The Baby Who Raised the Devil

Who gave you the information?(5)

“Give me someone I can trust. Four, no, five people.”

“What are the terms?”

"They should be good housekeepers."

Seria looked confused, but immediately nodded.

"Where should I send them?"

"For Count Barthou's house."

If I can't meet Leticia because she doesn't have time, then I can make time for her.

***

Leticia blinked at the visitors of Barthou's house.

"You're here for an interview?"

“Ya, Mistress.”

A middle-aged woman with a good impression took off her hat and slightly lowered her head. The people who came with him also greeted him with smiles.

That's really weird.

Advertisements are issued weekly but they stop due to delayed payments.

Leticia hasn't even had an interview for the past three months, and she doesn't believe there are five people in a day.

Given their age and looking at their hands, they seem to be quite skilled.

"What's the problem?"

A voice came from the stairs. It was Count Barthou who came down with a newspaper.

Leticia, who glanced at the people, approached her father and lowered her voice.

"They're here for an interview."

"good. I'm so upset in this filthy house. More is better."

“But there are five people. It's hard to even pay their salaries, so how can we hire five people?

“Duke Marche will help us soon. Moreover, your brothers will soon graduate, and they will soon get a job in the Imperial Palace. ”

His father believed that Duke Marche would help the Barthou family, but Duke Marche never helped them.

On the contrary, Count Barthou was having a hard time because of Duke Marche that he even paid for their house completely.

Leticia was well aware that her son's wish to be accepted into the Imperial Palace was only a dream.

Although they spent a lot of money to get them into the academy for status children, the brothers had been suspended from graduation for many years.

While Leticia frowned, her father said,

“Come to work soon. Start cleaning. One of you please prepare the tea.”

"Dad!"

As he shouted, he could hear a child crying upstairs.

“Don't say useless things, and make sure I don't hear that shit. If you are back with a child, at least you should control them.”

“……”

Leticia forces herself to make a move when her father expels her.

As he climbed into the room, he could see his five-year-old son crying.

“I'm sorry, Lionel. You must be very surprised.”

His son immediately hugged him.

“I hate grandpa.. he always bothers mom.”

"He is bad at speaking but deep down he is very good."

"You always lie .. Grandpa is a bad guy, but when are you going to play with me mom?"

"Let's get out today."

"really?"

"Yes. So my dear, stop crying and change clothes first.”

"Yes!"

As if she had never cried, she quickly got up and ran into the closet.

"I have to work first."

If he crossed the abandoned Rossel Bridge and went to the shopping district, he would be able to get out unseen.

Leticia dressed the boy up and slipped out through the back door.

Lionel walked alone for the first 10 minutes or so and quickly started whining.

Then,

“Mrs Barthou!”

He could hear the voice of a girl.

It was Leblaine Dubbled, wearing a black hat covering her ears and a yellow long coat.

"Where are you going?"

“Oh, to shopping district..”

“I'm also on my way there! Can we go together? Tell me another story!”

Behind Leblaine's back was a gigantic luxurious black wooden carriage, which was hard to see even in the capital.

"But…"

"But who is he?"

Leticia's surprised. He wondered how to explain it, but Leblaine continued, saying,

“Aha. He's your cousin, isn't he? I'm right!”

“……”

“The boy must have been cold too. Let's go together. The train is very warm.”

Just in time, Lionel coughed.

'I think he's alone. I believe I can explain the situation well to Leblaine.'

Leticia followed the child who pulled her hand.

***

That's Lionel Locard, Grand Duke's only son.

The boy vomited after being on the train for a while. It seems like he had never been on a train before.

"Hello?"

The boy gasped as I spoke.

"……Hello."

I laughed and pulled out a cake from my small bag beside her.

"Here."

“……”

"It's delicious. Eat that."

He looked at his mother as if asking for permission. Leticia smiled and said,

“Don't forget to say thank you.”

"Thank you…"

The boy, who bit the cake, widened his eyes. And then, as if she was possessed, she took all the cookies.

“Come to my house! There are better ones too.”

"really? But what's your name?”

Leticia panicked and called out to her son calmly.

“You shouldn't be rude to him. She is Lady Dubbled.”

“A Lady?”

I nodded because he was looking at me.

“My name is Leblaine Risette Dubbled.”

"I'm Lionel!"

“It's nice to meet you Lionel.”

I greeted her and looked at Leticia.

“Where should I drop you?”

"I'd really appreciate it if you could drop me off near the entrance."

Lionel replied hearing his mother,

“...I have to be alone again when my brother goes to work.”

In front of people, Lionel was already used to calling his mother an elder sister.

“Then should I accompany you?”

As I said that, Leticia widened her eyes.

"I can't give you much trouble."

"I'm doing fine. I went out to play by myself but I felt lonely. I'll tell Lionel about the story you told me. ”

Leticia smiled as I spoke to her.

"Thank you very much."

"Thank you back. Can I go to the bakery with Lionel?”

"Of course."

Shortly after, the train stopped. We got down from the back door and walked closer to the room.

While she was at work, Lionel and I were supposed to be at the bakery, but before I saw Leticia leave, the kid stuck to the grocery store window next to the bakery.

“Wah, wow! I know this! It's so cool!”

I wondered what it was, but it was a toy that was popular in the capital recently.

When people demonstrated the toy, a very, very weak fire came out of the round mana stone attached to it.

A mana stone was mounted on it so naturally it was the exclusive property of the noble children. That's very expensive.

“Can't we just see this? Huh huh? Huh uh?"

When Leticia saw him whine, she looked troubled.

Because he won't leave after seeing her. As soon as he touched it, he would lie on the floor and whine to pick it up.

Leticia seemed to be very gentle-hearted when it came to disciplining her son.

“Look at it for a minute. You can promise me that, right?”

"Yes!"

The boy answered loudly.

And a few moments later,

... he knew this would happen.

“Buy~! Bought it!!"

"This kid!"

Leticia tried to force the boy to get up from the floor.

But Lionel hugged the toy and rolled around on the floor.

Leticia sighed and went to look at the price tag.

10,000 francs.

It was an amount he could not get even if he spent the entire night working.

"awake. We'll buy it next time.”

But the boy remained stubborn.

“No, buy me this. Please buy me this .... ”.

As soon as the situation became a little calmer, some well-dressed noble boys approached us.

The tallest child walked straight towards us.

When he saw Lionel on the floor, he clicked his tongue and picked up a toy that was much more expensive than the bow that Lionel was hugging.

"Wow! This is a new thing. That's the most expensive.”

"My dad said I could buy it."

“How about your last purchase?”

“I threw it away. I only played it once.”

“That's really cool! You are very lucky to be rich.”

"Not really. Oh, but it's good not to beg like that for nonsense like this beggar.”

Then the children hit Lionel and giggled as they looked at him.

Even the young Lionel stopped struggling as if he understood these words.

Leticia's face hardened.

"You guys, what are you talking about?"

"Huh, I seem to know you guys."

The big boy looked at Leticia.

“Oh, that grandfather's daughter who came to borrow money from my father last time. Who'sis that? Bar, bar, bar, bar..Barthou!”

Leticia hardened and the boy smirked.

“The whole family is a beggar.”

He tried to pick up another toy, but I caught it first.

"I'll buy this."

"What's? Hey, you little girl! I chose this first! ”

I called the grocery store owner. A middle-aged man, who was cleaning up the place, came towards us.

"What's the problem?"

"Please wrap up."

"Hi! I choose first! Uncle, sell it to me. Otherwise, I won't come again!”

The boy used to conflict with his owner .

“Um, Miss, we also have many options..”.

"I'm not saying I just bought that one."

"I'm sorry?"

I said that when I took out the Dubbled seal.

"I'll buy all the toys here."