I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 106

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【Chapter 106】

 

“But was all of that a lie? I thought you had no interest in worldly affairs. Just because you dislike the spread of ice abilities to ordinary people, you dare to refuse the King’s command?”

 

While pretending to scold, Arjen trembled his cigar-holding fingers from the thrilling euphoria rising from his core.

 

Finally, the hero had revealed his true nature.

 

Callipus, who was praised as a hero simply for being born with Croste bloodline without any effort.

 

How dare he, not knowing his place.

 

Even he, who pretended to be aloof, felt urgency when his specialness was threatened.

 

Having publicly refused Arjen’s command, he received criticism from countless people as he left the sparring arena.

 

Back then, he truly couldn’t blink even once.

 

He had to eagerly look around to forever remember the moment when Callipus’s position crumbled.

 

“Callipus. You have nothing left if you take away your abilities. Thanks to your abilities, you could guard the ice wall, and thanks to your abilities, you could easily subjugate monsters.”

 

“Your Majesty.”

 

That was when it happened.

 

At the heavy bass tone that suddenly cut him off, Arjen’s gaze lifted upward.

 

“What’s wrong?”

 

Though interrupting the King’s words was a grave crime, Arjen gladly postponed his punishment, anticipating Callipus’s face trembling with anger.

 

However.

 

“Why did you use black magic on Her Majesty Queen Grace?”

 

At the following question, Arjen’s actions stopped.

 

“…?”

 

Arjen silently stared at Callipus.

 

Behind the monotone bass voice, his face remained expressionless as always.

 

“If it were me, even if I had to experiment with black magic for the public good, I wouldn’t have done it to my wife.”

 

No, Callipus wasn’t expressionless.

 

Though he didn’t furrow his brow even once, his gaze conveyed contempt as if looking at something less than an insect.

 

“The Queen’s wellbeing comes before abilities. So put out that cigar you’re smoking.”

 

Callipus quietly stood up and instantly extinguished the flame of the cigar in his mouth with his thumb.

 

“Please undo the black magic, Your Majesty.”

 

And then came the solemn request.

 

“…”

 

Thud.

 

The cigar that had been held in Arjen’s now-slack mouth fell onto the desk.

 

The thought process that had been spinning excitedly just moments ago was completely severed.

 

The fact that he had cast black magic on Grace should have been unknown to anyone.

 

That was right.

 

The only woman who could testify was currently unable to utter a single word.

 

But then, why.

 

“You, you.”

 

Arjen, who struggled to open his mouth, gulped down his saliva.

 

He only now realized that Callipus, who had approached right in front of him, was taller than expected, and he had unconsciously been holding his breath.

 

“You, what are you saying? That I cast black magic on Grace – do you have evidence? Speaking such nonsense without proof could get you arrested for insulting the crown. Ah, didn’t you hear what people were saying about you earlier?”

 

“I’m paying enough attention to my reputation. If I hadn’t, I would have already…”

 

Callipus, who seemed about to say something, closed his mouth and slightly furrowed his brow.

 

From that small change alone, Arjen could tell.

 

That the Duke, that Callipus had thought about killing him multiple times before.

 

“I’ll give you 10 minutes from now, Your Majesty.”

 

“…?”

 

“Bring Her Majesty Grace immediately and undo the black magic.”

 

“You, you’re giving me orders right now…”

 

“Otherwise, it won’t end with just exile.”

 

“Your, Your Majesty! Your Majesty!”

 

That was when it happened.

 

Due to a knight who suddenly burst through the door, Arjen missed Callipus’s final warning and turned his head.

 

“I, I don’t know what’s happening, but the knights of the Marquis of Frisia are waiting armed in front of the castle gate!”

 

‘…The Marquis of Frisia… isn’t that Grace’s family home?’

 

Sensing something strange, Arjen’s complexion instantly turned pale.

 

* * *

 

Callipus wasn’t a fool.

 

When he lost his family 5 years ago and miraculously found them, but saw his daughter already tainted with black magic.

 

He realized that the Frozen Kingdom wasn’t a good place for Aisha to live.

 

Because he immediately noticed that the person who cast black magic on the child was King Arjen.

 

Black magic had already been illegally abolished 100 years ago.

 

Therefore, no magician could study black magic, let alone touch the black magic books designated as forbidden texts.

 

Nevertheless, the books still remained somewhere – in the secret library of the royal palace.

 

Naturally, only royalty could touch those books.

 

Callipus learned this thanks to Grace, because she had to reference the forbidden books to undo Aisha’s black magic.

 

‘Nox.’

 

‘Yes, Your Highness.’

 

‘How far has the investigation I ordered previously progressed?’

 

Right after Callipus learned there had been a deal between Pose Duke and Arjen, he secretly ordered his knights to investigate Perkus’s Bookshop.

 

And just before Pose Duke’s execution.

 

The knights who visited Perkus’s Bookshop burst into hollow laughter.

 

‘As expected of spies. Their information handling skills are outstanding.’

 

All the masterless spies could do was practice what they learned from their former master.

 

Namely, disappearing without a sound.

 

There were no traces of other spies who had visited Perkus’s Bookshop.

 

However, only the information about Pose and Arjen remained intact.

 

Thanks to this, the knights could easily deliver it to Callipus without needing to sort the materials separately.

 

For example, contracts stating that the ‘magic potions’ distributed within the Frozen Kingdom with ‘King Arjen’s’ permission were actually madness amplifiers.

 

Or messages written on high-quality paper used only by the royal court, ordering the release of Marquis of Frisia from prison.

 

Deciding to gradually discover what other connections might exist here, Callipus gathered evidence piece by piece like building a sand castle.

 

And he waited for the right time.

 

Like with Pose Duke, to strike down King Arjen in one blow required a more decisive opportunity.

 

Then, a few days before the public sparring day.

 

‘…Her Majesty Grace seemed a bit strange.’

 

Nox, who came to see Callipus, carefully brought up the topic.

 

‘What do you mean?’

 

‘She didn’t participate in the Monster Appreciation Society, so I went to see her separately, but her behavior was quite awkward. I asked her about the possibility of training monsters through guides.’

 

‘Did she say training was impossible?’

 

Though they claimed to calm the confusion among people with public sparring, he was actually paying attention to the royal court’s manipulation of public opinion that further increased antipathy toward monsters.

 

If the guide’s work was revealed at such a time, the young boy would likely suffer greatly.

 

Therefore, he wanted to discuss it with Grace through Nox.

 

‘No. She gave no response at all. I thought she would naturally be pleased with such a topic, but she just ignored me.’

 

‘What?’

 

‘And I also told her about Lady Aisha’s ability training, but she kept giving no response. I thought Her Majesty Grace would be curious since she’s fond of Lady Aisha…’

 

Somehow he had a bad feeling.

 

After thinking for a moment, Callipus spoke again.

 

‘I’ll use the portal, so prepare it.’

 

‘Yes, what?’

 

Toward Nox, who was flustered by the sudden command, he spoke firmly once more.

 

‘I’m going to the Royal Palace.’

 

‘Right now? Without even sending word?’

 

‘I’ll say it’s an urgent matter. That’s what we made the portal for, after all.’

 

‘That’s true, but…’

 

Nox trailed off while quickly finishing preparations to activate the portal.

 

And soon after-

 

‘C-Croste Duke?’

 

‘Why is the Duke h-here…’

 

Callipus pushed through the flustered Queen’s Palace guards and entered the palace.

 

‘…Coming without notice?’

 

‘It’s an urgent matter.’

 

‘What is it?’

 

‘Your Majesty. If it wouldn’t be rude, could you please call out my daughter’s name?’

 

Grace’s eyes widened in surprise. It seemed like an easy enough request to fulfill, but for some reason she pressed her lips tightly shut and sighed.

 

‘Or how about my name?’

 

‘…’

 

Again, there was no answer.

 

‘Could you tell me what you ate yesterday?’

 

‘I had old pumpkin soup and roasted chicken finished with lemon sauce.’

 

‘Aisha loves roasted chicken, you should meet with her sometime.’

 

‘…’

 

Again.

 

Whenever anything related to Croste came up, her mouth clamped shut like a clam.

 

Moreover, she didn’t try to indirectly deny the fact that she couldn’t answer, but simply gazed at Callipus with calm eyes.

 

As if she wanted to say something with her eyes.

 

‘Your Majesty.’

 

With near certainty, Callipus raised one eyebrow.

 

‘If it wouldn’t be rude, could we have tea time for a moment?’

 

Grace silently turned her head and opened the door to the reception room.

 

It meant she wanted to go somewhere quiet.

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