The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Choosing a Gift (1)

'Well, what should I give him?'

I left the cake shop and suffered with a serious face.

"You know, Adr ...... What are you doing?"

When I turned to ask him what he wanted, I saw Adrian packing a candle wrapped in cream.

"……Why?"

I immediately shook my head.

"I'd better focus on choosing a gift."

The prince who first celebrated his birthday with a friend, would be happy even if I gave him a rock by the side of the road.

Adrian followed me after wrapping the candle with a handkerchief and put it in his pocket.

“Is there a place you want to visit?”

Adrian nodded as I asked.

“Bread shop or something.”

“Like a bakery……. Where do ordinary people go?”

“Yes, I love a place that only you know.”

He must have loved the experiences of ordinary people.

'Then let's see ... where to go.'

“Should we travel regular package?”I asked Adrian while rubbing my chin and contemplating.

"What's that?"

“Well, the travel package that beggars always want?”

Adrian's eyes narrowed a little, probably because he did not expect to be thrown the beggar said. But as my eyes continued to sparkle, he smiled slightly and nodded. I smiled and said, "Okay."

"Then let's start the journey, prince."

Adrian smiled kindly.

First, I headed to the living room near the cake shop.

The parlour attendant was putting his chin on the table without getting up even when he heard a clattering sound.

Adrian asked me.

"To buy clothes?"

“No, cape.”

"But this is not a dressing room."

“They make and sell robes with the rest of the fabric. So very cheap, but warm and beautiful.”

He had no idea how much I wanted to have a robe like this in my life as a beggar. Adrian stood motionless and asked as I went to the place where the robe was placed.

"……beautiful?"

It could look like cloth in the prince's eyes as he stayed in the imperial palace where people were dressed luxuriously.

"If you wear one of these in winter, the kids around here will be envious!"

Children who live in slums, have no guardians, are poor, and mostly sick, they can't even think of buying clothes or anything like that.

I usually wear the clothes that people give me to orphanages, and even if I have basic clothes, that coat becomes a problem.

Coats with goose feathers, rabbit fur, or thick cloth are expensive, so they are often used again even though they have been torn. They usually pass it on to their sisters. It was a lucky day to get the coat thrown away.

'Usually, the stronger kids get it.'

So in winter, a child wearing a robe like this was lucky.

'At that time, this looks more valuable than Sharon's clothes... ....'

I touched the pieces of the robe and immersed myself in the memories.

“But it looks warm. And if you search well, you can get a beautiful robe. The robes here are made by the owner of a cloth shop as a hobby, but sometimes he makes a beautiful robe because he has a passion.”

"Something like this?"

Adrian grabs a pastel pink robe.

"Really! ……Ah."

As I lowered my hand after shouting happily, Adrian looked at me.

“......Leblaine.”

“…….”

"Leblaine?"

I tidied up the pink robe as my forehead narrowed.

"This is the robe."

“See, Blaine. Beautiful, yes?”

"Wow! Waw! Where did you get this? Pretty."

"I've been saving money since summer without Max's knowledge."

"Pretty. It's very pretty. You look like a princess!”

"Do you want to buy this?"

Adrian asked and I shook my head in response.

"……no."

The fact that it was still there meant that he would stop by this living room soon.

“Let's find something for you. Oh, what about this six-button robe?”

"As far as you."

“But it's the best here. Don't you want to wear it?”

"I'll take whatever you like."

Adrian nodded as I put on my robe and pressed on my hat.

"Fog."

"really? Then I'll take this ……. ”

That time,

Clinking.

I could hear the children's cheerful voices. When a bright ivory-haired girl, who looked to be around ten years old, extended the money to the counter, the attendant counted the coins one by one and nodded.

The children quickly approached the side where the robe was hung.

"Where did you get your five francs?"

"There's nothing you can't save if you use your brain."

"Did you steal money without Max's knowledge?"

“Max is so stupid. He took most of the money we earned because he was older than us.I just got what I was supposed to have.”

"What if you get caught stealing money and he drives us out?"

"Tri, you coward."

"But without Max, the rest of the gang will attack us."

“If they don't show up until you're ten, they don't even know you exist. Surrender, Emeline.”

"Shut up."

I hardened and squeezed the end of the robe.

“Blaine, Blaine! Where Have You Been? Just a moment ago, the Dubbled train passed by. Did Henry drive it too? Anyhow… … . Oh yea! I have received your share of the bread.”

Tri is gentle and kind.

“Blaine, fool!you don't know where it is? There's a reason you shouldn't do things you shouldn't! That's stupid!"

Shy and clever emeline

'......They are my friends.'

“See, the clothes I want....”.

Emeline stared at the pink robe still in Adrian's hands.

Back then, I was still shocked, Emiline pouted.

“That's what I wanted since last month.”

When Adrian didn't answer, he came up to me, and frowned.

“Didn't you hear that? I ordered it first. ”

Tri blushed and glanced at Adrian, “E, Emeline..I thought he was royalty, but even so...”.

“Are you stupid? She should be a servant of a noble. ”

"How can a servant wear such fine clothes?"

“They can if they are servants from noble families. The butlers were also wearing decent clothes. Tri, you don't know that. ”

Emeline snorted and reached out her hand.

"Give me. It's mine."

Adrian narrowed his forehead. When she wanted to say something, I grabbed her sleeve.

“…….”

'Please.'

Adrian, who saw my pale face, hung a pink robe on the hanger.

Emeline quickly grabbed the robe, as Adrian grabbed my shoulder and headed to the cashier.

The officer who saw us said,

"Ten francs."

“…….”

Adrian looked at the officer as the officer shrugged and crossed his arms in response.

“Not from used fabric, expensive. It has six studs, rough fabric, but it's from Dubbleds.”

Adrian put down a thousand silver francs.

Maybe because he doesn't have ten francs.

In this neighborhood, no one would see 1,000 francs, or silver. Commoners used to use one franc.

The attendant, who had a bored expression earlier, opened his eyes wide.

“Well, wait, the change is not enough.....p, please wait!”.

"No need."

"Well?!"

Adrian took me out without an answer.

After meeting friends from my previous life, I hugged her as soon as I left the store.

“Let's wait for the change.”

Too bad!

"Let's go back and ask ......"

"You don't want to be in that living room."

“…….”

"Are you okay now?"

"……Yes.Yes."

"Enough."

Adrian stroked my head with a pity.

"I feel better with Adrian."

I grabbed her sleeve while smiling.

"Thank you."

"Let's continue. Is there a place you want to visit?”

“Then we will go to the general store and....”.

Just as we were leaving the living room.

"Excuse me!"

Once again, Emeline's voice sounded. The boy, dressed in a pink robe, ran frantically down the living room stairs and reached out to Adrian.

"Take it."

990 francs. That's change.

As Adrian narrows his eyebrows, Emeline clutches his wrist and squeezes a lot of money in his hand.

“It's a waste.”

Then he brushed his hair behind his ears, coughed, and glanced into space.

"I'm Emeline."

“…….”

“Emeline Reese's. I live near here.You hand over your cloak, so I'll pay you back next time if it's okay, you should also tell your name.”

"I don't need to know your name."

"What?"

"God."

This is the first time I've heard Adrian use this disparaging tone.

I opened my eyes wide in surprise, and Emeline muttered with a red face.

“Ap, what.....!”

That was.

"Find the Lady!"

“Search everywhere!”

......My knight!