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Chapter – 07
“Wooooah!”
Burnie’s mouth fell wide open.
The place she had arrived at with the other children was a small temple located within the ducal estate.
It was only opened when a summoning ritual was held inside the ducal grounds, so everyone called this small temple inside the mansion the “Room of Blessing.”
To be precise, the enormous hall inside that temple-like structure was the actual Room of Blessing.
The massive hall that appeared the moment they entered, the small table at the center, and the countless chairs arranged in a circle around it made the place look almost like a courtroom.
Burnie walked at the very back, looking around with sparkling eyes.
On the central table was a strangely transparent glass orb. It was so clear that Burnie thought it looked like a water droplet.
“Please stand here, young ladies and young masters. When your name is called, step forward and do as instructed.”
At Jesse’s words—who had come as an assistant to take care of the many children—Burnie’s eyes sparkled.
Our dear child, are you worried about what to do? But you don’t need to worry. You are a special genius. Trust Luriel. You will definitely summon something incredibly amazing and outstanding.
Burnie’s body wiggled as she recalled the contents of Luriel’s secret notebook.
Something incredibly amazing and outstanding!
As far as Burnie knew, there was only one such thing in the world.
‘I’m going to summon a super strong dragon!’
Luriel was always right, so this time too, she was sure something amazing would appear.
Fire breath—KWA-GA-GANG!
Riding on a dragon’s back and flying high in the sky!
Hmph, father candidates lining up behind Burnie!
Lost in her imagination, Burnie proudly rubbed under her nose.
In her imagination…
“Good heavens, a child with such incredible abilities! Please let me be your father! I will raise you with love until you become an adult. So please call me your father!”
“Hmph. To become my child, you must at least be this talented. I will give you a castle made of premium chocolate. How about it? Becoming my child.”
“What? That shabby-looking rabbit is the master of a dragon? No matter how cute its face is, I can’t believe it! What? It even says it will become the Demon King someday…!”
In her fluffy imagination cloud, Burnie pictured many father candidates fighting over her.
Then she suddenly stopped and covered her mouth tightly.
‘Demon King secret!’
Returning to reality in a flash, she shook her head vigorously.
Then she grinned again and sank back into her imagination.
In imagination again…
“I’ll show proof right here.”
In her imagination, Burnie sat on a long bench with her short legs crossed awkwardly, sipping orange juice from an elephant-shaped cup while wagging her finger. Behind her, a jet-black dragon roared.
“GROOOOAAAR!”
“Goodness… it was real. I’ve never seen such an outstanding child. Will you become my family, child?”
Burnie—extremely popular.
Human adults liked children who were cute, not annoying, and useful.
But Burnie was not only independent and not troublesome—she was cute, and on top of that, the future master of a super strong dragon and the future Demon King!
No matter how she thought about it, there were only reasons to like her.
‘Dragon!’
She would fly and play above the clouds!
“The Duke of Yudia, Ludbrid Yudia, First Holy Knight Commander Klein Yudia, Saint Salame Yudia, and Prince Kiriel Yudia will now enter!”
While Burnie was deep in thought, a loud voice echoed.
At the same time she lifted her head, people who had been talking everywhere stood up and bowed in unison.
Only then did Burnie realize that many people were seated in the circular arrangement of chairs.
Her mouth dropped open.
Even the children who came with her were all bowing.
‘Oh no, Burnie too!’
Startled, she quickly bent forward and bowed her head.
But this time, she stretched both arms straight backward like a bird about to take flight so she wouldn’t wobble or fall.
Unfortunately, Ma-gom also bent in half again.
“Pfft.”
A small laugh was heard somewhere. Burnie perked up and lifted her head—though her body remained bowed.
Her eyes briefly met those of the people seated at the top.
She tilted her head, then quickly bowed again.
A dark-skinned man turned away while shaking his shoulders, and an intimidating old man in the center glared at him sharply.
“Everyone, stand up and take your seats.”
At the old man’s command, everyone straightened and sat down.
Burnie also quickly straightened up and plopped down firmly on the floor.
“Kuhk…”
Another suppressed laugh was heard.
But Burnie didn’t care. She sat there and kept lightly pounding her lower back, which felt tight from bending too much.
It was strangely quiet around her, but she didn’t mind.
Fixing her back was more important.
“Lady Burnie.”
Only then did she realize a shadow had fallen over her.
“Yess?”
It was Roden Heiner.
“The floor is quite cold. If your legs hurt, I’ll bring a chair. Would you like to stand up first?”
Burnie looked around. None of the other children were sitting on the floor.
Only then did she realize the instruction had not been directed at her. Her face turned bright red.
She jumped up quickly.
Everyone was looking at her.
‘All eyes on Burnie!’
Feeling overwhelmed, she turned slightly and pushed Ma-gom in front of her instead.
After all, Ma-gom was her courage-giving bear.
When she shook it slightly, its limp limbs flopped around.
The already silent hall became even quieter—so quiet that even breathing couldn’t be heard.
“Cough!”
Duke Ludbrid Yudia also coughed awkwardly.
“Let’s not delay any further. Begin.”
At his words, Salame Yudia stepped forward and placed her hand on the transparent glass orb.
A pure white light poured from her hand and seeped into the orb.
‘White light!’
Burnie will die! Burnie will turn into powder!
She quickly jumped and hid behind a large pillar nearby.
“…Lady Burnie?”
Or rather, what she thought was a pillar turned out to be Roden Heiner’s leg.
Even then, she wasn’t actually hidden at all.
‘Huh, Roden is white too!’
Since it was an official ceremony, Roden Heiner was also wearing formal uniform—and it was also pure white.
“Are you alright? Are you hurt anywhere?”
“Burnie is—”
“Is—?”
Huh? I’m not hurt.
I didn’t turn into powder.
“Luriel said: if strong divine power touches a weak demon, the body turns into ashes.”
But Burnie was fine!
That meant…
‘Does that mean Burnie is actually already super strong?!’
