The Baby Raising A Devil's
Chapter 54

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After Henry handed the people who were spying on them to the castle, he came here with the Duke.

It won't be too hard to find my location because there's a tracking device on me.

Together we took the horse-drawn carriage back to the castle.

I was daydreaming all the way.

'What happened?'

Why would Andy know Zachary's tactics?

The boy's name was Andy. The list also clearly lists Andy's name.

'In addition, he is very weak.'

I was afraid he would be beaten by the servants.

A knight so strong, sincere and wise, there was no way that person was Andy.

When I was worried about that, a hand touched my cheek. Isaac did it.

"Sorry, I should have come sooner."

"It's nothing."

"... Dik, why do you always say that you're okay?"

"Huh?"

Isaac looked very upset.

I have experienced many things in life, and I have had difficult times. It's normal for me, what happened earlier in the orphanage doesn't really matter either.

My fourth life here is very fulfilling. And I'm ready to defect, so I don't want anything.

Isaac, who was looking at me, had his shoulders down. Henry's eyes were sad, and the Duke said nothing.

When I got off the horse carriage, the sun had already set.

Isaac and Henry returned to the room with dim expressions, and I was worried about them.

Then, Duke bent his knees and made eye contact with me.

"Blaine."

"Yes." Yeah."

"Never do anything dangerous again."

Is he angry because I'm in trouble?

I didn't mean to, but it must have bothered her because I almost got into trouble a few times.

He smiled thinly.

"I'm glad you're not hurt."

"......."

"Rest."

The Duke, who said that, stroked my hair and walked into the castle.

I touched where the duke's hand was defending me earlier.

Feels weird.

"......"

'I don't have time for this. I need to find Zachary soon.'

Suddenly, I hit someone.

"Uuh..."

As I rubbed my forehead after a pretty loud crash, I heard a familiar voice, I heard,

"Little lady?"

That's chief.

"What's wrong?"

"I must prepare to defect. Hedu..."

"Does your anxiety have anything to do with your return with the Duke and the two brothers today?"

"Mom, no!"

"I'm definitely right."

"Sudwah I said byukan."

As I replied while avoiding his gaze, the chairman groaned and looked into my eyes.

"Why are you setting such a dangerous goal as defecting?"

"Because I will be in danger in the future. If Mina comes, I'll be made a sacrifice for the evil spirit."

"With the protection of Duke Dubbede, such a thing would not happen."

"I don't want to experience it again."

"This time will be different."

"Dyuke and his kids just think of me as a pet."

Their affection is the same as loving a cat, only temporarily. If not, it's weird because they suddenly love me so much.

How can they love someone else's child? I'm not a sweet kid like Mina, either.

"Little lady. Do you know how difficult it is to protect you who became more special than your last life."

"........"

"You have many loyal and talented people beside you. Even Eugene Nos, who had a coveted talent even in the royal family had put those people aside and always come forward in your matters."

"........"

"I know Theodore Dubblede, he didn't want to trouble his pet like that."

I didn't say anything. The chief looked at me and said,

"Have you stopped trusting anyone because you were going to defect?"

"Go! I won't listen!"

"You're afraid you'll be abandoned by your family again. More than risk failing to defect."

"Don't continue!"

"That's what you're so afraid of."

I glared at the chairman with wet eyes. To hold back the crying, I bit my lips tightly and clasped my skirt.

He looked at me for a moment and bowed.

I immediately ran to my room, I closed the door and hid myself under the blanket.

My fear, which had been chained and hidden within me, seemed to have been revealed.

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I woke up in the darkness and quickly realized.

It's dreaming. The evil dream that always follows me.

Here is the altar of the royal palace. This is the place where my whole body was torn to shreds as a sacrifice in the first life.

There's an elephant bag on the altar. That's my bag, which I prepared to defect.

My head is half twisted and my whole body is full of wounds.

[Leblaine is stupid, do you want to trust people again after you've dealt with them?]

The adult version of Leblaine, looking at me while standing upright.

"But.... But, the people in Dubbede seem to be different."

[You also said the same thing with Duke Amity. You said your father was different. Just like in Vallua. You said you'd live differently this time.]

"Maybe this time it's different. I've never had anyone like the people in Dubbede in my life before."

[You think you're special now?]

"......."

[If Mina comes, things will be different. If it is discovered that you are the child of false destiny, you will be banished!]

I covered my ears with both hands.

It was like the pain of being sacrificed and the pain of being whipped by Duke Vallua.

The adult Leblaine that approached me suddenly split into three and turned into Mina, Duke Amity, and Duke Vallua.

[Will you beg for affection like a beggar again?]

[As usual!!]

Their screaming faces changed strangely.

Black liquid dripped from all over the body, and their mouths were filled with sinister sharp teeth.

'Don't come any closer. Don't come any closer!'

I get up and run.

But they kept chasing my shadow.

[Sorry, Leblaine. But this is your destiny. For us, for the country.]

[Mina is a special child.]

It was completely black and started to swallow my body. I'm suffocating.

I struggled to get out of something that had swallowed my body.

'Help me. I don't like it. I don't like it! Help me!'

The dream always ended only after I was completely engulfed in darkness. I'm sure that's what's going to happen this time. My hands slowly loosened.

But this time, I saw the light in front of me.

"...... Le."

".... Blaine's."

Huh!

I hurriedly opened my eyes. My whole body was covered in cold sweat.

In front of my eyes, I saw Isaac, who was feeling helpless, Henry, full of worry, and Duke, who was holding my hand.

"Are you okay?"

"Are you surprised by what happened today?"

"Control yourself."

This is the light that was.

I held back my tears as I looked at the three men whose figures were blurred by the light of the lamp.

Although I did not see them clearly, I felt their faces would show a worried expression.

I squeezed the duke's hand. I tried to hold back my tears, but the tears kept flowing.

"Sniffs..."

Isaac frowned as he watched me bite my lips tightly so as not to make a sound.

"Stupid! Why are you holding it, just cry! "

He said so, I put a lot of strength on my forehead so that I don't shed tears from my eyes.

Henry said and stroked my head, "Are you having a nightmare?"

"......"

"You must be very scared. I'm sorry."

Henry kept apologizing to me even though it wasn't something to regret.

He said he was sorry for coming late even after protecting me, and he said he was sorry for not knowing what I liked.

Duke hugged me.

"I don't know what to do if you cry."

"......."

I laughed at his words.

Duke, who doesn't know how to give affection or how to love me, makes it look funny and meaningful to love me in an awkward way.

'I'm stupid. Even though I've lived four times, I'm still stupid.'

I want to believe again.

He knew maybe he would get more hurt, and he knew it would be easier for him to escape, but he did not want to miss the warmth that touched his skin.

'For the last time, once again.'

As I laughed, the faces of the Dubbede people sparkled.

"...... Papa."

The Duke's gaze trembled for a moment as I called out to him that way.

It was the first title I summoned for him since I received etwal.

"Sister."

"Ka, ka, sister.....!"

"Leblaine just called me ......"

"No, he's talking to me!"

"He's talking to me, you idiot."

Seeing the two fighting, I buried my face on the duke's shoulder.

I was in the light. Now that evil dream is not too scary.

That night, I threw away my elephant bag.

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