The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 150
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Chapter 150
After leaving the Imperial Palace, I turned to look at the adjutant.
“Are there any people from Dubbled in the inspection unit?”
“Among the executors, there are those who have received support from Dubbled.”
“Tell them to keep a close eye on Linda. Give money to the Inspector General as bribes too. And recruit a few jailers as well. Not a single scratch should appear on Linda until I finish my deal with the Emperor.”
“Yes.”
Getting into the carriage, I pressed my forehead.
It was fortunate that I remembered the territory Linda had fled to with a year’s worth of budget was Suheil Territory.
Because of that, I was able to choose Marquis Schuheil as a sacrificial offering to extract Johan.
Originally, I should have re-imprisoned Marquis Nodelli, but the Nodelli House was already ruined beyond repair, and if this crime were added on top, they would face inevitable destruction.
‘If that happens, Nodelli will harbor resentment and absolutely refuse to join hands with me.’
“Did you receive permission from the Emperor for military training?”
I nodded at the adjutant’s question.
“Yes. The Emperor was tempted by the mention of finding Suwon. Though some annoying restrictions were attached.”
“What restrictions?”
“We agreed to share the training details with the Imperial Palace. And we’ll cover the costs for strengthening the Imperial Palace barriers.”
“Since our purpose was to intimidate Marche and his subordinate nobles anyway, this won’t be bad for us.”
There’s a special law in the Imperial Capital where the Imperial Palace is located.
Real sword training is possible inside mansions or family-owned barracks, but outside of those areas, only authorized guards can carry spears and swords.
However, when military training permission is granted, the entire army can carry bladed weapons within the Imperial Capital.
In other words, if I went crazy and ordered an attack on nobles, they would most likely die.
Because they wouldn’t be able to face Dubbled’s entire army with just their few authorized guards.
The opposing side couldn’t start military training either. Getting training permission is extremely difficult, and if one family already has permission, other families are prohibited from military training. It was a precaution against rebellion.
“Especially now when a young person like me holds all the power. They have no choice but to be more afraid. People think children aren’t rational.”
“That’s a relief. So what do you plan to do about Suwon? Do you really intend to hand it over to the Emperor?”
“As if.”
I looked at the adjutant and smirked, raising the corner of my mouth.
“I said I found Suwon, but I never said I’d refine it for him. Unrefined Suwon is just a useless stone, isn’t it?”
The adjutant, who had heard about the events at the mine, chuckled softly.
“The Emperor couldn’t possibly imagine that only Nymphs can refine Suwon. But this is strange.”
“What is?”
“Didn’t the Nodelli House distribute Suwon in Young Lady’s previous life? How could they have refined the stones from Eston Mine into Suwon?”
“It was probably because of Tesla.”
“The Hero, Tesla?”
“The Nymph said so. That Tesla created fake Suwon. If Nodelli and Marche found Tesla’s method for manufacturing fake Suwon, it would be possible. But here’s the thing. Why did Marche specifically plan the Suwon business with Marquis Nodelli?”
The chairman, who had been frowning and thinking deeply, suddenly raised his head.
“Don’t tell me Nodelli has a fake water source manufacturing method? How can you be so certain of that?”
“That’s why we need to check. By finding the real water source and shoving it right in front of Nodelli.”
If the fake water source manufacturing method becomes useless, Marquis Nodelli will have no choice but to open his mouth.
I repeatedly clenched and unclenched my hands.
‘Will this be enough to summon a demon?’
Since Johan’s incident broke out right after I returned and I couldn’t rest properly, I hadn’t recovered my divine power to the target level.
I gripped the hem of my skirt tightly.
My heart was anxious. Henri and Isaac were surrounded by nymphs, Johan hadn’t been released yet. I couldn’t even confirm how Father was doing on the battlefield. And Linda…
“So Linda, I want to send you to the Imperial Palace… to the Imperial Palace…”
“I’ll go. Please send me.”
“Think calmly. I’m not trying to force you. Maybe I won’t be able to bring you back—”
“It’s just a matter of waiting for Young Lady to come pick me up. Where else could there be something so easy and so exciting?”
I looked outside the window with an anxious face.
* * *
When I returned to the mansion, my aunt was there.
After Johan was arrested, my aunt had been running around in her own way to save him.
Although my aunt had received a title, since she was a branch family of Dubbled, she couldn’t participate in the grand noble council as long as Father, the family head, existed. All she could do was make contact with the leaders of the social circle.
“Leblaine.”
“Aunt. I need to go back to the mine right now.”
“What on earth are you—”
“Henri and Isaac!”
Having cut off my aunt’s words mid-sentence due to my urgency, I flinched and hunched my shoulders.
“I’m sorry. But my brothers are waiting. They’re surrounded by nymphs, so I don’t know when they might be in danger…!”
As I spoke while stamping my feet, my aunt held my shoulders and frowned.
“Calm down.”
“…”
“You have a tendency to try to move alone too much. I suspect it’s a habit from your orphan days. But Leblaine.”
“…”
“This isn’t the orphanage. You have people you can lean on.”
North and Lea, along with the retainers including Viscount Dubois, approached behind my aunt.
My aunt spoke with an unwavering voice.
“Tell us the situation. We’ll be able to help you.”
Seeing my aunt’s steady gaze, I bit my lips.
‘I’m an idiot.’
Why do I keep trying to do everything alone? Even though we may have minor quarrels internally, we are each other’s support and greatest allies.
“Eugene North.”
“Yes, Young Lady.”
“North, send the territorial army to Eston Mine immediately. The Nymphs at Eston Mine are so powerful that even Iri struggles against them. And….”
I hung the seal Father had given me around my aunt’s neck.
“Aunt, please command the Imperial Capital army together with Lea. I received permission for military training from His Imperial Majesty. Also, Viscount Dubois, please arrange for Elder Brother Johan to attend the State Council in Father’s place as soon as he’s released.”
Viscount Dubois nodded his head.
“Yes, Young Lady.”
I looked around at the Dubbled People and spoke.
“From now on, I declare a state of emergency. Until the Family Head of Dubbled returns, we will protect our world.”
“We accept the Young Lady’s command.”
When my aunt knelt first, everyone in the mansion followed and bowed down.
“We accept your command!”
I nodded and returned to my room with the butler.
While gathering the necessary items before going to meet the Nymph again, I looked back at the butler.
“Butler, while I’m gone, support my aunt… Why are you looking at me with that expression?”
The butler was smiling faintly. When I tilted my head curiously, he spoke with a voice filled with laughter.
“Do you know?”
“Know what?”
“All the people of Dubbled no longer call you Young Lady.”
“Ah….”
The title Young Lady was something very familiar to me. Even when I was no longer a baby, I was still called ‘Young Lady’ because it meant Child of Fate.
The Dubbled People all called me Young Lady. Now to them, I wasn’t just the Child of Fate, but the Family Head’s daughter.
“I didn’t dislike being called Young Lady by the Dubbled People.”
When someone called me Young Lady, it was like mockery. They would criticize that a fake was being called by an excessive title.
But the Dubbled People said it with affection.
They always called me that tenderly, as if I really were a baby.
“I know. But now Miss suits you better than Young Lady.”
“Is that so.”
“Because protecting others suits you better than being protected.”
“…Butler, you’re quite good at saying embarrassing things.”
Feeling embarrassed, I deliberately grumbled, and the butler knelt before me and kissed the back of my hand.
“Please return safely, Miss.”
“I will.”
I slung the bag packed full of items over my shoulder with a “Heave ho!” sound and smiled cheerfully as I took out the teleportation magic.
Rip.
When I opened my eyes to the sound of the card tearing, I was back at Eston Mine.
“Little One!”
“Leblaine.”
“A, Adventurer.”
I walked boldly toward the Old Nymph.
“Let’s make a deal. I’ll summon your master for you. In return, you give me Suwon.”
“We, we don’t trade our tribe’s sa, sacred tears!”
The Nymphs shouted indignantly.
“Second Adventurer same as bad Adventurer!”
“Not follow God’s revelation. Prioritize greed. Garbage!”
“Garbage!”
The Old Nymph’s eyes rippled black.
“Corrupt Adventurer, not God’s servant. Human not God’s servant, we not send back!”
Kaaak─!!
When the Old Nymph bared his sharp teeth, I stood on my tiptoes and grabbed him by the collar. Instantly dragged toward me and half-bent at the waist, his eyes widened in shock.
“Right. I’m bad. I’m corrupt. And I’m very good at threatening with lives too.”
“Our tribe, strong. Much more than Adventurer thinks. Adventurer cannot kill our tribe!”
Releasing the Old Nymph’s collar, I aimed the dagger I’d brought at my waist.
At my own neck.
“If you don’t hand over the Water Source, I’ll die right here!”
“…!”
The Old Nymph was flustered.
“A, Adventurer, are you stupid?”
The other Nymphs also panicked at the bizarre sight of someone threatening with their own life.
“If I die like this, who will summon your master? It’s been a thousand years since an Adventurer appeared after Tesla. It might take even longer for a third Adventurer to appear.”
Of course, I had no intention of dying whatsoever. But it would work on the Nymphs.
The Old Nymph flinched.
I smiled wickedly and added.
“But if you give me the Water Source, not only will I summon your master─”
I turned over the bag I’d brought and spilled its contents with a clatter as I spoke.
“─I’ll give you peanuts!”
Henri, Isaac, Zachary, and Seto looked at me with dumbfounded expressions.
“No matter how hopeless and stupid they are, there’s no way they’d be tempted by peanuts. Kid, put the sword down first. What if you cut yourself? Point it at Elder Brother instead!”
“Leblaine, first─”
But that’s when it happened.
The Old Nymph’s eyes widened.
“Pe, peanuts!”
“Peanuts!”
“It’s peanuts!”
The Nymphs swarmed over. The Young Nymphs were especially fast.
“That’s not all. I can give you something even better.”
Seeing the Old Nymph’s shocked expression as he clutched peanuts in both hands, I declared arrogantly.
“I also have almonds.”
“…!”
The Nymphs stirred greatly.
Isaac shook his head saying “They really were hopeless idiots,” while Henri let out a hollow laugh, finding all their previous struggles absurd.
‘They must be incredibly starved.’
Even the Young Nymphs alone eat enormous amounts. But Eston Mine had damaged the Mountain so severely through excavation that there was nothing left to eat. The fact that not a single wild animal could be seen was proof of this.
It was good that I brought plenty of peanuts just in case.
The Old Nymph looked at me with trembling eyes and swallowed his dry saliva.
“We, we must see Master first.”
I nodded at his words.
Then I gripped the Chalcedony that the Nymphs had given me. I gently infused it with Divine Power.
At that moment.
KRAAAAAAANG─!!
With a tremendous roar, the mine shook violently. Along with it, I felt an incredible headache.
‘This is bad. I don’t have enough Divine Power…!’
Just as I panicked and tried to cut off the Divine Power supply.
[Revelator.]
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