The Baby Who Raised the Devil

The Blue Rose (3)

The warning light in his head flickered.

Leblaine crept back and muttered.

"I'm, I'm sleepy."

Then the three boys surrounded Leblaine and asked affectionately.

“Alright, Nak.”

"Let's go."

Leblaine said, "Yes!" and walk to his room. The three boys who followed the boy up the stairs, glanced at their father.

“Blue roses..hmph.”

"Stop."

“Sst.”

After his children disappeared from before him, Theodore spoke in a gloomy voice.

“No.”

No, who saw from the beginning gulp.

"Yes." Yeah."

“I think they like nicknames, so please make them one by one.”

"Huh? …Yes." Yeah."

Theodore's eyes blackened.

***

The next day when I woke up, I saw a blue rose stuck in a vase and groaned.

"Dad would be happy if you gave him this."

I was easily persuaded by Henry's irresistible smile.

I'm sorry that I didn't give it to her, but if I give it to her, the mansion might collapse.

I shudder at the thought of my father, the demon I saw yesterday.

I was so scared that I could see my father spitting fire from his mouth with a blue rose in my dream.

Then, I could hear some familiar beats and sounds.

"Little lady, are you awake?"

It was Laura.

"Yes!"

When I shouted, the door opened when Laura and the three maids with water entered.

I washed and changed clothes with the help of the maid.

“What's your schedule today?”

"Do you want to have lunch at the mansion?"

"Shall I prepare your coat?"

The servants asked me, but I just nodded.

“I'll be out today. I'll take a look around the shopping district. ”

"I'll tell Mr. Noanoke!"

The war of nerves among the nobles around Vallua escalated. Since there was a high possibility for Dubbled to win Vallua, Dad was worried about that greedy hyena, so the chairman would definitely follow me when I left.

"Well, that's not bad for me."

I'm going to the merchant union hope office today, so I have to go with the chairman!

I thought about what I wanted to do in my head.

First of all, I have to do Seria's work because she went looking for the children.

'The most important thing was to find a way to respond to Duke Marche's attack.'

The chairman had the courage to say I had the upper hand, but it was actually meant to convince me.

Retreat is my last option.

"Well, I'm sure the chairman knows this and pretends not to know."

I love my family so much, but objectively, now Dubbled is still behind Duke Marche.

'It will be different in a few years, but after the Continental War.'

There are many years left.

If the Marche attacked before then, there was no right way to respond.

'We need Dubbled to become a powerhouse outside the Marche as soon as possible. It won't be easy, but I can't ignore this, so let's find a way.'

After arranging what I should do in my head, I went to the shopping district with the chairman.

When we entered the office, Seria's deputy, Curtis, greeted us.

“During the meeting, Danju*.”

* TL Note: Another mistake :(, Leblaine has a nickname in the Merchant Union. Every time he went there, people called him Danju. Sorry about this.(Note that translates to English)

"Yes. Have you heard of Seria?

“I think it will take a long time because the area where Duke Vallua hid the child is restricted. We need permission to come and go. But he will try everything to see children with his own eyes.”

“It's understandable. They were precious siblings to Seria. ”

Seria was very happy when I told her where Duke Vallua hid the children.

"I hope not all the kids die."

Thinking so, I checked the documents Curtis had brought.

The merchant guild hopes to gather information throughout the empire, so there were interesting rumors.

"Marquis Nodelli bought a destroyed mine?"

When I checked the documents and made a puzzled expression, Curtis put the teacup in front of me and nodded.

"I think he's looking for something."

'How can it be?'

It didn't happen before I went into the past.

Above all, most good mines are already owned, so mining is not a good investment destination at the moment.

'The Nodelli family received a diamond mine from the Emperor when the Marquis married Princess Ingrid.'

Diamond mines are full of high quality black diamonds.

I thought about it and suddenly realized when I lifted myself up.

"That's it!"

The chairman, who was about to sit on the couch, looked back at me and asked, "Huh?"

"Curtis, get out of here."

"Yes." Yeah."

When Curtis came out, I checked the window and outside the door in a whisper,

“He's looking for suwon.”

“Suwon..... You mean the spirit stone that produces water? But isn't that just a legend?”

“No, that suwon is really there.”

That place will be on the market in the near future.

The owner is Marquis Nodelli

'Legenda says it's deep in the Nymph lake, but it's inside the mine?'

I don't know how Marquis Nodelli knew the mine, but otherwise there was no reason to buy the destroyed mine.

However, most provinces are supplied with water from the Amentar River, so there is no need for a water source. Unless there's a big drought like five years ago.

"Dry?"

“Large dryness will happen soon. Severe drought has dried up the Amentar River, which is referred to as the lifeblood of the Empire.”

Marquis Nodelli was a man without a business brain.

It was fortunate that there was a huge profit from the mines he had received when he got married, or that his family would be ruined.

People laugh at him for his suwon project.

All he did was distribute it to other countries suffering from long dry seasons.

Compared to investment and effort, profits are insignificant.

Until the drought comes.

'After the drought, the price of water soared.'

The drought period is three years.

Until then, there was no rain in the empire, and it took another two years for the Amentar River to function properly.

Therefore, the place had more power outside of the emperor.

'That will make my family surpass the Marche family in no time!'

“I have to find it.”

“Source water?”

“Yes, first of all, I have to investigate the mine that Marquis Nodelli bought... hm.”.

“Everything we hear may not be everything.”

“Then we have no choice but to buy everything.”

“Your wealth is not far from Nodelli, but it might be a problem if you suddenly spend that much money.”

“If it becomes like that....”.

I touched my chin and smiled.

“There's a way!”

***

I went to visit my father.

Father will meet the nobles in the Rosary tower, where the nobles usually gather.

After about 30 minutes, the nobles started to exit the room.

"Dad!"

As I raised my head, my father, who was leaving the tower while talking to the nobles, saw me.

"Blaine?"

“I was hanging out in the shopping district and the chairman said it was time for you to get it done.

“So what brings you here?”

"So……."

I had no good reason, so I shouted,

"I miss you dad!"

Then the nobles grinned.

“A very beautiful child.”

I smiled innocently, and my father hugged me tightly.

Then, I glanced back at the nobles.

“Did your son visit you often?”

"Huh? Ah... not at all. I don't know what my daughter is like today, she never visited me.”

“My mountain is just annoying. My daughter never let me enter her room after puberty!”

“Stay, a girl is sweeter. I just have a son who sucks. I envy you."

Among the smiling nobles, my father's expression became arrogant.

"He always rubbed his sleepy eyes and waited until I came home."

"I envy you!"

“She often waits in front of the gate.”

"Oh!"

"He came to see me again today."

"Isn't she the sweetest princess in the Empire?"

Father raised his lips when he saw the nobles shouting "I envy you" simultaneously.

"He even has a great reputation for long-range teleportation devices!"

"Your daughter will remain in the Empire's history for a thousand years!"

My father nodded in satisfaction, and I turned my gaze away because it was a situation where father said those words, but the shame was mine.

"What should I give you as a gift?"My father asked me.

"I've been waiting for this moment."

"Pocket money!"

The nobles grinned.

"You have to give him a lot."

“Ah allowance. My kids haven't asked for pocket money since they've grown up.”

"Yes. Most of it can be purchased with a seal, so there is nothing to do for it.”

My father lightly rubbed my cheek with his finger and said.

"How much do you need?"

“Hmm, so ....”.

I looked up into the air and counted the numbers inside.

'The amount I have in the merchant union .. I still need more.'

After I counted, I spoke with a bright face.

“50 million francs.”

“……!”

“Ap, what?!”

“5, 5, 50 million?!”

The smiling nobles froze. It seems that people think I don't understand that that amount of money would be a year's allowance from an ordinary noble family.

I quietly extended my hand and posed cutely. It was also a pose that captivated the hearts of the servants.

"Please……."

50 million francs.

I have to buy it with that.

Dad was silent for a moment and looked at Nos.

“Nos.”

The nobles gave me an expression of condolence with gazes as if I would be in trouble.

Dad said,

“Waste some islands.”

"……What?!"

Nos was surprised and opened his mouth.

"I need pocket money for my daughter."