The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 91

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Episode 91

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Penedeex, the Eastern Tower Master, returned to the Jackvell Domain.

As soon as he arrived in the East, he sent a letter.

[I plan to obtain and send you magical energy maps of the Eastern region in the future.

However, I’ve been short on research funds for magical tools lately and am in dire straits, so I’m cautiously making this inquiry.]

‘Isn’t this begging?’

[1. Would you perhaps be able to invest in my new magical tool, the 【Monster Eye Gunk Remover】?]

“It’s begging.”

[2. I’m curious about how Lady Airi, who stayed with me, is doing. Oh, and Karhen too.]

He wasn’t particularly pleased that the man was asking about his daughter’s well-being.

‘He kept following her around, calling her assistant this, assistant’s assistant that.’

It seemed they hadn’t gone to dangerous places, but still, it was irritating.

Aside from the offer to obtain and send Eastern magical energy maps, the letter was utterly useless.

He naturally ignored Penedeex’s letter with refreshing indifference.

Instead, he rested his chin on his hand and gazed out the window.

Soon, a messenger sphere from spies investigating Eastern activities was scheduled to arrive.

However, what entered through the window wasn’t the expected messenger sphere.

It was a majestic eagle with a bright yellow beak and gleaming eyes.

And Declan knew the identity of this eagle very well.

He untied the note attached to the eagle’s leg and muttered.

“Jackvell Marquess, isn’t it?”

Though he was an Eastern marquess, he had been in seclusion for a long time, and since Declan had also been touring the front lines, they had a distant relationship.

‘How sudden.’

But there were parts he could guess at.

[The Eastern Jackvell Duchy Castle wishes to host a banquet celebrating my son Berry’s return, honoring the distinguished guests from the North.]

Though his wife’s whereabouts were still unclear, he had found his son, so a celebration was warranted.

He hadn’t known that Jackvell Marquess was someone who sent such positive and courteous correspondence.

‘Finding his child must be this joyful…’

It would be joyful, of course.

After lightly empathizing with emotions he normally would never have understood.

Nevertheless, Declan rested his chin with a bored expression.

‘I suppose I could just send Raspen appropriately.’

But the next sentence was quite interesting.

[On the surface, it will be a celebration of Prince Berry’s return.]

Specifically, the phrase ‘on the surface’ caught his interest.

[Magical energy has invaded even the Eastern castle. Could you secretly send those who can verify the magical energy with the delegation?]

So he wants legal infiltration.

‘I should send Purification Mage Haroze and his partner Martin.’

Airi would be a bit sad when her teacher left.

Still, she seemed to enjoy the Education Hall classes quite a bit, so there wasn’t much to worry about.

He casually wrote a reply saying he would attend.

That’s how he felt until then.

But then…

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“Haroze is sick too, and there are no purification mages available?”

“Yes.”

He was walking through the garden with an uncomfortable expression.

In the distance, Airi raised her hand high and walked over.

“Huff! Elder! Elder!”

‘That one looks like she’s about to cause trouble no matter how I look at it.’

When Airi tried to approach within one meter, he made an X sign with his hand.

“Why did you call me?”

“I heard you’re still selecting people to go to the East!”

“Rumors spread very well throughout the castle.”

This meant he’d punish the loose-lipped ones, like Raspen for example. Completely oblivious to this meaning, Airi said brightly.

“Yes! So, you see, Master Haroze is terribly, terribly sick! Everyone said there’s no one to go with the delegation!”

“No, there are people.”

“There aren’t! So, I was thinking, how about if I go?”

This was already her second appeal.

Declan looked at Airi.

Transparent violet eyes.

Pure white, plump cheeks.

White, fluffy silver hair that fluttered softly.

A brightly smiling face that looked harmless from every angle.

Yet despite this, she clenched her fists and declared as if giving a speech.

“I am now as strong as Master Haroze, even more than my teacher.”

“Sure, sure. I’m sure you are.”

“I can prove it too!”

“Hey, what’s with that expression? That’s a troublemaker’s expression.”

Airi flinched.

She was immediately caught by the Elder who had eyes in the back of his head and knew everything without being told.

So Airi, like a very well-mannered child, gently released the strength from her fists.

“Th-that. It’s not quite a big accident.”

“What kind of accident were you planning to cause?”

“Th-that is.”

“Well-mannered children usually tell adults all the thoughts in their heads.”

“H-huff.”

“They only tell trustworthy adults. This is stated in Article 19, Section 7 of the Ortejo Family etiquette.”

At the mention of etiquette, Airi’s violet eyes rolled around.

Thanks to becoming a 3-star purification mage, she could now converse with the Elder at a 50cm distance without problems.

“Then I’ll tell you how I plan to prove my strength. I would like to… Elder, just once…”

“Just once, what.”

Airi’s expression became endlessly serious, like when taking a promotion test at Kukkiwon.

“Just once, may I give you a little ‘poke’?”

Airi smoothly raised her index finger.

She meant could she poke and purify him.

“No.”

Of course not.

There’s no way he’d make his daughter do something so dangerous.

“…”

“You don’t have protective gear on your hands.”

“Huh?”

“Well, in the very distant future.”

“Yes?”

“I might be able to allow something like stepping on me.”

“St-stepping on you…?”

Stepping on the Elder was too spicy a concept for a Confucian child.

Airi’s small head spun dizzily.

“Th-that won’t do. Even if it’s written in etiquette, that’s not acceptable.”

Declan let out a hollow laugh.

She causes all sorts of trouble not covered in etiquette books, but at times like this she’s incredibly polite.

He spoke with emphasis.

“Anyway, you need to stay here. Like a small, precious bean.”

He firmly declared this and left, passing by Airi.

Without knowing what was going through little Airi’s head as she remained alone in the garden.

And so, he planned to organize the Eastern delegation with a reasonable size.

Naturally, Airi was excluded from it.

Then Raspen said indifferently.

“Lady Airi has good initiative, doesn’t she? So what if she suddenly teleports in front of the Eastern Castle?”

“What.”

“Then how do you think the child came up with the idea to come to the Northern Region alone? Compared to the Northern Region, going to the East would be like eating cold soup.”

“…Find all the teleport scrolls in the castle and tear them up.”

At that moment.

Declan, who had never felt fear even while slaughtering countless monsters, began trembling with tremendous anxiety.

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That evening.

He received new information from the Eastern Marquisate, Penedeex.

[He actually recorded a magic map.

But he’s such a stubborn old man that he absolutely won’t show it.

I don’t know if it’s some kind of paranoia or obsessive-compulsive disorder.

From what I can tell, he seems to be quite corrupted by magic too. (I’m not a Purification Mage so I don’t know well.)

Unless you win his heart, getting the magic map that covers the entire East won’t be easy.

It would be good if you could bring someone who can get close to him in this delegation.]

Declan rubbed his face dry.

‘He needs someone who’s a Purification Mage and can get close to the old man?’

At least among the Northern Region people he knew, there was only one person who could do that.

It felt like the world was conspiring to ‘send Airi to the East.’

This little one didn’t even know how to give up.

His head was getting complicated so he was taking a walk in the garden with only one tree…

Airi suddenly appeared from somewhere.

Then she positioned herself exactly 50cm away from him, eyes sparkling brightly as she said.

“Elder! Please choose me! I am very strong!”

“You’ve said that a hundred times.”

“Huh.”

“Try changing your repertoire.”

Airi thought for a moment then tilted her head.

“What if you’re worried because I’m a troublemaker?”

“Yeah, I’m worried.”

“Then how about Elder comes along too! Supervision!”

“Huh?”

“Ah, you probably won’t though.”

“No, wait. That’s actually not bad?”

…Maybe that would be better?

‘I can spare about three days away from the Northern Castle.’

A delegation could bring knights along anyway.

It would also prevent this troublemaker from suddenly teleporting to the East alone.

And most importantly, he could supervise Airi from beside her…

He also recalled the Eastern attractions he’d been thinking about since the picnic.

“There’s an amusement park there.”

“Huh, huk…”

“That Marquisate filled it with all sorts of useless magical tools.”

“Huk.”

“After we finish all the work, we can go to the amusement park.”

Airi’s eyes grew wide.

“Pack your bags.”

“Wooooah!”

Indeed, there’s no parent who can beat their child.

But Declan didn’t know at that time.

What scale Airi considered ‘necessary luggage’ to be…

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