The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 112

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Episode 112

Airi and Serafin held hands tightly.

Then they hurriedly followed the skeleton.

The skeleton moved while glancing at them, as if guiding them along the path.

“Shorty, when are we going to attack?”

Serafin whispered quietly. Airi said to Serafin.

“Let’s follow it for now!”

After walking more than a hundred steps with such wide strides.

Airi and Serafin couldn’t believe their eyes.

Dozens of skeleton legions were occupying the middle of the wasteland!

“Huh, huk.”

Serafin gripped the small dagger in his pocket tightly.

“Shorty, I’ll protect you!”

Then the skeleton that had guided them muttered something.

“Guh, guhhhh, guhhhhh-“

But they couldn’t understand what it was saying at all.

The skeleton legion gathered in a circle as if they were about to perform a ritual.

And then…

Thump!

Thump!

Thoom!

They began stomping their feet noisily.

As if trying to summon something.

Airi narrowed her eyes and carefully observed them.

Gyeonghye Taekwondo Dojo Rule Article 10!

‘When someone is about to cause trouble, observe the situation and call an adult. If a small child tries to intervene, it could lead to bigger accidents.’

…According to this, Airi had to be cautious.

Serafin glanced at Airi as if waiting for her decision.

But that was the moment.

In the middle of the wasteland surrounded by the skeleton group, flowers suddenly bloomed and withered, then bloomed and withered repeatedly.

“Huh?”

“What exactly are they trying to do?”

The skeletons seemed to want to make those flowers bloom.

The skeleton with a cracked arm from Serafin’s attack went to the center, carefully held the flower, and placed it on the ground.

That was the end.

Then, Serafin gritted his teeth and muttered.

“See that skull in the middle? The one holding the flower!”

“Yeah!”

“It suddenly has my mother’s keepsake around its neck!”

“Gasp. Wh, what?”

“Whatever it is, I, I have to get it back!”

Serafin was so angry that veins bulged on his neck.

Airi also nodded.

Since they’d come this far, there was only one way.

Airi carefully stepped forward with her round foot.

[You’re going with a frontal assault?!]

That’s right.

Airi, five years old.

She doesn’t know what a frontal assault is!

But she was planning to show those rude skeleton bastards who stole someone’s keepsake a good kick.

Then Serafin said.

“Shorty. I’m stronger and more powerful, so I’ll protect you!”

“Huh? But I’m the hero and the leader!”

Serafin, who was looking doubtfully at the round foot about to go straight forward and Airi’s protruding belly, scratched the back of his neck.

“B, but.”

While the two kids were arguing back and forth, the skeletons moved.

They seemed to be performing some kind of ritual.

The skeletons, who had approached Serafin closely enough to injure him, didn’t attack Airi who had only taken one step.

Rather, it felt like they were carefully avoiding Airi, like darkness avoiding light.

“Hello there, skeleton friends.”

The opponents were ‘scary’ skeletons, but Airi was a polite child.

Airi extended her hand toward them.

“What’s going on?”

The skeleton group didn’t move.

Airi was certain that the skeleton group had seen her.

But they remained silent.

They just looked at Airi with expressions that seemed somehow pitiful and showed no intention of attacking.

Airi bowed to them first in greeting.

Then the skeleton approached Airi without hesitation but didn’t attack. It just extended its hand toward Airi.

“…God… Lord…”

The small voice seemed to whisper directly into her ear.

Airi whispered to them.

“That thing around your neck is stolen. Please return it.”

But the skeletons just watched quietly as if they couldn’t understand Airi’s words.

Only then could Airi detect the magi faintly surrounding them.

‘Should I try purifying them?’

But the opponents were demons.

‘What happens when you purify demons?’

Demons are troublemakers, no, magi-bundles, so wouldn’t they become very very weak? Then she might be able to take the keepsake in that gap.

Airi took a step forward.

“If you don’t return it, I have my ways too.”

The knights who had been lying in ambush behind them tried to move toward Airi, who was about to advance without any weapons.

She felt clear killing intent from behind.

They were trying to kill the skeletons.

Airi was about to say ‘I’m fine, I’m trying to purify them!’ but stopped.

‘Oh right, I’m hiding my power!’

She couldn’t let them find out.

Serafin, who had been glancing at Airi as she pondered, said confidently.

“Captain, you’re going to those guys, right? You may be a shorty, but I believe in you! So, I’ll lure the knights away while you do what you want to do!”

Airi looked at Serafin. What was contained in those eyes was clear faith.

“I’m a trouble specialist after all, right?”

Cookie said.

[That’s not exactly something to be proud of…?]

‘But you’re very reliable, Serafin!’

Airi nodded vigorously.

Then she entrusted her back to Serafin and moved toward the skeletons.

Serafin shouted something to the knights, and the skeletons instantly trapped Airi inside the circle they had made.

But she wasn’t scared.

Airi bravely unleashed her purification power.

The magi that had filled their surroundings slowly began to disappear.

But….

There was no change at all.

The skeleton was not purified.

But right at that moment.

Then came a cracking sound followed by breaking noises.

And then the skeletons disappeared one by one.

‘The purification ring isn’t moving. So they didn’t disappear because they were purified.’

A single flower and mother’s keepsake fell to the ground with a thud.

As Airi picked up the keepsake, she heard small whispers in her ear.

“Please…. Find….”

“Search…come…. Wait….”

Airi was busy picking up the keepsake, but she could clearly hear their voices.

‘I don’t understand what they’re saying, but!’

What were they trying to convey as they moved?

But aside from Airi, no one else seemed curious about where the skeletons had gone.

After picking up the keepsake and flower, Cookie spoke excitedly.

[Wow! Look at our status window! Those guys were a goldmine!]

[‘World’s Strongest Warrior’ Airi’s Purification Power Status Window!]

3-Star: Light ‘Shield’

▣▣▣▣▣

[Calculating…(6/10)]

One ability that was ‘calculating’ had increased.

Airi scanned the spots where the skeletons had disappeared with her eyes.

Since she could also raise her abilities, she absolutely had to check where those skeletons went.

And she should also investigate why those guys had this keepsake.

‘Let’s go find Elder and ask him!’

Just as Airi turned around with firm determination.

Serafin said with a bright smile.

“The skeletons are gone and we found the keepsake. So now all that’s left is to enjoy the market!”

No, something feels unsettling!

“Since we already ate dragon skewers! Should I buy you lots and lots of cute rings? Huh?”

“Huh. Huk.”

“Rabbit rings. Heart-shaped ba, rings are also trendy in Southern Region social circles these days, my Academy friends said so? Ahem, ahem.”

Rabbit-shaped rings are only worn by children but….

Maybe she wanted one just a tiny, tiny bit!

“It’s absolutely not because I wanted to get close to you that I asked my friends about Southern Region social circles!”

Serafin, you talk way too much!

* * *

Bang, bang.

After excitedly shopping for rings.

Even when they returned to Ortejo Castle, fireworks were still bursting in the sky.

Airi and Serafin entered Declan’s office.

It was to ask about Olivia’s keepsake.

“Father! So, so, the Tiny Warrior found Mother’s… keep, keepsake!”

“Elder!”

“What.”

Declan thought.

It was about time he got used to being called Elder. He was detached.

“That, the lady who is Elder’s wife, the lady Elder. Hmm, hmm. Should I say Mother?”

…Mother is a bit difficult?

“Fine, call me whatever you want, whatever. So…. Olivia, why.”

“What secret does this keepsake have? And why did the skeletons have it! Is it a very, very important sword?”

“….”

Declan’s expression darkened slightly as he examined the keepsake.

It was just for an instant, but Airi realized that he found it very painful to recall the past.

‘Elder shouldn’t be in pain….’

Somehow her heart also became very, very painful.

It felt like someone was poking her with a needle, poke, poke.

And at that moment, Airi suddenly thought of a way to learn about ‘Mother’s’ past without Elder having to speak.

She had learned about their past exactly once before, hadn’t she!

By touching Elder’s hand and learning the past through ‘magi purification side effects’!

Airi didn’t understand the exact mechanism like a child would.

But she understood that she could learn the past by touching Elder.

‘If I touch Elder’s hand, I’ll hurt a lot, right?’

But seeing Elder in pain felt even more painful.

As Airi bravely reached out her hand, Declan muttered.

“What now, what trouble are you trying to cause.”

Elder was currently very sensitive.

‘But there’s a way to touch Elder when he’s in a sensitive state!’

A gift offensive!

Airi glanced around and soon thought of the small ring she bought at the market.

“Um, Elder.”

“Huh?”

“May I put a very cool heart-shaped ring with wings on Elder’s hand?”

At that moment.

A ring suitable for a 5-year-old child peeked out from Airi’s pocket.

It was the heart wing ring she bought at the night market today.

With this, even Elder would have to drool!

“Isn’t it very, very cool?”

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