The Mischievous Baby Is Throwing A Tantrum

Several decades ago.

I was resting while playing with baby elves on the devastated land.

It was then that the so-called Great Sage appeared.

Right in the middle of an empty wasteland!

How could that be when I couldn’t even feel the presence of magic?

Just as I was in disbelief, that guy opened his mouth.

―I know everything about the world.

―I also know that the great Selus will soon become a trivial creature.

―Lord Selus, would you not like to hear more of this prophecy?

Of course, I didn’t want to hear it.

I thought the Great Sage was talking nonsense.

Moreover, the fact that he approached while skillfully avoiding my magnificent senses was quite unpleasant and hurt my pride.

So, I thoroughly beat up the Great Sage.

―If you appear before me one more time, I will kill you then.

And then I sent him flying to the other side of the continent.

‘I haven’t heard any news since then.’

He probably didn’t die. After all, sages tend to have long lives.

‘That guy knew I would possess this body.’

If that’s the case, he must know how to heal this body and regain my original power.

Even if he doesn’t know, I can make him find out. After all, he is a sage.

‘Alright. Let’s aim to find the Great Sage.’

But there’s a problem.

“Cough! Cough!”

“Oh my, my lady!”

“No wonder you’ve been awake for so long today. To think your body would be pushed to its limits all at once…!”

“Please lie down!”

The problem is that my body is terribly weak.

If I want to find the Great Sage, I need to search the entire continent. But can I really do that in this body?

“Cough! Cough! Hack!”

Absolutely impossible.

Just wandering a little in the room has caused this much trouble for my body.

“Damn it…”

It seems I need to build up my stamina first, but how can I do that with this pathetic body?

Everything was dark before my eyes.

“Ah! The doctor has arrived!”

“Princess! Lie down! We can start the examination right now!”

Anne and Anna, who had no idea of my deep concerns, forcibly laid me on the bed.

This isn’t the time for this! While I was trying to struggle, I suddenly felt a strange sensation and stopped flailing my limbs.

A very familiar yet very trivial energy.

This is definitely…!

“Ah?”

In the southern continent, the elf Teiti from the Inshih Mountains shook the medical bag he was holding and hummed a tune.

Recently, there had been many patients with infectious diseases on the continent, increasing the demand for elf doctors. While it was an unfortunate disaster for humans, it was a good opportunity for Teiti, who had escaped the boring closed-off nature of the elf community, to make money.

So he settled in the capital, where the nobles living there poured money into him, literally treating him like a benefactor.

During this time, he received a contact from the Akiyon Grand Duke’s family. They asked him to take care of their youngest daughter.

Rumors of the youngest daughter of the Akiyon family suffering from an incurable disease were widespread in the empire. So, Teiti hesitated slightly, but he was lured by the enormous sum of money offered and accepted.

‘If they order me to cure the disease, I’ll just run away.’

After all, he had received the money in advance.

Teiti hummed a tune as he followed the attendant’s guidance and arrived in front of Daphne Akiyon’s room.

‘Since it’s our first meeting, I should win her favor and take everything I can…’

He was lost in thought.

‘Hmm?’

Something feels off?

He sensed a very familiar energy.

It was a feeling he had only occasionally experienced when living in his hometown. His whole body tingled, and his knees buckled involuntarily…

‘Fear.’

Teiti’s face turned pale.

‘This can’t be.’

This is human society. ‘That person’ couldn’t possibly be here. It’s been nearly fifty years since he entered human society, but he had never seen ‘them’ even once.

‘It’s a delusion, it’s a delusion.’

Having been in human society for so long, my senses must have gone strange.

Gulp. Teiti swallowed dryly, trying to calm her wildly beating heart.

“I-I will go in now.”

And when he suddenly opened the door.

“Ah?”

“……”

Oh my god.

Teiti collapsed right there.

What was clearly in front of her was a 5-year-old child. A cute little girl with sparkling blonde hair and bright green eyes.

But Teiti could feel it. Inside that human child’s body…

‘Why is that crazy person here?!’

The fact that there is a terrifying lunatic!

‘As expected, it’s an elf.’

Daphne looked down at the elf who immediately sat down and trembled upon seeing her and grinned.

Elves who protect the forest are noble beings revered by humans, but only as far as human perception allows.

An elf placed before a dragon that rules the land?

Less than an ant… no, just dust. Dust that flies away when you blow on it.

‘Gotcha.’

Daphne said to Anne and Anna.

“I will have my examination alone. So everyone, please go out.”

“What?”

Anne and Anna asked, their eyes wide.

“But we need to be by your side to run errands for you, Your Highness.”

“Anyway, there’s no errand to run, right? Go on, elf?”

Daphne gestured to Teiti.

Teiti, trembling from the dragon’s aura, finally managed to raise his body and nodded vigorously.

“Y-Yes! No! I-I wouldn’t dare to give you errands! I can do it alone! Absolutely!”

“Isn’t that right? Go on out.”

Anne and Anna tilted their heads in confusion but eventually moved away from Daphne, responding.

“Yes, please call us immediately if anything happens.”

“Alright.”

Clang.

The door that Anne and Anna exited closed.

Left in the room were Daphne and Teiti.

Daphne gestured toward Teiti, who was rolling her eyes and dripping with cold sweat.

“Do you know who I am?”

“W-what?”

Teiti inhaled and straightened his back.

“Of course! It’s Lord Selus! The only dragon exuding this great and terrifying aura is Lord Selus!”

Daphne, pleased with the answer, smirked.

“Your education is quite good. You have potential.”

“H-Haha… thank you.”

“But why are you standing?”

“…Huh?”

“How dare you stand on two legs knowing who I am? Are you itching to die?”

“N-No!”

Thud!

He knelt faster than anyone else. It made a loud noise, as if his kneecap had shattered, but Daphne didn’t care at all. She simply continued to stare at Teiti.

Teiti wiped the cold sweat from his forehead with the back of his hand and swallowed hard.

In fact, the elves living in the human world are comparatively bolder than those living in the forest.

Even if elves are a race dominated by dragons, they still have enough guts to refuse and run away.

If Teyti had encountered another dragon, she would have somehow escaped and hidden herself.

But the opponent is Selus.

The insane, crazy, personality-disordered black dragon, the Great Calamity Selus.

Would he run away after being spotted by Selus?

In the first place, he wouldn’t even be able to escape.

Even if, by some miraculous chance, he succeeded in fleeing, he would have to live hia life in hiding without being able to make a sound.

Teyti recalled the dark elf clan that had been thoroughly beaten by Selus in the past. And he thought to himself, I must never act up…

“Are you my dedicated physician?”

“Ah, yes. Starting today, I will be in charge of the princess… no, Lady Selus’s treatment.”

“Daphne.”

“Yes?”

“My name is Daphne. From now on, call me that.”

“Understood, Lady Daphne.”

Teyti cautiously opened his mouth while observing Selus, or rather Daphne’s, demeanor.

“By the way, why is the great dragon in a human body…?”

She felt a jolt.

Daphne, feeling a little pricked, avoided Teyti’s gaze.

Could she say that she was sealed after losing to a human hero and somehow possessed the hero’s daughter?

‘No, absolutely not.’

It was something that must remain a secret until the grave. Daphne shook her head.

“I’m just here for a little visit.”

“Excuse me?”

“Just for fun. I wanted to experience the world as a trivial human.”

“Ah!”

Teyti exclaimed as if he finally understood.

“So you intentionally concealed your magical power! While I could sense it right away because I’m a descendant of the great dragon, other races besides elves would never notice. Truly, dragons know how to have fun extravagantly!”

“……”

Daphne felt a twinge again, but since she couldn’t deny it, she changed the subject.

“Well, putting that aside, I have something I’m curious about.”

“Yes, please speak.”

“I am afflicted with an incurable disease.”

“Yes. I am aware of that.”

“Do you know the name of the disease?”

“No.”

According to Anne and Anna, it was correct that the name of this disease was not known to outsiders. Daphne tilted her chin.

“It’s called the Black Butterfly Disease.”

“Ah. Black Butterfly… wait?”

Teyti made a strange expression.

“Is it really the Black Butterfly Disease? You’re not mistaken, are you?”

“Have you ever seen the great me make a mistake?”

“I’ve seen it a lot… No, the great Lady Daphne wouldn’t know anything about mistakes.”

Hahaha. Teyti quickly changed the topic.

“The Black Butterfly Disease is a curse of dark magic. There must be a way to lift the curse, not just a cure.”

Daphne slightly narrowed her eyebrows.

Black Butterfly Disease

The cause of the outbreak is ambiguous. The theory of a curse from black magic is the most plausible.

Is it not just a plausible theory, but a real curse?

Daphne ruffled her hair and took a deep breath.

“Why am I cursed? At such a young age? What wrong could I have possibly done with this young body?”

Teiti scratched the back of his head and then smiled bitterly.

“That body hasn’t done anything wrong. The wrong is…”

He pointed to the family crest hanging on one side of the wall.

“The hero did it.”