I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 191

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【Episode 191】

“That’s how it happened. The monster wave will arrive in a month, so there’s no time. War or whatever, we need to move the monsters to the north first.”

“….”

Callipus was momentarily at a loss for words at the more serious situation than expected.

Predictions could only be made within general parameters, but what Kail had told him was far beyond his scope.

The monster wave was a situation he had somewhat anticipated, but Aisha was involved in it?

And whether it occurs or not depends on whether Aisha’s soul is retrieved?

‘…There was a reason he excluded His Majesty Grace and only told me.’

If this fact had been revealed to Grace, she would have carefully but certainly considered sacrificing Aisha.

She was a king who had to prioritize the kingdom and its people above all else.

But what he couldn’t understand was—,

“…Why are you only telling me about such a big matter now?”

It had been quite a while since he returned from the snowy plains, so there had been many opportunities to speak.

When Callipus asked, Kail answered in a flat voice.

“With my abilities and such an ice wall, I’ll make sure not a single monster can cross over. There’s no need to unnecessarily increase people’s anxiety.”

“…You call that a reason…”

Was he thoughtless, or was he overconfident?

Callipus frowned and swept his bangs back.

Anyway, if there was about a month left, they couldn’t waste time starting right now.

“First, I understand about the monster wave. We’ll reinforce the ice wall as high as possible and strengthen security. Also, Lucas at full power…”

But even as he said this, he closed his mouth, unable to feel confident.

Building the ice wall higher was something they had done before.

But it hadn’t been very useful.

When the monster wave began, far more monsters poured out than they had originally known, and the frenzied monsters managed to climb the ice wall even after falling and slipping.

But this time the aftermath would be stronger than before—could they really block it properly?

Callipus pressed firmly on his throbbing nose bridge.

“…Kail. With your current abilities, to what extent can you handle the monsters?”

“I’m not sure since it’s my first time experiencing it, but that dwarf said there would be more monsters that won’t listen to my commands. Even now, my commands sometimes don’t reach species with strong instincts. But there will definitely be some that do listen.”

“I see.”

Callipus, who gained some hope from the confident words, thought for a moment and organized the situation.

“Then I’ll recruit a new knight order to prepare for this, so you and Lucas take the lead. At the same time, war with Doctia will begin, so I’ll go south…”

“I’m going beyond the ice wall.”

Then Kail cut off Callipus’s words.

Flustered, he asked back.

“…What?”

“I’m half monster too.”

A resolute gleam appeared in the purple eyes that called himself a monster.

“Your Highness, please send all the monsters scattered throughout Frozen Kingdom beyond the ice wall. Then I’ll lead the monsters and go as far away as possible before the monster wave occurs.”

Kail’s attitude in answering without a moment’s hesitation showed no wavering.

Callipus recalled a young boy from long ago who had fled alone beyond the ice wall, saying he was a monster.

That same boy was now saying he would go beyond the ice wall to bear everything himself.

‘…He’s certainly grown a lot.’

A brief silence passed.

Though he already knew his intention from his resolute gaze alone, Callipus carefully confirmed just in case.

“What you’re saying now is no different from going to die.”

“Aisha will live.”

But as expected, the answer came immediately.

‘…It’s not that he’s thoughtless, but that he has only one purpose.’

Even Callipus was amazed by that pure obsession.

His daughter was the priority, but Kail had also become a precious child to Callipus at some point.

After long deliberation, Callipus made up his mind.

Because he felt confidence in his gaze that he would definitely return alive and stand beside the one he had saved.

The conversation seemed to be enough.

Callipus extended his hand while looking at the young man who had grown perfectly before he knew it.

“Then I’m counting on you.”

“Yes. I understand.”

The two hands that clasped together were firm and rough.

If it was Kail,

If it was this boy, he wouldn’t have to worry about Aisha while he was in the south.

* * *

At that time, Kingdom of Doctia.

King Burley was holding a meeting with his vassals gathered.

“I called you all because of Doctia’s current situation on the verge of crisis…. You all know how bad the relationship between the two kingdoms is right now. Not only rumors, but it’s even in the newspapers, so now even commoners know.”

“That’s because a large number of spies released by the royal family were caught.”

“…That’s right. If we had just stayed quiet without releasing spies, the situation wouldn’t have gotten this bad. Ten years ago too, we relied only on the Pose Duke family and…”

“So are you saying you’ll face Frozen Kingdom among yourselves?”

At Burley’s shameless question, the vassals couldn’t give any answer and only let out awkward coughs.

“Ahem… That’s…”

“Right. That point is certainly my mistake. But in this situation where war could break out at any time, we must clearly recognize that our enemy is Frozen Kingdom. That’s why I called you all.”

‘That shameless bastard…!’

Most of the vassals gathered today were from the noble faction, and they ground their teeth inwardly at the king’s words, but since he wasn’t wrong, they had to swallow their anger internally.

Recently, an event that could turn Doctia’s social circles upside down had emerged from abroad.

At the Frozen Kingdom monster training competition hosted by King Grace, all the families that had been in communication with Doctia had their identities completely exposed.

[Frozen Kingdom, mass destruction of families known as Doctia sympathizers… Doctia hatred continuing starting with Prince Sedric. Is this really okay?]

Of course, the royal family published articles favorably, omitting the fact that they were spies and that they possessed berserk potions.

Commoners who only saw limited information were outraged, but the noble faction people who heard the real information in social circles weren’t fools.

First, the berserk potion.

This was the decisive cause that led to the destruction of the Pose Duke family, which had influence comparable to the king in Doctia Kingdom ten years ago.

Even the spies were the same.

The royal family had made Croste Duke’s children into spies, but all that returned was the princess’s betrayal and Prince Sedric’s death.

But King Burley kept pushing weapons that no longer worked and eventually caused an incident.

The vassals fell into contemplation.

Overthrow the royal family?

They couldn’t do that at this point when relations with Frozen Kingdom had deteriorated.

If the pillar disappeared, the nation’s chaos would only increase.

Then pretend not to know?

‘But if Doctia Kingdom loses this war, regardless of what we think, we’ll all be destroyed.’

In the end, they had reluctantly attended this meeting like swallowing mustard while crying.

“Frozen Kingdom’s reaction is different from before. Just looking at the previous Aisha kidnapping and Count Rowan impersonation incident, they made a fuss by sending envoys, but this time they’re quiet as a mouse.”

“This is a sign they’re preparing for war.”

“I also agree with Marquis Druia’s words. Doctia must also strengthen its defenses as quickly as possible.”

The vassals disliked King Burley, but they disliked being executed for losing the war with Frozen even more.

As the heated meeting continued.

King Burley smiled contentedly while looking at the vassals gathered beneath him.

‘Right. Noble faction or whatever, but in the end when an external enemy appears, they flock under the royal family.’

A large number of Frozen spies had been caught and Bishop, the first-class spy called ‘Yang’, had disappeared without a trace.

The situation was flowing unfavorably, but ultimately it had gone according to his intention.

The noble faction that had turned away from the royal family had crawled back on their own.

“By the way, why is that spy at this meeting?”

It was when he was snickering inwardly.

One vassal who had been sitting unusually quietly, scanning the surroundings to find something to use to fluster Burley, pointed at someone.

It was Aebin, who was standing leaning against the wall in a corner.

“I’m not a spy today, I’m a guard.”

Aebin smiled nonchalantly, unbothered by the sudden attention focused on him.

“Ahem. For a guard, your attitude seems rather improper.”

“Shouldn’t I just stay quiet like a shadow and strangle anyone who approaches His Majesty the King?”

“Ahem. Aebin. Keep your mouth shut.”

When the vassals around looked shocked at his casual tone, the flustered Burley let out a cough.

Buzz—

That’s when the vibration sounded.

“Oh. It’s mine?”

When Aebin rummaged through his pants pocket, one of the vassals widened his eyes, calling it disrespectful.

Just as the one who had first pointed him out clicked his tongue and was about to voice another complaint,

“Hmm, the person who sent the communication is ‘Yang’… What should we do?”

At Aebin’s words, everyone’s eyes wavered.

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