I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 137

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【Chapter 137】

“…?”

Kail’s index finger and thumb were firmly gripping my sleeve.

He wasn’t even looking my way, continuing his conversation with the nobles.

What’s with him? Why is he holding onto me?

“…Kail?”

Flustered, I unconsciously called out to him loudly.

“The conversation was enjoyable. If there’s another opportunity, let’s greet each other again.”

Suddenly cutting off the conversation, he naturally wrapped his hand around my wrist with the same hand that had been gripping my sleeve.

“…?”

As he moved with his tall height and large frame, the people around us naturally made way.

I could feel Rowan’s gaze following us as he waited for me near the wall, but that was all.

I was led along behind Kail by his careful but strong grip.

“Where are we going?”

“To a place without the smell of poisonous plants.”

“It’s not poisonous plants, it’s the scent of southern flowers.”

“Flowers or whatever. The smell is so strong it’s giving me a headache.”

Well, that’s…

Fair enough.

‘The fragrance was quite intense. Hmm.’

Still, I wanted to say he shouldn’t put it that way, but I had also felt my heart flutter because of that flower scent.

“Kail. But where are we really going?”

“To a place where just the two of us can be.”

Since we suddenly left like this, Father and Brother Lucas will probably turn the banquet hall upside down looking for me again.

Regardless, Kail, who had been walking briskly, brought me to the Ariena Garden, accessible only to direct members of the Crosht family.

A place I used to frequent with Father when I was young, and where we still often dine together now.

Kail naturally opened the door and entered, immediately seating me on a bench.

Then he knelt down in front of me to match our eye levels.

“I’ll explain everything.”

The noisy surrounding air settled in the cold night breeze.

“So if you have any questions, please tell me.”

Only when I saw his earnest eyes did I realize why he had brought me here.

* * *

Kail had wanted to explain everything to Aisha for a long time.

Starting from leaving her without a word of farewell 10 years ago, to surprising her with his arrival different from what was promised.

The reason Kail departed much later than Nox, who had left late himself, was because his thoughts had deepened as much as his body had grown.

Though he had lived in the snowy plains for 10 years, he had observed how humans lived through the messengers from the ducal palace and the small society formed by the snow people.

Humans were divided into rulers and the ruled.

And depending on what form the rulers took, the atmosphere of society—more precisely, the environment in which the ruled lived—would change.

The chain of thoughts led to one question.

‘Then am I a ruler or one of the ruled?’

Kail would sometimes fall into such thoughts while watching Nox and the snow people.

In the snowy plains, he was definitely part of the ruling class.

This was evident when he could make countless monsters kneel in unison across the horizon, or easily rescue people in danger.

But what if the standard shifted toward Aisha?

‘The Lady is quite busy right now, and so are you. Let’s wait a bit and meet when there’s an occasion to visit.’

As Nox said, within the Frozen Kingdom, Kail was in a position where he had to acquiesce to most orders.

Every time he felt this reality, Kail would go deeper into the snowy plains to control powerful monsters or practice swordsmanship.

Because that seemed like the only way he could freely meet Aisha.

But when he noticed Nox hiding Aisha’s messages in between.

When he knew this but couldn’t even confront him about it, only having to write longer letters.

He realized.

That he needed to establish his position not in the snowy plains, but in the society where humans lived.

‘So that’s why you came to find me?’

On a bleak dawn when the full moon rose.

That was the reason a huge shadowy figure appeared at Grace’s office window, hidden in the shadows.

Since Grace had the most powerful status within the Frozen Kingdom, he thought she might find a way.

‘So you want to become a noble in order to meet Aisha whenever you want?’

Grace didn’t ask how Kail had penetrated the royal security to reach her room.

For 10 years, she too had heard Callipus’s reports.

During that time, she had forgotten that Kail had quietly settled in the snowy plains, but also that he had become the most powerful being in this world.

But the reason he had run from the snowy plains to the south was simply because he wanted to meet Princess Aisha.

She let out a hollow laugh.

Wondering what to do with this naive young man.

‘If you’re thinking of entering this world for just that one reason, think about it more. Jumping into human affairs is more complicated than you think.’

‘If I’ve been saving humans from monsters all this time for just that one reason, could it really be such a trivial reason?’

‘…?’

Grace’s eyes widened slightly at the low voice that seemed to hold her back.

Looking at Kail again, she finally realized.

This Maein was no longer the naive boy she had known.

* * *

After the dawn conversation, things progressed quickly.

Because Grace, having observed Kail’s attitude, made her decision immediately.

This Maein, who spoke and thought quite like a human, was the world’s largest magnet.

Kail could either draw incidents and accidents in the direction he moved, or push away and eliminate troubles without a single disturbance.

And Grace knew.

Even if she had refused citing the kingdom’s position, Kail would have met Princess Aisha someday by some method.

The reason he had quietly settled in the snowy plains for 10 years wasn’t because of his generous nature, but simply because of Princess Aisha.

Rather than that, it would be better to keep Kail as her close associate.

Moreover, since Princess Aisha was also a member of the Crosht family, keeping Kail close would mean the Frozen Kingdom would gain elite military power all at once.

‘By the way, does Duke Callipus know about this matter?’

‘No.’

At the shameless answer, Grace closed her mouth for a moment.

It seemed like there would be a lot to do because of this Maein who had come here so recklessly.

First, she sent a message to Duke Callipus.

Then Callipus arrived at the kingdom via portal within an hour without even sending a reply.

Callipus didn’t seem surprised that Kail was here or ask for reasons, as if he had already heard something from Nox.

Instead, he made one suggestion.

‘You can’t live your whole life taking potions to hide your purple eyes.’

After a leisurely sigh, he continued.

‘Rather, let’s reveal your eye color and announce it as a new ability.’

‘A new ability?’

‘The power to control monsters is also an ability, isn’t it?’

Thus, Kail became not a Maein, but a newly discovered ability user.

Also, with Duke Callipus’s help, they gave money to the powerless Marquis and Marchioness of Litrita living in the northern countryside to create a new identity for Kail.

If there was a slight obstacle in this rather smooth process, it was the Marquis of Schultz.

‘I heard that the Marchioness of Schultz still has no heir. Though I may be lacking, I will work hard on behalf of Grace Majesty who sits on the king’s throne.’

Kail mentioned the ‘heir’ story that Grace had told him about in advance and obediently knelt on one knee, but the marquis was not easy to deal with.

‘How can we trust this rotten bastard who came from who knows where? And a Maein? A Ma-ein?!’

‘More precisely, he’s the heir of the Litrita Baron family and…’

‘How dare you use a fake identity to deceive the House of Shulets?!’

He had prepared his identity in advance for this situation, but the Marquis immediately saw through even that fact.

Of course-

‘…I possess the ability to control monsters.’

‘A new wind will blow through the House of Shulets.’

Upon hearing that he was a new ability user, the Marquis readily signed the direct lineage contract.

“That’s how it happened.”

The night after the banquet ended.

Sitting on a bench in Ariena Garden, Kail kept checking the expression of Aisha beside him.

Since he had deliberately omitted ‘the reason for his sudden return to the kingdom’ from their lengthy conversation, he worried whether Aisha had properly understood.

Also, the banquet had been so hectic that he hadn’t been able to properly look at her.

Seeing her again after 10 years, she was so…

“So in conclusion… you laundered your identity from a Maein to the Young Marquis of the House of Shulets?”

“Yeah.”

As he answered and their eyes met, Kail felt his breath catch for a moment.

“Something like that.”

Though he nodded outwardly as if nothing was wrong, it felt like someone was tickling his heart wildly with a feather.

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