The Baby Who Regressed Refuses Childcare - Chapter 13
I wanted to speak more eloquently from the heart.
But it was impossible.
As I had been feeling since last time, it seemed to be the limitation of a child’s body.
In the end, I tightly closed my eyes.
“I will definitely be useful!”
“…..”
“Just take me with you without asking anything. I’ll study hard. When I grow up, I’ll make a lot of magic devices!”
Sharon Abner remained silent.
The tension gradually increased following the silence.
“The research that the Duke wants… I can make it successful…”
My head kept dropping down.
In the humming silence, a small hand, tightly holding the blanket, was visible.
Beside me, I felt Wendell’s intense gaze.
Suddenly, worries crept in.
If I couldn’t get a clear answer from Sharon Abner here…
Then where should I go?
When they came to take me from the orphanage, they didn’t ask anything, so I felt relieved.
But at that time, it seemed like they just held back their questions.
By now, amidst the difficulty in thinking like an adult, one thing became clear.
What if they decide to kill me?
If they thought of me as Longton’s spy or a black magician…
My complexion turned increasingly pale.
When I met Sharon Abner in my past life, my abilities were already somewhat proven.
While I had given most of the magic formulas to Hiyana, there were still a few published under my name.
“Yeah, so she highly valued my worth.”
So, she wanted to help me and even gave me a seal.
But now, I’m just a little four-year-old.
That’s it.
In this current life, Sharon Abner giving me a seal is an event that hasn’t occurred yet.
There is no magic formula or alchemical recipe registered under my name in academia.
In short, I was nothing more than a suspicious little kid without any self-proven abilities.
However, there was no other path to choose, and that’s why…
“I, I…”
Tears welled up in my eyes without a chance to wipe them away.
The memories before the regression and those from the past few days after the regression were mingled, causing dizziness.
Soon, an unbearable sorrow surged.
As tears, hanging on my eyelashes, dropped to the floor, Sharon Abner sighed as if she found the situation absurd.
“Ha… This is how it is…”
When I raised my head, she slowly stood up from her seat, looking at me with a troubled expression.
She approached me and spoke.
“I said it’s strange not to be curious. Did I ever say I would pry into your affairs? And even if I did ask, judging by your appearance, you’d probably doze off before answering.”
“Ah…”
“Don’t worry about unnecessary things. What do you think of me?”
Sharon Abner’s expression became serious.
“You told me not to ask me anything, and I brought you here. To my home.”
“……”
“Do you understand what this means? It means I accepted your proposal.”
“T-then…”
“As promised, I don’t have any intention of asking you anything. I’m curious about a lot of things, like how you knew about the existence of that seal, where you got the information about Longton’s spies… but I won’t inquire.”
Sharon Abner, who had come close to me, sat on the edge of the bed.
“So, first, try to release some of that power accumulated in your body. Being sharp is good, but having unnecessary fear is not helpful.”
I stared at her blankly.
Through the window, Sharon Abner’s violet eyes sparkled in the moonlight.
The lips beneath her cool, well-shaped nose formed a subtle curve.
Unconsciously, a small voice escaped me,
“Th-thank you…!”
“…..”
“I’ll really, truly do well!”
A sense of relief surged like a wave along with the realization that I was alive.
“I’ll definitely keep the promise. Helping the Abner family, making myself useful…!”
The reason why the Duke of Longton adopted me in my past life was that I had utility.
Not casting me out after recovering his biological daughter, Hiyana, was solely for that reason.
Because of me and the things I created, the family could gain significant benefits.
‘Just do the same for the Abner family.’
Here, there was no Hiyana to steal my efforts, so unfair things wouldn’t happen.
It was a good situation.
laughed with tears welling up.
“Thank you so much. Really, truly.”
Upon hearing this, Sharon Abner’s eyebrows seemed to slightly furrow.
She looked down at me and replied shortly,
“Sure.”
