The Baby Raising A Devil - Chapter 66

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Chapter 66

“I’ll come again.”

“Please do.”

After receiving Seria’s farewell, I tore the Teleportation Card sold by the Magic Tower. When I opened my eyes again, I was in my room.

In my hand dangled the torn teleportation scroll.

‘What a waste.’

It can’t transport more than 5 kilometers and can only move things weighing 30 kilograms or less, but each one costs a whopping 300,000 francs.

Even Mina, who received pocket money equivalent to that of a great noble’s daughter thanks to the Temple’s care, gasped when she heard the price of the scroll.

“300,000 francs, so in Korean won… 300 million won?!”

I don’t know how much 300 million won is, but I do know that 300,000 francs is a year’s worth of household money for most noble ladies.

‘Two such teleportation scrolls…’

My heart aches when I think about how much I spent today.

‘But since the relationship between the Empress Dowager and the Temple will be irreparably damaged, this amount of money is nothing.’

With that thought, I changed into my pajamas, crawled under the blanket, and hugged the doll I had laid down tightly.

* * *

Adolf, who couldn’t prove that there was nothing wrong with his medicine, was imprisoned.

Since it was a matter involving the Empress Dowager and a priest, it was natural that the country was turned upside down.

The Empress Dowager had awakened, but she was in a state where it was difficult to move.

Regardless of whether it was intentional or accidental, the Emperor was very angry at the fact that the Temple had harmed a member of the Imperial Family. Even the Pope stepped forward to try to appease him somehow, but the Emperor’s will was very firm.

Adolf’s public execution.

For the Temple, it was nothing short of a bolt from the blue.

If Adolf, who belonged to the last case among the three great powers of the Neriad religion – the Pope, Cardinals, and 21 Priests – were to be publicly executed, the Temple’s reputation would plummet.

It wasn’t just a matter of reputation; this was tantamount to the Emperor declaring that he would reduce the Temple’s power.

Of course, the Temple tried to blame the Hope Trading Company and extract Adolf.

Since they couldn’t find evidence of side effects through thorough management and supervision, they tried to intimidate by searching the surroundings.

However, since everything from the account books onwards had been thoroughly prepared, there was no handle for intimidation.

‘This is sweet.’

Watching the situation, I chuckled inwardly.

I had only intended to drive a wedge between the Empress Dowager and the Temple, but I even got the Emperor as a bonus.

It was thanks to Adolf himself making the situation snowball.

* * *

I hurried down the stairs and approached Father who was just about to leave through the door.

“Are you going out today too?”

“Yes.”

“Please be careful.”

When I said this with my shoulders drooping, Father gritted his teeth with a grinding sound.

It was just yesterday that he said he would tear Adolf apart with his own hands for ruining his plans to come out of the Imperial Capital and spend lots of time playing with me.

Because of the Adolf incident, Father became incredibly busy without a moment to spare. The Great Noble Council met day after day, and the Emperor deliberately kept Duke Dubbled, who had bad blood with the Temple, close by his side as if to show off to the Temple.

I saw Father off by giving him a hug.

Even after Father left, I was still lingering by the door when Javelin approached the entrance.

Javelin also had an appointment at the Imperial Palace today. The leaders of High Society were gathering to visit the Empress Dowager.

When I saw her, I let out a small “Wow…” in admiration.

Javelin looked truly magnificent wearing a fur-lined coat over dark brown formal trousers and a boat-shaped peacock feather hat.

“Have a safe trip!”

When I said that, Javelin’s gaze briefly met mine.

“Go inside.”

I obediently answered “Yes.”

‘Great, today we made eye contact for a whole 10 seconds!’

Recently, I had been diligently seeing Javelin off whenever she went anywhere.

Since she had external appointments almost every day, I woke up at dawn every single day, rubbing my sleepy eyes to see her off.

At first, she wouldn’t even acknowledge me, but now she even makes eye contact with me!

Lea, who had been waiting behind me, spoke up.

“You’ll be alone again today. Shall I bring you some books to read?”

Then Javelin, who was about to leave through the door, suddenly stopped.

“Alone?”

Lea answered.

“Yes. The Two Young Masters went to an Academy for the Gifted gathering.”

Isaac went along grumbling but was dragged by Henri. The Academy for the Gifted gatherings were also the reason why parents desperately tried to send their children to the Academy for the Gifted.

It was an opportunity to build solid connections since it was where the children of great nobles and future people in power gathered.

The other family members had many various appointments, so recently I had been spending most of my time alone.

Javelin furrowed her brow, glanced at me briefly, let out a long sigh, and said.

“Get her ready to go out and bring her down.”

“The Young Lady?”

“Yes. I’ll take her with me.”

Lea and I widened our eyes in surprise.

I was shocked because I never expected Javelin to say such a thing.

Normally, as the one in charge of Dubbled’s social activities, she should take me around and introduce me, but she didn’t seem to want to have me tagging along.

Father and my brothers didn’t force Javelin to introduce me because they thought flies would swarm around me if I engaged in social activities.

Lea said “W-wait a moment!” and hurriedly took me away.

“Clothes…! And a coat and outdoor shoes too!”

Laura and the maids, who heard the news from Lea, ran around frantically getting me dressed up.

When I hurriedly got ready and came downstairs, Javelin was waiting for me.

“Let’s go.”

“Yes!”

I followed behind her with quick little steps and climbed into the carriage.

The carriage ride to the Imperial Palace was quiet. I glanced at her and said quietly, “Um…”

“Thank you.”

“For what.”

Her expression seemed to say that introducing me was her duty, so why was I thanking her.

“You’re taking me with you because I’m always alone!”

When I spoke brightly, she crossed her legs and furrowed her brow.

“You really are a strange child.”

“Huh?”

“How do you keep hovering around me when you know I’m avoiding you?”

“But it’s natural for Lady Javelin to dislike me, isn’t it?”

When I tilted my head and spoke, Lady Javelin asked.

“Why?”

“I’m a child sent from the Temple. Adopting a commoner orphan brought shame to Dubbled, and I also entered Lady Javelin’s room…”

As I counted on my fingers one by one, her expression became completely distorted.

“Who told you such things?”

It seemed she thought someone had told me this, since it wasn’t something that should come from a child’s mouth.

“Everyone says so. They say it’s natural for the Dubbled People to dislike me. I think so too.”

There were many Noble Ladies whispering like that at the Sowing Festival Banquet Hall too.

Anywhere in the Imperial Capital, when I was introduced, people would say “Ah, that…” with uncomfortable expressions.

Lady Javelin crossed her arms and let out a deep sigh.

“The reason I avoided you wasn’t because of you.”

“Huh?”

“It was because of my own narrow-mindedness.”

“…”

“Whether you were sent from the Temple or are a commoner orphan, that can’t be a reason for you to be hated. Those are just the Adults’ circumstances, the child is not at fault.”

I stared intently at Lady Javelin.

I had never heard such words said so directly, so my heart was pounding. For some reason, my nose felt stinging, so I fidgeted with my hands.

“Thank you…”

“Wear your Hat properly. Your ears will freeze.”

Lady Javelin said that and turned her gaze away.

I answered “Yes!” energetically and pressed my Hat down firmly to cover my ears.

* * *

When we arrived at the Imperial Palace, Lady Javelin briefly introduced me to the Noble Ladies.

Since they were Noble Ladies who had been seasoned in High Society, they didn’t say things like “Ah, that…” in front of my guardian.

After greeting them, we entered the Empress Dowager’s Palace.

The room had a pearl curtain draped across it, so we couldn’t see the Empress Dowager’s face.

“You came.”

The Empress Dowager’s voice was almost dying. The noble ladies offered words of comfort with troubled expressions.

“How could a priest create such a terrible situation, Your Majesty.”

“They say an investigation is being conducted, so whoever caused this will receive severe punishment.”

It was Javelin’s turn.

“Get well soon.”

That was the end of it.

‘Well, everyone knows Javelin’s personality.’

Since she’s so popular, just her coming would draw all the public attention, so that would be satisfying enough.

“I hear you brought the Child of Fate.”

“That’s right.”

“Oh, child, come here. Take my hand with your body that was born after receiving a divine oracle.”

The Empress Dowager extended her hand slightly beyond the pearl curtain.

At her action, even the noble ladies who were leaders of high society showed momentarily dumbfounded expressions.

It meant she still worshipped God even after being victimized by the Temple. Even at a time when the Emperor was having a war of nerves with the Temple because of her.

‘It’s not that she believes in God’s power.’

After this incident, the Empress Dowager would have completely turned her back on the Temple. It’s just that she has nothing else to rely on but God’s power.

A bright red rash was briefly visible on her extended hand.

‘It’s a rebound.’

Since it was confirmed she collapsed because of Luminus medicine, she must have stopped taking it completely.

If you quit Luminus medicine all at once, your condition becomes worse than before you started taking it.

‘She put up the curtain because the skin disease got serious due to the rebound.’

She must have wanted to hide the skin disease.

But if it’s this bad, rumors about the skin disease must have already spread.

As expected, the noble ladies were all pretending not to notice the rash on the Empress Dowager’s hand.

I spoke without hesitation.

“Your Majesty, there’s something red on your hand.”

The startled Empress Dowager tried to pull her hand back, so I pretended to be innocent and held it with both hands.

“It’s really itchy, isn’t it? I know about this too.”

“…What?”

“This is called ‘atopy’!”

“Atopy?”

It’s not a common disease now, but it would become a headache in the not-so-distant future.

Noble children suffered from it particularly badly, and the reason wasn’t discovered until after I turned eighteen.

‘Divine Healing.’

Children who received Divine Healing from their mother’s womb were strangely less healthy than other children.

That was because Divine Healing completely purified the body and eliminated almost all germs.

Germs weren’t all bad. Some helped strengthen the immune system as the body healed, and some germs were beneficial in themselves.

But purifying everything weakened immunity. And for some reason, it also caused skin diseases like this, or made people born with them from the start.

Right now, Divine Healing is special so only those who grew up pampered receive it frequently, but in the future, due to the temple’s friendly policies, most nobles will receive it.

‘That’s why so many children developed atopic dermatitis.’

This was exactly why Luminus medicine was developed.

“Doesn’t it get more itchy when you eat greasy food?”

“Y-yes.”

“And it gets worse in winter.”

“That’s right!”

“I saw it when I was at the orphanage.”

Everyone focused on me with wide eyes.

“My goodness, if it was when you were at the orphanage, that would have been at least before you were five years old, and you remember that?”

“More than that, I find her powers of observation more amazing.”

While the noble ladies whispered among themselves, I looked at the shadow behind the pearl curtain with subtle eyes.

“I know how to make this less painful.”

Swoosh─!

The excited Empress Dowager pulled back the pearl curtain and revealed herself.

“Just how exactly can it be done…!”

I’ll serve you for an expensive price, client.

I looked at the Empress Dowager with an inward smile.

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