The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 101

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Episode 101

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It was afternoon.

Jackvell Marquess had engaged in countless discussions about the existence of the ‘Purification Mage’ who had suddenly appeared in the East.

He returned to his study with an expression filled with both fatigue and doubt.

“What’s the matter? I don’t know anything about Purification Mages either.”

Waiting for him there was Declan.

Declan handed the 【Paternity Test Kit】 to Jackvell Marquess and said.

“Never mind the Purification Mages. This is about the paternity test. Breathe into this.”

Jackvell Marquess’s expression turned puzzled at his rather confident attitude.

“I already completed the paternity test with Berry.”

“Yes, I’m sure you did.”

Jackvell Marquess instantly read his intention from Declan’s expression.

“Don’t tell me you think my son Berry is fake?”

“That’s right, why?”

The possibility that the current ‘Berry’ might not be his son.

He had unconsciously recognized that possibility.

The current Berry was too different from what he had imagined.

But why was Declan being so confident about this?

Suddenly, several possibilities flashed through Jackvell Marquess’s mind.

For example, that his real ‘biological’ child had appeared, or something like that.

“It seems you have some suspicions.”

“Suspicions. Well, that might be possible. Anyway.”

Declan’s silent urging.

Jackvell Marquess, who was normal except for occasional lapses in judgment, nodded his head.

“Yes, I understand.”

He obediently breathed into the 【Paternity Test Kit】.

At most, one hour.

One hour until the Eastern Marquisate arrived to prove the kit’s performance.

If they just waited that long, all the truth would be revealed.

But there was just one thing.

Something that bothered him.

Then what about Belarusian Count who brought ‘Prince Berry’?

Jackvell Marquess was no fool.

But then why had he believed Belarusian Count without a shred of doubt?

So Declan handed the 【Paternity Test Kit】 to Airi, then returned to Jackvell Marquess again.

“What is it this time? Are the kit results out?”

“No. Your younger brother, Belarusian Count, said he did a paternity test, right?”

“Yes, that’s correct. That’s how he found my son. No, that’s what I believed.”

“Why do you trust Belarusian Count so much?”

“What reason would there be? He’s my blood relative and my younger brother.”

“But anyone could see he was suspicious. That paternity test kit he used didn’t look reliable either.”

Declan asked, resting his chin on his hand.

“There’s a secret your family is hiding, isn’t there?”

“That’s…”

“The reason you absolutely trust Belarusian Count.”

“…”

“The reason the Previous Marquess suspected Prince Berry yet had to catch that child while handing over the 【Magi Map】 to my daughter.”

His face flushed at Declan’s relentless words.

“It seems you’ve guessed everything.”

“To some extent.”

“The reason my father and I trust Belarusian Count is because that child absolutely cannot tell lies.”

“What?”

“That’s how our family works. When one person is born with powerful abilities, another person bearing the family name takes on the side effects.”

“Ah…”

“Thanks to me gaining powerful abilities, that child ended up with side effects. Fortunately, they’re not major side effects, but I felt indebted to him.”

“So.”

“Everything Belorus says is the truth. Because he’s a child born with such side effects.”

“…”

“That’s why I trust him. Because Belorus’s words cannot be lies.”

But there was one premise Jackvell Marquess overlooked.

No matter how much he only spoke the truth…

What if he brainwashed even himself to believe lies as truth?

The conversation with Belarusian Count suddenly swirled complexly through Declan’s mind.

“You’re quite the type to control yourself, aren’t you?”

“Ah, excuse me?”

“The spell technique.”

“Ah, that’s right.”

The content of the spell technique Declan had seen was simple.

‘Self-brainwashing’.

If Belarusian Count was crazy enough to brainwash himself.

Declan felt a chill run down his spine.

“Where did Belarusian Count say he brought the current Prince Berry from?”

“I understand it was from the land of Magi.”

Then…

“Prince Berry might be in danger.”

Of course, after hearing Airi’s words, he had taken certain measures regarding the current Berry, who was presumed to be a ‘fake prince’.

But if he was this kind of crazy bastard…

Declan stood up.

“Where is Prince Berry right now?”

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Meanwhile, after rumors about the Purification Mage spread.

Belarusian Count frantically drank stabilizing potions due to his surging anxiety.

But even self-directed brainwashing had its limits.

Before he knew it, the brainwashing was unraveling due to his anxiety.

In place of the dissolved brainwashing that ‘he had rescued Prince Berry, and his forest was merely the result of ordinary research’.

What remained was, ironically, reason and madness.

‘I need to shut down the forest first. If all of this gets discovered, it’s over!’

At the edge of the forest.

There was the one who had given him the ‘black magi’ that made him powerful.

The one who had given him the ‘Prince Berry’ who was here.

And…

There was ‘Heaven’ in that place.

Belarusian Count glared at Berry, who was sleeping with his eyes closed in his arms.

The small, tiny, fragile little boy had just woken up and was rubbing his eyes.

“Um, Uncle, where are we going?”

“We’re going to the forest, little one.”

He said in a seemingly affectionate manner while stroking Berry’s red hair.

“You don’t need to take medicine anymore.”

“What?”

Now the mouth of Belarusian Count, who could only speak the truth, opened.

“We will become part of the forest…”

Berry’s expression changed to confusion. But it didn’t matter if this little kid whined.

‘That Person has arranged everything.’

So they were simply departing for that world that was like heaven.

“Do you understand, child? I am bestowing grace upon you.”

His uncle, Belarusian Count, who had always called him ‘Berry’.

But now he was calling him not by name but ‘child’.

Berry found this fact strange, but soon tilted his head in puzzlement.

They slowly stepped into the moss-covered forest.

And took steps toward the end of the forest, toward heaven.

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Airi took the 【Paternity Test Kit】 from Declan’s hand.

Now all that remained was to put Karhen’s breath into it.

But lastly, Airi had something to say.

“You know, Karhen.”

“Yes.”

“What do you think it would be like to have family?”

“…I’ve never thought about it.”

“What if, just what if. What if I found family for you?”

“…”

Airi wanted to give Karhen a choice.

Airi also had family that wasn’t really family.

The parents from her previous life who had abandoned her to Grandmother.

But she thought she would hate it if someone told her to live with her parents from her previous life just because they were family.

‘Living with Elder and Grandmother is much better!’

Then, Karhen spoke.

“…If I had family, would I be able to stand more confidently as a ‘protector’ beside you, Lady Airi?”

“Either way is fine!”

“If it’s family with status… that would be good.”

Perhaps Karhen disliked his own status.

So Airi stretched out her hand toward Karhen with a whoosh.

“I don’t care what your status is, Karhen, but let’s go!”

“Yes?”

“It’s time to pass the final gateway to rescue your family!”

Airi watched as Karhen put his breath into the 【Paternity Test Kit】.

And…

Both people’s breath had touched the kit.

Now only one thing remained.

For Airi to put her purification power into the kit.

At that moment, Cookie sent a telepathic message.

[The status window’s special ability! The ability to put 5-star level power into a specific being!]

Airi squeezed her eyes shut. Then she put her ‘5-star purification power’ into the kit.

With sparkling sounds, the paternity results finally appeared in the middle.

[Paternity Test Kit]

[Yes / No]

Airi didn’t really know what [Yes] and [No] meant.

But according to the Eastern Marquisate, if paternity was confirmed, bold letters would be carved in ‘Yes’.

And, finally.

Airi, Cookie, and Karhen’s gazes all focused on the center of the kit.

Beep, beep beep.

With very small sounds, the kit creaked and sparkled…

[Yes / No]

Karhen was Jackvell Marquess’s son.

At that moment, Karhen asked.

“…Who are my parents?”

His blue eyes were shaking.

Airi thought of someone who resembled those blue eyes, Jackvell Marquess.

Then she gripped the 【Paternity Test Kit】 tightly in her hand and said to Karhen.

“Let’s go see them, your parents.”

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