The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Return of Johann (7)

Billy shuddered and looked at his body. He had some burns, but they were fine.

“How...how...the barrier.”.

Even the witches and priests needed time to chant spells to create a barrier.

The reason why Billy rushed over to me was probably because he thought I wouldn't have enough time to create a barrier

He planned to destroy me when I wasn't ready.

In fact, most of the time, witches or priests die because there is not enough time.

As Billy trembled, I continued my attack.

“Aagghh—!”

Billy rushed out of the park.

I raised my eyebrows and folded my hands.

'Yes, let everyone know that I have this strong power.'

That way, many strong people will be attracted to me.

I will be closer to those in power, step by step.

"Wow."

The children who poked their faces out of the bushes exclaimed.

"It's incredible…"

“She is very strong..”.

I saw them.

"I feel sorry for the kids."

Rather than follow the useless socialite habit of having the boss show up last, if I had come early and checked the party in person, I would have kicked Billy out sooner.

If I did, they wouldn't have had an unpleasant experience because of Billy.

Above all, I feel very sorry for the girl who cried because of Billy.

I approached.

"Are you okay?"

“….”

He looked at me blankly.

Only after I stretched out my hand did he come to his senses and blushed.

“A-, I'm fine...”.

I was a little surprised by his voice.

I looked at the girl with a worried face.

"Do you want to rest inside?"

“Di, inside? Room little miss?”

"Yes." Yeah."

The girl's face was beaming,

I asked Nos to clean the room and bring the girl inside.

He put his hand on his chest and looked around my room.

"Wow…"

I gave him some warm chamomile tea that Lea made.

“This will calm you down a little. Oh come to think of it, I don't even know your name.”

“This Veronica! Veronika!”

I was shocked when he suddenly grabbed the table, got up and shouted.

As I blinked, Veronica sat on the sofa.

“Viscount Dubos'.”.

Since he only had two sons, and both were unmarried, perhaps he was their relative.

"I'm his relative."

That's what I expected.

“Ah, so Miss Veronica is the niece of Viscount Dubos.

"No. It's not like that."

He waved his hand quickly.

“Viscount Dubos is my nephew.”

"…..sorry?"

"I am the head of the Dubos family."

Well, could it be that he was not his nephew but the head of the family?

This woman is the head of the Dubos family. However, his nickname was the witch from the west, and with his ancestors, he defeated many monsters together.

"I heard that the owner of the Dubos family is an 80-year-old woman."

"Yes! I'm 87 this year.”

Veronica blushed and muttered.

“I wonder if I should tear the child's limbs off before and let his intestines out. But you stopped me.”

“……”

"I'm glad I didn't have to kill a child at this age."

I gulped when I saw him thank me with a shy face.

'I've never really seen him at a meeting ...'

That's the head of the Dubos family, he should be at the meeting.

He said, "Oh, right!" and pulled out some magic devices.

"I brought a magic device and recorded you with it!"

He recorded me on the magic stone?

No, more than that, why did he record it?

It was the scene when I beat up Billy.

“Everyone is afraid of me, so I thought you would too, but you are very friendly to me.”

When I saw Veronica holding my hand happily, I looked around nervously.

***

After I had dinner and a shower, Henry asked me.

"Is Veronica at your party?"

I nodded while drinking water.

"It's not like that."

Isaac said, leaning on the sofa.

“People are afraid of things different from themselves. In Dubbled, there are people who treat me well, but if I show up elsewhere, they treat me as a monster and escape.”

That's why he's so happy that I'm being friendly.

“I heard Penak's second son made a fuss at the party.”

"What?!"

Isaac jumped up and stood up.

"Why did you just say that to me!"

Isaac was angry, but Henry only grabbed the nail clippers with a calm expression.

He's gonna cut my nails.

"My turn this time."

Father, who was sitting in the living room with us, looked at Henry.

They fought hard to cut my nails, so we broke the order a few years ago. Lea, Isaac, Henry, and my father.

"You took my turn the other day."

It was when Henry and Isaac left for a while that my father was so excited to cut my nails.

As soon as my fingernails were a bit long, my father wanted to cut them and nothing was cut when they returned to the castle.

"I don't look into the past,"

Father said solemnly, hugged me and sat down next to me. Then he grabbed my hand and gently lifted the nail clippers.

Lea was very good at cutting nails, but I didn't know what to say every time I saw my father shivering while cutting them for fear of getting hurt.

"You took my turn last time."

When Isaac entered, another nail trimming drama broke.

'This again...!'

I looked around them in panic. The servants were hoping their master would be the winner.

It was because the servants of those who lost the war cut nails suffered for days due to the bad mood of their master.

“If you guys keep fighting, I won't let anyone cut it.”

As I spoke, the three of them covered their mouths with shocked faces.

“We don't fight!”

"That's right, LeBlaine."

“Let's be fair today. Let Leblaine decide”

I narrowed my eyes and said,

"really?"

The three quickly nodded.

"OKAY. So today, Dad cuts off the right index finger nail, middle finger nail, and ring finger nail, and Henry cuts the left index finger nail, middle finger nail, and ring finger nail. All that's left is for Isaac.”

And soon, they cut my nails quietly.

***

At that time, in the Penak mansion, Billy grumbled at his father.

"That crazy girl really tried to kill me!"

"You've said the same thing a few times."

“Are you going to keep quiet? I almost died! The orphan....!”.

Count Penak sighed.

He was also angry at his son

But what can he do for a child rumored to be so special to Duke Dubbled?

Since the last meeting, due to the incident of 'my funniest daughter in the world', people decided not to touch Leblaine carelessly.

He was deep in thought, holding a walnut in his hand.

At that moment, the Countess, who was carrying tea and food, smiled.

“What are you so worried about?”

"Because he competes with a girl and even loses, how many people will look down on him ..."

“I think she's very sweet.”

"What?"

"Do you really think a child of destiny has come out to protect the children he saw for the first time?"

When the Count asked, the Countess smiled and replied,

“Is there another reason?”

“Children express their interests in different ways. Isn't my son handsome?”

Billy opened his eyes wide at the statement.

It seemed like that, when he thought about it.

It was strange that he would do that much, for a girl he met for the first time.

'Is he jealous because he shows interest in another girl?'

Count Penak looked at his son.

"Yes .... her eyes sparkled as she looked at me."

"really?"

“Yes, he interrupted me while I was talking to another girl.”

"Huh. He must be interested in you..”.

Count Penak said as he rubbed his chin.

He thought that it would be very beneficial for the Penak Family.

Even though she was adopted, she was still the daughter of a duke.

She's not bad for a daughter-in-law.

If he controlled the Dubbled family using him, the Penak family would be a very powerful family.

"Billy, go and see the girl again."

"What?! Nah! Why should I see that ******* again!”

“Do not be foolish. In terms of marriage, Dubbled power is the best.”

"I don't want to marry such a cruel girl!"

"You can get another wife after you marry her."