I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain

Becoming a squirrel that saves villains Episode 3

Taejen had a good habit of not waking up easily once he fell asleep.

So, I was able to escape without difficulty on the second night and go to Johann.

“I really want to humanize quickly, please.”

Thinking about what I went through with Taejen during the day made me feel so bad that I shuddered.

“Slave, why do you keep sleeping like this? Huh?”

Not only did he keep poking my back when I tried to take a nap during the day because I was tired, he also brought all kinds of books related to deities and talked loudly.

“You can easily tell the gender of a deity by looking at its tail pattern… Let me see your tail!”

After Taejen grabbed my tail tightly, he shouted in admiration.

I grabbed my chilly tail and looked at Taejen.

“Well, you’re a female! I didn’t know that. Maybe no one else knows.”

Since there are hardly any powerful magicians who can have a deity, people probably wouldn’t know this fact.

In addition, deities were extremely expensive.

Ella also knew that and offered a huge sum of money to the temple to bring me here.

Taejen, who confirmed my gender, became serious and asked.

“So are you going to humanize into a girl later? How old are you?”

If I could answer that, then I would be a human, not a deity, you blockhead.

I sighed and quickly wrapped my tail around my body and buried my face.

“I wish I were older than I am. That way, I could get away with more things.”

I was already miserable enough to be possessed by a squirrel, and I didn’t even like being called a slave.

No matter how old I was, I could be so naive and ferocious.

But it wasn’t completely useless.

“And… Hm. The explanation for humanization is here in detail.”

As Taejin passionately recited from the book about divine beings, I found myself gaining a better understanding of my situation.

“If a large amount of magic power is absorbed in a short period of time, humanization can be achieved for a brief period. However, in order to maintain humanization, steady absorption of magic power for at least 50 days is necessary.”

Fifty days.

So that meant I needed to stay with Johann for over 50 days.

As far as I knew, Johann wouldn’t be called to war for another three months, so I had some time to spare.

“Of course, it’s very rare for a mage to possess that level of magic power, so there has only been one divine being who has successfully humanized thus far.”

My goal now was to become the second divine being to achieve humanization.

Considering the tremendous amount of magic power I felt from Johann yesterday, it didn’t seem like an impossible task.

“But if you humanize before the 50 days are up, all the absorbed magic power becomes null and void. So even if you think you can achieve humanization, you have to hold off. Understand?”

Taejin lectured me sternly.

“When you feel like you might be able to humanize, don’t stop absorbing magic power. Instead, absorb even more strongly to calm yourself down. Remember that.”

I had no idea what it meant to feel like I might be able to humanize, but there was no way I wasn’t going to achieve humanization somehow.

As I clenched my fist with determination, Taejin spoke to me again, chuckling.

“Slave, calm down my massive magic power and achieve humanization quickly.”

“Woof.”

Taejin believed in Ela’s words, which she whispered to him every day: “Your magic power is tremendous. It’s more than enough to be the master of this Highland.”

Well, in a way, Ela was quite amazing. She was firmly deceiving someone on the same side.

Taejin, who was only fourteen years old and inexperienced in the world, believed in his own uniqueness without any doubts.

“Even if I humanize, it won’t be because of your magic power.”

If I were to absorb Johann’s magic power and achieve humanization, I would ask him to remove the Highland’s emblem and then leave this place.

“There’s no reason for me to stay here.”

After a few years, Johann went to the battlefield and came back to handle Ella and Tegen.

I had no reason to be in the ducal mansion where the blood was blowing.

“First, I need to become human. I can’t live my whole life eating nuts like a squirrel.”

To do that, I had to quickly calm down Johann’s overflowing magic and absorb it.

As soon as the night got deeper, I headed straight to Johann’s room.

Even the window was wide open and Johann was waiting for me by the window.

“Child, you’re pretty.”

He had a face so innocent that it was hard to imagine he would grow up to be a villain who would confuse the world.

He was a perfect weak boy with bright purple eyes that stimulated the protective instinct, white skin that was almost pale, and an expression that seemed to endure pain.

“Now, let’s do something good for each other.”

I quickly tried to put my paw on his forehead, but Johann smiled beautifully and said, “I want to give you a name.”

I was amazed.

Wow, how does he only choose such beautiful words to say?

I was tired of Tegen shouting “slave” all day long, so I never thought of the joy of having a name given to me.

“I thought about it all day, but… how about Paul or Tom? I think a short name would be appropriate.”

“Kyuung.”

Wow, that’s really bad.

I immediately shook my head.

“…Don’t you like it because it’s too short? Then how about a longer name… Dave or Caliban…”

“Kyuuuuung!”

Wait, why are all the names he’s suggesting male names?

I struggled to explain that I was a girl, but in the end, I decided to give up my embarrassment.

“Kyung.”

Johann looked at the place my finger was pointing and looked a little puzzled.

“……?”

“Kyuuuung.”

Then I pointed at myself and made an X shape with my arms to indicate that it doesn’t exist.

So combined…

“That thing over there is not mine.”

Perhaps he understood from my reaction, but Johann was taken aback and mumbled.

“You… you were female?”

I nodded my head, and he fell silent as if he were at a loss for words. I was also a little confused. He seemed to lack basic knowledge about supernaturals, judging from his use of the term “female.” According to the book Tezen had been reading earlier, supernaturals could be humanized, so they were given titles related to humans.

“Well, it’s hard to know everything about supernaturals unless you deliberately look it up.”

I looked around Johann’s simple room. There were only a few thick and old-looking books. Trapped in this remote room, he had no chance to practice his swordsmanship with a dull sword and had no access to high-quality books.

“I wonder how much you know about supernaturals. Do you only know that they are beings who can release powerful magical energy?”

I was curious if he knew about humanization.

As I stared blankly, he lifted me up cautiously.

“Anyway, thank you for coming. I’ll think of a name for you later because I don’t know any female names.”

He looked around and then carried me to the bed.

“It’s the only soft place here. It must have been difficult coming up against the hard wall.”

He smiled and spoke kindly, making me feel moved for the second time, after his name.

Oh, how kindhearted he is.

“I waited for you all day. It was so lonely.”

Oh, poor thing. I’ll come and visit you often.

“Still, I wasn’t bored thinking about your name. I can spend all day tomorrow thinking about your name. The time will fly by.”

Who wouldn’t be touched by such words?

For reference, I wasn’t a squirrel but a human being with a distinct identity.

“Kyu-woong, kyu!”

I tapped the pillow with my paw, indicating I wanted to lie down.

It was a gesture to tell him to lie down and relax a little bit to calm his wild magic.

It was my great service spirit.

“You’re different from Tezen. I like you because you’re kind. I feel sorry for you, too.”

He smiled sadly, nodded his head, and lay down on the bed…

“I started to absorb the tremendous magical power that was jumping around on his forehead with my front paw. As the magical power rushed like waves, I felt a strange sensation in my stomach like yesterday. However, it felt much more itchy and strange, perhaps because I had already absorbed magical power yesterday.

‘Wait a minute.’

Suddenly, Johannes closed his eyes and leaned on me, with a face that looked comfortable yet ecstatic.

‘Earlier…didn’t Tegen say that if you absorb a lot of magical power in a short period of time, you can momentarily transform into a human?’

At that moment.

‘What’s, what is this?’

Suddenly, Johannes’ magical power began to surge inside me.

‘Kyuuuuung!’

I was momentarily bewildered and lifted my front paw from Johannes’ forehead.

‘Wait, could it be…?’

Then I remembered what Tegen had said earlier, “When you feel like you’re about to transform into a human, don’t stop absorbing magical power. Instead, you have to absorb your opponent’s magical power even more strongly to calm yourself down.” Was this the feeling of being about to transform into a human? Then I shouldn’t have lifted my front paw…

“Hey, squirrel? Is something wrong?”

To make matters worse, Johannes slowly opened his eyes, frowning, and then…

‘What do I do!’

In an instant, the front paw in front of my eyes transformed into a small, pale hand of a girl.”