Became the Step-Mother of the Rabbit Female Lead (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 3
“Be careful not to get water in your ears……!”
I approached washing Lady Rabbit with solemn determination.
First, I dissolved gentle baby soap in water to make bubbles and added oil scented with fine herbs.
It’d be nice if they had animal-specific shampoo here—but of course, something like that couldn’t possibly exist in this world. And for the record, there were no showerheads either. Was that really so obvious?
“I miss modern civilization.”
With a melancholy smile, I began gently washing the little rabbit’s body.
Carefully washing its face so bubbles wouldn’t get into its nose or eyes, I then softly rubbed its head, ears, and round little back.
I’d worried the rabbit might resist, but surprisingly, it stayed quiet and well-behaved. It was so sweet and adorable my heart fluttered.
I really wanted to hug it tight, but I’d save that for after the bath……!
“Now, let’s wash your front paws clean too.”
I lifted one of the rabbit’s front paws as it sat obediently in the silver basin.
It felt just like I was shaking hands with a rabbit. Sure enough, the overwhelming cuteness made me want to punch a wall again…….
“Hmm, I must’ve been mistaken earlier. This is better than isekai hunter stories—becoming the loving mom of such an adorable rabbit! Ultimate welfare!”
In an isekai hunter plot, I’d have to fight monsters and confront dark conspiracies about the world’s secrets—but here, I just get to live peacefully with a cute rabbit! Ahahaha! I giggled merrily as I washed the rabbit’s paw.
The rabbit glanced at me, startled by my constant quiet laughter.
Ah—no, I’m not crazy! I straightened my posture and tried hard to look dignified.
“Alright, now let’s rinse off the soap.”
The bath ended quickly, probably because the rabbit was so tiny.
But we still needed to brush its teeth! After thoroughly rinsing off all the soapy water, I returned with toothpaste and a toothbrush.
Thankfully, at least this world had toothpaste and toothbrushes—though they looked quite different from what I used back home… rather rough and primitive.
“Toothpaste in an ointment tube? And the bristles on this brush are terrible.”
I shook my head and dabbed toothpaste onto the brush.
Just as I reached for the rabbit with the pasted brush, it suddenly flinched and dashed away!
“Oh, you little rascal!”
Thus began a chase—me pursuing the rabbit as it darted around, trying to avoid me.
The bathroom door was firmly locked, so the rabbit couldn’t escape the room.
But the bathroom was absurdly spacious… like a grand hall—running around for just a bit left me completely exhausted.
“Huh… huff… don’t… stand… there… huff…”
…Was my stamina really this bad?! No—it must be Grayan’s body. Truly the stamina of a princess who’s never exercised a day in her life.
Meanwhile, April was strong and energetic for a rabbit. Never underestimate small creatures; I was learning that the hard way. Ugh, I was utterly worn out.
“April… you need to brush your teeth. If you don’t, you’ll get cavities. Do you even know how scary cavities are? Huff… If you get them, you might have to get your teeth pulled later…”
“……”
April stood at a distance, staring blankly at me as I slumped on the floor muttering like a madwoman on Seoul Subway Line 1.
Ugh, this is driving me nuts. Is this “let’s communicate through eye contact” or something? Please, just take human form and talk like a person! Well… I had a rough idea what April was thinking anyway.
Most likely: “I don’t wanna brush my teeth!”
“April… if you promise to brush your teeth properly from today, I’ll grant you one wish. Okay? Come here, be a good girl.”
I pulled out the classic parenting trick, similar to “If you go to the dentist, I’ll buy you pork cutlet!”
April hesitated for a moment, then slowly crept toward me.
I played dead—then the instant April got close, I swiftly snatched it up.
The startled rabbit shot its ears straight up. Looking at it with wide, round eyes, I grinned wickedly and declared,
“You little rascal! You’ve worn me out chasing you, so you’d better take responsibility! I’m brushing your teeth thoroughly and properly—be ready!”
The rabbit squealed and squirmed. …So that’s what rabbit crying sounds like. Never heard it before… kinda similar to a cat’s meow, but different somehow?
I held the protesting rabbit tightly and began brushing its teeth relentlessly.
“Just bear with it! I’ll grant your wish, remember!”
“……!”
The rabbit trembled violently. Tears welled up in its big, black eyes.
It was a bit pitiful, but I had no choice—cavities were absolutely not an option! There were no dental implants in this world!
After the tooth-brushing ordeal ended—like a war—April calmed down again.
Once I’d fluffed and dried April’s wet fur, I went to the bathroom myself and washed up.
As I toweled the water from my hair and glanced over, April was dozing off on the sofa.
“What a cute little thing.”
Smiling fondly, I tiptoed toward the rabbit. Its clean, fluffy fur looked lovely. When I reached out to pet it gently, April startled awake and stared at me.
“Oh! Sorry, did I scare you?”
“……”
April gazed at me silently for a while, then shook its head.
After a brief moment of apparent deliberation, it suddenly leaped up and snuggled into my arms.
“……!”
Huff…!
My heart nearly stopped. Such insane cuteness……! Oh, you’re just too, too adorable! So lovable!
“Oh my goodness, you’re precious!”
I hugged the rabbit tightly and rubbed my face all over its soft fur.
But then April pushed me away firmly with its front paws—it seemed overwhelmed.
Right, right. We haven’t known each other long. We’ll slowly get closer from now on!
I took April’s front paw and gave it a light handshake. April blinked its eyes. As I gently stroked its round head, I asked sweetly,
“Shall we have dinner together later?”
“……!”
April looked slightly surprised—but clearly pleased—and nodded quickly.
“Hehe, you’re such a good, sweet rabbit!”
“……”
…Oops, I should call it April. I quickly corrected myself.
“O-our April, you’re such a good, sweet girl.”
“……”
April narrowed its eyes and glared… yes, glared at me. Definitely a glare.
Hey, sorry… but you keep staying in rabbit form! If you’re unhappy, just take human form!
At that same moment.
Agnes Milton, April’s tutor, along with the other servants of Salisbury Ducal Manor, was deeply shocked.
April, the princess famously shy to the point of being number one in timidity, had followed none other than *that* Princess Gloria?
According to a maid who’d secretly spied on them, the two even seemed to be getting along perfectly.
It was shocking enough to make the dead sit bolt upright in their graves.
After all, who was Princess Gloria?
She was the infamous princess of the Einstein Kingdom—a kingdom that despised beastkin—and notorious worldwide for her nasty temperament!
“That wicked woman is being kind to Princess April, a rabbit beastkin…?”
It sounded utterly absurd.
Everyone unanimously agreed:
Princess Gloria must surely be hiding some sinister motive……
“Is it just my imagination, or do the maids’ eyes look a bit strange when they see me?”
It almost felt like they were thinking, “We’ll figure out what evil scheme you’re plotting—just you wait!”
“Goodness…… I’m just utterly charmed by April, that’s all.”
It was 10:15 PM. April was still in rabbit form, lying on my bed.
I’d spent the entire day with April today. April had read books and played chess—all while staying as a rabbit.
Truly admirable… or not—now I was getting worried. Could this insistence on staying in rabbit form be due to some psychological issue?
“Hmm…”
I should probably have a counseling session with April tomorrow. Though I wasn’t sure if that was even possible while it remained a rabbit!
“…Come to think of it, that’s pretty amazing.”
Cautious, timid April was unexpectedly following me well—didn’t even run away when we first met.
“April must’ve heard all those nasty rumors about Gloria too…”
Was I somehow likable in person? Or was there another reason?
I lay on my side, gently stroking the rabbit’s soft fur. April, who’d been dozing off, was now sound asleep with eyes closed.
Seeing how peacefully it slept, April must’ve grown somewhat used to me. After all, we’d been together all day—naturally it would feel comfortable.
Still… something felt strange.
“A shy rabbit like April doesn’t open up to strangers easily.”
That’s exactly why the male leads in the story had struggled so desperately to win April’s heart.
Desperate enough to go mad—kidnapping April, locking it away—it was absolute chaos. It wasn’t called a dark romance for nothing.
“…Now that I think about it, in a few years those lunatics will start obsessing over April, won’t they?”
No way… absolutely not! *Our* rabbit is under my protection. There’s no way I’d let those lunatics anywhere near April!
The thought of that angelic April being dragged through thorns and turmoil…! Unthinkable. I had to stop it.
“Alright, time to make a plan—to protect April from those maniacs.”
A sense of mission burned fiercely within me. When I first reincarnated, I’d assumed the original story’s romance would naturally unfold… but now that I’d grown close to April, my mind had changed.
“Someone this kind and adorable… doesn’t deserve to walk that thorny path.”
I cradled the sleeping rabbit gently in both hands and made a promise: April, I’ll protect you.
“Where am I?”
I looked around. The space was filled with dazzling, multicolored light, and a pristine white path stretched before me.
“Am I dreaming?”
It certainly seemed that way… After hesitating briefly, I started walking down the white path—feeling I had to do something.
How long had I walked? Soon the path ended, and a mysterious tree sparkling like a diamond appeared before me.
“Whoa… this…”
I could sell this and make a fortune…
I crept closer to the tree and greedily muttered, “Is this really all made of diamonds?”
What a shame it’s just a dream. I should buy a lottery ticket when I wake up! …Wait, I’ve reincarnated! Damn it!
“…Anyway, this tree is huge.”
And strangely familiar, too. Had I seen it somewhere before…?
Puzzled by this odd sense of déjà vu, I tilted my head—when suddenly something feather-like floated down from somewhere.
“Eek! What’s that?”
I leaped back in alarm, causing the feathery thing to flutter even more.
…Looking closely, it was a butterfly—no, a luminous butterfly shimmering like an opal in countless colors!
“Oh… a jewel tree and jewel butterflies too!”
This was definitely an auspicious dream. Come to think of it, don’t you have to catch something (?) in dreams like this? I immediately reached out and grabbed for the butterfly.
But it slipped smoothly through my fingers—as if made of pure light.
“What…?”
As I blinked in surprise, an unfamiliar voice spoke.
{Hey now, don’t grab so tightly! You scared me!}
“What? Could it be…”
Dumbfounded, I suddenly realized—the voice was coming from the butterfly itself!
“Whoa, the butterfly can talk!”
{Of course! ‘We’ aren’t ordinary butterflies.}
The butterfly fluttered its wings proudly, almost smugly.
Then more butterflies began flying toward me—one, two, three… ten, nineteen… countless beyond number.
{We are the World Tree’s butterflies.}
“The World Tree’s… what’s a World Tree?”
Now that I thought about it, the original story might have mentioned something like this… As I tried recalling hazy memories, the butterflies fluttered and explained.
{The tree you’re seeing right now—that’s the World Tree. The root of our world. The origin of all things. The force that supports the entire universe.}
“This… giant diamond-like thing…?”
I asked dazedly, and one butterfly nodded by fluttering its wings.
The butterflies landed gently on my head and shoulders, fluttering softly… almost as if showing affection.
{We’ve been waiting for you.}
{Everything’s been in chaos since you disappeared.}
{This time, please make a contract with us.}
{Only you can do it.}
The butterflies chirped incomprehensibly.
But their conclusion was clear: they wanted me to make a contract with them.
{If you make a contract with us, you’ll be able to use our power.}
{You’ll instinctively know how to use it.}
They fluttered around my eyes as if tempting me. When I held out my hand, one butterfly landed softly on my fingertip.
Staring blankly at its shimmering opal wings, I asked cautiously,
“Why me? I’m… Gloria Einstein.”
{Precisely because you’re Gloria Einstein.}
{We chose you.}
{We need you.}
I briefly wondered whether to mention I was a reincarnator—but decided against it.
These butterflies seemed to already know everything without me saying a word.
“If I make a contract with you… will it help me protect April?”
{Of course!}
{You’ll become someone incredibly important in this world.}
{So you’ll be able to do anything and protect anything.}
{We’ll help you.}
I didn’t hesitate long. If I wanted to protect April, having power of my own would certainly help.
“…Alright. I’ll make a contract with you.”
The butterflies fluttered wildly with joy. Countless butterflies danced around me in a fantastically mesmerizing scene.
{Thank you!}
{Thank you, Gloria!}
{Gloria, I like you!}
{No, I like you more!}
“Wait, hold on…!”
Overwhelmed by butterflies swarming me, I suddenly jolted awake from the dream.
“Ugh…!”
I lay sprawled on the bed, blinking dazedly at the unfamiliar ceiling. Right—reincarnation was real, and I’d just had a bizarre dream.
“Did I really make some kind of contract or…?”
Feeling confused, I threw off the covers to get up—and noticed the spot beside me felt empty.
The rabbit was gone.
It had been sleeping soundly next to me just last night…
“Did it wake up early and leave…? That’s quite early.”
Apparently, April was a rabbit who rose with the dawn. I scratched my head and pulled the call cord.
Moments later, a maid entered the room. But the hallway outside sounded chaotic, and the maid’s expression was troubled.
I asked her curiously,
“Why’s it so noisy out there? What happened?”
“Well…”
The maid hesitated, then answered cautiously while watching my reaction.
“Miss April… has disappeared…”
Male lead says he’s pregnant — and it’s female lead’s child
Something seems a bit off about this world.
Wang Zhao thought as she watched a pregnant man walking towards her…
Intro
Female lead finds herself in a world where the men who possess the ability to bear children.
As she navigates this unfamiliar reality, she is caught off guard by the sudden appearance of her boyfriend, who reveals that he is pregnant.
Is this truly her boyfriend?
Why can’t she recall any details about their time together?
She begins to doubt whether the child her boyfriend is carrying is even hers.
Is there a hidden reason behind her amnesia, or could it be a side effect of her sudden arrival in this strange new world?
Just when it seems the protagonist’s life couldn’t become any more entangled, her ex-boyfriend makes an unexpected appearance, raising questions about the protagonist’s past.
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This thought is hillarious 🤣🤣
“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” – Arthur C. Clarke.
It kills me that she is using important spirits to grow strawberrys 🤣🤣🤣