The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 31

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Chapter 31
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“Ahem.”
Ludbreed narrowed his eyes and let out a soft cough as he watched Bunny trudge forward with her disheveled rabbit-shaped backpack slung across her shoulders, her small feet padding along with determination.
Of course, the child’s footsteps toward the Mansion of Trials never faltered.
“Ahem!”
He tried once more, but the child remained focused, advancing one deliberate step after another.
Tap-tap, shuffle.
Tap-tap, shuffle.
The burden she carried appeared far too heavy for a child her size—she managed two steps forward before her small frame trembled under the weight, then retreated one step back, persisting in her earnest progress.
“Ahem, Bunny?”
“Hm?”
Only when he called her name did Bunny snap to attention, her head turning sharply.
“Grandfather!”
“Just grandfather is fine. Where are you headed?”
“To my room!”
“Where have you been?”
“Um…”
Bunny’s eyes darted about nervously.
She had been planning to start a business using Luriel’s new recipe.
Of course, since a permit was required to operate outside, she intended to conduct her business within the Mansion of Trials.
Either way, Bunny desperately needed money!
“You haven’t come by for spirit stones lately. That black… ahem. Is the Heu-Gyeom Dragon’s egg developing well?”
“Y-yes… perfectly healthy…!”
Bunny trembled and stammered out her answer. The fact that the egg had hatched was absolutely a secret.
“Where are you going, grandfather?”
“To the Imperial Palace. I have matters to discuss there.”
“The Imperial Palace!”
The enemy of the Demon King with the gleaming red eyes and golden hair—the enemy Bunny was destined to defeat. Gathering intelligence beforehand didn’t seem like a bad idea.
Bunny’s hand shot up eagerly.
“Hm?”
“Can Bunny go too?”
“To the Imperial Palace?”
“Yes!”
“That would be rather difficult… Let’s go somewhere else to play once I return.”
“But the Imperial Palace is so nice…”
At Bunny’s dejected tone, Ludbreed froze in place, slowly averting his gaze.
“Well, your grandfather is quite busy, so I really must be going…”
“Grandfather!!”
Bunny cried out with all her might and came charging forward, clinging desperately to Ludbreed’s leg. His eyes widened in surprise.
“Grandfather, I like Grandfather so much that I want to go everywhere Grandfather goes. Because I don’t want to be separated from you. Without Grandfather, Bunny gets really sad.”
As Bunny clung to his leg and looked up at him, Ludbreed’s body went rigid.
Ludbreed stiffly moved his frozen neck and barely managed to lower his gaze.
In truth, she had simply replaced the words she had memorized so sweetly before—changing “Marquis” to “Grandfather.”
‘Bunny… keep up the cute operation.’
No one could resist the adorable Bunny—that was the strategy.
“Does Grandfather not want to be with Bunny…?”
Bunny asked, looking up with a trembling face.
Crack.
It was the moment the pen Ludbreed had brought to handle documents in the carriage shattered into pieces in his grip.
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“Bunny, you must wait here quietly. Do you understand?”
“Yes, Grandfather.”
Ludbreed gave his instructions repeatedly before rising from his seat.
In truth, he had blocked most information about Bunny due to the uncertainty surrounding prophecies of future events, information about divine beasts, and his interpretation of data concerning the Ancient Elves—which made him reluctant to bring her along.
He had spoken to the Emperor in roundabout terms, but the suspicion never left his eyes.
His curiosity about who could possibly have provided such information seemed to pierce the heavens.
“A promise?”
“Bunny will be quiet and good.”
“That’s right, good girl. I’ll be back soon.”
“Yes, Grandfather.”
Bunny waved her hand gently and sat on the sofa, swinging her legs.
Crunch, crunch.
Gulp.
She ate cookies and drank milk.
Then, growing bored, she held a cookie in her hand and explored the room here and there, and whenever she got hungry again, she would scurry back and crunch on more cookies.
She glanced around, opened the room’s drawers, rummaged under the sofa, and admired the shiny decorations.
“So full.”
She had eaten so many cookies that her belly was completely stuffed.
After hesitating for a moment, Bunny grinned and carefully opened the door, poking her face through the gap.
‘Hmm….’
It was quiet.
The corridor was silent, and no one was visible around.
Bunny squeezed her body through the door gap with a cookie in her hand and went outside.
“Bunny’s full, so Bunny takes a walk.”
After all, Luri always said that when Luri was full, she needed to take a walk!
Bunny was a good little girl who listened well to Luri.
Bunny wandered quietly, poking her head through the gaps between open doors.
Some were startled by Bunny’s sudden appearance, while others were too busy to notice her.
‘In storybooks, there’s always someone here who’ll become a great human leader in the future.’
I need to get close to the future human leader and make him putty in my hands for Bunny.
Just like at the Orphanage, I’ll trap everyone in Bunny’s schemes, and when Bunny becomes the great Demon King later, they’ll all surrender.
“Ugh… genius Bunny…. To think you were the great Demon King…!”
“Heh, fool. Do you understand now? Bunny is a magnificent great Demon King. You’ve all fallen completely into Bunny’s trap.”
“This can’t be… I… can’t forget the honey-glazed sweet potato you made for me!! The spinning potatoes you made too!! I have no choice… I’ve lost… I give this human world to you. Brilliant genius Demon King Bunny!”
In Bunny’s mind, the faceless Emperor knelt before her.
Adult Bunny stood with her hands on her hips, bursting into laughter—hahahaha.
Heh.
‘Bunny the evil Demon King suits perfectly.’
Bunny suddenly poked her head into a room that caught her eye. The barely-open door revealed an incredibly vast and ornate space.
‘Sparkle sparkle!’
It was just as Bunny squeezed her body into the room.
“Haah…, haah… haah….”
At the sound of ragged breathing and the familiar aura emanating from within, Bunny’s eyes widened.
Bunny turned her head with a slightly startled expression.
‘Demon Clan aura.’
With wide eyes, Bunny scampered toward the bed where the sound was coming from.
It was an enormously tall and large bed. It seemed about five times bigger than Bunny’s bed.
“Ugh… hnngh….”
Standing on her tiptoes, Bunny’s eyes widened as she saw a boy on the bed, clutching his chest and groaning in pain.
It was a boy with shimmering golden hair. He appeared about five years older than Bunny, and his entire body was drenched in sweat.
‘This is bad energy for humans.’
Bad energy even for little Bunny.
Bunny’s vividly saturated deep pink eyes gleamed. Her pupils narrowed vertically into slits.
‘If left like this, he’ll die.’
The Demon Clan’s miasma had already infected most of the boy’s body.
The miasma was even devouring his heart. Luriel had once taught her that if it consumed all the way to the head, humans couldn’t survive.
“….”
Standing on her tiptoes, Bunny blinked as she watched the boy.
‘Sparkly pretty hair. The future human leader!’
In Luri’s fairy tales, the one with shimmering hair was always the human leader.
So Bunny, thinking that shimmering hair meant a future Emperor, contemplated seriously.
“Luri, what’s this?”
“Oh no, that won’t do! The Young Master has a special body, so it will hurt if he touches miasma.”
“Bunny fix?”
“Huh? No, he won’t die. But it will hurt a lot. Remember before when he had a terrible fever and was sweating profusely? So until he grows up, he can’t keep touching miasma. Understood? Especially when he’s alone!”
If Bunny fixes this guy, it will hurt.
But if Bunny doesn’t fix him, he’ll die.
The future human leader.
Someone Bunny will have to defeat eventually anyway.
So wouldn’t it be better to say goodbye now?
Bunny nodded and quietly retreated backward.
‘Bunny, she’s an evil Demon King after all.’
“Who…”
In the midst of her thoughts, Bunny was startled by a voice suddenly emanating from the Bedroom and fled the Room as if escaping.
“…?”
The Boy caught sight of a small water-colored head of hair through his blurred vision, then immediately collapsed again with a soft thud.

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