I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 125

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【Chapter 125】

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Ten years ago, Grace, who became king, spread magical education that had only been permitted to nobles to commoners.

Starting with simple classes held at the Royal Palace for one year, she confirmed the possibility of talent education and established an academy in earnest.

Its name was Frozen Magic Academy.

This place welcomed all children as students regardless of status as long as they had potential, led by magicians selected by Grace from nine years ago.

Nine years since then.

Aisha Croste, who had attended since the academy’s establishment.

She was rumored to be both a symbol of noble students and the most skilled student here.

So naturally, she received King Grace’s favor and enjoyed popularity among both nobles and commoners alike.

She even developed a voice recorder that could store and replay surrounding sounds after learning magic for just nine years.

In short, it meant she was a genius.

“I hope I get to be in the same class as Lady Aisha.”

“If anyone gets to be in the same class, it should be me. I’m the same year as Lady Aisha, but I’ve never been in the same class even once in ten years.”

On the new semester bulletin board, students’ names were listed below class images drawn with each professor’s symbol.

In front of it, children looking for their classes bustled about.

Among them were quite a few children comparing whether their names and Aisha’s name were written on the same line.

“…Good heavens.”

That’s when it happened.

“I’m in the same class as Lady Aisha!”

When one girl screamed, envious reactions and grumbling burst out from around her simultaneously.

Like this, Aisha had tremendous influence, enough to make even an ordinary girl the protagonist.

That popularity continued on the first day of classes too.

Children who had arrived early on purpose were only staring at the back door.

They were waiting for Lady Aisha.

“Hey.”

“What.”

Then, one noble boy who was waiting for Aisha like the other children called his friend sitting next to him.

“I just remembered, my parents said they’d send a marriage proposal to the Croste family. How do I stop them?”

“What?! So did they send it?”

“No, you know Duke Croste too. He said he won’t accept any engagements or whatever until Lady Aisha holds her coming-of-age ceremony.”

“Right. It would be better to just not send it at all.”

“Why?”

“Because you’ll get rejected anyway.”

The boy couldn’t say anything to his friend’s words.

As the young marquis of a marquis family, he had intended to formally send a marriage proposal to Lady Aisha when she became an adult someday.

But he couldn’t.

Frustratingly, he too lacked confidence.

Could he even hold hands with Lady Aisha once? No, he wouldn’t even have the courage to ask her to dance at a banquet.

Fifteen years old.

For noble young ladies and young lords, it wouldn’t be strange to already have a fiancé or have an arranged marriage confirmed.

But the Crosht Ducal Family was different from other nobles.

Was he busy pouring out the affection he couldn’t give during the lost five years?

Duke Calips cherished Aisha so much that he firmly declared he would never form any strategic relationships solely for the family’s benefit, whether marriage or engagement.

“Lady Aisha!”

“Lady Aisha, hello.”

Then the children sitting in their seats began rushing toward the back door.

Because the door opened and Lady Aisha appeared.

Golden hair cascading to her waist.

Ruby-like eyes sparkled between snow-white skin resembling the northern snow.

Up to this point, it could be called the standard of nobility, but Lady Aisha was somehow different.

Because her mischievous smile, as if she had some scheme, illuminated her charm from multiple angles beyond just being pretty.

The male students watching that sight naturally became tense.

Enough to ask themselves inwardly, ‘Would it be okay for me to approach someone like that?’

Until she sat in her seat, Aisha naturally drew a crowd of girls around her.

‘Try talking to her?’

‘Would that work?’

Watching Aisha surrounded by female students, the male students just stood there dazed.

The boys who had discussed marriage proposals were the same.

Lady Aisha was exactly like her father.

An iron wall itself.

She was endlessly kind when having magic-related conversations, but when young lords invited her to their castles or asked her to come for tea time, she would shut her mouth and only raise the corners of her lips.

And then.

‘Excuse me, do you have a lot of time?’

‘…Yes? Yes. I, I have a lot of time, Lady Aisha!’

‘Then use it sparingly.’

She would pat the young lord’s shoulder, or something like that.

Anyway, Lady Aisha was off-limits.

Dating was off-limits too.

But a marriage proposal? That was ridiculous.

‘My parents insist on sending one, but how disappointed they’ll be.’

The boy sighed deeply thinking of his parents who would be getting excited.

Even so, like the other boys, he pretended not to care while listening to what Lady Aisha was saying.

“Lady Aisha. By the way, don’t you really have any young lord you like?”

“Right. They say nobles should get engaged or married soon.”

Even though they’d only hear the same answer anyway, why did they keep asking every time they met the lady?

The boy grumbled inwardly and anticipated the lady’s response.

‘She’ll definitely say it’s not time yet.’

That’s what he thought, but.

“I will.”

What?!

The surprised boy’s mouth fell open.

In the distance, Aisha surrounded by students was smiling like sunshine.

“But no young lords are approaching me?”

What is this supposed to mean?!

“What? What do you mean?!”

“Lady, you’re so popular!”

The female students also asked back in shock.

Then Aisha answered with a puzzled face.

“Well, maybe it’s because Father declared he wouldn’t accept marriage proposals? I’ll hold my coming-of-age ceremony in six months, so I think I’ll start receiving marriage proposals soon.”

Good heavens.

“It’s not that I’m getting married right away, but it would be nice to get to know each other by having tea time with someone, wouldn’t it?”

The female students giggled and agreed with her words.

And.

‘I’m sending one.’

‘A marriage proposal, definitely sending one.’

‘Sending one tonight right away.’

Fire was burning in the eyes of the marquis and count young lords.

Aisha’s massive iron wall, which had been like the northern ice wall, had crumbled.

Now, before this statement spread to high society, was a tremendous opportunity for the noble male students.

And this was exactly the situation Aisha had been aiming for.

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“Y-Your Highness!”

A few days later, Croste Ducal Castle was in chaos.

The flagpole of the ducal castle where messenger birds from distant regions arrive.

This was because about a hundred messenger birds had flown in all at once.

“What’s going on.”

Callipus, who had rushed over after hearing his aide’s scream, also gaped at the sight of the swarming birds.

Birds carrying letters here and there were still flying in continuously.

‘Did a war break out in another region or something.’

He approached through the messenger birds and tore open one letter envelope with his hand.

However, Callipus’s expression grew increasingly confused as he read seriously.

This was a marriage proposal.

The other letters, and all the other letters too, were nothing but marriage proposals.

“…For now, organize all these marriage proposals here and take them to the storehouse.”

After closing his mouth in bewilderment for a moment, he belatedly gave the order and returned to his study.

“Yes!”

“Yes, understood!”

The servants, following their master’s command, frantically collected the marriage proposals.

So no one knew.

No, no one was interested.

“Squeak!”

Who would pay attention to a single mouse that suddenly appeared in this situation?

“Sniff, sniff sniff sniff…”

Just as Chichichi, who had entered the storehouse, was following the scent of Kail’s message that Aisha had given him.

“Coo, coo?”

A giant messenger bird that suddenly appeared shook its neck and blocked Chichichi’s path.

However.

“Squeeeeeak-!”

“…!”

Chichichi was no ordinary mouse.

He was a messenger mouse from a spy family, no less.

Chichichi, who had already survived a monster cat 10 years ago, instantly subdued the messenger bird with a small but powerful roar.

“…coo coo coo coo…”

When even the messenger bird that had been acting up disappeared, Chichichi neatly bit into one messenger bird’s letter and ran away.

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A moment later.

“Perfect. So-o perfect.”

I gave enthusiastic applause to the mouse who had completed his mission.

This was all part of my plan.

From deliberately letting slip in Academy class that I would be receiving marriage proposals, to the male students who rushed off actually sending countless marriage proposals.

‘They’ll definitely want to send their marriage proposals first before this rumor spreads. So I predicted they’d all arrive in a rush around today.’

My determined gaze sparkled.

Today, a week after that day, was when Kail and Nox’s messages would arrive.

If the marriage proposals flew in all at once with perfect timing, I could steal Kail’s in the confusion-

That was my plan, but honestly, I couldn’t have done it without Chichichi.

Clap clap clap-

“Squeak?”

Chichichi, who had been momentarily bewildered by the applause, soon made a shy expression and twisted his front paws together.

Cute and smart too.

I can’t just praise such high-quality talent with words. I need to give a tangible reward!

“Bring some premium cheese!”

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