The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 30

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Chapter 30
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Beep.
Beep beep.
At the sound tickling her ears, Bunny rolled across her bed.
Rubbing her eyes with small fists, Bunny yawned and groggily pulled herself upright.
Beep beep!
Still half-asleep, Bunny swayed back and forth on the bed, her eyes barely open, until she carefully opened them at the sound of another beep beep!
‘This cramped Bunny’s Room…’
Just days ago, I had been in Kiriel’s spacious, brilliantly lit room, but now that I was back, I gazed at my reduced living space with a sideways glance and let out a heavy sigh.
“Bunny has to study…”
Raise my rank and get a really nice room.
Beep beep beep!
At the sound that came again, Bunny turned her head sharply.
Bunny’s mouth fell open. The large egg where the Heu-Gyeom Dragon should have been was shattered into pieces.
“…Huh? The Heu-Gyeom Dragon…?”
The Heu-Gyeom Dragon egg is gone?!
Shattered? Did a thief break in at night?!
“No way!”
Panicked, Bunny jumped down and hurried to step between the fragments of the broken egg.
Beep!
At the sound coming from among the shell fragments, Bunny sat down on the floor and eagerly rummaged through the eggshell pieces.
Pop!
Something small and fluffy emerged from among the shells.
“The Heu-Gyeom… Dragon…?”
—Or rather, a bird…?
‘This isn’t the Heu-Gyeom Dragon…’
It’s not black. It didn’t perch on my left arm.
“You were born here?”
“Squawk!”
From such a tiny body came a cry so loud that Bunny’s entire form seemed to melt into a puddle.
Bunny flopped onto the floor and pouted.
“It’s not the Heu-Gyeom Dragon…”
It’s bright red.
It looked exactly like the creature I’d seen before, the one called a sparrow.
But it was bright red. The sparrow was pure white.
Two feathers like bangs extended upward from its head, and a tail as long as the sparrow’s body—mixed with yellow and red—swayed gently, stretching as long as Bunny’s palm.
“It’s not very big…”
It’s really tiny.
It was no larger than Bunny’s palm.
“Bunny’s ruined….”
Sigh.
Bunny, deflated and discouraged, let out a long exhale as she clumsily patted the red bird’s head with her palm.
“Luriel’s such a liar….”
Not even a Heu-Gyeom Dragon.
Neither of them is impressive. Bunny’s completely ordinary….
‘What if I colored it black?’
Conveniently, Bunny had a black crayon in her possession.
‘No, that would hurt.’
After imagining it for a moment, Bunny shook her head vigorously and slumped down.
Sniff.
Bunny wiped her nose and shook her head side to side.
It was unfortunate, but there was nothing to be done. After all, Bunny had the secret notebook with the unbeatable, supreme Luriel.
‘Luriel’s notebook gave Bunny new information yesterday too.’
Today she planned to deliver it to the Marquis along with her allowance.
When Bunny held out her two hands together, the red bird tilted its head curiously before hopping onto her palm with a tap.
Luriel’s notebook changed its contents every single day.
Some days there were no changes at all, some days it offered new information, and some days it told various stories.
With a sigh, Bunny stretched out her small legs today as well, opened the window, and finished tidying her blanket by pulling all four corners taut.
‘Today is a new money-earning day!’
Luriel had said so.
Bunny must become an all-powerful… all-powerful… element… or something like that, capable of doing anything alone.
She must never become a pathetic baby who depends on her guardian for everything.
‘Bunny, small but mighty element.’
Heh.
Bunny scoffed and shrugged her shoulders.
Today too, Bunny was an excellent child earning her keep.
‘I even memorized 3 letters.’
Out of 57 characters, she had memorized a full 3 of them.
If she kept at it, she would surely soon become a complete genius Bunny who had mastered human language.
“You stay right here.”
After setting the bird down among the dolls and giggling to herself, Bunny carelessly stripped off her clothes and tossed them to the floor.
It was just as Bunny dashed over and dangled from the bathroom door handle to open it.
Knock knock.
At the sound of knocking, Bunny froze while hanging from the bathroom door handle.
“Who is it?”
Was it Jessie? Or Roden?
Bunny jumped down and began picking up her scattered clothes from the floor one by one to put them back on.
“Oh, I’m Melissa, a maid sent by the Marquis’s orders starting today to help Young Lady Bunny. May I come in for a moment?”
“Yes! Just a moment!”
I threw my dress to the floor, spread it out carefully, then lay down on top of it. Lifting the hem of my skirt, I squeezed my small head through the opening and wriggled like a caterpillar until my head popped free on the other side.
The rest was simple. I just had to find the hole and pull both arms out with a pop.
“Phew.”
I spotted my panties rolling across the floor.
Bunny gave them a few shoves, tucked them haphazardly under the bed, then dashed over and opened the door.
Standing before me was a beautiful young woman with blue eyes.
The chestnut-haired girl smiled brightly the moment she saw Bunny, knelt on one knee, and lowered herself to meet my gaze.
“It’s an honor to meet you! I’m Melissa, and I’ll be attending to Young Lady Bunny from today onward!”
“Oh, h-hello there. I’m Bunny, and I’m four years old.”
“Wow, this world is crazy. You threw a tantrum right in front of Deputy Commander Roden—good call. Though, Deputy Commander Roden did say he was going to quit being the aide to such a lazy superior and apply to become a guard knight under Marquis Kiriel, but that almost got him… well, let’s just say it didn’t work out.”
Melissa made a slicing motion across her throat with her hand and giggled.
Bunny’s head tilted slightly.
That?
Wait. Does that mean his head gets cut off?!
‘The Marquis… he really is a father without tears or blood, the strongest of the strong…’
But he’s warm only to his own child.
Young Master, that man despises useless children. With only one exception. But that exception isn’t Young Master, so absolutely! Absolutely! You must never! believe otherwise.
If a new child appears later, Kiriel Yudia might hurt Young Master.
Suddenly, the memory of what I’d read in Luriel’s notebook came flooding back, and my racing heart sank with a flutter.
Bunny blinked, stiffened my lips slightly, and shook my head side to side.
‘No, Bunny is perfectly human right now! Nobody knows Bunny is going to become the great Demon King.’
So it’s still safe!
“I came a bit late today so as not to disturb Young Lady’s sleep…”
Melissa’s eyes darted around, quickly scanning the room.
The open window, the hastily made bed, an unidentifiable scrap of cloth peeking out from under the bed, the dusty floor, wrinkled and dirty clothes, and the bathroom door left ajar—Melissa took it all in at once and smiled brightly.
“I’ll come a bit earlier tomorrow! Were you preparing to bathe?”
“Gasp… H-how did you know? Is Melissa a great mage?”
“Not at all. I have absolutely no talent for magic.”
With that, Melissa simply lifted Bunny up and opened her eyes wide.
“…This weight, this touch. It’s so unfair that only the Marquis has felt this. Shall we get you washed up?”
“Bunny can wash herself.”
“Wow, but now that you’re a Young Lady, let me help you.”
Young Lady!
Bunny’s eyes sparkled. I had finally earned my place as a Young Lady of the Udiah Duke Family Estate.
“Where is the Marquis?”
Bunny, I need to tell him that a red bird was born from the Black Flame Dragon’s egg.
‘…But what if he’s disappointed?’
I’ve been telling everyone so much that they all firmly believe it’s a Black Flame Dragon…
‘I don’t want him to be disappointed…’
Bunny raised my hand and rubbed under my nose.
There’s no helping it.
‘…I’ll hide it thoroughly.’
Or perhaps I should look into a way to dye that red fur pitch black.
Then I could fool them into thinking I’m the young Heu-Gyeom Dragon.
“The Marquis should be in his room, shouldn’t he? It’s strange that he’s not cooped up in the Holy Temple… I mean, he’s not here.”
Melissa smiled warmly and gently stroked Bunny’s hair.
“What about grandfather?”
“The Marquis went to the Imperial Palace today to meet with His Majesty the Emperor.”
“The Imperial Palace! Where the human big shot is!”
“Oh yes, that’s right! Where His Majesty resides.”
The Demon King who had grown into Bunny’s enemy!
Bunny had to knock them down with a splash.
“Well then, shall we go inside and try raising your hands in celebration?”
“Yes~”
Celebration.
Bunny raised both arms high and squeezed her eyes shut.
“Now, the water’s falling~”
Before defeating the enemy, I had to do the splashing first.

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