I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 58

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【Chapter 58】

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Father surprisingly allowed me to raise the baby.

He didn’t even mind that the baby’s eyes were purple.

‘There are other truly dangerous things.’

He just said those meaningful words while staring intently at the baby nestled in my arms.

“…There are other dangerous things? What could that be?”

Well, I was happy that I could carry the baby around without hiding it. But Father’s words were definitely a bit meaningful.

‘Sleep with the cat. And if the cat seems to go somewhere at dawn, just lock both the window and door, understand?’

Thinking back to Father’s subsequent advice made it even more—

“…Definitely strange.”

He’s hiding something.

But what was oddly irritating was that the baby seemed to know about it too.

“Baby. Did you conspire with Father or something?”

I took the baby out of my arms and looked into its eyes as I asked, but—

“Meow.”

The baby just yawned wide as if it knew nothing.

Hmm.

“Well, what’s good is good. Father wouldn’t do anything bad to me.”

Right, fine. Let’s move on!

Actually, I had many other things to worry about lately, so I decided to move on cleanly.

‘The strangest thing is that Kail comes to the castle frequently.’

When I first parted with him, I wondered if there would be another chance to see him.

But not only did he suddenly appear a week ago, he’s been coming to the castle every other day lately.

And always climbing the castle wall to my bedroom window!

I thought the reason he came so secretly was because he got severely scolded by Father last time, but when he ran into Father in the corridor—

‘Hello.’

Didn’t he show the peak of his twisted personality with such a casual greeting, rare in a hierarchical society?

‘Hello.’

He even cheerfully greeted Nox, who was with Father.

What was more surprising was that no one got angry.

They just muttered, ‘He must have entered as a servant, I should tell Mai to give him some character education,’ and passed by with a sour expression.

When exactly was he hired as a servant? Everything was full of questions.

However, neither Father nor Nox gave any explanation.

“That bastard Kail… If he appears one more time, I’ll torture him to reveal the truth.”

As I muttered while clenching my fierce cotton fist, the baby in my arms flinched.

“Baby. What’s wrong?”

“Meow, meow?”

The baby shook its head quickly as if it understood my words, then closed its eyes again.

‘What? It feels like the world is secretly filming a hidden camera show about me.’

Something was strange, but anyway, setting aside the peaceful Kail problem—

What I’ve been watching most closely lately was the Pose Duchy.

The problem I should have reported long ago, which I belatedly came to my senses about while retrieving the baby.

Knock knock—

When I cheerfully knocked on the study door with my cotton fist, I heard Father’s voice telling me to come in.

I opened the door while holding the baby in my arms.

And I began with a serious expression—

“Father. This golden seed has arrived.”

“If you caused any trouble, tell me now.”

Callipus replied indifferently without taking his eyes off the documents.

“Trouble? Since when has my image become so corrupted, Father?”

No, I came with top-secret information. Is this how you should treat your daughter?

When my lips turned duck-like, his lips, still looking down at the documents, curved up slightly.

“When our daughter starts with words like ‘golden seed’ or whatever, she always causes trouble.”

Tap tap—

While saying this, his finger tapped his knee.

It meant to come up on his lap.

Hmph. I didn’t cause trouble, I overcame adversity and came back.

Anyway, when I wriggled up onto his lap, his sturdy arms wrapped around me and naturally enclosed me in his embrace.

The fact that Callipus was wearing glasses meant he had been concentrating.

“What trouble did you cause this time?”

Nevertheless, Father put down all his documents and spoke to me.

He’ll be so surprised when I tell him about the King and Pose Duke, right? I was already swinging my legs with a proud heart, but—

“…Huh?”

My legs stopped.

It was because of the familiar words written in the document he was reading.

‘…Conversation between Pose Duke and King… Excerpt…? Cause of monster rampage incident….’

Um. Wait a minute.

Why is my top-secret information there?

“….”

I thought I saw wrong and rubbed my eyes with my fists, but it was real. I narrowed my eyes and continued reading the rest.

‘…A man presumed to be a spy from the Pose Duchy died in the kingdom…?’

There’s even information I don’t know?

“Father.”

“What.”

“When did you hire another spy besides me?”

“….”

He looked at me with narrowed eyes, then lifted me up as if he had made a decision.

“You came here to play. Dad’s busy now, so come back later.”

“Ah, ah, ah, Faaather!”

Flap flap—

I flailed my arms and legs like a fish out of water, but he didn’t even pretend to listen and came out to the corridor.

Then—

“Nox.”

“Yes?”

“What is Lucas doing now?”

“He’s attending heir lessons.”

“Then tell him it’s break time and let Lucas loose.”

“…Pardon? Yes.”

Nox, who had been tilting his head, went somewhere.

Then after a moment, the sound of running came from the far corridor and gray haze rose.

“Dan.de.lion—!”

It was Lucas, unleashed.

‘…Don’t tell me?’

Having quickly grasped the situation, I turned my head sharply to glare at Callipus, but—

“Don’t tell me you’re calling Lucas because I’m in the way….”

“Children should play like children. Look, that Lucas kid is overjoyed that he doesn’t have to attend lessons.”

“Dandelion!”

“Eek.”

When Lucas, who ran over in 0.5 seconds, stood on tiptoes and spread both arms, Father chuckled and passed me directly to my brother.

“Dandelion, it’s been a while. Have you been well? Didn’t you miss your brother? Did you hear about your brother’s heroic tales? When that monster incident happened, I…”

Clatter clatter-

I was swept into an infinite hell of chatter while being held in Lucas’s arms.

But I remembered.

Just before Callipus picked me up.

[Large quantity of madness amplification potion from Pose Duchy needed. Will likely take about a week.]

The sentence I had glimpsed contained a phrase saying it would take a whole week to find the potion.

Why are they looking for a potion?

I was curious about Callipus’s intention, but what was even more surprising was that it would take a whole week to find the potion.

‘…When I have this golden seed, why are you taking such a difficult detour, Father.’

“Ugaek.”

Though I was currently being jostled around in Lucas’s arms.

‘Potion. Find it. In one day.’

I secretly clenched my fist and made a determined expression without my brother knowing.

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A few days later. The long-awaited day to go steal the potion.

After eating a hearty lunch, I shouted in the corridor.

“Today is the day Lady Aisha sleeps all day long-!”

When I shouted loudly enough for the whole world to hear, Mai, who was walking in the nearby corridor, smiled and nodded at me.

Good. I’ve laid the groundwork for now.

“Hehe.”

Rubbing my tiny hands together like a fly, I opened the bedroom door with a drooling expression.

The next thing I had to do was spread the second layer of bait.

“Just in case another maid sister might come into the bedroom…”

Wriggling as I climbed onto the bed, I covered the blanket over two whole pillows stacked on top of each other.

“Hmm… This seems good enough.”

It wasn’t perfect, but from the door’s perspective, it would look like I was curled up under the blanket.

“Perfect.”

It wasn’t perfect at all, but it was within a distance I could go and return in 2 hours.

“Baby is also sleeping quietly.”

I petted the baby curled up on the bed.

These days I held the baby all day long so it felt empty, but today it would be more convenient without the baby.

“Goodbye. I’ll be back soon.”

Leaving behind such a one-sided farewell, I slipped out through the window wearing the tattered robe Kail had given me.

The method to secretly escape Croste Ducal Castle? Instead of using the door, I could avoid the guards’ eyes by climbing over the high castle walls.

Swish swish swish-

With the mindset of becoming a cockroach, I quickly crawled down the castle wall and safely landed on the ground across.

“Good. Now it really begins.”

I felt like I was going on a picnic for no reason. I opened my cute rabbit bag to check my supplies.

“I have the poison needle, water bottle? I brought it, and jerky in case I get hungry on the way…”

Fortunately, the destination was Torn City, which wasn’t far from the ducal castle.

After walking diligently for about an hour.

“Waaah- Mom!”

“Hurry up and follow me, you rascal.”

The characteristic pointed roofs of the North came into view, and people’s conversations could be heard here and there.

Orange roofs built on black stone walls. This place was Torn City.

“The strawberries are completely sweet. Hurry up and buy them-.”

“Instead of strawberries, don’t you have fresh apples from the South?”

“When delicious strawberries are this cheap, why are you looking for expensive fruit~.”

That’s a fruit store. That’s a butcher shop. That’s a cheese shop. That’s a bakery.

With my eyes spinning round and round, I looked around while wearing my hood.

‘Wow. Come to think of it, I’ve never been sightseeing in the city.’

I should go with Father and Lucas later.

Walking along the market street like that, a fan-shaped central square appeared.

Children were running around, and women were sitting on terrace seats drinking tea.

Outdoor tea time in this cold North.

‘As expected of Northern people. They’re strong.’

But this wasn’t my destination. The only place in Torn City with few people.

The back alley called Percus Road was my final destination.

After going deep into the narrow alley for a while, shops with somewhat darker saturation began to appear.

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