I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 231

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【Special Side Story Episode 9】
Thirty minutes later.
Having rejected every dance invitation from the women, Kail stood alone when he spotted a crimson veil not far away.
There were two women wearing red veils, each positioned at different locations.
One stood at a distance, sipping wine, while the other at the end of her gaze was…
‘Aisha.’
His eyes, hidden beneath the purple veil, narrowed with sharp precision.
That was right.
Even with her face concealed and wearing a similar veil, Kail could recognize Aisha at a glance.
Her petite frame, her slender fingers, her pale skin revealed between the veils.
Everything pointed to her.
Yet despite the joy of finding his woman, his insides burned black with fury.
Because Aisha was dancing with another man.
A man wearing a purple veil, no less.
The same color as his own, with similarly luxurious fabric.
In other words, she might have mistaken him for himself.
‘Aisha could easily make such a mistake.’
He understood that Aisha, unlike him, couldn’t identify her partner at first glance.
After all, Aisha was not of the Mains.
So the fault lay entirely with that Unknown Man who dared approach Aisha and request a dance.
That Unknown Man had clearly seized her hand eagerly the moment she showed him favor.
“You there, the man in the purple veil, would you dance with me…? Oh, you won’t dance? Where are you going!”
A woman who had just approached Kail cried out toward him as he left his position, walking away with heavy steps.
Whether confused voices echoed behind him or not, he heard nothing once he had spotted his target.
Upon reaching the pair, Kail thrust his arm between them without hesitation.
“What the—!”
Aisha cried out in surprise, but Kail naturally concealed her behind him.
Only then did the man in the purple veil cease his movements.
“…What is the meaning of this rudeness?”
There was no need to answer the Unknown Man’s words.
Kail turned his head and murmured softly.
“Aisha. It’s me, Kail.”
“…Huh? Really? Your voice sounds right…”
He met her gaze, her red eyes widened in surprise.
Just as a faint smile was about to form naturally—
Suddenly, a warning came from the Unknown Man.
“Whether you two are lovers or friends matters not. This is the Golden Sand Festival. For this moment, we are all wanderers enjoying freedom. So why don’t you find another woman to dance with?”
At those words, Kail let out a low growl.
“I have not danced with any woman at this festival.”
“Really? Then how have you been here?”
But at the next question, I couldn’t even mount a proper defense and closed my mouth.
“At this festival, one must dance. If you hadn’t, you would have been expelled by now.”
“That’s….”
Kail didn’t care what others thought of him.
But if I told Aisha that I danced alone the entire time searching for her…
‘She’d definitely laugh herself silly.’
I could endure humiliation for her sake, but not in front of that Unknown Man.
This strange traditional garb that requires removing one’s shirt is already enough.
As Kail fell suspiciously silent, the Unknown Man’s assault continued.
“Did you perhaps lie? Or are you refusing to answer questions that disadvantage you?”
Then—
“…Kail, did you lie?”
At the word ‘lie,’ I felt a sharp gaze pierce my back.
Aisha, who had been listening to their conversation, suddenly crossed her arms and looked up at me.
“Kail. Dancing with others at the ball is proper etiquette, so there’s nothing wrong with that. But if you hid it, that’s a different story.”
“No, I… really didn’t. I swear.”
My voice cracked from panic, and the Unknown Man chimed in gleefully.
“At the Golden Sand Festival, all truths may be concealed, but sometimes lies are exposed instead.”
Kail wanted to tear that Unknown Man’s mouth apart—if it weren’t illegal.
His perfectly timed meddling was drawing the attention of those around us.
In the end, I hastily grasped Aisha’s hand.
“Aisha, I truly never danced with anyone else. Don’t believe a stranger’s words.”
“But that’s strange! If you didn’t dance with people, how did you stay here!”
“You danced alone!”
That was when it happened.
A woman’s voice descended like a lifeline.
“You said you didn’t want to dance with me, that you’d rather dance alone…. Well, I said it made for excellent eye candy.”
Though it wasn’t the direction Kail had hoped for.
“Really?”
At Aisha’s question, Kail nodded vigorously.
In the end, my shameful secret was exposed, but in this situation, it seemed better to reveal the truth.
And it wasn’t just one person.
“That’s right, you danced alone in front of me too!”
“And in front of me!”
As the quarrel erupted at the festival, a few more voices emerged from among the spectators.
Women who had admired Kail’s dancing came rushing over.
“So you didn’t break any rules. You danced, and your partners were pleased with it.”
“…Pleased with it….”
“Yes. It was a magnificent sight. A man with such a physique, amid such sensual performance….”
The woman speaking raked her eyes over Kail from head to toe.
“Hehe.”
With that, she covered her mouth as if she couldn’t say another word and vanished into the crowd.
A brief silence fell over us.
The song continued to echo through the warm night air, yet somehow the atmosphere had grown cold, and no one could find the rhythm to dance.
“Quite the eye candy….”
“Aisha?”
“…Such a lovely sight….”
From beneath the crimson veil came the sound of a sinister murmur.
“So, you didn’t dance with anyone, but you flirted with countless women. How impressive. Kail.”
At those words, Kail felt a chill run down his spine.
All the women who had volunteered as witnesses had disappeared, while the onlookers watched with “Oh my, oh my,” as if observing a burning house.
It was just as Kail made a dismissive gesture and opened his mouth to speak.
That man’s incessant chatter interjected once more.
“Ah, what a difficult situation this is…. I’d very much like to help you both.”
‘I need to shut that man’s mouth first.’
What was he trying to say now?
Growing increasingly irritated, Kail turned his head to grab Unknown Man by the collar when—
“What is it?”
Suddenly, Aisha showed interest.
Kail froze, staring at her.
“Aisha.”
He called his lover’s name pleadingly, but Aisha was already rising onto her tiptoes toward the tall man.
That meant Aisha was genuinely interested in what the man had to say, and the sight of her…
‘…was adorable.’
Though I disliked the man, the way she rose onto her tiptoes to match his eye level was utterly endearing.
She often does that when looking up at me too.
I should make sure to hold her when we walk through crowded places so she doesn’t get lost.
Just as Kail’s feline, sullen expression began to soften—
“We’ll conduct the Choice Ceremony on Sand. The two of us will compete and appeal our charms to the lady.”
“Oh?”
“Then you simply choose whichever of us appeals to you more. This man flirted with several women, so you should enjoy yourself too!”
“What?”
“Oh!”
Whether Kail’s eyes widened in bewilderment or not, Aisha’s eyes sparkled with delight.
And then—
“I like it. Let’s do the Choice Ceremony on Sand!”
“Aisha…!”
Before I knew it—
I found myself standing on the sand bed, now the center of everyone’s attention.
The crowd formed a perfect circle around me, and in the middle sat Aisha on an enormous throne, like a queen.
You’re really going to participate in this Choice Ceremony on Sand—or whatever it is—without knowing what you’re getting into?
‘Leaving me alone with that man?’
I was too flustered to do anything but stare at Aisha, when a smooth voice drifted over from beside me.
“Stranger from afar.”
It was Unknown Man.
“I think your desire to protect your bride is admirable, but sometimes that devotion can become nothing more than stubborn obsession.”
“…Don’t talk to me. Not unless you want your face caved in.”
“You know who I am and you’re still saying that?”
“I’ll never know. Because I’m going to shred your hide along with Veil’s.”
I meant every word, yet Unknown Man burst into laughter as if it were the funniest thing he’d heard.
My mood soured completely.
Kail began stretching, cursing under his breath the entire time.
If he wanted to talk to Aisha again, he had to win this competition first.

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