Lady Baby Is a Revenge Maker Chapter 61

A few days after the incident.

 

A peaceful time passed. Sephiel had recovered and was resting well…

 

Cherno, who lives at Volun’s estate and travels here and there on business trips.

 

<Something that serious happened to the baby raccoon, and no one reported it to me? What are these fools keeping their mouths for?>

 

After he heard of the attempted kidnapping and poisoning of Sephiel, he came to the mansion and scolded the servants who reported it late, especially Elton.

 

Other than that, nothing else major occurred.

 

Only after confirming that Sephiel was okay did Cherno return to running his business.

 

As a side note, he gave Elton a command:

 

To regularly report on Sephiel’s condition from now on.

 

After that, there was no more news of Loria.

 

‘Well, I guess she got punished badly.’

 

It was said that not only Loria, but also other local nobles had, for the first time in a while, faced proper interference from the Grand Duke’s family.

 

By eavesdropping in the hallways on the other servants, Sephiel learned that people considered it lucky that Loria didn’t have any family.

 

They said, “This is a sin worthy of annihilating the entire family.”

 

‘At least no one else got hurt, that’s a relief.’ Sephiel thought.

 

And even then, a few questions remained.

 

First, the suspicious Allegro doctor who gave Loria wrong information.

 

There was still that matter.

 

<We’re investigating that doctor, but it seems everything about him—his name, his credentials—was fake, as if he never existed. We’re still tracking him. I’ll let you know when we find a lead,> Elton had said.

 

‘So he was like a ghost that never existed?’

 

Sephiel was very concerned about that.

 

‘That’s not the only thing I’m curious about.’

 

For example, the dream Sephiel had in broad daylight was a memory of Miella from her previous life.

 

“Hmm…”

 

Sepiel fiddled with the ring around her neck.

 

‘This succubus queen’s ring definitely spoke to me.’

 

But when she asked Berry about it, she looked completely puzzled.

 

<That ring is just an heirloom. According to the stories passed down, it’s a ring the first Succubus Queens received as a token of loyalty from their masters, the Ancient Dragons. Those dragons have since left this world, and so have the former queens. The ring was passed down to us.>

 

Now, the dragons of the Grand Duke’s family were the current masters of the succubi. That was the story.

 

<Are you sure it’s okay for me to have this?> 

 

<Of course. After all, little one, you’ll also be part of our master’s bloodline. Even though it’s a master-servant bond, this ring is only given when that loyalty is absolute. It’s a token of true devotion.>

 

That was how Berry explained it.

 

<But hearing that… doesn’t that make this ring even more amazing? Loyalty and all that…>

 

<Well, all the other succubi have already migrated to the divine realm with the other dragons. Only Mari and I are left. And we don’t have much time either. It’s fine. What happens in this world ends here. That’s the rule,> Berry said softly.

 

<……>

 

<Oh, but you’ll grow big and strong soon. That’s what I meant.> she added.

 

Anyway, the important thing was that even Berry, a member of the succubus clan, didn’t know much about this ring.

 

She just knew it as a ring that was passed down as an heirloom.

 

<The ring talks to you? Huh? Shows you dreams? I mean, there is a legend that you get good dreams if you wear it… but what are you even talking about?> 

 

Berry looked as if she had never heard of it before.

 

<So what kind of dream did it supposedly show you?>

 

<That’s.…> 

 

‘What happened in my past life. My connection with Miella. And turning back time.…’

 

‘Oh, there’s so much to explain.’

 

Sephiel didn’t know where to start convincing Berry. She didn’t even know if she’d believe her.

 

<It was just a complicated dream…. Something like a fantasy.>

 

<Oh dear, maybe it was a nightmare? I’ve heard that sometimes happens as a side effect.>

 

In the end, Sephiel gave in

 

And all of her questions remained unanswered.

 

“Huh…. the wind feels nice.”

 

Sephiel sat atop an empty treehouse.

 

A strong wind blew, tickling Sephiel’s ears.

 

‘I didn’t come because I wanted to meet you.’

 

Erga. That kid.

 

But still, the child didn’t come.

 

Sephiel gave up and climbed down the tree.

 

She felt a little disappointed somehow.

 

‘I’ve become evil, so I don’t get upset over little things.’

 

So it wasn’t because she missed him.

 

‘Even if I did, it’s just a tiny bit. That’s all.’

 

Sephiel quietly soothed her own feelings as she slowly descended from the treehouse.

 

* * *

 

It was about a week later that Sephiel met Miella again.

 

After thorough verification, Daihan concluded that Miella was indeed Sephiel’s biological aunt.

 

And only then did he allow the two to meet.

 

Sephiel headed to the room where Miella was waiting.

 

“Miss Miella…”

 

Miella stood in front of the window with an anxious face, then turned her back when Sephiel entered.

 

“Are you feeling okay?”

 

“Yeah. I’m all better now.”

 

Sephiel stood still, scraping the floor with the tips of her shoes.

 

“You know we’re blood relatives, don’t you?”

 

“Yeah. I know now.”

 

Sephiel nodded again.

 

“Come here.”

 

Miella spoke, her face as expressionless and sharp as ever.

 

‘It’s strange. Now that my feelings for her have changed, even her eyes look different.’

 

Sephiel approached slowly. With each step, a variety of emotions surged through her.

 

‘If she could look at me this tenderly now, why couldn’t she have been just a bit kinder in the past life?’

 

She understood. Miella probably had no choice back then.

 

But still, that prison where she lived alone had been cold and everyone was unkind.

 

‘If she had just said one warm word… maybe even that big prison would’ve felt a little warmer.’

 

The faint hint of sorrow on Sephiel’s face was misunderstood by Miella as shyness.

 

Sephiel hesitated a little as Miella looked very cautious.

 

Miella carefully observed Sephiel’s condition.

 

“You’re so small.”

 

“.….”

 

“Your hands, your feet, your whole body. So small. And to think you’ve been through so much pain in that little body…”

 

“But I grew a lot taller…”

 

Sephiel suddenly became a little awkward.

 

‘Should I show her how good I am at jumping in place? Or maybe how fast I can run?’

 

That way, she could show Miella that she was healthy now.

 

“I can do everything now. I change my own clothes and wash my face, too.” Sephiel spoke softly.

 

“That’s good. I’m so relieved. Truly.”

 

Miella held Sephiel’s face and examined it from different angles.

 

“Miss Miella….”

 

Sephiel gathered her courage to ask.

 

“Do you like peppermint candy?”

 

“Peppermint candy?”

 

Miella had a puzzled expression.

 

“I guess I do.”

 

“A lot?”

 

“I never really liked sweets since I was little, but I really loved peppermint candy. That’s why my older sister bought me a box of peppermint candy every year for my birthday. I’d save them and eat them slowly.”

 

“…….”

 

Sephiel felt something stir in her chest.

 

Those words seemed to melt away her resentment.

 

‘She gave me her favorite thing.’

 

She remembered the small box of peppermint candy Miella had left behind in the prison in her past life.

 

The memory made her feel a little better.

 

“Hey….”

 

“.….”

 

“I still can’t really believe it, and I don’t know you well yet. So please be honest with me.”

 

Emotion flashed across Miella’s face. She nodded slightly.

 

“I’ll try my best.”

 

“…….”

 

“I’ve missed you so much. I’m just a foolish person who only knows how to speak harshly. But I wanted you to know that you still have family.”

 

Sephiel’s eyes became red again.

 

Finally, her resentment was completely lifted.

 

“So, is it true that you came here on your own?”

 

“Yeah. It is…”

 

Sephiel shyly nodded.

 

Sephiel told everything, including how she tricked Lotto to escape, and how she came to the banquet and applied in person after hearing that Remdragon was choosing a bride.

 

“Oh my goodness, you’re so smart. You did so well. I came looking for you so late, and yet… you were doing all of this on your own.”

 

“I did well?”

 

Sephiel looked at Miella and asked.

 

“Yes. Very well.”

 

“Then… praise me a little, please.”

 

Sephiel gathered her courage and whined softly.

 

Miella looked slightly surprised. She flinched and then touched Sephiel’s shoulder.

 

“Very good. You’re amazing. It seems my older sister gave birth to a genius who surpasses both of us.”

 

Miella spoke awkwardly but carefully.

 

A small smile played on Sephiel’s lips.

 

“Yeah. Thank you, Aunt.”

 

At those words, Miella’s expression finally relaxed.

 

“So you’re not being held here by force?”

 

“Yeah. That’s not it!”

 

Sephiel shook her head.

 

“Everyone here is kind.”

 

“Kind…..”

 

Miella seemed briefly at a loss for words, but then slowly shook her head.

 

“As long as they’re good to you, that’s enough. And I’ve read that the Dragon Clan is eccentric, but they know loyalty.”

 

Miella and Sephiel sat at the tea table.

 

Sephiel asked what she was most curious about.

 

“Hey… what was my mom like?”

 

As if she had expected the question, Miella answered gently.

 

“Your mother was a truly wonderful person. She was kind and strong.”

 

Miella slowly began telling the story.

 

Lilia and Miella. They were members of the Shu family, a family that, while not wealthy, had produced excellent scholars for generations.

 

And after losing their mother at an early age, they lived a simple and happy life with their father.

 

That was Miella’s childhood memory.

 

“But everything changed when our father published a paper that displeased the Allegro royal family. He lost his professorship, and after that, misfortune just kept coming.”

 

By the time Miella became an adult, her father had already passed away.

 

All sorts of things happened, whether by coincidence or not.

 

For example, if a bond in which they invested all their assets goes bankrupt.

 

And the worst part was that their father fell ill from the stress and passed away.

 

After spending a fortune on hospital bills and funeral expenses, the two sisters were left with nothing.

 

“I was still young then. My sister Lilia was seven years older than me. She raised me.”

 

Both sisters were smart, so they survived modestly with scholarships and help from patrons.

 

Hearing about her mother from Miella’s own mouth—her mother sounded like nothing short of an amazing woman.

 

Sephiel’s heart was touched.

 

‘Thank goodness my mother was a good person.’

 

“Then… how was I born?”

 

Sephiel asked with a firm resolve.

 

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