The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Spreading Rumors (4)

[This is the social world! The scene of a fierce battle without any weapons!]

Chul-soo's voice rang in my mind. I totally understand why he said that. The social world is a space where power and rank are more important than anything else. They did not use any weapons, but it was no different from the battlefield.

To protect ourselves, we must be perfect.

Aib leads to defeat, and if we lose, we must kneel.

The children were trained not to be outdone by their parents, which is why they acted so.

Without thinking about Dubbede's strength or status, they wouldn't side with the loser.

Until now, I was protected by my title, the son of destiny. But deep down the nobles still thought I was just an ordinary person.

When I win, they will respect me as the child of destiny and Lady Dubblede, but when I lose, I am just an ordinary child.

Since I failed to heal Marquis Shuheil, they must have thought I would be abandoned by the temple or Dubbede.

It was also because the temple made a big deal about my inability to heal Marquis Shuheil to suppress Dubbede, but Dubbede did not show any movement.

'Even so, they are too brave. The fact that they started rejecting me openly meant that there was an instigator.'

It's clear who.

Empress Yvonne must have done this because of Cecilia.

And Blake is the right person to be his puppet.

Meanwhile, the young ladies and masters who disliked me as an ordinary person took this opportunity.

"Miss, are you okay?"

Cecilia brushed off my skirt and looked at me anxiously.

"Yes. I'm fine."

As I smiled, Blake's gang became irritated.

One of Blake's gang, a fat boy, asked in a soft voice.

“But, why did Lady Olga call Dubbede a lady?”

“She put her name under the Dubbede branch family. It often happens that people from branch families refer to the children of the main family as Lady and lord.”Reply Blake.

“But isn't he one of the finalists? She might be the queen. Isn't that a bit silly?”

“She is a former Dubblede knight right? It could be a tribute to his master's children. ”

“If so, will it continue after being selected as well? Calling her a waiter? The queen is the first lady. That doesn't make sense.”

"That's……."

Blake looked at me with a confused expression.

The boy, who was blabbering, stepped forward in front of Blake and looked at me.

“If you are a wise young girl, why don't you show it? Do you enjoy being treated like that by the person who will become empress?”

“…….”

“You're happy to receive the respect of someone who has a high probability of becoming empress right?”

After saying that, the boy grinned, and Cecilia hardened her face.

“I never thought like that—”

I grabbed Cecilia with one hand and looked at the boy.

"So ... Yeah, who are you?"

"Huh?"

"I'm sorry. I'm having trouble remembering names of unimportant people.”

Hearing those words, the boy's face reddened.

“My father is Duke Marche's cousin, and I am Empress Yvonne-”'s niece

"Niece of a man?"

"The Empress has always cared deeply for me, and today I was invited to the Imperial Palace-!"

“You are Duke Marche's nephew. Since you're not from the capital, it seems like you don't know etiquette. ”

“A-what..!”

“I have been given an honorable title by His Majesty the Emperor. It was the same as being a noble. Cecilia has done the right thing.”

“It...”

“According to your words, wouldn't you be the one to be punished for saying such words in front of Cecilia, who is the empress candidate?”

I smiled and continued.

"You have to do what you say."

“You're rude!”

"I-I!"

When I shouted, the boy gasped and shut his mouth.

"Don't act recklessly next time or I'll make sure you can't set foot in the noble party again."

"W-what are you saying ..."

"If you really want to attack me, throw your gloves now."

I walked past and smiled.

“I don't want to meet you anywhere in the future. This is a.” warning

The nobles who surrounded us were shocked.

They must have thought I might cry and reported it to my father.

I walked towards Blake as the boy gasped as I passed him and stepped back.

"Don't provoke me anymore."

I whispered in his ear.

“I'll give you five minutes. Go."

“……!”

The woman, whose face was red, pursed her lips. But I don't want to provoke him anymore either.

After all, attacking like this was something that the child learned from his parents, his parents were also the ones who made it a safe protection so that he never got involved for being rude to others, she said, under the pretext of protecting himself.

He picked the wrong opponent. I understood very well how the social world worked, and in my last life, I grew up as a beggar.

That kid won't be able to beat my experience.

Looking at the frightened Blake, I smiled and turned my gaze to the woman behind him.

"Hello. I saw you at my birth mother's party the other day, didn't I?”

“Ah, that's right.”

“It's nice to see you again in the Imperial Palace. Oh Cecilia, he's Marquess Eshwar!”

As I said cheerfully, Cecilia approached me with a smile.

Blake, who was looking at me from behind, bit her lip.

Cecilia followed me and talked to the women.

After a while, he whispered to me with a worried look on his face.

"Are you okay?"

"What?"

"Threat... There'll be more people talking about you."

"It's okay. I think it's time to reveal my personality slowly.”

"Huh?"

“When I was a beggar with Emeline and Tri, there was a madman in the back alley. People say we should avoid it at all costs, do you know why? ”

“……?”

“He doesn't fight much. But they keep avoiding it, know why?”

"Why?"

“Oordinary people can't win against crazy people. What is human or animal, if we feel we will lose, we will never attack it.”

That could be the reason why the nobles did not fight against Dubbede.

If we bite back once, we won't let go.

Me too and the crazy guy in that back alley.

The children who made eye contact with me gasped and lowered their heads.

***

In the end, Blake cried.

The boy and girl gathered around him tried to comfort him out of pity.

“Don't cry too much, Miss.”.

"I think you're just out of luck"

Blake clasped the handkerchief tightly and shouted.

“Luckiest? Nah! Leblaine Dubbede is a lunatic. How could he humiliate me in front of the crowd…!

“That's because he's an ordinary person who doesn't know much.”

"But…"

The curly haired girl clicked her tongue.

“I'm sure he's also crazy after making Marquis Shuheil like that. Miss, there's a saying that says we should avoid crazy people. Forgive that senseless woman. What can we do against a madman?”

Blake bit her lip and looked around.

“Why should we bow our heads to an ordinary girl?I didn't believe in the 'daughter of destiny' from the start. Divination, pattern of Gods... It's all just temple words, right?”

“It...”

“Only the temple knows what the pattern of the Gods looks like. What if the temple corrupts the child pattern of destiny they created?”

“... It's terrible.”

“The reason she was adopted by Dubbede is because she is the child of destiny. What if the Empress Dowager was tricked by the temple and Duke Dubbede had no choice but to accept the child?”

"But the duke cares about her like he's his own daughter!"

“If you think about it, the prophecy says that the child of destiny is the one who will bring light to the empire, right? That's why people respect him. But, did that child appear and bring light to the empire? Is he making progress?”

“There was a lot of chaos because of the boy instead of progress. Will Duke Vallua summon the demons, or will the Empress Dowager suffer from any illness if not for the child? The time matches his arrival in the capital!”

“He almost killed Marquis Shuheil!”

Blake nodded.

“As intellectuals, we must move forward. I can't let the people be played with by the temple. ”

“What's there way?”

Blake turned the empty cup.

“This is a clear way to deal with unrest in the social world.”

It was completely ignored.

As an evil smile appeared on the faces of the boys and girls, Blake folded his hands and leaned against the chair.

"We will defend the empire in our own way."

From that day on, the intimidation of Leblaine began.

***

After I exited the shopping district, I looked around and stopped walking.

The nobles who made eye contact with me shuddered, lowered their heads, and moved quickly as if they did not see me.

It's been like this for a few days.

The chairman frowned as we went to the mercenary guild of hope with me.

"It's a protest."

“Invisible human behavior? Only those who commit crimes or adultery are treated so.”

"It's true."

"Who's the leader?"

“... It's Blake Arabel.”

"That's stupid."

I shook my head and turned around.

Even the commoners quickly lowered their heads. Bullying that began in the social world began to spread to the public.

"Lady."

The leader sighed and continued.

“After the charity party will begin. The final selection will be determined by this charity party. This is not the right time.”

“If I continue to be bullied, no one will come to Cecilia's party. Empress Yvonne has been keeping an eye on Cecilia.”

“You asked for the help of His Majesty and young master. Lembing will not be enough.”

I grabbed the end of my skirt.

“It's a big problem.”

"Your family will be worried, you should ask for help if you can't handle it."

"No."

"Huh?"

"Wouldn't that make the situation worse?"

“…….”

"Don't worry, I'm great at aerial combat."