The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Choosing a Gift (3)

“Perhaps, perhaps we should not blame the blonde....we are wrong......”.

Sitting on the bed, I looked at Isaac as he spoke with a reluctant face.

“......I'm sorry I.... Maybe.... I don't know.”.

"That's all for this conversation."

I quickly lay back on the bed posing as a child in the coffin. I did not forget to put my hands neatly on my chest.

"I'm sorry!"

"Isaac's right, Leblaine."

"Yes." Yeah."

“…….”

I got back up. My family's expression was so sad that I felt a little guilty, but I couldn't do it.

If I become weak, I will have to bring over a hundred bodyguards in the future.

It was terrifying for others to hear it, but it was my family members who even took out witches when I disappeared for about an hour or two.

"Today is Adrian's birthday."

"The second prince."

Johann corrected me, so I nodded with a tired face.

“Ya, second prince. Today was the prince's second birthday, so I only went out for a while to give him a gift. I took him out, so I should be scolded, right? ”

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

“…….”

The four of them had grumpy faces, but they could not answer because they were afraid that I would return to bed without a blanket.

"It can't continue."

Because they're too stubborn.

'Should I use the last option?'

I used the last option two years ago, who escaped.

I couldn't get any training at the temple, so the Dubbled witches helped me.

Mana and divine power had the same attributes, but in the end, it was a different power, so magicians using mana were unable to comprehend divine power perfectly like temples.

That's why I was on the verge of death for a few days with a fever during training.

Father, Henry, and Isaac ran wild to see me. When I barely opened my eyes, the witch was in danger of being beheaded. So…….

"Rabbell. Your body has not recovered, so rest well. What are you doing?"

"I'm packing."

"While packing?"

"Leblaine will be looking for Leblaine's birth parents."

"What?!"

“See you, dad. See you, Henry and Isaac.”

“A, a, wait....!”.

At that moment they were stunned when they heard it and could do nothing.

I just took my bag off after Dad let go of the witch.

'It was really exhausting. Oh, what should I do?'

As I was thinking about what to do, the intelligent Henry quickly said,

"Yes. We overdo it, I admit it.”

Then I hung the bag on the wall, which I watched closely, and threw it at Isaac.

It was only then that Isaac realized that I was thinking about the last option.

I narrowed my eyes and shook my head.

"really?"

"really."

"So, you're going to apologize for being mean to the second prince?"

Hearing my words, Isaac coughed loudly and said,

"We do not say evil words ......?"

"You said I was too good for her, and she couldn't be trusted."

"Look, it's not much!"

Isaac nodded with a happy face. Then he said, "I'm glad I held it." Hehe he must have cursed her inside.

“Look at the prince like a worm, criticizing the situation. That's a bad thing to do.”

When I said that, Henry turned to his father and Johann with troubled faces.

Johann's eyes were fixed on my bag hidden behind Isaac. She was very expressionless, she did not show it, but when I saw her eyes tremble, she looked very surprised.

Well, Johann wasn't there on the "I'm going to run away" incident, so it would be quite surprising for him to pass through it for the first time.

As soon as my brothers became mute, the adults came in.

"Will money be able to solve it?"

Whahuh?

I looked at my father with a stupid expression.

"Are you going to apologize for the money?"

"Yes." Yeah."

"How's it?"

"I will compensate the second prince with what he needs most."

My brothers expression brightened because of my father's words.

"That'll work!"

"Yes." Yeah."

“It's been completed.”

Then he put me on the bed and covered me with a blanket. They look very relaxed.

"Sleep well under the blanket."

"Don't kick the blanket."

"Tell me if you need more blankets."

When my family lifted the blanket up to my neck, they left the room, the servants were happy and followed them.

Staying alone in the room, I looked at the door, and was stunned.

***

A few days later.

When I heard from the Chief, I was drinking juice and coughing.

"Reconstruction of the Empress's Palace?"

"It's true."

Originally, it had to be repaired immediately for the dignity of the imperial family, but after the death of Empress Elsa, the center of attention was Empress Yvonne. So the late empress was forgotten.

“There is no reason to rebuild the Empress Palace now. What the emperor thought ... "

"It wasn't the emperor's idea."

"No way……."

I looked at the chairman with a troubled face, and he nodded lightly.

"That's His Majesty's idea."

'Oh, my head .......'

I'm holding my forehead.

They'll apologize to Adrian with the money. Oh, here we go.

It seemed that he was inciting the nobles with money to place the reconstruction of the Empress Palace on their agenda.

“Don't tell me the cost of reconstruction ......?”

When asked, the chairman replied, “Ya.”

This was an advantage for Adrian in many ways.

Anyone who heard the news that the empress' palace would be rebuilt, he would think of Adrian, the empress' son.

Adrian's status will increase only because he is firmly planted in people's minds.

Of course, the emperor would think of Adrian with respect to the empress.

Moreover, since Adrian had earned the rebuilding fee from Dubbled, how happy the old emperor was.

With this attention, Empress Yvonne could not touch him easily.

Above all, it was important for Duke Dubbled to talk things out. As if we were hinting to support Adrian.

' Daddy compensated too much for him.'

But that's a good thing for Adrian

'Dumb one…….'

I'm appalled.

I really didn't expect them to apologize like this. I was just trying to make things difficult for them so that they would realize not to offend others just for my sake, but how much did they spend?

“I think they really don't want to apologize..”.

As I muttered, the chairman added, "Never will."

'It's good for Adrian, but does it have to be rebuilt?'

There may be ways to spend less money and produce better effects. Giving them many teleportation scrolls, or increasing the suwon transactions with the imperial family a little more!

The emperor was a formidable old man, but that was enough.

'A friend is a friend, and money is money.'

I don't want to buy friends with money. I looked at the chairman,

“I have to do something.”

"Huh?"

"The money my father sows, I'll harvest it for Dubbled's benefit."

“......How are you going to do it?”

It's time to step up my preparations for Dubbled independence.

“This is the problem: What should we do with the empty palace?”

"That requires the owner .... is impossible!"

I grinned when the chairman noticed it.

“Yvonne needs someone to fight. It would be best if I could make her empress. ”

“But didn't you already have the support of Duke Marche? With the support of Duke Marche, Empress Yvonne is ours.”

“It was only until he found Mina.”

If Mina comes, Duke Marche will realize that I'm not the child of fate he's looking for.

Even if Dubbled appeared as a powerful family outside the Marche until Mina arrived, as long as the Marche had Andre, a prince who would likely have a throne, their situation would probably be reversed.

“I will make Adrian emperor. Andre can't do it.”

That Andre is a madman.

Unfortunately, even if Dubbled becomes independent, that madman will fight against us when he becomes emperor.

"We need an empress to support Prince Adrian."

"Yes. Let's give the emperor a gift. It was time to distribute the power of the inner palace. ”

The chief smirked with an evil expression on his face.

“I will prepare a list of candidates. By the way, miss.”

"Huh?"

"I received a payment bill from the pen shop in the shopping district to the mercenary guild of hope."

"Oh, that's what I bought."

I sent him to the palace.

Adrian was very happy.

The chairman goes to make a list, then, with a bright light, a deer, Pur, appears.

[How long will you hold me back! I must fulfill your wish so that I can return!]

I've forgotten it. Since Adrian transferred me some divine power, it was easier to resist the demons.

“What do you want?”

When asked, Pur's face brightened.

[Your heart.]

"No."

Therefore, I swung my hand to make Pur disappear.

'Think of another wish.'

A few days later, the chairman made a list and brought it to me. Swish, swish, flip through the paper, I saw a lot of female information and tilted my head.

“He doesn't have enough support. Different from other candidates. Why is this person a candidate?”

“She is an influential woman in the East. Although he was not a priest, he had the sacred power to heal the sick and the poor. After all, no woman came from a family comparable to Empress Yvonne's. The support of the people is huge. Isn't he great?”

[Cecilia Olga]

Looking closely at her name, I nodded, "Aha."

"It's Saint Cecil."

I can't think about it right away because he's called “Saint Cecil” more often than his name.

I read the information slowly. He's a very nice guy.

'Someone who wants to be Adrian's protector. Great candidate... .. yes?'

"Does this man have anything to do with my father?"

“Yes, he was a knight who worked under the command of master when he was young.”

I hardened and looked out the window into my father's office.

“Recently, she is looking for a child by visiting the orphanage. The name of the child I'm looking for is ... ”.