I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 76

“If I destroy everything and start another war…….”

“Queeeeak!”

I shouted at him not to say such nonsense so seriously, but when I thought about it, according to the original story, he was indeed enough of a villain to consider treason.

Ah…… Villainous habits die hard.

Meanwhile, the Imperial Knights arrived right in front of us.

“Queak!”

But the person leading the Imperial Knights from the very front was quite unexpected.

It was Crown Prince Roimund.

“Queeeeak?”

Roimund, who had brought the knights near us in an instant, shouted solemnly.

“Drag him away and investigate!”

No, wait a minute! At least explain the situation…….

Even if I turned the prince into mincemeat, our Johann was on your side!

Although I was in a seemingly insignificant form right now, it was when I stood in front of Johann, spreading my arms wide.

Of course, no one paid attention to me.

Only Johann was looking at my back with touched eyes…….

‘Huh?’

The Imperial Knights rushed past Johann and arrested the slumped-over Theodore.

Roimund said triumphantly.

“He was a wizard. Was he hiding that fact?”

Of course, there was no way to get an answer from Theodore, who was already unconscious.

“There are more than one or two people who saw Theodore using magic. Detain him immediately.”

Ah, so…….

They witnessed Theodore using magic because of Johann?

Roimund raised his head and continued.

“I already had suspicions and was investigating. Duke Hyrard is following my secret orders, so don’t worry about it.”

He, was he? There was a secret order?

However, seeing Johann’s surprised expression, it seemed he was hearing it for the first time as well.

While the Imperial Knights were busy cleaning up, Roimund approached Johann and whispered.

“I did well, didn’t I, brother-in-law?”

Hmm.

Did Roimund just help because Johann was doing well with Meriel’s younger sister?

Anyway, he was a very helpful romantic.

“It’s a pity Yurika is at the Hyrard estate. She should have seen this scene clearly with her own eyes.”

He doesn’t know my identity yet…… But it was still appreciated that he followed Meriel’s instructions without knowing the exact plan.

Without even glancing at me, a small squirrel, Roimund held Johann’s hand tightly.

“Please tell Meriel through Yurika that I am this sincere to the Medest estate.”

Well…… Hmm…….

Is he too much of a romantic?

Johann glanced at me with a dumbfounded look, but I just shrugged.

It was fortunate that I was a squirrel who couldn’t speak right now.

Well, what’s done is done.

“Come here, Yurika.”

While I was standing there dumbfounded, I heard Johann’s low voice.

There was nowhere else to go in the form of a squirrel, so I scurried onto his hand.

Johann looked into my eyes and whispered quietly.

“Every time you try to protect me in that form, I can only see you in this world.”

And he carefully put me in his pocket so as not to be noticed by others and continued.

“I don’t know if this is good for you.”

* * *

Not long after, the Medest estate immediately became noisy.

“Wh, what is this…….”

Suddenly, the Imperial Knights rushed in.

“Why are the Imperial Knights suddenly at the Medest estate!”

Jayden was in a panic, but Meriel said calmly.

“Calm down, Uncle.”

“Me, Meriel?”

“There must be a reason. If we haven’t committed any crimes, we just need to cooperate as much as possible.”

Meriel even added with a smile.

“Those who have committed crimes will be restless.”

Jayden calmed down in an instant at her calm attitude.

“Yes…… That’s right.”

And he frowned and added.

“But why does it feel so out of place when you say such things so calmly?”

Whether Jayden was suspicious or not, Meriel calmly responded to the Imperial Knights’ investigation.

And soon after, the Knights immediately dragged Lizzie out.

The Knight Commander bowed politely to Meriel and said.

“Since the maids’ testimonies are pouring in, we will take her away for now.”

There were more than one or two maids who saw Lizzie secretly eavesdropping when Roimund, Meriel, and Renat were having a secret conversation.

From the beginning, the garden was structured so that it could be seen from above the mansion.

Meriel’s words that it was a very secret place were false from the start.

Lizzie didn’t know because she hadn’t been at the Medest estate for very long.

“Sister!”

Lizzie cried, clinging to Meriel.

“I’m innocent! This is a frame-up! Please protect me, Sister. Okay? You can’t lose me twice!”

Tears were falling from her eyes.

In front of everyone, Lizzie grabbed Meriel’s hem and screamed.

“That fake must have done this because she wanted to stay at the Medest estate! If I don’t know anything else, we’ve all fallen into a trap!”

Lizzie shouted, screaming.

“No one in the capital doesn’t know how arrogant she was at the banquet, claiming to be the Medest’s daughter! So how much of an eyesore would I have been? She must have gone to the Hyrard estate and plotted all of this!”

Only then did Meriel, who had been calm, open her mouth.

“That’s right…….”

Because her tone was somewhat dazed, Lizzie looked at Meriel with hopeful eyes.

Meriel continued slowly.

“It’s all the work of a fake who wanted to stay at the Medest estate.”

“Yes! That’s right!”

It was when Lizzie was nodding enthusiastically.

Meriel snatched her dress away from Lizzie’s grasp.

And she said clearly.

“That fake is you.”

Jayden, who was watching the scene with a dumbfounded expression, thought for a moment.

‘What.’

It was a sudden thought despite the urgent situation.

‘Why do I see Yurika overlapping her? They look so alike because Meriel is making such a determined expression?’

He didn’t know because Meriel had never made such a cold face before.

And that realization was quickly covered by another realization.

“What did you say?”

Jayden said, trembling.

Right now, Meriel…… Said something very important to Lizzie.

“……Fake?”

In fact, Jayden was almost certain that Lizzie was the real Yurika.

That’s how effective the baby clothes were for him.

But seeing Meriel saying it so coldly, it seems like Lizzie is really a fake…….

“Fa, fa, fake? Really?”

Then Siena, who was standing nearby, retorted bluntly.

“How many times have I told you? Where do you keep your mind?”

“Well, Sister. I don’t want to hear that from you…….”

Jayden muttered blankly, then frowned and shouted.

“Th, then what about those baby clothes!”

“It must be related to the mastermind.”

Meriel said with a slight smile.

“What does it mean that Lizzie’s mastermind had our Yurika’s baby clothes?”

Jayden’s mouth dropped open.

It seemed like things were getting too big.

When I eavesdropped earlier, the person who tried to assassinate Roimund was none other than High Priest Patr.

If so, Lizzie’s mastermind is High Priest Patr, so he has Yurika’s baby clothes…….

“No, no way…… From the temple…….”

“Yurika is almost certain.”

“Yu, Yurika? Are you talking about Yurika who went to the Hyrard estate?”

“Of course. Anyway, that child is the real Yurika.”

Jayden couldn’t answer properly with a dazed face, so Meriel sighed and added.

“If that child isn’t the real Yurika, why would the temple suddenly send even a fake to chase her away?”

Siena, who was still standing close to them, looked at Jayden with a dumbfounded face and interjected.

“How many times do I have to say it, Jayden? I’ve been telling you for a long time that our Yurika has returned. Since when has my brother been so stupid?”

Jayden was a little sad, apart from the shocking truths that were suddenly rushing in.

So he muttered sadly, looking at Siena and Meriel, who were looking at him with pity.

“……I used to be the smartest in this family…… When did I become like this?”

* * *

Of course, the triumphal event was immediately canceled.

Everyone immediately turned their horses around from Daisy Village.

Patr was taken to the Imperial Palace prison, and the trial date was set immediately.

Not only the people in that place but the entire empire was in shock.

“No, does this make sense? How could that old man draw his sword himself to assassinate His Highness the Crown Prince?”

“Isn’t he senile? That’s what I think.”

“The gods must have taken away his reason. Was he negligent in his prayers?”

Meanwhile, the nobles knew a little more detailed circumstances than this.

This incident is related to Lizzie, who appeared claiming to be the second daughter of the Medest family.

Moreover, a large fire broke out at Baron Berini’s mansion, where Lizzie was working, that night, and everyone died. It meant that there was no room left to dig deeper.

In this situation, the temple was literally turned upside down.