The Oracle of the Villainous Baby - Chapter 89

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Chapter 89
Bunny tilted her head slightly, gazing intently at the figure before her.
【I am Leptha, the 33rd Guardian. Where is the land we shall dwell? Where lies our salvation? Why does no one come?】
“….”
【Where is the land we shall dwell? Where lies our salvation? Why does no one come? Where is the land we shall dwell? Where lies our salvation? Why does no one come? Where is the land we shall dwell? Where lies our salvation? Why does no one come?】
Bunny’s eyes began to spin in circles.
The man, who continued to chant the same words endlessly without pause, appeared to have lost his mind.
“Do you understand what he’s saying, Bunny?”
“Um… land is where, no wait, salvation is… no one… comes….”
His words tumbled out so rapidly, like machine-gun fire, that I couldn’t possibly keep pace.
Hearing the same phrases repeated over and over, my head began to spin, and I finally sprang from my seat.
“Wait, Bunny. Where are you going?”
It was the moment Kiriel hastily rose to his feet.
With surprising speed, I had already hopped down from his lap and approached the Ancient Elf.
Smack!
“…Smack?”
Smack, smack, smack, smack!
My small palms began striking the dark-skinned elf’s cheeks repeatedly.
“Snap out of it!!”
Smack, smack, smack, smack!
After striking him soundly with my small fists, I let out a deep sigh.
‘There’s no help for it—time for Bunny’s secret magic!’
I wriggled out of my backpack and grabbed the ears of my rabbit-shaped bag.
In times like these, you simply grip the rabbit bag’s ears tightly and shout like this.
“Snap out of it, you dummy!!”
I cried out and swung the bag.
The rabbit bag will absorb the malevolent magical energy from his body, and he’ll regain his senses in an instant.
Thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack, thwack.
Bunny’s rabbit bag, which emitted a gloomy light, began producing a dull, meaty sound quite different from before.
“….”
“….”
The Reception Room fell silent, filled only with the meaty sound of the doll’s strikes and a sense of bewilderment.
The black elf’s body began swaying back and forth from Bunny’s assault.
“Bunny, what are you doing?”
“Snap! Out! Of! It!!”
Though normally invisible to the naked eye, with each strike Bunny delivered, magical energy seeped from the elf’s body and was absorbed into the black rabbit doll.
Magical energy corrupts the reason of any creature that is not of the Demon Clan.
The elf, influenced by magical energy that had accumulated over a long period, was now incapable of rational thought.
However….
Thwack! Thwack! Thwack!
Magical energy was gradually seeping away due to Bunny’s rabbit doll.
Kiriel furrowed his brow and was about to rise from his seat and approach Bunny when it happened.
A flinch.
The Elf’s shoulders, which had been swaying limply as if lifeless, trembled sharply.
【…Pa.】
“Dummy!!”
Just as Bunny cried out again and was about to swing the rabbit bag, a hand shot up from below and roughly seized Bunny’s wrist with a sharp crack.
【It hurts!】
【Huh, I’m awake.】
As Bunny blinked at the grip on her wrist, the figure furrowed his brow, shook his head, looked at Bunny, and then froze.
【Young… child…?】
As Bunny swung her hand loosely, the Elf awkwardly released his grip.
“Bunny.”
Kiriel appeared in an instant, pulled Bunny into his embrace, stepped back, and drew the sword from his waist.
The Elf blinked once, then tilted his head.
【Huh? What? Where is this? Outside? Did I come outside? You’re humans? How much time has passed?】
The Elf sprang to his feet, spun around to survey his surroundings, and drew a deep breath.
It was neither dark nor dim—it was bright and radiant.
The Elf, having taken in the blazing sunlight, the crisp air, and the humans breathing and living so vitally, opened his mouth with something like overwhelming emotion.
【Hey, say something in response. How much time has passed?】
They remained unmoved by the Elf’s words.
The Elf furrowed his brow in frustration. He couldn’t understand why they wouldn’t speak when they clearly could.
“I have no idea what he’s saying, but has he regained his senses?”
“It seems so. He’s stopped muttering, and he appears to be distinguishing between friend and foe properly.”
Yet the language he was speaking remained utterly incomprehensible.
Bunny tilted her head and opened her mouth.
“He wants an answer. How much time has passed.”
“How much time has passed? Well… the last record of the Ancient Elf was left over 1,500 years ago.”
“Gasp… Fifteen hundred years? How old does that make Bunny?”
“That would make you 1,505 years old, Bunny.”
“F… fifteen hundred….”
Bunny’s eyes spun dizzily as her fingers worked frantically.
It looked as though steam was practically rising from the top of her head.
Kiriel chuckled softly and stroked Bunny’s head.
【What are they saying now? Is the communication failing because we speak different languages? Usually, one in ten elves knows human speech… These foolish humans.】
The Elf clicked his tongue softly.
Bunny, who had been listening quietly, narrowed her eyes, pointed at the Elf with her finger, and opened her mouth.
“Father, pointy-ears says we’re stupid humans.”
And she promptly tattled.
【I’m not even familiar with human speech….】
The Elf clicked his tongue, sighed deeply, and after scratching his forehead with his fingernail for a long while with furrowed brows, he finally opened his mouth.
{Human, how long has it been? Time.}
At the Elf’s words, the Emperor and Kiriel’s eyebrows twitched slightly as they turned their heads to meet the Elf’s gaze.
Ancient language.
The pronunciation was slightly different, but it was indeed the ancient language.
The ancient language was something they both possessed a certain level of cultural knowledge about. Of course, since they hadn’t deciphered many ancient texts, perfect conversation was difficult.
{You can speak the ancient language, then.}
As the Emperor spoke, this time the Elf’s brows furrowed. The pronunciation and vocabulary were similar, but the nuance felt subtly different.
However, since it wasn’t incomprehensible, the Elf opened his mouth again.
{Ancient language? Language. Human’s. Yours.}
The dark-skinned Elf spoke.
{I, Leptha. Guardian. Where, here?}
{Where?}
{Yes. Where, here. Passed? How long, time.}
Listening to the Elf’s fragmented ancient language, the Emperor slowly chewed over the words before speaking.
{This is the Lotis Empire. And I am the Emperor of the Lotis Empire.}
{Lotis…? First time. Place name. Hearing.}
{If you’re asking how much time has passed… the last recorded mention of the Ancient Elf was approximately 1,500 years ago.}
Listening to the Emperor’s words as he sat with crossed legs and an arrogant expression, Bunny bounced her feet excitedly. After all, Bunny was a genius who could understand the ancient language too.
{1,500 years?}
{Yes.}
Though that was merely the lowest estimate.
【So 1,500 years have passed since we entered?!】
The Elf’s eyes widened as he raised his voice.
As the Emperor’s Shadows reached for their sword hilts, the Emperor lightly raised his hand to stop them.
{I’m not sure what language you’re using, but unfortunately I cannot understand it.}
【You don’t even know Elvish, 1,500 years have passed, there’s an empire I’ve never heard of! What on earth is happening…】
The Elf, seeming to panic, muttered to himself for a long while before roughly rubbing his face with his palms.
The Elf took a deep breath as if frustrated, bit his lower lip firmly, and lifted his head.
【No, that’s not the urgent matter right now…. I must fulfill my duty as a guardian.】
The Elf, who had been murmuring softly, lifted his head again and looked at the Emperor.
{Request, have. Human, king.}
{What is it?}
{Demon King, where? Meet Demon King.}
At the Elf’s words, Bunny’s ears perked up.
‘Demon King?’

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