I Am the 5-Year-Old Spy Who Kidnapped the Villain - Chapter 87

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【Chapter 87】

“This is the first time such a thing has happened in the Croste Ducal Family, so I cannot guarantee anything either.”

“…”

Then, unfortunately, he answered as coldly as always.

My body froze in shock.

‘So if I interpret what Nox is saying now, it means I lost my abilities due to the absence of early education, right?’

Thud-

Feeling dejected, I collapsed right there.

“Please do not be discouraged. I will go to the library first and look for related books.”

Seeing me like that, Nox offered dry comfort.

But for someone offering comfort, he looked pleased. It seemed like he was happy to have something to research.

Then Callipus, who had been looking down at my collapsed form, supported Nox’s words.

“Do that. Aisha, Nox says he’ll look into it, so don’t be too disappointed. And even if you can’t manifest ice abilities, you’re still…”

“Are you trying to comfort me with the obvious words ‘you’re my child’?”

“…”

Father, who had briefly closed his mouth at my question, nodded.

“Yes.”

Sigh-

I let out a deep sigh.

That’s not the problem. It’s just, how should I put it. It feels like something that should have been mine was stolen from me.

“I’ll go inside now.”

“Ask Mai for some dessert. Eating something sweet might make you feel better.”

“Okay.”

Struggling to support my wobbly legs, I bowed to Father and left the reception room.

Step by step.

Walking down the corridor, I searched through my memories of the original story.

Wasn’t there any helpful information?

It was while I was deep in thought.

“Lady Aisha!”

Someone called out to me from the opposite direction and approached.

“Mai?”

While I was deeply thinking about the original story, the person who suddenly appeared before me was Mai.

For some reason, she was wearing outdoor clothes.

“I heard from Lord Nox. He said you had something a bit depressing happen?”

“Huh? Yes… that’s true, but…”

“Then shall we go out to the city with this Mai and visit a dessert shop?”

“Huh?”

Don’t tell me that outfit. Did she dress up because of me?

I became wide-eyed with surprise, but Mai, as if reading my thoughts, smiled calmly and explained.

“It’s also for a change of mood. And the people of the duchy would be very happy to see the Princess. Since news about the Princess was published in the newspaper, the residents of the duchy have been curious about you.”

Perk.

My ears automatically reacted to the words that they were curious about me.

But.

“…I have a problem I need to solve.”

I couldn’t keep playing when I hadn’t even found a way to use my abilities yet.

Becoming gloomy again, I pouted my innocent lips.

Then, looking puzzled for a moment, Mai bent her knees to meet my eye level and continued speaking calmly.

“Princess. Sometimes when there’s a difficult problem to solve, it’s good to clear your head completely. That way, the solution to the problem will come to mind.”

“Ooh… I-is that so…”

Ah. I shouldn’t be doing this…

“Yes. How about getting permission from His Grace and going right away?”

“Ooh…”

This isn’t the time to be playing…

That’s what I thought, but.

When I came to my senses, I was holding Mai’s hand and asking Father for permission.

And seeing my droopy expression, Mr. Callipus said.

“Since you’re going out anyway, feed her something until that shrunken face becomes plump again.”

He handed Mai a heavy pouch of gold coins and readily gave his permission.

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And so, a little while later.

Slurp-

“Ah! This is the taste!”

I opened my mouth wide with happiness after drinking warm cocoa through a straw.

Warm cocoa in the nose-tingling North. This is happiness, this is welfare!

“If you were going to enjoy yourself this much, why did you look so sad earlier?”

Mai, who wiped the corners of my mouth with a handkerchief, laughed heartily.

This place with Mai’s warm touch and cocoa was ‘Ferrero Rosha’, the most popular dessert shop in Croste Duke’s Territory.

This place, especially famous as an outdoor cafe where you could feel the cold northern air, was overflowing with people sitting outside drinking warm beverages.

I was drinking the rabbit cocoa, which was the number one popular dessert here.

As the sweet chocolate entered my mouth, my troubled heart felt like it was calming down a bit.

“Well, you see…”

I sat on the high chair, dangling my short legs while sipping cocoa.

And I whispered so only Mai could hear.

“It was revealed that I’m Father’s real daughter. But my ice abilities haven’t manifested yet.”

“Ah. Come to think of it, you must be an ability holder?”

Mai’s eyes widened.

As expected, she clearly hadn’t given it much thought either.

“It might manifest a little late, so how about waiting patiently? You’ve had big events recently too, so you should rest a bit.”

However, after seeming to think for a moment, she answered cheerfully.

Wait. Isn’t this a world setting where there’s chaos because there are no ability users?

Callipus, Nox, and even Mai. Why is everyone so nonchalant?

I even worried that when I said I was troubled about abilities not manifesting, they’d have to do paternity tests or something.

And now she’s telling me to rest and wait.

“I’ve been resting for a month though?”

“Resting more would be even better. Especially for someone the Princess’s age.”

Sip.

Mai, who elegantly drank her tea, smiled sweetly.

‘At my age, in my previous life I would have been old enough to go to English kindergarten…’

I’m anxious.

I raised my eyebrows and chewed my lips.

In my previous life and this life too. I was always overwhelmed by studies and spy training, never having rested even once.

Because if I stopped even a little, everyone would pass me by.

No matter how much I reached out to those ahead of me, the gap only widened by how much I had already missed.

Because I was afraid of that. Because I was anxious about being abandoned.

So I ran and ran again.

‘But people in this world aren’t like that. How should I put it, they seem generous toward children?’

Maybe it’s because there’s no concept of school or academies.

No wait. But Lucas and Kail are studying hard, so why am I the only one not being made to do anything?

And if I’ve been resting for a month, shouldn’t they be nagging me to do something by now?

It seems like they’re not generous toward children in general, but excessively generous toward me specifically.

“Hmm….”

Then I tilted my head the other way.

Or not? Is it stranger to tell a 5-year-old to study?

“Princess. What are you thinking about?”

“…That’s what I want to ask you….”

“Pardon?”

Complex random thoughts floated around in my head.

I let out a deep sigh and muttered.

“I should ask Brother Tess about such difficult problems….”

“…What brother?”

It was when I was saying nonsensical things.

Thud-

“Ah, no!”

The sound of someone falling roughly was heard along with a child’s scream. Because of that, the people sitting at the outdoor cafe got up one by one in surprise.

I also wondered what was happening and quickly stood up, turning my head toward where the sound came from.

“Princess. Please step back.”

A guard who had been waiting nearby came running and wrapped me behind him.

‘It was definitely a child’s scream, wasn’t it?’

Quickly.

Hidden behind the Guard in an instant, I watched the alley with only my head poking out.

The sound had come from the butcher shop located inside.

The butcher shop door burst open, and a man who appeared to be the owner shouted loudly.

“Guards! There’s a monster here, please take it away!”

“P-p-please don’t…. Our Bibi isn’t that kind of monster…!”

Behind him, a boy who had been swept out helplessly like fallen leaves grabbed the man’s ankle and cried.

‘…What?’

The boy looked to be about my age.

Matted brown hair that looked like it hadn’t been washed in a long time. A face covered in tears and short legs similar in length to mine, being dragged by the man.

“…Mai?”

“Yes. I’ll go take a look.”

Something about the situation was strange.

When I gave Mai a look, she seemed to have the same thought as me and left word with the Guard to take care of me before approaching that direction herself.

“Oh, Guard! Over here!”

But when the man saw Mai, he spotted us in the back and was delighted.

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