The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 270

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Chapter 270

Duke Amitie reached out his hand toward me, but Father blocked him.

“Don’t touch her.”

“….”

I spoke while clutching Father’s collar.

“I want to go home….”

My physical condition wasn’t normal, and with such a massive mana wave, the Imperial Palace and shrine would send an investigation team to assess the situation. If I stayed here, there was no telling what might happen.

Father nodded and lifted me into his arms. Even as I was carried away in his embrace, Duke Amitie watched me with a confused expression, completely bewildered.

* * *

When I returned pale as a sheet in Father’s arms, the mansion was thrown into chaos. Isaac and Henri, along with Johan who was recovering at the mansion, all came running with ashen faces.

“Little One! Second Brother, a doctor! Get a doctor…!”

As Isaac panicked, Father said firmly.

“Not a doctor. Call Trigon.”

“Why Trigon…. Don’t tell me it’s a divine power issue? Was that wave that occurred in the shopping district related to Little One? Huh?”

When Father nodded, Henri and Isaac’s expressions hardened. Among my brothers, Johan was the first to regain his composure.

“Henri, you contact Trigon.”

“Yes.”

“Close the mansion gates immediately. Not a single footstep should leak out. The Imperial Capital forces will enter emergency status. If the shrine comes asking about the shopping district wave incident, don’t treat them as guests—be thoroughly on guard.”

People moved in perfect coordination following Johan’s orders.

Father hurriedly moved me to my room, and shortly after, Trigon arrived through teleportation magic. Having apparently heard the story from Henri, he immediately examined me.

“How is the flow of power? Are you feeling nauseous?”

“Mm…. Just a little tired.”

“Please give me your wrist for a moment.”

When Trigon grasped my wrist, I felt a warm sensation. He was using mana to check the circulation of power within me. After holding my wrist for a while, Trigon furrowed his brow.

“What on earth is this….”

“What? What’s wrong? Is it serious? Is it?”

Isaac asked urgently, and I breathed shallowly while patting his back.

“Second Brother, you’re being too frantic….”

“But─”

“It’s fine. I’m just a little tired. Maybe because I suddenly used too much power.”

“…Is that really true, Trigon?”

“I’d need to do a detailed examination to know for sure, but currently there are no signs that would threaten her life.”

I smiled weakly and said, “See.” Only then did my brothers let out deep sighs of relief.

Isaac ruffled my hair and said.

“You collapse so often, how can we not worry?”

“I’m healthy.”

“You were unconscious for two weeks and just woke up not too long ago, you know?”

Saying that, he grabbed my nose with an annoying expression and shook it lightly. When I pouted my lips, Henri and Johan simultaneously kicked his legs. While my brothers bickered, I was lost in thought.

‘What exactly happened at the shopping district?’

The sensation I felt when I became a sacrifice.

The voice saying it wasn’t time yet.

Mina with blonde hair.

And─

“Leblaine….”

─Duke Amitie’s gaze.

Since Father came to get me, he might have guessed that my identity is Leblaine Dubbled. But, …but.

‘It sounded like the voice that called me in my first life.’

When the divine power fluctuation occurred, memories of my first life came flooding back like a panorama. At that time, Duke Amitie was holding Mina and me, so if he saw memories of my first life like I did….

“…ine.”

“….”

“Leblaine Dubbled!”

I startled and looked up. Father and my brothers were staring at me.

“What are you thinking about so deeply?”

“Huh?”

“Trigon is asking you to infuse divine power into the spinel. He says he needs to do a detailed examination.”

“Ah… okay.”

I hurriedly infused power into the spinel that Trigon held out.

‘Let’s not overthink this.’

I’ll keep the dark bird attached to Mina and not worry about Duke Amitie. It’s not like the Duke regressed, so how could he remember my first life?

Even if he did remember, what could he do? The most threatening thing would be to accuse me of being the Child of the Evil God, but he has no evidence.

Just because he’s righteous doesn’t mean he’s a fool. He would know that accusing me of being the Child of the Evil God without evidence would only make him look ridiculous.

‘Still, if it gets uncomfortable, I can just avoid him. Yes, that’s right. Let’s just avoid him!’

Getting the tears is a bit dangerous, but I’ll have to use strong measures. I looked at my strongest measure that I know of, namely Father and my brothers.

“I’ll gwant a wish to whoever bwings me Duke Amitie’s tears!”

Instantly, my family’s eyes blazed with fire.

* * *

One week later.

A knight from Amitie entered the investigation team’s office, coughing continuously.

“What on earth are they burning that smoke is coming all the way here?”

The knight, who was dripping with tears and snot, answered.

“There’s a fire nearby and we’re in the middle of extinguishing it.”

“I had a feeling our luck was running out, and now all sorts of things are happening.”

“Was there something else?”

“In the dining hall, a servant sprinkled pepper in his eyes, and children tried to poke his eyes. His luck is so terribly bad that His Excellency, who was beside him, had to intervene every single time. Isn’t that right, Your Excellency? …Your Excellency.”

Only after being called several times did Duke Amitie look at the knight.

“What are you thinking about so deeply?”

“It’s nothing important. What’s the matter?”

“It’s about that man called Max. He regained consciousness yesterday evening. If we interrogate him, we should be able to catch the alchemist’s tail.”

“Alchemy….”

As he muttered, the knights exchanged puzzled glances.

Originally, Duke Amitie was someone so strict even with himself that he never let his guard down at any moment. But recently, he had often been lost in thought.

Duke Amitie, who had been stroking his chin with his long fingers, picked up his jacket.

“I’ll be back shortly. Proceed with the interrogation as scheduled.”

“Shall we escort you? If you tell us where you’re going─ Your Excellency! Your Excellency!”

Though he heard the knight’s voice behind him, Duke Amitie walked briskly. His destination was Dubbled House.

When he arrived in front of Dubbled House, the guard who saw Duke Amitie made a troubled expression.

“Please stop coming here. Haven’t I told you countless times that there are no children in Dubbled House?”

This was the third day Duke Amitie had come to Dubbled House. He had requested an invitation from Theodore, the Family Head, but was ignored, and now he couldn’t even see his face. The same went for Javelin and the Dubbled Young Masters.

“Tell Lady Dubbled.”

“I’ve also continuously told you that the Young Lady is at the territorial castle, Your Excellency.”

“If you keep avoiding me like this, there will be no progress in the alchemy investigation.”

“I’m only moving according to orders. No outsiders allowed, only the truth will be spoken. Your Excellency cannot enter the mansion, and the child and Young Lady are not in the mansion.”

“The blacksmith’s worker who connected us to the alchemist has regained his senses. There will be an interrogation soon. During the interrogation, I will ask, ‘Was it Theodore Dubbled who cast alchemy during the mock battle?'”

It was tantamount to saying he would frame Duke Dubbled for the crime. The guard’s face turned pale. He frowned and pondered for a long while, and only after some time passed did he speak.

“His Excellency and the Young Masters are truly not at home. Today is the day for the Central Tower Council (the highest noble decision-making body) and family meetings.”

“And so?”

“…I will convey Your Excellency’s words to Count Arieju.”

The guard groaned and went inside the mansion.

* * *

Reading the report of Mina’s activities over the past few days that Dark Bird had delivered, I frowned.

“Duke Amitie said he would mention Father during the interrogation?”

The butler, who had heard the Duke’s words from the guard, nodded.

“That’s what I heard, but please don’t worry about it. I’ve ordered urgent messages to be sent to the Central Tower where His Excellency is, and to the institutional outskirts sanatorium where Young Master Johan is. The two of them will handle it, so please put aside your concerns.”

“I see.”

I fidgeted with the edge of the parchment.

‘Let’s not worry about it. I decided to avoid it.’

Who was Duke Amitie to frame someone else for a crime?

In my first life, there was a time when I nearly died after encountering a group of over a hundred dark mages. Everyone said it was Dubbled’s doing, but Duke Amitie himself said he couldn’t pursue others without evidence.

‘There was such a time. Right, don’t worry about it. Don’t worry….’

I irritably put down the parchment.

‘…There’s no way I wouldn’t use it!’

Even those back alley thugs don’t touch parents.

How petty to bring up Father like that?

“Where is the Duke right now?”

“Didn’t you say you would meet after obtaining his tears and returning to your original body?”

“That was before Duke Amitie threatened Father. Have you ever seen me leave alone someone who threatens me using Father and my brothers?”

“…I haven’t, but.”

I glared fiercely at the main gate.

‘You think I’ll just let you go because you’re the father from my first life? I won’t let this slide.’

“Still, tell Father and my brothers that I’m going to meet Duke Amitie. They’ll worry.”

“Yes.”

I went out through the back gate and circled around the wall toward Duke Amitie at the main gate. As I frowned menacingly, he let out a quiet laugh.

“Finally, I get to see you.”

I could tell just from his tone. He definitely knew I was Leblaine. This wasn’t a situation where playing dumb would work.

‘No mana or divine power detected. No magic tools visible either. Good. There’s nothing that could create evidence.’

After scanning the surroundings, I said.

“If you do anything to our Father, I absolutely won’t let it slide. This is a warning. Go back.”

Just as I said that and turned around sharply.

“Is your father truly Theodore?”

“…What?”

“I don’t think so.”

“….”

“If that were true, I wouldn’t have been watching your fantasy of calling me father all this time.”

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