The Baby Who Raised the Devil

The Destruction of Vallua (8)

Me and the chairman immediately headed to Vallua's house.

In front of the mansion Father, Henry, Nos, and the Imperial Palace investigators were there.

That's because I own Vallua's house, and the notice of the house search was given to my father, my guardian.

Henry seems to be coming with me because he's the one who took Vallua's house in my name.

The investigator had a large parchment in his hand.

"This is the blueprint of the place."

“If you have any other space other than the one shown on the blueprint, please let us know first. If they are found during the search, you can not avoid the penalty.”

“I didn't get any notification about the extension when dealing with mansion.”

Nos handed over a document signed by Duke Vallua saying there was no additional room.

The search has begun.

I followed the investigators around pretending to watch the search.

The Vallua mansion was a large mansion with a three-story main house, four separate houses, a butler's room, a military barracks for knights, and a large study room in a private room.

It was built over a hundred years ago, but it was very well managed, so no place was damaged.

I walked carefully along the page.

“Yes God, Niel. You ran so I hit him. Let's see, my dear. .. what do you see, rat! you can't get in here! You ugly little girl.”

“M, sorry, mom..”

I was eight when I had a fever and couldn't even control my body. When I sneaked down to pick up the pill, the Duchess looked carefully at Niel, whose forehead was slightly red.

I remember my heavy and hot body, as I tried so hard to move.

"There's nothing strange about the courtyard to the south of the 1st floor."

"Let's go to the dining room."

Investigators went to an old cupboard in the dining room.

It was the dining room I used to go in because I was so hungry.

When I was six years old, I hid under a cupboard as I ate dry and stale bread carefully.

My body trembles.

The memories are still clearly in my mind.

I stared blankly around the mansion and I saw an illusion.

There was a young me with curly hair holding a glass of water as I slipped through the corridor covered in old carpet.

Seven-year-old me broke the vase and took out a piece of glass with my bare hands.

A little older than that, I curled up and trembled in a narrow corner beside the closet.

I lowered my head while holding the end of the dress tightly. I'm almost out of breath.

When my eyes are wet,

"……Miss..".Miss."

“…….”

“Small number.”

I can hear someone calling me.

As I lifted my head, I saw Lea bend her knees and look at me.

Smiling affectionately, she gently rubbed my cheek with the back of her hand.

“Why does my baby look sad?”Lea asked me.

That's what the poor Leblaine always wanted to hear in my second life.

"Are you sick?"

"……no."

When I shook my head, Lea stood up to hold me and gently patted my back.

“If you are sick, don't hide. Even your sneezing worries me.”

"……Yes.Yes."

I buried my face in his chest.

Leah is a strange person. He always held my hand when I needed it, when I was scared and didn't know what to do.

Like a mother.

I whispered with my hands on my chest.

"You know, Lea."

"Yes." Yeah."

“I wasn't scared at all when Lea was around. That's weird."

“…….”

“When I was next to Lea, I felt happy and warm. It's love, right?”

Lea kissed my cheek and laughed.

"I love you too."

I hugged Lea's neck tightly.

When we laugh, someone coughs.

That's the chairman.

I broke free from Lea's embrace, and as she moved away a little, the chairman whispered.

"The investigation is almost complete, but they haven't found it yet."

"That idiot."

I rushed down the hallway.

The head of the investigation, who was looking at the internal blueprint in the library, said, "Hmm ......."

"Book shelves, bookshelves."

Sir, look over there!

Although I screamed inwardly, the eyes of the investigator were still fixed on the blueprint.

Then, another researcher came to the research.

“There is nothing wrong with the accommodation of waiters and barracks.”

“The same applies to the third floor. All that was found was the secret book of the Duchess.”

'Stupid, there's a secret room behind you!'

I was frustrated and wanted to shout it out.

This can't go on.

I pulled a book on the bookshelf randomly.

"It!"

I screamed cheerfully, pretending to be childish.

“I'll play with those books. I'll build it as tall as my father!”

An investigator glanced at Dubbeds as if asking them to take care of me.

Then Nos came to me.

"It is very wise for you not to run around, but to stack books, little lady!"

Nos took the book I threw and brought it back to me. The facial expressions of the researchers changed.

“Your Majesty, this is the space under investigation. Let the boy come back."

When one of the investigators spoke politely, the father, who was sitting solemnly on the sofa alone, replied.

“My daughter wants to stack books.”

When Father opened his eyes, the Dubbled men who came with him glared at the investigators.

An investigator could not speak to Duke Dubbled.

I threw the book with all my might.

'There must be a button to open the passage somewhere on this bookshelf.'

“Small number.”

The chairman called me and glanced at the clock as if telling me we were running out of time.

The investigators prepared to leave the mansion one by one.

I searched the bookshelf impatiently.

Bizarrely.

'Why isn't it here?'

The same bookshelf must have been in Vallua's secret warehouse, but no matter how hard I searched, there was no button to open the entrance.

'Isn't there a basement in the mansion? No, knowing Duke Vallua, there must be a place for rituals in the mansion!'

"Thank you for your cooperation. We've completed the search, so we'll be back now. ”

The investigators bowed to my father.

The leader whispered urgently.

“If this is the case, please reveal his secret warehouse. The Vallua experiment was also conducted there.”

“It's been more than ten days. Even traces of mana in the air would disappear. The callers are almost wiped out, so that's not perfect proof.”

Only when the ritual room in the Vallua mansion, the secret warehouse, and the demons I summoned were revealed, would it be perfect proof.

“But there is no other way. If we miss this opportunity, we cannot drive Duke Vallua forever.”

I bite my lips hard.

'What should I do?'

***

The investigation into Vallua's house has been completed.

Duke Vallua grinned.

“Yes, after all, they can't find him. In the end…!"

Duke was worried the whole time. Fortunately, the investigation team finally retreated without finding anything.

“I'm glad it ended safely.”

When the man wearing gloves smiled as Duke Vallua slumped on the sofa and shook his glass.

"Yes." Yeah."

“Now after you ease your worries, you should continue. What are you gonna do now?"

Duke Vallua grinned.

“Theodore, a heartless man, seems quite engrossed in the role of a father. I want to destroy his most valuable item.”

"Then……?"

Duke Vallua bowed and raised his eyebrows.

"I'm going to beat that little girl to death."

“You mean the child of destiny? But the bodyguard is strong.”.

“I know the easy and fast way.”

When Duke Vallua pulled the rope, the butler dragged someone with a cloth on his head.

“Sa, save me. Helpme! Ahhh! Please…!"

The cloth-clad boy cried and pleaded, but the people sitting did not move in the least.

"I'll use the golden liquor again."

“....as 9 years ago.”

"I understand."

At that moment,

The explosion!

After kicking the door, the Imperial knights entered.

"Bring him around!"

Duke Vallua was perplexed and looked around.

"What ..... how dare you ......!"

"Capture the sinner who threatened the palace with magic!"

Whahuh?

“Nothing was found in my mansion. But why are you .....!”

A little girl walked among the imperial knights.

“Child destiny? What are you doing here……!"

Duke stiffened as Leblaine smiled brightly.

"I'm here to see you taken away!"

'They think I can't find him? Even if you hide it thoroughly, there are many ways to do it.'

"The basement of the mansion."

"……What?"

"You're wondering how I found him?"

Leblaine glanced back, and someone went inside.

Duke Vallua's eyes widened as he looked at the incoming man.

"How, how can you ......!"