Chapter 9 (1/2)

“Oooouuuh…”

I crawled hard on the marble floor but it was at a speed three times slower than before.

Ah, It hurts a lot.

I would rather sneak into the kitchen than pick fruits from the garden with these short limbs of mine.

It would not be too late for me to collect those foods after I have filled my stomach to a certain extent.

‘Well, there definitely should be some sort of fruits in there.’

I haven’t memorized the mansion’s structure yet but it was still a castle so I was pretty sure that it would have the same structure as the others.

The cooking area was usually located on the first floor so I should move around and look for it there.

And there should definitely be a place where the kitchen could communicate and exchange with the outside.

This fact reduces the area that I should look for. I should go and look for it towards the corner or at the ends of the hall.

The more I looked at this mansion, the more interesting I think it was. I believe that this was the main mansion, but people were not usually seen here.

Actually, except for the maids who came to my room, I couldn’t hear anybody else.

Chup, chup.

It was such a quiet mansion that no one would even notice me even if I crawled openly.

Sometimes, people would pass by. But no one noticed me after I hid behind an ornament or a flower pot.

It has been 30 minutes since I crawled with this small baby body of mine when I finally found a door that was emitting a delicious smell.

The door was tightly closed but it was not that difficult for me to open it now.

Let’s look from left to right!

Now let’s lie down on my back!

Then let’s lift my limbs and tighten them strongly!

The mana started to move in my body.

The doorknob moved slowly, turning with a click, click sound.

I opened my eyes that were closed tightly.

The doorknob looked like it was almost opened by someone. It was already halfway opened but it was still not enough to open the door.

“Kkeung…!”

It wasn’t until the weird embarrassing sound came out of my mouth that the door opened with a click.

I quickly rolled around and stood up on my arms and legs.

A savory smell wafted out from the gap with the door.

‘Ah, but what does a baby eat?’

They usually gave me milk powder.

‘I already have some front teeth so maybe I can eat some fruits?’

I recently had my two front teeth and a lower tooth that came out. With how this was going my pacifier would become softer.

‘This cheap wooden pacifier!’

Was this how much I was neglected?

I still couldn’t get my hands on some slime right now so I have to make do with washing it with water.

‘Don’t tell me that I still will suck on my pacifier even if I grow up?’

That would be extremely terrible.

The chefs were taking a rest in the kitchen. I was hidden behind the counter so I wouldn’t be seen unless I intentionally placed my round tummy on the counter or they turned around and looked down.

The kitchen was filled with the savory smell of the boiling soup.

My mouth was watering at the smell but it wasn’t like I could eat hot soup right now.

I titled my head as much as I could. My eyes rolled from side to side to look around.

Luckily, I saw some potatoes and apples piled on one side of the room. It would be a bit hard for me but if I throw it up and down  for a few times with my mana then wouldn’t it be crushed?

‘Then that will definitely make it juicy.’

Well, I should first fill my belly then I would go and get some small berries from the trees outside.

One potato and one apple floated in the air. This posture was……. Let’s just skip this part.

I was lying on the damp kitchen floor but I’m already very hungry.

After I placed the potato and the apple on the floor, I suddenly got distracted again.

I wouldn’t be able to carry both of them back. After I deliberated for a long time, I whined and placed the apple in my clothes.

I couldn’t hold it with my small hand so I used both my hands to push it in my clothes but it still did not work well.

“……”

I tried hard to press down the words that wanted to come up despite my growing annoyance.

The apple was too big for a baby’s hands. No matter how hard I struggled with my hands, I still couldn’t place them in my clothes.

Usually, one would hold it with one hand while the other hand would stretch the clothes and pull it out so the apple would go in but in the first place, that was already impossible for me.

I couldn’t even stretch my clothes so the innocent apple ended up rolling on the floor.

Plop.

“……”

Plop.

“……”

Who would realize my efforts of using my own body to try and make sure that the apples would not make any noise every time it would fall.

My clenched fists turned white as my whole body trembled. I relaxed my twitching eyes, took two deep breaths and gently laid down the apple.

Then I switched targets and targeted the potatoes.

Plop. Roll.

“……”

Plop. Roll.

“…….”

Things did not change that much whether it be an apple or a potato.

Damn. It always rolls over.

After staring at the potato and apple I eventually slipped out of the door with an apple in my mouth. I gripped my fingers tight on my pacifier just so it would not slip out.