The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 199

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Episode 199

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Meanwhile, Airi was in quite a busy state.

She was pattering her feet as she ran wildly through the corridor.

[Airi, you’re going to fall!]

“Really?”

[Yes! You’re totally speeding right now!]

“I, don’t, know!”

When she saw Berry’s shirt torn, no, even before that when Berry did that thing called ‘wall slam.’

Airi’s heart was beating wildly.

So after Berry left, Airi thought.

Somehow she felt like she needed to run around a lot!

So while Berry was fixing his clothes, Airi was running around wildly through the corridors.

Moving around so frantically unlike usual, it was natural that Cookie in her pocket woke up as if struck by lightning.

It was also natural that Cookie, who learned the whole story from Airi’s muttering, started going wild.

[No, what on earth did that Berry guy do!]

Even Berry being a mess was good.

Any appearance of Berry was all good.

She had always felt that way, but she had just realized that fact right now…

‘It’s so exciting!’

It was strange.

Berry from earlier looked exactly like an adult.

It was just an accident though.

Besides, Airi was already an adult by this world’s age.

There were people who got married at Airi’s age.

‘Why do I still feel like I’m a child?’

But one thing was certain.

‘My, my heart is beating so hard it’s troublesome.’

Her face had turned excessively red.

When they held hands too.

When Berry turned his back on her too.

When he disappeared too.

So emotions gathered one by one and eventually.

‘I like Berry so so much!’

That feeling had emerged.

The time she spent with Berry.

The desire to continue being with Berry in the future piled up one by one.

“I think I love Berry.”

The moment that thought flashed through her mind.

Someone from behind Airi suddenly embraced her and whispered.

“You’ve already realized it?”

Airi turned her head toward the owner of the playful voice.

“…Realized?”

“Yes, Airi. You’ve completely realized your feelings?”

“That was always…”

The owner of the mischievous voice was none other than.

“No, I’m asking if you’ve realized an adult’s feelings, our daughter.”

It was Olivia.

“…Mother?”

“Oh my.”

True to her knight origins, she instantly embraced and lifted Airi up.

Airi’s eyes widened.

She had already grown so big though?

She wasn’t a child anymore, so how did she lift her!

“Our baby, Mother is incredibly strong.”

Olivia chuckled and said.

“But marriage comes after your debutante ball.”

“Yes…”

“Nothing beyond cheek kisses.”

Airi’s face, who hadn’t even thought about cheek kisses, turned bright red.

“Good girl, our baby.”

She grinned as she put Airi back down, as if she would firmly protect her until she became an adult.

“Now then, shall we talk about your impressions of your first date with Mother?”

Words she couldn’t properly say to Declan, who would make a pleased expression when talking about Berry, but would glare or clutch his heart when talking about ‘dates with Berry.’

Namely, ‘impressions of the first date’!

“Um…”

“How was it? Exciting, heart-fluttering, and did you feel good?”

Now Airi knew what her emotions were like.

“Yes.”

Airi decided to pour out all her feelings to Olivia.

“Exciting, heart-fluttering, and I felt good too.”

“Mm-hmm.”

“I wanted to do many more things together with Berry!”

Olivia gently stroked the hair of Airi who answered like that.

“Is that so? More than with Mother and Father?”

“That’s…”

“That’s not it?”

When Olivia chuckled, Airi nodded.

“Mother, Father, and Berry are different.”

It was a firm answer.

Hearing those words, Olivia looked at Airi as if she was proud of her.

Then she was about to say something.

But right at that moment.

“Um, Lady Airi, Lady Olivia.”

“Yes?”

A servant who approached urgently said carefully.

“Lord Berry is requesting another audience with Lady Airi. He said he changed into sturdy clothes to replace the torn ones. He said to continue what you were doing… he said.”

At the servant’s words that he wasn’t quite sure what ‘what you were doing’ meant, Olivia said with a meaningful smile.

“Yes, Airi should go continue her date with Berry now.”

Continue the date!

Somehow her face felt hot.

When Airi didn’t immediately nod unlike a brave hero, Olivia patted Airi’s shoulder and said.

“You’re a brave hero, aren’t you, our daughter?”

Just as Airi was about to say what does being a hero have to do with this, she suddenly realized.

To live honestly with her emotions.

That was the first rule of being a hero, right!

“I understand. I’ll be going then.”

Watching Airi whose eyes sparkled bravely, Olivia grinned.

From far away or up close.

‘Still cute, our daughter.’

It was truly a wonderful day.

Olivia gazed quietly at Airi’s retreating figure as she ran ahead.

With family by her side, warm sunlight pouring down abundantly from the sky, she felt quietly happy.

It was the precious daily life they had reclaimed, so very dear to them.

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Berry and Airi decided to go on another date.

Berry appeared after fixing his disheveled shirt, but.

‘Somehow he seems a bit more determined?’

Airi tilted her head as she looked at Berry’s tightly pressed lips.

Regardless, Berry wore a somewhat serious expression as he led Airi back to the garden.

“This garden has become really nice too.”

“Yeah! Because the Magi are gone now, right?”

Once it had been a shabby garden with only a single chestnut tree standing.

But now, not only was the chestnut tree there, but all kinds of beautiful flowers bloomed abundantly around the fountain in the center.

No one would be able to match this current appearance with the past.

On a day when the sunlight was brilliant and the wind blew warmly.

Airi sat down in front of the fountain and smiled brightly.

“Isn’t it so wonderful?”

“It’s all thanks to you, Lady Airi.”

At Berry’s words, Airi smiled and said.

“No, it’s something we all accomplished together.”

At that moment, Airi’s beautifully curved eyes met Berry’s steady gaze in the middle.

The sound of birds chirping in the trees reached their ears.

It was a sound that seemed to cheer on the eye contact between the two lovers.

Berry hesitated no longer.

He carefully took Airi’s hand and bowed his head deeply.

Then he pressed his lips to the back of her hand.

“This is a gesture of respect for Lady Airi, who saved the world.”

It was a very brief kiss on the back of her hand.

A little ticklish, but still bearable.

The moment Airi looked up at Berry, he carefully opened his mouth.

“Next is.”

“Hm?”

There’s a next too? she was about to ask, but Airi couldn’t continue speaking.

“I want to kiss your cheek. Not as a gesture of respect, but as lovers.”

At Berry’s straightforward words, Airi’s eyes widened.

And Airi didn’t hesitate either.

“…Yes.”

Airi closed her eyes and waited for Berry’s kiss.

And then, one second, two seconds, three seconds.

She felt soft breath at the tip of her nose.

‘Should I just do it myself?’

She knew that suddenly opening her eyes like this would ruin the mood a bit.

But the waiting time felt exactly like a thousand years.

The moment Airi, unable to bear the waiting, finally opened her eyes with a flash.

Berry’s lips shyly touched Airi’s cheek.

Like a bird’s touch, it was a gentle kiss.

“I should ask for more permission…”

Just brushing against her cheek, a very brief kiss.

Something even young children do.

But why…

‘Why is this so embarrassing?’

Airi’s face turned bright red.

Seeing such an Airi, Berry also blushed and murmured.

“This is, really.”

“Yeah…”

He touched his own lips that had touched Airi’s cheek and murmured.

“It feels like I might fly away…”

His mind was a mess, his head was dizzy, and it seemed like ship horns were sounding from somewhere.

But there was one thing that was certain.

“Me too…!”

Just one cheek kiss, so why is her heart pounding and fluttering like this?

Airi smiled with curved eyes.

Seeing such an Airi, Berry smiled back with his eyes.

“Lady Airi.”

“Yes?”

“The permission… I’ll consider what you gave earlier as consent.”

“What permission, earlier?”

Before Airi could properly understand his words.

Berry kissed her other cheek once more.

The sensation of touching and quickly disappearing was so warm.

More heart-fluttering than before.

Airi unconsciously raised both hands to cover her mouth.

Is it because it was two kisses?

Her heart was pounding twice as much.

…While having such unrealistic thoughts, Airi held her breath.

As her face, deprived of oxygen, gradually turned red, and Berry’s gaze looked at Airi again.

At that moment, the noon bell rang as if to awaken both of their minds.

With the dong of the bell, the moment the fountain shot water toward the sky.

Olivia’s voice was heard from far away.

“Kids, come eat!”

At the warm and cozy voice, it seemed like their reason had awakened.

Airi got up from the fountain and covered both her cheeks.

How strange.

Could this be the beginning of adolescence?

It felt like she had her first secret from Mother.

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