The Youngest Member Filming a Parenting Show is Adorable - Chapter 151

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【151】
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Two murders committed within a single week.
The perpetrator was the same person.
There was only one suspect.
Blake Isshel.
About five minutes later, the situation I had pieced together was utterly absurd.
‘And that Blake escaped after being imprisoned. No one knows where he went.’
Thank goodness.
I gazed down at the enormous marshmallow before me, then shifted my attention to the locket necklace lying carelessly beside it.
A locket is a small pendant designed to hold a picture inside.
As if on cue, the locket hung wide open, revealing a stern-faced Handsome Uncle with black hair and green eyes.
Cradled in his arms was a black-haired Baby swaddled in blankets.
I didn’t need to ask the adults to know who they were.
‘It’s Blake’s family portrait.’
Though there was a parental filter in place, the anxious whispers around me had already told me this was someone’s .
Oh, right. Father knows that I see as marshmallows, not as what they truly are. That’s why he reluctantly permitted me to stay here.
‘What’s lying on the ground looks like to me, and what’s lying there with a hole through it only looks like a .’
[The Chaos Spirit King ‘■■■■’ grumbles that he cannot comprehend this.]
[You shouldn’t raise a child to be so lenient. Raise them to be strong! They’ll end up fighting everywhere anyway, so I don’t understand why you make marshmallows appear before their eyes.]
[The Water Spirit King ‘Aurora’ counters that this is a mother’s heart.]
…In any case, the current situation is far from bright.
Someone has become a , and Blake has been falsely accused.
“Perhaps it’s time to return.”
Father looked down at me and spoke softly.
“A false accusation is a common affair, but it’s not Fasayen’s place to intervene. Complicated political matters are entangled in this.”
“But… if I were falsely accused like this, Blake would surely try to help me. He wouldn’t concern himself with politics.”
“You won’t be falsely accused. There’s no reason for that to happen.”
“But what if? What if such a thing were to happen by some chance? When I grow up, I might face difficulties. Then Blake would help me.”
[The Earth Spirit King ‘■’ bursts into laughter like crumbling soil.]
[The stubbornness runs equally through father and daughter.]
[The Flame Spirit King ‘Flammeus’ chuckles.]
[That’s why I favor this child. She never retreats before her own sense of justice. And worn-out adults cannot overcome a righteous child.]
The Spirit Kings sent an unusually abundant stream of glowing text, finding this situation fascinating.
Indeed, this was something you could never experience in the peaceful Fasayen.
That place was safe, beautiful, and perfectly serene.
Yet strangely, I felt myself growing far more here.
“Ah, what is this situation now!”
Not long after, Blake’s uncle, Jeffrey Ishel, arrived.
Then the Imperial Knight Commander, who had been waiting and controlling the situation, pointed the locket necklace toward Jeffrey Ishel and posed a question.
“Is that Blake Isshel’s possession?”
“Oh, yes. It belongs to my nephew.”
“How does the Isshel Family intend to take responsibility for this? I shall report it to the Emperor at once.”
At that, Jeffrey Ishel laughed while pretending to look terribly sad.
For just a moment, the corner of his mouth had lifted.
[The Emotion Spirit King ‘■■■’ praises you.]
[Shu has such a talent for reading fleeting expressions like that. You have a real gift for reading faces!]
Oh, thank you so much for the praise!
Since this wasn’t the time to be flustered, I kept my expression as composed as possible.
Because I was preparing my “counterargument” right now.
I’d held my ground and waited even when Father told me to leave, all for this moment.
The Spirit Kings said that in just a moment, the true culprit behind all of this would arrive, and it turned out to be Jeffrey Ishel.
‘I won’t let this slide.’
[The Air Spirit King ‘Shapasi’ observes you intently.]
[Young contractor, this is already a game with a predetermined culprit. It’s a forced case where you’ve agreed to frame Blake Isshel as the criminal. But how will you convince those around you to clear his name?]
I have a way.
There was one question I’d held since I first saw the marshmallow with the hole.
Specifically, the direction of the hole.
The moment I thought of that, the word “Quest” appeared before my eyes.
Quest!
Help Your Friend
The Air Spirit King has given you an assignment!
✔
Clear Blake Isshel’s Name
Success Reward
★Good Job★ Stamp x1
Failure Penalty
21 jellyfish become 22 jellyfish. (3 days)
Time Limit
1 hour
‘As expected, they would give me a Quest.’
But 22 jellyfish?!
If I couldn’t clear his name, I’d have to become a jellyfish for three days.
‘That can’t happen. Father promised I could participate in the fourth stage.’
If I became a jellyfish for three days, I’d ultimately miss the Friendly Competition.
That couldn’t be allowed.
“Superti, it’s time to go.”
Father called to me in a voice that had grown even lower.
It was a firm tone that conveyed he wouldn’t indulge me any further.
I grasped Father’s hand tightly and looked up at him.
His hardened expression. The worry etched across his face.
“Father, just give me five minutes. There’s something I need to say.”
“Sigh… what kind of father shows his daughter such scenes?”
“Eventually I’d see it anyway, wouldn’t I?”
“That’s…”
A flicker of regret crossed Father’s face before vanishing. It seemed like sadness, yet also like pride.
“When did my daughter grow so tall? In my eyes, you’re still just four years old.”
“If you count the time I was gone, I’m fourteen.”
“You only claim to be fourteen when it’s convenient.”
“Hehe.”
And at fourteen in Fasayen, one was old enough to receive individual assignments and venture far from the family estate.
No longer an age to be protected.
An age when one must begin protecting others.
“The Ishel family possesses a special ability called ‘Howling.’ When night falls, I will use that ability to locate where he’s hiding.”
I could hear Jeffrey Ishel saying something or other.
Father glanced in that direction, then leaned down and whispered to me.
“When he transformed into Mongdol before, they couldn’t find him because Jeffrey Ishel himself had suffered grave injuries at that time.”
“I see.”
“If Blake had truly wanted to escape, he should have left the Capital then. Of course, that would have branded him as an heir who abandoned his family.”
Father finally offered me some explanation about politics.
He had covered my eyes and blocked my ears, wanting to show me only what was beautiful and pure—
‘But somehow, it feels like he’s testing me.’
Whether I could overcome this situation.
‘The fact that Father is watching over me is itself proof that I still can’t complete missions alone and am being protected… but…’
Still, this was the first time.
The first time Father had said I could step forward into this kind of ‘bad business.’
“The culprit is gradually losing consciousness. Before they completely abandon reason and go mad, we must capture them alive and confine them to a psychiatric hospital…!”
“Wait a moment!”
Jeffrey Ishel spun around, shouting as if to sway the crowd.
In that moment, I stretched up on my tiptoes with all my might and raised my hand brightly.
“There’s something strange!”
“…What?”
For an instant, Jeffrey Ishel’s brow furrowed.
But then he saw Father standing behind me, flinched, gritted his teeth, and smiled.
“What is it, Child?”
“Well, it’s just so strange. You see, I’m actually part of the Children’s Detective Group.”
As I began speaking, I approached the marshmallow with a hole punched through its chest, tap-tap-tapping forward.
Careful not to step on the red sugar powder.
“This marsh… no, this person is tall. Aren’t they?”
Whether male or female, I couldn’t tell. I couldn’t see it.
Still, I could gauge the height.
Clearly an adult.
“Indeed.”
Jeffrey Ishel twisted his mustache with a displeased expression.
“That’s strange! But why does the hole run from top to bottom?”

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