained.
Bunny, who habitually swung her legs, blinked upon seeing her own stretched limbs.
“Father, I’ve grown so much, haven’t I? Isn’t this what being an adult looks like?”
“Indeed. You’ve become quite the young lady. I do regret that you couldn’t enjoy your childhood a bit longer.”
“It’s fine. I have my whole life ahead of me.”
Bunny flashed a mischievous grin and gave a thumbs up.
Kiriel Yudia’s expression grew even softer.
Despite meeting again after years and sitting beside her now, this time with his child felt strangely familiar—perhaps because he had always been at her side.
As Kiriel listened quietly to her rambling about dreams from those intervening years, he paused when he saw Bunny’s mouth fall open.
“Why?”
“I was trying to listen to Father’s stories, but before I knew it, I was talking about myself so much.”
“Father enjoys hearing his daughter’s tales. There hasn’t been much excitement in my life—aside from the trouble your brothers caused, that is.”
“Trouble?”
“Yes. They couldn’t control their tempers and had quite the clash with the Demon Clan.”
Kiriel Yudia shook his head slowly, then added that they were completely friendly now.
“So you’re planning to visit Shalone tomorrow?”
“Yes. And I want to see Roel too. And Grandfather. But you wouldn’t mind me going, would you? Especially not Grandfather and Uncle.”
“Ah…”
Kiriel Yudia let out a soft chuckle.
Everything that had transpired flickered through his mind in an instant.
Kiriel Yudia slowly rubbed the back of his neck and shook his head gradually.
“Not a chance. They’ll probably welcome you with open arms. Your grandfather was beside himself wanting to see you. Of course, I’ve never shown him how much he wanted to see you—out of spite for doing nothing when they drove you away like that.”
“Father, you’re so mischievous~”
At Bunny’s words, Kiriel Yudia turned his head sharply.
Truth be told, he’d rather never show them—though it seemed Kalbad and Allen, who visited occasionally, were subtly relaying information to him anyway.
“In any case, I’ll go visit them.”
“…If that’s what you wish, then do so.”
Kiriel Yudia nodded with a reluctant expression.
“Father.”
“What?”
“Father!”
“Yes, my daughter.”
“Hehe, Father~!”
“Yes, yes. Why do you keep calling me?”
“I just wanted to call you! It feels like I haven’t called you nearly enough!”
Bunny giggled and crawled onto Kiriel Yudia’s lap, plopping down with a thud. His eyes widened slightly before curving into crescents.
“My daughter is quite the spoiled one, I see.”
“That’s a lie. You love it.”
“Well, that goes without saying.”
“Will Father stay in the Demon Realm? Or now that I’m awake, will you go to the Human Realm?”
At Bunny’s question, Kiriel Yudia blinked for a moment before turning to look at the child.
He opened his mouth with an unhurried smile.
“What would you like me to do, Bunny?”
Bunny’s eyes widened as she looked at Kiriel Yudia, then she scratched her cheek.
“I’d like it if Father were here… but Father’s life is Father’s own, so I think it’s fine wherever you go. Now that I’ve grown up too, we can meet anytime… So I won’t act like a clingy child depending on Father…”
“Bunny.”
“Yes?”
Her voice had grown so subdued it seemed as though her tail would droop if she had one, and a faint smile curved Kiriel Yudia’s lips.
“I asked what you want to do. Not what you should logically or rationally think—what you, Bunny, truly want to do.”
“…Of course I’d like that. But that’s just my selfish desire, isn’t it?”
Bunny spoke with her lower lip jutting out slightly.
Just as a child who has grown into an adult leaves their parents’ embrace to live their own life, so too does the life of parents who have raised all their children belong to them.
It was natural, but Bunny couldn’t force it or change anything about it. Especially since my Father had come all this way to a foreign land—no, to the Demon Realm itself—and was suffering because of me.
“That’s enough. You just need to say one thing: ‘I wish Father was here.’ Don’t overthink it.”
At Kiriel Yudia’s words, Bunny’s eyes widened slightly before curving into crescents.
“Father, you can’t just raise me like this…”
“I never raised you carelessly. You didn’t cause much trouble, and you grew up well—that’s enough for me.”
Bunny’s lips curved upward in a smile.
“So go and comfort your Sister. She’s been struggling a lot, blaming herself since you left.”
“Okay. Can I bring Shalone with me?”
“If you wish.”
Kiriel Yudia chuckled softly at Bunny’s words and replied.
“Then I’ll have to come back early tomorrow morning.”
“Do that.”
After that, their cheerful whispers and his responses continued for quite some time.
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“I’ve arrived!”
The moment I opened my eyes, I ate breakfast and set out immediately, folding my wings and landing a short distance from the Main Gate.
With my horns hidden and my wings concealed, I rolled my eyes around before slipping toward the firmly closed Main Gate. A couple of Soldiers who appeared to be gatekeepers stood before it.
“Hello.”
As I approached and greeted them, the two gatekeepers furrowed their brows.
“Who are you? This is the Marquis Estate Residence—not just anyone can enter.”
“Oh, I came because I missed seeing my Grandfather after so long…”
Now that I thought about it, how should I introduce myself?
As I hesitated, unable to think of what to say, the gatekeepers’ eyes sharpened.
“This is a warning. Leave at once.”
I scratched my cheek and smiled slightly, placing my hands behind my back and tilting my head.
Then I rubbed the back of my neck and flushed my cheeks slightly before opening my mouth.
It was terribly embarrassing for an adult to say, but the only greeting that came to mind was the one I’d always used as a child.
“I’m Bunny Yudia! I’m seventeen years old! Um, could I just see Shalone and Grandfather and leave? Or… have I been banned from entering?”
I pointed at myself with my finger as I spoke.

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