The Baby Raising A Devil's
Chapter 26

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I glanced pity at that administrator.

"Little lady, what brought you here?" Nos asked, his firm voice replaced with gentleness.

Realizing the gazes of the administrators that were now centered on me, I quickly made an excuse.

"Akyu wants to learn more words from Nyos." (i want to learn more words from Nos)

"You're very diligent, little lady. Please wait a minute. After the briefing is over, I'll bring a new book for you and teach you new words" Nos said patiently before leaving me in the care of the servants.

When Nos took care of me, the new administrators whispered to each other in low voices.

"That's it."

"I heard that when he served in the imperial palace, he solved the long drought problem in the country and was appointed as the youngest official."

"Eugene Nos? Who works in the state intelligence agency?!"

"Wow, I don't know that. I just heard that he's a genius."

All the new administrators suddenly looked nervous and agitated. They had no idea that when applying for this job, they would meet such a famous person.

'Oh, right. Nos was so talented that even he was able to restore the reputation of the imperial palace.'

"You don't have to be nervous. That famous Eugene Nos is now our co-worker."

The glasses lady frowned when she heard the man's words.

"Charlie, watch your words."

"Seria, why are you always interrupting what I do? ...No way! Do you like me?"

"You crazy?"

As their debate began to rise, their tone of voice became higher, and it began to attract the attention of the audience. Sensing the gazes of those around them, other administrators mediated their quarrels.

"Don't quarrel. Others are watching."

"Jacob... You're the noisiest among us."

Just like everyone else, I saw the debate of the three of them.

'It's a Noxstone accent (border area), right?'

On the day of the incident, one of the workers testified that they heard a Noxstone accent coming from the bedroom. Many suspect it was the voice of the culprit.

Not moving an inch, I remained beside the servants until Nos finished his task. As I waited for him, I observed the administrators around him, but none of the three people had accents of the border area.

I grinned.

The suspect is three people.

...***...

While Nos was teaching, my head was above the clouds. Other thoughts swirled around in my head.

'I should have paid more attention to the news surrounding fugitive criminals in my past life.'

Feeling sorry, I rebuked myself. I can only remember a few famous criminals, even the memories of their arrests and crimes faded a little.

The criminal I'm looking for is charged with murder. Not just any murder, he was prosecuted for killing a noble.

The incident, which took place earlier this year, has drawn the ire of an entire nation.

That was because his victim was a benevolent true noble. In his spare time, he runs a kindergarten school and gives all his wealth to the displaced, poor and disabled.

The whole empire was angry. Unfortunately, it is not easy to catch him, as not much is known about the physical description of the criminal.

'How could someone catch a fugitive criminal in Dubbede before then?'

Thinking hard about how I was supposed to catch criminals, suddenly someone knocked on the library door.  The door opened and the butler was seen.

"Master is looking for you."

"About work?"

"Unfortunately yes...."

Nos nodded weakly when he heard the Duke ask for his presence.

"Little Miss, will you-"

"What are you doing, Nos?"

Isaac and Henry appear behind the butler, cutting off Nos' speech.

Isaac said to Nos sharply.

"Are you trying to ruin our plan?"

"No way."

Henry simply smiled at Nos' awkward denial.

"You're also getting ready for 'that', huh?"

"I don't know what you're talking about, young master."

"Don't try to fool me. If Eugene Nos doesn't know, then who?"

Isaac and Henry stared intently at Nos.

"I'm sorry. I have to go see Duke. Little miss, we will have the next class the day after tomorrow," Nos sighed in defeat and told me.

I nodded, agreeing to his notice then he left the library after asking for his resignation on the two of them.

Isaac, who was staring at his back, muttered.

"Little man."

"...."

I could only stare and hear his words. Henry stopped his brother's anger.

"You know how else. Let's do 'that' today."

"okay."

The two men were looking at me at the same time.

"Why don't we go to the store today, Leblaine?"

"Yes, let's go."

I opened my eyes wide in wonder. The people in this castle have been acting strangely since yesterday. They're not the only ones talking nonsense. The servants also kept asking me strange questions.

I remember some conversations I had with the servants.

"What do you like best?"

"Ah, no, we're just curious...!"

Not only the servants, even the knights, also came up to me and asked.

"Little Miss once held a wooden sword?"

"Will such a gift be useful to little miss?" They ask.

I furrowed my brows in confusion before realizing something.

'Ah! Tomorrow's Children's Day.'

This is my first Children's Day since Dubblede adopted me. The duke, the sisters, and all the servants seemed to be paying attention to the celebration.

In my previous life, as the Dubbedes did, Duke Amity and Duke Vallua also celebrated my first Child's Day.

Duke Amity and Vallua did what most guardians would do. They showered me with gifts.  All of that is just to keep morale as a responsible parent. They do not want to be seen as negligent parents for their adopted child.

Even though my toy given by the Duke had filled the bedroom, I still wanted to go to the store.

"Kamyu wants me to go with myu?" (You want me to go with you?)

"Of course."

"I haven't asked Dyuke's permission..." (But I haven't gotten permission from Duke.).

"It's okay. He won't mind because we're with you, Leblaine."

Because of Henry's warm smile, I smiled brightly and said,

"I want to go!"

'If they buy me a toy, even if I don't like it, I have to pretend to like it.'

...***...

I followed them to a fancy unmarked building. Going inside, a man wearing a half-face mask bowed deeply.

I followed in the footsteps of the confident Henry and Isaac stepping in and peering inside. In front of my eyes lay a luxurious hall. A beautiful grand stage was built in front of the countless chairs that lined up to the entrance, yet only a few were empty.

Instead of heading to the empty seats, they took me to the second floor, the private VIP section. The balcony is beautifully decorated. Large sofas, much more luxurious than regular seating, are located side by side.

'We're not here to buy toys... Are we here to watch the show?'

I roared happily. I wanted to go to the toy store, but seeing the beautiful opera house, I immediately changed my mind.

Even though the visit wasn't planned, I don't regret coming with them.

Well, I've had too many toys, so it's much better to watch the show than buy another toy. And this is also just a once in a lifetime experience.

My admiration for the beauty of building design was interrupted by a servant.

"Young master and miss, what kind of drink do you want to order?"

"Tea Earl Grey."

Henry gave a short answer, followed by Isaac.

"Susu-" he stopped, then turned his gaze towards me, "-No, black tea."

"What kind of black tea do you want?"

"The black tea is the bitterest."

"I'm sorry?"

"Bitter black tea!"

"Yes, I'll give you the bitterest."

Writing down their request, the waiter then looked at me, waiting for my order.

"Strawberry milk!"

Hearing my childish desires, Isaac grinned.

"Are you still a baby?"

"You're still a kid too."

"I'm an adult. I drink black tea. It's so bitter."

He smiled praising himself and said, "You drink milk. That means you're a kid."

I don't mind his words, besides they don't hurt, because it's true that I'm a child. Even when I was growing up, people used to call me "Son" because of the nickname 'Child of Destiny'.

Not long after that the drink came. Under the warm white milk, the sparkling red strawberry sauce looks sinking at the bottom of the drink, slowly turning pink.

I held the cup of milk and took a sip.

Immediately warmth and sweetness enveloped my tongue.

"Nake?" Henry asked with a big smile.

I nodded my head in satisfaction.

"Drink it with a snack."

"Owk."  (Okay.)

Henry and I enjoyed the drinks served. But unlike the usual furore around me, Isaac was silent.

The thick black liquid swirled in his cup, untouched. The tea was several times denser than Henry's.  Even I, can see that the tea tastes very bitter.

"...."

Instead of sipping his tea, Isaac held the cup with a pouting face.

'As I thought, he can't even sip tea.'

Feeling sorry for her pouting face, I offered her a glass of milk.

"Well, drink this."  (Ishak, drink this.)

"Milk is only for small children."

"Tyak, adults are also shouts of milk." (No, adults also love milk.)

"...Really true?"

"Yes." Yeah."

Isaac, who received a glass from me, tasted the milk.

His dark face brightened as if tasting the most delicious drink in the country. Realizing that his morale was plummeting, he changed his expression and coughed to hide his excitement.

"Lumayan."

"You can have it." (You can have it.)

"But... If I take this drink, then you don't drink?"

Isaac felt guilty and handed the milk cup to me. Henry shook his head desperately at the simple thoughts of his brother, he then said, "Message one more, idiot."

"...Me, I know!" Said Isaac. Even in the dimly lit room, I could see her face heating up in embarrassment.

"Leblaine, the milk is contaminated. Let's ask the waiter to prepare a new one" Henry said as he pushed the cup toward Isaac.

A waiter immediately came up with a new cup of strawberry milk. Circling the warm cup with my small hand, the noise slowly dissipated. I sipped the milk slowly, expecting a beautiful appearance.

'What is orchestra? The attraction? Or opera?'

I thought it was drama, considering they brought a kid like me, My heart was pounding. Amidst the silence, the half-masked man I saw earlier at the entrance appeared on the stage.

"Welcome, ladies and gentlemen at 'Heaven'."

The man smiled mysteriously as he looked around the crowd.

"The slave auction begins!"

What's?!

'You lied, right?'

I looked at them with astonished gazes, but Isaac was unaware of the meaning of my gaze. He smiled broadly and said.

"If there's anything you want to have, go ahead and just say it. I'll buy you everything!"

After that I just remembered.

Right enough. That's why they're called criminals.

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