Please Give Me the Pacifier - Chapter 7

‘It’s out of reach.’

Was this child’s body really lacking in flexibility? Or was this child’s body too short that there was no spine at all?

‘Why can’t I even bend my back forward?’

My arms were so short that I couldn’t even reach out towards the pond while I was in this sitting position.

If I lower my body even more than this then I’m afraid that my whole body would lean forward because of my heavy head.

Then I would probably fall into the pond which would lead to a bad ending.

Once I fell in the water then I would definitely lose concentration and I wouldn’t be able to cast any gravitational magic.

‘To make matters worse, I already have to concentrate so much right now.’

I rubbed my eyes strongly.

If I don’t find a way to clean my pacifier right now, I will definitely lose this chance to wash it again. 

No matter what I would do, there was no way that I would be able to find some support for my body. I couldn’t also put a dog collar on my neck so I could support my neck and body and reach out with my arms.

As I sat in front of the pond with my short arms and legs I suddenly thought of an idea.

If I could not do it while I was sitting down then maybe I could do it while I was lying down.

‘Ah, I’m really very smart.’

No other newborn could ever think like this, right?

I immediately bit on my pacifier and lied down on my stomach.

I shouldn’t reach too far out so that my pacifier wouldn’t fall in. I also have to suck on it once in a while so my thoughts would remain in order.

Once I laid down and reached out with my short arms, I was finally able to touch the water and shook it.

“Abaaa!”

Oh yeah! It’s a success! 

I clenched my pacifier tightly as I dipped it in the pond.

In my excitement, I got water on my clothes. My arms were even wet but I did not give a damn. I would finally be able to suck on my pacifier that has been washed clean with water…

‘I won’t be able to wipe it?’

How old am I right now? 

“Ashwii……”

I was so annoyed.

I used one arm to lift it off of the ground as I rubbed my pacifier with my other hand as hard as I could.

This newborn child seems to have no strength at all. The pacifier kept on slipping from my hands.

I just wanted to wipe it clean but I feel like I was not getting it clean at all. However, I still felt relief that it has touched the water for once.

“What the hell?”

“Buuaaack!”

I accidentally threw what I was holding onto in surprise.

Ah, my pacifier flew out. 

“Why did you sound like a pig……”

Heok. No way. My pacifier. 

An enemy attack was not important. What was important right now was… My pacifier was flying in the sky in a parabola.

I was trying to throw like that earlier but it did not even fly at all! 

My pacifier flew an unprecedented height. I tried to rush to catch my pacifier.

I could see two legs standing near me, but I did not care. I first have to find my pacifier to survive.

Plop. Roll, roll, roll. 

I ran towards it like crazy……

Luckily I could pick up the pacifier that fell from the sky within 3 seconds.

A wise man once said this before…

Food that fell on the ground is not dirty if you pick it within 3 seconds. 

I was able to pick it up in 2 seconds so it was definitely safe.

“Hey, what are you doing?”

Oh, I have never heard such a rude way of speaking. It was a young voice.

I made sure that the smell was completely gone from my pacifier before placing it back in my mouth. Then I turned around and looked at the one who was speaking.

‘Hmm?’

Where have I seen this face before? Those sharp eyes and those black hair. It’s just…… he looked a bit like Sharendt Crown.

Come to think of it, I think I heard from somewhere that Sharendt Crown had a child. Or maybe not.

‘He has a runny nose.’

He’s still a bit young.

He might grow tall faster than I do but he will not be able to stand on his own two feet faster than I do. 

He looked to be about five years old, at that time I had already mastered low-leveled magic circles and had exploded the annex as if it was as easy as dressing up.

“There was a kid like this here? Are you from the branch family? But you can’t be here if you’re from the branch family. You’ll be in big trouble if my father finds out.”

Wasn’t he so much better than what I thought?

He doesn’t sound like he’s from Sharendt Crown’s blood and tears. 

He was called as the ‘Iron Blooded Devil’ after all…… They say that his blood was literally made out of cold-blooded iron. He did not hesitate to cut down his allies, more so his enemies.

Of course he completely ignored me, if I wasn’t born from a humble family then he would have definitely have dealt with great mage Hela.

That was just how he was.

But for me, I did not care whether you have the blood of the royals or you were from the slums. As long as you have the capabilities then I would cherish your talents.

For him, even if they were capable as long as the blood that runs through them was bad then they wouldn’t care about you. He thought that only people with high standards deserved to speak to himself.

‘That was why he sent me that evil maid.’

I realized that when I saw the maid’s temper.

Ah, this maid was sent by Sharendt Crown. 

‘I wish I had no blood connection with him.’

It always gave me the goosebumps whenever I think of the possibility of him being my parent or brother.

“Abuu.”

Go and mind your own business. 

I roughly waved my hand towards the boy who looked like Sharendt Crown as I crawled my way back to the pond.

I picked it up in 3 seconds but I still feel a bit uncomfortable so I wanted to wash it again.

I have been sucking it ever since but I felt like the smell was going away the more I wash it.

I laid flat on the ground to dip my pacifier in the pond again.

“You can’t be here. My father hates kids.”

No shit.

Tsk, tsk. He grew up with someone as cold-blooded as his father so it was no wonder that he was rude and had this way of thinking.

I wanted to answer him intently but since I could not do that, I just ignored the punk.

“Do you want to get kicked out? The servant who came inside father’s garden without permission last time got his tendons cut off and was kicked out.”

“……Abuuu?”

He was kicked out and got his tendons cut because he entered this bare garden?

‘What kind of madman is that……’

No, it was just a matter of fact. Even the rumors about how mad and crazy Sharendt Crown was spread out in Cillophia. And Cillophia was even considered to be the country that was the most uninformed about these types of matters.

Every time there was a diplomatic meeting with the Empire, there would be a flood of people who would abstain or went absent just because of Sharendt Crown’s presence. Even mages would shut their mouths once Sharendt Crown opened his mouth to speak.

Anyway, that was the reason why it was always me or that bastard Melain who deals with the Crown Family……

Ah, let’s stop thinking about that. I get depressed whenever I think about it. Anyway, I have to get him good, no matter what. 

I would definitely snap him in half with my own damn hands. It was, after all, my job to pick up those blooming flowers since I was the one who planted them with my own hands.

“You might not understand because you are still a baby but my father is really scary. You absolutely should not get caught. Only authorized people can come in here. Father personally took care of this place and prays here.”

That cold-blooded man made a garden? 

It was quite old-fashioned but of course this image did not sit well with him……

‘No matter how I think about it, I don’t feel like that neat freak of a human being did something like this.’

This place was a bit fancy and elegant, and it showcased the flamboyant and curious antiques of the nobles.

It really doesn’t suit the sleek and cold Sharendt Crown. 

“My mother liked this garden.”

Huh, why are you smoothly saying your private life to me like this? Can’t you see that I’m a baby? 

Please don’t talk to me about something so sentimental so suddenly…… Uhh, my tongue is short. 

“Habuu…”

Idiot.

I tried to speak clearly.

If he was the son of Sharendt Crown, then he would be fighting Cillophia once he got bigger. It was absolutely unnecessary to teach him how to hunt as it would bring me more danger.

“I heard that he had a big fight with my mother and they got divorced.”

But I don’t want to know these things? 

I did not want to know about Sharendt Crown’s story of how he got in a big fight during his marriage.

I turned around and looked at the pond. My reflection in the pond was definitely far from adorable.

My arms and legs were dirty and there was a gray pacifier in my mouth. I felt a bit sorry for myself.

“But I liked my mother. I want to see my mother……”

I looked blankly at the child who suddenly squated down with tears in his eyes.

I rolled around on the ground. When I turned over his direction, what I saw was a little Sharendt Crown.

The child’s round eyes sank before I knew it.

‘Children have soft spots for their parents anyways.’

I thought that he would be different since he was raised by that jerk Sharendt Crown. But it seemed like it wasn’t the case.

There were parents that were incapable of taking care of their kids. It seems that he still did not know that giving and showing someone affection could become his weakness.

‘You will realize this soon.’

This was one of the reasons why Sharendt Crown cut his relationship off with his wife.

I don’t know. I don’t even know how to comfort kids and I know that even if I comfort him he won’t get comforted at all. 

I would be lying if I told a kid that it was fine even though it wasn’t fine.

“Huh? Hey, where are you goinf? What if you get caught.”

I just stared at little Sharendt Crown as I passed by him.

I crawled around. I thought that maybe I should go back home early today before I got caught.

Crunch, crunch. 

That was a stiff gait. It sounded like a heavy step of someone wearing a heavy heel. It was the sound of footsteps.

‘I crawled too late!’

I lied down and rolled to the side. I pushed myself towards the bushes in that condition.

After hiding safely in the bushes, I turned my head and looked at the man who came. It was someone I was familiar with.

It was that man that was so wound-up that his steps were like he was in the military. It was Sharendt Crown.

“Ahoo.”

I sighed loudly.

It would have been a disaster if I was caught. My tendons that haven’t grown yet were almost cut off.

As I watched Sharendt Crown from a distance, I quickly moved my arms and legs and crawled away from there.

I was desperately crawling away when I felt someone looking at me from behind.

I moved my arms and legs faster when I felt that chilly gaze. My palms and knees were even hurting a bit.

‘I wonder if they will bruise.’

It couldn’t be helped, I just would not go out for a few days.

I have to crawl for quite a long time so I have to find a way to crawl faster. Ah, also I have to learn how to do it where it’s not painless.

This would be quite a long journey so I should suck on my pacifier diligently…

I continued to crawl my way back to my room.