Lady Baby Is a Revenge Maker Chapter 49

At first, Sephiel even liked Miella.

 

Lotto and the nanny who treats Sephiel roughly.

 

Having only dealt with people like that all his life, then came someone who actually talked to her.

 

So Sephiel began to seek Miella’s attention, maybe even affection.

 

She even tried harder in her studies because of her.

 

‘And once, she even dropped a candy case in my room, didn’t she?’

 

There was something strange that happened.

 

In her previous life, Sephiel had never once eaten anything sweet.

 

However, she had eaten peppermint candy.

 

One day, after doing particularly well in her studies, Miella left.

 

And under the textbook she left behind, Sephiel found a small candy case.

 

‘Even when I ate the candy, she didn’t get mad.’

 

It wasn’t even sweet candy.

 

But Sephiel, taking advantage of the moment when Lotto passed out drunk, secretly licked the peppermint candy.

 

‘It was a little spicy, but it was thrillingly delicious.’

 

Miella was sharp and meticulous, but after that, she occasionally made little mistakes like that.

 

Like leaving a candy case behind a couple of times, or accidentally putting something like a pretty postcard inside a textbook.

 

Sephiel hid them all under her blanket, struggling not to let Lotto find out.

 

But those little things made her so happy.

 

Sephiel even wanted to ask if she was giving it to her on purpose.

 

But the moment Sephiel opened her mouth, Miella’s terrifying expression shut her right up. She couldn’t even say the word “candy.”

 

‘No.’

 

Sephiel gave up quickly.

 

But even if it was just a mistake, Sephiel was so grateful that Miella gave her first taste of peppermint candy.

 

Sephiel couldn’t bring herself to tell Miella that she had eaten candy for fear of getting in trouble, so she decided to give Miella a small gift instead.

 

‘That’s right. Miss Miella was the first person to give me a gift since I was born.’

 

One day, a flower miraculously bloomed on the wall of the underground prison.

 

To Sephiel, it was like a miracle.

 

She watched it every day, then carefully plucked it and offered it to Miella.

 

She said what she’d been taught to say: “Thank you, teacher.”

 

But Miella threw the flower away.

 

<It’s no use relying on me or trying to look good. No one would like to receive flowers like these.>

 

<I’m just using you to achieve my goal of becoming a member of the Magic Tower Senate.>

 

<I’m just volunteering here to look good to your father. Don’t rely on someone who’s trying to use you.>

 

Lotto saw that and laughed from behind, mocking the young Sephiel.

 

That was the first time she learned what it meant to be emotionally wounded.

 

Just thinking about that day made her chest ache and sting.

 

‘To her, I was just something to use.’

 

After that, Sephiel closed his heart to Miella, and that wound lingered for a long time.

 

But now things were a little different.

 

‘I know now.’

 

Adults also have various circumstances.

 

Even though she’d been a neglected, mistreated child, she knew it hadn’t been her fault.

 

‘It’s okay now that the Grand Duke’s servants and family are kind to me. Hmm, So I guess… I don’t hate Miss Miella as much anymore.’

 

Besides, Miella’s harsh words were not wrong.

 

And the more she relied on her father, the deeper her life sank into misery.

 

‘If I hadn’t learned from Miss Miella, maybe I would’ve never come to my senses even after dying once.’

 

Miella also helped Sephiel decide to become evil.

 

But something a little strange happened.

 

Before Sephiel became an adult, she once had a terrible fever.

 

<Miss Miella?>

 

There was no one to take care of Sephiel, and so Sephiel was left alone.

 

She truly thought she was going to die.

 

And just then, as if by a miracle, Miella came.

 

She moved her lips as if to say something.

 

Sephiel, who was out of breath due to the fever, couldn’t understand a single word.

 

<…….see you at….>

 

She vaguely remembered hearing something like that. But the fever had been so intense, that she couldn’t remember clearly.

 

Miella looked at Sephiel with cold eyes for a while, then left the prison.

 

‘Yeah, that was the last time I saw Miss Miella.’

 

Sephiel didn’t see her again for a long time.

 

Sephiel only found out Miella had died after she grew up and left the prison.

 

And by then, she had reached a high position, just like she wanted.

 

Although, he was elected as an <honorary member of the Senate> after her death.

 

They said Miella had continued researching a cure despite having caught the plague herself.

 

The cure’s ingredient for the plague was a poisonous plant. Sephiel heard that Miella experimented on her own body to find a way to purify the poisonous plant.

 

As a result, she completed the cure—and died.

 

After her death, she became the youngest person ever inducted into the Hall of Fame of both the Academy and the Magic Tower.

 

‘The things she said to me left scars, so I did rank her 10th in my death note.’

 

But Sephiel didn’t really want revenge. At the very least, Miella had been consistent.

 

‘You can’t hate someone just because they didn’t like you.’

 

Thinking that made Sephiel feel a little sad.

 

“Miss Baby?”

 

At that moment, Elton called out to Sephiel, who was lost in thought.

 

“Yes?”

 

“Shall we continue the interview?”

 

Sephiel looked at the three spies (or people she suspected were spies) and Miella.

 

‘And Miss Miella… looks like she applied while hiding her background with the Magic Tower, huh?’

 

She hadn’t mentioned it in her introduction.

 

Then again, that made sense. The current Magic Tower was practically a royal institution under Allegro’s rule.

 

Elton said with a grin.

 

“Miss Baby, isn’t there anyone you like?”

 

“Hmm…”

 

‘It was the Duke’s idea to bring in a teacher.’

 

‘If I refuse this, the Grand Duke’s feelings will be hurt.’

 

Sephiel heard that Daihan was in a good mood these days, so she didn’t want to ruin it.

 

‘Besides, there are many things I want to learn from Miss Miella.’

 

Miella was a genius among the magicians of the Magic Tower. She was a true genius who excelled in all fields.

 

‘If everyone is suspected of being a spy, wouldn’t it be better to have a spy that I know well?’

 

There was also a possibility that Miella was a spy for Magic Tower or Allegro.

 

Lesser evil than worse.

 

The person she’d known the longest would at least be easier to deal with.

 

‘Okay, let’s finish this quickly.’

 

Sephiel opened her mouth.

 

“Oh! Then I’ll ask a question. The person who answers correctly will be my teacher from today onwards!”

 

“Haha, how adorable. Of course, of course.”

 

“Ooh, what will the Little Cuteness ask? Maybe something about a fairy tale with a pretty princess?”

 

‘Ugh. They were playing around.’

 

Sephiel smirked when she saw the candidates praising her in baby language, and then speaking in sharp, tongue-twisting old language:

 

“Myra myu mya esiterte, ma, myra, yu! Remdragon, flota miara ma. (From now on, tell me the greatest achievement of the Remdragon family in the War. If you put it into words, it should be one page long.)”

 

Sephiel spoke using Ancient Mage Language, the most famous of the ancient languages, the so-called Common Ancient Language.

 

“Yes?”

 

At that moment, people looked dumbfounded.

 

“Miana Mu Ara. Shu. (One bonus point if explained from a geographical perspective.)”

 

Sephiel said so and looked at Miella.

 

‘Right, Miss Miella wrote three papers on the role Remdragon played in the Dragon-Demon War.’

 

And as far as Sephiel knew, there was only one person capable of responding fluently to that rapid-fire ancient language.

 

Miella opened her mouth quietly and spoke in ancient language:

 

<Remdragon’s greatest achievement in the Battle of Orhita was to destroy the Dark Elf army, the elite soldiers of the Demon King Florenton. The White Elf army’s method of utilizing the geographical advantage of Orhita Hill was….>

 

The other candidates stared, mouths agape, as Miella recited her answer fluently.

 

‘Yeah, I’m telling you, this woman’s skills are definitely one thing.’

 

Sephiel looked at Elton and smiled.

 

“Yeah, I think that sister is the smartest.”

 

“Hmm, then Lady Shu?”

 

“I’m Miella Shu.”

 

“Okay, you passed.”

 

Elton said cheerfully.

 

Sephiel looked at Miella.

 

‘Honestly… I am getting a bit greedy here.’

 

‘In my previous life, Miella’s harsh words had been painful, but I could stand it because class time was so enjoyable.’

 

Back then, she was always short on time, and too shy to ask all the questions she had.

 

‘After I read the papers of Miella, who had died after I growing up, I felt regretful.’

 

‘Yeah… one thing’s for sure—this woman’s brilliant.’

 

Sephiel thought.

 

“I look forward to working with you,” Miella said coldly.

 

“Y-yes. I look forward to it,” Sephiel answered, a bit shyly.

 

Even as she spoke, a thought burned in her mind.

 

‘Miss Miella…For all the pain you caused me with your harsh words in my past life…I’ll repay it by draining every ounce of knowledge from you.’

 

‘This time, we’ll finish all the lessons we never could. You’re going to teach me until time runs out.’

 

‘I have to ask a lot of questions during class.’

 

Sephiel made a merciless decision.

 

‘Now that I’ve become evil, I won’t even bother hiding my desire for knowledge.’

 

Once she learned everything she could, it felt like she could finally erase Miella—Death Note Rank #10—from her list for good.

 

‘Once I’ve learned enough… goodbye, Miss Miella.’

 

As long as Miella didn’t do anything suspicious or try to hurt her again, this time, Sephiel planned to let her “graduate,” rather than “eliminated.”

 

‘But that’s only if she behaves well…’

 

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