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Chapter 10
“Mommmm! I missed you!”
The children ran forward, throwing themselves into their parents’ arms, their composed expressions instantly crumbling into childish whining.
“My son, be careful when you run like that! What if you fall and get hurt?”
“Hehe.”
Bunny blinked at the scene.
“Waaah, Dad… I didn’t summon anything cool… sob…”
“My dear daughter. Why are you crying? From what I saw, what you summoned suits you perfectly. It’s a beautiful bracelet, just like our princess. Let’s go with Mom and Dad later to check its abilities.”
“But… sniff…”
“Stop crying. How about we go buy you a dress tomorrow? You did so well in the summoning ceremony.”
“Really? Then I want the ‘Blue Fairy Ella Dress’ from Rodeli Boutique!”
Voices echoed everywhere.
Bunny slowly looked around.
Every child was clinging to their parents, chatting excitedly. Pride and affection filled the adults’ faces.
Only Bunny and the boy with golden eyes who had summoned a snake—Allen—stood alone.
“Mom!! Did you see? I summoned something amazing!!”
“Of course I did. I recorded it too with a high-grade viewing orb. Your father couldn’t come because he’s busy, but I’ll show it to him.”
“Okay!”
“Good job, my son. You didn’t cry or complain—you completed the summoning perfectly. I’m sure even the family head noticed you.”
Bunny hugged her “magic bear” tighter and felt a gaze from above.
A piercing stare.
She looked up quickly.
Their eyes met again.
It was the same man she had chosen earlier.
‘Bunny’s dad… no, guardian candidate!’
She smiled brightly and bowed deeply again.
So deeply her head nearly hit the floor.
While she flailed her arms trying to lift her head, the man slowly stood up.
But Bunny was already gone, running off after her dramatic greeting.
The man—Kyril Yudia—watched her.
He had many names.
The “Miracle of Yudia.”
A genius of unprecedented scale.
A cursed apostle.
A monster born wrong.
He looked at the small girl with pale water-blue hair and sparkling pink eyes.
And at the ridiculous stuffed bear on her back.
A smile tugged at his lips.
‘She made even my father run away.’
People would think the Duke left in anger—but Kyril knew better.
He had fled because he couldn’t handle the absurd words and tears coming from that child.
Children entering this ceremony were usually noble-trained—careful, ambitious, and polished.
Not like this girl.
She sat on the floor without hesitation, walked clumsily but confidently, utterly unrefined.
And yet—
Strangely captivating.
‘Interesting.’
Bunny ran to another boy—Allen.
One of the other “hot topics” of the Yudia family.
Allen, half-beast and half-human, had grown up abandoned and unwanted.
Born of a beastfolk father and a Yudia branch woman, he was called a disgrace.
Golden eyes like a beast’s.
Raised in the testing estate since infancy.
A boy neither fully human nor fully beast.
Allen stood stiffly as Bunny tugged at his sleeve.
“Nice job! Your big snake is amazing! Good job, good job!”
“…W-what are you doing?!”
Allen jerked back, startled.
No one approached him like that.
No one touched him.
So he pushed her hand away harshly.
Bunny blinked.
“You did good, so I’m just petting you… we don’t have moms or dads, so we can be together…”
Allen’s face flushed red.
“Who cares?! Don’t talk like you know anything! Get lost, you annoying brat!”
He turned and stormed out.
BOOM.
Thunder rolled again above Bunny.
She puffed her cheeks.
“I’m not annoying…”
Luri always said she was cute.
“I was going to take turns petting…”
She sighed.
“Adult life is hard…”
She looked around again.
Other children were still being embraced, patted on the head.
Bunny awkwardly raised her hand and patted her own head.
‘Even my egg is good.’
Maybe even an egg dragon would hatch.
She smiled.
“I’ll raise you well… Flame Dragon…”
And as she happily patted her own head—
Someone quietly watched her.
And when Bunny finally left the hall, that gaze followed her out as well.
