Translator: Nox

Chapter 30

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Peep.

Peep.

The ticklish sound in her ears made Bunny roll around on the bed.

Rubbing her eyes with her tiny fists, Bunny yawned and groggily sat up.

Peep!

Still half-asleep and swaying side to side while sitting on the bed, Bunny carefully cracked open her bleary eyes at the sound of another peep!

‘Bunny room… so cramped….’

Just a few days ago, she’d been in Kiriel’s super spacious, shiny room, but now back in her own, Bunny glanced around her shrunken living space with fish-like eyes and let out a big sigh.

“Bunny has to study……”

Gotta rank up and get a really good room.

Piiiip!

The moment another sound rang out and Bunny whipped her head around—

Her mouth fell open wide. The huge egg that was supposed to hold the Black Flame Dragon had shattered into pieces.

“…Huh? Hugyeom Dragon……”

The Hugyeom Dragon egg’s gone?!

Shattered to bits? Did a thief break in at night?!

“Nooo!”

In her panic, Bunny hopped down and hurriedly stepped into the debris of the broken giant egg.

Peep!

At the voice coming from between the shattered shell fragments, Bunny plopped down on the floor and frantically rummaged through the eggshells.

Hug!

Something small and fluffy poked its head out from between the shells.

“Hugyeom… Dragon……?”

—No, a bird…?

‘Bunny’s Hugyeom Dragon….’

Not black at all. Didn’t even nestle into her left arm.

“You born here?”

“Peep!”

The unbelievably loud cry from such a tiny body made Bunny’s own body melt into a puddle, all soft and gooey.

Flopping face-down on the floor, Bunny stuck out her lower lip.

“Not a Hugyeom Dragon……”

It’s bright red.

It looked just like the robins she’d seen before.

But this one was bright red. Robins were pure white, though.

Two feathers stuck straight up from its head like bangs, and a tail as long as its robin-sized body—mixed yellow and red—swayed gently behind it.

“Not big at all……”

Super tiny.

It was only as big as Bunny’s palm.

“Bunny’s doomed……”

Pffft.

Completely deflated, Bunny let out a huge sigh and clumsily patted the robin’s head with her palm.

“Luri lied……”

Not even a Hugyeom Dragon.

Not amazing at all. Bunny’s totally ordinary now……

‘What if I color it black?’

Conveniently, Bunny had a black crayon.

‘No, that’d hurt.’

Shaking her head after imagining it for a second, Bunny slumped even more.

Sniff.

Wiping her nose, Bunny shook her head back and forth.

It was disappointing, but what could she do? Bunny had the secret notebook from the ultimate invincible Luriel, after all.

‘Luri’s notebook even gave Bunny new info yesterday.’

Today, she planned to deliver it to the Young Master along with her allowance.

When Bunny cupped her hands neatly and held them out, the red robin tilted its head curiously before hopping right onto her palm with a tap.

Luriel’s notebook changed its story every single day.

Some days there was no change at all, some days it gave new information, and some days it shared all sorts of stories.

Letting out a sigh, Bunny stretched out her little legs to open the window today too, then grabbed the four corners of the blanket and yanked to tidy it up.

‘Today’s a day to make new money!’

Luriel had said it.

Bunny had to become an all-purpose… all-purpose… ele… element… something-or-other who could do anything on her own.

She absolutely couldn’t become a helpless baby who relied on her guardian for everything.

‘Bunny, small but super big element.’

Heh.

Snorting, Bunny shrugged her shoulders.

Today too, Bunny was a great kid who earned her keep.

‘Even memorized three whole letters.’

Out of 57 characters, she’d memorized a whopping three.

If she kept at it, she’d definitely become a total genius Bunny who mastered human language in no time.

“You stay right here.”

Placing the bird among her dolls and grinning mischievously, Bunny stripped off her clothes and tossed them onto the floor.

The moment Bunny toddled over and hung onto the bathroom door handle to open it—

Knock knock.

At the knock, Bunny froze while dangling from the handle.

“Who’s there?”

Jessie? Or maybe Roden?

Hopping down, Bunny started picking up her scattered clothes one by one and putting them on.

“Ah, I’m Melissa, the maid sent by Young Master Kiriel’s orders to assist Miss Bunny starting today. May I come in for a moment?”

“Yesss! Wait a sec!”

She threw her dress on the floor, smoothed it out, then flopped down on top of it. Next, she lifted the hem of the skirt, shoved her little head underneath, and wriggled like a caterpillar until her head popped out through the neck hole.

Then it was easy. She just had to find the arm holes and whoosh! pull her arms through.

“Phew.”

She spotted her panties rolling around on the floor.

Bunny patted them over and shoved them roughly under the bed before scampering to open the door.

The woman who appeared was a pretty girl with blue eyes.

The girl with brown hair smiled brightly the moment she saw Bunny, knelt down on one knee to meet her eye level.

“Nice to meet you! I’m Melissa, the one who’ll be attending to Miss Bunny starting today!”

“Ah, nice to meet you. I’m four-year-old Bunny.”

“Oh my god, the world’s gone mad. Good thing you threw that tantrum sprawled out in front of Adjutant Levon. Though, he did almost quit being that lazy superior’s adjutant to apply as your escort knight, only to nearly get killed by Young Master Kiriel for it.”

Melissa mimed slicing her own throat with her hand and chuckled.

Bunny’s head tilted slightly.

This?

Gasp. Does it mean getting her throat slit?!

‘Young Master… so cool and ruthless, super strong dad with no mercy or tears……’

But warm only to his own child.

Her excitedly pounding heart suddenly settled at the memory from Luriel’s notebook.

Blinking, Bunny’s lips tightened a bit as she shook her head side to side.

‘No, Bunny’s a perfect human now! No one knows Bunny’s gonna be the super big great demon king.’

So she could relax for now!

“I came a bit late today so I wouldn’t disturb your sleep……”

Melissa’s gaze swept quickly around the room.

Open window, sloppily made bed, mysterious scrap of fabric peeking from under the bed, dusty floor, crumpled and dirty clothes, and the bathroom door that looked like it’d just been opened—all taken in at once as Melissa beamed innocently.

“I’ll come a little earlier starting tomorrow! Were you getting ready to wash up?”

“Gasp……. How’d you know? Marysa the great mage?”

“No way. I don’t have even a speck of magic talent.”

Saying that, Melissa scooped Bunny up effortlessly and widened her eyes.

“…This weight, this feel. So unfair that only the Young Master’s gotten to experience it. Shall we wash up first?”

“Bunny can wash herself.”

“Wow, but now that you’re a young lady, let me help you.”

Young lady!

Bunny’s eyes sparkled. She’d finally ascended to the position of ducal young lady for sure.

“Where’s Young Master?”

Bunny had to tell him a red bird hatched from the Black Flame Dragon egg.

‘…But what if he’s disappointed?’

Everyone firmly believed it was the Black Flame Dragon because Bunny had insisted so hard……

‘If he’s disappointed, he’ll hate it……’

Bunny rubbed under her nose with her hand.

No helping it.

‘…Hide it completely.’

Or maybe find a way to dye that red fluff jet black.

Then she could pass it off as a baby Hugyeom Dragon.

“He’s probably in his room? Weird that he’s not holed up in the temple… I mean, he’s not there.”

Smiling warmly, Melissa gently stroked Bunny’s hair.

“Where’s Grandpa?”

“His Grace the Duke went to the Imperial Palace to see His Majesty the Emperor today.”

“Imperial Palace! Where the human big boss is!”

“Oh my, yes! That’s where His Majesty resides.”

Bunny’s enemy once she became the super big great demon king!

Bunny had to splash him down with water bam bam.

“Alright, let’s get in here first—arms up!”

“Yesss.”

Arms up.

Bunny raised both arms high and squeezed her eyes shut.

“Here comes the water~”

Gotta do wash wash wash wash before taking down enemies.