I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 182

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【Episode 182】

“It’s been revealed that Bishop is ‘Yang’. Right now, it’s practically a wartime situation.”

At his immediately cold attitude, I sniffled and pretended to wipe away tears.

“Even in times of war, hope and love exist.”

“What kind of nonsense is that… Never mind. I guess I helped for nothing.”

Then Sedric sighed.

‘Tch, what a robot.’

When your sister expresses gratitude, would it kill you to accept it?

If it were Father or Lucas, they would have made a huge fuss saying I hugged them.

Is that such a wrong thing to do?

I was grumbling to myself feeling unfairly treated, when he who had been watching me turned away and muttered.

“…Such small talk should be done after perfectly finishing the work.”

“What?”

My head snapped up in surprise.

“Hurry up and come. We need to investigate the drugs first.”

Sedric was looking at me from the doorway.

As if he didn’t know what he had just said, his eyes looked displeased as if viewing a naive child who knew nothing of the world.

No, maybe he was deliberately pretending not to know.

“…Oh, yes, yes!”

Still, I could tell.

Sedric had opened his heart!

I rushed over to him and held out my pinky finger for confirmation.

“After work is done, you’re going to a delicious dessert shop with me. Promise.”

“…We’re not children, what dessert shop.”

Despite his grumbling tone, his long, straight finger casually grabbed my pinky and then disappeared.

“Just hurry up and follow me.”

I smiled brightly while looking at Sedric’s still displeased face.

He with the red eyes felt like real family, not just connected by blood.

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The first thing we decided to do was request an investigation of the potion from the Academy’s Magic Potion Department.

“Miss Aisha. What brings you here? Aren’t you in the middle of the competition right now?”

When we opened the department door and entered, the employee guarding the desk greeted me warmly.

“I want to know the components of this potion.”

“Oh my, Miss Aisha making such a request. What is it?”

Although there were various departments for magical research within the Academy, ordinary students couldn’t easily use them.

However, as someone who had maintained top rank for 10 years and earned the professors’ trust, I didn’t need things like consent forms.

Indeed, ability is the best.

“Bishop dropped it and left, but when I tried to return it, I discovered something strange.”

“What was it?”

“A monster that drank the spilled liquid became violent. Like it had gone mad.”

The employee’s eyes narrowed.

I also narrowed my eyes accordingly, creating a meaningful atmosphere.

“…That’s certainly suspicious, isn’t it?”

When I whispered quietly, she immediately lowered her voice as if she had become involved in a major incident.

“Yes. It also reminds me of past unpleasant events.”

Yes, that’s the correct answer.

Since there had been a huge commotion 10 years ago due to Pose Duke’s incident, the people of the Frozen Kingdom were very sensitive about berserk rage.

So the Magic Potion Department tried to create an antidote for it but failed.

Since it was created with poison abilities, there was no magic that could overcome the power of abilities.

“…I’ll look into the potion’s components for now.”

If this was indeed a berserk potion, what we could do immediately was quickly find the person who spread it.

“Component analysis will take about an hour. Thank you for taking time to make this request despite being busy with the competition.”

After briefly exchanging greetings with the employee, Sedric and I returned to the forest as if nothing had happened.

“I was wondering why you were so confident, but this is amazing. To accept the request immediately without any verification.”

It was I who suggested the Academy’s potion department when Sedric said we should investigate the drugs to leave accurate evidence.

He had been uncertain the whole time, and I could hear him muttering that no matter how capable he was, he had never been recognized like this.

“It’s much better than the House of Pose, right?”

“…Calling that a statement.”

Sedric’s expression crumpled instantly.

He seemed to be recalling his past mistakes.

“Anyway, while the Magic Potion Department figures out the potion’s components, we’re not just waiting. We need to continue monitoring Bishop.”

“Yes. Understood!”

With Sedric here, work is progressing smoothly.

Having him as an ally feels reassuring.

“Hehe.”

“Why are you laughing?”

“Because I’m happy that Sedric is my real brother.”

Invincible, absolutely invincible.

I was in such a good mood that laughter spilled out without me realizing it.

Of course, I was prepared for Sedric to sigh and lecture me, but for some reason, he said nothing.

He just kept his mouth firmly shut with a somewhat uncomfortable expression.

‘Hmm. Sedric is really weak to compliments.’

Okay. Noted.

Since he seems to be gradually opening his heart, I should add bright smiles and compliments whenever I see Sedric from now on.

I was making plans to become closer with Sedric when.

“…Found him.”

“Right. It’s Bishop. As expected, he’s with Kail.”

We finally found Bishop.

Not far away, he was putting on an obvious show of tripping over a stone by himself, and as expected, he blatantly splashed the potion on Kail’s face.

“…How cliché.”

“Classic.”

After leaving brief reviews as spies, we quickly ran toward Bishop.

“By any chance, wasn’t this what you were trying to splash on Kail?”

When I touched Bishop’s back and smiled sweetly, his bewildered expression hardened for about 0.5 seconds.

Of course, he skillfully changed his expression and became like a confused person again.

“…This thing?”

But I know.

In his eyes that were wide open pretending to be innocent, only the potion I was holding was reflected.

“Aisha?”

Then Kail’s voice was heard from behind Bishop, and he awkwardly smiled and quickly straightened his upper body as if to hide me.

“What are you talking about? What’s so special about the potion you’re holding?”

Bishop would also know.

That I was a former spy from the Pose Duchy.

Which means.

I could make Bishop uncomfortable right now if I wanted to.

Although it hadn’t been proven yet that this was a berserk potion, Bishop was a smart person.

Smart enough to be wary that I, having lived the same life, might know things others don’t.

A brief silence flowed between us.

Just as Bishop’s suspicion was about to turn into certainty while we exchanged meaningful glances.

“…Hehe. It’s cold water. If you’re going to play a prank, lukewarm water isn’t fun!”

I decided to take a step back for now.

This wasn’t the right timing to reveal Bishop’s true identity.

If I exposed his identity now, there would only be five witnesses here including Kail.

To create the same shock and impact throughout the entire Frozen Kingdom like 10 years ago, I needed to reveal it in a place with more people.

“…Aisha. You really…”

As I changed my plan, Bishop, who had been about to freeze up, hung his head in defeat and let out a hollow laugh.

He seemed relieved, thinking I didn’t know anything.

“…You’re more vicious than I thought!”

That didn’t seem like something I should hear from a spy who had deceived His Majesty King Grace for 10 years.

I smiled sweetly at his playfully scolding tone.

“Weren’t you trying to play a prank?!”

“Splashing cold water on someone’s face. Why would I pull such a prank? It was just an accident.”

“Ugh-….”

“You shouldn’t do that!”

When I clicked my tongue as if it was boring, Bishop glared at me and lightly flicked my head without hurting me.

Then he asked Kail.

“Anyway, I’m sorry for getting you wet by accident. There are spare clothes at the Academy, shall we go together?”

Kail shook his head.

“No. I can just let it dry.”

“But earlier you said it wasn’t okay because your clothes were wet?”

At his words, Kail looked at me and answered.

“…It’s okay now.”

What? Why are you looking at me?

Earlier you disappeared with your friends, leaving only me behind.

“Well, alright. Then I’ll go check if the other kids are safe.”

Bishop shrugged and disappeared with well wishes for us to finish the competition well.

The potion had no effect, and I had interfered too. It seemed he thought there was no reason to stay here any longer.

‘…Phew. At least I bought some time.’

“Should we follow Bishop?”

I whispered to Sedric while watching Bishop walk away.

“We have all the remaining potions anyway. The identity of the commissioned potion will be revealed soon, so I don’t think we need to follow him.”

That’s right.

If our Sedric says so, then that’s how it is.

“Okay.”

I nodded while looking at Sedric with trusting eyes.

“Get away from Aisha.”

Suddenly, someone separated the two of us with a quiet but angry tone.

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