I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 136

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【Chapter 136】

Oh, my goodness.

I felt my chest tighten as if I were facing a stubborn child from the past.

“Poison? That’s Count Rowan you’re talking about. There aren’t only northern people here, so watch your words.”

It’s been 10 years – don’t tell me only his body grew?

Is that little Kail still inside that impressive body?

“You’re still the same, Aisha.”

However, he smiled and spoke, as if thinking of something else.

“You’re the one who’s still the same, and what do you mean by that…”

“Lady, it’s dangerous. That man doesn’t seem like an ordinary person.”

That’s when it happened.

Count Rowan stepped between us and hid me behind his back.

“What are the guards doing! An ominous-eyed fellow has appeared in a banquet hall that should only have nobles, yet you’re not driving him out!”

“That’s right, he doesn’t even seem to be a noble…! What are the guards doing?”

“Does Duke Callipus know about the existence of that strange fellow?”

The surroundings began to stir at Count Rowan’s words.

“C-catch that fellow! He’s an uninvited intruder!”

The gatekeeper also seemed unaware of Kail’s status, and just as he rushed into the banquet hall to restrain him belatedly.

A neatly dressed woman grabbed his shoulder and whispered something to him.

It was a royal handmaid.

“…What, what did you say?”

“We were going to announce it officially today, but he appeared suddenly before we knew it…”

“Huh?”

The flustered gatekeeper rolled his eyes as he exchanged words with her.

Then he suddenly scanned the guest list, cleared his throat as if discovering something, and shouted loudly.

“Th-this person is Lord Kail of the Marquis of Schultz family!”

Schultz, that means…

“Isn’t that His Majesty the King’s family…?”

The noise echoing in the hall instantly settled into silence.

“Count Rowan. So, who did you say was an ominous fellow?”

It was Kail who broke the heavy silence.

His eerie gaze, as he leisurely tilted his head, fixed on Rowan.

In the space where even breathing couldn’t be heard, everyone was gaping in shock.

I was just as flustered.

Only Count Rowan raised the corners of his mouth even more deeply, as if Kail’s identity was interesting.

“…You’re the Young Marquis of the Schultz family? I think this is the first time I’ve heard that Schultz has a young heir.”

The Schultz family is His Majesty King Grace’s family.

Everyone wanted to question the authenticity, but when he boldly threw out the question they couldn’t dare ask, gasps could be heard from around.

‘In the original, he was described like a fresh young man from a new country…’

Why is he acting like such a mastermind?

No matter how I thought about it, it was strange.

He definitely looked different from the Count Rowan I knew.

“I think I can answer that question for you.”

Then, a massive door on one side of the hall opened.

What appeared from beyond were Grace and Callipus.

Surprised by the two’s sudden appearance, the nobles all bowed and showed their respects.

However, Kail only slightly bowed his upper body before watching Rowan, and Rowan, who also nodded, faced him in return.

‘These guys must really be crazy.’

One is half-monster, and the other is like a half-mastermind.

I, caught between the two men, finished my greeting while breaking out in a cold sweat.

“!”

I made direct eye contact with Father.

Callipus, who looked at Kail and Rowan in turn, sighed softly and asked with his lips.

‘Where is. Brother Lucas?’

He was looking for Lucas, who should have sorted out the situation earlier.

‘I don’t know.’

I shook my head as I muttered with pursed lips.

Cold sweat seemed to pour like a fountain from the top of my head.

‘We’ll talk after this is over.’

I don’t know what he planned to do by talking, but he muttered while raising his triangular eyes, then returned to being the cold Duke Croste and stood next to Grace.

Even in this situation, he just seemed displeased that I was caught between two men.

“I was going to talk about this during tonight’s banquet, but since Young Marquis Kail appeared earlier than expected, I’ll use this timing to speak.”

When Grace opened her mouth, the surrounding air settled heavily.

Someone being adopted into a family is a big issue in high society.

Especially if that family is very close to the royal family, this announcement meant a new power player would emerge in high society.

‘But why Kail…?’

Grace’s gaze looking at the purple eyes was unwavering.

That meant she too had planned to reveal Kail’s identity someday.

“A new type of ability user has appeared. An ability to control monsters. The first ability user with purple eyes. That’s Kail.”

“…What?”

“A new ability user? That man… no, the Young Marquis…?”

A new ability. The debut of a new noble.

The way people looked at Kail changed in an instant.

Though there was brief confusion 10 years ago due to Poze’s evil acts with poison abilities, the evaluation of ability users in this world was still like that.

Guardians of the world, whom everyone regarded with favor.

Some were already looking at Kail with something approaching reverence.

But knowing the truth, I could only be shocked.

‘They packaged a Maein as an ability user…?’

There probably aren’t many people here who know the truth.

Grace and Callipus. And maybe Nox.

No, does Nox even know?

Anyway, I don’t know who came up with it, but it’s both quite novel and dangerous.

‘But what if they get caught?’

I looked at Kail in surprise, but his cold purple eyes were fixed on Grace.

Just as if checking whether there were any problems with the plan.

“He was from the Baron Lirlita family in the north, but I thought his position was too humble for his abilities to flourish. So I brought him into the direct line of the Marquis of Schultz family. Thus, the Frozen Kingdom has come under the protection of two abilities.”

Grace spoke calmly with only a smile on her lips.

“What a wonderful thing this is.”

While soulless exclamations continued, my mouth fell open even more.

‘They even created a fake identity before the adoption?’

I got goosebumps at the more thorough plan than expected.

A wonderful thing?

No. This is a warning.

Announcing the royal family’s military power to the opposition forces that must be hiding in this banquet hall.

“A social debut should be this spectacular. Well then, I hope everyone enjoys the remaining time.”

After Grace and Callipus disappeared following that bombshell statement, the nobles who had been watching cautiously began to flock toward Kail.

“Lord Kail. Greetings, though my introduction is late, I am Count Hidin of the Longstail Count family.”

“Lord Kail. I am Odi of the Baron Perta family.”

Before the shock could fade, the surroundings became noisy.

I stepped back to avoid Kail, who was surrounded by people, and stood there in a daze.

He was leisurely listening to the nobles’ praise.

“By the way, an ability to control monsters… truly remarkable.”

“Does such power really exist? I’m curious about how you use it.”

Just then, one noble threw out what sounded like a rude remark.

Seeing Kail’s sharp gaze immediately fix on him, I tried to reach out to stop him.

No, if he causes trouble again…!

“If you want to see that, you’d first need to face a monster directly.”

However, Kail merely countered with a relaxed smile.

“Exactly! You were being too arrogant without ever having seen a truly frightening monster, Baron Luita!”

“Ah, haha. My apologies. I should build up my courage first before asking again.”

After a moment of reading the room, laughter erupted from the surroundings, and the atmosphere became more favorable.

Just moments ago, I was worried because he seemed exactly like the Kail I knew, but now he seemed like a completely different person.

Not the child from 10 years ago, but someone entirely different.

Come to think of it, Kail had somehow removed his worn hood and was standing there in perfect formal attire.

I was too distracted to even notice.

Chatting with nobles beneath the elaborate chandelier, he was unmistakably aristocratic.

Several young ladies were blushing, waiting for a chance to speak to Kail.

Kail was… not the young boy I had known.

During those 10 years, he had become a proper man.

One who seemed accustomed to being the center of attention, arrogant and skilled to his very bones, befitting a high-ranking noble.

‘Strange. Unfamiliar. And…’

As I glanced at his perfect profile, I felt an odd sensation.

‘For now… should I get away from here.’

I seemed to need time to think.

Most importantly, I had an unfinished conversation with Count Rowan.

“Kail. I need to give Count Rowan a proper farewell, so I’ll be back.”

I whispered to him so as not to interrupt the conversation, then moved to leave.

“…?”

But my lace-trimmed sleeve wouldn’t move, as if it were stuck.

Wondering what was wrong, I checked—

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