The Baby Raising A Devil's
Chapter 33

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Seeing no one in the corridor, Leblaine ran towards the greenhouse.

He dug the ground under the freshly planted cedar seedlings, he dug deep enough and saw a pouch covered with soil.

As he rubbed the cloth with his fingertips, he could feel the roughness of the ground stuck to his skin.

The contents of the pouch were half a gift from Seria.

Her friend Seria, who looked like a gardener, came to plant some seedlings, and buried her money here.

While crouching, Leblaine put a happy expression on her face.

'Now, all I have to do is bring Seria back safely.'

There is a lot of preparation to be done.

He also had to help Seria track down 'customers', but that wasn't the hard part.

Duke also tracked down that customer.

All I have to do is take the information from the Duke and give it to Seria.

A moment later, Leblaine decided to leave the greenhouse, while walking in the hall she heard someone calling her.

"Young lady!"

"Finally met! We've been looking for you" said the well-dressed servants.

"You have to attend the meeting."

It was a meeting held by Duke Dubbede.

"Why should I attend?" Leblaine asked as she tilted her head.

Seeing his reaction, the servants laughed and exchanged glances.

"Today is the day you will introduce yourself as part of the family."

'ah!'

That's the reason why Lea dressed me up so luxuriously since yesterday.

The servants took her and decorated her with beautiful jewelry and accessories.

They dressed her in colorful clothes, combed her hair, and placed a ribbon over her head.  Leblaine finally looks very pretty and cute.

After they finished dressing him up, Leblaine left the room with Lea and walked to the conference room.  They were greeted by the knights when they arrived and the moment they were about to open the door, Leblaine could only feel nervous.

He gulped and as the door opened and began to look around the audience.

There were familiar faces, but most of them were people he had met for the first time.

They were the ones with the most influence, power, and status in the entire kingdom.

However, it was Duke Dubbede who had the most terrifying presence here.

'Wow.'

This was the first time he had seen the Duke dressed so neatly.

He wore a shirt with fine embroidery of gold thread and a luxurious tunic with several achievement medals. He wore a robe with a black lion pattern that symbolized the Dubbede family.

'His appearance, is truly unparalleled.'

His luxurious clothes did not hide his sturdy chest and broad shoulders. He has an amazing figure.

Also, his calm expression made him even more amazing.

'I understand why he can still attract the attention of the woman with his cold personality.'

Sitting next to Duke, were Henry and Isaac.

Henry had a mature appearance while Isaac looked cool.

They also had an intimidating aura around them.

'As expected of the Duke's children... '

"Leblaine," exclaimed the duke and drew everyone's attention to me.

I carefully walked towards Duke so that I wouldn't fall and then he put me on his lap.

The nobles who saw me for the first time looked surprised.

"Your name is now Leblaine Risette Dubblede."

Risette?

'You adopted me, and gave me a surname, but you will also give me a middle name?'

Leblaine was surprised by his words, her eyes twinkling, and the audience began to mutter to each other. They looked as surprised as he was.

"What...?"

"What does Risette's name mean, Duke?" Ask one of the ladies.

"That's the name of the late Duchess!"

Leblaine looked at Duke in shock.

'Is he crazy?!'

Usually, the middle name is named after a respectable parent, grandparent, or ancestor.

But that was only for the original descendants of the family!

It meant it was a statement that she would be treated as if she were her biological child.

The right to access all information and the right to manage the castle if the Duke is away from the residence.

Even the followers close to my faction hardened their faces.

Suddenly, several followers let out their voices.

"Please reconsider!"

"The right of Dubbede is given only to those who are pureblood! Not for the baby from the church!"

"Your Majesty!"

Everything is messed up right now and Leblaine is so embarrassed.

'No, I'll just eat food and live a quiet life.'

Of course, he had to build up strength so that no one in the church could bother him when he was exiled, still.

"Dye... Dyukes"

Leblaine wanted Duke to retract his statement, but he was too embarrassed to say it now.

The duke turned his gaze towards Leblaine and his expression darkened.

"Who would dare to scare my daughter?"

Whahuh?

"Hurt my daughter and I'll twist all your limbs."

Then, Henry and Isaac rose from their seats with menacing gazes.

"I'm going to cut their necks" Isaac growled.

"Give it to me" added Henry.

The followers were frightened and decided to keep their mouths shut.

The face of the follower, who was about to protest, flushed in embarrassment.

'Oh my God.'

Leblaine.

'What should I do if you continue to treat me this well?'

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After the meeting was over, Leblaine returned to her room. Then, he lay down on the sofa and began to ponder.

'How did this happen?'

'This is a disaster, a disaster!'

'wait... '

'Wasn't the door closed before?'

Now open.

There were foreign maids standing inside his room, but they had a much higher status compared to Lea seen from the look of their uniforms.

"Young Miss, are you tired?"

"I brought you milk."

"Oh, my God, the model is obsolete. Why didn't Lea report this?"

Lea and the other servants, who followed them, looked surprised.

Leah had already reported that the rug was too old, but it was the waiter who told her to leave it as it was still useful.

Leblaine is usually favored by servants.

'Thanks to the followers, the servants became interested in me. But these servants were those who used to work for high-status nobles. So they didn't give me much attention.'

The only high employee who was good to him was the butler.

This is after he got his middle name.

"I have to buy some clothes and accessories."

"I'll measure your body."

"What's your favorite food?"

The senior employees smiled, but Leblaine knew that the smile was fake.

They look at me as a family disgrace.

Of course, it was great to be loved by your father.

However, if his father was Duke Dubbede, it was different. How could he who was an adopted child, be treated as if he had the same blood as the Dubbedes?

It was clear that all the Empire's eyes would be on him.

He tried to calm himself.

One of the actions taken by the ruler was to maintain a strong force and set strict criteria on Dubbede's successors.

Isn't that how the predecessors handled their power?

'It could be that! If I could do that... '

But the odds are low.

"Now we'll move all your stuff. If you move to the West Wing, we can serve you."

Leah and the servants were displeased by his words.

"It's our duty to serve the lady!"

When Dahlia, the grumpiest of servants, shouted, the butler frowned.

"Your job is to serve the nobles in the east wing."

"He was no longer a noble, but a blood relative of Dubbede.  That's why we're assigned here."

The waiter denied the comment.

"But we're the ones who take care of him!"

"From the beginning they never said to replace the original waiter!"

"Yes! If you change the waitress out of the blue, the young lady will be confused and...!"

The butler folded his hands as if he could no longer hear their unreasonable remarks.

"You raise your voice in front of the lady. Where did you learn such an attitude?"

Leblaine was stunned, she continued to stare at the servants with empty eyes.

'Can't you leave me alone?'

He grabbed his head with both hands, lay on the bed, and groaned.

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Inside Duke's office.

Viscount Dubos said, "That was a hasty move you did today, Your Majesty. The eyes of the nobles will be on the young lady."

The Duke gave his jacket to the butler and gave him the answer, "So?"

"Huh?"

Duke Dubblede, sitting in his chair, crossed his legs, and said, "It has not been revealed whether the 'customer' came from inside or from outside."

"That's right."

"If they were outsiders, they would try to save themselves when all eyes were on Leblaine."

"But if they were insiders, they'd react even bigger."

"What is the real reason behind the death of Duchess Risette?" The Viscount Dubos.

The Duchess is a nameless nobleman with no parents or relatives.

The duke kept it a secret completely to protect her.

Not only at social parties but also within the residence, few people saw his face.

His guard is also thorough. A man who is the leader of Dubbede's current elite knights and the most powerful witch at the time is assigned to protect her without a break

Unfortunately, he died.

His death, which everyone knew as a natural death, was actually murder.

It was as if the Duke wanted to declare that he would not fall for the same trick twice by giving his new daughter the name of Duchess.

No, but that's not all.

There was no place within the country, where the Duke's eyes could not reach out.

The same can be said on the day the fugitive criminal, Seria, escapes from the. Duke finds out that Leblaine has slipped into the dungeon.

He hated it because he knew a lot, however, there were still some areas that were beyond his control.

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