The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 106

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Episode 106

Chapter 18 The Great Purification Mage’s… Appearance?

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The Purification Mage was a young man in his early twenties with brown hair and deep bronze eyes.

People were bustling and gathering around him.

‘Bad scammer! If Cookie were here right now, she’d be even angrier than me!’

But Cookie wasn’t there.

Airi clenched her fists alone and ran forward with determination.

But right then, someone stopped Airi.

“Whoa, wait a minute.”

At the familiar voice, Airi turned her sparkling gaze in that direction.

“Gasp, Uncle Elder!”

There were so many watching eyes around that she couldn’t say what she wanted to say.

But Declan shrugged his shoulders as if he could guess everything Airi wanted to say.

“Ah, yes. Yes. I hear the great Purification Mage is over there? A lot of people from the envoy came because of his return and the feast.”

Even Elder, who knew Airi was the Purification Mage, was going along with it!

Just as resentment began to well up in her pale purple eyes, Declan grinned.

“But doesn’t that Purification Mage look like someone if you look closely? They say his name is ‘Kuken Kirkugi.’ Doesn’t anyone come to mind?”

At his casually mentioned words, Airi tilted her head.

‘I don’t know!’

…Kuken Kirkugi?

Somehow that name sounds really, really familiar…?

She didn’t know what it was, but she could tell Elder was plotting something!

Then, Declan grinned.

“Yeah, that person is incredibly capable.”

“Huh, what do you mean.”

“The ability to [steal] other people’s abilities and [give them to his master].”

Airi clenched her fists.

‘So that’s how he stole my ability!’

…But what’s this about giving it to his master? Airi isn’t Kuken’s master.

Airi tilted her head with a puzzled expression.

Then Declan held up only his thumb and pinky finger and waved them toward the air.

“So just watch quietly for exactly one day.”

Airi looked at Declan.

Though she hadn’t been with Elder for very, very long, Airi trusted Elder a little.

‘Elder doesn’t lie like Father from my previous life.’

Because when he said he’d play with her, he actually did.

He’ll even go to the amusement park with her!

So Airi made the same hand gesture as Declan and raised it up with all her might.

“Promise!”

Though they couldn’t touch hands yet, that’s how their own promise sign was created.

Declan chuckled briefly.

“I’m looking forward to it.”

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Meanwhile, at the ‘place that creates artificial magi,’ the Southern Sanctuary.

The atmosphere inside the sanctuary was secretive and damp.

It was because of the thick humidity flowing from who knows where.

After discarding the useless card called Count Iaros.

The atmosphere wasn’t bad even when they spread magi to the Northern Region.

No, it was actually good.

However, with the appearance of Purification Mage ‘Kuken Kirkugi,’ the entire situation was reversed.

“What about Belorus?”

“He’s in critical condition, they say.”

He clicked his tongue once and said.

“No need for disposal then.”

If he’s in critical condition, he won’t be able to speak anyway.

Even if he survives, there’s nothing that guy could do either.

“What’s important is Purification Mage Kuken who’s become our obstacle.”

“We intend to test his abilities.”

“Test? How?”

“Those whom Cardinal’s Office urgently dispatched to the East are moving to assess Kuken.”

“Does he have any other abilities besides being a regular Purification Mage?”

“For now, that’s what he’s known as.”

Cardinal Milron’s lips twisted slightly.

The time had come to bring out the elite chess pieces to be used for ‘That Person.’

“Send ability users who will hide their identities and infiltrate. We need to confirm whether he’s real and check his abilities.”

“Yes, I’ll send scouts.”

For a moment, Milron’s lips twisted.

“…Let’s send infected ones along as well, to celebrate the great Purification Mage’s spectacular debut.”

“Infected ones?”

“Yes, since he tried to block our path, it would be courteous to ruin things that much, wouldn’t it?”

At the mention of infected ones, the subordinate who had been looking at the cardinal suddenly raised his head.

The days of waiting silently in the darkness were over.

The time had finally come to truly announce themselves to the world.

“By your command.”

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The great Purification Mage Kuken Kirkugi, who saved the Northern and Eastern Regions and even brought back ‘Berry.’

The great one had finally revealed himself at the Jackvell Duchy Castle in the East.

To meet him, the Imperial Palace, the Papacy, and even the Southern Nobles each dispatched their retainers.

Countless people gathered at the Central Tower in the East where Kuken was staying.

The center of the tower.

Even when seated at the largest table in the Eastern Castle, Kuken remained expressionless.

Countless flatterers clung around him.

“Thanks to Kuken, peace has come.”

“Ah, Kuken. We truly thank you.”

“Moreover, we heard rumors that you even rescued the ‘real’ Berry.”

But Kuken still maintained a calm expression.

Seeing his appearance without a single emotional change, countless people murmured quietly.

“Great Purification Mages like Kuken don’t waste emotions on mere humans.”

“I heard that soon the Papacy and even Emperor will send envoys to meet Kuken? People like us are nothing…”

Even while hearing their voices, Kuken maintained his indifferent expression.

But suddenly, Kuken’s deep bronze eyes flashed.

It was the moment when the Northern Envoys appeared along with the servants bringing appetizers.

Kuken’s flashing gaze reached a certain little child.

That child was none other than Airi.

Airi had finished her conversation with Elder and obediently followed the servant to eat.

She was thinking of finding Cookie somehow.

But at the dining place, instead of Cookie, there was a scammer impersonating her!

Airi stamped her feet and sat at the edge of the table.

‘Scammer! I’m going to expose your identity!’

First, let’s find Cookie!

Just then, a delicious smell wafted to Airi’s nose.

It was turkey meat that Grandmother used to roast for her often!

‘If I want to find Cookie, I need to eat delicious food to my heart’s content!’

Airi was burying her head in the bowl of meat and eating enthusiastically enough to make Grandmother proud.

Suddenly, Airi’s eyes caught sight of people in pure white clothes appearing beyond the door.

Airi rolled her eyes around.

‘Those people, I can see black mist around them!’

But Kuken looked calm. Just as Airi clenched her fist at his typical fraudster behavior.

The fraudster looked at them with a suspicious expression.

“Where did you come from? How dare you try to detect me.”

“I don’t know what you mean.”

“You just used detection abilities on me. Did you think I wouldn’t notice?”

Then she could see the adult in white clothes flinch.

“You must be mistaken. I was merely trying to offer you holy water.”

“Ah, holy water.”

A standoff between the fraudster and the suspicious adult!

Airi rolled her eyes as she watched the situation unfold.

‘But that fraudster looks really relaxed!’

The crowd suddenly stirred.

Airi caught sight of Kuken showing his front teeth in a slight smile.

At that moment, Airi was flustered in a completely different way from everyone else.

‘That fraudster! His front teeth are the color of white chocolate!’

Moreover, white light flickered faintly in his hands.

Airi knew what people who thought Kuken was a Purification Mage would say about that light.

But…

‘Can no one else see that light? What’s going on?’

Just as Airi looked around with a puzzled expression.

Kuken Kirkugi’s chocolate-colored eyes flashed.

Right after that, the Man in Black Mist standing in front of Kuken frowned.

‘Huh? The black mist seems to have gotten a bit darker?’

Airi was watching with a puzzled expression.

Kuken slowly raised his hand.

She thought he was going to perform purification, but it wasn’t that at all.

It looked like he was drawing strange runic characters in the air.

But it seemed like no one except Airi could see the runic characters Kuken was drawing.

It just looked like Kuken was waving his hand around in the air.

Perhaps that’s why the atmosphere became wildly agitated.

“Why isn’t Lord Kuken performing purification…”

“The, the magi seems to be spreading instead, doesn’t it?”

Countless people panicked. Some even backed away from the table and hurriedly stood up.

If it were the old Airi, she would have pointed fingers saying ‘Kuken, what a fraudster!’

But the current Airi had no time to worry about the fraudster named Kuken.

‘Wh, what is this?’

Certainly, when looking at people consumed by magi, she could feel light or dense mist around them.

But now it was different.

Now in Airi’s eyes, the specific area contaminated by magi, the ‘dantian’, appeared blue.

‘That person’s mist looks like a sacred blue cloud!’

As if the mist alone was revealing ‘the true nature of magi’.

Airi opened her eyes wide.

What’s this, it’s strange!

‘Did I suddenly evolve my abilities?’

…And while watching a fraudster and eating meat enthusiastically at that?!

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