The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 288

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Chapter 288

Lisette Shayman’s misfortune was inherited from her Mother.

Her Mother was born into the Shayman Tribe, the Evil God’s first creation.

In the Shayman Tribe, marriages between blood relatives were common to maintain their special powers.

Shayman Children were born with exceptional physical abilities, but their marriage partners were decided from their Mother’s womb.

Lisette’s Mother was no different. In exchange for having monstrous hearing that could pick up sounds from a kilometer away, she was designated as the wife of her lame cousin from birth.

Fed up with the tribe’s rules, she escaped the Village the night before her wedding.

After escaping the Village, she fell in love with The Man she met, who was Former Duke Grimoire.

But the ‘outside world’ was completely different from what she had imagined.

Cumbersome clothes, incomprehensible customs and etiquette. The fierce exclusion of those who didn’t follow society’s rules.

Disappointed with the outside world, she suffered from severe homesickness, declared farewell to Duke Grimoire, and returned to the Village.

While pregnant with Lisette.

The Man who was to become her Husband accepted her even knowing she was pregnant.

Since they were both partners decided by the Village’s rules in a loveless marriage, an illegitimate Child wasn’t a problem.

Lisette, born this way, was terribly lonely.

Her Stepfather couldn’t be called a bad person. Though he didn’t love Lisette, he fulfilled his duties as a Father.

The problem erupted after her Mother gave birth to her Stepfather’s Child.

Her Stepfather loved his own blood Child dearly. When severe drought came, he even sold Lisette to the Shrine to feed his Child a few potatoes.

That was the last image Lisette remembered of her Parents.

Her Father smiling brightly while feeding potatoes bought with money from the Shrine to his biological Child, and her Mother glancing at her being dragged away by Priests before turning her head toward the distant Mountain.

Her Family Members preserved their lives by selling Lisette, but died in a flood a few years later.

It was around that time that Former Duke Grimoire learned he had a Daughter.

While visiting the flooded Village to mourn his lover’s death, he heard that Lisette’s Mother had given birth to an illegitimate Child with the same vivid green eyes as his.

Former Duke Grimoire was desperate to find even his Daughter’s corpse.

When he tracked down and visited a Child who had barely survived the flood, the Child said:

“The Girl from the red-walled house? Well… I don’t really know.”

“Weren’t you from the same Village?”

“The Village Adults told us not to play with the Children from the red-walled house. They said the lady from the red-walled house came contaminated from the ‘outside.’ Oh, come to think of it, I think I saw the Village Chief and the Mister from the red-walled house having a big fight…”

“They fought?”

“He said God wouldn’t forgive them for stealing away a Child of the tribe. The Mister said if he could just feed Jubilee, he could betray not just God but God’s Father too. Oh, Jubilee is the name of the Boy from the red-walled house.”

Perhaps her Stepfather had sold his Daughter to feed his biological Child.

His Daughter might still be alive.

“What about the Girl? What was the Girl’s name?”

“I don’t know that. The lady and Mister from the red-walled house never called That Girl by name. The Mister and lady called That Girl ‘hey’ or ‘you.'”

The overwhelming joy she had felt at the thought that her daughter might still be alive vanished without a trace.

How could I not have recognized you?

If she had looked after her even once while she was alive, if she hadn’t let her pride be hurt by being abandoned like a rag, she could have raised her with her own hands.

Guilt became shackles. Terrible shackles that wouldn’t be released without finding that child.

But the Previous Duke of Grimoire never got to meet Lisette in the end.

When he learned that Lisette had been sold to the Shrine, she was already dead.

The Previous Duke of Grimoire hated Dubbled for failing to protect her. He believed they had sacrificed his daughter to the power struggle between father and son.

But what he couldn’t forgive most was himself.

Anger and guilt created an emptiness that nothing could fill. That was why the Previous Duke of Grimoire passed his title and position as Family Head to his son and disappeared.

After hearing the story about Lisette and Grimoire from Reginald, Mina bit her lips tightly.

“That’s…”

“Grimoire believes the Shrine took in and raised his daughter who was about to be sold as a slave.”

“Is that why he offered to adopt me?”

“Yes, to repay the debt.”

“…”

“The Previous Duke of Grimoire is a difficult person to meet, but since he thinks he owes the Shrine a debt, he won’t refuse if you ask to meet him. So you will do as I tell you—”

“N-No. I can’t lie to someone like that.”

“What?”

“Don’t you see? To lie to someone who suffers from heartache over his dead daughter, telling him that I—who stole his dead daughter’s body—am his granddaughter…!”

“Then will you abandon everything and leave?”

“…What?”

“If you want, I’ll send you back to your original world. Anyway, once Leblaine Dubbled becomes the true Child of Fate, you won’t be able to exist in this world.”

Mina’s face turned pale.

‘Go back? To the original world?’

She felt her blood run cold.

There was no one there who understood her. No one who supported her ideals, her dreams.

But here…

“Lean on me, Mina. If you want it, I’ll do whatever it takes to give you what you desire.”

There was Henri who supported her dreams,

“Who is it? Who dared to make you cry!”

There was Isaac who would go through fire and water for her sake,

“I won’t be disappointed in you.”

“…”

“No matter what you do, I won’t be disappointed in you. I promise.”

Johan was there.

And….

“My daughter.”

Mina buried her face in her hands as she recalled Duke Amitie’s voice.

The memories of her previous life were precious treasures. Very precious treasures she couldn’t give up.

If she returned to Jung Mina’s world, she wouldn’t even be able to hold onto the hope of returning to her previous life.

‘If that happens, I am… I….’

Reginald gripped her shoulders firmly.

“This is just a process. A process to bring eternal peace to this world.”

“A process….”

“Only by bearing pain can one truly become a hero. Your pain now will make you a hero of this world.”

Mina swallowed dryly and looked at Reginald.

“…I’ll do it.”

Yes, this was a sacrifice. A painful sacrifice for peace.

A twisted smile appeared on Reginald’s lips.

“Excellent, Young Lady.”

* * *

The next day.

A reply came to the letter Reginald had sent to Former Duke Grimoire.

The reply said that if it was tonight, they could have a brief conversation.

Reginald draped a robe over Mina’s shoulders and said.

“You remember what to say, don’t you?”

“I am the reincarnated soul of Lisette’s dead daughter, and I returned to this world through God’s power. And I want to seek world peace by borrowing the power of the Grimoire ducal family….”

“Very clever.”

As the two finished their conversation, loud shouting could be heard from outside the window.

“The Shrine must reveal the truth!”

“Who is the Child of Fate!”

“Show us proof of the angel’s existence!”

After summoning the angel, Leblaine was ostentatiously displaying her abilities.

She had healed the sick among those from noble families who hadn’t participated in the grand service.

At the rumor that she had healed Count Idonoe who was on the verge of death, the fanatics had changed their target.

Reginald clicked his tongue and irritably drew the curtains.

“Don’t mind them.”

“But….”

“Grimoire is a family that owns the Magic Tower. The heads of Grimoire have been powerful archmages for generations. With their help, we can make Ami into a perfect Aslan.”

“…Does that mean we can also use Gremory’s ability of ‘healing’ on our side?”

“It wouldn’t be healing, but rather turning them into undead.”

“What did you say?”

When Mina flinched and raised her head, Reginald grinned wickedly.

“If we can make those suffering from illness forget their pain, wouldn’t that be as good as a blessing?”

“….”

“That’s not our only purpose. Grimoar is someone who can activate powerful alchemy. With their help, we’ll be able to steal all of Leblaine Dubbled’s power.”

Having said that, Reginald led Mina out of the room.

The sun had already set.

A dark night where even the moon was hidden by clouds.

Mina took steps toward the back gate of the Papal Court.

It was just as she was about to leave the Papal Court to go to the place she had promised to meet Grimoar’s predecessor.

“Huh…?”

Raindrops began to fall one by one, wetting the ground.

Reginald looked up at the sky with a puzzled expression.

‘Was there supposed to be rain today?’

That’s when it happened.

BOOM─!!

With the sound of thunder, torrential rain poured down from the rain clouds that enveloped the Papal Court.

“What the….”

Mina looked around with a bewildered expression.

It was a strange occurrence.

The rain was only falling on the Papal Court. Even one step outside the Papal Court, the raindrops wouldn’t reach.

Mina looked around with a hardened expression.

“Lord Reginald, this seems rather strange….”

Just then, the sound of soldiers’ walkie-talkies rang out rapidly.

What appeared with them was….

“Leblaine!”

“No way, you…!”

A surprise attack? Was she planning to launch a surprise attack? How dare she attack the Papal Court where the Pope resides?

Leblaine smiled brightly and said.

“I told you, didn’t I? That I have little patience.”

“What…?”

“No matter how long I waited, you wouldn’t send Benedict back, so I came to get him. While I’m at it─”

“….”

“I’ll kidnap you too.”

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