I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain

Becoming a Squirrel to Find a Villain Episode 7

As I absorbed magic through my front paws, they felt hot and tingly. It was as if they had a fever.

“Kyuwoong.”

Honestly, it was too pitiful.

If someone didn’t feel sorry for the young Black Sheep in this situation, they were not human, really.

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

It was all dried bread crumbs and cold soup.

It was definitely a poor meal due to my escape today.

“Thank you…”

Johann whispered in a weak voice as he wiped my back with his finger. His long fingers gently stroked my fur.

Although I had absorbed all the magic I could today, I didn’t move my front paws because he looked sick.

My forehead felt like a burning coal, and I knew I would be embarrassed in front of outsiders tomorrow.

As the first son of the Hylad Duke, I couldn’t fulfill my duties properly because of the pain.

Moreover, Hylad was a place where the principle of ability-based succession was upheld, not the first son-centered succession.

It was like advertising that “the first son of Hylad is not in a position to succeed.”

In this situation, I couldn’t tell if Johann would fall in love with Meriel at first sight as in the original work, but anyway, he was going to show a miserable appearance in front of the heroine.

“Kyu kyu.”

And Tegen said he would take me away, so I would have to see that too.

If I wanted to stay here, I didn’t have to be a submissive squirrel, but I had to be a knowledgeable squirrel.

But still, the thought of seeing Johann stumbling around made me sigh.

I must have been a reckless squirrel to the point of throwing acorns.

In the end, I had to watch that scene.

Just imagining it made me feel down.

“What’s your name?”

Then, Johann spoke, lying down, with a slight smile.

“I’ve been thinking about it all day… how about Meri?”

Oh my goodness, that’s terrible.

I immediately shook my head.

Not only was it not a shortened version of the heroine’s name, but…

“Then how about Riel?”

No way. I shook my head more vigorously.

Sighing, I hated fake heroine names.

Not to mention that she couldn’t even possess an ordinary human, and she was taking medicine in this situation…

“Okay… I’ll think about it more.”

Johann muttered despondently. Well, having a bad sense of naming wasn’t a sin.

I lifted my front paw as if to encourage him and tapped his cheek lightly.

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

Although there was nothing to be done about simple cold symptoms that were not related to magical overload, his expression had become much more peaceful than before.

“…Are you leaving?”

Johann asked with a bitter expression, as if he had noticed my thoughts.

His purple eyes, under his long eyelashes, were beautiful like jewels that quivered slightly.

For a moment, I thought of my luxurious cushion in Taejin’s room, piled high with acorns, nights, sunflower seeds, and other things.

It would certainly be more comfortable to rest there, but…

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

I exhaled a sigh and shook my head at his pitiful expression.

Despite his forlorn look, he was honestly handsome.

“Well, tomorrow you’ll look even worse…so maybe I should stay by your side a little longer.”

I already felt bitter at the thought of witnessing Taejin’s public humiliation while being held in his arms.

“I should comfort him in advance.”

I lay down on Johann’s palm as a way of comforting him in my own way.

“Come on, look at my belly.”

Honestly, my belly was covered in white, fluffy fur and was very pleasant to touch.

It took a while to feel the warmth and the beating of my heart, but it was definitely a good feeling to touch.

Not everyone could scratch a squirrel’s belly, but I felt sorry for Johann tomorrow and put my heart into it.

“What are you doing? Touch it. It’ll make you feel better.”

I pointed to Johann’s hand and pretended to stroke my belly with my own hand. “Ah…okay.”

John looked at me with surprised eyes, then smiled and started rubbing my belly with his fingers.

He even drew circles with his thumb around my heart, which was pounding with excitement.

“Warm and nice, my little squirrel,” he whispered, pressing his cheek against my head. Of course, he’d feel good rubbing someone else’s belly.

I enjoyed his touch so much that I couldn’t focus on the book about magical creatures lying on John’s bedside table. I couldn’t read this passage: “Magicians who calm their creatures and organize their magical powers tend to feel a strong sense of possession towards them. In severe cases, they can’t bear to see their creatures with other magicians and become overwhelmed by jealousy.”

“Hello, sir creature.”

The next morning, a maid came to Tezen’s room and said, “As a guest is coming today, we’ll give you a bath.”

Since the household members didn’t like me, I stared at the maid sternly as a dignified squirrel. However, she carefully picked me up and headed to the bathroom, ignoring my grunts.

“What?” I grumbled. The instinct of a squirrel who didn’t want to bathe and the instinct of a human who wanted something warm clashed in my mind.

Come to think of it, I didn’t take a bath yesterday even though I got so wet from the rain. I just shook my fur once. Feeling confused, I let out a sigh and started to wash my face.

Then the maid chuckled, “Sorry, sir creature.”

She smiled as she dried my fur with a towel. “I’m laughing because you’re too adorable,” she said, trying to stifle her laughter. “I’m sorry.”

I was very strict and serious from the moment the maid came in, so it was a very offensive thing to call me adorable. Honestly, I had a cynical and realistic personality rather than a cute and charming one.

I could say that my character was very distant and had a lot of discrepancy with my appearance as a squirrel. So, I couldn’t help but get angry when she called me “adorable.”

But looking at myself in the mirror, I realized I was too much of a squirrel. So, I forgave the maid.

I am a rational and objective creature.

The maid put a tree box full of ribbons in front of me. I thought seriously for a moment, then lifted my front paw and put it on the purple ribbon. It reminded me of Johann’s sad and pretty eyes. “That dull color isn’t good for welcoming guests, let’s use this one,” I said.

Why did she show it to me then? The maid completely ignored my opinion and picked out a pink ribbon, tying it around my neck. I rolled my eyes and grumbled, but of course, I was ignored. “Cuwoong…” “Oh, you’re so cute,” she said.

Although the ribbon around my neck was bothering me a little, when I saw my reflection in the mirror, I decided to endure it because I looked really cute. The maid combed my fur and lifted the fur on my forehead slightly before cooperating with me, and I thanked her and received a sunflower seed.

I don’t like all the maids in this house, but Sunflower Seed is innocent. I was holding a bowl full of sunflower seeds when the door suddenly opened and Tezen came in. “Oh, slave,” he said, looking at me blankly.

His good black hair, round red eyes, chubby cheeks, and healthy arms and legs were not handsome, but he was undoubtedly a well-grown nobleman. Tezen tapped my forehead and teased me. “You dressed up a bit?”

“Cuwoong.” ‘Oh, you dressed up quite a bit.’ I had undoubtedly dressed up, with neatly styled hair, expensive-looking clothes, and a crazy amount of makeup. But then again, they were from the Medes aristocracy, so they were probably very important guests. Moreover, even at the age of only sixteen, Meriel was already a great beauty making a name for herself in the empire. Tezen, too, would want to look good for Meriel.

“Let’s go now.” Tezen lifted me up, still beaming. ‘And why do I feel like your most expensive accessory?’

Seeing the chaos outside, the guests had probably already arrived. I nestled into Tezen’s arms, which smelled good, and we began to descend to the dining room.

“If she dressed Tezen like this… How badly did she ruin Johann?”

Perhaps the reason Tezen’s footsteps seem lively is because of that.

Ella probably made Johann look even more pitiful than usual to contrast with Tezen. Her goal was to make anyone think of Tezen when they hear “Heir of Hyrad.” The war was long and it was going to continue for a while, so no one expected Hyrad Duke to return anytime soon. Instead, Ella probably wanted to keep him tied to the battlefield forever. And she probably hoped that he would die in battle peacefully when the war ended.

“Such a mess.”

As Tezen and I arrived at the restaurant after taking a deep breath, Tezen gracefully stood in front of the guests and apologized for being late, saying that she had a headache due to magic and had to receive treatment from a shaman.

Wait, I never calmed you down. Is she lying because I can’t talk?

I glared at Tezen, but suddenly realized that Johann had already arrived.

Did I fall in love at first sight with a warm and kind heroine like in the original work? Even if I did, it would be a failed love, so it’s better not to be too obsessed with it.

However, Johann’s purple eyes were always looking at me.