The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 289

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Chapter 289

‘That crazy…!’

Reginald looked at Leblaine with a shocked expression.

“You insolent wretch! No matter how evil the rebels were, none have ever violated the Papal Court!”

“So the shrine violated Dubbled day after day? Did you think we couldn’t make a preemptive strike?”

“If this matter becomes known to the public, you will…!”

“Oh, really.”

Leblaine frowned and waved her hand dismissively.

“The Neriad Church has been nitpicking every single day. Trying to push me out somehow, right? But as soon as I summoned Aslan, the shrine was attacked. And the shrine says the culprit is me. If you were in their position, could you believe the shrine’s words?”

“What, what did you say?”

“Would people believe that? They’d think those bastards are scheming again to corner Lady Dubbled.”

“You…!”

“If you have a head attached, you should use it to think, right?”

When Leblaine tapped his forehead mockingly, Reginald’s face turned red and blue with rage.

“Do you think you have a chance of winning just because you launched a surprise attack?”

The number of soldiers that girl brought with her couldn’t be that many.

It was impossible to deploy more than a certain number of private soldiers in the Imperial Capital where the Imperial Palace was located. Even military training required the Emperor’s approval, so the maximum number that could move privately was 30.

“Even if they are the Wolves that Dubbled is proud of, if there are less than 30 of them, they won’t be able to leave a scratch on even a single brick of the Papal Court’s wall.”

“That’s why I’m telling you to please think for once?”

Leblaine crossed her arms and let out a deep sigh.

“Do you think I’m crazy enough to assault the shrine with only 30 people?”

Black mist began to spread from beneath her feet.

Panicked Reginald and Mina looked around.

The black mist soon condensed into human forms.

Iron masks covering their faces.

Demon-like horns protruding from the iron masks.

A chillingly sinister aura.

“Ghost army…!”

Reginald turned pale.

The beings that Leblaine had summoned were undoubtedly the ghost army that had driven out monsters from the mountains near Kuhelm Tribe Village.

Just then, paladins who sensed the powerful divine power waves came rushing out. Several cardinals also came stumbling out after them.

“What is this…?”

They looked with bewildered faces at the ghost army, the wall of rain, and Leblaine with her shameless expression.

Reginald muttered.

“This is impossible…”

That wall of rain surrounding the Papal Court must have been created by Leblaine. He could definitely feel divine power from it.

And as far as he knew, in Dubbled, only Leblaine possessed such powerful divine power.

But that power was only at the level of a high-ranking priest.

Compared to the Pope, who possessed the strongest divine power in this world, or Mina, it was an ordinary level.

But how, just how…!

“This is a lie… This can’t be reality.”

To be able to use such magic even after summoning Aslan, and on top of that, to call forth a ghost army.

“That can’t be… That, that can’t be…”

The Cardinals shook Reginald, who was muttering like a madman, and shouted.

“What is this, what the hell is happening?! What are those demon-like soldiers… Don’t tell me they’re the ghost soldiers that the First One summoned at the Battle of Kuhelm?”

“What is that wall of rain, huh? Lord Reginald!”

Reginald couldn’t even answer and stared blankly at Leblaine.

The ghost soldiers stepped toward Reginald and Mina. Seeing the two people hesitating and stepping back, not knowing what to do, Leblaine smirked.

‘Surprised? Right?’

Their hearts must be about to burst out.

‘I received a ton of divine power from Adrian, you see.’

“Let’s finish this quickly. I’m busy, you know?”

Adrian had transferred divine power to his limit and fainted, so she had laid him down properly on her bed.

If she was late, the Dubbled men might kill Adrian lying on her bed.

Leblaine pointed at Mina and shouted to the ghost army.

“Bring that one here!”

The face of the designated ‘that one’ turned pale.

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‘Pur, create walls of rain around these people too so reinforcements can’t come from within the Papal Court.’

Etoile grew hot and new walls of rain were created within a 1km radius. Of course, she didn’t forget to set up barriers as well.

While I provided rear support, the ghost soldiers performed their orders excellently.

The Cardinals were desperate to protect Mina somehow, but humans couldn’t possibly overcome the power of demons.

Hadn’t there been times when even our family, each possessing Cardinal-level power, couldn’t block Glashalabolas’s attacks?

The Paladins’ swords and spears passed through the ghost soldiers, and the Cardinals’ magic was useless.

While the Paladins and Cardinals were at a loss, I efficiently tied up Mina, who had been brought by the ghost soldiers.

At that moment, I felt a faint vibration from the communication stone.

[Secured successfully.]

It was a message from Zachary, who had recovered from the injuries sustained from the meteor at the shopping district and had taken over Iri’s overall responsibility in place of Lea.

‘Did you think I only summoned ghost soldiers?’

Iri had leisurely entered the Papal Court through the main gate.

Within the Papal Court, they were probably unaware of Iri’s presence, focused on this place where Mina, Reginald, and several Cardinals and Paladins were fighting.

They probably never imagined someone would enter through the main gate.

[The beginning of strategy is to blind the opponent’s eyes.]

It was exactly as the Military Genius of the Century had said.

My familiar, the Military Genius of the Century, who was unrivaled in strategy, and Zachary, who was in charge of the wolves, were truly a perfect combination.

“Good, mission complete.”

I said that as I greeted the paladins and cardinals who were dying after being attacked by the ghost army.

“I’m leaving now, so count to ten before you chase me.”

What infuriating words.

‘Let’s go, Pur!’

In an instant, the barrier was released and the rain stopped. And I ran away immediately. Dragging Mina along.

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Dubbled Territory.

The family members burst into hollow laughter as if they were dumbfounded when they saw me returning while dragging Mina by the collar and Zachary carrying Benedict on his back.

“What on earth is this…”

“Little One, what exactly did you do? You said you were going for a walk.”

“…”

It was Henri, Isaac, and Johan in that order.

They looked at Mina, who was gagged and making a fuss going “Mmph, mmph!” and Benedict, who was barely breathing with a half-dead face.

I said with a nonchalant expression.

“I did go for a walk though?”

“…You went for a walk to the Papal Court, I suppose?”

At Johan’s words, I brightly said “Yes!”

I threw Mina onto the floor with a thud and said to the stunned North.

“Issue an emergency alert. The shrine will be desperate to get Mina back.”

“Huh? Ah… Understood.”

“And lock Mina up in the underground prison. This girl’s turn is next. First, let’s deal with that damned bastard Benedict.”

I approached Benedict, who was being carried by Zachary, with a wicked expression.

“Seeing you like this makes me really happy. I was desperately looking for you, you know.”

“Kheuk…”

“Now that I’ve finally found you, don’t think about returning to the shrine in one piece. I’ll treat you with all my heart as much as I’ve missed you, okay?”

“Heu…”

“Don’t worry, don’t worry. We have a torture professional on our side.”

Viscount Dubois, that is.

I grabbed his hair and lifted his head as I spoke.

“Let’s start with a nail trim. North!”

“Yes, Miss.”

“Pull out the Cardinal’s nails nicely.”

“Leave it to me.”

Welcome to Dubbled, trash.

Benedict’s face turned deathly pale when he saw our sinister expressions.

After sending Benedict to the underground torture chamber, I immediately summoned Taylor. It was to make an antidote for Lea.

Only then was I able to have a conversation with my family, but my brothers’ expressions weren’t good.

Seeing me sitting on the sofa drinking orange juice with a nonchalant expression, Isaac pressed his forehead as if he had a headache.

“What on earth did you do, little one…”

Isaac making a troubled expression. Since I was always the one with headaches, I felt a bit curious.

Isaac let out a big sigh and scolded me.

“I know you were in a hurry because you had to save Lea. But what if you cause such an incident? You’re being short-sighted!”

It really was a curious feeling.

“So this is how Isaac felt every time he heard me nag…”

“What?!”

Isaac shouted angrily, so I felt a bit deflated. Henri also let out a sigh.

“This time it really is your fault, Leblaine.”

“I discussed it with Father…”

“Father gave permission?”

My brothers looked at Father like he was crazy.

Father glanced at my brothers with an indifferent expression.

“I thought it was a good reverse strategy.”

Seeing Father who was endlessly gentle to me, my brothers still wore dumbfounded expressions. But I looked at Father and giggled.

“Ah, but there was something strange.”

“Something strange?”

“Mina was out by the back gate. She must have been trying to go out. Thanks to that, I was able to kidnap her more easily than expected.”

Actually, today’s target was only Benedict. My role was to show off my power to the shrine and focus their attention so Zachary could infiltrate inside.

Since Mina happened to be out by the back gate, I quickly changed plans and kidnapped her.

“Going out at this time?”

Henri stroked his chin with a strange expression and said.

“…Come to think of it, there was one more strange thing.”

“A strange thing?”

“The Grimoire Elder entered the Imperial Capital.”

Then Isaac went “Huh?” and rested his chin on his hand.

“Why would that stubborn person who ignores even imperial commands come?”

“Well, the Dark Bird’s report only said that he entered the Imperial Capital.”

I hummed thoughtfully.

‘Mina’s outing. The Grimoire Elder’s trip to the Imperial Capital…’

“Huh?”

I remembered the men who had come looking for Mina on the day I became a baby at Odis Academy.

‘They were people from Grimoire.’

Something seems strange.

“…I should meet with Grimoire.”

I need to find out what they’re up to behind the scenes.

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