The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 82

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Episode 82

 

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“Declan Ortejo, damn it…!”

 

An abandoned house located away from Ortejo Castle.

 

The face of a sorcerer who had infiltrated this place under orders from ‘That Person’ and was controlling shadows became distorted.

 

He could move shadows across great distances.

 

But even that remarkable ability was powerless before Declan’s sword.

 

The shadows he had tried to plant in the Ortejo Family had fallen to Declan’s blade.

 

‘Only one shadow managed to infiltrate the castle.’

 

Even that one couldn’t find a proper host and was unable to exert its power.

 

Scattering demonic energy inside Ortejo Castle was extremely important.

 

Only then could they safely proceed to the next stage.

 

The rift between the North and South.

 

And the ensuing chaos of the Empire!

 

He knew this much, but ‘That Person’s’ arrangements reached even deeper places.

 

It was an arrangement that reached heights so lofty that a worthless shadow manipulator like him couldn’t even dare to imagine.

 

So to be of greater help to ‘That Person’, he moved his shadows again like a dance.

 

Then the shadows imbued with demonic energy that had been standing around him like soldiers disappeared with a swoosh.

 

His shadow embraced them and moved, finally arriving at Ortejo Castle.

 

The demonic shadow figures that burst forth from the shadow flowed through someone’s hands, through other shadows.

 

As a result, the most powerful demonic shadow settled in a safe location.

 

That place was precisely…

 

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“I greet the most noble members of the family. Is there something wrong?”

 

The kind doctor, Jude, smiled at the corners of his mouth. Airi also greeted him brightly.

 

“Good day to you! I came because I’m feeling a little unwell.”

 

Airi glanced around her surroundings.

 

Inside the narrow infirmary, dim lights were flickering.

 

Then Cookie sent a telepathic message.

 

[The atmosphere is gloomy, but it’s average for the North, so I’m not sure if it’s suspicious.]

 

Airi nodded inwardly.

 

Then, Grandmother asked Jude.

 

“Our puppy says her stomach hurts. Do you have a potion for stomachaches?”

 

“Ah, yes. Of course. Potions are always kept in stock. Please wait just a moment.”

 

Jude took a few steps toward the pharmacy connected to the infirmary.

 

With each step, his shadow stretched long then shortened.

 

No, every time he took a step, the shadow beneath his feet moved following him.

 

The way it writhed as if gaining life in the darkness was…

 

‘Gasp, there’s demonic energy attached to his shadow!’

 

If that was the case, there was a high probability that this person was a petty villain who ‘artificially spreads demonic energy’.

 

Airi narrowed her eyes and took a deep breath.

 

At times like this, purification meditation was helpful.

 

The demonic energy that had burrowed beneath his feet was gradually seeping into Airi like radish pickles.

 

Until his back completely disappeared from view.

 

Then, the grandmothers spoke to Airi.

 

“Our little poop puppy, you’ll get your potion and go back quickly, right? Grandmother’s heart hurts when our puppy is sick.”

 

“Oh my. Grandmother mustn’t be sick.”

 

“That’s right. Night roads are dangerous.”

 

He handed over the potion and smiled good-naturedly.

 

“Here it is, the potion.”

 

Airi looked at the potion with suspicious eyes, but she couldn’t sense any demonic energy from it.

 

‘He’s definitely planning to do something bad.’

 

Just as Airi was thinking deeply and about to uncork the potion.

 

The shadow that flowed out from beneath Jude’s feet enveloped Airi.

 

Airi was instantly transported inside the door of the ward attached to the infirmary.

 

Crash!

 

The door closed.

 

And his mouth split wide. Just like a 【Red Mask】…!

 

He frantically moved chairs and desks outside the door like setting up a barricade.

 

“No time for long talk, hand it over. What did you do to my demonic energy?”

 

Ah, Jude doesn’t know that Airi absorbs demonic energy!

 

Airi glared at the pitch-black powder he was holding in his hand.

 

“Demonic energy is coming from there!”

 

“How on earth do you know this?”

 

Airi diligently absorbed the demonic energy from that bottle too.

 

Seeing the powder that had been pitch black turn gray, Jude’s eyes widened greatly.

 

But there was one thing Airi had overlooked.

 

Until now, Airi had believed that if she purified demonic energy, the other person would become good.

 

That’s why she had entered the infirmary with a light heart.

 

To purify the demonic energy faster and make him kind faster.

 

But something was strange.

 

Even though she had finished all the purification, Jude’s red eyes were still murky.

 

Airi hesitated and stepped backward.

 

“Where are you trying to go?”

 

He spoke in a high sol tone different from before. It was a voice that made goosebumps rise on both arms.

 

‘So creepy.’

 

Suddenly she felt an unpleasant sensation.

 

He giggled.

 

It was a cruel smile unbefitting a petty villain.

 

“The barricade is solidly built anyway. Even if you break it, it’ll take a long time.”

 

He grabbed Airi by the collar.

 

Then he giggled while watching the shadow on the floor gradually grow larger.

 

‘Could there be a separate source of demonic energy?’

 

Cookie thrashed wildly in her pocket, but unfortunately Cookie was just a cookie.

 

Airi made a choking sound with her throat constricted.

 

But right at that moment.

 

Bang, crash!

 

The door was smashed to pieces with a loud sound.

 

“Wh-what. Did you just break the door with your bare hands?”

 

The strength in Jude’s hand gradually loosened.

 

“Did you think I couldn’t subdue something like you just because I’m an old woman without divine power?”

 

That’s right.

 

Grandmother’s fist was powerful.

 

Airi’s formidable martial arts skills were indeed inherited from her maternal side.

 

As expected, bringing Grandmother as the hero’s companion was an excellent choice.

 

Grandmother muttered toward Jude with a chilly expression.

 

“Come out, you bastard.”

 

Grandmother, who had been speaking with a fierce expression, corrected herself.

 

“Come out, you good friend fellow.”

 

However, Grandmother’s sturdy forearm had already grabbed his collar in an instant long ago.

 

And Yelshanad Duchess also looked at Jude and said.

 

“What a ridiculous thing to do.”

 

“….”

 

“I’ll interrogate you until you die.”

 

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The operation to catch the small-time villain was a great success!

 

It wasn’t that difficult and wasn’t nerve-wracking either.

 

The grandmothers came to rescue Airi, and Airi absorbed a lot of magic energy in an instant.

 

“This gray powder is also suspicious!”

 

They even collected evidence like ‘magic powder’, so this was a complete tremendous success!

 

Airi entered the bedroom proudly.

 

Airi was full from eating lots of magic energy and felt good from watching the grandmothers’ activities.

 

After Yelshanad Grandmother left saying she would interrogate Jude and summon Declan.

 

Airi stuck close to Melissa Grandmother’s side and chattered away.

 

“Grandmother! Grandmother! Did you see me purify the bad magic energy?”

 

“Child.”

 

“Yes?”

 

But Melissa Marquess Grandmother’s expression wasn’t good.

 

“My little puppy, when did you grow up so much?”

 

“I was always really really big!”

 

“I’m proud, but… I wish you wouldn’t do such dangerous things.”

 

“Gasp, this wasn’t dangerous at all!”

 

“What?”

 

“Last time, I punished a really really scary person too! So I ate lots of magic energy!”

 

She proudly lifted her head up.

 

But the more Airi listed her accomplishments, the worse Grandmother’s expression became.

 

Airi’s intuition radar quickly activated.

 

“I’m sorry to Grandmother for acting dangerously.”

 

Seeing Airi quietly raise both hands up, Melissa Grandmother sighed.

 

“Child.”

 

“Yes.”

 

“Why are you raising your hands?”

 

“Because Grandmother! Seems like you want to scold me!”

 

“I don’t want to scold you, I’m worried. And the one who should be scolded is me. I can’t leave my child in such a dangerous place.”

 

“Huh? But I overcame all the dangers!”

 

With my skills!

 

Then, Melissa Marquess let out a low sigh.

 

“Safety is much more important than the abilities our little puppy has. So my child, let’s go to a safe place with this grandmother.”

 

Then Cookie in her pocket sent a telepathic message.

 

[This is bad. Grandmother is trying to take you to the Southern Region!]

 

Why?

 

Airi had acted heroically and magnificently.

 

But the result of that action was ‘going to the Southern Region’.

 

Then, the door creaked open.

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