The Baby Who Raised the Devil

I'll Adopt You (8)

Isaac stepped into the study room with a chocolate cake with whipped cream in his hand.

'I'm so happy!'

I've had a lot of accidents with adults lately, so I'm always hungry.

“Hmph, I didn't bring it for you. Just….It's just that I don't really like sweet-sweet.”

“Isyac, I enjoy royti guwla.which you gave me on another day.” (Isaac, I enjoyed the sugar bun you gave me the other day)

"I, I wouldn't like you even if you praised me!"

His ears reddened as he rushed into the study room. Henry just glanced at me before heading for the door without saying much.

I went to the study where they were sitting. I sat and watched Henry from head to toe.

'I don't think there are any side effects.'

I bit the cake, and my mouth gasped involuntarily.

What is this taste?

'It's so delicious!'

It was different from all the cakes I had eaten so far.

Refreshing whip cream that does not feel too stinging or buttery when put in the mouth.

The cake was very moist and soft with chocolate like velvet in it.

The perfect cake melted gently in my mouth as soon as it touched my tongue.

'They say the patissier of the west wing has the hand of God. It's not just a rumor.' after all.'

I was very impressed with the taste of the cake. This is the first time I've tasted a cake from the west wing. I used to frequent the east hall, where VIPs used to stay.

With both of my hands covering my cheeks, I said, "Wow, wow!"

Isaac smiled when he saw me.

“What is delicious?”

'When I was a beggar, I was starving for more than five days. To relieve the hunger, I imagined myself eating a delicious chocolate cake.'

It felt full of warmth that reminded me of my previous life where I suffered through countless difficult times.

“Thank you very much ...” (Thank you very much.).

"No, you don't have to thank me that much."

Isaac was somewhat embarrassed and rolled his eyes in return.

"Do you want to eat chocolate cake tomorrow morning too?"

“You, you are the best!” (You are the best!)

"I'll give it to you at night too."

"You, you're so cool!" (You are so cool!)

“Ah, I can't help it. I'll give it to you the day after tomorrow too. ”

"You, we're the cutest!" (You are the greatest!)

Isaac grinned from my empty praise.

From the sidelines, Henry looked at us as if we were a pair of clowns.

***

Henry and Isaac continued their homework, while I painted quietly beside them.

At dusk the servants came to the study to look for me, but when they saw me.with the two brothers, they just smiled and came back.

I'm just trying to spend time with my brothers.

Unbeknownst to us, a clear day is replaced by the night sky.

'Cursing….'

Isaac was also asleep….

I pinched my cheek to wake myself from sleepiness.

"Sleep if you're sleepy."

Henry said with his eyes fixed on the book.

I wish I could go, but I can't leave Henry alone in the castle with Teramore.

“It's okay. Not sleepy." (It's okay. Not sleepy.)

"You lied."

“….I'll go wash my face.”

I jumped up from the chair, then whispered to Isaac, who was asleep.

I left the study room only after I saw Isaac nod his head lethargicly.

'I'm so sleepy'

My body seems to be protesting for a short break.

I dragged my body into the restroom with a grumble, but before I could leave, a rough hand dragged me away from the entrance.

'ah!'

'Teramore!'

Before I could react, Teramore had dragged me into a dim room near the bathroom. He closed the door, then turned slowly towards me. Teramore's mouth curled up into an evil grin as his eyes fell on me.

"Why? You think I'm just gonna go after Henry?”

"I'm not like Henly, if you touch me, it'll be teruwgkawp." (I'm not like Henry, if you touch me, it will be revealed.)

"You don't need your hands to make people suffer."

Teramore took something out of his pocket.

Blue Spinel!

It was a special instrument used as a sacred tool to bring out holy power. The clearer the color, the more extraction can be done.

Of course, the Blue Spinel was considered a precious treasure on the market, but no divine power user had the same thought.

Extracting divine power would make its users go crazy, or in the worst case, they could die.

A normal kid like me would lose my mind even with any Spinel.

'I would rather die and be reborn once more, than be tortured with that Spinel.'

Teramore approached me, muttering in a low voice.

“It's 30 years. The things I've been working on for 30 years have been destroyed. Just because of a four-year-old!”

Insanity began to cover his eyes.

In the evening, the followers moved out of the study room unexpectedly, and they seemed to have been expelled from their teacher's chair.

"Don't come or I'll pass out." (Don't come or I'll scream.)

"Try it. Let's see if someone will come sooner or you will lose your holy power first. ”

Suddenly, the door opened. We looked around and saw Henry running in.

Teramore looked at Henry with a sly smile.

“You know it's rude to interrupt people, right? I guess you're lacking in education lately. ”

Henry closed his eyes and rushed blindly towards Teramore.

Teramore, however, was undisturbed as if Henry's arrival was an insignificant change to his plans.

There was nothing to fear because the genius could not even fight his trauma.

But he made a mistake, Henry's goal was not to attack him.

The boy instead grabbed the Blue Spinel and threw it into one of the narrow slits of furniture.

"You son of a bitch….!"

Out of anger, Teramore tried to hit Henry, but I hung tightly onto Teramore's arm with all my weight.

“Don't senwtuwh Henly!” (Don't touch Henry!)

He violently threw me on the floor and raised his hand towards Henry once more.

Then-then

The explosion-!!

The door burst open and a tremendous mana wave rushed towards Teramore.

Where to drop Teramore to the floor, "Agggghhh!—"

His screams echoed throughout the room.

When I saw her, her arms were twisted to a terrible angle.

I immediately turned my eyes towards the door.

Dubbled standing in front of the entrance. Cold and anger flowed from him.

“Si-Tuan”

The Duke's cold eyes swept over me and Henry, who was lying on the floor.

Teramore tried to get up and looked at the duke. He looked puzzled, the duke came to the room and ended his plan, not part of his calculations.

'Stupid, do you think I'll be walking around alone after the event?'

I was hoping Teramore would plan some cheating tricks. So in order to fight whatever Teremore has in his hands, I have asked Isaac to call the Duke before I leave the study room!

I stayed in the study until late at night, but it wasn't just to protect Henry.

Turns out I was right, tonight Teramore is really acting.

The Duke comes with Isaac, Nos, and the servants, including Lea, behind him.

Before I left, I had asked Isaac to call the Duke, but given the possibility that he would not come, I asked the servant to come as well.

"What ....... what happened here ....!"

Lea's face darkened as she looked at the situation in the room.

"I'm glad you guys got a good time."

With this, no one dared to touch Henry again.

“Si-lord, this....so this….! Li-li-listen to me first."

Teramore pleaded, but the duke did not heed his request.

Nos rubbed his brows, a deep frown spreading on his forehead. Senate members molest a duke's son. It was a huge incident, if the news were to spread, there would be a huge uproar.

'In the worst case scenario, will there be a civil war?'

There was no way he would let it pass by.

Leah, the servant, Nos and I, glared at the sprawled figure of Teramore.

The Duke walked with heavy steps towards Teramore.

Teramore tried to retreat, while holding his deformed and twisted arm. However, without support he could not get there and instead felt sad, “Buk...!”.

Dark red blood continued to flow, coming out from his open wound.

“You, Your Majesty.., I, I, I do not…. It's all part of education!”

The Duke trampled on his already shattered hands as Teramore looked up with a pleading face.

"Henry."

“……”

"Tell me what happened."

He seemed to realize that the Teramore attack was not just once or twice. The Teramore hand that was about to hit Henry, was raised steadily, out of habit.

Henry, who clenched his pants tightly, gulped.

A heavy silence followed for some time, but he remained silent.

Only after the Duke once again called out his name, "Henry!", did he open his mouth.

“This is no big deal.”

"That's for me to judge."

The duke's eyes were dark. His cold gaze made everyone in the room shiver in fear.

Even I, the innocent bystander was afraid, the guilty Teramore was naturally frightened by his wits.

“Yo-Your Majesty, you are wrong. It's a misunderstanding. Let me explain. So, this one,...!”

Duke twists Teramore's hand. Painful screams of teramore could be heard throughout the residence.

What's….

I stared unblinkingly with my jaw open.

This is the first time for me to see the judgment of holy power used.

When I heard it, I thought it was a little scary, but the reality was far from what I had imagined.

It's a lot of pressure, like tight pressure to the lungs.

If I hadn't suffered from the Pope's holy power in my past life, I would have fainted already.'

Henry, who was getting pale, clenched his teeth. Then he said casually.

"It was just a slap in the face."

"Little? That's hardness.”

Henry bit his lip and continued.

“This is an opportunity to take on the weakness of Teramore. When I become an adult, I will use this information to my advantage.”

“….”

“So it's not a big problem–“

Duke stepped up and grabbed Henry's wrist.

“Ugh!”

His wide sleeves slid down his slender arms, revealing purple bruises.