I looked out of the carriage with lukewarm eyes.

Certainly, it was a beautifully wellmaintained park. Many evergreen trees kept a fresh atmosphere even in winter.

‘If this were the world I lived in, Christmas decorations would already be everywhere.’

But in this world, December 25th was not Christmas, but April’s birthday.

Anyway, so exactly where this was, was the ‘Diamant’ city located near Salisbury Castle. It was also the largest city in the Duke of Salisbury’s territory.

It was a different place from the city where the last swordsmanship tournament was held. That city was quite big, but not comparable to Diamant.

This city was truly… the most luxurious and bustling place in the Duke of Salisbury’s territory.

‘So, it’s just perfect for committing crimes.’

Generally speaking, like the rest of the Duke of Salisbury’s territory, this Diamant city also had good public order.

Here, Sir Davidson of Salisbury was in charge of security, and he was said to be an excellent and very reliable person.

Thanks to this, Diamant was famous as a pleasant city to live in.

However, the bigger the city, the easier it becomes a target for crime…

‘This is also where the most beastchildren have disappeared.’

The purpose of the kidnapper of beast children was not clear. It was considered even more heinous since they targeted only young children. And many speculated that it was closely related to slave trafficking.

‘So far, it’s been difficult to catch them, but if Grayan’s plan works… we might be able to find their base or hiding place.’

The plan was this:

First, Grayan and I, the two of us, would pretend to enjoy a sweet date inside this carriage…

But in reality, Grayan would go into the city in disguise and wait for the kidnapper to approach…

And I would release the butterflies of the world tree here to follow him, so I could assist him if necessary.

The coachman driving the carriage and the servants who followed us to attend to us were, in fact, all talented knights.

Once Grayan was successfully(?) kidnapped, I would chase after Grayan with them.

How could Grayan be kidnapped by the ‘beastchild kidnapper’?

Well…

“Then, I will drink it now.”

Grayan, who had uncorked the crystal bottle, emotionlessly stared at the liquid inside.

The pale yellow liquid was a magical potion that Arwin had specially prepared for this job.

It took a whole year to make, or something…

Without hesitation, Grayan tilted his head and gulped down the strange potion all at once.

Gulp― his throat moved. My eyes were involuntarily drawn to his thick, masculine neck and protruding Adam’s apple.

“……”

I rolled my eyes stealthily. A human like me… even in the midst of this…

“Sigh……”

Grayan, who let out a soft sigh, put the empty bottle in his pocket.

I watched the situation anxiously from across him. It would take… about 30 seconds for the potion to take effect, right?

‘…27, 28, 29…’

In the seemingly long short silence.

The moment I counted ’31’ in my mind, a change occurred in Grayan’s body.

His body shrank rapidly, wrapped in light―

‘Heavens…’

He turned into a tenyearold child!

‘No, you, you seem too cute.’

While Grayan, who had become smaller, was changing clothes, I sat with my back turned.

The appearance of 10yearold Grayan was… fatal to my heart in a different sense!

‘Absolutely adorable!’

I clenched my fists tightly. I had to be careful not to make a mistake. If I exploded with too much excitement about his cuteness… I wouldn’t be able to bear the embarrassment later.

‘No wonder, Grayan didn’t show his childhood portraits…’

He was too cute!

I knew it myself. It’s so contradictory to his adult image that it’s embarrassing to show others!

“Hoo… calm down…”

I tried to calm my mind with deep breaths, but a very cute voice came from behind.

“……Madam? I’ve changed.”

The tone was the same, but the voice was younger! A completely young voice!

‘Cute!!’
I clutched my chest and slowly looked back. Indeed, indeed, I’m… overly weak for cute things. That’s why I’m always swayed by the cunning rabbit…

‘Now even wolves have become cute…! This woman, is she planning to assassinate me with a heart attack!’

With my eyes tightly closed, I slowly lifted my eyelids. No, to be precise, I opened my real eyes.

A small boy’s figure entered my narrow field of vision. Black hair with silver eyes. Delicate facial features. A miniature face that showed signs of future handsomeness…!

It reminded me of Grayan the Second. Of course, it was Grayan himself!

‘So to speak, a mini Grayan…!’

“My lady?”

“……!”

The shrunken Grayan tilted his head as he stared intently at me. At that moment, I nearly felt my heart stop and brushed off my astonishment with the palms of my hands.

…This is crazy. Isn’t he too cute?!

‘Those round eyes! They’re like a puppy! And what about those doughlike cheeks? They feel so soft and tender! Plus, they’re slightly pink, just like the color of a peach and so lovely…’