I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain

I placed my front paw on his forehead and absorbed the magic power, and my front paw felt warm. It felt like he had a fever.

 

“Kyuuung.”

 

Honestly, I felt so sorry for him.

 

In this situation, if you didn’t feel sorry for the young villain, you weren’t a human, really.

 

I looked at the tray on the floor and sighed again.

 

All there was a dry, crumbly piece of bread and a cold, watery soup.

 

Perhaps the food was poorly served because of the incident where he ran away today.

 

“Thank you…”

 

Yohan whispered in a groggy voice, lifting a finger to brush my back. Long fingers gently stroked my fur.

 

I didn’t move my front paws away out of pity for him, even though I’d absorbed all the magic I could today.

 

He has a fever and his forehead feels like a fireball, and tomorrow he’ll be humiliated in front of people.

 

Everyone will gossip about the eldest son of the Duke of Hyrad, who is so sick that he can’t even defend himself.

 

In addition, Hyrad originally had a principle of succession centered on ability rather than the eldest son.

 

It was the same as stating openly that ‘Hyrad’s eldest son is not in a position to succeed him’.

 

In this situation, it was not known whether Yohan would fall in love with Meriel at first sight like in the original story, but anyway, It was obvious that he would show a miserable appearance in front of the female lead.

 

“Kyuung.”

 

And since Tezen will take me there, I was going to see the whole thing.

 

If I want to live here, I have to be a squirrel who obeys the rules, even if it’s an obedient squirrel.

 

That’s why I’ll be quite in Tezen’s arms tomorrow.

 

Still, the thought of seeing Yohan’s trembling face made me sigh.

 

I wasn’t such a reckless squirrel that I’d throw an acorn at them.

 

In the end, I guess I’ll just have to watch it happen.

 

Just thinking about it makes me feel sick.

 

“Your name….”

 

At that moment, Yohan smiled faintly and said, lying down with his head down.

 

“I thought about it all day…How about Mary?”

 

Oh my gosh, that’s totally gross.

 

I shook my head immediately. It’s like he shortened the name of the female lead or anything

 

“Then what about….Riel?”

 

It really isn’t good. I shook my head more vigorously as if I absolutely hated it.

 

I sighed. I didn’t know what else to say, but I didn’t like names that sounded like fake heroines.

 

‘Far from being a heroine, I can’t even be a normal human being…’

 

“Okay…I’ll think about it more.”

 

Yohan muttered sullenly. 

 

Well, it wasn’t a sin to have a bad sense of naming.

 

I lifted my front paw and tapped his cheek as if to cheer him up.

 

There was no need to stay with him any longer. I had absorbed all the magic I could today.

 

There’s nothing I can do about simple cold symptoms that aren’t related to magic power overload, but anyway, at least his expression was calmer than before.

 

“Are you going…?”

 

Yohan asked sadly, perhaps noticing my thoughts.

 

His purple eyes, slightly shaking beneath his long eyelashes, were as beautiful as jewels.

 

For a moment, I thought of my luxurious cushions in Tezen’s room and the overflowing piles of acorns, chestnuts, and sunflower seeds.

 

If I want to rest, Tezen’s room is much more comfortable.

 

“Because you don’t like the name…You don’t want to be with me anymore?”

 

I sighed and shook my head, noticing the slightest hint of tears in Yohan’s pretty eyes.

 

Even with that sad expression, he was honestly handsome.

 

‘Well, tomorrow looks like it’s going to be even worse.…Should I stay a little longer?’

 

The thought of being held by Tezen and seeing Yohan publicly humiliated made me feel bitter.

 

‘I should at least give him some consolation in advance.’ 

 

I lay down on Yohan’s palm, comforting him in my own way.

 

‘Here, look at my belly.’

 

Honestly, my belly was covered in white, fluffy fur and felt really nice to the touch.

 

When I touched it, it felt pleasantly warm and I could even feel my heart beating fast.

 

Scratching a squirrel’s belly isn’t something that just anyone can do, but I feel sorry for tomorrow’s Yohan, so I did him a big favor.

 

‘What are you doing? Touch it. It feels good.’

 

I pointed to Yohan’s hand once, then pretended to rub my stomach with my hand.

 

“Ah….okay.”

 

Yohan looked at me with surprised eyes for a moment, then chuckled and started rubbing my stomach with his finger.

 

He also slowly drew circles with his thumb near my beating heart.

 

“It’s warm and so nice, squirrel.”

 

Yohan whispered, rubbing his cheek against my head.

 

Of course, it would feel good. Whose belly.

 

I was so happy with the way his hands were caressing my stomach that I didn’t hear what he said next.

 

“My squirrel.”

 

And, since I couldn’t read yet, I hadn’t read a word of the book about the divine beast that was open on Yohan’s bedside.

 

[Wizards whose magical powers have been regulated by the divine beasts usually have a strong possessiveness for that divine beast.] 

 

[In severe cases, after seeing the divine being with another wizard, he becomes unbearably jealous.] 

 

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“Hello, divine beast.”

 

The next morning, a maid came to Tezen’s room. 

 

“We have guests today, so I’ll help you to get dressed up.”

 

Since I didn’t like anyone in this house, I glared at the maid like a stern squirrel.

 

But the maid was completely unaffected by that and carefully lifted me into the bathroom.

 

“Kyuung!”

 

‘What is it, what is it! What is it!’

 

Without a word, the maid just pushed me into a small basin.

 

Then she began to wash me thoroughly in warm water with scented oil.

 

“Kyung! Kyung!”

 

‘I don’t want to, but I like it!’

 

My instinct as a squirrel is that I don’t want to wash but my instinct as a human is that I like a warm bath.

 

Come to think of it, I didn’t take a bath after getting rained on yesterday, I only brushed my fur once.

 

As I sighed in confusion and washed my face, the maid laughed.

 

“pfft—?”

 

“I’m sorry, divine beast.”

 

The maid held back her laughter as she dried my hair with a handkerchief.

 

“It was so cute…Haha—Phew, sorry.” 

 

“Kyuung…”

 

I have been very strict and serious since the maid came in, but she says it’s cute?

 

It was a very insulting remark.

 

To be honest, I am very cynical and realistic rather than cute and adorable.

 

It could be said that I had a personality that was quite different from my appearance. So I couldn’t help but get angry at being called cute.

 

But when I looked at myself in the mirror, I was a squirrel. I decided to forgive the maid.

 

Because I have a rational and objective personality.

 

“Okay, now let’s choose a ribbon.”

 

The maid placed a wooden box full of ribbons in front of me.

 

I crossed my arms and thought seriously, then placed my front paw on the purple ribbon.

 

It was because I remember the sad and pretty eyes of Yohan.

 

“Such a dull color is not good for welcoming guests. Let’s go with this.”

 

‘Then why did you show it to me?’

 

The maid completely ignored my opinion and picked out a pink ribbon and tied it around my neck.

 

I stamped one foot in frustration. Of course, I was ignored.

 

“Kyung.”

 

“Oh my god, you’re so cute.”

 

The ribbon around my neck was a bit annoying, but when I looked at myself in the mirror, I thought I looked really cute. I decided to endure it.

 

The maid combed my fur once, lifted the fur on my forehead slightly, and gave me a sunflower seed to thank me for my cooperation.

 

Hmm, I don’t like all the maids in this house, but sunflower seeds are innocent.

 

As I was stuffing a bowl full of sunflower seeds, the door opened wide and Tezen came in.

 

“Oh, slave.”

 

I stared at Tezen absentmindedly.

 

Black hair with nice texture, round red eyes, plump cheeks with white skin, and healthy, long arms and legs.

 

He wasn’t exactly handsome, but he was a nobleman who was growing up well.

 

Tezen tapped my forehead once and grumbled.

 

“You dressed up a bit?”

 

“Kyuung.”

 

‘Oh. You dressed up a bit too much.’ 

 

He has neatly styled hair, and clothes that look expensive at first glance, and he looks crazy. It was a sure thing.

 

Well, if they’re the Duke of Medes family, they’re incredible guests.

 

Moreover, although Meriel is only sixteen years old, she is already renowned as the most beautiful woman in the empire.

 

Tezen would be eager to impress her.

 

“Okay, let’s go now.”

 

Tezen lifted me up with a big smile.

 

‘Why do I feel like I’m his most expensive accessory.’ 

 

Judging by the mess outside, the guests seemed to have already arrived.

 

I was carried down to the dining room in Tezen’s good-smelling arms.

 

‘If they had dressed Tezen like this…I wonder how Yohan would dress up.’ 

 

Perhaps that is why Tezen’s footsteps seem so exciting.

 

To contrast the two, Ella would have made Yohan look even more miserable than usual.

 

Her goal was to make sure that anyone who Heard the words  ‘Hyrad’s successor’, would naturally think of Tezen.

 

The war had been long, and it was far from over.

 

Now, no one in the duke’s mansion expected Duke Hyrad to return any time soon.

 

Rather, Ella would like to keep Duke Hyrad on the battlefield forever.

 

And at the end of the war, Ella think it would be nice if he died quietly.

 

‘It’s a mess.’

 

I sighed heavily, and In the meantime, Tezen and I arrived at the dining room.

 

“Sorry, I’m late.”

 

Tezen stood before the guests, speaking fluently.

 

“I have a bit of a headache because of the magic. I was a bit late because I had to get some soothing treatment from the divine beast.”

 

‘No, I’ve never calmed you down. You’re lying because I can’t talk?’

 

I was glaring at Tezen, and then suddenly realized that Yohan had already arrived.

 

Did you fall in love at first sight with the warm and kind female lead like in the original story?

 

Since it’s a doomed love, it would be better for him not to fall in love so much that he becomes blind.

 

But Yohan’s purple eyes were always focused on me.

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