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Chapter 01
“Are you Lady Bunny, born on October 31st?”
On a bright sunny day, when the cookies served as snacks were especially delicious, a man visited the orphanage and asked the question.
“…Yes.”
With watery, pale blue hair that slipped down softly and deep pink eyes, Bunny—who had chubby cheeks, snow-white skin, and most importantly, a very small stature—tilted her head and answered nervously.
Then the man knelt on one knee.
“Nice to meet you. I am Roden Heiner, the knight who will be serving you starting today, my lady.”
At his words, something in Bunny’s mind lit up like a lightbulb.
“A child, remember this. One day, a knight will come to this place and take you to become a noble young lady.”
With that memory flashing in her mind, Bunny’s eyes sparkled.
A noble lady?
A knight?!
‘Bunny, is this an instant life reversal?!’
She looked thrilled at the man’s words, then quickly shook her head.
“No, no. Don’t let your guard down yet.”
According to Luriel, more than half the world was made up of scammers, so one must be extremely cautious, testing everything carefully like checking a shaky bridge before crossing it.
And no matter what happened, it was also necessary to pretend to be suspicious and subtly probe the other person’s intentions.
“I’m not a noble lady…”
It was also essential to dab the corners of your eyes with your sleeve and look like you were crying.
According to Luriel, a woman’s tears were… something like a wicked weapon that could make men collapse instantly!
“I confirm it. Based on our investigation, you are indeed of the bloodline of the Ducal House of Yudia.”
“Huh?!”
A ducal house!
‘Something super amazing!’
At his words, Bunny’s eyes sparkled as she swallowed hard.
“A-Am I… a lady from a ducal house?”
The man paused for a moment at her words, then nodded slowly.
“Yes.”
Gasp!
Bunny covered her mouth with her small hands, eyes wide.
A ducal house?
It was the kind of powerful family that always appeared in the storybooks Luriel read, “28 Tales for Little Demon Children.”
A super-strong demon father and a cute baby protagonist from a grand noble house!
‘Yes, yes, super high rank!’
Bunny clenched her tiny fist, eyes shining.
Finally!
‘I’m going to the ducal house!!’
No, wait.
She shook her head vigorously.
‘Ducal house lady!!’
Hmm, not a lady yet?
Anyway…
‘Bunny will go there and suck up all the humans’ money and grow up to become a great Demon King!’
She giggled, covering her mouth with her tiny hands.
Seeing this, the man—who had been kneeling—had his stern expression soften for a moment, a faint smile appearing at the corner of his lips.
Of course, when Bunny looked up with even wider eyes, his face quickly returned to its original stoic expression.
“I’m glad you’re pleased. Shall we depart?”
“Yes!!”
Bunny grabbed the hand he politely offered. The man’s lips twitched again for a brief moment at the feeling of her tiny soft hand.
“Before we leave, please pack your belongings from the orphanage, my lady.”
“Okay!”
Bunny ran out of the room. The other children gathered outside the door jumped in surprise like startled chicks.
“Bunny! Are you leaving?”
“Yeah. Bunny is going to the ducal house. I’m actually a ducal lady.”
Wait… ducal lady?
Something felt off.
A ducal lady would be part of the ducal family…
“Umm?”
“I confirm that you are indeed of the bloodline of the House of Yudia.”
Huh, strange?
If Bunny had a mom and dad, why was she a ducal lady?
She was just secretly carrying out her mission of becoming a great future Demon King.
‘Oh no… don’t tell me…’
Her eyes widened.
Just like in the storybooks, maybe this was a misunderstanding and she was being adopted.
In I Thought I Was Real…, the protagonist thought she wasn’t a noble’s child but turned out to be one and was adopted.
In The Fake Baby Dreams of Running Away, the child discovers she isn’t actually the daughter of the powerful father and prepares to leave the house.
‘Am I being adopted because of a misunderstanding?!’
Bunny’s heart pounded.
‘Should I just honestly tell them?’
She thought seriously.
‘No, I’ll use the super strong dad first.’
Luriel said adults are needed until you grow up, so she would use them until she became an adult.
‘I don’t need love like other kids.’
Heh.
Bunny, a highly efficient user of adults.
Lost in thought, her lips puffed out like a duck’s beak.
A nearby child poked her lips.
“Where’s the ducal house?”
“Hm. It’s where the super strong demon dad lives!”
“Demon dad? What’s that?”
“That doesn’t exist!”
“Hahaha!”
The children burst out laughing.
Bunny pouted. Even though she wasn’t lying, it somehow felt like she was.
“I’m going. I’m now a ducal lady.”
She turned away proudly.
She climbed the stairs carefully and entered her room, packing her things into a black rabbit bag she had received as a birthday gift.
Her stuffed rabbit, Toto, her “good dream protector,” a blunt children’s knife with a yellow handle (her “business tool”), and a piggy bank filled with saved money—all carefully packed inside.
‘Perfect!’
Ready to become a great Demon King!
She also packed a bear doll, a cute kitchen knife for kids, and Luriel’s diary.
The bag now full, she went back downstairs.
The children were waiting with teary faces.
“Bunny, are you really leaving?”
“You’re abandoning us…?”
“If you’re gone, how will we live…”
The orphanage director and the knight Roden Heiner watched this scene.
‘She must have been well-liked.’
Roden nodded.
“Please say your goodbyes. I’ll wait outside, my lady.”
After the knight left, Bunny sighed dramatically.
She listed everything:
“The potato porridge you made… the sweet potato honey snacks… the storage room you bravely cleaned…”
“I will never forget how you turned hard stale bread into soft crispy bread…”
“And the vitamin drinks that relieved our exhaustion…”
The children blinked.
Then Bunny pointed dramatically.
“My secret is over there!”
At her words, the children rushed toward the storage room.
“Goodbye, Bunny!”
“Be happy!!”
They ran off without looking back.
‘Foolish kids. They fell right into Bunny’s trap.’
Now the orphanage children were basically hers.
“Hehe.”
Proud of her year-long conquest of the orphanage, Bunny turned around.
Just then, the director stopped her and knelt to her eye level.
“Bunny.”
“Yes?”
A farewell?
“…When you get to the ducal house, don’t steal from the storage room.”
“….”
So not a farewell.
“Aww… but…”
“No buts. You’ll get arrested.”
“…Okay…”
Bunny lowered her head.
“Be happy, Bunny.”
“I will! And when I become a great Demon King, I’ll make you rich!”
The director laughed softly.
Soon Bunny stepped outside.
A carriage was waiting.
“Are you ready, my lady?”
“Yes!!”
Bunny spun around to show her packed bag proudly.
The knight lifted her into the carriage.
‘A carriage!’
It was her first time riding one, and her heart pounded.
‘Now I’m a noble lady from a storybook!’
The House of Yudia was a prestigious family of holy knights and priests who had once defeated demons.
And Bunny, age 4…
Was the only daughter of a former Demon King, and her future dream was to become the greatest Demon King herself.
‘Bunny is going to be the greatest Demon King!’
Of course, she wouldn’t realize all this for another three hours—when she arrived at the House of Yudia.
