Ch#94
Boom!
A massive brick came crashing down right over Bunny’s head.
And that made sense, because she had believed it up until now.
“Bunny, you’re not the protagonist?!”
The protagonist of this world was Bunny!
Because in most of the fairy tales Luriel had read to her, baby demons grew up to become adult demons, then cool Demon Kings or heroes of the demon race.
“…….”
Thump.
Bunny sank to the floor and dropped her head heavily.
Bunny, you’ve discovered the heavy truth of this world.
I thought I was a super-duper big Great Demon King, but actually I’m a super-duper tiny extra…?
What’s an extra?
Luriel said they were these tiny specks of dust that whizzed by unnoticed next to the heroine. Things like passing trees, passing doggies, or passing Person A.
‘Bunny… tiny dust extra…?’
Not an incredible Great Demon King protagonist after all, but an extra.
As long as they don’t bully or hate you, it’ll be okay.
It’s best to stay far away from them altogether. They’re like shit. Besides, you’ve changed a lot, little one.
For starters, you got the ancient elf first. You learned about the purification stone ahead of time and found the glass marble. You even won Allen and Calvad over to your side, and you summoned the unplanned phoenix.
All thanks to our little one listening so well to what I said—the starting point has shifted a lot.
“But, Luri. Bunny’s dad could just say he’s dad’s older brother… but that guy’s a fake.”
Bunny muttered softly and tilted her head.
But if his older brother’s daughter turned out to be a demon, wouldn’t he hate it? Everyone said her dad had loved his older brother so much…
‘Plus, Dad thinks his older brother killed him—a demon.’
But Bunny did have a faint yet clear memory from when she was a newborn baby.
Her real dad had definitely loved Bunny so much.
Her real dad’s touch had been nice and warm. But she had no way at all to let her current dad know about it.
‘…Bunny’s real dad was a hero.’
Something tickled deep in her heart.
Did the hero and the Demon King hold hands and have Bunny?
Then maybe, even if Bunny became a super big Demon King, she could hold hands with everyone and get along.
Her dad and Bunny—a real family.
“Hee hee.”
Bunny let out a small laugh, stomped her feet excitedly, and flipped the notebook to the next page with a flap.
By the way, you mustn’t reveal that our little one is Dios Yudia’s daughter, or that she’s destined to awaken as the Demon King. Tests would prove she’s the real deal, but they’d also expose her as a demon.
“…….”
Little one, even Kiriel Yudia has his limits. Demons and humans can’t mix. That child will be loved by everyone.
Bunny’s eyes widened round as she read down the words.
But it’s fine. You’ve changed this Luriel with your utterly amazing, incredible, awesome, king-of-the-super-cute loveliness—changed Kiriel Yudia, changed Ludbride, changed Allen and Calvad.
“…Luri.”
And that’s not all? Our little one has this Luriel! As for me, I’m a prophet who knows all the major events! Whenever you visit, I’ll do my absolute best to answer, so come often!
At Luriel’s words, the corners of Bunny’s mouth went all soft and melty. Her eyes crinkled into cute crescents, and soon she burst into giggles.
Now, the very first thing you should do!
Having read the words, Bunny focused her eyes and sprang to her feet. Scratch-scratch—words began to appear.
“Super big ultimate strongest Bunny can do absolutely anything.”
Bunny clutched her thumping heart and stared at the forming words.
For now, before the heroine… no, that homunculus shows up, how about making some serious money? Turn the Choco factory into a snack factory and launch snacks using that premium recipe I told you about.
“Choco factory…?”
Come to think of it, back when she was much much younger, she’d received a factory like that. It was her dad’s first birthday gift to her. Bunny still kept that paper tucked safely in the most precious box in the world.
Let’s go, baby boss!
Bunny’s eyes sparkled bright.
“Boss!”
Had Bunny finally become a successful child CEO too?
<The Hated Illegitimate Daughter Becomes the Continent’s Richest Person?!> or <Spilling How I Got Rich at Age 4.> or <Self-Made Chaebol Life Starting from Age 3>!
Maybe Bunny could become the protagonist of a fairy tale titled something like ‘The Super-Duper Big Genius Duke Family Lady Who Became a Baby CEO from Age 8 is Actually the Great Demon King.’
“I gotta tell Dad.”
Having decided, Bunny quickly shoved the notebook roughly into Toto’s belly.
Clack!
Not long after Bunny shut the door and left, a dark, ominous light seeped out from Toto’s belly.
Scratch-scratch.
A faint light leaked from the gap in the half-open notebook.
Hang in there, little one. You’re the only one who can reach the hidden 100th ending.
Ssshh.
The glowing words gradually faded away, and soon the notebook snapped firmly shut.
The room fell quiet again, as if nothing had happened at all.
* * *
Dada dada.
Arms spread wide to the sides, Bunny dashed energetically down the hallway. By now, she knew the annex layout so well she could navigate it with her eyes closed.
“Whoa there, missy. That’s dangerous.”
“Nyaang.”
Bunny giggled like a cheeky little rascal and zipped across the corridor. Allen—who’d shot up quite a bit—froze coming from the opposite direction, then blocked her path.
“Bunny, hold up!”
“Mmm, no way!”
Bunny whipped her head down and slipped right under Allen’s outstretched arms. She was just about to bound down the stairs, giggling all the way.
“Well, well. This little one’s running around tireless as ever today. Hey, you wild tomboy. Didn’t I tell you no running in the halls?”
“Calvad.”
At Bunny’s call, Calvad twitched his nose, rubbed beneath it with his finger, and finally spoke.
“Oppa.”
“Yeah, oppa. Bunny’s on her way to find Dad.”
Calvad—now a full head taller than he’d been as a kid—narrowed his blue eyes and snagged Bunny by the scruff, dangling her as he let out a sigh.
“Can’t even catch a tomboy like this? Allen.”
“I’m worried she’ll get hurt. What if I grab her full-force and the fragile little thing shatters?”
“Shatter? Please.”
Calvad shot Allen a look of utter disbelief and sighed again. Bunny puffed out her cheeks and flailed her arms every which way.
“Eeeing, leeeet goooo!”
“Promise you won’t run, and I’ll let go.”
Calvad grinned mischievously as he teased her, and Bunny promptly flung herself into his arms like a total kid, bursting into laughter.
Calvad’s face flushed a bit at how unabashedly she snuggled in.
“No running! Promise!”
Bunny shoved her face right up close and tilted her head.
Craaack!
“…Ah.”
They whipped around at the dull crunch of something breaking—the sturdy wooden stair handrail of the annex annex, which had been perfectly repaired, now lay in splinters.
“Oops. Fixed that just the other day.”
Allen said casually.
That handrail? Kiriel Yudia had smashed it about a week or two ago, and Levon had sighed his way through sourcing special timber to barely patch it up.
“This, this flimsy thing’s the problem! I barely squeezed it and it breaks—what am I supposed to do?!”
“Grip it myself, and it’d be fine.”
Allen smirked, poking fun at him.
Calvad’s face twisted in a scowl, and he started to snap his head up in outrage—only to spot Bunny and clamp his mouth shut, his expression cooling to neutral.
“Anyway, today’s the day, right?”
“The day?”
“Yeah, Bunny—you were asleep, so you didn’t hear?”
Bunny blinked her clear eyes, rolled them around, and gulped nervously. Because…
‘Bunny… sleeps through everything, so no clue which day they’re talking about.’
She’d only recently realized she had this bad habit of dozing off the instant anything boring came up.
