The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 184

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Chapter 184

Life gradually drained from Paul’s face. Shrinking like a mummy, he coughed up blood and collapsed at Lisette’s feet.

“You… witch.”

“Yes. I am a witch.”

“Ahh…”

“See you in Hell.”

Paul, dried up like tree bark, eventually turned to dust and scattered in the wind.

Benedict’s appearance after being caught in the explosion of Divine Power was horrific.

With one side of his face completely disfigured, he couldn’t even hold his Sword and crawled on the ground like a bug, clutching his trembling hands.

Lisette slowly collapsed.

“Madam…!”

“Lisette!”

Lea and Cecilia ran toward her.

“Ah, ahh…! Madam, please…!”

Lea embraced the collapsing Lisette.

“So it’s you two. The thug sisters who block my subjects’ path and collect tolls.”

“Come with me. One has skillful hands, and the other is good with her Fist, so there’ll be work for you at the Imperial Palace.”

“See? Bringing you two was the second best thing I’ve done since being born into this World. The first best thing? Obviously giving birth to my precious children who wouldn’t hurt even if I put them in my eyes. What about meeting Theo? Well… that would be about the thirty-second best thing I’ve done.”

“Please come to your senses, Madam. The Mage is dead, so the Barrier will disappear. My lord will return.”

“Lea…”

“Ma, Madam…! Cecilia, you go get a Doctor…!”

Lisette grasped the sobbing Lea’s hand.

“Promise me… that you’ll… protect Revel… Baby Bird.”

“I promise. I promise! So please…!”

“In my place… comb That Child’s hair…”

“…”

“Sing to her… until she falls asleep… hold her hand… when she stumbles… and always… always be by her side when she needs you.”

“…”

“Become… That Child’s… Mother.”

Lea and Cecilia answered urgently.

“I promise, I will promise.”

“I will become a lifelong servant and serve loyally. So that all your wishes come true.”

At that moment, light spread from inside Lisette’s collar, and tattoo-like chains appeared on Cecilia and Lea.

“Cough!”

Blood spurted out with a gush, thoroughly soaking Lisette’s collar.

Her hand fell to the ground with a thud, and peace returned to her face that had been twisted in pain.

Lea screamed as if in agony.

“Madam! Cecilia, quickly…!”

Cecilia, her face completely wet, placed her hand over Lisette’s and shook her head lightly.

“It’s too late…”

Lisette’s hand that had fallen to the floor touched the fingertips of the loyal maid who had collapsed after being struck by the sword.

Reina’s eyes grew dim.

She was the sun, the light, life itself. A life like a gutter rat, born lowly with more days of starvation than eating, had found meaning upon meeting her.

How could such burning loyalty be any less than love?

I respected and loved you with all my heart. My every day was you. I… Madam, I…

Slowly, her eyes closed.

“Sister?”

“Lady Reina…”

“Sister!”

Lea, embracing the two corpses, wept bitterly.

How can this be? If there is a God, how could he take these people away from us?

For Lea, Lisette was her destination, and Reina was her life’s milestone. With these two people, she could never stray from her path.

How am I supposed to live without you?

Life had lost its purpose.

‘I… I… would rather be with you both…’

That’s when it happened.

The pendant hanging around Lisette’s neck flashed with light.

“Nyea!”

From somewhere, a cheerful child’s voice could be heard.

“Please… become that child’s… mother.”

Lea’s eyes, which had darkened, regained their light.

“Young Lady…”

She had to find the child. She had to find Lady Lisette’s daughter, her little master.

It was when Lea and Cecilia’s eyes met. They heard movement behind them.

Dragging his robe hem on the wet ground, The Man with a pale face revealed himself.

When he waved his hand in mid-air, black smoke covered the mountain. The smoke soon condensed into a rippling wall that surrounded Lea and Cecilia.

Lea and Cecilia took deep breaths.

“You are…!”

But that was the end.

The surroundings went dark and the two collapsed around the corpses, losing consciousness.

The Man who had lifted Lisette’s corpse spoke in a monotone voice.

“We’ve erased the witnesses’ memories and found Etoile and the criminal.”

[I’ll make sure your father and friend are returned safely.]

And the communication was cut off.

The man stood there blankly for a while, looking at the fallen ones, then squeezed his eyes shut.

Just as he was about to turn away.

Thud!

Cecilia’s hand grabbed the man’s ankle.

“Are you the temple’s lackey?”

“….”

“Fall… to hell.”

But that was the end. Cecilia closed her eyes.

The last embers died out in the tears that flowed from Lea and Cecilia.

The man who had been standing there blankly looking at her smiled bitterly.

“Yes. I will fall to hell.”

So I beg of you.

‘Whale, please you at least…’

This was a story that would be both the prologue and epilogue of everything.

Light appeared in the darkness.

Long ago, young Lisette who had come to find the young thug sisters who blocked the road and stole tolls reached out her hand to Reina.

Clasping both hands tightly together, they ran toward the light.

As they went toward the light, they gradually became younger until they finally became children.

‘Ah, it was such a good life. We lived so earnestly.’

‘Now I’m sick of living earnestly.’

‘Let’s go. To eternal rest.’

Clear laughter scattered into the darkness.

It was the story of precious ones the child had to lose before standing at the starting line.

* * *

When Adrian came down to the mountain entrance and set me down, an explosion was heard from behind us.

The earthy scent settled by the rainfall rushed into my nostrils, and the mountain trembled faintly.

People are strange. Even without seeing or hearing, I could tell. That I would never see Mother again.

“Leblaine.”

I heard Mother’s voice from somewhere.

I bit my lips tightly.

“Leblaine….”

Even though I tried to hold back, tears kept coming, so I tensed my shoulders and mumbled.

“I’m fine.”

“….”

“When I lay on the altar in place of Mina, when I was brutally beaten by Duke Valois, when I starved for three days – I was fine.”

“….”

Even though Adrian wouldn’t understand what my words meant, I muttered as if repeating to myself.

“If I endure, good things will happen. It was always like that. So….”

A warm touch reached my back.

Adrian, who had embraced me, spoke in a very low voice.

“You don’t have to endure.”

“….”

“It’s okay not to, Leblaine.”

“Ugh….”

The tears I had tried to hold back burst forth like a dam breaking. Continuously, endlessly.

The young me was held in my arms, crying helplessly without knowing anything.

How much time had passed?

Adrian turned me around and wiped the corners of my eyes.

I sniffled and pressed my eyes firmly with my palms.

“Let’s go.”

“Will you be okay?”

“Yeah.”

If we didn’t hurry, reinforcements from the temple might come rushing in.

Moreover, since the young me had just been born, if we delayed any longer, it might become irreversible.

We left the mountain and came down to the civilian houses.

Even though the sun had completely set, people had come out of their gates and were murmuring.

When I turned my head toward the direction they were looking, Dubbled’s war horses were running swiftly.

Seeing the person running at the very front, I gripped the blanket tightly.

‘Father.’

As I stared at him with trembling eyes, Adrian spoke to me.

“If you entrust the child to Duke Dubbled now, you won’t have to experience the same things as before.”

“….”

“You went through very painful things, didn’t you.”

I, who had been staring endlessly at Father, slowly turned my back.

“Leblai─”

“If I return now, Dubbled will have to suffer turmoil once again. If they know I’m in Dubbled, the temple will attack once more.”

“….”

“If we engage in full-scale war now, Dubbled will be the one to lose.”

Dubbled would grow into a powerful family rivaling Marshu four years from now.

Moreover, since it hadn’t been long since Father became the family head, the internal situation would be chaotic, so Dubbled would never be able to defeat the temple.

“Father will move desperately to protect me even knowing it’s a certain defeat.”

“….”

“So you can’t go. So that Father can’t find you, I’ll leave you at an orphanage far from here… Ah.”

I smiled bitterly at the thought that suddenly occurred to me.

‘It was me.’

I was the one who left my younger self at the orphanage.

I moved my feet, and Adrian followed me.

We asked a coachman transporting goods for a trading company and hitched a ride on his carriage.

After riding for several hours straight, we arrived at the city of Quanteum.

Getting out of the cargo hold, we headed to the Sevilland National Orphanage.

A place far from Dubbled Territory, run by the state, so even the Temple couldn’t easily interfere.

The child squirmed and whimpered softly.

“Adrian, please.”

“Are you really sure about this?”

“Yes.”

Adrian placed his hand on the child’s forehead. A warm light flickered around my younger self’s forehead.

Soon a crest identical to Adrian’s activation seal was carved into her forehead, and the child fell into sleep magic.

I sealed my younger self’s power. So that even if the Temple found her, they wouldn’t know this child was me.

After carefully tucking the silver coins I received from Paul inside the blanket, I pressed my forehead against the child’s and whispered.

“It will be very difficult.”

You’ll be abandoned by those you believed were family, become an impurity in the household and suffer abuse, become a beggar struggling just to eat day by day.

You might even come to resent yourself.

But, Little One.

You’ll grow into a brave child who finds small happiness even in misfortune.

Become a strong child like Mother, one who never gives up on herself.

And you’ll meet your family.

‘You’ll be happy.’

With trembling hands, I grasped the paper and pen I had gotten from the coachman.

[Leblaine. Born February 29th.]

And so I walked into fate.

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