I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 76

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【Chapter 76】

“That child will be raised as a spy in our ducal family. Since she brought something interesting, we should make good use of her, shouldn’t we?”

“…Yes.”

At those words, a slight light returned to Ariena’s voice.

“Then I shall take my leave now.”

“Very well.”

Ariena bowed her head and left the study, holding the baby in her arms.

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“…?”

When I woke from my dream, what I saw was a luxurious jewelry store that seemed to cater to nobles.

On the desk, I could see a small sign that read ‘Ritaisha’s Jewelry Shop.’

“This place… Is this a secret base belonging to the Pose Duke’s side?”

I didn’t know about other places, but I knew two locations.

‘Perkus’s Bookshop’ in the north, which had been my mission site.

And ‘Ritaisha’s Jewelry Shop’ in the central city of the Frozen Kingdom.

‘The problem is, why am I here?’

The Pose Duke’s side must have kidnapped me and brought me here. But there wasn’t even a single knight in the shop watching over me.

“…What? Did they just dump me here and leave?”

That couldn’t be right.

But there were no ropes binding my hands and feet either.

Wiggle wiggle.

I tried moving my hands vigorously and even stood up from my seat, but no one stopped me.

Even my disheveled hair was neat, as if someone had carefully combed it.

As if someone had dressed me up to look like a wealthy noble young lady who had come to browse the jewelry store.

‘Let me look around first.’

As I was surveying my surroundings—

-Can you hear me? Aisha.

Whirr—

Strange static filled my ears as the Pose Duke’s voice echoed in my head.

‘What, what is this?’

I clutched my head in confusion.

-Don’t just stand there like an idiot, smile a little. You’ll be greeting your father soon.

He commanded with a sneer, as if he was watching me. Then—

“Ha, haha.”

Surprisingly, I lifted the corners of my mouth into a smile.

‘…?’

But separately from that, my confused eyes trembled like aspen leaves.

What, what is this! This is strange!

No matter how much the Pose Duke possessed poison abilities, he didn’t have the power to control people by giving mental commands.

Something like this, something like this would only be possible with black magic…

‘Oh no!’

King Arzen had used black magic on me.

I had been so distracted that I completely forgot about that fact, but could that black magic have been a spell to control me?

…Oh no. How do I get rid of this?

At this rate, I was nothing but the Pose Duke’s puppet. Someone could be put in danger because of me.

And the most likely target was Callipus.

‘It would be better to knock myself unconscious so I can’t move, right?’

“…Ugh!”

With that thought, I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to slam my forehead against the desk.

-Oh no no no, that won’t do. Aisha. Stay alert and stand up straight.

At his sly command, my head snapped back up.

Ah, that doesn’t work either.

Just as I was despairing—

“Aisha!”

The jewelry store door burst open with a familiar voice.

Disheveled black hair from running urgently. Rough breathing. And red eyes desperately searching for me.

It was Callipus.

“…Father?”

I felt like my heart had stopped. Father shouldn’t be coming here right now.

“Aisha. You…”

But contrary to my wishes, Father embraced me as soon as he saw me.

“Were you kidnapped, or in some kind of danger? Why did you disappear?”

Following his rambling questions, warm palms touched both my cheeks.

After checking my face once, he realized I was in better condition than expected and looked puzzled.

“…Nothing dangerous happened?”

I couldn’t even answer.

To think Father’s embrace could be this frightening.

“Aisha?”

Callipus asked again, but I pressed my lips together so tightly that my chin would have walnut marks.

‘I absolutely can’t speak. If I open my mouth, who knows what might happen.’

“Aisha. If you’re okay… No. I won’t ask now. Let’s return to a safe place first.”

Father. Just go back alone.

Please run away.

That’s when it happened.

-Tell him you snuck out because you wanted to look at jewelry. While smiling.

As that death sentence-like command dropped into my head—

“J-jewelry…”

“What?”

“I snuck out because I wanted to look at jewelry.”

Despite putting maximum force into my jaw, my mouth corners trembled upward due to the black magic.

“…Jewelry? Suddenly?”

Callipus swallowed as if bewildered.

He looked around and sighed as if he understood. Callipus seemed to finally realize this was a jewelry store.

“When you were at the ducal palace, you didn’t seem interested at all. Were you interested in jewelry?”

-Yes.

Father, please.

“Yes.”

At my answer, Callipus’s gaze narrowed. He sighed again.

“Aisha. Did you or did you not promise Father something?”

-I’m sorry. But since we’re already here, can’t we look around together?

“I’m sorry. But since we’re already here, can’t we look around together?”

We can’t look around. Just leave, Father.

“…Sigh. Fine. Well, since we’ve come this far… But when you return to the ducal palace, you’re grounded for a month.”

-I wonder if we’ll actually make it back to the ducal palace? Hahaha! Oh, Aisha. This is just me talking to myself, so you don’t need to say it.

“…”

The Pose Duke’s sharp mockery felt like needles piercing my entire body.

Callipus took my hand and stood up.

He seemed slightly angry, but rather than scolding me further, he appeared to feel responsible for not knowing what I liked until now.

“Where shall we look? Isn’t there a clerk here?”

-Oh. Now it begins. Tell him to go to the second floor. Let’s enter the VIP room.

It seemed absolutely impossible, but my mouth opened on its own.

“How about going to the VIP room on the second floor?”

No. Father, please refuse.

“VIP room? Let’s go see it, sure.”

Only then did I realize Callipus’s weakness.

“But from now on, if there’s something you like, don’t look at it secretly—make sure to tell Father.”

He was too soft on his family.

“If I had known you liked jewelry earlier, I would have bought you a jewelry store or a mine.”

Soft, too soft.

-Aisha. If you don’t answer, it’ll look strange. Come on, you should say “Thank you, Father.”

“…Thank you, Father.”

‘I’m sorry, Father.’

As I muttered with my gaze lowered, Callipus chuckled as if he couldn’t help it and roughly ruffled my hair.

‘I’m sorry for being such a daughter.’

Just as Callipus was about to open the door handle to the VIP room.

“If you understand, then please listen to Father from now on…”

Thunk.

A heavy sound of something sharp piercing flesh was heard. Father’s large hand holding mine stiffened like stone.

“…”

Blood trickled down from Callipus’s mouth as he was stabbed straight through the stomach.

But the reason Father’s eyes widened.

The reason his mouth, which had become quite accustomed to such wounds from monster subjugation, slowly fell open.

“Hello.”

It was because Ariena, who had indifferently pulled out the dagger that stabbed his stomach, stood before him without even smiling.

“…”

Callipus seemed like a person whose time had stopped alone.

Clutching his stomach, still trying to protect me by pushing me back. Taking a few steps backward.

He looked at his long-lost wife with eyes that couldn’t believe it.

“I really gave birth to a wonderful daughter, didn’t I? To complete her mission so splendidly.”

Then Ariena spoke. With a voice clearly tinged with mockery.

“You really are a father after all. That child you adopted, she’s our daughter. You recognized your real daughter well.”

Callipus, shaken by those words, lowered his gaze and looked down at me once.

I still couldn’t say anything at all.

“Both mother and daughter were spies. Your life really is tragic, Callipus. It was just because of the mission, there were no bad feelings.”

As if he couldn’t believe it. And as if he was confused.

Thud.

“Kh, khup. Ariena…”

Callipus fell to his knees.

He looked more bewildered than in pain.

“…”

But Callipus was quick to grasp the situation.

His spy daughter who had suddenly disappeared and then said she came to look at jewelry, his wife who appeared after 5 years and suddenly stabbed him, who was actually a spy.

He closed his eyelids for a moment and gave a bitter smile.

“…Why did you change like this.”

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