The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 31

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Episode 31

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Fortunately, the etiquette class began peacefully.

Fiona first took time to introduce Airi and her friends to the children.

“This is Lady Airi, and over there are Karhen, Dinan, Belize, Saal, and Lireed. These five are friends who came from the Mage Tower.”

Airi, Karhen, and the hybrid creatures all bowed in greeting.

The hybrid creatures found greeting awkward.

But perhaps it was thanks to practicing so diligently with Airi?

They managed to bow splendidly.

Just as Airi was proudly thinking about this fact while looking at her classmates.

A girl with an arrogant expression twisted her hair and muttered.

“Oh no! Having to take the same class as slaves, how vulgar.”

And then she threw a throwing star toward where the hybrid creatures were!

It was fortunate that Karhen casually caught the throwing star.

Otherwise, something terrible could have happened!

As Airi’s eyes widened, Cookie quietly murmured through telepathy.

[What a mess. How are you going to handle those brats?]

But the thing is.

Airi had seen many such precious friends at Gyeonghye Taekwondo Dojo too.

So, Airi straightened her back firmly.

Then she glared fiercely around and said.

“Everyone is being rude!”

“Rude?”

“Are you all ignoring the First Duke’s intentions? The Elder said so. The First Duke values ability over bloodline!”

“Wh-who is the Elder…?”

“Ah! It’s Lord Ortejo. Anyway, both of them said so. Ability over bloodline. These three people are hybrid creatures, but they have ability!”

The girl who had thrown the star stamped her feet angrily.

“Hybrid creatures emit demonic energy!”

“That’s not true. Hybrid creatures don’t emit demonic energy! That’s prejudice.”

“And they have ability? How are we supposed to believe that?”

“Of course they have ability, which is why His Grace sent them to classes too.”

When Airi directly mentioned the First Duke and Lord Ortejo, the cold atmosphere was somewhat subdued.

Fiona looked at Airi with amazement for logically controlling the classroom atmosphere in an instant, then spoke.

“N-now that introductions for the new friends are finished, shall we proceed with today’s etiquette lesson with a quiz?”

Airi’s eyes sparkled.

What kind of etiquette education would be conducted in this family!

‘I hope it’s very difficult. More to learn!’

“Now, here’s the first quiz. If a passing grandfather comes carrying luggage?”

She gave the choices one by one.

“1. Kill him 2. Beat him and steal his luggage. 3. Help carry his luggage for him. Which of the three is it?”

‘Th-this is the question…?’

…What was even more shocking was something else.

The boys sitting in the back muttered delinquently.

“Hey, the question is too difficult, teacher!”

…Difficult? This?

Airi looked at the children with a bitter expression. Then they stomped their feet and shouted.

“What’s difficult about it? Obviously it’s number 2.”

“Right, what if the grandfather frames me as a thief? I should beat him first.”

“It’s number 1. He could be a disguised demon! Then I’d die right away, so I should kill him!”

The children who presented their own logic were still the better ones.

There was even a child who folded paper and threw it toward Fiona as if too lazy to solve the quiz.

Airi couldn’t bring herself to speak.

But Fiona continued the lesson with a calm expression as if all this was familiar to her.

“Is there anyone who would like to try answering the quiz?”

Airi raised her hand.

“Me!”

Just then, a small folded paper flew toward Airi’s back.

Karhen caught it instantly, but Airi had already noticed the disrupted atmosphere.

“Teacher, please wait a moment for answering the quiz. I have something to say to my friends.”

Fiona nodded in confusion at the tremendous presence.

Airi turned around as if she had been waiting and said coldly.

“Who was it?”

“…?”

All the children flinched at the sudden intimidating aura.

Airi appropriately imitated the words of her elementary school teacher and tiger instructor.

“Who was playing around during class time?”

It was a presence that even overwhelmed the precious children momentarily.

But the leader of the precious ones, ‘aspiring barbarian warrior’ Morgan, was different.

He had already obtained information about Airi long ago.

“Hey. How about you ditch that scarecrow teacher and have a go with me?”

With an overwhelming presence, he gestured with his chin.

Everyone who enters the Education Hall goes through a ‘covenant.’

If conflicts within the Education Hall are taken outside, the Curse of the First Duke will befall them.

Because of this, only the ‘logic of strength’ prevailed here.

Airi’s answer to facing the neurotic branch family member was one.

“It’s class time right now, isn’t it?”

“Wh-what?”

It was simple dismissal.

“Please focus on class for now. Aren’t you troubling the teacher?”

“R-right. Please focus on class, everyone.”

The teacher Fiona, who had been like a scarecrow, hurriedly tried to mediate the situation.

Fiona too lamented the completely collapsed teaching authority.

But most people couldn’t endure the insolent attitudes of the precious young masters and would just leave.

Then, Airi, who had turned her body forward, spoke again.

“Then, I’ll answer the quiz!”

“Yes, Lady Airi. What’s the correct answer?”

Karhen glanced toward Airi. And whispered quietly.

“The answer is definitely number 1, kill him, right?”

Then he rubbed the back of his neck slightly, expecting to have answered well.

Airi’s mouth fell open.

‘No. The world will be ruined!’

She heard the sound of the world crumbling in her head.

Airi hurriedly shouted the answer.

“Number 3! Help carry his luggage for him!”

The atmosphere turned cold.

Even Karhen and the Hybrid Creature Friends were looking at Airi with unexpected expressions.

Fiona was the same.

This was the first child to choose number 3 among these three options.

She could hear other children muttering, “What? Number 3 is completely wrong!”

But Airi stood with her back straight, dignified and resolute.

And then, Fiona’s pointer rolled and fell to the floor with a thud.

“Lady Airi, correct answer….”

At those words, everyone was shocked.

Especially Airi, who got the answer right, was the most shocked.

‘Why is everyone looking surprised like Grandmother caught secretly eating delicious yakgwa behind my back!’

It’s just common sense!

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After the eventful etiquette class ended, it was time for a short break.

Airi glanced toward Karhen.

[Etiquette?

Passing by. Grandfather.

Carrying luggage and such.

If you do that, they give it to you.

They don’t not give it.]

At that moment, Karhen, who received Airi’s gaze, muttered quietly.

“I’m actually very good with letters originally. Spelling too.”

Cookie quietly sent a telepathic message from inside the pocket.

[He doesn’t seem to know spelling very well, but he’s taking notes diligently.]

Airi nodded inwardly.

The sight of him writing earnestly with crooked handwriting was very endearing.

At this rate, wouldn’t there be no chance of the Northern Region being destroyed because of Karhen?

Airi looked at the notepad proudly and gave him a thumbs up.

But just as a faint smile appeared on Karhen’s lips,

Morgan, who had told Airi earlier to “let’s fight,” came running like a demon.

“Hey, hey. Demon!”

“Karhen is not a demon, you know?”

“Krhhn ms nt dmn~ You stay out of this.”

Airi recalled her instructor’s words.

The words that ‘saving a friend in danger is the greatest mission!’

So Airi sprang to her feet.

“What do you want?”

“Oh.”

Morgan raised the corners of his mouth wickedly and grinned.

“Fighting me? And if you lose to me, you immediately bow your head and come under me?”

Airi had often seen these kind of braggarts before.

Schultz, whom she had disciplined in front of the Education Hall, was like that too, and even in her previous life, she had frequently encountered guys saying ‘A young girl is the demonstration team captain? I can do better!’

‘And I dealt with them all using my skills!’

If the opponent were an adult, it might be different. But Morgan looked like he was her age.

Then establishing discipline?

It was definitely worth trying.

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