I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 42

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【Chapter 42】

A snowy morning.

After a long time, people bustled about at the entrance of the quiet Croste Ducal Castle.

“What about the dresses and shoes to wear at the Royal Palace?”

“They’re loaded.”

“What about the Princess’s nightgown?”

“It’s loaded!”

Head Maid Mai and the servants in their coats were busy with the final preparations for my short trip.

“Position 2 knights each in front, back, right, and left of the carriage Aisha will ride in. It’s fine to go slowly, just make it as safe as possible.”

The knight captain nodded tensely in front of Callipus, who was repeating the same story he’d told more than ten times.

So what was I doing?

Well. Originally, I was going to sit quietly inside the carriage and warm myself up.

Also, I’m now a beloved direct Princess, right?

I had some expectations that I might receive greetings from people and loving concern from my dear brother.

However.

“Don’t cry, stop it!”

I was doing childcare.

“I’m not crying!”

Lucas, who had let out a wailing sound, quickly rubbed his eyes with the back of his hand.

“Why, why are you leaving me behind… I’m also, sniff. I’m also worried about you!”

His sobbing voice was so full of injustice.

Lucas had been clinging to Callipus’s pant leg and throwing tantrums since the day I decided to go to the Royal Palace, but ultimately wasn’t allowed to come along.

The reason was this.

“Brother has to go receive successor lessons.”

Of course, this was just an answer Callipus had made up on the spot.

Being a successor didn’t mean he didn’t even have the short time to go play at the Royal Palace.

But Callipus seemed to lack confidence in worrying about Lucas on top of worrying about me.

So the excuse Father came up with was ‘successor lessons’.

“Successor lessons… I have to take them.”

For Lucas, who loved Croste, that excuse worked well.

I nodded solemnly and raised my finger.

“That’s right! Brother is the successor who will become the Croste family head someday!?”

“Croste family head… successor…”

Look at that.

As soon as I brought out the cheat key words, look, those caterpillar eyebrows are rising diagonally.

“…Right. I’m worried about you too. But Dad said he’s sending 40 knights with you… and Aisha, you’re strong.”

Of course, he still wasn’t letting go of my hand, showing he was still reluctant.

“You have to come back quickly. Got it?”

Aww, our brother has become so mature.

I nodded and held out my pinky finger.

“Yeah. I’ll buy souvenirs when I go to the Royal Palace too!”

“…Aisha. The Royal Palace isn’t an amusement park.”

That’s when it happened.

“The carriage will depart soon.”

Callipus, who had finished talking with the knight captain, approached us.

“Lucas. Are you crying?”

“Why would I be crying! I was just seeing off our little sister.”

When Lucas rubbed his eyes again and glared at Callipus with reddened eyes, Callipus chuckled and roughly ruffled his hair.

“You’re so cute I could die, really.”

Then with a slightly serious expression, he bent down to examine the inside of the carriage.

“Blankets and fur clothes seem sufficient.”

After examining the interior, he now started checking my clothes.

“Hat. Scarf. Coat. Undergarment. Gloves. Little one, what do you do when you stop at a village along the way and sleep at an inn?”

I put my hands on my hips and stuck out my belly as I answered.

“I don’t use a room alone, I sleep in a room where Mai or Nox is guarding!”

“Right. When you’re hungry outside of meal times?”

“I don’t endure it and eat jerky!”

“Right. When you’re in the carriage but need to use the bathroom?”

“I don’t endure it and call Mai.”

“Right. You’ve arrived at the Royal Palace. Then?”

“I stick close to Nox’s side!”

“…Right. Perfect.”

Father, with narrowed eyes, muttered.

He seemed like he wanted to find some fault and continue the conversation, but since I was too perfect, he apparently had no particular nagging to do.

‘Isn’t this a golden seed?’

When I giggled with an excited heart, Father sighed with complex feelings.

And finally, he grabbed both my cheeks and warned me.

“This probably won’t happen, but if you want to come home in the middle?”

“I’ll cry my heart out!”

“Right. Cry your heart out. You don’t need to worry about Nox’s schedule or anything, so cry your heart out and come home. Got it?”

“Yes!”

Now it was really time to go.

When Callipus, who had given all necessary and even unnecessary warnings, stepped back, the carriage door closed.

When the coachman signaled departure, the heavy carriage began to move slowly, cutting through the snow.

I opened the carriage window and stuck my face out.

“I’ll be back-!”

Then Lucas, who had run all the way outside the castle entrance, cried out.

“Aisha, Aisha! Come back quickly!”

Next to him, Father, who seemed quite angry for some reason, shouted at me with his hands in his pants pockets.

“Cry your heart out! Aisha, cry your heart out in the middle!”

Why isn’t there a single normal farewell?

“…Yes, yes-.”

I roughly nodded and quickly closed the window.

“Are you ready?”

Nox, sitting next to me, adjusted his monocle.

“Yes!”

From now on, my protector was Nox. So I had to be loyal to Nox.

After giving a loyal salute, I bent down to look under the chair.

And the baby I had to protect was…

“Nya?”

Under the chair.

A white fluffball popped out between the buttons of the ‘research subject exclusive handbag’ that Nox had made himself.

“You be good too! Got it?”

“Nyong.”

The purple eyes embedded in the white fluffball became straight lines as it yawned lazily.

The full-fledged journey began warmly.

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The carriage that left Croste Ducal Castle, located in the northernmost part of the Frozen Kingdom, rolled its wheels diligently for a week.

When night came, thanks to Callipus who had sent word ahead, we sometimes stayed at nearby noble households.

When that was impossible due to distance, we also camped out.

As we descended toward the center, the path that had been covered with light snow gradually turned a deep ashen color, and at some point, green fields and forest paths thick with foliage spread out before us.

And now, having fallen asleep in the carriage while holding the baby.

“Princess. It’s time to wake up.”

“…Mmph, yes?”

Awakened by Nox’s greeting, I rubbed my face against the baby I was holding in my arms.

When I stretched out my palm, I felt the firm warmth of what seemed to be Nox’s torso.

Sometimes when departing from inns, Nox would find it difficult to wake me up and would carry me directly to the carriage as I slept, and this seemed to be one of those times.

If that was the case, sleeping a few more minutes in the carriage wouldn’t be a problem.

“Mmm. Just a little more sleep.”

My face instinctively sought out the warm spot, burrowing into Nox’s armpit.

But then.

“She’s cuter than most baby monsters. Just like you described, a perfect arrowhead-shaped head.”

“Your Majesty. What Your Majesty should be looking at isn’t the Princess, but…”

“No, wait. That child is moving her lips. I need to take a closer look with a magnifying glass.”

What, what are they looking at?

Whirr-

It wasn’t even a joke, as I could actually hear the mechanical sound of something moving.

“…?”

It wasn’t a dream but reality. Sensing something strange, I slowly lifted my heavy eyelids.

“I should look at the eyes instead of the mouth.”

A giant lens filled my entire field of vision.

“Oh my, her eyes opened. Are those sapphires embedded in her pupils?”

After someone seriously commented on my face and removed the magnifying glass-

“Wow, is that the Princess that Lord Nox mentioned?”

“Looking at how she doesn’t have a single pore, she really is a baby.”

“May I touch that arrowhead hair?”

Strangers I’d never seen before were gathered around me like they were watching a hamster trapped in a plastic container.

‘?’

Among those people was even a character who had been described in quite detail in the original work.

‘…Queen Grace?’

No, why is this most precious royal personage here before humble me…?

“Nox?”

Startled, I looked up at Nox.

“Ah, I apologize for startling you, Princess.”

Nox carefully set me down on the floor as I became fully awake and said.

“Please greet them. This is a gathering of people who love monsters so much they want to beat them to death, or MASAMO for short.”

“…?”

“Her Majesty Queen Grace, Marquis Aria, Princess Maria, and Count Del.”

“Oh my.”

…Wow. Nox’s connections are amazing.

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