The Baby Raising A Devil's
Chapter 24

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A voice flowed into my head and somehow, it managed to change my gaze. My vision was out of control, everything in front of my eyes became blurry and dark.

I could feel my heart pounding against my ribs, racing against the dizziness that had appeared on my head.

"Son."

"Akhs...."

Deg deg deg deg.

The sound of my heartbeat filled my ears. My lungs were tense and I couldn't breathe. The dizziness kept bothering me and my vision became darker.

I could feel the world spinning nonstop. My feet staggered and....

Buk up!

I fell on the cold hard floor with a thud.

"Blaine!"

I could hear Henry and Isaac approaching the room. Before they arrived, my mind was already immersed in that last thought.

'Who is that guy?'

'Why do I feel so nauseous when I hear that voice?'

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How long has it been? I tried to open my eyes and move my body, but my eyelids felt like they were stitched up and my hands weighed like a ton.

"Why doesn't he open his eyes when there's no problem with him? Have you checked it carefully? Answer me unless you want to die!"

"Check him again. Find out why he fainted. If you can't, don't think about getting out of here alive. "

My ears were immediately filled with an angry and impatient thunderous voice.

"Stop, Henry, Isaac."

'Is that the voice of the duke?'

The sound of footsteps could be heard in silence. The footsteps finally stopped. The sound of screeches suddenly pierced everyone's ears and followed a barrage of defense.

"I told you, sir! There's nothing wrong with him! She's healthy!"

"Then why hasn't he woken up yet."

"But that's really it!"

"If you can't wake her, I'll cut all of you're throats."

'What?!'

In shock, I opened my eyes wide. It didn't feel as heavy as before.

"Blaine...!"

"Girlaine!"

Two blurry shadows began to form under my blurred vision. That's Henry and Isaac.

'Why are they here?'

I scanned the room while winking to remove the thin fog that covered my view. I lay in bed, while Henry and Isaac were glued to my bedside.

From the corner of my eyes, I could see Lea's figure behind them. Thirty doctors kneeled on the floor and someone standing in front of the doctors was the Duke with Nos behind him.

"Dyuke." (Duke.)

I called out to him, but my voice was hoarse, yet Duke could still hear my voice. He came to my bedside immediately.

"Are you okay?"

As I nodded, a sigh of relief came out from the Duke's mouth. Immediately after, he turned his head towards the doctors. I took a deep breath in my mind.

'Thank God, I woke up in time.'

The child of fate sent from the church fainted at the Dubbede residence, so the doctors were called in to examine the child. Unfortunately, they were unable to diagnose what the problem was and why I fainted.

But I fainted wasn't their fault. It's my fault I've slipped into that room.

The Duke opened his mouth.

"Now Leblaine has woken up"

Yeah, I want to let those doctors go.

"Kill all those doctors."

'What?!'

I looked at the duke in shock. The doctors are no better than me. Everyone could see the trembling of their limbs in the room.

"It's useless for an incompetent person who can't even figure out why a child fainted."

Henry and Isaac, next to the Duke, looked at the doctors with cold eyes. It could be seen from their unchanging expressions that they supported the Duke's decision.

'What are you guys doing?!'

"Your Majesty, please reconsider your decision."

Nos tries desperately to persuade the duke to release them, but Dubbede insists and nothing can change his decision.

"If you try to call another doctor to the castle, it will take two weeks."

"Then?"

"When the little lady's body is in trouble again, there won't be a doctor to look after her?"

The Duke frowned. When Nos saw the duke's reaction, he realized that his words were working. Seeing a glimmer of hope, Nos' face brightened.

I don't want Nos' efforts to prevent Duke, in an attempt to support him, I quickly made excuses for the doctors.

"Dyuke, I'm not swakit. This is something divine related, it's because the nutmeg doctwer does not help. Jhika I'm sakwit. Doctwer bhisa's gotta help." (Duke, I'm not sick. It's something divinely related, that's why the doctors can't help. If I'm sick, the doctor can help.)

When I said that, I looked at Duke.

The eyes of everyone in the room were pointing at me and the Duke. The doctors showed hopeful expressions as they looked at me as if they had found their savior.

I could only roll my eyes and close my mouth due to a fake cough.

"...Uhuk!"

"...!"

Duke's eyes widened before he let out a thunderous sound.

"Isn't that the flu? Go and take care of him!"

"Hurry up!"

More than thirty doctors rushed to my bed and surrounded me. After that, I tried hard to pretend to have the flu and all the doctors were relieved that they had avoided the duke's death sentence.

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The desperate boy's lies are accepted by Duke and the doctors are lucky enough to save their lives.

Of course, the doctors who are experts know the tricks I do. When they examined me, they soon learned that the cold was the cause. Maybe that's why every time they see me, they'll call me with gratitude,

Seeing their moved expressions, my mouth opened.

My help was very touching, especially Baron Morr, director of the Dubbede Castle Medical Center.

"Little girl, me, Adam Morr will definitely return this favor."

"I've been married for ten years and my wife is pregnant with our child. Without your help, I'd be dead without ever seeing my first child,"

He continued.

"Little lady, you are my savior."

Thank goodness I saved these innocent doctors. Most of them are the husband and father of a family. If they died, their families would be doomed.

'But what was that voice?'

That voice came from time to time since I touched Newt.

'Is the stone cursed?'

Whether I am cursed or not can be known as soon as I go to the pastor, but I really do not want to get involved with the church in any way.

I've been asking around what happened after I fainted. Apparently, Isaac and Henry moved me right out of the west wing. The two children had scolded the doctor when they could not figure out my illness.

'That was unexpected.'

Especially Henry.

This also applies to the Duke who is always cold-hearted.

'You don't hate me.'

Instead, aren't their feelings more like kindness to me? I closed my mouth with both hands and laughed cheerfully. All the time, I used to chase after them and build a good relationship. In the end, my efforts did not disappoint.

When I was adopted, it was like heaven to me, but obstacles would come as I grew older. The true Child of Destiny will appear in the future. Soon after, I will be the victim in the ritual to seal the evil spirit and this is not something Duke Dubbede can handle.

'How much money do I need to save for the future?'

I crawled into bed with my elephant bag.

'One, two, three, ..., twenty-five.'

I looked at the pile of coins with a happy smile and put it back in the bag.

'When I collect enough money, I will go to the information guild and create a false identity.'

I have to do this as soon as possible. Soon, about a year later, the law will be revised and union workers will pay more attention to local population data.

'I'm short on time and I can't depend on one source forever. If this keeps going, the money I collected will not be enough.'

It's time to raise funds. I can't make a gold fund like Henry, but I can find other ways to make money. I grinned and looked at the calendar.

'A fugitive criminal is coming to Dubbede soon.'

The amount of the reward was huge as he was involved with the incident in the imperial palace. If I hand it over to the authorities, I'll be rewarded for arresting him.

Even a child can get a gift.

But how did he get into Dubbede's castle again? I heard he got caught while working in the palace. Is he one of the servants?

'Now that I think about it, finding him would be very easy. I just need to check out all the new servants in the castle.'

Just as I was about to leave the room, a soft body bumped into me.

'Ouch!'

Lea stood in front of me, she rubbed my red nose and scanned my body checking for any injuries. Because it was just a small bump, there were no bruises on my body. When Lea saw that I was fine, she let out a sigh of relief.

"You woke up this morning, little lady."

Lea asked lovingly and I replied with vigor,

"Yes!"

"I'm glad you're so excited in the morning. By the way, where are you going? "

I can't possibly tell Lea that I'm going to visit the waiter's place to check the waiter list.

I looked away and muttered.

"Library." (Library.)

"Didn't you borrow a lot of fairy tales yesterday?"

"I'm ingwin nyang barwu... Study! I want to learn!" (I want a new one... Study! I'll learn!)

Lea held one of her cheeks with her hand, pondering, before she nodded in agreement.

"So so... Your age is getting closer to learning letters. I'll tell Duke soon. He'll give you a good teacher."

'No!'

I've learned the imperial language three times. That's not necessary at all.

But Lea said proudly, "You are so amazing, little lady."

I felt desperate at the thought of having to learn the imperial language from scratch in my fourth life as well.

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When Duke heard the news, he immediately sent Leblaine a teacher. He was an alumnus of the Faculty of Medicine and was ranked first when he graduated. He was also the youngest person ever to pass the imperial administrative examination which was well-known and experienced in teaching the nobles.

"No."

Of course, it was the famous teacher who taught Henry and Isaac as well.

"You don't have a job?" (You don't have a job?)

"Little monsieur... If you could see how much paper was piling up on my desk, you'd cry with me."

Nos muttered with misty eyes.

I can't imagine how many jobs Nos has, especially with recent events.  That adds more workload to him.

He really is pity. Working with a cold-blooded and demanding boss.

"Now, let's start the class. For this first meeting, you will have to learn the imperial alphabet first. Look at this card."

Nos was undoubtedly a capable man. Not only was he good at handling documents, but he was also a competent teacher. The explanation is subtle and the example is precise, no wonder all children under his education can learn quickly.

"Come, little lady, repeat after me. Games." Games."

"Games...."

"What about other words that use G?"

"Face, garfhu, gelwih, gwaun, gwedyung..." (Facial, fork, amused, dress, building.).1

As I continued, Nos muttered in a low voice.

"Ah... It's so cute, I'm gonna die for his cuteness."

"You're very clever, little lady. I can't wait to have more administrators in the castle, so I can focus on taking care of your education."

Appoint an administrator?

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