I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 103

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【Chapter 103】

 

But if they want to see it, showing them is only natural.

 

“Then watch.”

 

I stretched my remaining hand that wasn’t holding the sword toward the sky.

 

“Behold the ice ability of the Croste Princess!”

 

At my shout, the audience’s attention focused, and Aebin also gazed at my hand with eyes full of expectation, seemingly having no intention to attack.

 

Don’t strain your butt, just imagine.

 

Recalling Lucas’s advice again, I squeezed my eyes shut and shouted.

 

“Fall, flake by flake!”

 

Patter patter.

 

After a brief silence, cute snow began to fall from the sky.

 

One, two. The things fluttering so prettily were like flower petals swaying in the spring breeze.

 

“Yes! Success!”

 

“Your hard work has paid off! The snow is falling so beautifully!”

 

“Wow- Lady, you’re amazing!”

 

“Dandelion did well!”

 

“That child is my daughter.”

 

The people of the Croste Ducal Family all stood up at once, clapping and cheering. Among them were some who were shedding tears.

 

“Thank you!”

 

As if responding to their support, I hopped around the area, raising victory V signs.

 

The other people looking up at the sky with blank faces,

 

“…”

 

And especially Aebin’s reaction, tilting his head at me as if bewildered.

 

That’s not my concern.

 

“Lady!”

 

“My daughter did well!”

 

‘Ah, whatever. My family is the best!’

 

Everyone was equally flustered when cute snow fell unexpectedly instead of the ice they naturally expected to see sprouting.

 

But just a few days ago, I couldn’t even use abilities.

 

You don’t know how much progress this is!

 

‘I am Father’s proud golden seed.’

 

Making a triumphant V, I ran around the arena, flaunting the snowflakes to people.

 

Then gradually, the audience’s reaction began to change.

 

“I came expecting a sparring match today since there was no such news, but seeing you use abilities, you’re indeed the Croste Princess! Though it’s snow rather than ice…”

 

“Still, making snow fall in this warm central region is amazing, isn’t it?”

 

“So this is that snow we’ve only heard about! Anyway, seeing Lady so happy makes me happy too.”

 

You can’t spit on a smiling face, as they say!

 

People who had been smiling along one by one at my purely joyful appearance eventually gave me applause.

 

Waaah-

 

“Thank you. Thank you.”

 

I made the snowflakes fall even more splendidly and greeted each of them one by one.

 

Honestly, until Aebin came out, I was thinking of somehow winning…

 

‘Can I beat the male lead?’

 

If Kail was the leader of monsters, Aebin was a genius of abilities.

 

Right now he’s looking up at the falling snow with such an innocent expression, but he had abilities so powerful that even as a baby, just coughing could spew poison.

 

Of course, it would have been poison to him too.

 

Aebin despised Pose Duke who abused him. Yet ironically, being half his bloodline, he inherited Pose’s abilities.

 

But thanks to those powerful abilities, he later unified the two kingdoms.

 

So I changed my plan.

 

Even if I lose, I’ll give people a good impression through performance.

 

“Hehe. Thank you.”

 

After finishing my gratitude tour around the arena, I glanced at King Arzen.

 

“…”

 

King Arzen’s lips, which had been grinning until just now, had stiffened slightly.

 

He must have thought I wouldn’t have any abilities.

 

Putting me in the first order was probably to show the shocking sight of Croste’s bloodline being unable to use abilities.

 

‘Heh. But what can you do? I made snow fall in the warm central region.’

 

Though I didn’t use ice, this was enough to prove I was Father’s bloodline.

 

“Yes! Next time I should try challenging a blizzard.”

 

If I could make a blizzard, it would not only show ability growth but could also be used for self-defense.

 

Like blocking enemies’ vision?

 

This is quite a sharp idea befitting a former spy, isn’t it?

 

“Achoo!”

 

Finally, I bowed to the King and Queen and turned around.

 

Excited, I was swinging my sword here and there with hands like sharp hamster front paws.

 

“…Hah. Calling that an ability too.”

 

King Arzen’s low voice pierced my ears like a whisper.

 

What did he just say…?

 

“Croste is nothing special either.”

 

The moment I turned my head, I saw his stiff lips curve up slightly, but when I blinked once, I only saw a face smiling warmly.

 

‘Did I mishear…?’

 

My spine felt chilly for no reason, making me shiver.

 

“Wow, so this is snow. First time seeing it.”

 

Aebin, who was still looking at the white snowflakes dancing from the sky, muttered.

 

“In the North, it falls almost every day.”

 

“Really? Like this?”

 

With an innocent expression, he raised his hand and caught the falling snow.

 

He seemed to be trying to look closely at the snow that stuck to his hand.

 

“Does snow normally melt this easily?”

 

Unfortunately, the snow melted away the moment it was caught in his hand.

 

Aebin seemed quite displeased with this, lightly jumping up to catch snow once more.

 

But the melting was instantaneous.

 

“…”

 

He stared blankly at the moisture remaining on his hand, then looked at me.

 

“…More useless than I thought?”

 

“Hey! It’s not useless!”

 

This guy’s saying harsh things while smiling?

 

Saying the snow I worked so hard to make is useless!

 

I glared with triangular eyes and explained point by point.

 

“To you, huh? It might seem trivial! But how hard I worked to use abilities to this extent! And this snow! Huh? It’s pretty too, and! If it keeps piling up and swirling, then people won’t even be able to move!”

 

“Really?”

 

“Of course! You just don’t know anything!”

 

When I shouted angrily, clear laughter burst from across.

 

‘What, why is he laughing?’

 

I looked at him strangely, unable to understand the reason, and after laughing for a while, he wiped the tears from his eyes and said.

 

“But Aisha. Isn’t ice better than snow?”

 

“What?”

 

“Ice, you see. Even the tiniest bit…”

 

And suddenly Aebin dropped his sword to the ground.

 

“…can threaten people.”

 

Crack-!

 

He rolled his foot on the ground. At the same time, a small but sharp icicle sprouted up in front of his feet.

 

“My, my goodness!”

 

“…!”

 

Those who witnessed that scene clearly fell into shock for a moment.

 

That included Lucas and me, as well as Callipus.

 

“What, did that boy just use ice abilities?”

 

“I saw news in the newspaper before about an ice ability user appearing among the Croste branch family, but can you use abilities even without bloodline?”

 

“Even so, ice abilities are powers that only people from the Croste ducal family can use!”

 

The conversations of surprised people clustered together and buzzed in my ears.

 

In the midst of the whirlwind of confusion, Aebin smiled prettily.

 

“Ice is more powerful than snow, isn’t it?”

 

Flustered, I couldn’t react to those words and just stood there blankly.

 

This doesn’t make sense. Aebin, who’s a poison ability user, using ice abilities.

 

Though he’s one of the strongest in the world setting, this was something I’d never seen in the original work.

 

‘Could it be….’

 

Sensing something, I quickly turned my head.

 

Then I saw King Arzen quietly smiling among the murmuring crowd.

 

It seems my suspicion was correct.

 

There must have been the King’s intervention in Aebin being able to use ice abilities.

 

‘But how?’

 

While Tex, a Croste branch family member, using abilities could be attributed to bloodline connection, Aebin was definitely the son of Pose Duke.

 

Was there a setting I didn’t know about, like with Aisha?

 

But even so, he should definitely be a poison ability user.

 

‘An ability user can use another ability?’

 

That was a setting clearly mentioned in the original work, and it was impossible.

 

There couldn’t be a case of using two abilities when even having one is difficult.

 

But the icicle sprouting in front of me wasn’t fake.

 

In the middle of the sparring arena that had become chaos.

 

“Ah, you’re not hurt, are you? I made it deliberately weak just to show off.”

 

Aebin approached me naturally and looked at me with worried eyes.

 

And he gently brushed off the ice from my shoulder.

 

“How is it? My ability as an ability user?”

 

“…You.”

 

I was so surprised that my whole body stiffened.

 

I barely exhaled and whispered low enough for only him to hear.

 

“Didn’t you have poison abilities?”

 

At my question, Aebin’s hand that was brushing my shoulder paused for a moment.

 

But.

 

“How did you know? I was treated worse than bugs in that family, so I thought no one would know.”

 

Instead, he answered quietly as if interested. Then he asked back with a surprised face.

 

“Gasp. Could it be that you’ve been watching me since our training days….”

 

“Huh? Eh-huh?”

 

This is the nonsensical talk.

 

I put all my effort into scrunching up my face and making an ugly expression.

 

“Ah, I guess not.”

 

Then he glanced at me and scratched the back of his neck as if embarrassed.

 

“Sorry. When I was at that manor, I wondered if you were also interested in me and we’d been watching each other from before, something like that.”

 

“…Huh?”

 

My thoughts stopped for a moment trying to understand his words.

 

So, he means he’s been watching me since the days at the manor? Why?

 

“Anyway, it was good seeing you today. Let’s meet again later.”

 

After muttering incomprehensible things, he took a couple steps back from me, then crushed the icicle that had formed on the ground with his foot.

 

Then.

 

“I forfeit!”

 

He laughed “haha” and raised his hand toward the referee.

 

“Forfeit?!”

 

At the same time, people screamed in astonishment.

 

“A battle of snow and ice, and you forfeit here?”

 

“What kind of sparring is this….”

 

“Looking at that unfamiliar face, he seems like a commoner, did he get nervous coming to a place like this?”

 

Disappointed people began to sigh. Some nobles even sent jeers, thinking Aebin was a commoner.

 

“Aebin! What’s this forfeit, you should keep pushing forward!”

 

Even Arzen, who apparently hadn’t expected this situation, jumped up and shouted.

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