The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 284

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Chapter 284

I didn’t miss the change in Adrian’s expression.

“So it’s true.”

Adrian didn’t answer, but the way his gaze sank deeply was answer enough.

Empress Elsa was Aslan. In other words, she was the demon Gremory. So this story had become an imperial secret that must never leak out.

It was certainly a story the shrine couldn’t speak of unless they were pushed to the very edge.

The shrine’s primary reason for existence was to protect this land from demons. But how could they reveal that the former empress was a demon, and that Adrian, whom they tried to make the Sacred Emperor, was of demon blood?

‘Right, the Elsa Tree’s effects.’

The leaves could be ground into medicine, the bark could be used to protect the human body, and the Elsa Tree enhanced divine power, which was the source of mana.

All of it was related to Gremory’s special ability of healing.

“Why did you lose your memory? Is it related to this incident? Did you perhaps… I mean…”

The question of whether he had killed someone couldn’t come out. He probably wouldn’t have lost his memory over just one or two lives.

Even Bune, who had taken countless lives, still vaguely remembered his affection for me from ancient times. That’s why he called me Little One like in the old days and was affectionate from the start.

“Adri…”

“I told you.”

He stared straight at me and continued.

“I’m actually not the person you think I am.”

“…”

It was a look I’d never seen before.

To me, Adrian was someone foolishly kind, gentle, and who didn’t know how to take care of himself. That’s why I had to take care of him, because this kid was too good, so…

Adrian slowly looked me over as I stood frozen, soaked in fatigue.

“You were deceived, Leblaine.”

“…”

“Go back. I have nothing to tell you.”

He removed my hand from his body. I couldn’t say anything and stepped back.

I had never learned what to say at times like this. All I knew were aggressive things like how not to lose in fights.

Our gazes met in mid-air. I moved my lips several times and took a step back.

“Uh, well… you look very tired. Rest.”

“Be careful going back.”

“…Yeah.”

I left the room with my head down, trudging along. The distance between him and me seemed so far.

As I left with a dark expression, thud, the sound of the door closing echoed lowly through the corridor.

‘Why did Adrian lose his memory?’

How many people did he kill? What could have happened that required killing so many people?

That’s when it happened.

Splash, a small sound of water reached my ears. Something flashed before my eyes for a moment.

‘Amande?’

Adrian’s divine power familiar came to mind. I stopped walking and looked back at the door.

After staring at the door for a while, I gripped my skirt hem tightly. Then I hurriedly turned around, ran back, and flung the door open again.

Adrian, who had been sitting in his chair with his head down, looked up at the loud commotion. I slammed the door shut and stomped over to him, grabbing his face once more.

“Tell me you don’t want me to leave.”

“….”

“Tell me you didn’t deceive me, but that you didn’t want me to go away.”

Familiars are influenced by the emotions of their creator. Adrian says he deceived me, but if that were true, Amande couldn’t be such a pure being. The way it couldn’t bring itself to hold onto me and just lingered nearby must surely have been influenced by its master’s feelings.

I said through my tears.

“You don’t need a reason to kill people. I know that. But I want to hear it.”

“….”

“Because it’s your business, Adrian.”

Adrian’s gaze wavered slightly.

“I wanted to protect you.”

“…!”

I finally broke down and cried.

‘Ah, I’m such a fool.’

Adrian didn’t ask me anything today. Even though he must know that the temple and I are at odds, he didn’t ask about the details or how things were progressing.

He already knew.

“You’ve been watching over me.”

“….”

“Even though the temple is cornered, the reason I haven’t been attacked by a single assassin isn’t because the temple didn’t send any, but because you’ve been protecting me. Right.”

“….”

“You killed people to protect me. That’s why you lost your memory.”

“….”

“Adrian!”

“…Yes.”

Adrian, burying his head in my embrace, finally confessed.

“That’s right.”

What should I do with you.

You, who couldn’t bear to burden my heart even if it meant losing me, the most precious thing to you.

“It doesn’t add up. You’re just so, so….”

As I spoke through my tears, he wrapped his arms around my waist.

“Let me stay by your side.”

What should I do with you, so foolish that you can’t even say you love me.

In the end, it was me who surrendered.

Ironically, I who used to scoff at the word sincerity finally declared defeat because of his sincerity.

“Say you love me.”

I’m still a coward, still afraid to hold another’s hand, unable to take that final step.

“I love you.”

But since you always say my final words for me like this, we’ll be okay.

I laughed while crying. Just like that fool.

“Me too.”

He gently grasped my neck and slowly approached. It was the first time in my life that a man’s breath had come this close. Strangely, I was able to naturally close my eyes.

As soon as I closed my eyes, his lips approached.

My first kiss throughout four lifetimes was very sweet and at the same time very hot.

* * *

Adrian chuckled and handed me a handkerchief when he saw my nose had turned bright red. I snatched the handkerchief with a sulky expression.

I blew my nose loudly into the handkerchief and said.

“You cried too.”

“That’s right.”

“Why do you keep laughing? Like you’re teasing me.”

He pulled me toward him with a still-smiling face and sat me on his lap.

“What are you doing, so shameless!”

I tried to escape quickly, but he wrapped his arms around my waist, so I had no choice but to sit back down. He brushed my disheveled hair behind my ear and said.

“It’s just the two of us.”

“What if someone comes in?”

“Who would enter without my permission?”

“Oh…”

“There are good aspects to having a prince as a lover, right?”

He said with a bright smile, so I tilted my head.

“Lover?”

“We kissed, didn’t we?”

“Just because we kissed doesn’t mean we’re lovers.”

Even though it was my first kiss throughout four lifetimes, I’m not ignorant about such things.

“Leblaine.”

“Yes?”

“Does your trading company give refunds for used items?”

“Of course not.”

“Right?”

“Yes, absolutely not.”

“I’m also non-refundable.”

What?

I was dumbfounded and stared at Adrian.

“Lips aren’t objects. There’s no wear and tear!”

“Then let’s create some wear and tear…”

He approached again, so I slapped his lips.

“Are you crazy!”

When I jumped up, Adrian chuckled.

‘You were teasing me!’

I glared at him with an innocent look.

“Hasn’t your personality changed a bit?”

“I think I explained beforehand when you purchased me. That I’m different from what you think.”

Saying that, he leaned his face against my shoulder. I could feel his breath. It seemed like he was both laughing and relieved.

I giggled and pulled his head into an embrace, stroking it.

“You better change well for me.”

“Will you stay by my side?”

Hearing Adrian’s voice, which had become gentle again—no, docile—I felt a bit mischievous.

“Well, let me think about it.”

“What do I need to do for you to stay?”

He looked at me and drooped his eyebrows. Seeing his face like a dejected puppy made my heart soften a little.

The saying that beauty is a weapon wasn’t false. When such words were attached to Father or my brothers, I would scoff, but looking at Adrian, I found myself unconsciously acknowledging it.

‘Damn, he’s too handsome.’

His soft blonde hair that seemed like it would melt at my fingertips and his transparent red eyes were truly a fantastic combination.

His long, neat eyes, straight nose bridge, and well-positioned lips all seemed like they were carefully crafted by God.

When I teased him with an arrogant tone, he drooped his eyebrows again.

“When I think of you becoming someone else’s, it feels too wasteful.”

“That’s right, I’m yours. You can’t throw me away.”

“I’ll think about that.”

“Tell me what I need to do to not be thrown away.”

At this point, he’s definitely doing this on purpose. He must know that such expressions make people’s hearts weaken.

I stroked the back of his head as if soothing a child and said.

“Tell me about Aslan.”

“….”

“Aslan is your mother, right? And you were born with demon blood.”

“The latter is correct, the former is wrong.”

What?

When I widened my eyes, he stared directly into them.

“It’s true that Empress Elsa is a demon named Gremory, and that I was born with her blood. But Aslan isn’t the Late Empress.”

“Are you saying Aslan isn’t Gremory? Or….”

“….”

I gasped.

“Could it be that the Aslan Mina summoned is fake?”

“You know best that The Second’s power couldn’t possibly summon a great demon of Gremory’s level.”

“….”

“Leblaine, the summoned being isn’t Aslan. But it looks very similar to Aslan in the records, that is, the Late Empress. So what could that being be?”

Suddenly, the Demon Records I received from Storas came to mind.

[58th Pillar. Special Ability is 【Shapeshifting】. Shapeshifts into the form the contractor desires…]

“Demon, Ami.”

“….”

“Wait a minute, if it’s Ami…!”

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