The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Time to Choose Your Father (6)

I silently looked around and looked around. The eyes of the people were trembling.

“ Did you come forward for me? "

.....I'm ashamed, said Cheesy just out of the mouth of the emotionless man.

'actually I just want to hit Marco.'

Marco, who was rubbing his chapped eyelids, snorted.

“ Not possible!Why would I say that? That's lies......!! "

"Enough."

His low voice got stuck in my earlobe. That's Duke Dubbede.

When Duke's gaze turned to Marco, Marco shrugged and Duke opened his mouth again.

" He's a boy under my protection ,"

The sound of murmuring was cold. Marco, flinched without realizing it, forgot to make excuses and swallowed his dried saliva. Baron Jude then approached, saying, "Wait, Mister."

" It's not fair. Didn't we? My son will not call you that...!! "

Duke Dubbled approached Marco. A hand gripped Marco's chin.

" Your father admitted so, I'll give you a chance ."

"...What's?"

“ Prove what you say is true, even if your tongue is constrained and your eyes are closed .”

“.......”

" Of course, when you can't prove it, it won't end with just you ."

There's no way he can prove it.

"You just told him to die."

Marco became blue and hardened, and Duke's gaze sank deeply.

“I'll ask again. Are my son's words wrong or right? ”

"......"

The duke's pressure was not something an ordinary child could handle.

Marco's hands trembled like aspen trees. The pants are wet, and the yellow markings run along the ankle.

" Right, .. truth ."

In the end, Marco said.

Baron Jude's face turned blue. His son admitted so, he could no longer even make excuses.

The baron fell down and lowered his head.

" sa, uh,....Save me, Your Majesty. I have sinned to death ."

When the duke let go of his hand, Marco, who had lost all his strength, rolled around on the floor.

“ Get rid of them ”

The soldiers commanded by the Duke charged in.

Meanwhile, Baron Jude and Marco shouted, "I'm sorry......Your Majesty!". But the duke's expression wasn't very good.

The duke had remembered them well, so it might be difficult for them to stay in the empire.

When I saw them dragging Marco and his father, the followers gathered around me with a new look on their faces.

"Very awesome."

"It was spectacular to see the boy standing in front of the big boy."

"Quietly explaining the situation, Amazing."

The followers poured their compliments on me.

There seems to be a misconception that 'I jumped on Marco, who dared to call Dubbled a piece of trash' has not been resolved.

My conscience pierced me, but I decided to think positively.

The vassals here were the Duke's closest allies.

and the Duke is on my side.

I glanced at Duke.

He looked at me a little better than usual.

I felt relieved and sighed involuntarily, then one of the followers reached out.

"Are you tired? ....Of course you. Now tired, come here. I'll take you to your room.”

The follower, who said that, had an excellent expression on his face, but I crept behind.

'This is the first time I've seen you ....'

I stepped back with wary eyes and the other followers burst into laughter.

"This guy. Didn't you hear? she's very shy of grown men. He must be scared because you're big."

"But isn't he being held back by the duke?"

"Well, it's okay if the kid likes you."

"He always smiles at Duke."

Duke's eyes were on me. I laughed because our eyes met.

It was like walking backwards without showing a back when meeting a savage beast.

I will not provoke me. ...Don't attack me.

-I mean.....

The followers smiled widely.

"The baby likes it a lot, don't you think?"

"I understand..."

"The last time I heard about the Church, she was always sitting on her lap."

'What....'

“You must be happy to be loved by the boy.”

"It's okay."

The mouth of the duke, who said those words, somehow looked arrogant.

'Say, let's hang out, but you're so cheap.'

I was depressed because of my poor evaluation.

***

Are they saying that after a difficult time, there will always be good things?

When I met Marco, I had a bad memory, but good things happened afterwards.

"Because they like me."

They seem to be very proud of me running into a big boy with a small body to Dubbede.

And when it attracts strong attention, there are tremendous changes. Even the administrators and managerial employees have started to notice me.

Initially, I used all the things that employees took in moderation.

I'll be back in the capital soon anyway, so there's no reason to buy "things for me".

But when I got the attention of the management staff and the administrative officers, I could buy some household items for myself.

I was so excited to go out to the store with Lea and the other waiters.

Dubbled shopping district is a paradise.

It could not compare to the one Vallua had.

"There's a toy store."

This was much more luxurious than the toys from the other stores that the noble children were looking for.

The children hugged their toys one by one and left the store.

A little five or six year old woman wearing a big hat was hugging a doll that looked very soft.

'Really. They're releasing the doll now.'

It was a doll in various animal forms, and when you held her tightly, she said, "I like you."

Suddenly the first life comes to mind. That doll was the first and last thing I ever asked Duke Amity

"Dad, I want the doll. (Dad, I want the doll.)"

Duke Amity, who was clasping his pants, said firmly.

"Leblaine, if you donate money and don't buy the doll, you can reduce the number of hungry people. Do you still want it?"

"No...."

“ That's good. You will gain compassion and consideration instead of a puppet. ”

The Duke smiled as he said so. I liked her smile so much that I never forced her again.

'But I really want it....'

Eighteen-year-old Mina received the doll as a gift from her.

Duke, seeing Mina hugging the doll and doting on her like a child, smiled brighter than that.

'No, let's not think about it,'

“Small phone”

"Yes." Yeah."

"How about we go find a toy?"

I think they think I want toys.

'Lea very sweet ....'

“Select anything.”

'Anything?'

When my eyes became bright, the waiter recommended the toy.

"How's the riddle?"

"Don't you think Block would be fun, too?"

'Toys ....'

Looks like my son's brain is screaming, "Buy me!" But I closed my eyes tightly.

I tried hard to look away and point to other products. It was a red carnation corsage.

"But it's not a toy."

When Lea looked at me with a curious look, I replied with my writhing fingers.

“Awnak-Awnak in Kawmar bawyi asked me to hire him pawda seeseowrawng yawng merewkaw suwkai. (Kids in the nursery told me to give it to someone they like.)”

"Oh, that's right. Thanksgiving is soon."

In Wigentra, it is customary for children to offer carnations to their parents on Thanksgiving Day.

'And I will also give this to adults as a gift...'

"To Lea."

Originally, I was going to give it to the Duke, but I thought of what he could say, "It's not worth it," and decided to stop.

"You couldn't be more annoying and hateful."

Instead, it will be given to Lea, the kindest girl in the world.

Lea, who knew nothing, smiled innocently.

***

Duke and the followers moved together to the conference room to discuss the issue of jurisdiction.

While walking down the hall, the followers chatted lightly.

"Oh, this is a carnation corsage. Did you get it from your daughter?"

The follower, who was wearing a red corsage, pulled his chest triumphantly.

"Yes. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving."

"I'm proud of you."

Subordinate, who was looking for an opportunity to show off, bragged about it.

"When my daughter gave me this corsage, I thought it was the happiness of life."

He laughed as the other followers shook their heads.

"There's nothing happier than having a child."

"Yes. What is the use of honor and wealth?."

"really. What do you get when you accumulate wealth in the warehouse? If you don't feel that happiness."

"You're right. Carnations are the highest happiness."

Then another follower asked the Duke.

"Your Majesty will also accept carnations. I'm sure you'll feel that happiness by then."

"I don't know."

"What?"

"none. I've never got carnations."

In an instant, the office became cold as if it was doused in cold water.

The followers gulped down dry saliva as they looked at Dubbled, who said,

"I have three sons, but I've never even seen carnations."

The Duke and the three Confucius were beautiful and talented enough to be mentioned many times, but they were cold-hearted and indifferent.

It's not a relationship that wants affection from each other in the first place.

"No, that. There's more to it than just saying thank you for raising me."

"I've never heard of anything like that."

"......"

Then another follower came out and tried hard to fix this conversation.

"What is important about words or carnations? On Thanksgiving, hugging is enough."

"......"

Duke has no answer.

Subordinates swallow dry saliva.

The more we opened our mouths, the more we felt like we were falling into a mine.

The Duke squirmed his brows as he looked at the helpless follower.

The followers desperately rolled their eyes to look for a way out with white faces.

Then I found Leblaine and the waiter coming from the opposite side. She might have just returned home because she was wearing an out-of-town dress.

And I saw. Carnations in Leblaine's hands!