I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain

Becoming a Squirrel that Saves Villains Episode 9

“I’ve changed my mind. I will continue to eat here.”

I bit my tongue upon hearing Johann’s resolute words. A strange determination was burning in his purple eyes.

Furthermore, it was obvious where his gaze was directed.

To think he was only focused on me and not even considering seeing the Empire’s most beautiful woman, Mariel…

“But then again, it’s possible,” I thought.

I had done well by throwing acorns to save him and soothing him by tapping his belly. Moreover, the sensation of a god calming his magic was said to be incredibly ecstatic. It would be so good to alleviate the excruciating pain of being torn apart.

To Johann, who had been living alone in isolation until now, my appearance must have been a blessing.

In my heart, he was a precious existence that couldn’t be lost.

“But…anyway, I’m sure Johann won’t need me forever.”

If we briefly look at the rest of the original content, in the Heylard Duchy, the Duke himself went on an expedition 14 years ago. After he disappeared, a declaration was made to send one person from Heylard back to the battlefield.

“Of course, Ella would be the one to go, and Johann will be sent away. That’s why I’ve kept Johann alive until now.”

However, when Johann, who was a mess physically, went to the battlefield, something remarkable happened.

Years later, they developed the “Soothing Potion” at the temple.

It was a potion that could calm magic with just a sip.

Unlike the gods, which were sold at an exorbitant price due to their scarcity, the “Soothing Potion” could be sold at a cheap price.

“So, in a few years, my usefulness will come to an end…”

Johann’s fate, which was expected to be struggling with unmanageable magic, changed as he drank the “Soothing Potion” provided in several boxes on the battlefield and awakened as a great sorcerer.

Then, using his incredible magical power, he led the war to victory and returned as a war hero.

He became the proud Heylard Duke and cruelly disposed of Tazen and Ella.

It was then that he first saw Mariel in the capital and became obsessed with her at first sight…

I don’t know what will happen now. Even after seeing Mariel for the first time, he doesn’t seem to have any special feelings.

“Well, not being interested in something can make many people peaceful.”

I didn’t bother imagining Johann’s future as a vicious villain from then on…

“Taejin was not unintelligent enough to call it ‘slavery,’ and even had the qualities of a swindler who could overcome this crisis without even blinking.

“I’m having trouble coming up with a good name. Can you suggest one, Your Ladyship?”

“Me? Really? Is it okay?”

Maryelle blushed and looked like she was about to die of happiness.

“Indeed.”

I put my arm around Maryelle and rolled my foot once, watching her closely.

Maryelle was as beautiful as any heroine, and her gentle and kind demeanor was fitting for the setting, with a voice as clear and soft as it should be.

“I can’t wait to see how good of a name such a perfect heroine will come up with. It will surely be different from the names that Pauline or Tom disliked,” unlike Johann, who muttered names he didn’t like.

Maryelle was lost in thought, tearing me apart.

“Um… a plump tail is so cute, and the black eyes are so pretty…”

How much was she agonizing over coming up with a good name?

The more she struggled, the more my expectations swelled like a balloon.

A while later, Maryelle blinked and smiled brightly.

“How about Kkamangi? What do you think of Kkamangi?”

It’s not good.

Am I some kind of pet?

Does the name Kkamangi suit me, who is dignified and haughty right now?

I barely restrained myself from shaking my head as I looked at Maryelle’s earnest face.

Unlike Johann, I couldn’t afford to be dishonest with Maryelle, as she was the successor of the Medestian Dukedom, and I was a practical squirrel who was weak to power.

“Kkamangi, you’re really good at naming things.”

Ella seemed to be weak to power as well, as she clapped her hands and smiled broadly even after hearing that mediocre name.

“Thank you, Your Ladyship. Kkamangi will be very grateful for the name.”

No way, not at all.

“Well then, Kkamangi.”

I grumbled and puffed up my cheeks, then nodded my head because Highland’s sentence was engraved on my chest, and I didn’t want to act difficult and risk getting kicked out of the temple.

‘Then, the humanization is over… Once the drug is developed and the magicians who can absorb my magic are no longer needed, I will be useless. Before that happens, I need to hurry up and complete the humanization process through Johann.’

It was the moment when Meriel shook my front paw carefully with a touched expression on her face.

“You’re so cute…… really. You understand everything I say.” “Kyung!”

At that moment, I was so surprised that I almost jumped up.

“What, what’s wrong?”

It was because I could feel the magical power that was sleeping inside her when I came in contact with Meriel.

If we only looked at her as a sheep, she was of an enormous size that was not much different from Johann’s.

“It’s strange… even though she’s not a wizard, how does she have so much magical power?”

Moreover, that magical power was perfectly organized and was not affecting Meriel in the slightest.

Normally, it’s normal for uncontrolled magical power to run rampant in one’s body and cause pain.

Moreover, there was no mention in the original work that Meriel used magic.

Didn’t she just say earlier that she was not related to being a wizard or supernatural being at all?

“It’s strange……”

As a test, I absorbed her magical power. The calm magical power flowed into me.

“Kyung?”

“What’s wrong, Kkamanga?”

Although quite a lot of Meriel’s magical power flowed into my body, Meriel did not feel any real effect.

“Something’s… something’s strange.”

Did I miss something? Was there such a description in the original work? But no matter how much I searched my head, there was no important setting like this.

Meriel looked at me as if she was going to die of cuteness, then suddenly pulled out one of the gold threads from her head ornament.

“Since the ribbon around your neck looks uncomfortable… it would be difficult to wear it normally, right? We decorated it like this to show it to you, right?”

Even though I was taken aback, I nodded my head anyway.

She quickly tied a light gold thread around my ankle while looking at me, who was even more enamored with her.

“This is my gift, Kkamanga. I’m really glad to meet you.” It was definitely more comfortable than the annoying ribbon. And most importantly, it was made of gold, even if it was thin.

“Kyung!”

Thank you. Gold is the best.

As I was pounding my short ankles towards Meriel, who seemed to be pleased with my response, Tagen spoke up, annoyed.

“Well, then let’s go back now. Lady Medest’s meal should start soon.”

“Anyway, it was an order to clearly state that the ownership belongs to oneself.

I inwardly sighed, but the sentence that was engraved in my heart was Hylad’s, not Medest’s.

In other words, I had to follow Taejun’s orders in the end.

After the meal, Meriel would go back, and my master was Taejun, after all.

“Kyuong.”

I waved goodbye to Meriel as if I was disappointed, and when I tried to go back to Taejun after crossing the table, I slipped for a moment as if there was water that Johan spilled on the table.

“Kyu….!”

You, you, almost fell! What a disgraceful squirrel!

“……?”

But I was able to avoid the embarrassment of falling backwards in front of everyone.

I felt a warm body temperature on my back and stomach.

And looking at the overflowing magic power, I could tell whose hands they were just by touching them.

“I should be careful.”

Before I knew it, I was standing up and Johan, who caught me, was even covering my stomach with his other hand.

“You almost fell.”

He stared at me and slowly moved the two hands that were wrapped around me to his chest.

A warm body temperature filled with magic power was tightly wrapped around me.

Looking at my still bewildered face, Johan whispered to me.

“You almost showed your belly to others. You shouldn’t show such a precious thing to anyone.”

“Kyuong?”

What, what is this? Why is he saying such a depraved thing?

As if there were only two of us in this restaurant, Johan and I locked eyes for a moment.

“Johan.”

The person who broke the silence was Taejun.

“Thank you for preventing Kamang from falling.”

Johan slowly looked up and stared at Taejun.

Taejun spoke again.

“Can I have it back now?”

He confidently held out his hand to Johan. “My squirrel.”