The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 256

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Chapter 256

When I heard that Johan was at Henri’s lodging, I rushed over in a hurry. Bang! I kicked open the door and went inside, and the three brothers who had been talking looked at me.

“…What’s that in your hands?”

Isaac asked, looking at me holding a bunch of snacks in both hands.

“Sister, no, student gave it. But more than that─ (Sister, no, a student gave it to me. But more than that─)”

“You, how can you carelessly eat things others give you! What if there was medicine in it!”

Isaac tried to snatch them away. The body of a child who had lost reason in front of snacks quickly hid both fists behind my back.

“No, no. Sister said ‘Oh my, how cute’!”

“Where is Count-nim?”

“I heard Count Dubbled is at Henri-nim’s lodging.”

“Thank you.”

“Oh my, how cute! Hey, do you like candy or chocolate?”

“…I like them.”

That sister was a very kind sister. When I hesitated and stepped back, Henri chuckled.

“Leave it. Leblaine, make sure to brush your teeth after eating, okay?”

“Yes!”

Then Henri unwrapped the candy for me, but Isaac looked at Henri with disapproving eyes.

“What if something was in it?”

“When rumors are rampant that she’s my illegitimate child, there’s no way they’d do anything foolish.”

‘H-how did Henri know about that?’

When I turned pale, Henri lightly tapped my forehead and said leisurely.

“Did you trust Jin? That guy is more cunning than a snake.”

“…Sorry.”

“So? What do you have to say that made you rush in here so urgently?”

“Mina!”

I urgently looked at Johan.

“Something appeared on Mina’s hand. Something like a jewel.”

“…A passage?”

“I think we need to check it.”

Henri and Isaac looked at me.

“Wouldn’t it be better for us to do that? No matter how much Eldest Brother graduated from Odis, he’s an outsider now. Elysiano can freely move around places except the faculty areas. Most importantly, since he’s in a position responsible for students, Hong Hae and Juliet are also going in and out of that room to look after Mina.”

“It’s a girl’s room. It would be strange if brothers went in and out.”

“That’s true, but…”

“Because it’s strange, there will be more talk. The reason they can go in and out without caring about public attention is because they have a purpose. It’s better to secretly enter with the Academy Principal’s help. Johan Elder Brother, as Dubbled’s representative, can pressure the Academy Principal more than Henri or Isaac who are current students.”

“Right.”

Johan immediately contacted the Academy Principal. When he expressed his intention to examine the second Child of Fate, the Academy Principal was troubled but couldn’t firmly refuse.

This was partly because Dubbled had shown them favor during the previous battle with Kuhelm, but more importantly, they feared the authority of Johan, Dubbled’s heir.

The Academy Principal ultimately granted permission with conditions: accompaniment by academy personnel and a meeting of no more than 5 minutes, away from prying eyes.

Johan and I immediately headed to Mina’s room. When we went to the walking path where the second dormitory was located, an academy person was waiting for us.

“That child is…”

“A beastkin, so she can keenly sense mana. If someone has been forcibly put to sleep through divine power or magic, we should be able to confirm it through this child.”

“Does Dubbled view what happened to Lady Mina as someone’s doing?”

“The second person collapsing isn’t important to us. However, we cannot stand by and watch gossipmongers involve Leblaine in this matter.”

Johan provided an appropriate excuse for bringing me along to examine Mina, and the academy person was convinced.

“Please follow me.”

The place the academy person led us to was an angel statue on the walking path.

“Here is…”

When I blinked with a puzzled expression, the academy person answered, “It’s a secret passage.” When he manipulated the statue, it rotated to reveal a small underground passage. We headed to Mina’s room through there.

Mina still hadn’t regained consciousness. Johan approached under the pretense of examining Mina and checked her withered hand.

‘There’s no passage? Could it be that someone took the passage before we arrived?’

Mina and Johan quickly exchanged glances.

‘Someone took it. A spy from the shrine?’

We had already expected that the shrine had hidden spies in Odis, but we couldn’t tell who they were.

‘If the passage that supposedly appeared in Mina’s hand was my amethyst… this is serious.’

That was a passage with power on a completely different level from other passages. We had to find out who the shrine’s spy was by any means necessary.

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Johan and I returned to the dormitory, and Henri and Isaac investigated the people who had entered and left Mina’s room.

“Quite a few people went in and out of Mina’s room. The janitor and dormitory supervisor, Sandra, and Hong Hae and Juliet.”

“Why did Sandra go?”

“She brought notes with class content organized. Representing the new students to check if Mina was okay.”

“What about Lady Hong Hae and Lady Juliet?”

“Hong Hae is the general supervisor of female students, so she would have gone to check on Mina’s condition, and Juliet is helping with Mina’s recovery.”

The janitor and dormitory supervisor were the most suspicious. I had witnessed the dormitory supervisor reporting Mina’s condition to the shrine, and a janitor would be perfect to plant in the academy.

“It’s not the janitor.”

At Henri’s words, my eyes widened.

“Why do you think that?”

“He’s my person.”

When he smiled wickedly, Isaac nodded and said, “Oh.”

“As expected of Second Brother. You’re always the fastest at scheming— Ow!”

Henri, who had kicked Isaac’s shin, said:

“He says she wasn’t holding the passage when the janitor went there.”

“I’ll find out who hid it. I happen to have business at Lady Juliet’s laboratory.”

Today was the weekly cleaning day for Juliet’s laboratory, and I happened to be on duty. After saying goodbye to my brothers, I immediately left the lodging.

Before going to Juliet’s laboratory, I asked students about Sandra’s location and went to find her. Sandra was sitting blankly on a bench.

“Hello!”

When I greeted her, Sandra looked at me with a start.

“You are….”

“I work here.”

“I heard. Nice to meet you.”

Sandra smiled and patted my head.

“It’s dinner time. You should eat, shouldn’t you?”

When I sat down next to her and spoke, Sandra gently removed a loose thread from my collar with her kind touch.

“I don’t have an appetite. Have you eaten?”

“I’ll eat later.”

“You need to eat well. Children need to eat well to grow big and strong.”

“How do you know? Do you have a younger sister?”

I knew well that Sandra had a younger sister she cherished, but I pretended not to know and asked. She smiled brightly and nodded.

“Yes, I have a younger sister too, so I know well. That child can’t eat properly, so she’s very small.”

“Why can’t she eat?”

“Because she’s weak.”

Sandra’s expression darkened.

‘Weak? I’ve never heard that story before.’

I skillfully hid my confusion and asked.

“I was sick too. Here, my knee. Does your younger sister hurt here too?”

“More. She hurts much more.”

“Then you should go to the Shrine! They say if you go to the Shrine, everything gets better!”

“She’s already receiving help from a Priest. He always tries his best. …I should go now. It was nice meeting you.”

Sandra quickly got up. She waved at me and then left, and I stared blankly at her retreating figure.

‘If she’s receiving help from the Temple, it would be difficult to refuse their orders. Is it Sandra after all?’

That’s when it happened.

“Baby!”

Hong Hae’s cheerful voice could be heard. She was waving frantically from far away as she approached, and Juliet was with her.

“What are you doing?”

“I’m going to Juliet’s laboratory.”

“I see~! We were going to the laboratory too. Let’s go together!”

Hong Hae grinned and lifted me up with one arm. I was incredibly startled to be suddenly lifted into the air. Juliet sighed as she looked at me, who had turned pale.

“How many times do I have to tell you not to show off your strength just anywhere. You’re scaring the child.”

“Really? Sorry, sorry.”

“Why are you in such good spirits today? You’re bothering people.”

“I’m always in a good mood. Because I’m always lucky! Let’s go, Baby. Jin is in the laboratory too. He just finished the battle at the Second Gate and returned today.”

I was carried dangling by Hong Hae toward the laboratory. Jin was really in the laboratory, and he waved at me when he saw me.

“It’s even nicer to see you again. Did Adrian play with you well?”

“…Liar.”

“Me?”

“You said you wouldn’t tell.”

“Ah, that. Sorry.”

He said this while picking up a biscuit for me with a completely unapologetic face. I glared at him demurely.

“What? Are you sulking and refusing to eat biscuits too?”

“….”

“The biscuits that Juliet’s followers make are famous for being very delicious, are you really not going to eat it?”

“…I’ll eat it.”

The biscuit was innocent.

When I quietly put the biscuit in my mouth, Jin chuckled. Hong Hae giggled and shook my cheeks vigorously.

“How cute.”

“What’s with you, Hong Hae? Why are you so energetic today?”

Juliet shook her head and put on her experimental gown.

“I’m lucky today.”

“What kind of luck?”

Hong Hae sat me on his lap and answered.

“Something that was bothering me got resolved.”

“Hong Hae, you had things you worried about?”

Hong Hae answered Jin’s question.

“It’s been a while since it rained in my homeland.”

“You mean the great famine?”

“Yeah, hundreds of common people die every day, uprisings are happening in various regions, and even the royal family lacks food, so that says it all.”

“Did it rain?”

“No news of rain yet, but the food shortage worries are over for now. East and West agreed to provide support. We’ll be able to distribute relief rice too.”

“What did you agree to give in return?”

“I agreed to prevent expulsions. So when the East and West expulsion meetings are held, I’ll cast opposing votes for all of you.”

Hong Hae hugged me as he said this, making me struggle.

“I need to study!”

“Really? Then I’ll help you. So you need to speak well to your father and uncle too, okay? Tell them to cast opposing votes at the East and West expulsion meetings. Okay?”

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