I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain

Becoming a Squirrel that Saves Villains Episode 6

“Ah-ha-aack!”

The maid cowered in fear, and Johann was instantly free.

The decision was easy after that. Johann didn’t hesitate and started running towards the tower, sobbing.

“I need to get to the tower before Tezen arrives!”

Tezen never climbed the tower, claiming it was too tiring. And unless Tezen personally came, the servants couldn’t lay a hand on Johann.

Anyway, he was the eldest son of Highroad.

Moreover, he was a wizard, and regular people were afraid of his magical power and couldn’t just attack him with a weapon.

Anyway, they needed an excuse, even if it was a lousy one like the recommendation of the physician, to approach Johann.

“Where are you going, Master Johann?”

As he was heading towards the tower, a servant who had noticed him quickly ran towards him.

“Master Physician recommended that I take a walk on rainy days!”

He was about to get caught by another servant. “Dammit!”

Johann clenched his fists and took a deep breath when another acorn flew out of nowhere and hit the servant’s eye precisely.

“Ah! What is this!”

Johann ran frantically towards the tower and hung the curtain on the door after arriving.

Even if he was like a beggar, he still had to eat, and the rain was expected to stop later.

He collapsed under the tower, breathing heavily.

The terrible rainy day walk ended early, and he didn’t even run into Tezen.

And he looked at the acorn that hit the servant’s eye and fell to the ground, thinking of the squirrel that gave him acorns at their first meeting.

It was a kind gift from the squirrel, who only wanted him to transform back into a human.

Now it was clear. The squirrel had become his ally in the noble’s residence.

Namu, who subdued the maid and servant with acorns, sat on a tree and patted his hands.

“Wow, I’m talented too.”

Acorns weren’t powerful weapons, but they hit their weakest points accurately.

He didn’t know he had such a talent for throwing himself.

“Is this a squirrel’s talent? Or is it the ability of a divine being? I didn’t have this talent in my past life. Even my range is amazing!”

With this level of throwing talent, he could be a national representative in the sport of shot put.

While imagining this, Namu picked up another acorn and threw it towards the courtyard.

Hoo let out a relieved sigh as she watched Johann climb up the tower, hiding herself behind a tree. Johann would not be disturbed for a while since the tower could be locked from inside.

Ella did not torment Johann without a valid reason. Even getting wet in the rain had a medical reason behind it. Ella wanted to be perceived as a rational owner of the ducal castle, who acted according to legitimate reasons.

She was a skilled villain who valued what others saw and considered multiple possibilities. However, she had missed two things.

Firstly, Johann Hayrad was a far more powerful wizard than she had anticipated. Secondly, the Duke Hayrad was faster to die than she had expected. “And you don’t leave dangerous factors untouched. No matter how reluctant you are to send Tazen to the battlefield.”

Lost in thought, I recalled the original work’s contents. “If I were not a squirrel but a noble lady… I’m good at using my brain, it’s a pity.”

By being reborn as a divine beast, I had become yet another unknown variable to Ella. Johann was recovering day by day because of me, although I was not interested in how much he would recover or how the original work would change because of it.

“I should become a human first and then see what happens. Anyway, I’ll have to be a little stiff with Johann tonight.”

Just as I was about to head back to Tazen’s room, Tazen arrived in the garden with a bucket full of water. It seemed like he was planning to pour water on Johann and say something like “Bro, you need more water!” after that.

“What the… what’s going on?” Tazen asked, annoyed with the maid who was still shaking from the cold and confused about what had happened.

“And, what happened… While I was away, he escaped to the tower…”

“Escaped to the tower? No, why did you let that happen?! Hey!”

Tazen couldn’t control his anger and poured the bucket of water on the shivering maid.

“Geez, what kind of personality is he…”

In the original work, Johann was the villain who disrupted the peaceful lives of the female lead and the male lead. He was a crazy man obsessed with flipping their lives. He was a wicked villain who was good at ruining someone else’s love. However, from my current perspective, those around Johann were far more villainous.

In the original work, they never…

Ella gently urged Taejin with a tender voice, “You seem disappointed that you couldn’t see your brother today, so why don’t you call for Johan then?”

I hugged my acorn and blinked. I didn’t know what was going on, but there didn’t seem to be anything good for Johan.

Ella smiled deeply and added, “Wouldn’t it be more fun to spend time with your brother than today?”

“The guests tomorrow … are they the Marchioness and Lady Medest?”

Taejin’s eyes sparkled and shone.

“Oh, it’ll be fun.”

On the other hand, when I heard the name ‘Lady Medest’, I almost dropped the acorn I was holding.

‘Wow, it’s the heroine.’

Lady Mariel Medest was not supposed to meet Johan according to the original work. But by my intervention, the two of them ended up meeting.

Today, since Johan did not suffer from Taejin’s bullying, Ella was able to create a more fulfilling scene.

I sighed heavily and made a serious expression.

‘It’s so obvious. You want to embarrass him in front of others.’

The Medest family was highly respected, comparable to the Hylad family.

So Ella wanted to show off the miserable sight of Johan to make him look pathetic.

According to the original work, when Johan returned as a heroic figure from the war, Lady Mariel would meet him for the first time.

He would receive the Hylad Marquisate for his heroic deeds and be admired as a tremendous hero by everyone.

However, Lady Mariel did not love him at all.

Moreover, seeing him in his miserable state right now would only decrease the chances of him winning her heart. I shrugged and rolled my eyes.

“Well, who cares. Mariel is already building up the hero and the story on her own.”

Even if Johan’s love fails, what’s the harm in it failing a little faster?

While I was making a cynical judgment, Ella and Taejin’s affectionate conversation continued.

“Sure, my handsome son.”

Ella petted Taejin’s hair and spoke kindly.

“Let’s show your new robe to the Medest family tomorrow. You can also show off your magical talents.”

… What? Am I also going along?

So, Johann, a truly great wizard, seemed to boast about having enough magical power to need a divine beast while pretending to be a mediocre wizard.

“Well, no one insane enough to buy a divine beast for deception purposes since they are incredibly expensive.”

But the insane person who did that was Ella.

Anyway, it seemed like Johann was going to be treated as a mere lackey in comparison to Tezen’s brilliance…

“Oh, I can’t wait. Really.”

Tezen giggled and jumped up and down.

“I’ll explain to the Lady how it feels to be rejuvenated by a divine beast.”

But I’ve never actually rejuvenated you before.

He was firmly mistaken that taking a break meant being rejuvenated.

“You’ll like it since you’re such a great wizard, right?”

From the way she blushed, it seemed that Mary knew that she was beautiful.

I sighed and rode the tree down to Tezen’s room again.

That night, when I visited Johann again, he appeared to be in poor health with pale lips as if he had a cold.

Well…even if he’s shorter than usual, he must be sick from getting wet in this weather.

“You came.”

But even as he lay in bed, gasping for air, Johann weakly smiled at me.

“…It’s you?”

Johann whispered as he looked at me with his pure violet eyes.

“Thanks for saving me today…”

Of course. If you didn’t know, I was going to tell you.

I vigorously nodded my head and rushed over to his side.