The Baby Raising A Devil's
Chapter 7

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To whom did Leblaine, who was an orphan, give a corsage as a gift? The only person left was Duke Dubbede.

‘Oooooh!’

The followers shouted as they found a way out.

"Look, Your Majesty!"

"Getter!"

"He's the one who'll give you the carnation corsage!"

The followers welcome Leblaine carnations with pleasure, ready to jump if they can.

The duke stopped in front and glanced at Leblaine gently. The boy stretched his hand with a timid face.

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I think the word 'carnation' is just their reason for shirking the power struggle.

I was offended by what they said earlier because I had no experience with it.

It's just a piece of useless stuff to accept.

But, it doesn't feel too bad to get one.

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‘What mistakes have I made?’

Duke's eyes looked at me so sharply.

Are you angry that I spent a lot of money in the store?

Or when I drew you in the sketch, did you see me draw a horn over your head?

‘Why are you looking at me like that?’

The inside of me was hot, and the followers were smiling.

"Are you buying your own corsage?"

"Yes." Yeah."

The followers were very happy when I answered.

The Duke opened his mouth.

‘Wow, today she is more scary than usual.’

I grabbed Lea's leg, but the followers smiled and pushed my back slowly.

"How about handing it over now?"

"Yes, that's good."

Shall? I know I bought a corsage, but it's weird to put it off.

‘It's the first time I gave carnations, so I'm a bit embarrassed.’

I move my hand.

Then the followers got tired and urged me, "do it!"

The people around me were split in two like the Red Sea, and Duke was ahead.

And I timidly stuck out a corsage.

For Lea.

"...........!"

"...........!"

"...........!"

"Oh my goodness."

Lea covered her mouth with a look as if she never thought she would accept it.

‘Because I gave you this, you will give me more snacks, right?’

Lea bent her knees in front of me.

"Are you trying to give it to me?"

"Nea I like you, take the nuts." (Lea I like you, thank you.)

"Thank you, little lady. I'll put it on my chest."

Lea hugged me, and I rubbed my face against her neck.

But strange.

‘Why does the back of my head feel cold?’

I looked back, wondering what was going on.

Except for the maid and Lea, the men looked at the corsage and Duke alternately with bluish faces.

Then, Duke called me.

"Grou."

"Yes?"

"Mine."

".....?"

"My tree doesn't exist."

"Yes!"

I didn't buy it because you wouldn't like it. I did a good thing, didn't I?

The Duke raised his eyebrows as I laughed in Lea's arms.

And for some reason, I looked at the followers who were putting on their frightened faces, and they were all pale, gulping down dry saliva.

That night, the Thanksgiving abolition order was issued by Duke Dubbede.

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Lea put a red corsage on her chest all day. I was so happy, every time I looked in the mirror.

Of course, I also feel happy because Lea is happy.

‘Lea gave me a lot of snacks.’

I was so happy that I had a snack until my stomach was full, then, Nos came to see me.

"Can we go now?"

Today is the day I tell the Empress how I am.

"Yes!"

Nos laughed as I answered loudly.

"You're also very excited, this time."

I nodded and my cheeks bounced.

When Nos saw her, he extended his hand. It seems like he wants to touch my cheek.

But suddenly, the servants! They jumped up and blocked Nos.

"Oh no.... I'm in trouble"

Nos lowered his hand a bit rough. The servants shouted with disapproving gazes, even though he had already withdrawn his hand.

"You have to queue!" Says Linda, and the other servants, in a disapproving tone, are also condescending.

"You have a chance once a week and it's done in two seconds."

"If you touch her for a long time, her skin won't be soft anymore."

‘When did you set that rule?’

I looked at the waiter with a confused look.

Unlike me, Nos nodded.

They immediately discussed it with a serious face.

"You'll have to wait three weeks!"

Nos, who was looking at the list, shouted, "I have to wait for three weeks?!"

"I gave you a faster time. If you're done, you'll have to wait for a month."

"Are there so many people waiting their turn?"

The servants snorted at Nos' words.

"Our baby's cheeks are beautiful, cute, and the softest in the world. They all want to touch her."

"Of course you want to touch it."

"If you're human, you can't help but want to feel it."

Nos shook his head hard again, while I was dumbfounded.

"Look away." (Let's go.)

Only after she heard me did she realize that she had already opened the door, saying, "Oh, yes."

I walked down the aisle to Duke's office.

There was a pile of items in the hall, and the employees frantically arranged them.

When I looked at him with a curious look, Nos said, "We are arranging a gift for the Emperor's birthday party."

Come to think of it, the nobles are busy preparing gifts this year.

Duke Amity, the father in my first life was not at all interested, politely giving a small amount of gifts.

But Duke Vallua even borrowed money to prepare a gift.

At such times, he wastes his money, but he is very stingy to others.

Especially me.

When I was the son of Duke Vallua, I bought a rather expensive pen. At that moment, Duke Vallua was furious and locked me in the attic for three days.

Locked inside the dark old attic, I shivered and cried because of my mistake.

I remember hearing second son Vallua ask the eldest son. "Brother, aren't you allowed to buy a pen?"

"Why not? Mom and Dad will be happy if you ask to buy it. Where are there parents who don't like children asking for school supplies?"

"But why was Leblaine scolded?"

"He's not her real son."

That's when I knew.

I'm not their real child, so I have to try desperately to get a trivial thing.

‘Now I have to do something that will appeal to Duke Dubbede’

If you don't act well, adoption will fly away.

Thinking so, I entered the Duke's office. The duke who was sitting at his desk, felt my presence and raised his head.

The silver-framed glasses, which were used to view documents, matched his blue eyes, and my tongue was choked.

Is it because of the glasses? Somehow he looks more ferocious than usual today.

When I clung to Nos' feet, Nos smiled awkwardly.

He sat me down on Duke's couch and whispered, so the Duke won't hear.

"He's not mad at you."

"I think he's mad at himself for waiting for it..." Nos said, with a sad impression.

‘What's what’

"Other times please prepare two carnations."

Ah.... Only then did I realize it and I was stunned.

All the money I've spent at Dubbede's store. It must have been quite expensive since I had already bought a lot of things.

‘He must be upset that I didn't buy anything for Duke even though I spent a lot of money.’

I should have bought two corsages. He seems to really like carnations.

But it's past.

‘In exchange, let's do something to please him.’

‘From the things I know, which ones can help Duke?’

I was thinking hard, and I saw something on the sofa table. Inside the luxurious jewelry box was a stone.

‘Why is the stone stored in a very luxurious jewelry box?’

As soon as I tilt my head.

My lungs stiffened because of the vibration.

Nos' voice was unclear and my surroundings felt very slow.

It was as if the time of the world and the one I felt were different.

A cluster of light flowed over the black stone and it immediately scattered rapidly forming a line. Soon it turned into six stars where two triangles crossed. My spine is chilling.

Beep-beep!

Something came into my mind

[I.... ]

[sir...nggu.... ]

The sound felt like it was seeping directly into the head without going through the ears.

Too small to be heard, but one thing, it feels very loud.

[My boy. ]

Only then did Nos's voice return to clarity, and the slow motion had returned to its original state.

Nos muttered in a stiff voice, "Is this an earthquake?"

But the vibe faded in an instant.

Duke pulled the curtain and checked the window.

"Send expedition to Mount Rubbs. It could be a sign of a volcanic eruption."

"Yes." Yeah."

While Duke and Nos were talking, I pressed my chest with a pale face.

My heart was beating so fast that I could hardly breathe.

What the fuck?

The light that struck me.

And the voice kept flowing in my head.

The sound coming out of the rock called out to me. My hand moved towards the rock as if something was pressing on me, something I did not know. It was like a magnet in my hand.

And when the stone was in my hand.

"......."

The stone was destroyed in an instant.

Only then did I realize, and I stroked my lips in great surprise.

‘Ap, ap, what!!’

Reluctantly, I saw Duke and Nos.

‘A, what have I done! What have I done!’

Nos was very surprised to see the remains of stone fragments that were in the gap of my hand. Duke's eyes also grew.

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