I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 29

Becoming the Squirrel Who Saves the Villain – Episode 29

In reality, Johan was suffering from the boiling magical power within him.

It was still difficult to handle magic because of the long-twisted magical power.

‘Still, I can use it to this extent thanks to Momo……….’

I had no choice but to try using magic because I thought everyone would die if I didn’t, but in conclusion, it seemed like a good thing to take the risk.

However, since I can’t receive any more pacification from the divine beast, it seems like I won’t be able to use magic anymore.

“Anyway, let’s get out of here quickly.”

“Wait a moment………….”

Johan said, clutching his chest with a painful expression.

“It seems like… the beasts are still alive.”

The soldiers were all exhausted. It would be a disaster if wild beasts came down from the scorched mountain.

“Using magic… I’m not skilled enough yet………….”

Even in the midst of that, Johan thought it was fortunate that he hadn’t used magic at the Duke’s residence.

There were countless times when he wanted to blow Tezen and Ella away with magic, but with his inability to control his power, he could have blown away the entire capital.

If that had happened, the squirrel would have been hurt, even if Johan himself was okay. Therefore, Johan did not regret those long days of patience.

“Ah, the beasts… well.”

The soldier hesitated and said.

“Wouldn’t it be better to just leave them alive?”

“….……Why? Why bother?”

“That’s… actually………….”

When Johan asked with a puzzled expression, the soldier carefully sighed.

“Since Duke Medest went missing, we don’t intentionally kill the beasts anymore. Especially tigers.”

“……What?”

The more he heard, the more absurd it sounded. When Johan made a dumbfounded face, the soldier hurriedly explained.

“You know that the first head of the Medest family was a beastman, right?”

“Isn’t that just a legend?”

“That’s right. And there’s also a legend that the people of the Medest family can turn into beasts.”

Of course, no one believed that ridiculous legend.

Because there were no Medest family members who actually turned into animals.

“But many soldiers say they saw Duke Medest… turning into a tiger.”

“What did you say?”

He felt pain as if his whole body was being torn apart, but even in the midst of that, a dumbfounded look began to appear on Johan’s face.

No matter how he thought about it, it just seemed like a rumor circulating on the battlefield.

“It’s true. That day was when relief supplies arrived from the temple, so all the soldiers were staying in the barracks.”

Johan already knew about the situation where Duke Medest went missing.

He had heard that everyone was gathered because relief supplies were arriving from the temple when the enemy suddenly attacked, just like today.

But in that urgent situation, Duke Medest turned into a tiger, fought off the enemies, and then suddenly disappeared?

When Johan looked at the soldier with a ridiculous expression, he trailed off in a hesitant voice.

“It’s true… some people say they saw it………….”

“Hmm.”

Now that it was difficult to even stand, Johan turned around with the soldier’s support.

It wasn’t that he particularly believed those absurd words, but there was no reason to not respect the soldiers’ superstitions.

“Well, then let’s just go.”

What would his squirrel say if he showed her this 모습 [appearance]?

She might boast that he was able to use this much magic thanks to her.

Then he would cling to her, saying that he would repay her kindness until the end of his life so that she could boast for the rest of her life.

More than ever, Johan missed the squirrel as he slowly moved his feet.

***

It was still dawn, and Jayden woke up to the commotion outside.

He had been tossing and turning because his stomach was upset, so he couldn’t fall asleep until late, and to make matters worse, someone was knocking on Jayden’s door.

“Lord?”

Jayden frowned and got up.

“May I come in for a moment?”

It was the voice of the old doctor who always stayed at the Duke’s residence because of Siena.

“What’s wrong? Come in.”

The doctor’s face was very serious as he carefully entered Jayden’s room.

“That’s……….”

The doctor hesitated and said.

“It seems like there’s something wrong with the sandwich you had with Princess Yurika earlier. Princess Yurika has a bad stomachache and told me to make sure to check on you too……….”

“I’m fine.”

Jayden shook his hand and said.

“These days, eating meat always makes me feel bloated. But the doctors said there’s nothing wrong.”

“Still… Princess Yurika made the sandwich herself, so she’s very concerned. You should get it checked even if it’s just a formality………….”

If Yurika was feeling guilty, he couldn’t refuse any longer.

Jayden reluctantly nodded.

And not long after….

“Lord?”

After some time and after the examination, the doctor’s expression changed slightly.

“Why?”

“I’m going to… conduct a little more examination. There’s something that bothers me………….”

The doctor moved busily and brought more medicine.

Then, he performed various tests for quite a long time, to the point where Jayden became exhausted.

After a few hours, the doctor said in a trembling voice, but firmly.

“Lord, don’t be surprised and listen.”

Of course, no one would not be surprised by those words.

Seeing Jayden’s already stiff face, the doctor carefully continued.

“It seems that you have been exposed to poison… for quite some time.”

Everything was going smoothly.

I had already heard from Renat about the most accessible poisons when coming to the Duke’s residence.

According to Renat, doctors can only have very small amounts of poison, so poisoning takes a very long time.

“The more poison accumulates in your body, the more nauseous you will feel, but the doctors won’t notice. Because it’s a small amount.”

“Ah, then there’s no way to know?”

“Theoretically, yes.”

“…Are you saying you know?”

“Well… in my opinion, if it’s a medical-grade poison that’s easiest to obtain on the market………….”

Renat, being a medical genius, had already set up a hypothesis on his own.

“If you fill your stomach with heavy food and then get tested, the results might come out.”

And I trusted Renat.

He was just unable to officially announce his thoughts because he didn’t have the capacity to research and experiment right now.

So, I planned with reference to Renat’s words, and as a result, the doctor residing in the Duke’s residence was able to immediately recognize Jayden’s poisoned state.

After that, Jayden hurriedly returned to his territory, and not long after, he revealed all the truth.

Of course, the culprit was the Linishit family.

“Oh, there are so many bad people in the world.”

Meriel sighed after hearing the news.

“Do you know why Uncle made Seilly his goddaughter? Actually, it’s because she resembles the missing Yurika.”

“Ah, really?”

“Yes. She has light brown hair and red eyes. He said that if Yurika had grown up, she would have looked just like her, and he made her his goddaughter as soon as he heard about her. Maybe he was taking advantage of Uncle’s guilt.”

After hearing the whole story, the Linishit family, a vassal family, had first requested Jayden to be a godfather.

They said that Seilly looked similar to the missing Yurika, and even asked him to treat her like his second niece.

After that, they asked for a large amount of treatment money under the pretext of Seilly’s illness.

“He said he got the poison from Seilly’s doctor. They were all in cahoots [conspiring together]. Seilly wasn’t sick at all.”

They were slowly trying to poison Jayden, and in the original story, it happened to coincide with the end of the war.

In the end, the Linishit family received a heavy punishment for attempted murder.

“It’s a really scary world.”

Meriel sighed deeply and said.

“What’s so important about money that they would go that far…?”

What’s so important about money. There are many people who do worse things for even less money than that.

As I sighed inwardly, Meriel said cheerfully.

“Anyway, that’s why Uncle is finishing up all his work and coming back to the Duke’s residence.”

“Yes? Why?”

“Why else.”

Meriel smiled and said.

“He’s coming to thank you. After all, you’re his savior.”

No, there’s no need to go that far….

Still, he said he was going to thank me, so I didn’t intend to actively stop him. In fact, I did save his life.

A few days later, Jayden arrived at the Duke’s residence again.

As soon as he arrived at the Duke’s residence, Jayden quietly came to find me.

“There’s a place I want to go with you.”

“Yes?”

Is he going to take me to a clothing store and spend a lot of money on me!

That’s usually how rich people repay their gratitude, right?

However, contrary to my expectations, the place Jayden took me to was a corridor in the basement of the Duke’s residence.

As I went down the dark stairs with a lamp, a wider space than I thought appeared.

“This is………….”

“It’s a place where portraits of the successive heads of the Medest family are kept.”

It felt strangely cold, perhaps because it was a place that people hadn’t visited for a long time.

“This way.”

“Yes.”

Jayden led me to the portrait at the very entrance.

Under the large portrait, a man with light brown hair and blue eyes was wearing a solemn expression.

He had a very handsome impression. As the head of the Medest family, famous for its martial arts, he also had a good physique.

“Oh……… this person is………….”

As I blinked and looked up at the portrait, Jayden smiled bitterly and said.

“The current Duke of Medest, Oscar Medest.”