The Baby Who Raised the Devil

You are a strange person (8)

"I asked you all what happened."

As Javelin's voice grew colder, Lea hesitated and said,

“It was an accident that happened during the conversation. She is too young so her emotions are still fragile.”

"This is one of the children of destiny you're protecting."

"……This is my fault."

Javelin glanced at me, but he just sighed and said nothing.

Meanwhile, Mireille looked at the beautiful woman who was hugging her.

"Who are you……?"

“Javelin Ariage's. I'm Risette's best friend, and your aunt.”

***

"Are you really Mireille's aunt?"

When he was about to fall, Mireille smiled in the arms of Javelin.

"Yes. I'm your aunt.”

“Mireille didn't know I had an amazing aunt. That's amazing!"

Javelin smiled and rubbed Mireille's cheeks.

"Let's go, little lady." the servants said in a small voice to me who was standing by the door.

I nodded and left.

When I went to the hall, the chairman stood nearby.

"Chairman!"

I intentionally called out to him as he stiffened. He must have seen what was going on inside through a half-open door like me.

Me and the chief headed for the greenhouse.

In the greenhouse, I held the juice that the waiter brought me.

“It's spring. Time passes, doesn't it?”

“……”

"Don't force a smile on your face."

I drank orange juice in my hand.

"That's no big deal. Just, just a little quarrel with my sister. ”

"Not a big deal .. why are you in such a miserable state lately?"

"No, I'm just thinking about the past."

The longer I am alone, the sadder I become. Because it reminds me of the past.

In my first life, I was Mina's shadow. In the second life, whenever the Vallua family ate together, I could only see them from a distance.

"Don't get depressed."

I try to think positively.

Let's think positive!

The Dubbled family loves me very much. But once Mireille arrives, attention will be on her.

But even now, Henry and Isaac often come to see my condition.

“In the end, I heard that Javelin assigned the waiter to the side of Mireille. Why didn't you say anything?”

"Because she's dad's daughter."

Because I know how much my father, who is most precious to me, misses that child.

My brothers did not reveal it either, but sometimes they stared blankly at the child, who was said to be similar to the Duchess.

When I saw the chief, he sighed.

“Letter comes from Seria. He seems to have caught the tail of the man who ordered your abduction five years ago.”

"How's it?"

“She found someone involved in slave auctions while working at the peak of hope. He said he would pass the news to you as soon as possible.”

I'm nodding.

We discussed a few more things about the chairman and the peak of expectations, I also asked him to look at the progress of the long-distance travel tool that Veronica made.

The sun had already set when I came out after finishing the conversation.

While walking down the red corridor, I met Johann.

“Johan.”

"What are you doing here?"

“I just finished talking to the chairman. Did you come back from family dinner?”

Today, Javelin is here, so we will be eating with the whole family.

When I was in the greenhouse, a waiter came to pick me up, but I refused because I thought it was uncomfortable for them.

"No."

"Why?"

“I hate noisy places.”

"I understand."

"Did you eat?"

"Not yet."

"Let's do it together."

"……What?"

"Let's eat together."

I widen my eyes.

"This is the first time Johann has asked me to eat with him."

I said, "Well, wait a minute!" when I grabbed a waiter passing by and asked him to make dinner.

"Where should I put it?"

“Yah, the....”.

While I was thinking about it, Johann said,

"To the third floor herbal garden."

"Yes." Yeah."

Is there a herb garden in the castle?

Johann passed me and said, 'Johann,

“It was a place where my mother often went and managed it. It's not managed now. ”

"Ah."

I walked beside Johann, answering like that.

I wonder where that herb garden is, at the end of the corridor. I didn't even know it was a door because it was hidden by a rug

"I've never been here before."

The field was completely untouched. The ground was dry, and the surrounding area was all grass that had been dried.

On the right edge of the field, there is a table in the gazebo.

Only the table was cleaned.

I was shocked when Johann took off his shoes and walked over there.

"Can I?"

“This is the place where my mom says she used to lie down if she got tired of managing the fields.”

After I read the letters exchanged between the Duchess and father, I can tell that the Duchess is a very interesting person.

I giggle. Then Johann asked,

“Why are you laughing?”

"Because he seems like an interesting person."

“He looks like you.”

"I? Doesn't Mireille look like the Duchess?”

Mireille looked very similar to the Duchess.

"Hm. I think you look more like my mother. ”

The food arrived in the middle of my brief chat with Johann.

When I put the caprese salad in my mouth, I was blown away.

'The chefs are really good.'

The quality of the ingredients is so good that they always give us the best taste.

After taking everything out of my plate, I raised the fork to attack the pasta.

Then Johann rubbed my mouth with a napkin.

“That's how my mom ate it too.”

Johann is the oldest of three siblings, so his memory of the Duchess is still vivid.

I thought he wouldn't be able to see her often because he was educated under his predecessor, but luckily he seems to have a lot of memories about his mother.

"The Duke's wife is an adult, does she also eat it like this?"

“He also likes watermelon. This is a fruit that only grows in distant places, but my mother loved it so much that my father often bought it.”

“I know watermelon. I eat it often in the summer. I also like it very much.”

After I said that, there was a scream.

“Aah—!”

When I looked at the door in surprise, I saw Mireille.

"Who are you! Who are you to say you look like my mom!”

“……”

“You don't have mother's blood! Mother's daughter is Mireille, why did you say that!”

Mireille, who said so, ran and pushed me. In an instant, I felt a throbbing pain in my back.

"What are you doing— ahh!"

Pasta noodles, basil, and lettuce from flying salads.

Mireille, who was angry, threw food at me.

"Go! Go then! Take your brother away and don't talk nonsense! You're fake!"

"Stop!"

“Do you think I won't find you if you hide? Really rats!”

I rise from the ground.

“A mouse?”

"You're right! People say that you were adopted because they don't have Mireille. If you were adopted because of Mireille, you should at least show signs of thanking— ahh!”

Mireille's body floated.

It was caused by where Johann.

He frowned and looked at Mireille, who had food in both hands.

“Let me go, brother! Ahh—!”

When Mireille started crying loudly, the people who heard the commotion ran in.

"Lady, what!"

The servants, who found the boy floating in midair, tried to drag him down.

However, Johann did not stop.

Suddenly, I heard a voice break somewhere. It was the Javelin sound that broke Johann.

Mireille fell to the ground. She frowned and cried even harder.

"Lady……"

Leah quickly hugged the boy.

Before I knew it, the rest of the family was in the park. Father narrowed his forehead, Henry and Isaac looked at the chaotic place with puzzled expressions on their faces.

I flick the food in my dress.

Meanwhile, Mireille shouted.

"That hurts! That's sick-"

Seeing the boy scream, Dad frowned and gave Henry a sign.

Henry sighed, and reached out to Mireille.

With a small vibration, Henry's mana came out on the back of his hand and Mireille's red legs returned to their original color.

'Oh that's right.'

Henry is a rare healer among witches.

Since it was not a holy power, only a small wound could be healed.

"What's going on?"

Mireille spoke at the father's words.

“Because my eldest brother is here, I'm in....but..”.

"Say."

"My brother said he looked like Mireille's mother."

Johann spoke in an angry tone.

“—so you pushed Leblaine and threw food at her.”

The family's face has hardened. Mireille muttered tremblingly.

“But it's Mireille's mother.My brother is close to everyone because he stayed here for a long time, but Mireille is not. My mom would be the only one who cared about me if she was alive.”.

Isaac said,

"What nonsense are you talking about!"

"That's no reason to push Leblaine and throw food."

When Henry was added in a cold tone, Mireille wept even more.

Javelin opened his mouth.

"Stop. Didn't he do it because the boy was anxious?”

"Auntie!"

"Auntie."

Henry and Isaac called out, but Javelin looked at Father in silence.

"If you care more about that child, he won't be so anxious and quarrel with the child of destiny."

"You said shit."

Javelin's eyes were filled with astonishment as the father replied in a low voice.

“What will this happen if the baby originally grew up in Dubbled? It is our fault both of us for not keeping the child safe.”

Father and Javelin's eyes stared at each other.

“It's okay.”

All eyes were on me as I shouted.

"I'm fine."

“But leaked....”.

“It's not a big deal. It doesn't hurt because it's food. So don't fight, okay? ”

People all shut their mouths.

I approached Lea and looked at Mireille.

“Mireille.”

Leah carefully released the child. The boy stared at the floor stubbornly.

I whispered softly in the child's ear.

"You, what is your relationship with Duke Vallua?"

“……!”

Mireille hardened.

“If you hide, I'm afraid I can't find you. You big rat.”

"If you're lucky to be adopted by a prestigious family that has produced some great scholars, you should at least show signs of gratitude."

All he shouted was what Duke Vallua had said in my past life.