The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 188

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Chapter 188

A few days later.

I frowned as I checked the books in the library.

“This is all there is about demons?”

The butler bowed his head slightly.

“That’s correct.”

“That’s ridiculous. Isn’t the Empire the kind of country that would write hundreds of volumes densely packed with methods for catching minnows? For each demon, there should be theory, practice, and if not advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels, this is too much. I searched through all of Dubbled’s libraries and archives, and there are only three measly books. Three books.”

“Before being a nation of scholars, it’s a country that has adopted Neriad as the state religion. All impure books were found and burned over a hundred years before you were born, Little One.”

When I groaned, the butler shrugged.

“We should be grateful that even three books exist.”

“But they don’t seem helpful at all. The title of this book is even 【Humans, Embrace Paimon’s Passion】. It’s a self-help book.”

Are you kidding me?

I placed my hands on my hips with an incredulous expression.

‘Didn’t Paimon make some human write this?’

Just then, a bright voice came from the communication stone placed on one side of the table.

[I found it!]

I widened my eyes and quickly rushed to the communication stone.

“Seria, you found it?”

[Only one book, but there’s a book called 【Demon of Time】. As expected of Valois Library.]

I raised my arms high and shouted “Hooray!”

Father had made a deal with the Emperor, and Valois Territory came under Dubbled’s control. Thanks to that, I could also access Valois Library, which was called the information repository of the human world.

‘It’s fortunate that the Duke Valois Family is trash.’

Though they spoke of honor, they were actually a family that committed crimes without hesitation, so they kept books related to demons without turning them over to the shrine.

I giggled and nodded.

“Good, good. Bring everything.”

[There are also sailing ship blueprints and orichalcon sword crafting methods. Should I bring those too?]

“Of course.”

[Really, the Duke Valois Family is…]

“Yes, long live the Duke Valois Family!”

When I shouted ecstatically, Seria, the butler, and Zachary chuckled.

Only Trigon was shaking his head disapprovingly.

“The fact that Little One is far from morality was indeed a congenital problem. How fortunate that is.”

Recently, I had told my close associates who knew my identity about going to see the past.

Seria felt heartbroken about the misfortune that happened to me, and Trigon and Zachary couldn’t even offer comfort. And the butler…

“That’s a wound of the heart, yet you casually touch it…”

When I spoke in a wistful voice, Trigon, who was moving books, flinched.

“Yes?”

“I think so, Trigon. Physical wounds take years to completely heal, and sometimes they might never disappear. How much more so for invisible wounds of the heart…”

“Yes? Oh, no, that’s not what I meant. I mean, it was a jo-joke…!”

“Trigon, people have fragile parts that can’t accept jokes as jokes… When they hear such things, how much their hearts must ache…”

I looked at the Captain with wistful eyes.

“Captain.”

Then both the Captain and Trigon’s eyes widened simultaneously. I nodded and continued speaking.

“An old man’s heart is fragile. The Captain’s heart aches greatly for not being able to protect me. Ah, if only I, who was the Previous Duke’s aide, had properly looked after him, such misfortune wouldn’t have befallen this cute and lovely young lady…!”

I said this while squinting and glancing at the Captain.

The Captain burst into an incredulous laugh.

Trigon and Zachary, who were with us, realized I was deliberately acting cute to cheer up the Captain and grinned.

“I see. I momentarily forgot that an old man’s heart is fragile. Duke Nuanok, I humbly offer my apologies.”

The Captain frowned.

“How noisy. Who’s a cute and lovely young lady? Just who.”

The Captain shook his head and handed me three demon-related books with a thud.

“Anyway, I can’t have idle thoughts when I’m around you, Little One.”

“If you feel sorry, I hope you’ll repay me with passionate overwork rather than useless self-blame.”

“Just how much do you intend to work this old man?”

“We need to bring Adrian back. Come now, organize and bring everything as soon as Seria brings the books.”

When I spoke cheekily, everyone burst into laughter.

Just as things were settling down, we heard someone running down the corridor.

“Little One!”

It was Hans, Duke, and Seto.

There was only one reason for them to come all the way to the mansion.

‘The Temple.’

I had deployed them as errand boys to monitor the Temple’s movements.

“What’s the matter?”

“It seems a revelation has come down!”

“A revelation?”

Was there supposed to be a revelation at this time?

I thought carefully, but there had never been a revelation around this period.

“Are you certain?”

“A few days ago, His Holiness the Pope and the Cardinals secretly visited the Temple. The area around the Sacred Lake was sealed off, and Philip from the blacksmith shop saw the Pope entering there.”

“The Sacred Lake is indeed where revelations come down…”

Hans answered with an extremely excited face.

“And, and! All the Divine Language interpreters are nowhere to be seen. They must be gathered at the Sacred Lake interpreting, right? Right?”

The Captain, Trigon, and I exchanged glances.

“The circumstances are clear. Well done, kids.”

Hans, Duke, and Seto covered their flushed cheeks and muttered, “We did it…”

I nodded and asked them.

“You did very well. But by any chance, could you write down the revelation and bring it to me?”

While it would take the priests several months to interpret the Divine Language, I had thoroughly learned it in my first life.

If they could just write down the revelation and bring it to me, I could monopolize the information first.

Hans shook his head with a dark expression.

“We’re not priests, so we can’t enter places where the Sacred Sign is present…”

“I figured as much.”

“I’m sorry…”

“No, just finding this out is excellent.”

I handed each of the excellent little undercover investigators a gold coin.

The children, holding gold coins for the first time in their lives, trembled.

“From now on, if anything happens, report it to me immediately.”

“Yes…!”

“Yeah!”

“Not ‘yeah.’ You should say ‘yes’ to the Young Lady, Seto.”

The children saluted in unison and disappeared.

“A revelation, what could it be?”

The captain looked at me with a stern expression.

“Who knows.”

“Not announcing that a revelation has come down. Hasn’t this never happened before? It doesn’t seem like it will be good for us.”

“It doesn’t matter.”

I answered while looking at the shrine’s spire visible outside the window.

“Because we’ll make it into something good for us.”

“…Excuse me?”

“I will never again just sit back and take it. Let’s move too.”

I swore after returning from the past. That I would never let the shrine take anything from me again.

‘Even if I have to use every scheme possible.’

I wore a villainous smile for the first time in a while.

* * *

Imperial Palace tea party.

In this place where the selection candidates gathered, Cecilia was isolated.

For humiliating Lady Amboise, whom the Empress Dowager who was in charge of the selection was backing, the Empress Dowager held a grudge against Cecilia.

Javelin had served as a shield for her, but that rather had the opposite effect.

When Javelin Arieju, the most popular person in the Imperial Capital, protected Cecilia as her sponsor, the candidates who had been her followers gathered together and began to slander Cecilia.

They were careful in front of Javelin, but on days like today when she was detained by Empress Yvonne, Cecilia couldn’t avoid hardship.

At this tea party too, no one approached Cecilia to talk.

“You were Dubbled’s Knight, weren’t you?”

Someone spoke to Cecilia. Cecilia put down her teacup and answered.

“That’s correct.”

“It seems like you and His Excellency weren’t just in a master-servant relationship.”

“…What are you trying to say?”

“Well, you see. Does it even make sense to recommend a woman who was merely a knight as a selection candidate?”

“Hey!”

“Oh my, why are you getting angry? I’m asking out of curiosity. Just curiosity. If you have nothing to hide, is there any need to get upset?”

The selection candidate widened her eyes and shrugged her shoulders. Cecilia bit her lips tightly.

“Please watch your words. Between His Excellency and me, there exists only loyalty and trust.”

“Of course that must be so. But ignorant gossipmongers always wag their tongues so easily.”

The candidate who was gently fanning herself narrowed her eyes.

“People find it strange how favorably the Youngest Young Lady treats Miss Cecilia. Especially since Miss Cecilia left Dubbled Territory exactly 9 years ago…”

As she drew out her words suggestively, Cecilia’s expression darkened.

“I told you to watch your words.”

“Of course we don’t believe it. The reason His Excellency cherishes the adopted Youngest Young Lady so much is actually because she’s his illegitimate child by blood, and that Miss Cecilia gave birth to the Youngest Young Lady. What kind of ridiculous talk is this?”

Cecilia gripped her gloves tightly. She was ready to throw them to challenge a duel if necessary, but they weren’t visible because of the table.

“The problem would be Miss Cecilia’s conduct, wouldn’t it? How did you behave for such rumors to…”

That was when it happened.

“Lady Leblaine of House Dubbled enters.”

With the attendant’s voice, the grand doors opened, and Leblaine, dressed in a red dress, strode boldly across the party venue.

And then.

“Kyaak─!”

She poured tea water over the candidate’s head.

The candidate became like a wet mouse, trembling all over.

“Wh-what, what is this─!”

“I kept listening from outside and you were spouting all kinds of nonsense.”

“What, what did you say?!”

The man who was the candidate’s relative, who had been sneering at Cecilia, came rushing over hastily.

“What is the meaning of this! Annamelisa, are you alright? Huh? Good heavens, what a state…”

“The reckless babbling wasn’t just the Young Lady’s idea alone, Lord.”

“Wh-what do you mean…”

“Dubbled gives only one warning. If you want to protect what little property you have and put food on the table, think properly. Is such foolishness of spouting nonsense when you borrowed so much money from Dubbled a family tradition?”

As the man and candidate flinched, Leblaine continued.

“Let me be clear.”

As the candidate’s face turned bright red, Leblaine’s eyes narrowed.

“If you lay a hand on this person, I’ll go crazy.”

The hall instantly froze.

At the intimidating presence unbefitting a child and the cold gaze, several candidates and sponsors gasped and covered their mouths.

That intimidating presence was exactly like Javelin’s, and the cold gaze was like Theodore’s spitting image.

Leblaine extended her hand to Cecilia.

Like a scene from a romance novel.

“Let’s go.”

Cecilia shyly took the small child’s hand with her reddened face.

“Yes….”

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