The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 146

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Episode 146

“What? Why would you disappear!”

Serafin stomped her foot in protest. Then Airi smiled brightly and said.

“I’m just saying what if! What if I disappear…”

At that moment, Berry tightly grasped Airi’s hand.

“…Are you leaving?”

Airi firmly took both of their hands one by one and said.

“Even if I leave, I’ll come back! So promise me.”

Serafin, overwhelmed by Airi’s intensity, muttered quietly.

“So… what, what exactly should I promise.”

“Seraphine has to become a really strong warrior. You have to punish all the demons that bully Seraphine, and be kind to people. Berry, please use your distortion ability really, really hard! That way you can defeat all the bad demons!”

“…”

“…”

According to the book’s contents, even while Airi was away in the Papal States, Ortejo Castle was constantly attacked by demons.

She didn’t want the two of them to get hurt because of those bad demons.

At that moment, Cookie, nestled in Airi’s arms, muttered.

[This is really tear-inducing friendship. Or is it love…]

Airi looked at the silent Serafin and Berry, urging for an answer.

“Right? You’ll become strong, won’t you?”

Serafin now had an expression that showed she realized there was always a reason when Airi spoke so seriously.

“I, I thought I would become the one to protect you!”

“Me too.”

“But you, why…”

Airi smiled softly as if to lighten the mood.

“Yes! But you absolutely must not overdo it!”

She made a pinky promise with both of them!

Airi nodded with a beaming smile.

She had secured two ‘protectors’ of the world from demons.

And…

‘If the two of them become stronger, it’ll be safer.’

Just as she was looking at them both with such a cheerful smile.

Bang!

Crash!

Along with an ear-splitting loud roar, huge screams echoed from outside the castle.

“Wh, what! Berry, Airi! Get down quickly!”

It was when all three of them dropped to the floor at the same time.

When had the door been opened?

“Young masters! You must take cover! Su, suddenly there’s a demon in the middle of the castle…!”

“Wh, what are you saying! Demons can’t invade the castle!”

“Th, that’s what I mean…!”

“Kyaaaah!”

Along with someone’s loud scream, the door collapsed with a noisy crash.

The panicked maid quickly blocked the path in front of the three.

“Damn! While everyone was out on expedition outside the castle, to, to invade inside the castle.”

“Grrrrrrr…”

Airi, who had been lying flat on the floor, slowly raised her gaze.

What she saw there was…

“…A demon?”

It was a snake demon.

The bright yellow eyes of the monster that had suddenly attacked all the way to Ortejo Castle’s corridor turned toward Airi.

And…

“Lady Airi! Take cover! I’ll handle this!”

Even though the maid was holding a sword, the snake demon clearly targeted only Airi.

As the snake’s flickering tongue moved.

The maid’s dagger quickly slashed through the air.

True to being a maid of Ortejo Castle, she swung her sword with muscular, solid arms and stabbed the snake’s eye.

However…

“Kraaaah!”

The snake’s tail struck the floor and then lashed the maid’s body like a whip.

“Ahhh!”

The maid collapsed to the floor as if crumbling.

There was no movement at all.

Airi’s eyes widened.

It was exactly…

Like seeing the death of the soldier she had witnessed not long ago.

Seeing Airi’s hands trembling, Cookie urgently said.

[Airi. Snap out of it! You need to try hard to purify the magi!]

Right, she needed to snap out of it.

Airi barely managed to breathe while clenching her trembling fists tightly.

As the thick magi surrounding Airi gradually subsided, Airi’s gaze turned toward the snake.

And on that monster’s forehead was…

“Airi, you can’t look at the monster’s eyes!”

Serafin quickly covered Airi’s eyes, and Berry, who had gotten up, clenched her fists.

“The snake’s breath contains poison. Everyone, please be careful…!”

And Berry stepped forward in place of the fallen servant.

Berry’s clumsy distortion ability manifested.

The snake’s body twisted slightly.

However.

Hisssss…

Even with fatal injuries to its eyes, the snake’s movements were still sharp and ferocious.

“Huh, huk!”

The moment the snake opened its mouth and sank its fangs into Berry’s arm, Berry’s complexion turned pale blue.

“Berry! N, no!”

Airi tightly grasped Serafin’s hand.

Then she tried to rush out quickly to protect Berry, but…

Berry’s expression wasn’t filled with pain.

“Cough, cough… I, I’m… fine.”

Even while spitting blood from her mouth, she continued manifesting her distortion ability.

Serafin threw a punch toward the snake.

But it wasn’t enough.

The snake’s body was gradually crawling toward Airi.

An attitude filled with murderous intent as if to kill.

But even facing her own death, Airi’s vision went dark from something else.

Perhaps the maid might be dead.

Berry is in pain…

Airi barely managed to breathe while grasping Berry’s hand.

Then she tried hard to purify.

Even so, tears gradually came, making her eyes keep getting wet.

‘I should have left for the Papal States quickly.’

What was so important about being stubborn with Father.

Even though I’m already a whole nine years old, practically an adult.

I got too greedy because I love playing with Father so, so much…

It was when Airi was barely managing to turn the ring of purification while tightly holding Berry’s hand.

CRASH!

A loud noise like a bomb exploding rang out from near the corridor.

And a few seconds later.

“Airi! Serafin! Berry!”

Declan appeared.

Just like a hero protecting the children.

Airi barely managed to fix her gaze in that direction and muttered.

“Father…”

“Close your eyes.”

Declan’s sword sliced through the giant demon’s belly.

The snake demon collapsed helplessly to the floor.

Its skin gradually disappeared and the demon’s magi was absorbed near Airi.

Declan looked around at the children and muttered.

“I didn’t expect the castle’s barrier to be breached. Sorry. You were all scared, weren’t you.”

Berry seemed to finally feel relieved as he closed and opened his eyes.

“Thank goodness.”

“Berry, you are… The venomous fangs…”

Then, Declan spoke up.

“Fortunately, there’s healing medicine. Let’s hurry to the infirmary. Raspen, bring the children.”

After giving instructions to Raspen who had rushed over, Declan scooped Berry up.

While being carried to the infirmary in his arms, Berry watched Raspen taking care of Airi and Serafin.

‘Still, it’s fortunate. That it’s over…’

Even as his eyes slowly closed due to the poison, Berry thought.

He had definitely promised to become a protector.

But…

“I couldn’t protect her with my own hands.”

Even though he had given his all, he couldn’t protect Airi.

It was because his own strength was weak.

* * *

After several dozen minutes had passed.

It was Serafin who stayed by Berry’s side as he lay in the sickbed.

“I’m not here because I like you! It’s because I think Airi would want someone to stay by your side!”

Berry, who had been quietly looking at Serafin with bandages wrapped around his arm, spoke bluntly.

“Is Lady Airi doing well?”

“Yeah! She’s probably talking with our father right now? She was staying by your side the whole time until just now and stepped out for a moment!”

Then Berry smiled drowsily. Serafin looked at Berry as if finding it curious.

“You really like my little sister, don’t you?”

“Yes. But…”

“I, I still can’t give permission for you two! Got it?”

“…I’m still lacking. I wanted to become a protector.”

“Yeah.”

“I realized this time. I’m still too weak to stand beside Lady Airi…”

Berry sighed as he looked down at his arm that had been bitten by the venomous fangs.

Then, Serafin shook his head back and forth.

“Airi was really grateful to you! She was worrying about how to thank Berry when you woke up.”

“That can’t be…”

“You tried to protect Airi, so how could she not feel that way?”

“But I was useless…”

“Hearing you talk like that, it feels exactly like you in a way, but it’s also frustrating! Ugh!”

“…”

“You just need to work harder to become much stronger from now on!”

“Work hard to become stronger…”

At that moment, what echoed in Berry’s mind was the words Airi had said earlier.

“You’ll become strong, right?”

He had to become strong.

So he could protect Airi from demons.

Berry clenched his fists repeatedly.

“Right! It’s an operation to hunt down and torment those evil demon bastards!”

“Operation…!”

“Right! This body will also join that operation!”

Serafin and Berry clenched both fists tightly.

“Operation name! Protect Airi!”

The two children clasped hands together like shaking hands.

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