I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 109

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【Chapter 109】

 

Aebin said with a sly smile.

 

“The ice ability I use—it’s not made from King Arzen’s magic, but from an ability.”

 

“What?”

 

‘With an ability… creating an ability?’

 

My eyes widened in surprise.

 

“You fool! Why are you talking about useless things when we need to escape quickly?”

 

Tri, his face red with panic, shouted.

 

This time, Aebin properly helped him up and replied.

 

“Anyway, His Majesty King Arzen is going to be executed, so wouldn’t it be better to go out with a bang?”

 

“What? How dare you speak such words about His Majesty!”

 

“If you eat an ability crystal, you can use that ability for several days. With this much information, I’ve paid for my crimes, right?”

 

Tri, horrified, tried to grab Aebin’s hair, but he ducked his upper body to avoid it and waved his hand playfully with a giggle.

 

“Well then, goodbye. See you later.”

 

“You fool! I told you not to say anything more—!”

 

“Ah, I got it. Put some strength in your legs, mister.”

 

The boy who had casually revealed such crucial classified information helped Tri to his feet and leisurely left the alley.

 

I tried to follow immediately, but there was nowhere to step because of the widely spread poison.

 

Lucas’s icicles melted and disappeared as soon as he made them.

 

“Aebin!”

 

All I could do was shout his name as he moved away.

 

Why had the protagonist changed like this?

 

Could it be that because I eliminated the villains, this child became the villain instead…?

 

“Lady Aisha! We must quickly inform the Duke of this fact!”

 

A large hand suddenly grabbed my shoulder as I was lost in confusion.

 

It was the Captain of the Guards.

 

“But Aebin…!”

 

“Father comes first.”

 

“…!”

 

I couldn’t just leave Aebin, who had become a villain because of me.

 

Just as I was thinking this and trying to break away from the guard, I stopped at the word “father.”

 

My wrist was held by a pale hand. I could feel a faint tremor from those fingertips.

 

“The prestige of the Crosht Ducal Family, which has protected the North for this kingdom for decades, is about to crumble.”

 

Lucas’s frighteningly low voice echoed in my ears.

 

“Father comes first, Aisha.”

 

“…”

 

Only then did I seem to come to my senses.

 

This wasn’t the time to worry about Aebin.

 

I didn’t know why I had been reincarnated, but right now I wasn’t a reader of the novel—I was Aisha, who had a precious father and brother in this world.

 

‘If you eat ability crystals, you can use abilities. Ice crystals… potions…!’

 

As I frowned and pondered deeply, I remembered something and my eyes widened.

 

A potion containing ice crystals.

 

When I stole the madness amplifier from Perkus’s Bookshop, I definitely remembered bringing along a bottle with that name written on it.

 

“…I think we need to go to Crost Ducal Castle.”

 

“What?”

 

Lucas turned his head at my words, which I muttered as if entranced.

 

“Brother, we need to take the portal to the ducal castle!”

 

“What are you suddenly talking about? We need to go to Father…”

 

“There’s something I need to check.”

 

With conviction, I grabbed his sleeve.

 

Then I ran, almost dragging him along, and explained.

 

“I have potions I stole before, and one of them seems to be a potion with ice crystals. It’s at Crost Ducal Castle…”

 

“The portal is at the Royal Palace!”

 

I stopped walking at Lucas’s shout.

 

Come to think of it, that’s right.

 

Our destination was the same from the beginning.

 

However, the problem was how to get to the Royal Palace in this atmosphere right before war.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

“I will risk my life to escort you to the portal.”

 

The Captain of the Guards, who had been silently listening to our conversation, spoke solemnly.

 

The three of us, who had been silent for a moment, looked at each other and nodded vigorously.

 

* * *

 

A little later.

 

In the forest near the Royal Palace.

 

Scritch scritch scritch—

 

“Is this right, Aisha?”

 

“Of course! I’m a former spy, well. Anyway, crawling on the ground is better than climbing the castle walls.”

 

Going through the castle gate would have been most ideal, but currently there was hand-to-hand combat between the Duke of Shulets’ forces and the Royal Guard at the gate, so we couldn’t easily approach.

 

So we had come around to the opposite side of the gate.

 

‘I’ll climb the wall and check.’

 

At first, we considered climbing the wall as the Captain suggested, but there might be Arzen’s knights right on the other side of the wall.

 

‘In times like this, it’s better to dig a hole and infiltrate from below.’

 

Rustle rustle—

 

So the three of us were diligently digging a hole when—

 

“…Huh.”

 

A small hole came into view as I crouched down.

 

“There are a few bricks with holes in the wall here.”

 

When I whispered while looking around cautiously, the two men who had been diligently digging dirt looked where I was pointing.

 

“Really? This looks big enough for cats or small animals to go in and out. Don’t they repair this?”

 

“Since it’s a hole at the bottom, people probably haven’t noticed it yet.”

 

I tried to bend down and check beyond the hole, but the wall was thicker than expected, so I couldn’t see the situation ahead.

 

‘Hmm. I think I need to go in directly to see.’

 

I frowned as I gauged the size of the hole.

 

“…Should I go in and take a look?”

 

“Pardon?”

 

“Dandelion, what did you say?”

 

Who would have thought being 5 years old would be such a blessing.

 

As I properly got down and took a crawling position to slip into the hole—

 

“Wait. You’re going in alone?”

 

Panicked Lucas grabbed my ankle.

 

“I’ll just check the situation on the other side and come back. If it’s safe, then we can climb over the wall.”

 

“But…”

 

“Only I can get in here.”

 

I could feel Lucas hesitating and pressing his lips together at my words.

 

Because it was true.

 

“…Alright. But you really have to just peek your face out and come right back.”

 

“Yes!”

 

With my brother’s permission, I quietly pushed my body into the hole in the wall.

 

After crawling for a while, I could see the knights’ shoes.

 

Looking at the castle’s exterior spread out behind them, it seemed to be the Residence of the King of Arzen.

 

‘Then these people must be Arjen’s close guard knights.’

 

Retreat for now.

 

I was about to step back to inform Lucas of this fact when.

 

“…Huh.”

 

Suddenly, a woman’s voice reached my ears.

 

“…?”

 

Moreover, that voice was a familiar one I had heard often.

 

As I debated whether to ignore it and turn back, I sneakily raised my gaze—

 

“…?”

 

“?”

 

My eyes met with Grace, who had been looking down at me with only her gaze lowered.

 

‘Why is Her Majesty the Queen here…?’

 

Surprised, we both stared at each other in silence for a while, blinking our eyes.

 

However, her hands clasped behind her back were bound with rope.

 

‘What’s going on with this situation?’

 

My mind went blank for a moment, but from what I could guess, Grace seemed to be captured by Arjen’s knights.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

‘Run away.’

 

She urgently mouthed the words.

 

I had witnessed this kingdom’s queen being captured, and she was telling me to run away.

 

Shake shake—

 

I raised my eyebrows and shook my head.

 

Grace, startled by my loyalty toward her, opened her triangular eyes and moved her mouth again.

 

‘I said run away.’

 

‘I don’t want to.’

 

‘Run away.’

 

‘I. Don’t. Want. To.’

 

‘Run… Sigh.’

 

After moving her mouth for a while in a silent argument, she let out a sigh.

 

I crouched down more carefully and moved my mouth toward her.

 

‘Are you going to prison?’

 

At my question, she shook her head inconspicuously.

 

‘Then where?’

 

‘I’m a hostage.’

 

‘A hostage?’

 

Grace nodded and spoke again with only lip movements.

 

‘Negotiation.’

 

‘Negotiation?’

 

‘I got caught. Mistake. I’m hostage.’

 

‘Ah.’

 

In the midst of this, Grace added a word as if to reassure me.

 

‘It’s okay. We’ll win.’

 

Seeing her calm expression, it didn’t seem like too serious a situation.

 

Anyway, if she was currently captured as a hostage and needed to negotiate, that meant she might meet the other side—that is, my father.

 

‘Will you meet Father?’

 

I moved my mouth with an earnest heart.

 

She, who had been about to part her lips, hesitated.

 

‘….’

 

Something was strange.

 

Because she, who had been fine just moments before, suddenly broke out in cold sweat and frowned.

 

“Are you alright?”

 

When Grace finally swayed, a knight who had been standing a little distance away rushed over urgently and asked.

 

“…I’m, I’m fine.”

 

Her voice didn’t sound fine at all.

 

“Are you feeling unwell?”

 

“No… I’m fine.”

 

Though the knight looked at her with an uncomfortable expression, Grace firmly shook her head.

 

The knight, who made eye contact with his colleague nearby, shrugged his shoulders.

 

“Yes. Understood.”

 

Even though she was the queen, since she was captured as a prisoner, he seemed to judge that further concern was unnecessary.

 

‘Wait a minute….’

 

And my eyes, secretly watching that scene, narrowed.

 

Grace’s current condition.

 

It seemed similar to when I was under King Arjen’s black magic.

 

‘Could it be black magic?’

 

As I moved my mouth toward her, who was lowering her head again—

 

‘…!’

 

As if she understood my words exactly, Grace’s eyes widened.

 

Seeing that reaction, it seemed she was indeed under black magic.

 

To go so far as to touch his own wife. Just how was this kingdom being run?

 

Though anger rose within me, I first needed to meet Father quickly.

 

Only then could I take the portal and secure evidence.

 

With my fierce triangular eyes raised, I moved my mouth again.

 

‘If you meet Father, puppy. If you don’t meet him… cat.’

 

‘….’

 

Grace’s eyes narrowed as if in deep thought.

 

It seemed she wanted me to just run away, so I sent her a fierce gaze to show I wouldn’t back down.

 

Finally, Grace, who had kept her mouth shut for a while.

 

‘Woof woof.’

 

She answered my question indirectly.

 

Gasp. Grace was going to meet Father. This was an opportunity.

 

‘Your Majesty.’

 

‘What.’

 

‘May I go inside Your Majesty’s dress?’

 

‘….’

 

After making barking sounds, her mouth opened slightly upon receiving the absurd request to hide me inside her dress.

 

However.

 

“…This is difficult.”

 

Suddenly sighing and stepping back, she leaned her back against the wall.

 

Soon, her shoes hidden inside her dress came into view before my eyes.

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