The Baby Who Raised the Devil

I'm Not So Defected (7)

“Sam, butler, is a drug dealer. Jane in the laundry room is a notorious thief. He even robbed a Countess.”

I put Laura's words in my head.

“Then what about Laura?”

"I don't have a criminal record yet!"

"What are you thinking?"

“I don't have it yet.Sometimes I feel like stabbing people's throats, so I think it will be a lot of fun.”

That was how Laura smiled shyly.

"Laura, watch your words in front of the little miss."

As Lea spoke rudely, Laura said, "Oh, right!" and cover his mouth.

"I'm sorry!I have no history, but I was born in prison and spoke a little rough.”

"You were born in prison?"

"Yes. My mother was a sect leader. She only found out that she was pregnant in prison. So she gave birth to me in prison, I lived with my mother until I was three, and when I was four, she handed me over.”

This made Laura difficult to find a job.

He said even though they were looking for a job, they were immediately caught, so they often moved jobs

“I know all the waiters. But, I was probably the fastest to know the rumors about the aristocracy!”

When I saw Laura speak proudly, my eyes sparkled.

“Then tell me. Have there been any rumors lately?”

“The funniest is the story of Sir Constance. She's having an affair with her fiance's mother!”

Good Lord!

Everyone looked dumbfounded.

What is that mess?

It's not what I'm curious about, but it's a fun story that makes me forget my original purpose.

"No. Any other funny rumors?”

“True Lane's story is also interesting. Lady Roabang really likes him because he's a great guy. To see it, she canceled her own tea party.”.

"What else? Despite the opposition of his followers and their parents, Prince Mollywood married an opera singer (a marriage of a noble family and commoners), and it turned out that the opera singer was a man. What was even more surprising was that he found out about it after the first night. ”

Then the waiters, subconsciously, shouted, “How is it possible!” Laura said seriously,

"The place where they spent their first night was a dark opera house with no light in it."

The servants shut their mouths and shouted without a sound.

I listened to Laura's story.

At that moment, there was something shaking in my pocket.

'It's a communication device.'

This is a very expensive magic device that I just bought.

It was so expensive that I thought I would cry when I paid for it.

I not only bought one, but also bought Seria's and the chairman's.

The three of us don't use it unless it's really important like this.

When I silently looked into my pocket, it was Seria's code.

[He took his bait.]

The empress seems to have finally bought the Luminous medicine.

I patted my pocket and went back to Laura's story.

***

Adolf, one of the 21 pastors in charge of the central church, disobeyed the Empress Dowager.

"His Majesty the Empress."

"Sit down."

The empress greeted him with a friendly smile as usual.

Adolf, who was standing, sat on a chair.

"This old fucking woman."

Although outwardly like a gentle lamb, he knew how greedy the old woman was.

Five years ago, Adolf, who had been in prison for praying for a wanted criminal to be executed, returned with a pale face.

“I found the original copy of the Bible.”

"What did you say? I've been looking for him, but I didn't even get a clue. ”

“I know where the original Bible is. It is the secret library of the Empress.”

"No way, though,…. If the Empress finds it, she'll give it to us. ”

When I went to the place where the wanted criminal told me, the people from the Empress guarded the place. There is a library that we do not know.

The words the criminal sought were credible.

As a test, when he instructed the Empress to mention the secret library, he immediately moved the library away.

Then, it was confirmed that the workers dug up the old plateau under the empress' orders seven years ago.

'You pretended to believe the church, but you played us in the back to steal the Bible?'

The Empress knew best that the church was looking for the original scriptures from the Bible.

I have to get it in my hands somehow.

With the original copy of the Bible in hand, he could have entered the Vatican, not the central church.

So Adolf kept it a secret from the church and tried for five years to persuade the Empress.

The empress raised the teacup with a casual look.

“Fate children will participate in the banquet this year. I wonder how she grew up in Dubbled.”

Adolf replied, "Yes .." with a sullen look.

On February 29, the day of the prophecy came out, an orphan girl who was born with holy power and became the child of destiny but she did not attract his attention.

His holy power, which was re-verified, was too normal to say that he would save the world.

Even if he had increased his holy power, many people in the church said he was a child of false destiny.

“How is your illness today?”

“It's much better. Winter is always difficult, but not too painful with the arrival of spring.”

“I have brought out holy water. That will make you feel much more comfortable.”

Looking at the smiling empress, Adolf said in a soft voice.

“By the way, Your Majesty. The library you wanted to show me the other day.”.

“Now that I think about it, I am ashamed to show it to you. I don't have any special ancient books.”

Adolf's eyes hardened.

'You're an old lady!'

As her skin condition worsened, she acted like she would do anything if she could get her treatment and shut my mouth.

"If I read your book, I might find something more useful for your illness next time" Adolf said with an awkward smile.

“Oh, right. You don't need to come and help me with treatment next time. ”

"….sorry?"

"I found a good cure."

"Medicine?"

“They say it's medicine to make us youthful.”

The empress placed the medicine bottle on the table and said,

“It's a trick, but it works. It can reduce the itching a little more than other drugs.”

The priest's face was distorted.

The drug had reduced the number of nobles requesting treatment.

The number of donations is reduced because of it, making it difficult to report them to superiors.

'Is it because of the peak of Hope?'

Five years ago, when he tried to suppress Dubbled, a peak of hope appeared out of nowhere destroying him.

Not only that, it also lowered the exorbitant Spinel market price, dropping the value of the church's Spinel mine.

In the end, they were forced to sell a useless spinel mine, and now the Hope's peak almost monopolizes the spinel in the market.

Adolf clenched his fists.

***

Before the banquet, I went out to the shopping district with my sisters to buy a dress.

Since it was the busiest street in the Empire, it was crowded even though today was a working day.

“Do I have to walk while holding hands?”

Isaac held my hand tightly and said,

"Yes, you will be swept away by the crowd."

Henry also held my other hand.

'Because it's near the church, I can't be far from my brothers.'

I made up my mind and walked boldly. Fortunately, the shop was close, so even though there were a lot of people, we were able to get there without a hitch.

Entering the shop, a long-haired man who looked like an employee and the owner ran out.

“My name is Melvin. Welcome to Melvin.” clothing store

The man, whose face was gleaming with oil, rubbed his hands and said so.

'Melvin?'

Melvin is a good designer for noble wives.

Her dresses were so expensive that it was hard to buy unless they were high-ranking nobles.

So the wives of most noble families wore Melvin dresses for many years.

"The Duke's children are so enchanting today."

Hearing Melvin's words, Henry and Isaac sat down on the sofa.

“I finally found a design suitable for nobles. It was embroidered with silver thread on a clean white cloth, and a suit of two buttons…"

"Don't mind my clothes, pick clothes for my sister."

Only then did Melvin look at me.

“He who..”.

“Nona Dubbled.”

As Isaac frowned and corrected him, the surprised Melvin nodded, and said, “Oh, yes.

“My shop also has many nice outfits that match Little Miss!”

As he opened his mouth, the green-clothed employee approached.

"Lady Dubbled, we'll show you our clothes."

When he came smiling, he took me to the hanger.

Meanwhile, Melvin focuses on Henry and Isaac and babbles.

“I heard you bravely destroyed the enemy in your first battle. Melvin was deeply moved by this news,...!”.

Maybe she's not interested in me at all, which isn't Duke's daughter.

First of all, Dubbled was a very closed place, so the rumors did not spread well, she did not know that I was truly loved like her own daughter.

“How do you like this dress? Lace on chest designed by Melvin with all his heart and soul.”

They showed me a variety of dresses, but I didn't like them very much.

Because my response was lukewarm, the officer left saying that he would bring a design that did not exist.

My eyes were round when I saw the dress she was carrying.

'Oh, that's what I want to wear in my second life.'

The lace collar was full of arms.

'It was the most popular design of the year.'

The dress, which hung in Melvin's closet window, was like a dress for a fairy tale princess.

Would I look like a princess if I wore it? I remember thinking about it.

I really like that design. That's when I put on that dress.

"That!"

A bright voice shouted.

She was a girl my age with silky black hair and yellow eyes.

"I, I like that one."

I blinked at the girl's words.