I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 52

After Jayden hurriedly disappeared, I immediately ran to Johan.

“Eurica?”

I whispered to Johan, who looked slightly surprised to see me.

“They disappeared onto the balcony together, right?”

“Yeah. I think it’s because of me.”

Johan replied, a hint of satisfaction in his voice.

“Why do you look so pleased?”

“First of all, I’m satisfied that I separated you two. Just being in the same space as you bothered me.”

Regardless of Johan’s answer, everything felt very suspicious.

No matter how I thought about it, they wouldn’t just disappear together so openly just because the leather business failed or because they failed to eliminate me.

They were definitely going to have a very important conversation that I couldn’t predict.

“I need to eavesdrop on what they’re saying.”

I whispered to Johan.

“By turning into a squirrel.”

“What? A squirrel?”

“Yeah.”

My plan was as follows:

First, we both move to a balcony close to the balcony where they disappeared.

Second, I use Renat’s potion to turn into a squirrel and move to the balcony where Libena is.

Third, I safely eavesdrop on their conversation and then come back to be humanized through Johan.

As I explained, counting on my fingers, Johan’s brow furrowed.

“It seems dangerous, Eurica.”

“I still have to do it.”

Johan stared at me intently and then quickly nodded as if to cooperate.

“Then you have to be careful. Never overdo it.”

“Of course.”

That’s how we decided to become the ‘second couple who fell in love at first sight’ after Theodore and Libena.

“Eurica.”

Johan finished whispering and started acting, caressing my cheek.

Having come out after dancing with Jayden, many people were already looking at me and Johan.

“Were you that eager to see me?”

“Yeah. I want to dance the second dance with you too.”

“Hmm… I don’t know.”

Johan said in a rather low voice, but loud enough so that many people could hear clearly.

“I want to do something else.”

Even though he was acting, it was a desperate tone that made it seem like he was almost out of his mind for his lover.

“If you want to dance, let’s go somewhere alone and dance.”

With that, we hurriedly hugged each other, leaving the gazes of others behind, and moved to the next balcony where Libena had disappeared.

Of course, we had to move quickly after moving to a place alone.

I immediately drank the potion Renat gave me.

Soon, transformed into a squirrel, I peeked out of my clothes and firmly waved my front paws at Johan.

“Kyukung!”

It meant, ‘I’ll be back.’

It was the farewell gesture we always made when parting at the Duke’s residence.

“Be careful.”

And Johan, whose ears were already red, stroked my tail and said.

“I’ll be waiting.”

While Johan was waiting on the balcony right next door, I ran as a squirrel and clung to their balcony.

* * *

‘Really… why is this human so strange?’

Libena was internally venting all sorts of frustrations, but she kept her head down, careful not to show it to Theodore.

In any case, it was true that everything she had presented had failed.

Since the engagement news was completely buried, there was no point in asking for Theodore’s fiancée position, and all the leather luxury goods she had hoarded in advance became useless.

In a way, it was like she had failed spectacularly after dragging Theodore in.

‘No, even so… why is he making such a fuss about talking alone right away, making everyone suspicious?’

Libena had a fairly cool-headed personality.

It meant that she wasn’t stupid enough to show it openly, even though everything she had planned had failed because of Eurica.

Even if she thought it was a disaster inside, she had to act like nothing was wrong on the outside to aim for the next time.

She was making a calm face, but Theodore kept repeating, ‘There’s something we need to talk about alone, so come to the balcony quickly.’

‘Of course, I guess he wants to blame me, but why so quickly…? Besides, it’s not like I bet my entire fortune. What can I do now, so why is he making such a fuss?’

In the end, Libena had no choice but to follow Theodore’s words.

Even if he was a bastard, Theodore was an imperial prince of the empire. Moreover, he was a magician aiming for the throne.

No matter what she thought inside, she had no choice but to be polite to him on the outside.

She was expecting him to hold her accountable for all of this, but Theodore crossed his arms and stared at Libena quietly before opening his mouth.

“Libena.”

Theodore’s blue eyes no longer radiated a kind and gentle aura.

Rather, his eyes, illuminated by the moonlight, seemed somewhat crazed.

After maintaining such silence and pressuring Libena for a while, Theodore slowly continued.

“About Eurica Medest.”

“Ah, yes.”

Libena rolled her eyes and quickly replied.

“If you’re talking about the lost second daughter of Medest…”

“No, no. That Eurica who is attending this banquet now.”

At that moment, she thought she heard the sound of a small animal, but a strong wind blew at the right time, and they both ignored it without noticing.

“The woman who screwed both of us over at once.”

Libena was slightly surprised. Theodore was not talking about holding her accountable for what had happened earlier, but rather bringing up a completely different topic.

A very secret topic that Libena didn’t particularly want to tell Theodore either.

“W-wait a minute.”

Libena was startled and stopped him first.

“If it’s an important story, how about we talk about it later, Your Highness? There might be listening ears.”

“Here? Libena, you underestimate the imperial palace too much.”

Theodore asked as if he was dumbfounded. And he completely ignored Libena, who was looking around, and asked in a voice that was almost half-confident.

“That Eurica, isn’t she actually real, not fake as others say…? The second daughter you guys took.”

‘How did this human know?’

Libena desperately tried to control her expression.

She had no choice but to join hands with Theodore, but she didn’t plan to tell him everything.

What kind of race are magicians, anyway?

They’re humans who are overly obsessed with the divine beast’s [a creature with immense magical power and often revered] calming ability.

‘Why… the calming potion I developed is perfect. In terms of calming ability, it’s incomparable to a divine beast!’

Numerically, the effect of the calming potion was perfectly the same as that of a divine beast.

In fact, didn’t Johan Hairad end the war at once because of the calming potion?

However, Theodore unexpectedly expressed the opinion that ‘the divine beast is a bit different.’ If the reason was ‘feeling,’ Libena really had nothing to say.

‘I didn’t want to tell him…’

Libena had no intention of telling Theodore about Eurica Medest’s identity from the beginning.

There was no particular reason, but it was because of the principle of minimizing the number of people who knew the secret.

Looking at Libena’s expressionless face, Theodore licked his lips slightly with his tongue and said.

“Tell me honestly. If you’re thinking of lying here, I’ll stop cooperating with the temple right away.”

Theodore even smiled coldly, narrowing his eyes.

“You know better who is in a desperate position right now.”

Theodore and the temple joining hands was a natural course of events, as they had Roymond, the crown prince who had begun to turn against the temple, as an enemy.

Until now, Libena had only told Theodore, ‘Medest’s adopted daughter is interfering with the temple’s affairs. We need to get rid of her somehow.’

Theodore, who didn’t know the detailed circumstances of the temple, nodded without much interest.

To him, the enormous financial support from the temple was important.

“That damn Johan Hairad keeps watching us, so this is the only way to talk secretly.”

Theodore clicked his tongue. He felt bad when he thought of Johan, who was looking at him with clearly wary eyes.

Originally, strong magicians instinctively hated each other. It was also the reason why magicians couldn’t unite.

But Johan was an unprecedentedly strong magician, so Theodore naturally had no choice but to hate him for no reason.

“But I was too curious to wait until the end of the banquet. If it’s a divine beast problem, shouldn’t a magician’s eyes be turned upside down, not something else?”

Libena was going crazy. No, she even made a calming drug so that he wouldn’t be obsessed with that divine beast, but this human with strange tastes…

In any case, magicians were the worst. And why is Johan openly wary of Theodore and monitoring him, making the situation like this?

“From someone you only liked to be locked up in the laboratory, from someone you even went so far as to have a fake engagement with me to get rid of…”

Theodore crossed his arms and continued slowly.

“Why do I feel the divine beast I saw briefly in the past?”

“…”

Libena’s head was spinning rapidly. If she answered wrong here, she could really turn against Theodore.

“Is that divine beast a direct descendant of Medest?”

He was disgustingly quick-witted. Libena sighed inwardly.