I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 222

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【Side Story 8】

“Yes?”

I didn’t mishear that, did I…?

When I asked back in a dumbfounded voice just to be sure, he fidgeted with his nose as if embarrassed.

“If you two insist on going through with it, that is. The Croste family will also do their best to prepare…”

“Father, I knew I could trust you!”

I sprang up like a coil and threw myself into his arms.

Father, who initially flinched in surprise, wrapped me in his strong arms as he always had.

“Trust what, trust indeed. The daughter who says she trusted me went back in time without saying a single word to her father?”

Hehe. Even if you scold me now, I won’t be scared anymore.

“Still, you’re much more at ease with me marrying Kail than anyone else, right?”

When I smiled while poking my face out from his sturdy embrace, the corners of his mouth, which had been staring at me intently, curved up faintly.

“You call that a question. And Kail, don’t let your guard down because I haven’t given my complete permission yet. If I hear my daughter say she’s having a hard time after marriage, know that I’ll take her back immediately.”

“There won’t be any hardships for her. The dwarves will handle everything.”

“Your Majesty?”

At Kail’s declaration, the dwarves who had been watching us broke out in cold sweat.

The atmosphere became harmonious, excluding the dwarves.

“The, there’s someone outside the door… It’s, it’s a spy-!”

A dwarf’s shout erupted from not far away.

At the mention of a spy, my eyes and the men’s changed as we immediately focused on the doorway.

“Ahhh, Nox, why are you so heavy!”

As soon as the noisy door opened, fully grown adult men came tumbling out in a heap.

“…Brother Lucas? Brother Sedric…?”

Even Nox, you’re not this type of character, so why are you with them?

As I blinked at the unexpected situation, Nox, who got up first, straightened his crooked glasses and said.

“We heard everything too, so please tell us honestly.”

“Huh?”

“What exactly do you mean by the lost time period?”

Thud-.

At the shocking question, the massive book in the dwarf’s hands dropped.

“…Overtime…”

“…”

“Has increased.”

Leaving behind that simple observation, the dwarves wiped away their flowing tears and picked up the book again.

* * *

“Kail, you bastard. Why did you have to die like that, damn it! Do you know how distressed I was!?”

The three people who had been eavesdropping on our conversation eventually regained their lost memories too.

As soon as Lucas regained his memory, he roughly embraced Kail and cried loudly.

“If your memory came back, you should have restored mine too! I didn’t know and treated you like a beast!”

“So this is why Aisha wanted to marry some Maein.”

Sedric, as expected, showed little reaction.

He just quietly nodded as if he understood why I had suddenly wanted to marry Kail.

And Nox was.

“…You, were you really going to keep the memories to yourself until people protested?”

He seemed the most shocked among the three.

“Since Aisha was there, I…”

“Enough. I’m glad you came back alive.”

But he hugged Kail without any further scolding.

He seemed to understand Kail’s feelings of being left alone rather than being shocked about losing his own memory.

‘Maybe it’s actually fortunate. Especially Lucas and Nox were like family to Kail.’

A smile naturally formed on my face at the heartwarming atmosphere.

“By the way, I’d like to proceed with the marriage to Aisha as quickly as possible.”

Kail, who had pushed away from Nox’s body, asked for permission with a determined expression.

Someone please help our Kail read the room!

Then Lucas’s eyes, who had been acting like he couldn’t live without him, turned triangular.

“Kail. What marriage between family members?”

“Yes? But the Duke gave permission…”

“Ahem.”

Father’s mouth curved crookedly as he cleared his throat awkwardly.

“I did give permission, but if other family members strongly oppose it…”

“If marriage isn’t possible, I’ll at least be Aisha’s pet cat.”

“Just get married.”

It went back down at Kail’s answer.

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“Are you ready?”

“I’ve been ready since earlier.”

Callipus, who had been adjusting his attire with an awkward expression, nodded.

He thought that if there was a turning point in his life, it would be this very moment.

Aisha’s wedding, which he had hoped against hope wouldn’t happen, had arrived on the day itself.

“…I thought all the major events in life would be over once I stepped down from being head of the family.”

To be honest, he still couldn’t accept Aisha’s marriage.

Just looking at Aisha in the bridal waiting room proved that.

“Father, are you ready?”

The eyes blinking at him were so innocent and pure.

The child in a white wedding dress, clutching a bouquet, was clearly a bride to anyone’s eyes, but in his eyes, she was still a little kid.

The 5-year-old little kid who had shamelessly demanded he hide her while rustling her robe.

Callipus rubbed his face dry as he recalled that time.

“…Why does everyone keep asking me if I’m ready. You’re today’s main character.”

She had been a little kid who burst into tears saying she wanted to live while hiding under a pile of dirt.

“Because you’re more tense than I am, Father. Today’s a good day! Are you going to keep sulking?”

Now she had grown up enough to chatter and nag, claiming to worry about him.

“…In the old days, even on tiptoes you could barely reach my waist, and now you’ve already become an adult.”

“That’s from when I was 5 years old, are you still stuck there?”

“To Dad, you’re still a baby.”

His hand, which had been about to roughly ruffle her hair out of habit, stopped.

Because Ariena came to mind from Aisha’s neatly styled updo.

The woman who had been both his greatest mistake and salvation.

He had thought he would live his whole life resenting her.

But in the recovered memories, Ariena had willingly thrown herself to the monsters to protect him.

There was much he wanted to say, but seeing her collapse while bleeding, Callipus realized.

That he had already forgiven her.

“You need to make your entrance now.”

That was when it happened.

He wasn’t mentally prepared with all these thoughts, but it was already time to go out.

Callipus came to his senses, took his daughter’s small hand, and walked through the open door.

Waaah-!

The sound of applause and fanfare erupting from around them.

Aisha smiling brightly while listening to people’s cheers.

He stared at his daughter waving her hand, not even realizing that he had stiffened up.

In fact, being unprepared seemed to be the same now as it was then.

Ever since he first met this child.

Far from being a good father, when a child suddenly appeared when he wasn’t even ready to meet anyone, she had somehow turned his life 180 degrees around.

“Father.”

“….”

“Father? You need to let go of my hand now.”

“Ah, right.”

At the whispered voice, Callipus finally realized he had been standing there in a daze.

Now he had to let go.

Though he didn’t want to let go yet, Callipus knew.

Just like the first moment he met Aisha, the moment of being ready for parting would never come either.

So when this child was smiling brightly, it was right to let her go.

‘It’s not like I’ll never see her again, so why am I so anxious?’

“Aisha.”

“Yes?”

This was the last time.

Having called her name but unable to think of what to say, Callipus simply squeezed tight the small hand that fit in his palm.

“Thank you for growing up so well.”

The child’s pupils widened slightly in surprise at the sudden blessing.

But.

“Thank you for raising me so well!”

Along with her spirited answer, the bright smile that had saved his life spread across the child’s face.

Callipus felt as if time had stopped for a moment.

Aisha, who had always seemed so young, suddenly felt like she was truly her age.

The child had become an adult before he knew it.

‘…She’s grown up so much.’

“Yes. Congratulations on your marriage, Aisha.”

A smile of relief finally bloomed on Callipus’s lips.

【I’m a 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped a Villain】 Side Story Fin.

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