I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 115

It was when we arrived with the tiger in front of Trevor’s room.

“Your Grace!”

Someone suddenly called us from the end of the hallway.

“Renat?”

It was my first time seeing Renat running so urgently.

Meriel and I tilted our heads, looking at Renat as he panted.

“It’s a bit… no, actually, it’s a very urgent matter. Could I possibly have a word with you for a moment?”

I blinked, noticing his strange expression. Then, I quietly asked,

“Is it about my mother?”

Renat was the Duke’s family doctor, but his main job was taking care of my mother.

From the beginning, my promise with him was to cure my mother.

Renat glanced around before answering with a dark expression.

“Yes, it is.”

“Is it a story my sister should hear as well?”

“It would be better if she heard it together.”

“Alright, I understand.”

I nodded without further ado. Then, I looked at Meriel and said,

“Sister, how about we go listen to what Renat has to say? Johan and Paul are with Baron Olteba.”

Johan had been listening to our conversation all along.

So, even if we weren’t there, he could keep a good eye on whether things were going well.

Meriel quietly nodded in agreement with my suggestion, and so we followed Renat’s guidance and moved towards our mother’s room.

And the tiger, who had been watching us, entered Trevor’s room with composure.

* * *

Theodore was still under house arrest.

Therefore, for Rivena to meet Theodore, she had to go to his palace.

Although the house arrest was not lifted, there were few people who paid attention to Theodore.

Even though he hid the fact that he was a wizard, he did not receive much attention because no one was directly harmed.

Besides, quite a bit of time had passed, so the surveillance on him had become lax.

So, Rivena was able to easily meet him using her status as his fiancée, and she quickly noticed the change.

“There won’t be any events like the hunting competition anymore.”

Of course, Theodore, who was only inside, could not know the situation.

“It’s not like His Majesty will release me for no reason.”

He asked, sighing irritably.

“Did you find another way?”

Rivena looked at Theodore with indifferent eyes. In fact, the very reason she came to find him was because she had a way.

Still, she couldn’t help but dislike his nonchalant attitude.

She quickly composed herself and spoke calmly.

“Yurika has been accessing His Majesty’s personal library. I don’t know what’s in there, but it’s likely to be about the Medest family. That’s not good news for us.”

“So, you need to finish your research quickly.”

Theodore frowned as if he was annoyed.

“You talked like it was all done, but why are you dragging it out like this? The other side is figuring everything out and moving forward.”

It felt bad to be called out, but Rivena admitted it.

She couldn’t drag out time like this forever. Besides, Johan Hyrard was a truly formidable individual.

She was still always moving in secret, afraid of being caught and eliminated without anyone knowing.

“It’s somewhat complete. So… I’m thinking of moving forward with the plan.”

Rivena said, suppressing her anxiety.

In fact, the experimental results were not perfect. However, now that the tiger had been handed over to the Medest estate, there were no more materials to continue the experiment.

She couldn’t be sure if the experiment went well or not, but now was the time to take a gamble.

“Baron Olteba and his son are at the Duke’s estate. With a skilled doctor attached, they might have inferred something about the Duchess.”

Rivena said coldly.

“We have to bet everything and create the final trap.”

“Everything?”

Theodore gasped, his face serious.

For Rivena, who was always thinking of a way out, to say that meant she was truly going all in.

“Yes.”

Rivena stood up straight and said,

“Fortunately, His Majesty is now overly conscious of Johan Hyrard. He’s worried about the weakening of the imperial power, and Crown Prince Roymond’s prominence at the hunting competition also failed.”

Theodore’s eyes narrowed. Rivena added sharply,

“We’re going to use that.”

* * *

My mother was sleeping quietly in her room.

Next to her, Renat carefully began to speak.

“Actually… I’ve been unaware of a treatment for the Lady’s mental confusion for a long time.”

Meriel and I stared at Renat’s face with tension.

When Renat spoke so seriously, it usually meant it was no small matter.

“I happened to treat Baron Trevor Olteba, and I caught a clue then.”

“Huh?”

I tilted my head and frowned.

What on earth did my mother and Trevor have to do with each other?

“Their physical conditions are very similar. Everyone thinks it’s senility, but Trevor’s symptoms are fundamentally similar to the Lady’s.”

Meriel and I looked at each other with bewildered faces.

Come to think of it, they were both considered to be out of their minds.

“They both complain of headaches from time to time, but Trevor is taking a very strange drug. And that is…”

Renat sighed deeply and continued.

“It alleviates headaches but worsens mental state. The source of that drug was none other than the temple.”

My heart dropped.

Was the temple involved again this time?

“It seems to be a temple drug…”

I muttered, grinding my teeth.

It seemed that the temple had a drug that somewhat disturbed people’s minds.

They couldn’t make people completely insane, but they must have used a drug that caused some madness.

The reason for worsening Trevor’s mind was all too clear. It was because he actually knew many secrets of Medest [the family name].

Partre did not kill Trevor because he was the benefactor who raised him, but he was always uneasy, so he clearly gradually worsened the situation.

And the reason for touching my mother was obvious.

When she became the head of the family, Meriel was too young. Without a father, and with her mother not in her right mind, she had no one to rely on as she grew up.

If it weren’t for me, Medest would have slowly collapsed as in the original story.

In other words, the temple had dealt with Meriel’s guardian first in order to slowly eliminate Medest.

“So… Paul and Trevor were deceived.”

I muttered, trembling.

“Those people still wanted to maintain their loyalty to Partre until the end…”

The more I thought about it, the angrier I got.

I was so upset that Partre was already dead and I couldn’t get any more revenge.

As I was raging, Meriel carefully said.

“So… do we have to give up on Mother? Because the temple is involved? Is there no medical solution?”

“Ah, no.”

Renat said, pushing up his glasses.

“Since there is a drug that worsens the condition, I think we can make a drug that improves the condition if we study it well. It’s on the border between medicine and science, but anyway, there is a guiding drug.”

That was fortunate.

Meriel’s and my faces brightened in an instant.

“However…”

Renat lowered his eyes and said with a troubled expression.

“There are necessary materials. I don’t even know how to get them…”

Only then could I understand why Renat’s expression was so dark.

Before being happy that there was a solution, it must have been that quite difficult materials were needed.

“So, what is it?”

“That’s… it’s related to the temple again.”

Renat sighed deeply.

“I’m more worried that the Princesses will be in danger if I tell you unnecessarily.”

His face was full of worry. I seemed to know exactly what he was worried about.

“I don’t know well, but didn’t you say that the temple hasn’t completely collapsed? I’m afraid this might be another trap used by the temple…”

If it was Rivena, she could definitely do that. My reasoning was the same.

But that didn’t mean I couldn’t listen when there was a way to cure my mother.

It was when I was about to tell him to speak.

“Don’t worry and tell me.”

The door opened and a low voice was heard.

It was a voice I heard for the first time, but strangely, it felt familiar. We turned around in surprise.

A middle-aged man with light brown hair similar to mine and somewhat dark red eyes was standing there.

I was seeing him for the first time, but I felt like I knew who he was. Tears were already streaming down Meriel’s eyes.

My father smiled distantly and said,

“Now I can step in instead of my daughters.”