Lady Baby Is a Revenge Maker Chapter 56

“Miss Baby.”

 

“Young Master is here too!”

 

The voices of the guards were heard.

 

Sephiel blinked, blinking with the last of her strength.

 

The golden eyes of Erga she met were cold.

 

And then…

 

‘Huh?’

 

Erga’s entire body was glowing with a soft red light.

 

‘Did I… see that wrong?’

 

Sephiel slowly lost consciousness.

 

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“Hah!”

 

Sephiel opened her eyes.

 

“W-What in the world happened!?”

 

“Ah, Miss Baby. You’re awake!”

 

Berry shouted at Sephiel.

 

Sephiel looked around.

 

It was Sephiel’s familiar room.

 

“Miss Baby is awake!”

 

Berry shouted toward the hallway.

 

Heavy footsteps echoed from outside.

 

And then, suddenly, the door opened and Daihan came in.

 

“Baby raccoon.”

 

Daihan approached quickly, and a large shadow fell over Sephiel.

 

Sepiel felt relieved when he heard the familiar, deep voice of an adult.

 

‘Uncle Duke… he’s back.’

 

Knowing Daihan was home now made her feel safe. That thought filled her mind.

 

“Miss Baby, are you okay?”

 

Elton followed in after Daihan.

 

With a voice that quivered without her realizing it, Sephiel spoke.

 

“Uncle Duke…”

 

“Are you okay?”

 

“Mm… I’m okay…”

 

Sephiel sat on the bed and looked around.

 

Berry. Daihan. Elton.

 

As she saw familiar faces, she naturally felt relieved, and the tension in her shoulders eased.

 

“What…. happened to me?”

 

“You were asleep for three days. You’d been poisoned, but fortunately it was a low dose, and you’re recovering now.”

 

“Oh….”

 

Sepiel blinked.

 

Broken carriage.

 

Erga’s ferocious golden eyes as he approached.

 

And the red glow surrounding his body.

 

That was the last memory she had before she passed out.

 

“Why am I here?”

 

“Erga found you while you were being kidnapped and rescued you.”

 

“What about Erga….?”

 

“He brought you back and returned to his room,” Elton replied.

 

“That’s right. Erga saved you,”

 

Daihan said in his deep voice.

 

“How did he know…”

 

“He says he was just passing by. Considering how unpredictable that child is, I suppose that’s possible. Thanks to that, the woman named Miella, who tried to kidnap you, couldn’t even escape the forest and was captured. She didn’t make it twenty minutes.”

 

Sephiel was surprised.

 

‘I dreamed all that in just twenty minutes?’

 

But it had been so vivid, far too clear to be just a dream.

 

‘What was that memory I saw?’

 

Many questions passed through her mind. But there was one most important question.

 

“What about Miss Miella? Is she…. alive?”

 

‘Surely, you haven’t already killed her, right?’

 

Sephiel froze and asked.

 

“I heard the Young Master told us about the situation. He said you told him not to kill Miella, that you had something to confirm with her.” Elton answered.

 

“So, for now, we’ve locked her up in the underground prison. This time, we’ve tied her up really well so she can’t escape,” he said through gritted teeth.

 

“Yes. For now, we’ve kept her alive. That woman dared enter my estate and tried to harm a child of this house,” Daihan added.

 

“To kidnap you, she entered the mansion, poisoned you, then in the chaos after you collapsed… she detonated magical bombs she had planted all around to cause panic and cover your abduction.”

 

“Yes, Elton is right.”

 

Berry’s face had become very pale in a short period of time.

 

“Really, I’m so glad that Miss Baby is safe.”

 

Then Berry revealed that it was a kidnapping that had been planned for a long time.

 

Miella has been planting ‘illusion bombs’ throughout the mansion over a long period of time.

 

“Bomb….”

 

‘illusion bombs.’

 

Sephiel also knew what it was.

 

Magical tools that created fake disasters—earthquakes, explosions, fires.

 

This is an item made in the Tower of Magic and handed over to the Allegro Royal Family. It was a tool that had no form and was used for espionage operations or war.

 

‘By using scrolls to embed the explosion magic in certain spots…’

 

‘You can detonate the bomb whenever you want.’

 

But they were incredibly complicated to use—only trained experts could cast them.

 

‘Miss Miella is a magician skilled in making magical tools, so it is definitely possible.’

 

Even as Sephiel was being kidnapped and poisoned, she had vaguely suspected as much.

 

“Then she detonated the bombs all at once and kidnapped Miss Baby,” Berry continued.

 

“Those illusion bombs are considered low-tier even in war—just cheap tricks. The fact that my men fell for them… pathetic,”

 

Daihan clicked his tongue, clearly disappointed in his subordinates.

 

“Luckily, her setup wasn’t perfect.”

 

“And… those illusion bombs… how long do they last?”

 

Sephiel suddenly asked quietly.

 

“Fortunately, the bombs were slightly defective.”

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes. Normally, those illusion bombs would function for about two hours. But something went wrong with the activation, and the effects wore off quickly. Thanks to that, our side was able to get things under control within ten minutes.”

 

And they came to rescue Sephiel in less than twenty minutes.

 

It seemed like that was the situation.

 

“It seems like she’s done a lot of research on the Grand Duke’s family. The castle walls of the Grand Duke’s family are protected by the Grand Duke’s magic. If someone uses swordsmanship or magic inside, it’s easy to detect.”

 

“Yeah, but the illusion bomb isn’t an attack magic.…”

 

“Right. Tricks like that aren’t easy to notice unless I’m deliberately monitoring for them.” Daihan said coolly.

 

“I must’ve been neglecting the estate too much. To think something like this could happen right in the front yard without my knowing.”

 

“……”

 

Sephiel agreed with that statement. If the Grand Duke had been in his prime, it would not have been a problem to find out such a trick. But now,…

 

‘Yeah, they’re practically packing up to move at this point.’

 

With the decision to shut down the castle, and Daihan focusing only on mercenary work as a side hobby, he’d been indifferent to everything else.

 

‘And that kind of situation met with Miss Miella’s clever mind…’

 

‘It’s called carelessness.’

 

‘If you let your guard down, you could end up slightly hurting the tip of your nose.’

 

“My subordinates will be punished severely as well. Even if I wasn’t home, it still took over 20 minutes to find you after falling for a mere trick? If Erga hadn’t intervened, it might’ve taken even longer.”

 

“But Miss Miella is really smart… It’s not exactly their fault if they didn’t catch on to her plan.”

 

“Hmm, that’s none of your business, baby raccoon.”

 

Sepihel wanted to defend the people of the Grand Duke’s house, but she just kept her mouth shut.

 

‘Well, it’s been a long time since the Grand Duke’s house was sealed off, so even the strongest soldiers could become dull.’

 

Moreover, people of different races were strangely naive. Sephiel had felt that in many ways when she came here and experienced it.

 

But right now, what mattered most was Miella’s situation.

 

‘If my memory serves me right, Miss Miella indeed tried to kidnap me, but there must be a reason.’

 

And she’d been feeding her poison for a long time.

 

But Sephiel knew exactly what symptoms she’d felt before passing out.

 

‘Poison from red apricot seeds. That’s definitely an assassination poison. But my symptoms were different…’

 

She looked at her hand. Then rubbed her nose instinctively.

 

‘Huh? That painful feeling that feels like it’s weighing down my whole body is gone!’

 

Had Daihan done something while she was asleep?

 

“Miss Baby, are you okay?”

 

“Yeah, I’m really okay.”

 

“Dragon magic is incredible, isn’t it? The poison in your body has already been detoxified. Thanks to the prompt first aid, you should be completely healed.” Elton answered.

 

Sephiel felt a wave of relief wash over her. Dragons truly were amazing beings.

 

“Thank you…. Uncle Duke.”

 

“Hmm.”

 

Daihan just frowned slightly.

 

“Hm, Uncle Duke….”

 

Sephiel asked Daihan cautiously.

 

“Can I… go see Miss Miella?”

 

“Ah.”

 

Daihan nodded coolly.

 

“You said you wanted to interrogate and kill the woman who tried to kidnap you.”

 

“…….”

 

‘No, I’m not going to kill her.’

 

“Don’t worry. Everything’s ready. We have every method imaginable from across time and cultures.”

 

“There are a lot of cool torture tools,” Elton said kindly.

 

‘I told you, no torture!’

 

Sephiel was so shocked that she couldn’t speak.

 

Meanwhile, Daihan spoke again, sounding increasingly impressed.

 

“You’re already trying to handle things on your own… I knew you were mature for your age, but still—how admirable.”

 

‘That’s not the kind of maturity I meant!’

 

‘Your standards for ‘admirable’ are all wrong.’ Sephiel thought.

 

“No, that’s not it.”

 

“Wow, our Miss Baby is so humble.”

 

‘Elton, why are you so moved now?’

 

‘But it’s fortunate that the misunderstanding protected Miss Miella’s safety.’

 

Time was running out. Sephiel knew she had to resolve things quickly.

 

‘What should I say first…’

 

She bit her lip, thinking for a moment, and then spoke.

 

“But who found out that Miss Miella poisoned me?”

 

“That’s Madam Loria.”

 

“……”

 

“Madam Loria reported that Miss Miella seemed to have some kind of poison. So we searched her room and found the poison in her desk drawer.”

 

‘As expected.’

 

Sephiel’s small hand flinched.

 

‘Ah. So that’s what happened.’

 

At that moment, Sephiel realized the truth.

 

I already figured out why I got so sleepy, but—’

 

That was the reason why Miella was immediately pointed out as the culprit as soon as Sepiel was poisoned.

 

Berry’s words had given Sephiel confidence in her theory.

 

“I… I think I know now.”

 

Sephiel raised her chin. Her eyes were clear again.

 

“Please, Uncle Duke. I want to solve this case myself.”

 

“I know you’re eager to start torturing, but get some rest first. You need to be healthy for a good interrogation.” Daihan answered.

 

“…….”

 

‘No, that’s not it!’

 

Sephiel slapped the sheets with her little hand in frustration.

 

“No! What I want…” Sephiel said firmly.

“Is to meet everyone involved in this case. Myself.”

Sephiel turned her head.

 

“Baby raccoon?”

 

Daihan made a strange expression.

 

It was an expression that said he didn’t know what Sephiel was thinking.

 

“Please. Let me handle it. Okay? I’ll be a good kid.”

 

Daihan looked at Sephiel.

 

“You really are an unknowable kid. Fine.”

 

“Yay!”

 

Sephiel looked at Berry.

 

“I need a favor from you… and from Mayyi too. Where’s Mayyi?”

 

“She went to the kitchen to make porridge for you. She insisted on cooking it herself…”

 

“Then tell her too, please.”

 

Berry bent down towards the bed where Sephiel was sitting.

 

Sephiel whispered something.

 

At this point, no one could figure out Sephiel’s intentions.

 

“Miss Baby, what are you planning?”

 

Elton tilted his head as he spoke.

 

Sephiel just smiled faintly, despite her pale face.

 

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