I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 206

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【Chapter 206】

“What about Aisha?”

“Father brought her back after she collapsed from crying. I was worried she might catch a cold, so a physician is examining her, but her physical condition seems fine.”

“When the heart is hurt, the body suffers too. It’s fortunate that she’s healthy.”

“Right. You should rest too, brother.”

After Lucas, who had delivered news about Aisha’s well-being, left.

Sedric opened the window of his room.

Cold wind, so frigid that his breath was visible, entered and brushed against his black hair.

The long war had ended, and the Frozen Kingdom had become an empire.

Now Frozen had no enemies.

That meant, in other words, that Sedric, who had returned to Frozen and lived hidden in the ducal palace, also had no more enemies.

It should certainly be a good thing.

But he couldn’t quite relax his expression.

It was certainly a good thing, but on the other hand, thinking that the only place he had ever belonged to had disappeared made him feel like a complete outsider.

Neither a perfect spy nor a perfect Croste member—a being that belonged nowhere.

As his thoughts deepened in this way, he encountered something.

“…”

It was the wall mirror reflecting himself.

Sedric met his red eyes with a cold gaze.

With this face that looked exactly like Callipus, he couldn’t freely roam around the Frozen Empire.

Currently, Sedric Croste was officially listed as missing.

But he couldn’t continue living confined to the ducal palace, hiding his identity forever.

‘…I suppose I’ll have to leave for the Free Country.’

He had heard that in that place without kings or social status, mainly fugitive nobles and commoners dissatisfied with the class system built businesses and enjoyed luxuries rivaling those of nobles.

If he went there and worked as a mercenary, he could at least make a living.

However, if he left for that place, he was also worried about what kind of trouble that fool Aisha might cause.

Also.

‘…What happened to Ariena.’

His face gradually darkened with unresolved lingering feelings.

“Brooding alone in a dramatic pose?”

When he whipped his head around at the familiar voice, Aebin was already perched on the window sill, smiling with his eyes curved like crescents.

“It’s been a while. First time seeing you since the Monster Wave?”

“…You.”

Sedric’s expression crumpled at the unwelcome face.

“I heard you were imprisoned?”

“Yeah. But it’s prison in name only, everyone trusts me. His Grace Callipus gave me permission to take about a 10-minute walk today.”

“His Grace Callipus is quite soft.”

“I was one of the main heroes who saved the people of the ducal palace during the Monster Wave.”

As he entered the bedroom with a bright smile, Sedric’s eyebrows rose.

“I never said you could come in.”

“Sorry. I definitely came in without permission.”

“Hurry up and… no, never mind.”

Sedric, who had been about to chase him out immediately, turned his head away sharply.

Anyway, talking with that guy would only give him a headache.

If he didn’t react at all, maybe he’d get bored and leave.

He was about to sit on the sofa, planning to completely ignore Aebin.

Suddenly, one question occurred to him.

‘That guy. If he got walk time, he would have rushed straight to Aisha, wouldn’t he?’

Wasn’t that the reason Aebin had come to the ducal palace in the first place?

‘But why did he come to me?’

Sedric’s gaze narrowed with suspicion.

“Why?”

“What?”

“No. You suddenly started staring at me intently. I almost got excited.”

Maybe I should just kill him instead of chasing him out.

Sedric barely suppressed the murderous impulse rising in his throat and opened his mouth.

“I thought you were very interested in Aisha. Guess I was wrong.”

Right after saying that, Sedric realized.

That he had touched on something about Aebin.

Because Aebin’s face, which had been smiling brightly all along, froze in place.

“Ah, Aisha. Of course I went to see her.”

He was still smiling, but somehow his voice had dropped considerably.

“As expected. Come to think of it, I thought you wanted to become Aisha’s doormat or something?”

“Mm. That was one of my plans too. But… Aisha was crying in front of a grave. I heard she’d been doing that for months, and I didn’t know what to do.”

“…So you do worry about things.”

“When you see someone collapse from crying right in front of you, you can’t help it. I immediately brought her to His Grace Callipus, but she’d been like that the whole time.”

The corners of Aebin’s mouth, which had been smiling, were now pressed into a straight line.

“Aisha told me to protect the person she loves, but even though I want to protect her, there’s no room for me there. There are already too many people around Aisha who love her.”

That’s right.

Though it was embarrassing to call it love, he was also included among those who wanted to protect Aisha.

Despite the unexpectedly serious conversation, Sedric maintained his expressionless face.

He didn’t particularly want to sympathize, since he had always disliked Aebin bothering Aisha.

“So I’m planning to leave for the Free Country once Aisha gets better.”

“You certainly dress up an exile order nicely.”

“Why do you keep provoking me?”

Incidentally, Aebin had been exempted from execution due to his achievements during the Monster Wave.

However, he was deemed too dangerous to keep in the Frozen Empire and was sentenced to exile.

In a week, they planned to cast a spell preventing him from using his abilities and then expel him from the Frozen Kingdom.

“If you don’t like it, get lost.”

Well, Aebin would probably live well in the Free Country.

He was so brazen that he adapted well to environments, so he’d probably find a way to make a living on his own.

Sedric, who had been sitting in a relaxed posture on the sofa, sighed with a reluctant expression.

He was planning to leave for the Free Country anyway.

‘Even if he’s annoying, it’s better to be with someone I know.’

“Tell me when you’re leaving.”

“Why?”

“Because I’m going with you.”

“…Huh? What are you talking about?”

Aebin tilted his head with a surprised face.

“As far as I know, you need to stay here…”

Knock knock.

That’s when he was muttering in a puzzled voice.

Someone opened the door with a neat knock.

It was Myra, the woman who was said to be the head maid of this place.

“Were you resting comfortably?”

At the sudden visit from someone from the ducal palace, Sedric, who had been sitting crookedly, got up from his seat.

“Yes. What’s the matter?”

He asked in a slightly tense tone.

“We’ve been frantically busy restoring the castle since the Monster Wave, and today the final restoration was completed. To commemorate this and express our gratitude to Lord Sedric who helped us, the chef has made dessert… Would you like to have some?”

“…Dessert, you say?”

“Yes. On behalf of everyone at the ducal palace, I offer our gratitude. To Lord Aebin as well.”

Mai bowed her head with a kind smile.

Aebin, who hadn’t expected to receive thanks himself, stiffened slightly.

“If it hadn’t been for you two back then, we wouldn’t have survived. Thank you for saving us. And Lord Sedric.”

“….”

“I apologize for being suspicious of you all this time.”

Following Mai’s quiet apology, the maids filed in one after another.

The ornately decorated tea table was laden with black tea and refreshments.

It was a table setting that didn’t suit Sedric, who lived hiding his identity, but rather befitted true nobles.

“Thank you so much. If it hadn’t been for Lord Sedric back then, I would have… Oh my, it was truly terrifying.”

“I’ve wanted to thank you properly for a while now, but we were busy with the castle’s restoration. I came to greet you as soon as the restoration was finished.”

The room had become bustling in no time.

Sedric didn’t know how to accept the servants’ gratitude and just kept his mouth shut.

“Wow. You’re giving this for me? Thanks to the Monster Wave, I’m living in luxury. Thank you.”

Of course, Aebin smiled naturally and took a big bite of a sandwich.

‘If things turn out like this…’

Thanks to Aisha, he had come to understand what human bonds and relationships were like.

Thanks to that, his once-hardened heart had softened considerably.

But that was only toward Aisha and her family.

Before the Monster Wave occurred, the servants didn’t show their dislike openly, but they didn’t get close to him either.

As Mai said, it was because they were suspicious due to his identity as a spy.

But if they approached him this warmly.

Then, even if he couldn’t freely roam the Frozen Kingdom, couldn’t he live comfortably in the North?

‘Oh no.’

At the sudden thought, Sedric shook his head.

This was greed.

The ridiculous greed of thinking that someone who had lived as a spy his entire life could dare to repent and live a new life.

Sedric was keeping his mouth shut, forcibly suppressing his hope.

“When would be a good time to call the tailor?”

The sudden question shattered his reverie.

“Pardon?”

“If you’re going to participate in this investiture ceremony, you’ll need proper attire.”

At Mai’s gentle question, Sedric felt somewhat bewildered as he answered.

“I won’t be participating.”

No, it was closer to saying he couldn’t.

Of course, he did want to participate.

Because he wanted to congratulate his family members who were being honored for their achievements.

Even so, he would have to watch from a distance while disguised as a commoner.

But—

“But His Grace said that Lord Sedric would also join with official status, didn’t he?”

At Mai’s puzzled expression as she asked, Sedric’s face finally crumbled.

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