The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 194

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Chapter 194

The beginning of the incident that led to Taylor being imprisoned in the Dubbled underground prison was the Previous Duke Dubbled.

After being forcibly pushed out from the position of family head by Father, he colluded with the shrine and plotted a military coup while Father was away. In that process, Mother passed away and I disappeared.

Father never forgave the previous duke, and ruthlessly pursued even those who followed him, which is how Taylor Dubbled became entangled in it all.

As the investigation proceeded, the cruel incidents that Taylor had committed as the previous duke’s hunting dog were revealed.

Human experimentation, poisoning brothers who coveted the previous duke’s power, secretly manipulating the families of retainers who opposed the previous duke by poisoning them.

Viscount Dubois, who was the investigator at the time, reportedly couldn’t sleep for days after seeing the evidence of Taylor’s evil deeds.

If it had been anyone else, they would have been immediately sent to the Imperial Capital and faced unavoidable execution, but no one could deny that Taylor was an outstanding talent.

‘It’s the same reason the Emperor couldn’t execute Veronica, who nearly blew up an entire province.’

Though he was a criminal whose sins couldn’t be covered, Taylor, who was a genius of the century, ended up imprisoned in Dubbled’s underground prison.

And he was released because of my haro flower allergy…

‘It wasn’t like this in my previous life.’

In my first life, the reason he was released was because of Mina.

Mina’s poisoning incident, where I was framed as the culprit.

My brothers, who loved Mina like their own younger sister, released Taylor for the sake of that child who was dying from poison.

And so Taylor’s name came back into the world.

Along with the term “Taylor Dubbled’s Black Notebook.”

So what was this Black Notebook?

It was a notebook where Taylor, already one of history’s greatest geniuses, recorded medical knowledge gained through human experimentation, which was illegal in the Empire.

The reason I was able to create the youth potion was because there was a medical student in my first life who made it, and that medical student reportedly developed the youth potion after accidentally glimpsing Taylor’s black notebook.

According to enthusiasts, it was such a special notebook that it contained medical knowledge advanced by about 100 years.

‘That’s exactly what I need to find.’

Seeing how Taylor treated my haro flower allergy, that notebook surely contains the cure.

“He had the black notebook in the afternoon. But he didn’t take it with him when he went into the room. He must have left it somewhere around here. Let’s find it!”

My brothers and I stealthily searched the inn.

But no matter how much we searched, we couldn’t see where the notebook we had seen in the afternoon was.

Desk drawer, nothing.

Cabinet, nothing.

Bookshelf, nothing.

Isaac frowned and grumbled.

“Where the hell did that crazy bastard put it? Little one, are you sure he didn’t take it to his room?”

“Yeah.”

“Then where is it?”

“That’s what I’m saying… It’s strange. He definitely had it until I went to the kitchen to get the soup pot.”

“What?! He even made you go get the soup pot?!”

“Shh! Shhh—!”

I quickly covered Isaac’s mouth with both hands. But Isaac struggled, so I looked at Henri as if asking him to stop Isaac.

“Henri?”

“Leblaine, is that pot you brought over there?”

When I turned my head, I saw a large red pot on the table. And underneath it…

“This is crazy!”

I jumped up and quickly pushed the pot away, then picked up the notebook that had been trapped underneath.

It was the black notebook that Taylor had been scribbling in all day today.

I dusted off the leather cover that had been slightly warped from the heat of the pot and hugged it preciously.

“There, there, you’ve been through a lot.”

As I rubbed my cheek against the notebook and murmured gently, Isaac chuckled.

“You seem more gentle with the notebook than with people?”

“This is as precious as a diamond mine. People aren’t diamond mines.”

“Then what about me?”

“…”

When I subtly avoided his gaze, Isaac growled “Don’t tell me, Little One, you…!” so I quietly hid behind Henri while preciously holding the black notebook.

“Little One, won’t you come here?!”

“Stop it.”

While Isaac tried to catch me and Henri blocked him, I carefully opened the notebook.

Isaac grumbled as he spoke.

“Tch, if I had known this would happen, I should have tied up that crazy bastard and beaten him up to steal the notebook.”

“Tying him up and beating him can be done later. Leblaine, is there anything about Haro flower allergies?”

“…”

“Leblaine?”

Henri furrowed his brow as he looked at me, who had already frozen.

“What’s wrong?”

Henri and Isaac approached and looked at the part I was reading.

[8/21 Afternoon.

Benedict Isrobing / Burns beginning to show pus. Beyond the level treatable with Elsa tree.

Shearmos 3g, Kalad 12ml, Elsa tree root powder 4g…]

“If it’s Benedict, that’s the same name as the red-spotted man Little One saw in the past.”

“It’s not just the same name.”

At Henri’s words, Isaac frowned.

“How does Elder Brother know that?”

“Dark Bird is investigating his background. We’ve found out that he’s the second son of the Isrobing Viscount House that was destroyed 20 years ago.”

With a thud, I closed the notebook loudly and went up the stairs.

“Where are you going? Hey, Little One!”

“Leblaine.”

My brothers called me from the bottom of the stairs, but I silently walked toward Taylor’s room on the second floor.

And then, bang─!!

I kicked his door open.

Taylor, who had been leaning against the old bed headboard, looked at me. More precisely, at the notebook in my hand.

“Too bad. There’s nothing about Haro flower allergies in there.”

He smiled brightly and continued speaking.

“Tomorrow I want to eat stew from dawn. With chicken in it─”

I swiftly grabbed him by the collar. Taylor seemed to think I would behave meekly if the notebook didn’t contain a cure for Haro flower allergies, as his eyes were unusually wide.

“From now on, I’ll be asking the questions.”

“Do you not care if the Grand Lady dies like this?”

“I don’t care. You’ll be the Grand Lady’s companion in death anyway.”

As I finished speaking, an activation seal appeared on Henri’s hand as he entered through the open door, and sharp aura was rippling from Isaac’s entire body as he gripped his sword.

Just then, lights came on outside the window and Dubbled’s coachman and wolves were dismounting from their horses.

Taylor glanced sideways to assess the situation and lightly raised both hands.

“I surrender. I don’t want to die just yet.”

I released Taylor’s collar from my grip and stared at him intently.

* * *

We siblings and Taylor sat facing each other and began talking. Wolves surrounded the area, and Dubbled’s employees closed the windows and door respectively.

“When did you first meet Benedict?”

“Ten years ago. Through the Previous Duke’s introduction.”

“When did you reunite with him?”

“After I settled in this inn at the territorial castle. Somehow he found out and came looking for me to treat his burns.”

I bit down hard on the soft flesh inside my mouth.

The red-spotted man we had been searching for had been operating right under our family’s nose.

Isaac shouted with a fierce expression.

“Don’t talk nonsense! How could a shrine bastard enter the territory!”

“Well. That’s something you’ll have to figure out, isn’t it?”

At Taylor’s words, Isaac scowled and slammed his palm on the table with a bang! Henri, who had been sitting quietly with his arms crossed, called out “Isaac” in a low voice.

“Sit down.”

“But…!”

“It means there’s a traitor in the family.”

Isaac’s face hardened.

I kept my eyes tightly shut and tapped the table with a thud, thud.

“The fact that Benedict risked danger to come here means ordinary doctors or priests can’t treat him. If he needs continued treatment, Taylor, you should be able to call him out, right?”

Taylor neither confirmed nor denied it, just shrugged his shoulders.

“Call him out.”

“Before that, I need to hear why you’re looking for him.”

I slowly opened my eyes and looked at Taylor, who was smiling in circles.

“I think you’re mistaken.”

“What?”

“I’m not making a request right now. I’m giving you an order.”

Seeing my gaze, Taylor chuckled softly.

“This is really interesting.”

“….”

“An adopted kid having the exact same eyes as Theodore.”

Taylor fiddled with his cigarette case while raising his eyebrows slightly.

“What are you?”

His gaze darkened.

“That’s not the expression of a nine-year-old. Who are you? Why are you looking for Benedict? As if─”

“As if you know the truth about ?”

“….”

“You know what. The Grand Lady’s affairs aren’t that important to me anymore. Do you understand what that means?”

“….”

“It means I’m the one with the upper hand now.”

I snatched Taylor’s cigarette away and continued speaking.

“Let’s resolve this nicely. I know what people like you hate most.”

“What kind of person am I supposed to be?”

“You don’t want to die, but you wouldn’t particularly mind dying either. Fun is more important than death, right? So then. Viscount Dubois─!”

I called for Viscount Dubois, whom I had brought through the long-distance teleportation circle before starting my conversation with Taylor.

“Yes, Little One.”

“If I lock Taylor Dubbled back in the underground prison right now, how long would he have to stay there?”

“If you wish, he could die in there. Or─”

Viscount Dubois looked at Taylor with a cold expression.

“─we could keep him alive even after everyone who knows this man has received heaven’s calling.”

When the nephew of the great mage Veronica made this declaration, Taylor’s expression changed.

His languid smile disappeared, revealing his ice-cold true nature.

In contrast, I smiled brightly.

“You hate it most, don’t you. A life without using your brain.”

“….”

“That’s why you showed me kindness when we first met, right? Because I’m the reason Father released you.”

“…What do I need to do?”

With my elbows on the table and fingers interlaced, I spoke with a bright smile.

“First, bring Benedict before me. Second, go up to the Imperial Capital today and heal the Grand Lady. And third.”

“….”

“Milk.”

“What?”

“Milk.”

Taylor frowned briefly, then understood my meaning and ground his teeth.

He answered through gritted teeth, “Mi… lk,” then got up and headed toward the kitchen.

“Next, we need to chop wood. We have to do it quickly. We need to depart for the Imperial Capital at dawn.”

When Taylor’s back flinched as he was heading to the kitchen, the brothers smiled like demons.

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