A Secretly Capable Child Is Seeking For Her Dad - Chapter 237

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A Powerful Child Searches for Dad Episode 237

 

“That’s how we got a ride on a carriage all the way to Jedo. The merchant had a cart, so we loaded the half-destroyed carriage and the corpse onto it.”

 

“…Jiheira, where have I heard that name before.”

 

Basto furrowed his brow.

 

He took the note from Ison’s hand and read it again.

 

Then he raised his head as if something had come to mind.

 

“Wait. If it’s Jiheira, she’s a wanted criminal. I’m certain of it.”

 

He finally remembered.

 

Long ago, there had been an incident near Jedo where a woman brutally murdered an entire family.

 

The murderer’s name was Jiheira.

 

She was immediately captured by the Imperial Army, and according to schedule, she should have been hanged in the village square the day after the incident occurred.

 

However,

 

“She probably escaped, evading the Imperial Army’s eyes.”

 

Tie, who had been listening, gulped.

 

An escaped criminal.

 

She remembered often seeing similar incidents on the news back in Korea.

 

“The problem is that woman infiltrated Jedo while avoiding people’s eyes.”

 

Basto stroked his chin.

 

“The news that a vicious criminal had infiltrated turned Jedo upside down. After the Imperial Army, even Paladins were deployed in large numbers, but from what I know, they ultimately failed to catch her.”

 

“That’s correct.”

 

Just then, the conference room door opened.

 

Entering was Valentis, who had hurriedly left the banquet.

 

“Grandfather!”

 

When Tie ran over, Valentis quickly embraced the child.

 

He looked at Basto and asked.

 

“But why has Jiheira’s name come up? Is that woman involved in this attack incident?”

 

Tie raised one hand high.

 

“Yes! Jiheira wrote a letter to the bad coachman telling him to sell Veil’s siblings!”

 

Tie then also showed Valentis the Shadow Order button she was holding.

 

“And there’s this too!”

 

Valentis’s eyes narrowed.

 

“…Shadow Order?”

 

Though he had no personal connection with the Pope, he was the Grand Commander of the Holy Order.

 

Having had many opportunities to access the Church’s classified information and special documents, he too knew about the Shadow Order.

 

He muttered.

 

“If the Shadow Order is involved, this is no light matter. But we lack information.”

 

The only ones who had clues were Merkon and Zaheira, who were directly entangled with the Shadow Order.

 

“But Merkon is dead, and only Jiheira remains…”

 

It was when he was gazing at the window with troubled eyes.

 

Suddenly, the closed conference room window burst open.

 

While everyone was startled, black smoke swirled through the air and entered.

 

The smoke gathered in one place and transformed into the shape of a boy.

 

“If it’s Jiheira, I’ve already found her.”

 

“Kamang!”

 

Tie jumped down from Valentis’s embrace and rushed forward.

 

Tie tightly grasped Lucalion’s hand and asked with a surprised expression.

 

“You found Zaheira?! How? But Kamang, weren’t you supposed to be at the stronghold?”

 

Lucalion scratched his cheek.

 

“It just happened that way. Actually…”

 

“Actually?”

 

“You told me to stay at the stronghold, but I went outside. I was worried. You went out without the elephant, Marbas, or me.”

 

Tie’s eyes widened.

 

Lucalion continued.

 

“I was anxious, so I secretly followed you to the Imperial Palace banquet hall…”

 

A chuckle escaped from his lips.

 

“You seemed to be handling things well on your own. So I left right away. After that, I was wondering what to do…”

 

Lucalion turned his head.

 

Where his gaze was directed, there were Veil’s siblings watching Lucalion with frightened eyes.

 

“I went to check if Veil Theodor’s siblings were coming along safely.”

 

Ison’s lips parted slightly.

 

She hesitantly approached.

 

“Then surely, the reason the robed figures couldn’t detect our presence was…”

 

Lucalion nodded.

 

“That’s right. I did it.”

 

“My goodness!”

 

“I didn’t reveal myself because I was afraid your youngest sibling might cry again. And it seemed like you were handling the situation well without me getting involved?”

 

Ison made an embarrassed expression.

 

Meanwhile, Noi was hiccupping while looking at Lucalion.

 

“Kamang, you’re so amazing!”

 

Tie threw her arms around Lucalion.

 

Tie’s eyes were sparkling brighter than ever.

 

“Really cool! You’re the best! So you found Zaheira too?!”

 

Lucalion stiffly nodded.

 

“Well… that’s right. Like the Grand Commander said, Jiheira was the only remaining clue. If she found out Merkon was dead, that woman might hide somewhere even deeper.”

 

“Wow!”

 

“Finding her wasn’t that difficult.”

 

Lucalion awkwardly detached Tie.

 

“The underground passage of Flint Cove. I inquired there whether anyone had recently been looking for a ship to the North Continent.”

 

Veil approached with a shocked expression.

 

“You inquired, and they just told you everything freely?”

 

Lucalion nodded.

 

“When I said I was Astie’s friend, they told me everything.”

 

He pulled something out from a pocket inside his cloak.

 

“… They also gave me a bunch of these.”

 

Tie’s eyes widened.

 

“It’s candy!”

 

What Lucalion had taken out was a handful of candy, cookies, and honey-coated nuts.

 

The child’s eyes became teary.

 

“Those are what the grandmothers in the underground passage used to give Tie. Since Kamang said he was Tie’s friend, they must have given them to Kamang too…!”

 

Tie recalled passing through the underground passage every time she went to the preparatory school.

 

Though she hadn’t seen them often recently, Tie always greeted the elderly people politely whenever she passed through there.

 

‘Grandmother, hello! Grandfather, hello!’

 

‘Oh my, our Tie has come!’

 

‘They’re not giving you trouble at home these days, are they? Hm?’

 

‘Right, if anyone gives you grief about going to the preparatory school, just bite them like you’re crazy. Got it?’

 

Because Basto had initially misspoken, the people there still thought Tie was an illegitimate child of a noble family.

 

Of course, Tie had tried to correct this fact several times.

 

However,

 

‘But actually, Tie isn’t an illegitimate child…’

 

‘Of course not! Child, no matter what others call you, you just need to be confident! You just need to be proud!’

 

‘That’s right! What’s wrong with that in the first place? What fault does a child have?’

 

‘Poor thing… Grandma will give you candy. Make sure to eat it all by yourself, okay?’

 

‘Nobody believes what Tie says…’

 

Sadly, it failed every time.

 

While Tie was scratching her head, Lucalion spoke.

 

“After investigating, I found quite a few people who know Jiheira.”

 

Valentis approached with a frown.

 

“In Flint Cove? How?”

 

“It seems he lent money to merchants and charged high interest. Recently, he was going around pressuring debtors even more harshly, saying he was heading to the North Continent.”

 

Tie gulped.

 

Lucalion looked behind him.

 

“That’s how I could tell. That he was Jiheira. He was using a different name, so I almost missed him.”

 

At the same time, a small subspace appeared behind Lucalion.

 

From within the subspace, Ppupppu and Marbas emerged.

 

“…Ppyu!”

 

Ppupppu flapped his ears and ran over, snuggling into Tie’s arms.

 

Marbas also naturally climbed onto Tie’s shoulder.

 

[Master! The great Lord Ppupppu has captured and bound Jiheira in the subspace! Just give the word, how shall we interrogate him now?! Should we pluck out his eyes first? Cut his tongue first… Ugh!]

 

Marbas, who had been spouting terrifying words, was kicked away by Ppupppu’s foot.

 

Tie let out a deep sigh and looked around.

 

Veil and her siblings, Basto, other unit members, Valentis, and Lucalion.

 

‘Right, that’s right. We can’t handle such a huge incident here.’

 

Tie raised one hand high and shouted boldly.

 

“Let’s go to the stronghold first!”

 

Crackle, crackle.

 

At the warm heat beating down on her knees, Jiheira’s eyes snapped open.

 

Then she looked around in shock.

 

‘What, what is this?’

 

She was in a space she had never seen before in her life.

 

Her only memory before losing consciousness was drinking good alcohol and dozing off.

 

“…What the hell, damn it!”

 

As she tried to get up from her spot, she soon cursed upon seeing her body tied up tight.

 

“Which bastard! Which bastard did this to me…!”

 

But as she violently twisted her body, she soon froze in place.

 

[…Ji, he… ira…]

 

Jiheira’s pupils began to shake.

 

In the gradually darkening surroundings.

 

Something glowing blue was transforming into a face before her.

 

“Mer, Merkon?”

 

Merkon, with his face covered in blood and an arrow stuck in one eye, brought his pale face close to hers.

 

[What kind of trouble did you drag me into…]

 

“Mer, Merkon, what are you! Why do you look…!”

 

[Tell me everything right now… Otherwise… Otherwise…!]

 

As Merkon opened his mouth wide, flesh-chilling cold air poured out from within.

 

[I’ll kill you right here!]

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