The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 305

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Chapter 305

Neriad reached out his hand toward me.

“Come here.”

I defiantly clung tightly to Serga.

“Leblaine!”

“I don’t want to!”

A wind seemed to blow between Neriad and me with a whoosh.

You’re not the only one who can shout.

I can raise my voice too.

To be honest, I was incredibly terrified.

The strongest Oracle, Neriad who was now called a god, was truly an embodiment of power.

Just standing before Neriad, who seemed like materialized fear itself, made my hands and feet tremble.

Neriad’s whites turned pitch black and his pupils became blood red as if condensed with blood. My lungs felt constricted and suffocating.

Just as blood vessels bulged at my temples.

“Leblaine.”

As Serga’s gentle voice reached me, the pain vanished like a lie.

Neriad’s lips twisted.

“Do you think you have the upper hand over me just because your power is returning, Serga? Before me, you are like a candle before a storm.”

“Neriad.”

Serga held me properly and glanced at him.

“You are still the shepherd who collapsed in the desert.”

Neriad’s brow furrowed.

“What did you say?”

“Hiding fear with anger – you haven’t changed one bit from your immature days until now.”

“Serga!”

Crash─!

As soon as Neriad shouted, blade-like winds swept through violently. Mina screamed “Kyaah!” and collapsed. Blood showed through her clothes as if her skin had been cut by the wind.

I squeezed my eyes shut. But no matter how much time passed, I felt no pain.

The gentle air emanating from Serga had become a barrier protecting me.

I looked at him in surprise.

“Lord Serga, your power…”

The Serga I had seen before was so weak he couldn’t resist Neriad.

Far from protecting me, he had been so frail he seemed ready to disappear at any moment – how did he gain such power?

Serga smiled gently.

“I have reclaimed it. It’s all thanks to you.”

“What?”

“Divine power stems from the faith of creations. Because you made Neriad’s followers doubt him and created those who follow me, I became able to protect you.”

Neriad’s lips twisted.

“Do you believe you can oppose me with such a handful of faith? Serga, you’re nothing but ridiculously weak prey to me.”

After thoroughly mocking Serga, he approached us.

“If you’re so ridiculously weak, why did you come running here in such a hurry?”

When I said that, Serga, Neriad, and Mina all looked at me simultaneously.

I jumped down from Serga’s arms and looked up at Neriad.

“You said you lost your reason after stealing divine power, so why can you have a proper conversation in this life of mine?”

“….”

“You couldn’t handle the stolen divine power and gradually lost your reason, but I did too well in this life, didn’t I? Right? You’re losing people’s faith so the divine power is disappearing, right? That’s why you regained your sanity, isn’t it?”

“….”

“You’re scared because you regained your sanity, right? You’re afraid, aren’t you!”

“Leblaine!”

As I fully demonstrated the skill I learned from Emeline, namely ‘Hell’s Mouth’, Neriad’s face crumpled viciously.

Neriad squeezed his eyes shut as if suppressing his anger.

“This is a world arranged for you. Stop being deceived by Serga and return to my side. To me, your only family.”

“My family is in the Imperial Capital of the Wigzentra Empire though?”

“Your habit of nitpicking never gets fixed, does it.”

“Anyone would think you raised me.”

When I spoke sarcastically, a quiet chuckle came from behind me. It was Serga.

He approached me and lifted me up once again. Gently stroking my cheek, he said.

“What a truly strong soul, isn’t she, Neriad.”

“Serga.”

“Even facing someone overwhelmingly stronger, she never loses heart. She doesn’t fear change, and even if she falls, she uses pain as a stepping stone to grow.”

Serga pressed his forehead against mine and whispered.

“You make me never give up on humanity.”

Warm energy spread from where he touched. A blue light pattern appeared on my forehead, and my body gradually began to levitate.

“Go, precious child. I will be with you within your shadow.”

‘Lord Serga….’

At the same time, Neriad extended his hand toward Mina.

A red light pattern appeared on Mina’s forehead and black mist enveloped her.

“Neriad─!”

She cried out like someone who had something to say, but she disappeared from this space before I did.

My eyes gradually closed.

As my consciousness faded, I heard Neriad’s voice.

[I will never lose the world made for you. Wait for me, Leblaine. In the Shepherd’s world.]

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Gasp!

I sprang up and clutched my chest. My heart was pounding as if it would burst.

Looking around, I found myself at the temple.

Mina was also panting while clutching her collar.

“Young Lady!”

“Young Lady!”

The shrine and House Dubbled came running from both sides.

Zachary, who had kicked off the stairs and leaped up in one bound, pulled me into his arms and retreated far back.

Mina was being held by Paladin Jonathan.

Zachary asked while keeping Jonathan in check.

“Are you alright?”

“What happened? How long was I unconscious?”

“Only a few seconds.”

Only a few seconds?

‘Last time when I went to the Divine Space, I was unconscious for quite a while.’

Just as I was wondering what had happened, Jonathan’s shout reached my ears.

“Young Lady!”

One side of Mina’s face was distorted and dripping down like filth.

Only then did I understand.

‘I see. I used Mina as a medium to visit the Divine Space, so nothing’s wrong with me.’

Before, Serga had summoned me to the Divine Space, but this time I had forcibly opened the Divine Space using Mina as a sacrifice.

So Mina alone was receiving the penalty for entering the Divine Space.

Jonathan hurriedly carried Mina on his back and shouted.

“Retreat!”

With Mina in that condition, they would never be able to engage in battle.

Just as Dubbled’s Knights were about to pursue the fleeing paladins, I shouted.

“Don’t chase them! We’re joining the ceremonial officer’s camp immediately!”

Fighting the paladins here would only be a war of attrition.

Finding the ceremonial officer and finding the real Trigon was the priority.

Zachary entrusted me to another knight and led the temple forces toward where they had received signals from the ceremonial officer.

I returned to Dubbled Territory.

My aunt supported me as I returned, pale as death.

“Leblaine.”

“What about the territory? What happened to the territory?”

“The Imperial Guards were deployed and the shrine’s forces fled. It seems Prince Adrian persuaded the Emperor just in time.”

“Thank goodness…”

I nodded and forced myself to move.

“Where are you going? You need to rest.”

I pretended not to hear my aunt’s words and headed to the infirmary inside the mansion.

‘I need to hurry. Quickly, quickly!’

Rushing into the hospital room, I saw Lea sleeping as if dead.

I quickly took out Gremory’s passage.

“I granted your wish. Now please lend me your special ability.”

The curtain in front of the window fluttered, and Gremory appeared, half-transparent.

My aunt, who had followed me in, stared frantically at Gremory as he gradually grew fainter.

“…Your Majesty.”

[…]

“Your Majesty, I am, I…”

My aunt couldn’t bring herself to continue speaking and hung her head.

[My foolishly kind knight.]

“…”

[I missed you.]

As my aunt slowly raised her head, a gentle arc formed at the corners of Gremory’s mouth.

“…Me too, Elsa.”

Gremory completely disappeared and a hazy light gathering settled on the floor.

My aunt, collapsed on the floor, repeatedly muttered only “Elsa…” like a broken doll.

While I stared blankly at my aunt, someone took my hand.

Such familiar warmth.

I held back tears without even being able to turn my head.

“Why have you become so… thin.”

“…”

“Are you hurt anywhere?”

“…”

“Did I protect you properly?”

I bit my lips tightly. Tears finally flowed down my cheeks.

Ah, what am I supposed to do with someone as foolish as you.

What can I give in return to my you, who only worries about me even while hovering between life and death.

“…Lea.”

“Yes.”

“Lea.”

“Yes.”

I knelt down as if collapsing and wept bitterly with my forehead pressed against the back of her hand.

I had tried to live as if nothing was wrong, brightly, but a world without her was like hell.

Seeing me crying like a child, Lea smiled gently.

“You always protected me. Ever since I was born, constantly.”

I stroked Lea’s cheek and forced a smile.

“You desperately protected me when I was a wrinkled newborn, and comforted a frightened child with love.”

“…Miss?”

“You kept your promise with Mother, Lea.”

“….”

“It’s me, Lea. The daughter of the Mother you protected.”

Lea’s pupils trembled faintly. My aunt also sat collapsed, staring at me in bewilderment.

“I’m Baby Bird.”

From somewhere came the sound of clanging metal. Light returned to Lea’s eyes that had been half-clouded.

Lea’s face crumpled into a mess. I embraced her and made a vow.

I would no longer hide from anyone that I was the child of the strongest mother in the world.

It was time to announce to the entire world that Dubbled’s daughter had returned.

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