The Youngest Hides a Lot - Chapter 321

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————

Special Side Story, Chapter 5
“It was a Demon Beast with mental fortitude powerful enough to overcome the disruptive components of this trap on its own.”
“….”
“In other words, you need a strong will to escape the trap.”
“What a pathetic way to put it.”
An elderly man with a massive frame tossed out the words carelessly.
“So… to summarize.”
A silver-haired woman spoke with a bewildered expression.
“You’re saying we need a powerful will to recover our memories? And through that, we have to drive out the poison…?”
That’s just….
The textbook definition of amnesia recovery, isn’t it?
Liam hastily added more to his words as his younger brother’s expression rapidly grew cold.
“Of course…! I’m planning to research a neutralizing agent with Asha and work on reducing the toxin’s potency in the body, youngest fairy…! Since there are no result values from applying it to humans, we’ll need roughly five days to confirm safety….”
“No way~?! Wouldn’t it come back faster if we applied stimulation?!”
Bonk, bonk…!
The silver-haired woman went berserk again.
“Goodness, you little rascal! Calm down! Wouldn’t a frying pan work better?”
“Faaaatherrr~?”
“Ahem. Just joking!”
“Hey, Kalid. You’re going to pay back the money you borrowed from me, right? About a hundred million gold or so.”
“Voooiiiddd~?”
“I’m joking too~!”
“Mom! I desperately need that bonk hammer! It’s your daughter’s wish!”
“Sigh, Rubian. Calm down a bit… Rose? Where exactly are you pulling that hammer from….”
Woof woof woof, squawk squawk squawk, meow meow meow.
It was like a private animal farm.
Kalid quietly observed the farce before rising to his feet.
The chaos was instantly organized.
“Kalid…?”
“My apologies.”
He spoke in a monotone voice.
“I’ll take my leave now.”
“Stop right there.”
It was when Leviathan reached out his hand to grab Kalid, who was trying to slip past me.
In that instant, Kalid’s broad shoulders trembled slightly. Leviathan froze and quickly withdrew his hand.
‘Could it be….’
His jaw clenched rigidly.
‘Did he think I was going to hit him?’
Traces of violence lingered in Kalid. The way he didn’t even try to dodge despite expecting a blow….
‘…He must have been beaten more severely if he tried to avoid it.’
My heart felt heavy. Setting aside all the memories of better times, I was wandering through some past, alone.
Then Rubian stepped forward.
“Where are you going?”
Kalid looked down at the woman quietly.
I’d been thinking it since earlier… she was remarkably beautiful and lovely. I found myself thinking that such a person could actually exist in this world.
He forcibly tore his gaze away, unable to look away.
“I haven’t gathered today’s firewood yet.”
The sun was setting. If this continued, I’d not only get beaten to dust by those mercenaries, but I might have to starve for at least a week.
“It seems you’ve mistaken me for someone else. In any case… thank you for saving me.”
I vaguely thought that perhaps they had found me after I collapsed while gathering firewood on the mountain.
I had no idea why my body had suddenly grown larger…
‘My head hurts.’
In fact, my head had been throbbing since earlier, making deep thought impossible.
I was a slave boy used by an illegal mercenary company.
The only thing I was certain of was that I didn’t belong in a place like this.
“Good heavens… your memories stopped there?”
The silver-haired woman covered her mouth.
“…No, haven’t you lost far too much…? What on earth…?”
Biting her lip, fidgeting with her hands.
She looked extremely confused.
“Where do I even start explaining…? Ah.”
After pondering for a long while, she finally spoke with drooping ears and a dejected expression.
“For now… would you call me older sister?”
“Rubian…?”
“Hmm. No, Mother. I really didn’t expect this…”
Her murmuring rang out sadly.
Kalid quietly stepped back a little from the woman talking to those around her.
Unconsciously, so that the filth he’d picked up while gathering firewood wouldn’t touch the woman.
* * *
It seemed Kalid’s memories had stopped around his mid-teens.
‘Since he said he didn’t know when he was born, I can’t know his exact age.’
Fourteen? Fifteen? Perhaps around that.
I let out a deep sigh.
‘I once saw his past when my magic mixed with Kalid’s… and his memories stopped there.’
Kalid, born as the offspring of a low-ranking maid of the Mercenary Company.
His mother had abandoned him and fled long ago, and from childhood, Kalid had been treated almost like a slave by the Mercenary Company.
Subjected to brutal abuse and exploitation, and with immense magical power from birth, his body couldn’t endure it—he was on the verge of death.
Then he met the Dragon God.
‘Thanks to that, he managed to save his life, but in exchange, he became trapped in the Cave.’
Then he met me, fell in love, regressed to save my soul, and because of that, became trapped in the Cave again…
‘After my soul returned, I retrieved the young Kalid from the Cave, and that’s how I got here.’
But as things stand now, he has no memory of any of this.
‘Why did fate have to erase only the good memories?’
Honestly, I’d be willing to use a little physical force just to restore his recollection.
Being trapped alone in the past is such a lonely existence.
‘And on top of that… I can’t marry a man whose mental age is only fifteen…!’
What am I supposed to do with this guilt?
Of course, seeing how the habits and speech patterns carved into his body remain intact, I can’t exactly call him a pure fifteen-year-old.
‘They say there’s such a thing as muscle memory, and his language habits and tea etiquette were absolutely flawless.’
The way he looked at me also seemed rather intense…
Though judging by how he kept his distance from me, it’s probably just my imagination.
‘Anyway, I suppose I can think of it as a blend of the twenty-three-year-old Kalid mixed in.’
So… how am I supposed to resolve this situation now?
“I can’t just keep lamenting about it.”
I decided to explain to my family the current situation as I understand it and my plans going forward.
Since it was late at night, I’d do it through appropriate means.
* * *
You have invited ‘Father’.
You have invited ‘Mother❤️’.
You have invited ‘Grandfather’.
You have invited ‘Void’.
You have invited ‘Liam’.
Void
What’s going on?
Grandfather
Kalid ^^ had some calming tea and fell asleep earlier ^^ seems to understand the situation ^^
Mother❤
Thank you for your efforts, Father. It’s not easy to make him understand the situation.
Grandfather
Well, when I patted his back like I used to when he was little, he fell asleep right away ^^
Void
He was probably just pretending to sleep back then too, found it bothersome
Grandfather
You rascal ^^ off to the Annex ^^
Void
Will do~ Grandfather!
Father
So… from now on, how will…
Void
Rubian, Father is asking what you plan to do from here on out
Mm.
I looked into it, and apparently appropriate stimulation to the brain does help with memory loss.
Father
Whacking him with a hammer won’t work.
Void
Apparently hitting him with a hammer is a no-go.
Right. I got the gist of it anyway, so that’s settled, big brother.
Void
Yeah, but Rubian—what about you on the magic side? Is that difficult?
There are a few types of memory magic, but…
Honestly, this is the first case like this, so I’m afraid to attempt it in case it backfires. I don’t even know what reaction it might have with the drugs in his system… and most of all,
Kalid is rejecting my touch, so there’s nothing I can even try…
Father
Thump.
Anyway, everyone, Kalid is just a wounded mid-teenager right now, so please treat him as kindly as possible,
and mention lots of past memories that might stir his emotions.
That way, he’ll desperately want to recover his memories!
Liam, the antidote is one method, but let’s all do our best too!
Mother ❤️
Yes, revisiting memories is good.
Mother ❤️
But somehow… I have a feeling that Kalid will find the will to recover his memories much more eagerly if he stays close to you, Rubian?
I wish that were the case… but you saw him reject me just now…
Father
Thump.
Honestly, Kalid
has forgotten that he even liked me… so I understand his awkwardness.
If I put myself in his shoes, I’d probably feel burdened too if someone suddenly told me I had a fiancée…
Anyway, I’m trying to keep an appropriate distance so he doesn’t feel pressured…
Father
Thump.
Mother ❤️
Oh, our daughter, there there.
We’ll win him over again anyway, so it’s fine! Anyway, I’m asking for everyone’s cooperation!
Come on, everyone fighting!
Mother ❤️
Fighting!
Grandfather
^^ Ting~!
Void
Let’s go.
Father
Shh, shh.
Grandfather
…Son, have you been keeping your eyes closed this whole time? ^^
Father
Ugh, how am I supposed to do this with hands this tiny?
Grandfather
Use just your fingertips—tap, tap—don’t rub it all over like some brute. ^^
Mother ❤️
Leviathan’s hands are just so large, I suppose.
Mother ❤️
That’s cute.
Void
Mother… if you say things like that, Father will never improve.
Father
Rose, over here.
Mother ❤️
The Garden~
Void
I…
Void
This meeting seems to have gone off the rails.
Grandfather
Hehehehe ^^
Well then, we’re adjourned~!
Liam
I got a bit lost making the neutralizing agent.
Liam
Are you here?

—————
This chapter was translated by Lunox Novels. To support us and help keep this series going, visit our website: LunoxScans.com
—————