The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 56

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Chapter 56

Inside were the seal rings of the heirs.

In the center were small gems – Henri’s had a ruby, Isaac’s had an emerald, and mine had a diamond.

‘I think the eldest son Johan’s has a sapphire.’

The seal ring was fascinating. It looked adult-sized on the outside, but when I put it on, the circumference shrank.

Henri put the ruby seal ring on his finger and said.

“I didn’t know you’d give it to us already.”

Isaac also grinned and grabbed his ring.

“Big brother got his around this time too. Though Little One is quite early.”

At those words, North looked at us.

“Now that you’ve received your seal rings, you’ll receive annual allowances and can form your own exclusive advisory teams.”

“Do you have anyone in mind?”

Henri answered Father’s question.

“Please give me Viscount Orlando, Deputy Director Shugun from the accounting department, Ruffner from Iri, and the mage Michel.”

Then Isaac spoke up.

“For me, Baron Marso and the 3rd company will do.”

Finally, it was my turn.

“Um, Nyea and Dannia, Linda, Yuni, and… Viscount Nuanok!”

At my words, Duke Dubbled, Henri, Isaac, and even North all flinched.

“Didn’t you misspeak? Viscount Nuanok is the Senate Chairman. Ah, you meant to say Viscount Luik!”

Isaac was in denial.

“How about Viscount Leschul? She’s a wise person who would be very helpful to you.”

Henri tried to appease me.

“Ah, ah, Young Lady…!”

North stammered in confusion.

‘I guess it’s because we’ve been constantly at odds with the Council of Elders. There’s considerable opposition.’

But Father said nothing.

As people began to think I had been saved by the Chairman, I often showed myself with him.

So he might have been expecting this…

“Not me?”

Huh?

“Why Viscount Nuanok and not me?”

“…Because Father is a duke.”

“Even a duke can be an advisor. Strictly speaking, he’s the Emperor’s advisor.”

‘But I’m not the Emperor…’

Beside me, Isaac pointed at himself saying “What about me? Don’t you need me as an advisor?” Henri was also smiling broadly, seeming like he wanted to say something similar.

I take back what I thought earlier about us being a normal family.

Our family is a bit peculiar.

When I said nothing, the Duke muttered.

“Nouanok, that bastard….”

His voice was ominous.

* * *

Jean-Marc Nouanok, the chairman of the Senate, was an outstanding man.

Not only was his family lineage and intellect exceptional, but he had lived for well over half a century without ever being pushed out of power even once.

From his youth, followers had trailed behind him. There were countless people who wanted to form friendly relationships with him, and numerous nobles who begged to be taken under his wing.

It was the same now. His mailbox was always packed with letters.

The variety ranged from love letters from elderly noble ladies to letters of respect from young officials.

So he could say with certainty.

Having so many hostile, reproachful gazes focused on him was a first in his entire life.

The chairman walking through the corridor of Dubbled Castle glanced back.

Then the people who had been glaring at his back while biting their handkerchiefs quickly turned their heads away.

‘What on earth is this about.’

From the opposite direction, Viscount Dubois’s faction was walking toward them.

Since they were respectively the head of the pro-Duke faction and the Senate forces that kept the Duke in check, they had always maintained a distant relationship.

But Viscount Dubois had never glared at him face-to-face with such a look that seemed ready to tear him apart.

“This is unacceptable.”

The chairman frowned at Viscount Dubois’s words.

“Don’t beat around the bush and speak clearly.”

“What have you done?”

“I haven’t done anything particularly special recently.”

It was the Duke who was acting strangely. He suddenly piled work on me like crazy and entrusted me with all jurisdiction over Terramore and Roman.

As if he found me annoying and wanted to kill me from overwork.

In fact, the chairman had a nosebleed at dawn today.

Viscount Dubois slammed the window frame and vented his frustration.

“Why! How! Why did Young Lady choose you as her aide! Not me!”

“…What?”

“Originally, Young Lady liked me. Do you know that? Huh?”

“….”

“Young Lady gave me candy with her tiny hands like fern fronds, saying ‘Gwandpa eat tandy.’ I treasured it so much I had it preserved!”

“….”

“So you, don’t get cocky!”

Sob!

As Viscount Dubois trembled with his fists in indignation, the pro-Duke retainers beside him added their voices.

“We won’t give up.”

“Don’t mistake Young Lady’s affection as belonging to the Chairman.”

“We were the first ones to recognize Young Lady’s loveliness.”

The Chairman looked at the retainers who seemed to have half-lost their reason with a displeased expression.

“…Move aside.”

He waved his hand and escaped from the pro-Duke retainers.

From behind, he heard Viscount Dubois’s resentful cry: “Just you wait! I’ll win back Young Lady’s attention!”

All the way to the greenhouse where Leblaine was, his body felt like it was being torn apart by the jealous gazes from the retainers in the corridor.

In front of the greenhouse, Viscount Misenk from the Council of Elders approached with admiring eyes, calling “Chairman!”

“As expected of the Chairman.”

“What do you want now.”

“You were chosen by Young Lady, weren’t you!”

“….”

“All the retainers were aiming for the advisory position. Tsk, please give me some guidance on maps too.”

“…Move.”

He pushed Viscount Misenk aside and entered the greenhouse.

Seeing Leblaine sitting in a chair, the Chairman said.

“What on earth is all this about.”

When he asked, Leblaine turned her gaze away with a tired expression.

Where the child’s gaze landed, the maids from the West Wing and the maids who originally served the child, including Lea, were fighting.

“This doesn’t make sense! Why were you chosen by Young Lady!”

“That’s because Young Lady likes us.”

“This is wrong. Terribly wrong. Compared to us, you lack both ability and experience serving the family, so why!”

Looking at the maids who seemed ready to fight each other, Leblaine said with a gloomy face.

“I didn’t know it would be like dis.”

“…I suppose you didn’t.”

The two faced each other and sighed.

And one week later. Contrary to the surrounding commotion, the Chairman smoothly joined Leblaine’s advisory team.

It was because the Duke had completely fallen for Leblaine’s shameless “I love Father the most in the world!” attack.

* * *

The room move that had been postponed due to various matters was finally finished.

I thought the guest room was really nice too, but my room in the West Wing that Father made for me was on a different level.

It’s big, pretty, and safe like a princess’s room in a fairy tale.

What I liked most was the bed where I wouldn’t fall off even if I rolled ten times left and right, and the blanket as soft as a cat’s fur.

‘Fluffy, soft….’

With this bed and blanket, even if I woke up after sleeping lazily, I could fall asleep again in 5 minutes.

Just as I was giggling, Lea came to get me.

“It’s time for refreshments.”

“Okay.”

I got up from the bed, put on my overcoat, and left the room.

Recently, my snack time had changed into simple tea parties with my family.

I found it very enjoyable to spread out drinks and tea foods in the garden or greenhouse and have small conversations with my family.

If there was a very small problem, it was─

“Today I’m going to feed her the blueberry cake I prepared.”

“Peanut butter cookies. Little One said she likes these best.”

“Chocolate scones.”

Father and my brothers often bickered with each other.

It was better than the old days when they didn’t have a single private conversation with each other, but the frequency of their rivalry was quite high, so it worried me a little.

Because it seemed unlikely that my family members would become close to each other or get along well.

‘Hmm, what should I do.’

When I took my seat, Henri asked.

“What do you want to eat, Leblaine?”

“Umm….”

When I pondered and then said “Everything!” with a bright smile, cake, cookies, and scones were all placed on the table.

Just as I was reaching for the peanut butter cookies Isaac had prepared, the butler came in with mail.

Henri looked at the dark blue envelope with the Imperial seal that was delivered to Father and asked.

“From the Empress Dowager?”

“Yes. It’s a reply saying she won’t interfere with Leblaine’s education.”

The Empress Dowager?

I was startled and opened my eyes wide.

Being deeply devout, she wanted me to receive education at the shrine and fulfill the Divine Oracle of sealing the Evil God as the Child of Fate.

So from my first life to my second life, she interfered excessively in my daily life.

Even when Duke Amitie bluntly said it was excessive interest, she didn’t care at all.

‘But why is she being so compliant in this life?’

Just as I was thinking that, Isaac stirred his drink and said.

“Last time when we went to see Little One’s puppy, you said the one who followed us was the Empress Dowager’s person, right?”

At those words, Henri nodded.

“Yes. Since the people she sent were caught by us and made to confess, she must have been anxious that the Emperor would find out.”

“Because it would seem like the Empress Dowager was spying on the Duke’s house?”

“She’s already spending Imperial funds lavishly because of the shrine, so if it became known that she was also spying on noble houses, the Imperial reputation would plummet to rock bottom.”

I nodded. The Empress Dowager was truly unreasonable.

Her devotion was always the Emperor’s headache.

The Emperor wanted to reduce the shrine’s power that rivaled the Imperial Palace, but the Empress Dowager stepped forward to help the shrine’s affairs and caused incidents every time.

So instead of reducing the shrine’s power, only the Imperial reputation was damaged each time.

It was also the Empress Dowager who arbitrarily decided to have me adopted into the Duke’s house.

But after having me adopted, she even spied on us, so normally Dubbled would have been furious.

‘If she gets caught this time, the Emperor won’t stay still anymore either.’

So she must be sending a letter to the Duke, begging him not to tell the Emperor since she won’t interfere with my education.

In any case, if I could escape the Empress Dowager’s attention, it was good for me.

At that moment, the butler looked at Isaac and said.

“A strange letter has arrived.”

“Is it for me?”

“Well… I’m not sure if it’s for Young Master… Your name was written on it though.”

“What do you mean?”

“It says 【To Isaac, Page of the Knight Order】.”

Isaac furrowed his brow.

“Page? Is there someone with the same name as me?”

“I looked into it, but there wasn’t. What’s even stranger is…”

The butler tilted his head and set down a box containing an Elsa tree flower bouquet and pink shoes for a little girl.

“They say preservation magic has been cast on the flower bouquet.”

‘Gasp!’

I covered my mouth.

I knew immediately upon hearing it. Who had sent that.

‘Adrian!’

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