I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 127

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【Chapter 127】

The existence of those who disappeared 10 years ago and the First Prince of Croste who still hadn’t been found weighed on my mind.

‘Hmm.’

My gaze narrowed as I looked at the blazing fireplace.

Moreover, unlike in the original story, Aebin had returned to the Kingdom of Doctia.

Since I couldn’t make the protagonist our ally, there was no guarantee we could continue living peacefully.

Even if Pose Duke, who was originally destined to die, died a little early, Doctia certainly wouldn’t give up on their goal of founding an empire.

That meant we still had enemies.

My playful expression had somehow hardened into a cold one.

‘Come to think of it, this isn’t the time to be reminiscing about childhood.’

If both Kail and I don’t fulfill our respective roles, everything could collapse in an instant.

“Father!”

My hands that had been folded on my knees automatically clenched into fists.

I looked at Father with a determined gaze.

“I’ll help you burn the marriage proposals!”

“Good. I was wondering when you’d say that.”

Callipus pushed the still mountain-high pile of marriage proposals toward me as if he’d been waiting for those words, making them easier for me to dispose of.

I made a vow while throwing the marriage proposals into the fire with Father.

I would protect them no matter what.

My family, and Kail too.

* * *

At the same time, under the dark night sky, there was a young boy secretly watching the closed study window.

“Those marriage proposals… Kail would go crazy if he saw them.”

He muttered with a bitter smile.

Just then, the northern wind blew, scattering his cherry blossom-colored hair that covered his forehead like flower petals.

‘The girl Kail has liked for 10 whole years.’

The boy’s pale pink eyes narrowed as he recalled his conversation with Kail in the snowy plains.

The girl of similar age visible through the window.

She had beauty that would make anyone pause, but it didn’t seem like enough to make Kail fall for her.

Since he treated women like stones anyway.

‘Even when prettier girls than her confessed in our village, he just ignored them.’

It wasn’t just about romantic matters.

That guy was indifferent to everything except matters related to the snowy plains.

As if he was born to rule the snowy plains.

While he followed Kail partly because of that ability, as a friend who had spent 10 years with him, he sometimes worried about Kail.

But there were times when that guy’s emotionless, doll-like eyes would show wavering.

Precisely when the name ‘Aisha’ came up.

Could it be first love?

Even currently ongoing?

“Whew-“

The boy whistled softly.

“But she was preparing for marriage. It would have been interesting if those two met, but that won’t happen now.”

It seemed like he didn’t need to watch anymore.

Since she was going to marry another man anyway, he just needed to tell Kail this much.

Rising from his position, he quietly leaped onto the castle roof.

The boy, who landed with surprising lightness, immediately moved to another roof and headed toward the edge of the world.

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The snowy plains were a place where anyone who entered would lose their sense of direction as if dropped in the middle of a desert.

Below the faintly visible gentle ridgelines, snow reflected by sunlight emitted a piercingly blue light.

And fierce winds that blew so hard you couldn’t keep your eyes open.

“Graaah-!”

Through the snowfall that filled the entire field of vision, an ogre opened its massive jaws wide.

Then, as if time had stopped, blood suddenly trickled down from below the ogre’s jaw as it stiffened.

It was because of a sword that had pierced through its heart in an instant.

Thud-

Behind the body that tilted powerlessly despite its massive size, the silhouette of a tall man was revealed.

The moment the giant corpse hit the ground, white haze rose like a sandstorm before disappearing.

Through it, the figure of the one who killed the ogre was revealed.

The face pulling out the sword was cold and emotionless.

Snow-white hair that resembled snow itself.

His features, as if carved from white plaster, were unrealistically beautiful.

His full lips and pale skin naturally evoked thoughts of prettiness, but his eye shape and jawline, which had become sharper and more defined than in childhood, made him look like a young man rather than a boy.

The body that had only been soft 10 years ago had now grown much taller than Nox and become incomparably solid.

Up close, some youthful features remained, but from a distance, it was Kail, grown so much that even those who knew him might not recognize him.

“Sometimes there are mutants like this that don’t follow my commands.”

“Then shouldn’t we keep it alive to study it?”

“What study.”

Thunk.

He roughly sheathed his uncleaned sword and pulled out a flagpole from his waist, planting it in the snow.

“One mutant like me is enough. It’s better to just eliminate them.”

A red flag with a skull pattern fluttered atop the long flagpole.

It meant to be ‘especially’ careful of monsters from this point on.

How ironic that the one who planted the warning flag about monsters was actually the most dangerous monster himself.

Kail’s purple eyes sank ominously as he looked down at the flag.

Nox watched such Kail with bated breath.

Even as a child, Kail would fall into thought about his own existence whenever he killed monsters.

But now that he’d grown up, that appearance was.

‘Looking a bit dangerous.’

Nox deliberately ignored his unconsciously raised fur and asked.

“What were its characteristics?”

“A bit bigger than ordinary ones, with light green circular patterns on its skin. Its molars were bigger than a wild boar’s.”

“A newly discovered species.”

Nox, who calmly observed the horrific scene of blood spreading like a spider web on the ground, adjusted his monocle and said.

“Then we need to give it a scientific name, the name should be…”

“Yellow Spotty.”

The answer came without hesitation.

“…”

At the adorably cute name that would shock anyone who heard it, Nox finally came to his senses.

‘I let my guard down. This guy. He was an idiot.’

“What do you mean Spotty. It’s a scientific name that might be recorded in papers later. Let’s call it Light Green Spotted Ogre.”

“Yellow Spotty. We agreed that I get to name the ones I catch.”

“You, what did you call that monkey-like monster you discovered last time?”

“Tomato Butt because its bottom was red.”

“What about the eagle-like monster you named the time before that?”

“Shiny Baldy.”

“That sounds really threatening. Are you joking around with monster naming?”

Nox shouted angrily, but Kail only responded indifferently.

“What does it matter. I’m going to make sure no one even gets to see these dangerous guys anyway.”

“This guy…”

Nox’s lips twitched as if he was about to argue back immediately, but he eventually closed his mouth.

Because Kail’s answer was the truth.

It had been 10 years since he roamed the snowy plains with him.

Many things had happened during that time, but if there was one major achievement, it was that the number of monster subjugations in Croste Duke’s Territory had significantly decreased.

This was because Kail had dealt with all the dangerous monsters in advance.

And with his help, they had reached deep into the snowy plains and discovered many new species.

“That’s enough. Compared to your tomato butt days, this is remarkable progress. Let’s head back now.”

“Already? It seems like there are still about 3 hours left until sunset.”

“We’ve been at it since morning. It’s about time to go in.”

In other words, Nox and he had been out since morning, spending the entire day battling blizzards while eliminating monsters and conducting research.

They had roughly eaten lunch with bread and jerky on a large rock, so honestly, he was desperately craving a hot bath right now.

But.

“What are we going to do when we go back?”

An innocent question came back, as if he truly didn’t understand.

Nox blinked at the answer that was far from what he had expected.

“…Rest?”

“You mean there’s nothing particular to do? Then let’s clear out the colony before we go. They look like about danger level 2.”

Nox was momentarily speechless at the casual suggestion.

‘Clearing out the colony means… he’s talking about camping out.’

“…Kail. Well, I know you have energy to spare. But humans aren’t like that, so sometimes we need to rest while drinking coffee.”

Then Kail looked at him with an incomprehensible expression.

Sometimes Nox was concerned about this aspect of Kail.

Kail, who was half-mixed with monster blood, was strong, but Nox’s goal was to help him blend into human society.

He had promised Callipus that and come out to the snowy plains.

But watching this guy grow at a frightening pace, it felt like the illiterate boy was becoming not a human through socialization, but a weapon.

‘It would be nice if he had hobbies or broader human relationships.’

That’s when it happened.

“Kail! Nox!”

A familiar voice heard from far away cut off their conversation.

Someone was running quickly from the opposite direction.

Pink hair and eyes, it was the snow elf they had discovered in the snowy plains.

It was Asbon.

“Did you come into such a dangerous place again?”

The young boy, inconspicuously wrapped in a white robe, approached while skillfully dodging between the corpses of giant ogres.

“Oh. Lord Nox! Hello. You look really tired.”

“Thanks for recognizing me, unlike someone else.”

“…”

Kail ignored Nox’s pointed look.

Even upon seeing his friend, he simply gathered the corpses together with an expressionless face.

Asbon, who was used to his attitude, spoke to Kail in a bright voice.

“When are you planning to go back? The sun will set soon and it’ll get cold.”

“Go back with Nox. We encountered a mutant here, so I should check if there might be other ones…”

“I have news to tell you.”

Asbon quickly approached Kail, who seemed ready to stay out all night, and whispered in his ear.

At the same time, his eyes widened greatly. And then immediately-

“…I’m tired, so let’s return to the village.”

Kail turned around.

There was a slight vitality stirring in his purple eyes that had always been shadowed.

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