I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 234

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【Special Side Story Episode 12】
The maids were inwardly startled, yet they maintained their gracious expressions and bowed their heads.
And the moment Kail and Aisha left—
“Kyaaah!”
Without exception, they shrieked with excitement and bounced about the corridor.
“Did you hear? Kail’s order to remain unseen until tomorrow morning—what do you think that means?”
“The two of them bathing together, and then….”
“Kyaaah! I don’t know! There’s nothing more entertaining than other people’s love stories!”
As they strolled through the corridor, chattering away, someone called out to them from not far away.
“Even from a distance, that sounds like a fascinating conversation. What are you all discussing?”
The startled maids turned their heads to find Laser and Neperia wearing faint smiles.
‘Goodness, we were so caught up we didn’t even notice them approaching!’
No matter how free-spirited this kingdom might be, it remained a rigid hierarchical society.
The maids’ faces went pale as they hastily bowed their heads.
“We sincerely apologize for the commotion!”
“No, it’s fine. I wasn’t trying to scold you—I’m genuinely curious. So whose love story were you all talking about?”
“That is….”
After exchanging glances for a moment, the servants explained everything that had transpired.
Shortly after.
Having heard the entire situation, the couple returned to their bedroom and silently screamed with delight.
“I knew my scheme would work. What do you think, Neperia? Don’t you feel the Royal Palace will be particularly sweet tonight?”
“Indeed. If no attendants are needed until tomorrow morning, who will serve Aisha?”
Chuckle, chuckle, chuckle.
Tonight, the wine tasted particularly sweet.
The two exchanged mischievous grins and clinked their glasses together in good spirits.
Laser in particular felt rather pleased with himself, watching Neperia’s joy.
“Perhaps I should continue playing Cupid for the other nobles. What if I actually become a romance expert?”
At his words, Neperia, who had been laughing melodiously, drew a line.
“That won’t happen. How dare you call Aisha a dove. Never meddle between another couple again.”
“…Pardon?”
“Yes.”
“But… aside from the dove comment, didn’t everything else go well?”
“Yes. However, the ‘dove’ epithet was such a grave mistake that it negated all your efforts.”
“…Sigh.”
Laser’s shoulders drooped as he became dejected.
It was only natural—all his schemes had been solely for Neperia’s laughter.
Thus, whether dove or sparrow, it meant little to him.
Yet Neperia, as a woman herself, found Laser’s calling Aisha a “dove” distasteful.
She had participated in the mischievous prank as well, but when the royal couple of the Main Kingdom departed, she would need to reveal everything and apologize.
A king of one realm had called the queen consort of another nation a “dove.”
It was not only a matter of international embarrassment, but how utterly disrespectful could one be?
‘Of course, playing a prank in the first place was disrespectful.’
But it had been so amusing that… ahem.
For reference, Neperia possessed a spirit as free as Laser’s own.
So we decided to let that slide.
“In any case, before the couple from the Main Kingdom departs, we’ll confess to the prank we played and formally apologize for calling them pigeons. Understood?”
“Of course. I’m reflecting on it.”
Laser nodded his head pitifully, like an abandoned puppy.
Neperia’s lips twitched at the sight—pitiful yet strangely endearing.
“My wine has run dry. Who shall attend to me tonight?”
“Me, I’ll do it! My love.”
But Laser’s pitiful demeanor did not last long.
The moment Neperia shook her empty glass, he sprang up eagerly, already pouring wine like a puppy wagging its tail.
‘How adorable he is.’
As Neperia watched her beloved husband, someone suddenly came to mind.
A mysterious man with eyes carefully concealed beneath a purple veil.
It was Kail.
‘Because the choice of how to spend the night rests with that woman.’
Laser and Kail were opposites in temperament and values, but…
‘Perhaps their ways of loving each other are somewhat similar?’
When she had heard Aisha’s words at tea time, she had worried about their relationship.
But watching Kail’s demeanor toward Aisha at the Golden Sand Festival, she realized her concerns were unfounded.
‘Even if they’re a bit clumsy, they’ll make it work. Just like us.’
Thinking of the lovely couple from the North, she silently wished for their happiness.
* * *
That night felt impossibly long.
‘Tell me if it hurts, yes? …I can endure it.’
‘Yes….’
Looking back now, I wonder if that was the moment Kail first lied to me.
His deep voice, which had spoken such rational words, was trembling with barely restrained passion.
When his hot breath touched my nape, I realized all the promises we had made were becoming meaningless.
I no longer knew what pain was.
The flush spreading from my cheeks to the bridge of my nose.
Kail’s face, teeth clenched and brow furrowed.
Emotions rising and falling between strange yearning and concern, the language of our bodies.
I wept.
When Kail stopped abruptly, I remember looking up at him with wide eyes, as if asking why he had stopped.
Facing me like that, Kail seemed to lose all reason after that moment.
I came to understand something.
I could never carelessly speak to Kail about such intimate matters again.
If I touched him without knowing what I was doing, I might end up drooping like a wet cotton ball all day long the next day.
Just like I am now.
The current time is a bright morning.
Kail, who looked unusually happy today, sat on the edge of the bed holding a cold glass of water.
“We won’t be able to go on the trip today.”
“Yeah. We can’t. It’s exhausting. If I go out now…”
“Drink some water first.”
“Okay.”
My lips touched the cold glass.
I drank the water he held out for me like a baby bird, gulping it down eagerly before letting out a deep sigh.
“…If I go out now, it won’t be a trip—it’ll be a pilgrimage of suffering. This is all your fault, Kail. You said it was the first night. So we should do it just once, so why did you stay up all night and cause such a commotion?”
“…Well, you never told me to stop.”
He had a point.
I was left speechless because he was right.
I realized the fatigue settling heavily on my shoulders and raised my eyebrows again.
“No, that’s not it. You should have exercised restraint. Are you a beast?”
“If you think about it, I’m half beast.”
He had a point.
Kail was half an enormous snow leopard and half human, after all.
“….”
Now I truly had nothing left to say.
I was so exhausted that I simply collapsed onto the bed.
Then I felt a piercing gaze from beside me, and a large hand enclosed me.
It was Kail.
He asked with a genuinely curious expression.
“Why are you lying down?”
“Just because.”
“Just because? There’s no such thing as ‘just because.’ This is clearly…”
That was when it happened.
With a soft smack, he kissed my right cheek.
“This is clearly some kind of signal.”
The sudden physical contact tickled, and I giggled. He smiled faintly and kissed my other cheek again.
“Hmm? Don’t laugh. This is a signal, isn’t it?”
“What signal?”
When I turned the tables and gave him a genuinely curious look, his head tilted slowly.
“Will you tell me?”
His low voice dropped even lower as he asked again.
It was frightening.
…If I told him, something terrible might happen.
But I am Aisha. A former Spy who does not fear adventure.
“Yes, tell me.”
I boldly wrapped my arms around his neck from below, and a low chuckle echoed from above.
And that morning.
I regretted giving Kail another opportunity.
* * *
When all our travel plans concluded and the time came to depart the Kingdom of Lepta, we bid our final farewells to Laser and Neperia.
Neperia giggled as she spoke.
“I’ve never seen a newlywed couple who stayed indoors the entire honeymoon.”
Ha. How embarrassing.
“We went to the Market and attended the Golden Sand Festival on the first day… but somehow we ended up spending all our time in the Royal Palace.”
“That’s the best part, isn’t it? When you visit next time, you have to play with me. Understood?”
“Of course. Thank you so much for treating us so kindly during our stay.”
After exchanging our goodbyes, I turned to board the carriage when she suddenly handed me something, saying it was a gift.
It was a small letter envelope.
“Don’t open it now—read it when you’re leaving the Kingdom of Lepta. Understood?”
“Yes? Now I’m curious what it is….”
At my words, Neperia shook her head earnestly.
Thinking it was a surprise gift, I nodded and thanked her.
And much later.
The moment the carriage crossed the Lepta Kingdom Border, I opened the letter she had given me.
And in that letter…
[My dove and Baby Cat, take care.]
Along with that brief message—
[…you’re mad when I call you that, aren’t you? Annoyed? You probably want to say something to us. Actually, I just wanted to help with your first night together.
But I was wrong, so come visit the Kingdom of Lepta again soon and punish us all you want. I’ll be reflecting on it until then.
With love. Neperia and Laser.]
There was an adorable surprise mixed with provocation.
‘…Wait, could it be that the Red Veiled Woman and the Attention Seeker at the festival were…?’
All the pieces fell into place.
“Wow, really! I did think something was off about those people, but they really are quite the pranksters!”
I burst into involuntary laughter, and Kail asked.
“What does it say?”
“You know that man in the purple veil who called me a dove? That was Laser, and the Red Veiled Woman who kept by my side was Neperia. They conspired together and played us for fools!”
“That Attention Seeker…?”
“Yes! They said if I want to punish them, I should visit the Kingdom of Lepta again soon?”
At my words, Kail’s lips slowly curved upward.
“Then we’ll have to go on another honeymoon.”
“Right? We need to go punish that couple, don’t we?”
“Yes.”
After grumbling for a while, we burst into hearty laughter.
Planning a second honeymoon already.
A honeymoon operation for the wedding night. This counts as success, doesn’t it?
【The Five-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain】 Special Side Story Fin.

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