I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 185

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【Chapter 185】

“The Croste Ducal Family achieved tremendous merit through monster subjugation, but seeing that Princess Aisha didn’t even place in the rankings, let alone first place… I suppose family and individual are indeed separate matters.”

Ollia, who came in second place, became triumphant.

In fact, until just before the competition started, she had felt like crawling into a mouse hole.

‘She tried to steal the Croste Ducal Family’s property?’

‘I didn’t think Lady Ollia was like that…’

‘The Marquis of Frisia’s family must be having a hard time lately. I heard that after failing in business negotiations with the Croste family last time, the Marquis of Frisia has been drinking heavily…’

In fact, when they returned from the monster training facility, the commotion had become quite a topic of conversation.

But thanks to the Marquis of Frisia’s influence, everyone was keeping quiet about it.

After all, it was just a momentary mistake, and strictly speaking, she hadn’t done anything wrong.

She thought it would just be buried like that.

‘When did those two become so close…’

But because of Leila’s sudden appearance, everything was exposed.

Because of that, she was almost abandoned by the young nobles she used to hang around with.

But now.

She had finally proven herself through skill.

“Lady Ollia. You’re truly amazing. We were too horrified to even touch them, but you endured something you disliked for the sake of the competition.”

“By the way, didn’t Lord Kail and Lady Aisha fail to even make it into the rankings?”

Not only strangers, but even the young nobles who had hesitantly avoided her earlier flocked to her again.

‘Yes. This is it!’

Ollia tensed her mouth to prevent her lips from curling up too much.

Everyone around her was looking at her with admiration.

And what about Leila and Aisha?

‘Look at them, just the two of them huddled together staring at the platform. They’re too embarrassed to even talk to other people!’

Ollia glanced at the golden-haired head with a thin gaze.

Princess Aisha hadn’t brought back even a single monster.

She had been silent since returning to the tournament hall.

It was natural.

The princess of the Croste Ducal Family had returned with no results, so she must want to hide in a mouse hole!

Was it just her imagination that the golden hair that always seemed so confident looked particularly small today?

“Hoho. I heard all that fuss about how you need to become friends with monsters to control them at the monster training facility, and what you need to do, but it was really nothing special.”

Just as she was crossing her arms, feeling like the queen of high society.

“Lady Ollia. Do you have any secret methods?”

One academy student asked with sparkling eyes.

Ollia spoke triumphantly as if telling a heroic tale.

“It’s nothing special. I just thought that monsters are just beasts with a bit more strength, so you have to treat them like beasts…”

“…Did you really use that potion?”

That’s when it happened.

At the whisper from beside her, Ollia’s triumphant body froze like ice.

The one who suddenly asked the question was one of the young nobles from an opposition family.

It was Nick.

He knew it was rude to interrupt the conversation, but he seemed too curious to hold back.

“Unlike someone else, I’m brave. Of course I used it, that’s why I came in second place, right?”

Ollia whispered quietly and pushed away the young noble as if shooing away a bug.

“Huh? A potion?”

“What were you two talking about?”

“Haha. It’s nothing. The young lord was just looking for the water bottle the teacher gave us earlier because he said he was thirsty.”

A few students with good hearing asked back, but Ollia shamelessly smiled and ended the conversation.

Of course, the potion talk absolutely couldn’t be discovered.

‘You want me to cater to those beasts’ moods and bring them back? Ha, I said I’d do it for the prize, but seeing the monsters in person, they’re even more disgusting.’

One hour ago.

Ollia had barely managed to find the young nobles who had abandoned her and run away.

But true to being children of families opposed to monsters, they had no interest in monsters at all.

No, they were closer to despising monsters and wouldn’t even try to touch them.

‘If you’re going to be like this, why did you come?’

Ollia disliked monsters, but she wasn’t unable to touch them.

But she too didn’t know what to do with the weasel-like monster staring at her.

Should she just grab it by the scruff of the neck and pick it up?

But that way, she’d only be able to catch about 2 at most.

That’s when it happened.

‘My father said it was a secret and told me not to mention his relationship with that person, but… is there anyone who would like to try this potion?’

Young Lord Nick hesitated and then pulled something out.

It was a potion that appeared transparent on the outside.

‘What is this?’

‘…It’s a berserk potion.’

People were horrified at the small whisper.

‘A berserk potion? Isn’t that the potion that caused a huge uproar during the Pose Duke incident 10 years ago?!’

‘Qu-quiet down. That’s why he gave it to me secretly.’

‘But why did he give it to you? And where did the potion come from?’

Like Ollia, who didn’t know the Marquis of Frisia’s secret, all the young nobles were unaware that their parents were in collusion with the Kingdom of Odtia.

‘I somehow came to obtain this… they say that if even a single drop of berserk potion touches a monster, it loses its reason like crazy, and after causing a commotion, it becomes weak and easy to restrain.’

‘What did you say?’

‘So he gave it to me saying to use the potion if things really don’t work out… but I hate even touching monsters…’

Nick hesitated and asked again.

‘But it seems wasteful, so is there anyone else among you who would use it?’

Unlike the curious question, the young nobles showed no reaction.

They all looked terrified.

And among the people who had fallen silent.

Ollia, who had been subtly excluded, stood on her tiptoes and sneaked a look at the bottle.

‘These guys, why are they such cowards?’

They said just one drop would do. What’s so scary about that?

She had already held a monster directly at the monster training facility once before.

Large monsters aside, honestly, the monsters released in the forest were mostly smaller than rabbits.

‘Then may I take it?’

When she confidently raised her hand, the surprised young nobles finally turned their attention to Ollia.

By dropping a single drop of berserk potion on each monster, she was able to return with as many as 27 monsters loaded on a cart.

To say a word now…

“The brave are the ones who seize victory.”

Ollia smiled smugly at the young nobles and students as if to show off.

She thought she had really done her part.

She had caught this many monsters using a berserk potion that even the young nobles were afraid of!

‘Well, of course it’s illegal, but… I didn’t cause an accident, and no one will know that I used the potion, so it should be fine, right?’

The moment she thought that.

“This competition’s rankings are nullified.”

At King Graces’ sudden declaration, all participants including Ollia were shocked.

“…What, the rankings are nullified?”

“Then all this suffering to bring back monsters was meaningless!”

Regardless, Graces, who had received some message from his aide, continued speaking.

“We have received a report that illegal drugs have been discovered at the tournament hall. As of now, the competition rankings are nullified, and we will conduct an inspection of the participants’ belongings.”

‘What?!’

Startled Olia’s complexion turned pale.

The same went for the young marquises who were clinging to her and feeling vicarious satisfaction from second place.

‘Wh-what’s happening?’

‘J-just throw it away.’

When Nick whispered fearfully, Olia hurriedly tried to throw the potion in her pocket onto the ground.

But.

“Young Lady Olia. What are you suddenly trying to throw away?”

Aisha, who hadn’t given her a single glance, suddenly raised her voice and pointed at her.

Then all eyes turned to her.

Of course, this time with a different meaning.

‘Why did that woman Aisha suddenly raise her voice?!’

“Lady Olia. What are you suddenly trying to throw away?”

“Isn’t that the water bottle you received earlier?”

She forced the corners of her mouth up and answered under the students’ gazes.

“Yes. It’s, it’s drinking water.”

“Right. Then line up in a single row with Olia as the starting point. I’ll take charge of the inspection on this side.”

One of the professors approached Olia, who happened to be standing at the very front of the group.

As the professors began to start the inspection in earnest, her panicked fists clenched so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

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