I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 46

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【Chapter 46】

“Baby! Please!”

Ugh~ This is driving me crazy!

‘Why is this well-behaved kid suddenly acting like this!’

“Meow-!”

The baby, who had suddenly crossed the garden with an angry expression, finally climbed over the white fence.

“Baby!”

Hop-

My mouth fell open as I lightly jumped over the fence using frog martial arts.

The baby was even leaving the Queen’s Palace.

‘No!’

If we left the Queen’s Palace, I would really have to move around while hiding.

It wasn’t that difficult, but I did have a conscience.

‘I came here because of the baby in the first place, so if something happens, it’s all my responsibility.’

If the baby causes trouble, it’s my responsibility. My fault.

If I make a mistake, Nox will scold me.

And that will go straight to Dad’s ears.

Then Callipus will say.

‘Didn’t I tell you it was dangerous? You’re grounded for a while, little one.’

“He’ll say that!”

Although Callipus had never actually said this, most of the troublemaker babies in novels I’d read were grounded by their parents at least once.

My cheeks trembled at the terrible thought.

No way.

I’m a perfect golden seed. From now on, I’m entering ‘spy mode’.

I aimed my tiny hamster hand blade at the baby moving away.

The current distance between the baby and me.

Realistically, I couldn’t catch the baby right now.

Then…

‘I have no choice but to tail the baby without being caught by people, wait for the right moment, and pounce.’

Okay. Let’s go.

Plan quickly, act coolly.

Whoosh-

I surveyed the surroundings.

From now on, this was the slope section connecting the Queen’s Palace to the Main Palace.

Fortunately, the baby had chosen a deserted path with few people rather than the walking trail.

As I scurried after the baby, the back of the massive main castle soon came into view.

‘Baby. Please.’

Please don’t go into the castle and escape into the forest behind instead.

As I prayed earnestly, the baby’s nose, which had been sniffing around while looking around, wrinkled again.

“Sniff.”

And so the baby moved away from my wishes. It entered through the open back door of the main castle, sneaking past the guard knights.

“…Sigh.”

I, who had been hiding behind nearby trees, went to the corner of the castle with a despairing expression and crawled up the castle wall.

And somehow managed to hang from the back door ceiling like a cockroach.

If the knights looked up, they would see me.

But.

Thud-

When I threw a stone I had picked up earlier in the opposite direction.

“What’s that?”

The yawning knights frowned and walked toward the forest.

Tap-

Taking advantage of that gap, I entered through the door, confirmed there were no people around, came down from the ceiling, and stood in the corridor.

“Ba.by.”

“Meow-?”

When I called in a warning tone, the baby, who had been swishing its tail, turned its head.

Mischief was flowing in its ordinary brown eyes.

About 10 minutes later.

“Ugh, that little brat of a cat.”

After an intense game of tag, the baby’s title had somehow changed.

Whether I was angry or not, after swishing its tail and going up and down the stairs, the place the baby arrived at was.

None other than the King’s audience chamber.

‘If I’m caught, I’m dead.’

Above that, the ceiling connected to the air circulation passage.

Gulping down thick saliva, I looked down at the cat below and felt my mind go blank.

Baby. Why of all places, His Majesty the King’s audience chamber…?

Servants’ quarters. Kitchen. Indoor garden. Ballroom.

There are so many interesting places, why here of all places.

Sweat flows from my eyes.

‘Did Father have this much trouble raising me too?’

Although we hadn’t been together for a long time, I suddenly felt infinite gratitude to Callipus who had adopted me.

Anyway, I had to see what that brat was, no, what that kitten was doing.

Peek-

I stuck my eyes out through the gaps in the slanted ceiling.

The baby was sitting in a shadowy part of the room.

‘Why doesn’t anyone notice there’s a cat there?’

Naturally, that had to be the case.

The audience chamber was enormously wide like a playground, and that brat, the cat, was just a baby.

The room was quiet. And the baby was watching something.

‘…What?’

Following the baby’s gaze-

I could see the sofa and low table in the middle of the audience chamber without a single servant.

And a gray head and brown head sitting on the sofa.

Since I was looking down from the ceiling, I couldn’t tell who they were, but the gray head was definitely the King.

And.

“Shouldn’t we test the waters now, Your Majesty?”

Flinch.

My tiny hands trembled slightly at the familiar voice.

‘No way.’

While my heart was pounding with an ominous feeling, the gray head that had been running his hand through his hair crossed his legs and spoke.

“What’s the current situation? Has the madness amplifier spread to Croste Duke’s territory?”

Madness amplifier? Croste Duke’s territory?

I frowned.

Why was there talk of a madness amplifier in Croste Duke’s territory, and why were Pose Duke and the King together?

Even a passing dog would know that Pose Duke and Callipus don’t get along.

The King would know better than anyone that he had to balance well between that relationship.

Nevertheless, the King was jealous of Callipus, who was praised as a hero, and secretly conspired with Pose Duke.

Oh. By the way, all of this was a story that appeared in the original work.

But what puzzled me was that the timing was far too early.

‘As expected, the flow of the original work got twisted when I found Lucas oppa.’

I had even saved the cat that should have died at Ahili’s Circus in the original work.

“….”

I stared at the baby silently.

The baby yawned with sleepy eyes as if it had no intention of leaving.

The conversation continued.

“According to the current report, part of the Ice Wall has collapsed due to a sudden rampage of monsters.”

“What? The Ice Wall?”

The King shot up from his seat. He asked again as if he couldn’t believe it.

“Is that really true? The Ice Wall collapsed because of that one drug?”

No, it wasn’t disbelief—he seemed slightly frightened.

“If, if the Ice Wall has collapsed… if the Crosht Ducal Family gets devoured by the frenzied monsters…”

“That won’t happen. Though they’ll get moderately hurt.”

My heart sank at Pose Duke’s somewhat mocking response.

My suspicion turned into certainty. The original story’s timeline really had accelerated.

‘…Then the northern region must be in complete chaos right now.’

In the original story, the Pose Duke’s family developed a drug called the Madness Amplifier when the male protagonist had grown to about 8 years old.

‘The male protagonist should still be only 7 years old…’

It seemed that my provoking the Marquis of Frisia during the heir examination had been the catalyst.

‘The Marquis of Frisia must have used a drug that was still in development, and it turned out better than expected.’

Damn it.

‘To think that my actions would change everything around me like this.’

Callipus and Lucas were probably fighting at the northern front lines right now.

‘Because of me… my family is in danger.’

My chubby palm pressed against the floor trembled slightly.

There was nothing I could do for them right now.

I clenched my palm tight, not wanting to let go, but it felt like sand slipping through my fingers.

Meanwhile, Pose Duke continued speaking shamelessly, knowing exactly what kind of deed he was committing.

“If the Madness Amplifier proves effective, we’ll begin full-scale black market trading. Though the situation in the north is one we created arbitrarily…”

Pose Duke paused for a moment, his lips twisting into a grotesque smile.

“If the drug spreads randomly through black market trading, it will be difficult to trace its source.”

“But are there really people who want to turn monsters into madmen?”

“Doesn’t Your Majesty know that better than anyone?”

“…Ahem!”

At the Duke’s question, the King cleared his throat as if he knew nothing.

Unlike the northern nobles who were well aware of the dangers of monsters, nobles from other regions didn’t even know what monsters were.

So keeping small, seemingly cute monsters as pets was secretly trending among high-ranking nobles.

This was something I knew well from reading the original story— thud.

It was at that moment while I was continuing my thoughts.

Suddenly, a quiet impact sound echoed at the back of my neck and my vision went dark.

* * *

At that moment.

“….”

The gaze of the cat hiding in the shadows turned toward the ceiling where the presence had disappeared.

Now was the time.

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