I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 192

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【Chapter 192】

Aebin had a habit of smiling faintly even when he wasn’t in a good mood.

Right now was exactly that kind of situation.

He had only come here on King Burley’s orders, yet why was he the one receiving the vassals’ glares?

‘Ahem. Aebin. Keep your mouth shut.’

Instead of taking his side, the king glanced at the vassals and scolded him.

‘How long do I have to keep doing this?’

It felt like he could punch that old man in the face and run away at any moment.

As his smile deepened, the killing intent he had been hiding slightly raised its head.

When several vassals flinched and looked away at his appearance, his pants pocket suddenly started vibrating.

“Oh. That’s mine?”

It was a communication magic stone.

By the way, he hadn’t used it even once since communicating with Sedric on the island.

‘Now that Sedric is dead, there’s hardly anyone who would send me a communication…’

Aebin tilted his head and took out the magic stone.

And-

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

When Aebin spoke up, the expressions of those watching him changed instantly.

Especially Burley nodded as if this was welcome news.

“Really? Well then, hurry up and answer it. As you all know, ‘Yang’ has been serving as Grace’s right hand and academy professor for 10 years.”

As he explained proudly, the vassals nodded with reluctant faces.

They too knew of the first-class spy’s existence.

Yang in particular was almost legendary, having survived in high positions for so long despite the spies ruining relations between the two kingdoms.

Regardless, Aebin smiled brightly and turned on the communication stone.

“This is Yang. Yang speaking.”

When a middle-aged man’s voice came from the magic stone, he tilted his head slightly.

‘That voice is Yang?’

In fact, this was the first time he’d heard the voice of the first-class spy called Yang.

However…

‘…Anyone can tell that’s Sedric, right?’

Aebin’s eyes naturally narrowed.

He might be able to fool others, but not him.

He and Sedric had been together almost every day for the past 10 years, so even if they claimed they could deceive each other, he could notice the subtle speech patterns.

“Oh, Bishop! You were alive?”

Regardless, King Burley jumped up excitedly.

He seemed to completely believe the communication partner was Bishop.

‘Should I… tell them or not?’

The situation seemed to be getting interesting, so he fiddled with the magic stone with growing curiosity.

If the owner of this voice really was Sedric, then he was pretending to be Bishop to extract information from Doctia.

That meant he had pretended to die and crossed over to the Frozen Kingdom to join their side.

This was definitely wrong.

But…

‘What do I care?’

Aebin had already been disappointed with King Burley and the Kingdom of Doctia several times.

The past 10 years of being treated like a tool.

Recently, there was even King Burley’s unilateral action of trying to make him a dead person.

Honestly speaking, unlike Ariena, he had no loyalty whatsoever.

He had only endured this nonsense to meet Aisha.

But with war about to break out like this, wouldn’t staying with the king mean facing Aisha as an enemy?

“Yes. I’m alive. By the way, how is the situation in Doctia progressing?”

Then the middle-aged voice was heard again.

Having finished his deliberation, Aebin smiled faintly and put the communication magic stone down on the table.

King Burley answered triumphantly.

“The situation is very bad. It seems like Frozen could start a war at any moment, so we’re preparing as well. How’s the situation in Frozen?”

“Grace has announced the departure date.”

“!”

Immediately, tension filled the air in the meeting room.

“Exactly one month from today. She said they’ll break through the demilitarized zone then.”

“One month later… Still, we have more time than we expected.”

“With about a month, we might be able to prepare something hastily.”

“Yes, that’s right. It’s manageable.”

Of course, it was still tight, but considering Frozen’s anger, they had been prepared for an even earlier date.

The vassals nodded hopefully.

Watching them, only Aebin burst into mockery.

What a spectacle.

It felt exactly like watching an interesting play.

If the protagonist of the communication was Sedric, then the one-month information he claimed would be false.

Of course, Aebin had no intention of telling them that.

After the communication ended and Aebin picked up the magic stone, King Burley immediately said.

“Aebin. Now go wait in the next room.”

“…Yes, have a good meeting. It doesn’t seem like a place for someone as humble as me to participate, so I’ll withdraw now.”

Nodding lazily at Burley’s command and leaving the main meeting room, the annoying gazes finally disappeared.

“Ah- What a bunch of idiots. How is this kingdom even functioning?”

If Doctia sent spies, don’t they suspect that Frozen would also spread false information?

“To think he was a more foolish master than Pose Duke.”

He had decided.

He would escape from Doctia for now.

But what should he do after that?

Aebin decided to go find someone who could give him answers.

He would go to Frozen and meet Aisha.

If he gave information about Doctia’s current atmosphere and the war, and apologized for the kidnapping, she might accept him.

Then he could naturally find the answer, couldn’t he?

‘That means you’re the type who’s easy to use.’

10 years ago. He hadn’t understood it then, but now it seemed like advice whose meaning he could understand.

“Aebin?”

That’s when it happened.

He was walking down the corridor thinking about Aisha when Ariena, who had stopped across from him, called out.

“Ariena. What are you doing there?”

“Since the nobility faction is participating heavily in this major meeting, I’ve been continuously patrolling in case any disturbances arise.”

“Wow, unnecessarily thorough.”

“You look unnecessarily relaxed. Seeing you taking a stroll at a time like this, His Majesty won’t let it slide. When are you planning to come to your senses?”

Though her tone was sarcastic, it contained worry for Aebin.

Ariena always worried about him while pretending not to.

Was it because she was the same age as Sedric?

Or was she concerned that Aebin too might die like Sedric?

“Hmm. I’ve come to my senses now. I’ve reached a conclusion.”

“Reached a conclusion?”

At his cryptic words, Ariena raised her eyebrows, but Aebin didn’t answer.

He just gazed intently beyond the corridor window for a moment.

Aebin suddenly thought that when he left, he should tell her.

Even though they weren’t the type to open up to each other, Ariena was the only one who had ever truly cared for him.

‘But if I tell her I’m leaving this place, she might attack me, saying I’m betraying them or something.’

At this distance, wouldn’t he be able to dodge Ariena’s attack and escape through the window?

“Ariena. I’m going to quit being a spy and leave.”

“What?”

“Do you want to come with me, Ariena?”

“…?”

Her brow furrowed at his unexpected words.

But Aebin didn’t add anything more.

It meant he was serious.

“You…”

Ariena, who had started to speak, seemed to have complicated thoughts as she remained silent for a moment before asking.

“Are you trying to leave because of what happened last time?”

“Ah, you mean when His Majesty the King turned me into a corpse?”

“Well, something like that… you could say that.”

“Among other things.”

Aebin answered briefly while watching her reaction.

Her usually expressionless face was mercilessly contorted.

As expected, no matter how much they were colleagues and she had cared for him, now that he said he was leaving Doctia, she as a loyal person would feel betrayed.

Just as Aebin took a step toward the window, expecting Ariena to draw her sword at any moment—

“If you’re going to leave, leave now. He’ll be too busy with the meeting to notice.”

Ariena closed her eyes tightly and sighed.

“What?”

At the completely unexpected response, his feet that were about to flee stopped as he stood there dumbfounded, and she clicked her tongue and crossed her arms.

“You’re an idiot who can’t feel even a shred of responsibility, so you might leave, but I’m not. So leave now. If you don’t leave within 5 seconds, I’ll consider you a traitor and capture you.”

“Uh…”

“5, 4.”

Aebin, who was still dazed, came to his senses when he saw Ariena placing her hand on her sword.

“Ariena, thank you. When I arrive and meet Sedric, I’ll give him your regards.”

He waved his hand casually with a mischievous smile and climbed over the window.

“…Give Sedric his regards?”

Ariena, who noticed the strangeness of his last words, belatedly went to the window and looked around, but Aebin had already disappeared.

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