I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 108

Becoming a Squirrel to Save the Villain Episode 108

Johan’s cold eyes swept over me and then fixed on Theodore behind me.

Theodore was quick to grin.

“Is there any need to look so serious?”

He sneered, as if he were teasing.

“Doesn’t everyone have the freedom to go wherever their feet take them?”

Theodore stuck close behind me, as if showing off.

“Even if you’re in a relationship, you can’t keep holding on too tight, right? Unless you lock them up, you can’t stop someone from approaching. And I just keep wanting to cling to the Princess.”

His tone was so hateful that I really wanted to punch him.

Theodore shrugged and continued teasingly.

“Even if you feel bad, Duke, you have to bear with it, right?”

Johan stared at Theodore for a moment, then chuckled, as if he were dumbfounded.

His face clearly showed that he knew Theodore was trying to provoke him.

I was about to snap back in disbelief when Johan quietly called my name.

“Yurika.”

Instead of getting angry at Theodore, he turned his gaze to me and spoke softly.

“Will you come here?”

It was strange that his voice sounded gentle even though it was clearly laced with something unsettling.

I was about to turn around briefly to give Theodore a look of contempt, but at the same time, a saccharine voice added,

“It would be even better if you only looked at me.”

It sounded like a sweet remark, but I couldn’t bring myself to turn around.

In the end, it wasn’t me but the tiger who took on the role of turning around and giving a warning look.

While the tiger bared its teeth and growled at Theodore, I quickly walked over to Johan’s side.

Even in that short time, I could feel the tension in the air.

It was so intense that I still couldn’t bring myself to look at Theodore.

As I got closer, Johan gently took my hand.

Then, he looked at the purple flower bracelet on my wrist and smiled slightly.

“What’s this, Yurika?”

“Ah…….”

I rolled my eyes once and said awkwardly.

“I made it for you.”

It wasn’t the kind of atmosphere to say such a thing, but I felt like I should tell the truth anyway.

“I didn’t think I could give you the victory wreath, so I thought I’d make you a flower bracelet instead…….”

Johan’s eyes widened slightly.

Then, he let out a soft sigh and smiled faintly.

“Yurika, you really are…….”

He actually looked very happy. With a face full of excitement, he held out his arm to me.

“Put it on me yourself. It’s much better than a wreath because you made it yourself.”

So, while receiving the tiger’s incredulous gaze and Theodore’s piercing eyes, I carefully put the bracelet on Johan’s arm.

The flower bracelet, made roughly with wildflowers and not very fancy, honestly didn’t suit Johan very well.

Nevertheless, Johan stared at the bracelet for a long time as if it were the most precious thing in the world.

As if all his emotions were resolved with just that one bracelet.

Then, he said to Theodore in a sarcastic tone.

“Is there any need to look so serious? Yurika has feet, so she’ll eventually come to me.”

It was a way of returning the words he had said.

“That’s why being in a relationship is so great. Even if you don’t lock them up, they stay by your side.”

I carefully raised my eyes to look at Theodore.

His face was flushed with anger.

“Of course, I’m annoyed by the flies that keep buzzing around. I’m only human, after all.”

Johan led me closer to his side, as if showing off, and said in a chilling voice.

“I know I have to bear with it even if I feel bad…….”

The tree next to Theodore fell down with a thud.

A branch grazed Theodore’s forehead, leaving a scratch.

Even the tiger flinched in surprise, but Johan added with a bitter smile.

“Someday, if I feel really bad, I might not be able to bear it.”

It was then.

I reflexively looked towards the headquarters.

I didn’t feel any signs, so it was more of an instinctual sense than a rational reaction.

‘That, that’s!’

And I realized the situation faster than Johan.

‘……Is it now?’

Not long after I turned my head, a large wild boar, showing off its sharp tusks, charged towards the imperial family’s camp.

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After finishing the conversation with Johan, Rivena returned to the imperial family’s camp and quickly winked at Theodore.

It was a signal to start now.

Theodore, who was sitting in his seat and diligently trying to please the Emperor, nodded slightly at her wink.

Then, he got up as if he was going to the bathroom.

He had been following Yurika with his eyes as she disappeared into the forest. So, it wasn’t difficult to go near her.

He was going to stick to Yurika’s side as much as possible.

It would be even better if Johan saw it.

If Johan went wild and caused trouble at this official event, it would be good to tie him down.

Even if he didn’t go wild, it would be enough to distract him for a moment.

Johan acted like he was out of his mind when Yurika was involved.

‘Well, I guess I’m the same way.’

That’s how Theodore approached Yurika and was able to head to the entrance of the forest together. It was all planned.

And it was good that Johan caught them.

He hated seeing Johan and Yurika flirting in front of him, but he felt a little relieved knowing that it wouldn’t last long.

‘How unlike him to be playing love games. Does he really think he’s going to fall in love with a divine beast?’

Of course, Johan’s sarcasm was enough to scratch at his insides…….

Still, everything was going according to Rivena’s plan.

While drawing Yurika and Johan’s attention to himself, Theodore secretly used magic.

He deliberately scratched a large wild boar in the forest.

And Rivena had already treated the imperial family’s camp with drugs.

It was a drug that had the effect of making an excited beast charge recklessly.

“Of course, I’m annoyed by the flies that keep buzzing around. I’m only human, after all.”

So, even though he felt very dirty when Johan said those words, he was able to endure it desperately.

Even after that, Johan said something, but he concentrated and scratched the hind leg of the wild boar nearby.

It was only natural that the wild boar got excited, ran wild, and charged towards the imperial family’s camp.

‘Good!’

And the person who realized that fact the fastest was Theodore, who had planned all of this.

“My aides have already taken care of it. They say that if you save the imperial family when they are in danger, they will grant you a favor. Your Highness can save His Majesty the Emperor on the day of the hunting competition.”

“Why him? Can’t it be another member of the imperial family?”

“Yes. The clause isn’t perfect because we had to slip it in subtly. So, it has to be His Majesty the Emperor to save face.”

So, Theodore had subtly pointed out the existence of that clause in front of the Emperor earlier.

It was in case he forgot.

According to the plan, he was going to use magic to kill the wild boar as soon as it charged right in front of the Emperor.

Then he would have really saved the Emperor from danger and would be in a position to receive a reward from the Emperor.

“The justification is also good. You hid that you were a wizard, so a ban was placed on you, but you saved His Majesty the Emperor with magic, so you used magic very valuably.”

Rivena had neatly planned everything out.

“Besides, the great wizard Johan was present, but in the end, it will be the Prince who saves His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor will have no choice but to praise you greatly. Because he wants to keep Duke Johan Hyrard in check.”

According to that plan, Theodore did his best to provoke Johan.

He was a little frightened when the old tree fell in front of him, but at the same time, he was secretly pleased to know that the wizard was very angry with him.

If he was that angry, he wouldn’t be able to concentrate on other things, at least.

‘Now is the time.’

The enraged wild boar was very fast.

The knights guarding the field ran up with spears, but even after being hit by the spears, it was still charging towards the camp.

It all happened in an instant.

Just as Theodore was about to shoot the biggest magic he could at the wild boar charging straight towards the imperial family’s camp.

“Awoo!”

Along with a roar that seemed to shake the mountain, there was a creature that shot out faster than magic.

It was the tiger with the ribbon with Medeste’s seal attached to its tail.

“Oh my!”

“Oh my, oh my!”

Theodore didn’t even have time to use magic.