I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 122

Oscar’s words caused a stir among everyone. It was such a shocking revelation.

Of course, the most embarrassed person was the Emperor. He wanted to quickly wrap things up nominally, but instead, he had drawn everyone’s attention.

“Duke Medest.”

The Emperor cleared his throat softly.

“I wasn’t aware you were thinking such things… We are well aware that there have been many problems with the temple. Then, how about formally requesting Roymond to investigate?”

Ultimately, he meant that he wouldn’t delve deeply into the matter at this gathering.

“Especially since the temple has come under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Family, isn’t that fortunate? If Duke Medest feels wronged, we can resolve everything.”

At the same time, he subtly praised the Imperial Family and Roymond.

“Yes, thank you.”

Oscar replied calmly, showing no particular reaction.

“However, under the circumstances, Yurica, who is currently staying at our home, is believed to be my missing real daughter…”

All eyes turned to Yurica.

Half of them had faces that said, ‘Really?’, while the other half looked as if they were thinking, ‘Wow, she’s finally taking control of Medest to that extent.’

“If all the facts are revealed.”

Oscar said with a somewhat chilling expression.

“Those responsible for that incident will have to pay the price for my daughter’s past, and even those who have been disparaging my daughter without reason since her return to Medest will have to face the consequences.”

“Of course, they will.”

The Emperor, eager to end the situation quickly, replied swiftly. He believed he was not involved in the matter at all.

In fact, the Emperor considered Duke Medest’s mention of the temple to be half nonsense.

“Your Majesty, having barely returned from the battlefield…”

Oscar raised his eyebrows and said to the Emperor.

“If the tragedy of the Medest family is revealed, allow them to be judged by the hands of Medest.”

“As for that matter, I will allow the Duke to handle it as much as he wants. I promise.”

The Emperor answered without hesitation.

He had little interest in the matter and believed he was not responsible.

Silently watching the scene, Rivena couldn’t help but sigh inwardly.

‘Oscar Medest is escalating things.’

Frankly, it wasn’t welcome news.

But it wasn’t an unmanageable situation. Everything would be over today anyway.

‘After all…’

Rivena’s eyes turned cold.

‘…You were also my test subject. The most successfully textbook one at that. You mustn’t forget that.’

She had already anticipated that Oscar would step forward himself today.

The parents of the Medest family, who cherished their children so dearly, would never put their children forward.

Oscar turned to the young High Priest standing beside the Emperor.

“Yes. Then, as a sign of a new beginning and trust, may I ask a favor of the High Priest?”

The newly appointed young High Priest, startled by Oscar’s imposing figure, flinched slightly and nodded.

Oscar said with a gentle smile.

“As I mentioned, it seems my wife is suffering from an illness due to the conspiracy of the former High Priest. Could we possibly receive some help from the temple?”

“If, if there’s anything I can do…”

“It’s simple. Just give me a little holy water.”

The young High Priest reflexively looked at the Emperor. The Emperor nodded slightly in approval, and Oscar handed the High Priest a small water bottle he had prepared.

The young High Priest, who immediately drew water directly from the nearby fountain, recited a small prayer.

Blue light entered the water bottle, shimmering and permeating the water.

“Our family doctor says that this content is in the books.”

“Yes?”

“If you sprinkle holy water on Alit grass [a type of magical herb] and collect it directly from a blood relative, it becomes a cure.”

“Ah… I think there is such content.”

“May I take some of the Alit grass in the garden?”

“Yes. I think it’ll be… alright.”

The young High Priest reluctantly answered, watching the Emperor’s expression, but Oscar seemed satisfied with that and stepped back with a smile.

And as if all his business was finished, he bowed to the Emperor and stepped down from the platform.

‘As expected. I knew he’d come out like this.’

Rivena smiled confidently. Meanwhile, the Emperor quickly sent Oscar down and gestured to hurry up with the next proceedings.

“Now, then, there’s the most important reason why this event is being held today. Theodore, come forward.”

Theodore, who had been standing next to Rivena, smiled brightly and went up onto the platform.

In fact, Theodore had no intention of leaving for the frontier. However, he trusted Rivena and had escalated things to this point.

Theodore didn’t fully trust Rivena either.

So he reviewed all the experiment reports himself. If there were any strange parts, he diligently questioned them, even tiring Rivena out.

“Hmm, okay. So, you need my magic at the crucial moment, is that it?”

Theodore wasn’t a scientist, but he was a magician, so he could roughly understand the mechanism.

“To make sure Yurica can’t turn back into a human after she turns into a squirrel.”

“Yes, that’s the plan for that day.”

Rivena’s plan was quite elaborate.

“There’s Baron Renat in the Medest estate. Now that the Olteba Baron and his son are in their grasp, they must have noticed that it’s a similar symptom to Sienna’s. And they’ll naturally try to cure it.”

The disease caused by the temple must be cured by the temple. Because all origins are from the temple.

“Since everything will change when we turn back time, we don’t need to see the future. It’s an unconditionally favorable situation for us.”

Rivena confidently told Theodore.

“The temple is originally my space anyway.”

Of course, Theodore frowned and worried at that time.

“It’s been a while since Roymond conquered the temple and searched it like his own home. But can you still say the temple is your space? There isn’t even one of your people there?”

In some ways, it was a valid point.

But Rivena only smiled quietly. The temple was where she was secretly born and raised, and she knew all the secret devices that even the high priests didn’t know.

‘Medest has always ruined everything because of their useless family love.’

Rivena thought with a smirk.

‘I’ll make them ruin it again this time.’

Her gaze turned to Johann.

Her last key to this plan, which she hadn’t even told Theodore, would be the center of it.

It was worth gathering all the magicians, as Johann was exuding an unpleasant atmosphere all over his body.

‘And you’ll get a taste of betrayal too, Yurica Medest.’

It wouldn’t be too late to realize then how foolish it is to trust a magician.

* * *

Obtaining the holy water and permission to collect the grass was not a difficult task.

This was because the Emperor, who held the real power, was not particularly wary of the Medest family.

Everything seemed to be going smoothly, but that made me even more anxious.

As I was looking at the platform with an uneasy face, Johann quietly took my hand.

“Don’t worry, Yurica.”

He whispered quietly, as if to comfort me.

“Everything will be alright. All the family is together.”

That’s right… All the family was by my side.

I forced myself to swallow my anxiety and smiled back at Johann.

“That’s right, including you.”

“Including?”

“Yeah. You’re going to be family.”

Johann was already quite on edge because the magicians kept flirting with me.

He didn’t show it, but it was clear that he was much more bothered than ordinary humans would be.

“Yurica, I… I still want to kill all those vermin-like magicians who are looking at you. I hate even their gaze touching your body. If possible, I want to take you away right now, lock you in my carriage.”

Johann muttered bitterly.

“Of course, I can’t do that. But every time this happens, I worry that I’ll become your misfortune. I love you so much, but if I ever find a way to cut off even this damn magician’s bloodline, then…”

I could roughly guess what he was thinking.

Unlike before, he now had hope that he could escape the fate of being a magician.

So, as time passed and he obtained a clue from Father to undo the curse of Hyrard [a powerful, ancient curse affecting magicians], he seemed to want to propose confidently.

Or… maybe he was becoming more and more unsure of himself.

The more he liked me, and the more people there were by my side.

He would also be afraid that he would become more and more obsessed with me and follow the tragedy of Hyrard.

In the meantime, Johann had always approached me when I was unsure.

Therefore, if I took a step closer, now was the right time.

When he was most upset and the world was bothering him. And so, when he was becoming unsure of himself.

I smiled and whispered.

“Shall we get engaged tomorrow?”