The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 54

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Chapter 54
“Bunny!”
“Allen!”
Meals were always shared together in Kiriel’s Room.
Allen, who had been waiting at the Dining Table, broke into a wide smile the moment he saw Bunny and rushed over.
“I was worried you’d gotten so late.”
“Mm, give chocolate share.”
“Oh, so you’ve been going around sharing that the whole time? Since class ended earlier?!”
Allen’s jaw dropped.
That meant she’d been wandering around for hours already.
Allen was stunned, and even Kiriel’s eyes widened slightly in surprise.
“The whole time?”
“Yep.”
Kiriel seated Bunny in a chair slightly higher than the others before speaking.
“Bunny, why did you suddenly go out and buy chocolate without saying anything?”
“The chocolate Bunny wanted to eat once before.”
“You should have gone with Father. I’ve never given you personal spending money—where did you get the money?”
“Bunny earns money well.”
Bunny, her pride evident as always, shrugged her shoulders as she spoke. Kiriel sighed softly and stroked the child’s head.
“Was there a particular reason you had to eat that? You asked me to celebrate—what did you want me to celebrate?”
Curiosity piqued, Allen asked.
Bunny scanned the food before her intently, then speared a perfectly cut piece of meat with her fork and brought it to her mouth before speaking.
“Mm. Bunny’s birth day.”
“…What?”
“What did you say?”
“Pardon?”
Allen and Kiriel, and even Lebon, who had appeared at some point, all questioned her simultaneously.
“What are you doing here again?”
“I completed the assigned tasks and came to report. I should be heading home now. But Miss Bunny, is today your birthday?”
“No, birth day!”
“So that is to say… the day you were first born into this world and took your first breath?”
“Yes.”
Bunny nodded and placed the meat in her mouth, chewing and swallowing. The tender meat melted away instantly, vanishing without a trace on her tongue.
‘The Young Lady of the Udiah Duke Family Estate is the best.’
At the Orphanage, all they ever served was meat that no amount of chewing could break down.
“The day Bunny went poof and appeared, so giving Bunny gifts she wants to eat and getting celebrated is the day.”
“….”
“Bunny only has a little celebration day. Only until next time for celebrating.”
Luriel said.
Bunny was a special child, and it would be difficult for many people to love her.
But Luriel had loved her, and said that if she became a fine adult and rose to become the Demon King, many of the Demon Clan would cherish her.
‘Bunny isn’t human, after all.’
Because she wasn’t human…
Bunny, who had been chewing meat while mumbling, stared blankly at her fork.
“Wait, why didn’t you mention your birthday? Bunny.”
“Huh? I just said it.”
“No, I’m asking why you didn’t ask for congratulations when you gave me the chocolate, saying it was your birthday.”
At Kiriel’s explanation, Bunny’s head tilted again. Because she had already received congratulations.
“Bunny got congratulations! Allen, Daddy, and Lebon all patted Bunny and congratulated her!”
Kiriel’s face hardened stiffly.
Allen opened his mouth urgently.
“But, your birthday… I mean, I didn’t even prepare a gift for you…!”
“It’s fine.”
Ehehe.
As if to say ‘you didn’t know that either,’ Bunny waved her fingers left and right, and the three faces darkened at once. Allen’s face was even contorted.
“Bunny’s birthday isn’t very important.”
At the words that spilled from Bunny’s brightly smiling lips, Kiriel felt his heart tighten with a throbbing ache, and without thinking, he raised his hand and pressed it firmly against his chest.
Silence settled over the Dining Table, and only the sound of Bunny moving her utensils echoed for a long time.
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“Young Lady.”
“Yes?”
“Once the Ranking Tournament ends, I will prepare a gift. A proper birthday party too. So… today’s congratulations are cancelled.”
After Bunny’s birthday remark, Kiriel suddenly spoke into the silence that had settled over the Dining Table.
Of course, Bunny, who carelessly let Kiriel’s difficult words slip past her ears, only caught the words ‘congratulations cancelled.’
Bunny’s mouth fell open in shock.
“Bunny, congratulations cancelled?!”
“Yes, I’ll congratulate you properly later, so today’s congratulations never happened. I’m busy, so I’ll go ahead.”
“Wait, me too! I’ll prepare your birthday properly, so congratulations are cancelled!!”
Unable to bear Bunny’s shocked gaze, Kiriel fled his seat, and Allen also jumped up and shouted before rushing out of the room.
Patter, patter, patter.
At the sound of their receding footsteps, Bunny reached out her hand with a sorrowful expression.
Lebon, who had been watching from behind, approached and carefully placed his hand on Bunny’s shoulder. Bunny turned her head with a shocked face and opened her mouth with a pitiful, trembling gaze.
“Lebon…?”
“No. I won’t cowardly cancel my congratulations. However, what happened today wasn’t actually a celebration of Young Lady Bunny’s birthday. It was a commemoration of receiving chocolate.”
“A chocolate commemoration…?”
“I will celebrate your actual birthday once more, grandly, a few days from now.”
At Lebon’s words, Bunny buried her face in the table with a thud.
“For now, I’ll escort you to your room. Before my superior, who thought this was the Dining Hall and fled his own room, lingers outside any longer.”
“…Is he a dine-and-dasher?”
That’s what Luriel had said. Someone who only receives and doesn’t give back, then runs away—that’s a dine-and-dasher.
“Huh? What do you mean by standing me up?”
“Dad and Allen… they stood me up….”
Bunny heaved a deep sigh and slumped against Lebon’s chest as he carried her back to her room.
Click.
The moment Bunny opened her diary upon returning to her room, black, squiggly letters began to shimmer and materialize across the pristine white pages.
Happy birthday, Young Master!
“Lurieeeeel….”
Bunny clutched the black rabbit doll, Toto, to her chest and pouted.
The birthday wishes cancelled!
Standing me up!
I never imagined such an unfair thing could exist in this world.
“Social life is so dirty….”
I thought Dad and Allen would never do such a thing, but I was completely wrong. I’ve been betrayed.
“Squeak.”
“Heu-Gyeom Dragon….”
Bunny lay sprawled out, embracing the Heugyeomryong with her other arm, sighing as she lamented the world’s injustice, filth, and cowardice.
Who knew that social life would even betray a child!
Having learned firsthand the world’s corruption, Bunny gazed at the paper with large letters proclaiming congratulations and let out a bitter laugh.
Our Young Master has already turned five years old. Did you receive many gifts and congratulations and praise? When Young Master turns eight, a new child will come to the Duke’s House, so the congratulations Young Master can receive will only last until next year. So please accept as many as you can.
“My birthday was cancelled….”
Thinking about it again, Bunny muttered softly, overwhelmed by the injustice. She hadn’t even gotten back the candy they’d taken from her.
‘They said they’d give it back after eating….’
It was a lie!
‘Bunny… an unfortunate child who didn’t even get to eat the candy.’
I never imagined the path to becoming the Demon King would be this arduous.
The new child will be human, so the humans will naturally prefer them. So even if those around you pay a little less attention to Young Master, please don’t take it badly. It’s proof that Young Master has grown up! I told you, didn’t I? Adults are beings who can do anything on their own.
“Okaaay.”
Scratch, scratch.
Bunny’s eyes followed eagerly as new letters slowly emerged across the page.
‘Luriel is a genius.’
Luriel hadn’t even been there, yet she wrote as if she knew everything that had happened today. Finding this always remarkable, Bunny lay sprawled out, swinging her legs back and forth restlessly.
Is the cuteness operation going well? You’re still diligently passing along the information I give you, yes?
“Yep!”
Make sure to tell the investment information to lots of people especially! We need to make many allies for Young Master. So you won’t be lonely later.
“Mm-hmm.”
Bunny nodded repeatedly.
Luriel’s words were always right. If I just followed what Luriel said, there would always be good results.
Happy birthday again, Young Master!! I’ll celebrate with you next year too!! Please open this notebook then as well!!
“Yes!”
Seeing that no more letters were appearing, Bunny closed the diary and carefully tucked it into Toto’s belly.

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