The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 206

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Chapter 206

Morning.

I woke up from sleep and got up from the bed, rubbing my sleepy eyes.

“Did you sleep well, Miss?”

“Hello.”

When I waved my hand, the Three Maids busily brought combs, washing water, and clothes.

I washed my face in the washing water Dahlia brought out, put on the clothes Yuni brought out, and sat obediently in the chair to receive Linda’s brushing.

Laura, Linda’s cousin and Younger Sister, kept glancing at her Sister who was combing my hair.

Dahlia and Yuni were also unusually quiet today.

I fidgeted with my hands and sneakily looked at Linda through the mirror.

Previously, to protect Johan who was pointed out as a suspect in the noble attack incident, I used Linda, who had a grudge against Marquis Schuheil, to expose the marquis.

The Territory where Linda fled with a year’s worth of Budget was Marquis Suheil’s Territory, and though I don’t know the exact circumstances, considering that Linda, the most rational among my Maids, committed such an enormous act, the grudge must be quite deep.

“Linda, um… Marquis Schuheil is…”

When I spoke in a dejected voice, Linda nonchalantly showed me the Ribbons she held in both hands.

“What color would you like today? Purple? Pink? I recommend purple.”

Kind Linda deliberately spoke in a cheerful voice so I wouldn’t worry about Marquis Schuheil’s matter.

“…I like purple too.”

“An excellent choice.”

Linda, who tied the Ribbon with skilled hands, put down the comb.

Then she rubbed her face against the back of my hand and spoke in a voice full of affection as always.

“You’re cute today too. Ah, hands like maple leaves…”

“…”

When I drooped my eyebrows, she laughed “Ufufufu” and rubbed around my eyes with her knuckles.

“I’m fine.”

“…”

“You wouldn’t know how much comfort it gives me just to have been in Miss’s thoughts for a moment.”

“…”

She playfully poked my cheek and continued speaking.

“With my Power alone, I wouldn’t have been able to harm even a single Hair of Marquis Schuheil anyway. Just the fact that he’s being severely tortured and suffering as if he’s dying is already a great favor Miss has bestowed upon me.”

“Linda…”

“If you have any sorry feelings toward me, then today, tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow… be happy forever. That’s the greatest joy for us.”

Yuni and Dahlia also looked at me and smiled broadly.

‘Ah, how lucky of a person am I.’

I tightly hugged Linda’s neck and rubbed my face against her cheek. When Linda moaned “Haahng…”, Yuni and Dahlia shouted “Me too! Me too!”

‘All the bad luck I’ve had until now must have been so I could meet these people.’

“I will. It’s a secret, but I like Linda, Dahlia, and Yuni the most!”

When I said the words I had once secretly whispered to them, the maids giggled.

The maids adjusted my outfit and cheerfully saw me off, saying “Work hard today too!”

I took Laura’s hand and stepped out of the room.

Then I looked around carefully and whispered to Laura.

“Why does Linda hate Marquis Schuheil?”

“That’s…”

“No matter how I think about it, it’s strange. If Linda stole money worth a year’s budget, the Schuheil Marquis House should have done something, right? Even if Linda is in Dubbled Territory. But the fact that she hasn’t been caught until now means there’s something behind it, right?”

After my aunt brought the Three Maids to the Imperial Capital, it would have been easy to make contact.

It’s also strange that they didn’t try anything against Linda after the false accusation.

Laura smiled bitterly.

“They stole from her first. Something so precious that they can’t take revenge on Sister over a few coins.”

“Something precious?”

“…Sister said she received great comfort thanks to you, Little One. By raising you, she could do the things she couldn’t do for That Child.”

“…!”

“That’s all I can tell you…”

Laura said “Oh, I left the laundry behind!” and hurried down to the first floor.

I covered my mouth and looked back at My Room where Linda was.

“The Marquis and his wife cherish their only son terribly. After marriage, they couldn’t have children for so long, and he was the son they finally had. How desperate must they have been for the Marchioness to stay in that distant Border Region and pray to God until she gave birth.”

I recalled the doctor’s words.

‘Then Edgar Suheil is…’

Good heavens. What is this…

As I shook my head, Cheolsu’s voice came from Etoile.

[This is like a soap opera! Love and war!]

‘Be quiet.’

I shoved Etoile into my pocket and thought.

‘Then there’s something I can do for Linda, isn’t there?’

As I folded my arms and went downstairs, North, who was just entering the Central Courtyard, called out “Little One!”

“Good morning.”

“Yeah!”

“Perfect timing. A letter has arrived from Lady Veronica in Valois Territory. She says the boat modifications are complete.”

Truly the genius mage of the century!

With Veronica taking charge, the boat modifications that would have taken three or four months were finished in an instant.

“Excellent!”

“We’ll inform the Grand Lady soon. And there’s a message from Lady Javelin at the Imperial Palace. The final selection test will be held within a few days.”

The timing is perfect.

I nodded and extended my hand to North.

“I’ll deliver Veronica’s report to Father.”

“Yes.”

Since he obediently handed over the report, I hummed a tune while skipping toward Father’s office.

When I entered the office, Father, who had been with my three older brothers, quickly lifted me up and sat me down beside him.

“This is Veronica’s report. And the final selection at the Imperial Palace will begin soon.”

Isaac, who had been resting his chin on his hand, chuckled.

“When did you become a delivery person?”

“Starting today!”

He smiled mischievously and lightly grabbed and shook my nose.

“Where can you find such a tiny delivery person?”

Henri smacked the back of his hand with a thwack.

“Touch her again if you want to die. Leblaine, did you sleep well?”

“Yeah.”

I rubbed my nose and pouted my lips at Isaac, and after being hit by Henri and then Johan, Isaac clicked his tongue.

“I was just playing around.”

Johan coldly warned, “If the other person doesn’t like it, it’s not playing around.”

“But I didn’t really mind!”

Then Isaac made a triumphant expression.

“See, that’s what I’m saying.”

I looked at Isaac with a scheming expression.

“So, can I ask you for a favor?”

“…A favor?”

His eyes widened as he smiled and said.

“Sure. Anything.”

“You promised, right? You said you’d grant me anything.”

“Yes, I stake the family’s honor on it.”

“Then invite Prince Suheil. You two are friends, right?”

“What?!”

Isaac shouted loudly, Henri paused while handing me fruit, and Father and Johan stared at me with wide eyes.

Isaac’s eyes bulged as he gripped the edges of the sofa table with both hands.

“Why that bastard!”

“Because I want to see him.”

Linda wants to see her son.

I got up from the sofa and waved my hands saying, “Then I’m counting on you.”

As I left Father’s office, for some reason my back felt prickly.

* * *

A cold wind swept through the office after Leblaine left.

The Duke, who had been pressing his large hand against his forehead, looked around at the people in the office with a chilly expression.

“What’s going on.”

“….”

“….”

“….”

No answer came from the sons who had frozen with different expressions.

Only one clueless retainer chuckled and nodded his head.

“The young lady is already at that age. Edgar Suheil has excellent appearance as well as outstanding talent.”

Then the Head Butler and administrators flinched and looked at him.

‘Don’t! Don’t say it!’

“With the mock battle last time and this incident with treating Marquis Schuheil, they’ve been strangely entangled in many affairs, so this must have been meant to happen.”

‘Stop it!’

“I have a good eye for these things. I’ve arranged marriages several times before. In my eyes, the young lady and Prince Suheil would truly make a well-matched pair.”

‘Shut up, you fool!’

The sunken gazes of Duke Dubbled and the Three Young Masters turned toward the clueless retainer.

Duke Dubbled spoke in a low, sunken voice.

“I didn’t know I had such an excellent matchmaker under me.”

“Haha! You flatter me. I merely spoke what I saw!”

“Someone tear out this excellent matchmaker’s eyes. So he never babbles about what he sees again.”

“…What?”

As Duke Dubbled’s gaze turned fierce, the administrator and employees grabbed both his arms and dragged him out of the office.

“His Excellency! His Excellency! I’ll never babble about what I see again! His Excellency! Now that I think about it, the two don’t suit each other at all!”

Only the voice crying “His Excellency~!” echoed in the office.

Duke Dubbled struck the sofa armrest with sharp taps.

“Explain. Why does my daughter want to see that bastard Suheil.”

Isaac spoke with a sinister expression.

“The reason doesn’t matter. That damn bastard will die today anyway.”

Isaac roared while holding his sword with its scabbard.

“Damn bastard! How dare he seduce Little One behind my back?!”

Henri grabbed his shoulder.

“Calm down.”

“Calm down? How can I be calm?”

“Changing Leblaine’s heart comes first. If he gets hurt or dies without reason, it’ll be difficult to handle.”

Isaac clicked his tongue.

But his elder brother’s words weren’t wrong. If Edgar Suheil suddenly disappeared like this, he would become the prime suspect.

‘I hate you, Father and Older Brothers.’

‘I hate you.’

‘I hate you~!’

Leblaine’s sulking voice pierced his ears like a hallucination.

I can’t bear to hear that I’m hateful.

Gritting their teeth, the four men clenched their fists.

That afternoon.

The four men approached Leblaine, who was sitting on the small drawing room sofa eating ice cream with little munching sounds.

“Little one.”

“Hm?”

“I contacted him, but that bird… Edgar is too busy to come to the mansion.”

When he spoke in the gentlest voice possible, Leblaine set down her spoon with a sharp sound.

“Isaac. This is what I think. An older brother who doesn’t keep promises isn’t a cool older brother.”

Leblaine stared at him intently as she continued speaking.

“Isaac, aren’t you a cool older brother?”

“I am a cool older brother!”

“Good. Then let’s invite Edgar!”

When Leblaine smiled brightly, Isaac’s shoulders drooped with a dejected expression.

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