The Dutiful Kid Who Saved the Villainous Family - Chapter 94

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Episode 94

“Haaaah-!”

Airi let out a battle cry as she brought both fists to her sides at hip level.

Berry, who had expected Airi to do nothing but whimper at best, pointed at her with a very flustered expression.

“Y-you, what? What are you trying to do?”

“I’m going to have a formal duel with you, staking the honor of my family!”

“….”

Berry hesitated.

“Why are you doing that?”

“What’s a duel, you beggar?”

That’s right. Berry was still only seven years old and had only recently been brought back by his uncle’s hand after living on the streets.

“I’m not a beggar, and a duel is formal combat.”

“What? Combat? Why would I do something so trivial?”

Gasp, I didn’t expect this development!

As Airi narrowed her eyes, Berry spoke triumphantly.

“Maybe chess, which a commoner could never beat me at.”

Just as Berry provoked her, Salrite, the adult, stepped forward.

“I’m sorry, but Prince Berry, Miss Airi. You mustn’t make loud noises here. This playground is a place cherished by the late Marquess Jackvell. His bedroom is right next to it.”

Airi nodded her head.

In fact, she had deliberately made loud noises for exactly that reason.

‘Because if I punish Berry (physically), it would put the Elder in a difficult position!’

Of course, this naturally included assistance from Cookie, who was in her pocket.

[Hey, Airi! That’s enough, that’s enough! The adult who was in that bedroom seems to be watching from over there!]

‘The white-haired person?’

[Of course it’s the white-haired grandpa who likes you!]

She was seriously relieved!

Airi stretched out her neck and spoke solemnly.

“It’s fine. I’m just trying to teach Prince Berry proper etiquette!”

As soon as those words ended, the side door of the playground opened and an elder appeared.

The adult with completely white hair was leaning on a cane.

His physical condition seemed to be quite poor.

However, the spirit dwelling in his jet-black eyes was still sharp.

The late Marquess Jackvell glared intently at Prince Berry.

“What on earth are you all causing trouble about! This place is for my grandchild!”

She could see sweat streaming down Berry’s forehead.

‘As expected, he’s a timid friend who can’t say anything in front of adults!’

But there was something strange.

‘Prince Berry should be his grandson, so why is that grandfather acting like that?’

There would be no reason for Prince Berry to shrink instantly at the words ‘a place for my grandchild’!

“Who are you people?”

Airi bowed her head toward the grandfather with a thick white beard and said.

“Hello, Grandfather.”

“…What, Grandfather?”

“Yes! I’m Airi from the Northern Region. Grandfather, sir! I want to play competitive chess with Prince Berry.”

“What? You really think you’re going to compete with me?”

“Yes!”

The old man looked them both over for a moment, then spoke in a phlegmy voice.

“Fine. All of you come to the study!”

Berry muttered quietly.

“T-this is bad….”

“…?”

“Hey, beggar. Because of you, ‘That Person’ got angry!”

Airi, who had already become immune to Berry’s habit that would soon be corrected, thought.

‘Shouldn’t he call him Grandfather?’

Airi tilted her head curiously.

‘That kid is acting like he has some kind of situation, isn’t he?’

Airi had been playing detective and assistant until recently.

The intuition she had honed during that time was crying out. There was the scent of something powerful and suspicious.

‘As expected, the Elder is amazing!’

To give me such a ‘case’!

‘Elder, I will definitely complete this mission well!’

Thinking of the Elder who had given her the 【Playground Experience】 mission, Airi stepped inside with determination.

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Inside the Late Marquess Jackvell’s Study.

Salrite, the only adult present, explained the whole situation.

“I see. So you treated her like a beggar and ignored her because she’s a commoner. Even if she is a commoner, she must be a precious member of the delegation sent by the Northern Region’s Grand Ducal House. I apologize on his behalf.”

“I’m fine! I just wanted to teach Prince Berry proper etiquette.”

Berry’s arrogance had been completely deflated and lowered.

But Airi’s interest had now moved in a different direction.

Because she could feel stifling demonic energy inside the late Marquess’s study.

‘Gasp, I want to do purification meditation here!’

At that moment, Cookie sent a telepathic message.

[Airi, isn’t this grandpa kind of strange? No, isn’t this space itself kind of strange?]

That’s right. He was a very, very strange grandfather.

‘There’s an unusually large amount of demonic energy here, and the area under Grandfather’s eyes is very, very dark!’

However, Airi, being a child who doesn’t suspect or hate people with white hair, was still cheerful.

He suddenly spoke to Airi.

“Right. Then you two play chess here.”

“Huh….”

Actually, Airi was a child who didn’t even know what chess was.

The only thing Airi was good at was taekwondo.

But the thing is.

‘I have Cookie!’

Cookie spoke with determination.

[Ahem! Do you think there’s any cookie in this world who plays chess as well as me? I’ve been watching those brain-fighting guys act pretentious while playing chess for hundreds of years!]

Cookie, so reliable!

Just as Airi smiled brightly, Salrite spoke nonchalantly.

“How about we all play together? That would be more fun.”

The master’s order was to ‘let the children play quietly in the playground.’

But not only Prince Berry, but even the late Marquess Jackvell had noticed them.

‘If all five of us play chess together, I can prevent direct friction between the two of them.’

Salrite, who was already confirmed for disciplinary action by Declan, had come up with a clever plan to prevent friction between Prince Berry and Airi.

…And so, in an instant, a five-person chess match began.

But….

‘This is really strange, isn’t it?’

The chess game flowed in a truly strange direction!

* * *

Meanwhile, inside Marquess Jackvell’s study.

Declan entered the Marquess’s study.

“Ah, did you come in disguise? Please sit here.”

Even while sitting face to face with the Jackvell Marquess, Declan felt extremely uneasy.

‘It’s only three hours at most, she should be fine.’

Would this little brat even notice his absence?

‘Should I comfort her if she cries saying she misses me?’

Before his troublemaker daughter could cause any trouble, he needed to do what he could first.

‘What if she misses me too much?’

He’d only be away for about three hours at most.

‘That would be troublesome. Should I handle this quickly and go back?’

All sorts of thoughts swirled through his mind.

Then the Jackvell Marquess asked while pouring tea.

“What are you thinking so deeply about?”

Only then did Declan look at the Jackvell Marquess sitting on the sofa across from him.

The Jackvell Marquess smiled gently as he placed a steaming teacup in front of him.

“It’s nothing important.”

He looked calmly at the Jackvell Marquess.

The Jackvell Marquess of the East was a man who wore silver-rimmed glasses and had long, pale silver hair.

Today, his blue eyes seemed particularly deep.

Declan said casually.

“You seem to be suffering from magi.”

“Ah, does it show?”

“To some extent.”

“Haha…”

The Jackvell Marquess gave an awkward laugh.

“I heard my child was also found in a place where magi was heavily spread.”

“Ah.”

“That’s what I was most worried about, so I asked you to send someone to check the magi in the East.”

“Well, that’s right.”

“I never expected you to come personally, and even disguised like this.”

At his honest words, Declan shrugged his shoulders.

“I had my circumstances.”

He had packaged it quite nicely, but this was all because of his ‘troublemaker’ daughter.

“I see. Thanks to that, it will be quite helpful for the East.”

“Well, we’ll have to wait and see about that.”

“I heard the story from the Mage Tower. I’d like to provide you with a magi map of the East as well… It’s unfortunate.”

His eyes were full of fatigue.

Declan looked at him and tilted his head slightly.

Originally, he doesn’t worry much about other people.

But he wasn’t heartless enough to feel no sympathy when seeing someone whose silver hair tips were starting to turn black.

“Aren’t you overworking yourself?”

Then the Jackvell Marquess smiled faintly.

“My son has returned. I just want to lay the most important foundation for him in advance.”

A father who loves his child must be strong.

“What I can help with is probably just checking the magi situation in the East.”

“Yes. The Previous Marquess seems to have almost completed the map, but for some reason, he absolutely refuses to make it public.”

“Right, well, there’s nothing we can do if we can’t have it.”

Declan leisurely stood up.

“How about I meet with the Previous Marquess? It might be good to try persuading him directly.”

(Physical) persuasion is still persuasion, after all.

While he was thinking something dangerous, the Jackvell Marquess nodded.

“Understood.”

An overly light agreement.

The blue eyes visible through his glasses looked quite benevolent.

Declan suddenly looked at his blue eyes and recalled the past.

‘Hmm… I remember that guy being a bit crazy too.’

The type who pushes forward like a bulldozer once he’s fixated on something.

Well, but right now he doesn’t seem fixated on anything and shows no signs of madness, so it should be fine.

Just as he was thinking comfortably, the door opened.

“Excuse me, Your Grace.”

“What is it?”

The servant opened his mouth with a restless expression.

“Well, the Previous Marquess…”

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