I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 165

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【Chapter 165】

The man lying collapsed with blood flowing from his lips was not the young child he had known.

The chubby cheeks he had once found adorable were completely gone, replaced by a mature body with developed muscles.

And a face that resembled his own, like looking in a mirror.

‘I need to transport him first.’

But there was no time to feel sentimental about meeting his son after over 20 years.

‘Sedric drank a suicide potion!’

Because Aisha had shouted that.

He hurriedly froze Sedric and then secretly moved him to the ducal palace.

But the problem erupted elsewhere.

The Croste guards who arrived late at the island realized Sedric’s true identity.

‘During transport, we discovered Count Rowan in Briarwood Count’s dungeon.’

‘The Count said that a young man with red eyes and black hair imprisoned him and put a mask identical to his own appearance on someone else. Could it be that the missing Prince Sedric is a spy from Doctia?’

The son he had barely saved had become a perfect spy for Doctia.

‘…Kidnapping and impersonating nobles, plus attempted murder.’

The children nearly died in a carriage accident, and Aisha injured her leg, all because of this bastard.

Even in the chaos, Lucas insisted that Sedric had tried to protect him, but the guards who had already begun to suspect wouldn’t listen.

If Callipus had witnessed Sedric’s crimes alone, he might have rationalized it somehow like Lucas and tried to save Sedric.

But Sedric wasn’t his only family.

The guards and captains who had rolled through the snowy plains and protected Croste together from monsters.

And even the advisors who had assisted him day and night.

They were all his family and those he had to protect.

[I heard the news. I know His Highness is particularly weak when it comes to family, so I’m telling you this: Sedric is not a direct member of the Croste family but a spy from Doctia. He’s completely different from Princess Aisha, who returned here to escape Doctia. Please keep that in mind.]

Callipus frowned as he read the urgent message from Nox.

And at this moment, in the meeting room.

The captains and advisors were gathered around a huge, long table that could seat 12 people.

Their gazes naturally turned toward the head of the Croste family sitting at the front.

“Look at this message. Even Lord Nox is fed up. I don’t understand why you saved someone who was trying to kill himself, but we must proceed with execution as soon as he wakes up.”

“That’s right.”

“We could declare war on Doctia over this incident without any objection. We must use Sedric as evidence to interrogate Doctia!”

Their words were correct.

Even if he was his son, Sedric was a criminal.

He had to think rationally.

“Then, as soon as Sedric wakes up, we’ll execute…”

“Wait a moment-!”

After long deliberation, when Callipus, who had chosen the whole over family and the Frozen Kingdom, was about to utter the word execution.

Suddenly the door burst open.

The guards and maids who had surely been guarding beyond it made way with terrified expressions.

Soon Lucas and Aisha entered.

‘Why are these kids…?’

Callipus narrowed his eyes in confusion as he looked at the two, but only briefly.

A fist hard enough to break ice slammed down on the table with a bang!

Lucas glared menacingly at the people around him and muttered.

“I am the future heir who will lead Croste. Yet you’re holding a meeting without me?”

“Th-that’s…”

“We thought Young Master Lucas would be emotional about this matter…”

Crash-!

“I’m the one who was harmed by Sedric, so of course I’d be emotional! You only listen to Count Rowan’s words, but why don’t you listen to me, who was also a victim? Did I have so little trust with you people?”

“N-no. We know Young Master Lucas always puts the family first.”

“We know, but…”

The startled retainers glanced at each other.

Among them, the captain who took charge swallowed nervously and spoke carefully.

“But Young Master Lucas. We thought your defense of Sedric was a separate matter. After all, you have childhood memories with Sedric…”

Crash-!

“Memories my ass! To a bastard who kidnapped and rammed a carriage into my little sister to screw her over, what? I’m getting emotional because of blood ties and defending that bastard? Then what about our Dandelion? Who’s going to protect my little sister? Damn it!”

“…”

No one dared to speak after his words.

Because everything Lucas said in his emotional outburst was absolutely right.

Lucas was indeed a victim and witness who had been harmed by Sedric, following Count Rowan.

And the fact that Lucas was particularly fond of Aisha was something all the retainers and captains had known since childhood.

Come to think of it, it made no sense for such a Lucas to defend Sedric, who had tried to kidnap Aisha.

“Let’s hear what Prince Lucas has to say.”

Callipus had the same thought.

He too had been harassed by the captains and advisors during the entire journey to the ducal palace and hadn’t had time to talk with Lucas.

When Callipus nodded while looking at Lucas, Lucas, who had finally gained the right to speak, took Dorian’s chair and sat down.

“Oh my…”

The frightened Dorian scurried over to Aisha.

The only reliable one was Princess Aisha…

“What about my seat?”

That wasn’t the case either.

When Princess Aisha, who had been looking at her brother, smiled brightly, the captain next to Lucas quickly stood up and brought her an empty chair.

Only then did the two direct siblings, who seemed to have found their proper places, sit down confidently and continue speaking.

“First, about Sedric. Initially, I was going to kill that bastard myself,”

“Lucas. This is an official meeting.”

“I’ll speak.”

Princess Aisha raised her hand to replace Lucas, whose eyes were blazing, and stood up from her seat.

Unlike Lucas, who couldn’t contain his anger, she appeared calm and rational.

“It’s true that Sedric impersonated the count and caused the carriage accident. But after we were stranded on the island, Sedric changed.”

“Couldn’t he have been pretending to change?”

That was something Aisha had suspected too.

So she immediately shook her head.

“I thought so too, but he saved me when I was threatened by assassins who came to the island. He seemed surprised by his own actions.”

The people who had been grimly silent responded to the princess’s words.

“…We heard about that too.”

“Also, when another ability user, Aebin, tried to harm us, he risked his life to fight alongside us. Together with Prince Lucas.”

“That’s right.”

They hadn’t heard about that.

No, they hadn’t tried to listen.

No matter how much Lucas spoke with a flushed face, they had only focused on the fact that Sedric was a spy from Doctia.

“I understand that you can’t trust Sedric. But he saved my life twice when I was about to die. I don’t think it’s right to execute someone who saved my life.”

“Then, what kind of punishment should…”

“Punishment? High-level personnel from Doctia has come over lock, stock, and barrel, and you’re not thinking of using that but only want to punish him?”

The expressions of those who had been quietly listening to Aisha gradually became strange.

Aisha looked at them and smiled slyly.

‘Oh dear, I need to use my wits here, people!’

The Croste family was hailed as heroes by the citizens of Frozen, but conversely, they were also criticized for being too rigid and inflexible in their actions.

They couldn’t think outside expected patterns.

He impersonated a noble, so punish him.

He dared to try to harm the direct Croste line, so punish him.

Of course, that might be the natural judgment.

However, having seen even a glimpse of Sedric’s true feelings on the island, Aisha noticed his potential for reformation.

Sedric’s words and actions were different.

While he acted menacingly on the surface, hadn’t he actually saved her and Lucas?

‘His thoughts must have changed. He’s probably just a little confused right now.’

So she just needed to buy a little time until Sedric could make up his mind.

“There might be other spies who have infiltrated the Frozen Kingdom besides Sedric. Not only that, but we could also obtain internal information about Doctia. Most importantly, you’re not just going to throw away an ice ability user, are you?”

At Aisha’s words, the surroundings began to murmur.

The atmosphere changed in an instant.

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