The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 9

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Episode 9

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‘Strange. I caused trouble, but why…’

Airi’s Room in the North Wing.

Airi recalled the historical dramas her grandmother from her previous life used to watch frequently.

Perhaps because Grandmother loved them so much, Airi knew the dramas by heart.

“His Majesty approaches!”

“Everyone must serve His Majesty with utmost devotion!”

“We shall obey your command, Your Majestyyy!”

…That’s right!

The way the servants treated Airi was exactly like how the court ladies treated ‘His Majesty’ in historical dramas.

Airi rolled her eyes around as she looked at them. Then her head moved with a swoosh. That was really all that happened, but…

“This wicked wind!”

“How dare it move our precious little lady’s hair! Useless thing! Death immediately…!”

Airi muttered awkwardly.

“Um, you can’t kill the wind.”

“Oh my, little lady. How did you know you can’t kill wind? You’re so smart. But I can kill wind.”

Bang!

The window closed with a loud sound.

The protection seems a bit excessive…

Right when the Head Maid solemnly declared she had sent an urgent message to Duke Ortejo.

Airi could see hazy fog hovering around the maids.

When her eyes widened, Cookie muttered.

“Those guys finally opened their hearts to you.”

To use purification power, she had to become close to the target.

In other words, if she became close to them, she could see their magic energy and absorb that magic energy.

‘Gasp, I can finally save Grandmother!’

One step toward saving Grandmother who was in mortal danger.

The moment Airi’s head spun wildly, the fog around people became more clearly visible before her eyes.

After meeting their warm gazes.

The incredibly murky thin fog surrounding them slowly cleared away.

It was the process of the magic energy accumulated in their bodies being cleanly purified.

‘Wow, so cool!’

Airi clenched her fists tightly.

‘It’s super easy!’

The people’s previously murky complexions became completely bright. Cookie, who witnessed this scene in real time from the side, muttered.

“Wow, to become this bright. It’s unfortunate these people don’t know you’re clearing away their magic energy.”

But right then, the eyes of the Head Maid and servants whose fog had cleared…

‘Huh, what?’

Sparkle sparkle.

They changed to look like Grandmother looking at Airi, like the expression of neighborhood aunties eating bean noodle soup.

“It’s really strange.”

“Huh? Why do you say that?”

“Being near Lady Airi makes me feel happy and peaceful.”

“It feels like Lady Airi is bringing sunlight to our castle.”

Oh, did they notice?

Airi’s purification power!

Feeling somewhat proud, just as she was about to lift her chin up.

The Head Servant and Head Maid carefully extended their hands to Airi.

“Lady Airi said she wanted to meet Lord Ortejo, right?”

“We prepared this hoping it would help when you meet Lord Ortejo! Hehe!”

“Th-thank you!”

Airi received what they offered with trembling hands.

[We’ve compiled things that Lord Declann Ortejo likes.

1. Swords: He cherishes the ego sword he carries. After all, monsters taste best when torn with sharp blades!

2. Food: He likes delicious and hearty food. Though food is just for filling the stomach!

3. (…etc…)

p.s We hope you become close friends, fighting!]

Airi’s eyes flashed.

‘G-gasp… The answer sheet is in my hands!’

This is incredible, really amazing!

‘The comments are a bit strange though.’

Airi was a hero who grew through interaction with others.

So having a strategy guide would make things much easier!

Airi carefully held the paper they gave her to her chest and said.

“I’ll study hard!”

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Meanwhile, at the monster lair located at the northern border where Declan was staying.

The speed of sweeping away monsters had increased compared to usual.

After beating up all the monsters to the point where he wouldn’t need to come to the border for a while.

Declan’s expression became more ferocious than usual.

When his blood-stained red eyes became even more deeply red, chief aide Raspen carefully suggested.

“I think we can consider this area completely swept of monsters now.”

“…”

“They’ll appear again after a certain period. So you need to get purified quickly.”

“…What, magic energy purification?”

“Yes.”

He felt it too.

The fact that his body was being stained with magic energy at a much faster rate than usual.

“I can already see your condition isn’t good. You need to go to the waterside quickly.”

“Fine, whatever.”

At the flustered Raspen’s words, Declan roughly wiped the blood from his face and headed to the small barracks by the water.

Declan opened the tent flap of the small barracks and went inside.

A place for purifying the bodies of those soaked in magic energy from directly slaying monsters.

An old man with white hair and beard, 3-star purification mage Haroze, who had been dozing off, suddenly straightened up.

“Ah, you’ve arrived. Lord Ortejo… no, your condition…!”

His eyes widened.

The Duke’s condition was serious even at a glance.

They said when magic energy erosion reached 5-star level, one walked almost like a zombie…

‘At that level, purification magic would have almost no effect.’

When the purification mage panicked, Duke Ortejo opened his mouth indifferently.

“Enough, just hurry up and purify me.”

“Yes, my lord.”

The old purification mage hurriedly grasped his hand.

How wonderful it would be if there was a 5-star purification mage who could heal surrounding people just by being near them.

But in this era, 3-star purification mages were the highest existing grade.

Even those had long since either died from exhausting their energy purifying magic energy, or lost their purification power and left the north.

Now only a few purification mages including Haroze remained to provide even minimal purification help.

Ancient script appeared on the back of his hand as purification began.

But Haroze’s expression was not good.

“Lord Ortejo. The magic energy has accumulated excessively.”

“I know. They said it’s a 5-star erosion.”

“….”

An incurable disease that could never be healed with current era purification techniques.

The purifier carefully lowered his eyes.

At least he knew it would be blasphemous to voice what he was thinking.

Declan twisted his lips into a smile.

“I know too. That I’m going to die soon.”

Magic energy that couldn’t be erased with mere 3-star purification had been accumulating in his body all along.

The evil power that he could never remove until his death…

Was endlessly rising again from his fingertips.

Declan gritted his teeth hard.

“So I don’t really care. Whether I die quickly or slowly. It’s all the same anyway, isn’t it?”

He turned away from the worried purifier’s gaze.

A while later. After finishing the purification, he emerged from the barracks again.

Raspen, who had been waiting with a restless expression, approached Declan.

“Lord Ortejo, an urgent message orb has arrived from Ortejo Castle.”

“From the castle? Why.”

“They say Lady Airi has caused a major incident.”

“What kind of incident could that little round bean possibly cause.”

“They say Lady Airi hit a friend.”

Declan’s brow furrowed instantly.

“Say that again. My daughter got hit?”

“No, she hit someone.”

“So you’re saying my daughter’s fist got hurt.”

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