The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 187

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Episode 187

“What….”

Airi blinked her eyes.

In the seat facing Jackvell Marquess, she saw boys who had grown considerably taller.

Airi tilted her head inwardly at the appearance of strangers, then paused.

Though they were smiling brightly, they were definitely familiar faces.

The experimental subjects had come to find Airi.

“Hello, Lady Airi.”

“We thanked you last time….”

“We heard you were looking for us.”

Listening to the children raising their voices and speaking eagerly, Airi realized.

They were just like chattering larks.

Not experimental subjects, but like living people.

So Airi finally understood completely.

‘Because I saved those people, I was able to find a way to eliminate the Pope.’

Thanks to Airi saving people unconditionally.

So, thanks to becoming their light.

She was able to obtain the clue to save this world.

‘In the end, it might have meant that good hearts win.’

Yes, kindness might return in kind.

So, Airi smiled just as brightly.

“Yes, I was looking for the person who knows the Pope best.”

The 5-star achievement condition shown before achieving ‘Light of Salvation’.

So, that was….

‘It wasn’t simply a condition for achieving Light of Salvation.’

The Pope, who thought of experimental subjects only as tools, didn’t know.

The fact that the experimental subjects he raised would turn their backs on him.

That they could become the most dangerous card among what he possessed.

The future where they would become the most capable enemies targeting him.

“We heard the Pope infiltrated another human in spirit form.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Then, you must stab his heart precisely with a sword containing both divine power and purification power.”

“What happens then?”

“Then, only the evil spirit is destroyed, they said. …I heard it while being experimented on.”

Various testimonies crossed and connected.

Listening to their words continue, Airi thought calmly.

‘Perhaps the system knew these people would be helpful to me?’

So it told me to help them?

At that moment, a status window appeared before Airi’s eyes.

[The strongest hero Airi and the status window that ‘knew’!]

…You did know.

The system’s message answering her thoughts felt somewhat warm.

Airi took the very small sword Declan had brought.

“This is the sword, Airi.”

“….”

“A sword with both purification power and divine power, one only you can use.”

The righteous hero Airi, who had never once tried to harm anyone.

Now, she goes to aim for the evil spirit’s heart.

That was the only thing Airi could do.

“Now we just need to find Berry.”

Airi prayed earnestly in her heart.

Please, please.

May Berry be able to endure until then….

Just a little, just a little bit more, I hope you can wait.

I’m coming to see you now!

* * *

At the same time.

The tower of the high castle overlooking the Jarkvel Domain at a glance.

Berry sat alone on the tower’s roof.

A place where the wind fluttered.

His blue hair waved proudly.

Had it been barely a week since he learned an evil spirit had possessed him?

In that time, most of Berry’s consciousness had been devoured.

And after constantly running away, when he finally intuited that it wouldn’t be long before all his consciousness disappeared.

Berry realized.

With his own power, he could no longer control the evil spirit named Pope.

But….

He moved his feet lightly as if kicking playfully.

This too was something that resembled Airi’s habit.

Then, the evil spirit named Pope spoke to him.

[What are you thinking? Planning to commit suicide? Even if you die, I won’t die, you know?]

The Pope giggled wildly.

As soon as his words ended, Berry said calmly.

“But I can destroy the part of your trashy soul that’s clinging to me.”

If they were now most perfectly combined, he could sacrifice his life to stop the Pope.

Reading that thought, the Pope urgently muttered.

[Destroying your own life? No human would do that!]

No, he could.

Today, Berry planned to make a noble sacrifice that the Pope, who made greedy deals to live eternally, would never understand.

So….

It was really enjoyable.

That alone was enough.

The rest was something Declan and Airi would handle.

[Before that, I’ll just completely devour your body!]

Like being consumed by evil thoughts, his consciousness gradually grew dim.

Before he knew it, a panorama flashed through his mind.

The day the gatekeeper golem creaked and opened the door, Karhen’s, no, Berry’s life changed.

“Hello! I came to save you!”

The silver-haired little girl, Airi, who ran toward him with a bright smile.

“Does it hurt a lot…?”

When Airi, watching him hesitate, carefully took his hand.

“Let’s go together. I’ll save you.”

Feeling the touch of her soft but firm hand, he thought.

From the moment he held that hand, he might have loved her completely.

So, if there’s one wish….

‘I want to see you one last time.’

No.

I want to meet you.

At that moment, the wind blew.

In between, Berry seemed to meet someone’s eyes.

No, maybe not.

Perhaps the moment their eyes met was just an illusion.

Soon, the sound of the boy’s—no, Berry’s consciousness, now a young man, shattering into pieces could be heard.

* * *

Airi had definitely encountered Berry.

Getting hints from Jackvell Marquess, finding Berry had certainly been easy.

But….

“For a moment, our eyes met, but then he suddenly disappeared….”

She had definitely expected a confrontation with the Pope wearing Berry’s mask.

She hadn’t expected Berry to go missing.

Cookie was nearby, and she had brought Serafin too.

Somehow, just the fact that Berry had disappeared made Airi feel like she was left alone.

“Are you okay, Airi?”

“….”

“I’m trying to track where Berry went…. Damn it.”

Serafin looked at Airi with a worried expression.

And rightfully so, since this was practically the first time Berry had turned away from Airi.

It was understandable that Airi would be shocked.

But….

Airi slowly raised her head.

“You don’t think you can track him?”

“For now….”

Serafin watched Airi’s complexion with a worried expression.

However, contrary to his prediction that she would be crying in frustration, Airi smiled brightly.

“It’s okay.”

“Huh? The tracking…. You’re not going to do it?”

“No! Of course we have to track him!”

Airi pulled out a small notebook from her inner pocket.

On the notebook’s cover was written 【Berry’s Diary】.

“What do you think was my reason for telling Berry to write a diary?”

“Huh?”

At first, it was to check if Berry had become strange.

But when she became certain that the Pope was dwelling within Berry.

Airi decided to use the diary in reverse.

“It was to read Berry’s thoughts and the thought patterns of the Pope dwelling in Berry’s body.”

After speaking intelligently like a proper teenager, Airi looked down at the bottom line of the diary and grinned.

“So, I’m fine.”

I can find out where Berry is.

And if I believe in the Pope’s malice and Berry’s goodwill….

“Airi, when we track Berry and meet him again, he might be different from the Berry we knew.”

“That’s okay too.”

Even if Berry wasn’t the same Berry as before, Airi was fine with it.

Airi raised her sword upward and shouted in a low voice.

“As long as I can save Berry.”

And I’ll get back the Berry I know.

Definitely!

Airi swung her sword through the air.

Confident, purifying light sparkled and cut through the air.

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