I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain

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

 

I clicked my tongue as I listened to Yohan’s determined words, a strange wick burning in his violet eyes.

 

Besides, it was so clear where those eyes were directed.

 

His eyes were fixed on me, not on Meriel, the most beautiful woman in the empire

 

‘But that’s possible.’

 

I had been very good to him, saving him with acorns and giving him my belly for petting.

 

Besides, he said that the sensation of the divine beast calming his powers was ecstatic.

 

How nice it would be if it could relieve the pain of having his body torn apart.

 

My appearance must have been a blessing to Yohan, who had been living in isolation and loneliness until now.

 

Right now, in his heart, it must be a precious existence that he couldn’t live without.

 

‘But Yohan won’t need me all the time anyway.’

 

Let’s look at the rest of the original story for a moment.

 

In The Duke of Hyrad, the Duke himself went to war fourteen years ago, but he has been missing ever since, and word has come that they need to send one of their own back to war.

 

Of course, Ella thinks, ‘Oh, no, I’ll send Yohan.’. That’s why she’s kept him alive all these years.

 

But when Yohan goes off to war, his body is in disarray and something dramatic happens.

 

A few years later, the temple developed a ‘calming potion’.

 

It was literally a potion that would calm the magical powers just by gulping it down.

 

Unlike the divine beasts that are sold at ridiculously high prices because they are rare, the ‘Calming Potion’ is sold in bulk at a low price.

 

‘That means my usefulness will end in a few years.’

 

Originally, it was expected that Yohan would die young because he could not control the magical power that was running wild. That’s how fate changes.

 

He drinks a “calming potion” that is given to him by the box on the battlefield and instantly awakens as a great wizard.

 

And with that tremendous magical power, he wins the war and returns as a war hero.

 

Not only does he proudly become the Duke of Hyrad, but he also cruelly punishes Tezen and Ella.

 

At that time, when he first sees Mariel in the capital, he falls in love with her and becomes obsessed with her.

 

Well, I don’t know what will happen now. Even after seeing Mariel for the first time, he was not impressed.

 

‘Yeah, just not caring makes everyone peaceful.’

 

My tail wagged gently as I tried not to imagine Yohan’s future as a vicious villain.

 

“Hey….”

 

As I was recalling the original story, Mariel cautiously spoke.

 

“What is your name, squirrel? You’re so cute.”

 

Tezen was not so low in intelligence as to say, “I’m calling it a ‘slave’” or anything like that.

 

He even had the quality of a trickster who could get away with it without even blinking an eye.

 

“I was worried because I couldn’t think of a good name. Could you please give it one?

 

“Really? Is that okay?”

 

Mariel blushed with a look of delight on her face.

 

‘Let’s see.’

 

I crossed my arms and stomped my foot, eyeing her carefully.

 

As expected of a heroine, Mariel was dazzlingly beautiful.

 

Moreover, just like her mother, she has a kind and gentle personality, and her voice is bright and clear.

 

‘I wonder what kind of good name such a perfect woman will give me.’

 

It would be a bit different from Yohan, who only recited names I didn’t like, like Paul and Tom.

 

Meriel looked at me thoughtfully.

 

“Hmm…The fluffy tail is so cute, and the black eyes are so pretty…”

 

‘I wonder what kind of name she’s thinking about giving me?’

 

The deeper her thought, the more my expectations inflated like a balloon.

 

After a while, Mariel blinked and smiled brightly.

 

“Blackie! How about Blackie?”

 

‘Not really.’

 

What kind of pet am I? Do I deserve the name Blackie when I’m so dignified and stern?

 

I was about to shake my head violently, but I barely held myself back when I saw Mariel’s innocent face.

 

Unlike Yohan, I couldn’t reveal my true feelings to Mariel.

 

Because she was the heir to the Duke of Medes after all, and I was a squirrel with a weakness in power.

 

“Blackie…, you really have great naming skills.”

 

Ella was also weak to power, so she smiled brightly and clapped her hands even after hearing that strange name.

 

“Thank you, young lady. I’m sure Blackie would be very grateful for that name too.”

 

‘What are you talking about? That’s not true at all.’

 

“Right, Blackie?”

 

I puffed out my cheeks in discontent, then rolled my eyes and nodded.

 

Because I had the Hydra symbol engraved on my chest, and If I acted picky for no reason, I’d end up in the temple.

 

‘Then the real humanization is over.’

 

At the same time as calming potions are being developed, wizards who can absorb magic won’t need me. 

 

Before that, I have to finish humanization through Yohan.

 

So, I have to stay quietly in the Duke of Hyrad’s mansion and calm down Yohan.

 

“Well, then do you mind if I….pet it once?”

 

Meriel said eagerly, and Tezen nudged me as if he was doing me a great favor.

 

“Sure.”

 

I quietly walked across the table to Mariel and stood in front of her.

 

“Blackie.”

 

Mariel gently picked up my front paw and wiggled it, looking thrilled.

 

“You are so cute, really. You understand everything we say.” 

 

“Kyuung!”

 

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

 

‘What, what is it?’ 

 

After making contact with Meriel, I could feel the magic that was dormant within her.

 

In terms of quantity alone, it was enormous, not much different from John’s.

 

‘It’s strange…you’re not even a wizard, but you have this much magical power?’

 

Moreover, the magical power was perfectly organized and did not have the slightest influence on Mariel.

 

It is normal for unsettled magical energy to run wild inside the body and cause pain.

 

There is no mention in the original story that Mariel used magic.

 

‘Didn’t Mariel say before that things like being a wizard and having a divine beast had nothing to do with her?’

 

‘It’s strange…’

 

I tried to absorb her magic as a test. A gentle magic surged into me.

 

“Kyuung?”

 

“What’s wrong, Blackie?”

 

A lot of Meriel’s magic entered my body and swayed, but Mariel was not feeling the slightest calming effect.

 

‘Something is strange. Did I miss something? Was this something in the original story?’

 

But no matter how much I searched my head, this crucial setting was never explained.

 

Maryel stared at me as if she thought I was so cute, and then suddenly plucked a gold thread from her headdress.

 

“This ribbon around your neck looks so uncomfortable that you probably can’t wear it normally, right? You dressed up like this for us to see, right?”

 

Even though I was flustered, I nodded my head for a moment.

 

She, who had been staring at me as if she were mesmerized, quickly tied a light gold thread around my ankle.

 

“This is my present, Blackie. It’s so nice to meet you.” 

 

It’s definitely better than the annoying ribbon.

 

It was comfortable. And the important thing is, even though it was thin, it was gold.

 

“Kyuung!”

 

‘Thank you. You are the best.’

 

I patted my short ankle in the direction of Mariel as if to show her how much I liked it, and then Tezen spoke up.

 

“Okay, then come back now. The young lady should start eating too.”

 

In any case, it was an order that made it clear that ownership belonged to him.

 

I sighed inside, but what was engraved on my chest was the symbol of Hyrad, not the symbol of Medes.

 

That meant I had to follow Tezen’s orders, after all.

 

Mariel will come back as soon as she’s finished eating, and my master is Tezen anyway.

 

“Kyuung.”

 

I waved my hand to Meriel as if I was sorry, then turned back to the table to go back to Tezen.

 

It was when I crossed, I slipped for a moment because there was still water on the table that Yohan had spilled.

 

“Kyu—!”

 

‘I, I will fall down! What an embarrassing squirrel!’

 

“……?”

 

But I managed to avoid the misfortune of falling backward in front of everyone.

 

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

 

Judging by overflowing magic power, I could tell whose hand it was just by touching it.

 

“You have to be careful.”

 

Before I knew it, John had jumped up and was supporting me, and was covering my stomach with his other hand.

 

“You almost fell.”

 

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

 

The warmth of his body, filled with magic, enveloped me tightly.

 

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

 

“You almost showed your belly to someone. You shouldn’t show something so precious to just anyone.”

 

“Kyu–ung?”

 

What, what is it? Why is he talking so decadently?

 

For a moment, our eyes met as if we were the only two people in the dining room.

 

“Yohan.”

 

The person who broke the silence was Tezen.

 

“Thank you for keeping blackie from falling.”

 

Yohan slowly raised his eyes and looked at Tezen.

 

Tezen looked at Yohan, who had no answer and spoke.

 

“Then can you just give it back to me?”

 

He proudly extended his hand to Yohan. 

 

“My squirrel.”

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