I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 64

Became a Squirrel Saving the Villain (64)

At the Hisri Information Guild, located closest to Yurika, the guild leader’s sighs echoed through the morning.

“Haa.”

He held his forehead, having just received the latest intelligence.

“This doesn’t look good…”

“Ah, you mean Lady Yurika Medest’s running away from home?” The subordinate pouring tea nearby responded quickly.

“I think so too. I don’t know why her judgment suddenly became clouded. She should have held on until the end, especially now.”

The subordinate scratched his chin and clicked his tongue. “If she abandons her position like this, it’ll only give that Lizzie woman more opportunities to run wild. I don’t know why she acted so emotionally…”

“It’s not that,” the Hisri Information Guild leader interrupted, sounding almost exasperated. “Have we ever seen Lady Yurika Medest act emotionally before?”

“Uh… um… no, we haven’t, have we?”

“She made calm judgments even during her adolescence. Frankly, even nobles who have cultivated composure from a young age find it difficult to be so consistently rational. Her potential is immense… but she’s still young.”

The Hisri Information Guild leader, a middle-aged man with blue hair named Lean Hisri, was from a fallen noble family. He had been trading with Yurika for five years.

He had the foresight to trust and work with the young Yurika, but he also possessed considerable worldly experience.

For example, he understood the inherent dangers of wizards and their often-twisted nature. The younger generation, like Yurika, only knew about wizards theoretically, having grown up during wartime.

“Are you saying that running away from home isn’t the real problem?”

“That must be part of Lady Yurika’s plan. Given her personality, it’s impossible to believe her dramatic exit from the Duke’s residence this morning was an impulsive act.”

“Then what do you mean by saying that the destination doesn’t seem like a good choice?”

“Of course, the destination isn’t good.”

Lean sighed again and crossed his arms. “She’s going directly to the Hyrard Duke’s residence? This… might be much more dangerous than that Lizzie woman. Moreover, I’m concerned that the Hyrard Duke’s residence hasn’t been ordering calming potions from the temple for a long time now.”

“Could it be because they have a stockpile?”

“There hasn’t been an order since they received them as military supplies during the war, has there?”

Lean wanted to inform Yurika of this, but since she had already entered the Hyrard Duke’s residence, there was no way to send a letter.

“If they use magic in that state, it will be difficult to hide their true nature, no matter how rational the wizard is.”

“True nature, you mean…?”

“Rampaging without a calming influence.”

The subordinate frowned, as if it had nothing to do with Yurika, but Lean continued slowly. “The most effective solution is a sacred beast, but the temple finished distributing them five years ago… the second is contact with a humanized sacred beast, but that’s impossible…”

His voice grew more serious. “The only other way to alleviate the pain is contact with a desired member of the opposite sex, but I wonder if Lady Yurika will be safe.”

Lean sighed repeatedly and held his forehead.

What might seem like ordinary mutual aid to others, wizards don’t really have the concept of cooperating with someone.

They were people who could easily betray the trust of their colleagues for their own purposes.

‘Just the fact that he’s so obedient to Lady Yurika is crazy in itself.’

Just then, Lean’s other subordinate rushed in.

“Breaking news! Prince Theodore is visiting the Hyrard Duke’s residence right now! It seems to be because of Lady Yurika Medest.”

Lean’s face, which had been worried about Yurika, became even more distorted.

“No, why is the prince, who even announced his engagement, going there? Like crazy wizards clinging to a sacred beast…”

Lean unknowingly blurted out the comparison and immediately slapped his own mouth. The analogy was too terrible.

Two wizards running to a sacred beast – just imagining it was a disaster, so Lean quickly retracted his words in his mind.

* * *

Theodore arrived at the Hyrard Duke’s residence quickly.

Theodore, with his brilliantly shining silver hair and round blue eyes, projected an image of pure kindness.

‘It’s a relief.’

Johan’s adjutant, who knew Johan’s feelings for Yurika well, thought to himself as he looked at Theodore.

‘Because the prince is engaged…’

No matter how you looked at it, Theodore, who seemed to be a good person, suited Yurika, who had a cute and sensible air, better.

‘No matter how much the Duke is smiling, he’s just decadent, so he doesn’t have that refreshing atmosphere…’

However, the adjutant’s relief did not last long.

As soon as Theodore arrived at the Duke’s residence, he began to give Yurika a deep, meaningful smile.

“Lady Medest, it’s very nice to see you here.”

It was obvious that he was flirting, and it was hardly the behavior of a prince with a fiancée.

“Your Highness, what brings you to the Hyrard Duke’s residence?”

Yurika gave the minimum courtesy with a somewhat stiff face, but Theodore said softly, without seeming offended at all.

“Well, it’s not wrong for a member of the imperial family to visit a war hero, is it?”

He immediately switched gears and added in a bright voice, “But actually, I came to see Lady Medest.”

Of course, Johan’s face hardened at those words. Theodore’s words continued.

“I was very impressed at the banquet.”

Even Yurika seemed to have failed to manage her expression at those words. Of course, Johan was beyond words.

For the first time in his life, the adjutant was grateful for the world’s rule that ‘wizards cannot use magic on royalty.’

If that restriction hadn’t existed, Theodore might have already become a swing, bench, or tree in the garden.

“Me?”

Yurika blinked and asked back as calmly as possible. “You even made a major engagement announcement that day, but why me of all people…?”

“You’re pretty. And cute.”

It was a tone that was obviously flirting and showing affection.

“So I keep thinking about you, and then I want to see you again.”

It was a playboy-like attitude that was hard to believe from a man who had announced his engagement a few days ago… but because he looked so kind, it was hard to get angry.

“It seems rude to say that to someone else’s lover.”

Johan pulled Yurika’s shoulder and hugged her tightly, saying stiffly, “I’m not interested in Your Highness’s engagement, but Yurika is my lover anyway.”

Yurika nodded her head as if she agreed. She also had a very unpleasant look on her face.

“Anyway.”

Theodore shrugged nonchalantly. It was a tone that didn’t place much meaning on the statement that she was Johan’s lover.

“Are you going to keep me standing here like this? My legs are starting to hurt.”

Johan stared at Theodore with a chilly look, and then sighed softly when Yurika fidgeted with an uncomfortable face.

“Come in for now.”

It was a tone that naturally implied ‘I’m not very welcoming.’

If the Empire wasn’t a class-based society, he would have turned him away at the gate. That’s the kind of face he had.

No, if he wasn’t worried about Yurika’s situation becoming difficult, Johan would have already chased Theodore away.

‘No… it would be fortunate if he just chased him away. He might have created a more serious situation.’

The adjutant kept biting his nails because this whole situation was so precarious.

Johan was quite sensitive these days.

It was because he hadn’t taken calming drugs for quite a while.

I knew that the pain of a wizard who couldn’t receive regular calming was quite severe.

Even if it’s a great wizard like Johan… it must be quite difficult just to maintain his composure properly.

Apart from applauding Johan’s self-control in holding back even though he had calming potions in the warehouse, the anxiety was still there.

‘If, by any chance, he has a chance to calm down, won’t he be unable to hide his instincts?’

No, even if it’s not such an opportunity, he might just lose his reason and not be able to hold back his instinctive anger….

The adjutant, who couldn’t follow him to the drawing-room, prayed inwardly that nothing would happen.

Yurika clearly wouldn’t know what state Johan was in, so it didn’t seem like she would be able to cut him off at the right time.

Please, please let Johan hold on well, and let the prince not cross the line.

However, contrary to the adjutant’s wishes, the atmosphere in the drawing-room, where Yurika, Johan, and Theodore had entered together, was becoming increasingly hostile.

“Must be a little difficult to stay at the Medest Duke’s residence, Lady? Seeing you running out like this. Of course, I think it’s good that you came out. I really want to praise you for that.”

It was because Theodore was openly smiling brightly and only talking to Yurika.