The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 81

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Chapter 81
“Huh?!”
He pushed open the Ancient Door with its broken handle rattling loosely and stepped into Bunny’s Room.
Bunny stood motionless before the door, clutching Ma-Gom in her arms.
Her mouth hung agape.
“Daddy, you’re so strong.”
“Yes, I am strong.”
Kiriel walked toward Bunny and crouched down in front of her, meeting her gaze as he spoke.
“So, why are you suddenly thinking you shouldn’t be noticed by me?”
“…Because Bunny isn’t a baby anymore.”
“But you’re still my child, and I promised to be your father. Or have you found a new daddy?”
“Hmm…”
Come to think of it, Roel’s father was quite handsome too.
If I were to find a new daddy, it wouldn’t be bad to consider him as a candidate.
Bop!
“Ow!”
At the slight sting against her forehead, Bunny’s eyes widened as she looked up at Kiriel.
Kiriel gazed at Bunny intently before speaking.
“You weren’t actually thinking about another daddy, were you?”
Ouch!
Bunny’s shoulders trembled violently, and she pouted her lips while shaking her head vigorously from side to side.
Kiriel stared at Bunny for a moment before opening his mouth.
“So, why did you really start thinking like that…?”
At his languid, measured voice, Bunny swallowed hard.
Her eyes darted about, and her fingers fidgeted nervously. Despite her obvious discomfort, Kiriel showed no sign of backing down.
“…If Daddy hates Bunny, Bunny will cry. So…, so…”
So…
Bunny’s lips trembled.
‘Can I talk about Luri?’
Luri told her not to tell anyone about her. Luri was right.
Yes, she was always right.
“From now on, you won’t hide anything from me.”
But, Luri.
If Bunny lies, Bunny will only have friends who lie.
How can I have a friend who doesn’t lie?
My heart pounded fiercely.
Seeing Bunny’s gaze waver uncertainly, Kiriel gently patted her shoulder.
“Bunny, if you don’t want to talk…”
“So, Luri said Bunny shouldn’t be seen by Daddy.”
Just as Kiriel was about to say it was fine, Bunny squeezed her eyes shut and opened her mouth.
“…Are you talking about that person who raised you before?”
“Yes…”
Kiriel gazed at the child with surprised eyes, then slowly blinked.
I couldn’t fathom how the child had heard about someone who was no longer by my side.
“Why?”
“Luri said… Father dislikes Demon Clan Members a lot. So… so it would be nice if Bunny didn’t stand out. So Father wouldn’t be bothered. That’s why…”
That’s why…
The child’s voice gradually faded away.
Kiriel silently looked down at the child’s head, then scooped Bunny up and cradled her in my arms.
“Oh!”
“So you tried not to stand out? To avoid bothering Father? Thinking of me…?”
“Yes… I don’t want Father to hate me…”
At Bunny’s adorable and pitiful confession, Kiriel smiled silently and patted the child’s back, then left the room while still holding Bunny.
“I don’t hate you. I don’t dislike you.”
“…Really? What if Bunny becomes a bad Demon Clan Member later?”
“Then Father will hold onto Bunny and spank your bottom, and tell you that’s wrong. That you shouldn’t do it.”
“…Ugh. My bottom hurts.”
“Then just don’t become a bad Demon Clan Member.”
At Kiriel’s words, Bunny blinked her eyes.
Giggling softly, Bunny carefully wrapped both arms around Kiriel’s neck.
“You don’t hate Bunny?”
“No.”
“You won’t hate Bunny even if a new baby comes?”
“A new baby?”
Was she talking about when I’d get married?
Unable to follow the child’s train of thought, Kiriel nodded willingly despite my bewildered expression.
“Don’t say obvious things. Besides, your older brothers are waiting for you.”
“For Bunny?”
“Yes.”
“Why?”
“Because…”
Kiriel smiled lightly and threw open the tightly closed door.
Pop! Pop! Boom!
“Happy birthday, Bunny!!”
The moment the door opened, Bunny’s eyes in Kiriel’s arms grew perfectly round at the sound of the voices.
“…But today isn’t Bunny’s birthday, is it?”
Bunny, wearing a bewildered expression, barely managed to open her mouth.
Behind them hung a banner that read “Happy Birthday, Bunny!!”, and the room was filled with food.
A seven-tiered chocolate cake, a chocolate fountain, sweet chocolate desserts, various fruits, and an enormous piece of meat glistening with juices.
“Your last birthday celebration was such a mess! All I did was eat the chocolate you gave me!”
“Yes. You said you’d celebrate my birthday, remember?”
“Well, I… I just came because it was your birthday.”
Allen spoke with a broad smile, and Kiriel carefully set Bunny down in the room before adding his own words.
When Kalbad added a brief comment, Lebon and Roden Heiner in the back, along with Jessie and Melissa, quickly offered their congratulations.
Bunny’s round, adorable eyes widened considerably.
“Allen, I thought you hated me.”
“What? Why would I! Not at all. How could I hate it!”
“Allen, you’ve been avoiding me like I’m smelly shoes since this morning.”
At Bunny’s discontented tone, Allen flinched in surprise, then hurriedly waved his hands in a flustered panic as he opened his mouth.
“No, that was because I was preparing a surprise party! If you found out, it wouldn’t be a surprise anymore! I definitely didn’t hate it, I just…”
Allen approached Bunny’s side and earnestly expressed his opinion while adding his excuses.
Bunny walked over and gazed up at the enormous seven-tiered chocolate cake.
“Bunny, this is my first birthday party.”
“Huh? You’ve never had a birthday party before?”
Kalbad, who had quietly approached, asked in a puzzled voice.
Bunny came closer to the ornate dining table and the people greeting her nearby, gazing at them quietly before speaking.
“Yeah. When I was little, we didn’t have money, so on birthdays Luri and I would just share chocolate we wanted to eat.”
At Bunny’s words, Kiriel and everyone who had come to celebrate widened their eyes.
Now they finally understood why Bunny had suddenly shared chocolate and asked for their congratulations back then.
“So this is my first party! It’s amazing!”
Bunny laughed with pure, crystalline joy, turned her body away from the table, spread both arms wide, and quickly bowed at the waist.
“Thank you so much!!”
At the sight of Bunny bowing her head, Allen gazed at her with glistening eyes.
Roden Heiner and Jessie also quietly turned their heads away or covered their mouths. Everyone had been swept up in a wave of emotion.
Click. Click. Click.
At the shutter sound echoing through the room, Kiriel’s eyes narrowed.
Kiriel quietly turned his head to look to the side.
Lebon, his adjutant, with an equally expressionless face, had been eagerly pressing the camera’s shutter, but when their eyes met, he quietly tucked it back into his inner pocket.
“Bunny, do you know what?”
“What?”
“If the birthday person makes a wish before blowing out the candles on the cake, the wish will come true!”
Allen grasped Bunny’s hand and led her to the dining table as he spoke.
Kiriel, following the two children, lifted Bunny up and placed her on top of the seven-tiered cake, and Bunny’s face brightened immediately.
“Make a wish and blow out the candles.”
At Kiriel’s words, Bunny’s eyes sparkled.
‘A wish…!’
Bunny had only ever had one wish.
To grow up safely and become a great Demon King!!
Bunny closed her eyes to make her wish but hesitated.
Then she opened her eyes and gazed quietly at those surrounding her from all sides, her eyes rolling about.
Soon, Bunny clasped her hands together tightly, squeezed her eyes shut, and made a wish.

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