The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 41

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Chapter 41
Bunny turned her head.
“Daddy.”
“It’s dangerous, so let Daddy lift you up. Just sit still, alright?”
“Okay!”
In an instant, I was grabbed under the armpits and hoisted up, dangling before being set down on a chair.
I hadn’t noticed from below, but there was quite a lot piled on the chair. Once seated, I was now at a height similar to Kiriel’s.
“Since I didn’t know what you liked, I had them prepare a variety of things. If there’s anything that catches your fancy, feel free to tell me.”
“Okay!”
At my response, the Emperor smiled gently and snapped his fingers. Immediately, maids and attendants appeared and began filling a large circular table with food.
“Wow…”
There was an abundance of food—meat, desserts, and elaborately decorated breads.
The meals I shared with Daddy at the Udiah Duke Family Estate were quite modest, but this was so extravagant I worried the table might collapse. There was even a chocolate fountain on one side.
‘Bunny… should I switch daddies?’
No, but the human boss is my future enemy.
‘There’s no helping it.’
After much deliberation, I decided to give up on making the Emperor my new daddy.
“Thank you for saving my son. I’m not sure how to express my gratitude, so I invited you here for now.”
At the voice that suddenly reached my ears, I paused and looked up.
Golden eyes sparkled with honeyed warmth, but I blinked slowly as I gazed at them.
‘A fake smile.’
I made a subtle expression and nodded.
I could distinguish between warmth and its absence.
Throughout my time with Luriel, I had seen many humans. Each of them had a different temperature.
‘Daddy is warm. The future boss is also warm.’
Moving my gaze slowly, I looked at the Emperor again.
‘The human boss… lukewarm.’
He seemed to adore me and was kind, but in truth, he didn’t seem to adore me that much.
“By the way, how did you end up helping our son? Bunny.”
At the Emperor’s words, Kiriel’s brow furrowed slightly.
He had noticed that this snake-like human was prying into Bunny’s affairs out of curiosity.
“If the young boss dies, then the daddy boss and mommy boss will be sad. Being alone is sad.”
As I reached out my hand, I plucked a cookie studded with chocolate chips that looked sweet from among the dishes that were being brought up one by one.
The Emperor’s eyes widened momentarily. Kiriel reached out and naturally took the chocolate chip cookie away.
“Huh?!”
“You eat cookies after your meal.”
“…Whine.”
I pouted my lips in displeasure.
Kiriel firmly set the cookie back down.
“My son was dying?”
“After ten nights of sleep, I might just recover….”
At Bunny’s words, the Crown Prince and Roel felt a chill run down their spines. In truth, he had brushed against death’s threshold more than once.
‘If it weren’t for that child, I would already….’
Gulp.
Roel, tense with anxiety, clenched and unclenched his fists.
In reality, his heart had already been consumed, and the demonic energy was on the verge of infiltrating his mind. Once the demonic energy devoured his entire body, no human could survive.
Bunny watched the approaching dishes while bouncing on her feet in thought.
“I see. I owe you a tremendous debt.”
At the Emperor’s words, Bunny’s eyes widened.
‘A debt!’
If there was a debt, Bunny could chase after the Emperor. Those with debts were naturally pursued relentlessly. A debt meant giving whatever was demanded.
“Kekekeke. Human Big Boss! Hand over the Human Realm to Bunny who now holds your debt!!”
“No, no. This cannot be. I cannot lose the Human Realm like this! If only I didn’t have this debt…!!”
In Bunny’s imagination, the Emperor fell to his knees and presented the Human Realm to her. Bunny’s lips curled upward in a smug grin as she fantasized.
“Then please, enjoy your meal.”
Bunny, who had been deeply absorbed in her daydream, suddenly heard a voice and her eyes snapped open. She whipped her head around.
‘Tingle, tingle.’
Demon Clan Members are sensitive to malice. Especially young ones were far more perceptive.
Malice.
For the Demon Clan, it was like sustenance itself.
Human malice was sweet nourishment to the Demon Clan. They would seek out humans in whom malice bloomed, corrupt them, and form contracts to devour their souls.
Even without forming contracts, humans harboring malice were easy to infiltrate, which was why the Demon Clan particularly favored them.
Being sensitive to others’ malice meant being able to detect something unwelcome in an instant.
Bunny’s eyes suddenly narrowed into vertical slits before returning to normal just as quickly.
It was an extremely brief moment. The only person who witnessed it was the boy who had been sitting across from her since she entered, never taking his eyes off her for a single moment.
“Let’s praise your achievements later. For now, let’s eat. Enjoy your meal, Bunny.”
It was the moment the Emperor reached for his utensil.
Bunny raised her hand and pointed at the utensil the Emperor held with her short index finger.
The Emperor, about to place the cut meat in his mouth, froze.
“Daddy, that’s mine.”
“What?”
At Bunny’s words, Kiriel tilted his head in confusion.
“Squeak!”
As if sensing Bunny’s will, the Red Sparrow burst out from the yellow chick pouch with a pop! and fluttered upward, slamming its small body directly into the fork the Emperor held, knocking it clean away.
Clatter.
Tumble.
The fork fell….
“Ow! No, my Heu-Gyeom Dragon!!”
-Instead, the Heu-Gyeom Dragon fell?!
Bunny, after colliding with the fork the Emperor gripped firmly, saw the sparrow crumpled on the table and let out a “Whimper!” sound, stretching both hands forward as she thrashed about desperately.
Thud.
A large hand extended forward and placed the Red Sparrow—whose eyes were spinning in dizzying circles—into Bunny’s palm.
“Bunny, Heu-Gyeom Dragon….”
The large hand settled atop Bunny’s head.
Bunny’s eyes widened as she looked up. It was because Kiriel’s eyes were glowing blue.
Kiriel’s blue eyes swept across the Dining Table.
“There is poison on the dinnerware.”
“Daddy, your eyes are blue.”
Before Bunny could finish speaking, the color drained from his eyes, then swiftly returned to crimson.
The Emperor set down his dinnerware and furrowed his brow, snapping his fingers.
“Prepare new dishes.”
The attendants began clearing away the elaborately arranged meal with tense expressions.
Not long after, a terrified voice echoed from outside.
“What? Poisoning? What do you mean…. No, no! I’ve been here the whole time! What on earth…. I wasn’t feeling well today and never left the Kitchen!!”
Bang!
The Man dragged into the Greenhouse was deathly pale, still wearing his chef’s whites.
At the voice trembling with fear, Bunny shrank back and gently grasped Kiriel’s sleeve.
“Your Majesty.”
“My apologies. I was so angry I didn’t think of the child. Bunny, would you prefer to wait elsewhere?”
….
Bunny, gripping Kiriel’s sleeve tightly, slowly shook her head.
“Want to stay with Daddy….”
At Bunny’s words, Kiriel’s eyes widened slightly. He traced a faint smile at the corner of his mouth and gently patted the child’s back.
Bunny’s gaze turned toward the Chef kneeling before them.
That was when Bunny suddenly pointed at the Chef and spoke.
“He’s not just a human like me.”
“He’s not? Why do you think that?”
“He doesn’t tingle. I tingle when I’m near humans.”
At the child’s words, Kiriel regarded the Chef with a subtle expression.

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