The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Mysterious Sounds (10)

Seeing no one in the corridor, LeBlaine ran into the greenhouse.

He dug the ground under the freshly planted cedar seedlings.

He dug deep enough and peered through the cloth containing the ground.

When he rubbed the cloth with his fingertips, he could feel the roughness of the dirt smearing his skin.

This is half of the gift from Seria.

A friend of Seria, dressed as a gardener, came to plant some seedlings, and buried her money here.

While crouching, LeBlaine had a happy expression on her face.

'Now, all I have to do is return Seria safely.'

There is a lot of preparation to be done.

He also has to help Seria track down 'customers', but that's not the hard part.

Duke is also tracking customers.

All I have to do is smuggle the information from the Duke to Seria.

A moment later, LeBlaine decided to leave the greenhouse, as she walked down the aisle she heard someone call her.

“Small phone!”

"You're there! We've been looking for you, ” said the waiter who was all dressed.

"You should attend the conference."

It was a meeting held by Duke Dubbled.

“Why should I attend?” LeBlaine asked as he tilted his head.

At his response, the servants laughed and exchanged glances.

“Today is the day where you introduce yourself as part of the.” family

'ah!'

That's the reason why Lea dressed me up so luxuriously since yesterday.

The servants took her and decorated her with beautiful jewelry and accessories.

They dressed her in colorful clothes, combed her hair, and placed a ribbon over her head. LeBlaine finally looks very pretty and cute.

After they finished dressing her up, LeBlaine left the room with Lea and continued walking to the conference room. They were greeted by the knights when they arrived and when they were about to open the door, LeBlaine could not help feeling nervous.

He gulped with difficulty and when the door opened and began to look around the audience.

There were familiar faces, but most of them were people he had met for the first time.

It was they who had the most influence, power, and status in the entire kingdom.

However, it was Duke Dubbled who had the most amazing presence.

'Wow.'

This was the first time he had seen the duke dressed so.

He wore a shirt with fine embroidery of gold thread and a luxurious tunic with several service medals. On it was a robe with a black lion pattern that symbolized the Dubbled family.

'His appearance, is truly unparalleled.'

Her luxurious clothes did not hide her sturdy chest and wide shoulders. He has an amazing figure.

Also, his calm expression made him even more amazing.

'I can understand why he can still attract the attention of the woman with his cold personality.'

Sitting beside the duke, were Henry and Isaac.

Henry had a mature appearance while Isaac looked cool.

They also had a terrifying aura around them.

'As expected of the duke's children...' ,

"LeBlaine," the duke called out and drew everyone's attention to me.

I carefully walked towards Duke so that I wouldn't fall and then he put me on his lap.

The nobles who saw me for the first time had shocked expressions.

“Your current name is LeBlaine Risette Dubbled.”

Risette?

'You adopted me, gave me a surname, but you will also give me a middle name?'

He was surprised by his words, his eyes were flashing, and the other participants were muttering to each other. They looked as surprised as he was.

"What…?"

"What do you mean Risette, Duke?" Ask one of the participants.

"That's the name of the late Duchess!"

LeBlaine looked at Duke in shock.

'Is he crazy?!'

Usually, the middle name is taken from the names of parents, grandparents, or honorary ancestors.

But that was only for the descendants of the family!

It is a statement that he will be treated as if he is his biological child.

The right to access all information and the right to manage the castle if the Duke is away from the mansion.

Even the followers close to my faction hardened their faces.

Suddenly, a few followers raised their voices.

“Please reconsider!”

“Dubbled rights are only given to those who are pureblood! Not for a baby from church!”

“Your Majesty!”

Everything was a mess and LeBlaine was very embarrassed.

'No, I'll just get some food and live a quiet life.'

Of course, he had to build up strength so that no one in the church could bother him while he was exiled, still.

“ Dyu,..Dyuke”

LeBlaine wanted him to retract his statement, but he was too embarrassed to say it now.

The Duke turned his gaze towards LeBlaine and his expression darkened.

"Who would dare to scare my daughter?"

Whahuh?

"Dare to hurt my daughter and I'll twist your limbs."

Then, Henry and Isaac rose from their seats with menacing gazes.

"I'm going to cut their necks" Isaac growled.

"Give it to me" added Henry.

The followers were frightened and decided to keep their mouths shut.

The face of the subordinate, who was about to protest, flushed in embarrassment.

'Oh my God.'

LeBlaine.

'What should I do if you continue to treat me well like this?'

* * *

After the meeting was over, LeBlaine returned to her room. Then, he lay down on the sofa and began to ponder.

'How did this happen?'

"It's a disaster, a disaster!"

'Wait….'

'Hasn't the door been closed before?'

Now open.

There were foreign maids standing inside his room, but they had a much higher status compared to Lea from the look of their uniforms.

"Young lady, are you tired?"

"I brought you milk."

“Oh, my lord, the body is worn out. Why didn't Lea report this?”

Lea and the other servants, who followed them, looked dumbfounded.

Leah reported that the rug was too old, but it was the waiter who told her to let it go because it was still useful.

LeBlaine is usually preferred by waiters.

'Thanks to the subordinates, the servants became interested in me. But these servants were those who used to work for nobles with high status. So they didn't give me much attention.'

The only superior servant who was good to him was the butler.

This was a result of him getting a middle name.

"I have to buy some clothes and accessories."

"I'll measure you."

“What's your favorite food?”

The senior servant smiled, but LeBlaine knew that the smile was fake.

They see it as a disgrace.

Of course, it's nice to be loved by your father.

However, if his father was Duke Dubbled, it was different. How could he, the adopted son, be treated as if he had the same blood as Dubbleds?

It was clear that all the Empire's eyes would be on him.

He tried to calm himself.

One of the actions the king took was to maintain strong power and to place strict criteria on the successors of Dubbleds.

Isn't that how the predecessors handled power alone?

'That could be! If I could do it…'

But the chances are small.

“Now we will move all your furniture. If you move to the west wing, we can serve you.”

Lea and the servants were tormented by his words.

“It is our duty to serve miss!”

When Dahlia, the most quickly enraged servant, shouted, the butler frowned.

"Your job is to serve the nobles in the East Wing."

“He is no longer an ordinary noble, but a blood relative of Dubbled. That's why we're assigned here. ”

The waiter denied the comment.

"But we are the ones who take care of him!"

"They never said to replace the original waiter from the beginning!"

"Yes! If you change the waiter so suddenly, the young lady will be confused and..!”.

The butler folded his hands as if he could no longer hear their absurd remarks.

“You raised your voice in front of miss. Where did you learn to act like that?”

LeBlaine was blown away, he continued to stare at the waiter with empty eyes.

'Can't you leave me alone?'

He grabbed his head with both hands, lay on his bed, and groaned.

* * *

Inside the duke's office

Viscount Dubos said, “It was a rash move that you made today, Your Majesty. The eyes of the nobles will be on the young lady. ”

The Duke gave his jacket to the butler and gave him the answer, "So?"

"Huh?"

Duke Dubbled, sitting in his chair, crossed his legs, and said, "It has not been revealed whether the 'customer' came from inside or from outside."

"That's right."

"If they were outsiders, they would try to save themselves when all eyes were on LeBlaine."

“But if they are insiders, they will suffer a greater reaction.”

“What is the real reason behind the death of Duchess Risette?” the Viscount Dubos

The Duchess was a nameless nobleman with no parents or relatives.

The Duke kept it a secret to protect her.

Not only at the social party but also inside the mansion, few had ever seen his face.

His escort is also thorough . A man who is the leader of the current Dubbled elite knights and the most powerful magician at the time is assigned to protect her without a break.

Unfortunately, he died.

His death, which everyone knew as a natural death, was actually murder.

It was as if the Duke wanted to declare that he would not fall for the same trick twice by giving his new daughter the name of Duchess.

No, but that's not all.

There was no place within the country, where the Duke's eyes could not reach it.

The same can be said on the day the wanted criminal, Seria, escaped from the mansion. Duke finds out that LeBlaine has slipped into the dungeon.

He hated that he knew a lot, however, there were still some areas that were beyond his control.