I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 196

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【Chapter 196】

“No. That’s not it, it’s only until the monster wave ends. We’ll feed you well and give you fluffy blankets, so don’t worry.”

“Kyuyak-!(That’s exactly what a nursing home is! I’m still perfectly fine!)”

Unfortunately, Grandmother didn’t seem to understand what I was saying.

While the Peris hanging from the cage bars with their small pink paws were crying out in despair.

“Hmm. Ha-ahm. Why are they all so noisy? I’m dying of sleepiness.”

The baby lizard monster, who looked peaceful to the point of drowsiness all by itself, was yawning with its mouth wide open.

By the way, it was now awkward to call that lizard a ‘baby’ anymore.

In the meantime, it had grown so large that it reminded me of a crocodile.

Moreover-

‘…You’re a little scary when you open your mouth, aren’t you?’

I watched the inside of the baby lizard’s mouth as it yawned with frightened eyes.

Sharp, pointed fangs protruding everywhere.

When I saw it last time, it didn’t have a single tooth and its gums were smooth.

Whether human or monster, everyone has teeth, but this one’s were a little different.

‘They look like they’d cause big trouble if you got bitten once, so I wonder what it’ll become when it grows up…’

“What exactly are you?”

When I approached the cage and asked, the lizard tilted its head with half-open eyes.

“Weren’t you supposed to tell me?”

“Why would I…?”

“You sprinkle snow on top of my head to cool me down, and give me delicious chicken breast… You can do anything, can’t you?”

The lizard, who had been drowsily touching its face with its front paws, curled up into a ball.

It had only grown in size, but its behavior still seemed like a baby.

Seeing its pure white canvas-like expression, I began to worry more about this one than the Peris.

“Do you know where you’re going now?”

“You said I’m going underground. You’ll give me three meals a day, so what’s the problem? You’ll even lay out fluffy blankets.”

“Oh, you know about that too?”

“I was listening!”

The baby lizard’s pronunciation became increasingly slurred with its drowsy face.

It seemed ignorant of the world, but seeing how accurately it understood the situation, maybe it wasn’t naive but had a calm personality…?

Anyway, I was relieved that the child didn’t seem to have any major complaints about moving its residence underground.

‘If something as big as a crocodile threw a tantrum… it would have smashed the cage and everything else.’

What if the baby lizard had the same personality as Bibi Grandmother…?

Shuddering at the unnecessary thought, I petted the curled-up creature and stood up.

“I’ll come see you once more at night, so go to sleep.”

“Okay. Do you have to come see me at night? I’m growing bigger and bigger right now.”

…It was already as big as a crocodile, how much bigger did it want to get?

“Yes, yes.”

When I brushed it off vaguely, the lizard’s eyes that were about to close suddenly opened wide.

“You must! Come!”

“Uh, okay…”

Why did it suddenly get so excited?

At the baby lizard’s rare enthusiasm, I ended up making a promise while even shaking hands with its giant paw.

Current time, 6 PM.

6 hours before the full moon would be at its highest.

A strange silence fell over the ducal palace.

Being the Crosht family closest to the snowy plains, they had made full preparations, but many of them had never experienced a monster wave before.

Neither had I, Lucas, or Sedric.

After checking the situation at the training grounds, I had a hearty dinner with my brothers and then went to our respective places.

Lucas naturally strengthened security with the guards on the ice wall that had been reinforced several times.

Sedric said he would patrol the corridors with his body hidden under a hood, preparing for any possible situation.

Receiving their concerns, I entered my bedroom and let out a deep sigh.

‘Please let the monster wave end quickly.’

While offering earnest prayers to someone I didn’t even know.

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Along with the sun falling below the horizon, the sky was covered in shadows.

Thanks to the occasional falling snow, the ducal palace viewed from afar looked like a scene from a fairy tale.

But the people in the ducal palace couldn’t afford to pay attention to such things as snow.

1 minute before midnight.

They stared at the clock’s second hand for a long time from their designated positions.

55 seconds. 56 seconds. 57 seconds. 58 seconds. 59 seconds.

And 60 seconds.

Dong, dong-.

The bell announcing midnight rang through the castle corridors where not even breathing could be heard.

“…It’s started.”

I swallowed hard while holding a cushion and staring only at the clock.

Of course, the effects of the monster wave didn’t immediately reach the ducal palace.

According to the information I heard from the recorder, Kail would have taken the monsters as far away as possible.

Even if the monsters happened to catch the scent of humans and charged toward the ice wall, it would take time.

10 minutes passed like that, then 30 minutes.

Convinced that there were no problems at the ducal palace, I got up from my seat.

‘…Good. How do I save Kail?’

Now what I had to do was save Kail.

However, it was good that I had boldly resolved to rescue him.

But if I tried to go to the ice wall myself, the guards would risk their lives to stop me.

Of course, Lucas would be among them.

Also, even if I managed to get outside, there was the realistic problem of how to rescue Kail from among the monsters.

“…So should I just sit still and wait like a faithful wife’s stone?”

No. That’s not my style.

While I was lost in thought, the baby lizard suddenly came to mind.

“Come to think of it, the baby lizard told me to definitely come at night earlier.”

‘Okay. Do you have to come see me at night? I’m growing bigger and bigger right now.’

A few hours ago, the baby lizard had rarely gotten excited and promised to meet with me.

It certainly wasn’t the time for that, but-

‘Should I go see it?’

For some reason, my intuition was telling me to go meet the lizard.

‘It did tell me to definitely come, and it’ll only take a moment.’

I quietly slipped out of the castle and walked toward the training grounds.

Then, I encountered a figure crouched on the path.

“Lady…?”

“Guide? What are you doing like that?”

It was the Guide with tears welling up in his eyes.

“Wh-why did you come here when the mo-monster wave has occurred?”

“No, why are you crying?”

“Th-that’s… the Peris really… lost their reason…”

“Ah…”

The Guide couldn’t finish what he was saying and wiped his tears with the back of his hand.

‘So the Peris lost their reason too. I thought they might hold out a little since they were trained.’

If I felt this sorry, how must the Guide feel, having lived with the Peris 24 hours a day?

But regardless of that, I couldn’t forget the purpose of my visit.

“By any chance, I’d like to check the basement—is it too dangerous to go?”

“We can go. Uh, anyway, they’re all locked up… But it’ll be really noisy.”

I moved toward the basement with the Guide’s guidance.

Just as I was about to head down the stairs in earnest, I suddenly heard a chilling beast’s roar.

“Kraaaaaaak-!”

The sound came from the basement.

“Kraa, kraaaaak!”

“Kueeeeee!”

It felt like glass shards piercing my ears.

‘…I can’t communicate with them. They’ve completely lost their reason.’

Just in case, I covered my ears to try to understand their words, but all I heard was silence.

When I arrived at the basement, it was pure pandemonium.

“…Th, this state… Bi, Bibi too, as expected…”

The Guide couldn’t continue speaking and closed his eyes.

I moved him back and walked tensely through the basement corridor.

Thud- Thud!

Grrrrowl. Screech.

Sharp claws scraped against the iron bars, or Peri crashed into the cage with their whole body.

The underground’s unique echo even made the angry monsters’ fury feel twice as intense.

‘Why did I say I’d come to this place?’

To think I made such a promise just from hearing a Baby Lizard Monster’s words.

While clenching my fists with worry,

I reached the end of the basement corridor, ready to run at any moment.

‘…Even if I see a terrible scene, I absolutely won’t scream.’

If even the trained Peri were in that state, the crocodile-sized lizard would have forgotten our promise by now and be crashing its body around.

‘…I can’t stimulate them by screaming. Anyway, the monsters are trapped in iron cages.’

My hands trembled with the fear covering my whole body as I opened my eyes—

“You came—!”

What I saw before my eyes wasn’t a Baby Lizard grinning foolishly, but…

“I grew wings! Cool, right?!”

“…?”

The unbelievable sight made my fear completely disappear.

Far from losing its reason, the Lizard Creature had wings sprouting from its back and looked bright-eyed as if it had slept well.

White lizard + wings =

…White Dragon?

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