I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 85

Became a Squirrel to Save the Villain – Episode 85

Became a Squirrel to Save the Villain Episode 85

Anyway, the tiger was really big. Big enough to make my jaw drop.

It was clear why the person Libena sent couldn’t handle it or take it away.

“Kyuuuuuung!”

And I immediately panicked.

I knew there was a predator, but it’s even scarier in person!

I could feel my whole body freezing up in real-time.

“Kyuuuuuung!”

Let’s run! Quickly! Let’s get out of here!

Standing in front of the tiger, rational thought stopped, and only animal instinct remained.

Momentarily seized by fear, I frantically grabbed and pulled on Johan’s hair, but Johan didn’t move.

“Yurika, just a moment. I know you’re scared, but just a moment.”

He even grabbed me when I tried to get off his head and run away.

The tiger didn’t move, just silently watching us with gleaming eyes.

However, from its tense muscles, I could feel that the tiger wasn’t feeling comfortable either.

It was baring its teeth as it looked at us, so it seemed very displeased…

Even though the iron bars were blocking it, at that rate, it felt like it would attack soon…

As I thrashed my arms and legs in fear, Johan stared at the tiger and slowly said,

“Actually, there’s a story I heard on the battlefield.”

“Kyugung!”

I glared at Johan, trembling.

Of course, his words didn’t register properly in my ears.

Look at that tiger’s bright yellow eyes! It’s scary!

Why are you talking about the battlefield here?

Can’t you do that slowly after we get out of here?

Now, the tiger, which had been staring at us silently, was slowly rising to its feet.

And my vivid animal sense was telling me.

That tiger is in a very bad mood right now! Very displeased!

My legs were shaking with fear, but Johan continued seriously.

“I just dismissed it as a ridiculous rumor and had forgotten about it until now.”

Do I really have to hear that ridiculous rumor now?

I was about to struggle again in Johan’s grasp when.

“The day Duke Medest disappeared.”

Hmm? Is he talking about my father?

I slightly stopped resisting.

“They say that day was when relief supplies were coming from the temple, so the unit was very distracted.”

Ha… it’s the temple again?

I didn’t know much about the day my father disappeared.

In the first place, it was too long ago and happened on a distant battlefield.

Besides, relief supplies coming from the temple was a very ordinary event, so there wouldn’t have been a report to the Medest ducal residence in the capital.

Originally, it would have been that unremarkable, but in this situation, the temple being involved was very suspicious.

“And that day.”

Before I knew it, the tiger had fully risen and was glaring at Johan.

Johan didn’t avoid its eyes and slowly said,

“There were soldiers who saw the Duke turn into a tiger.”

What?

I, who had been constantly avoiding the tiger’s gaze, was startled by those words.

No, how can a person turn into a tiger?

But I’m a squirrel right now!

I was about to let out a hollow laugh, but after seeing my state, I immediately changed my attitude.

Maybe it’s not such an impossible story!

“His Highness the Crown Prince told me that the Emperor has a secret library. And they say there are books containing the weaknesses of various nobles…”

Besides, there was one thing that bothered me about the tiger.

“It is said that the Medest family is cursed. And on that page… a squirrel and a tiger were drawn.”

I swallowed hard and calmly looked at the large tiger.

Right, there’s also the story that the first head of the Medest family was a beast-man [a person with animalistic traits or the ability to transform].

If there’s a family closest to beasts, it’s Medest.

So, the assumption that this tiger might be our father wasn’t that strange.

‘Everything makes sense in its own way.’

When I overheard Libena and Theodore’s conversation at the banquet, they clearly said that Duke Medest was needed for that new experiment.

‘So they kept him alive. But because he’s in the form of a tiger, they couldn’t let him out of the temple.’

Libena’s person missed, so they must have lost something, but thanks to letting that person in, I was able to meet this tiger.

Johan cleared his throat a few times and then spoke politely with perfect etiquette.

“Hello.”

He looked like a crazy person to anyone who saw him.

“My name is Johan Hairard. Are you perhaps Duke Medest?”

But the tiger didn’t show any positive reaction at all.

Rather, it growled even more and glared at Johan with wary eyes, as if to kill him.

‘Aside from being in the form of a tiger… it seems like we can’t communicate at all?’

In this situation, there was no way Libena’s person could take this tiger out of the temple.

“Duke, I fully understand that you have reason to be wary. But I am not a person of the temple. I came to help you.”

Johan took another step towards the iron bars and spoke softly.

“Um, I have a very close relationship with your second daughter, Yurika…”

It was then.

The tiger fully rose and roared loudly.

It was so annoyed that the basement echoed.

It was clear that it was very displeased with Johan’s words.

Seeing that, I shook my head.

“Kyung.”

If I could speak, I would have said this.

You’re wrong, Johan. I don’t think it’s the right time right now.

We can’t escape with a tiger in that state.

Of course, the procedure is daunting, but I should tell the Medest family later and bring him in formally, or at least come back with other preparations.

And now, quite a bit of time had passed.

Even if Roimund was stalling for time outside, the temple people might become suspicious of Johan not coming out for a long time.

Even if the key figures have already been caught, there’s no point in Johan being caught showing suspicious behavior in the temple.

‘Libena is still free, and Patr hasn’t been sentenced yet.’

Looking at the empty space, it seemed that the evidence and research documents on the sacred tree had been removed a long time ago.

Well, I would have done the same.

Even if there was a little left, Libena’s person would have taken care of it all.

Still, knowing that a tiger, presumed to be my father, is here was a huge gain.

As I sighed and looked at the tiger one last time, thinking that I should leave soon.

“Kyuuung?”

What I found in the darkness was a wound on the tiger’s hind leg.

It wasn’t very big, but it looked like it hadn’t been there for long.

Johan seemed to have noticed it too, and said with a worried face.

“I have ointment… but I don’t know if I can apply it.”

Judging by the honorifics, Johan seemed convinced that the tiger was Duke Medest.

“Kyung?”

“You were hurt last time. So I brought it just in case. It’s effective for beasts.”

To my question of why he had ointment, Johan said softly. Then he rummaged through his pocket and took out a small ointment.

“Duke, just apply this so that the wound doesn’t get worse until we come back…”

“Krrrung!”

As Johan tried to approach, the tiger showed a clear refusal with intense eyes.

‘Anyone can tell he’s telling me to get lost.’

Objectively speaking, it seemed impossible for Johan to apply ointment to the tiger’s wound.

Sigh… I thought all beasts were fawning over Johan, but it was all a bluff. Anyway, my bet with him was a complete victory.

Well, is it invalid because it’s not a beast?

Even so, I felt too bad to leave it as it was.

“Kyung.”

I held out my hand to Johan.

In my current squirrel form, I thought I could go inside the iron bars.

Of course, it’s scary, but still…

“Are you okay?”

Johan asked cautiously. At the same time, as if he had read my mind, he applied plenty of ointment to my forepaw.

“Kyugyung.”

I nodded resolutely, took a deep breath, and got off Johan’s hand.

Tigers are scary, but… I can approach carefully and run away if something seems wrong, right?

“Yurika.”

Johan put his finger on my forehead and said.

“If you’re in danger… I might not be able to hold back and attack your father. So you have to be careful. Don’t overdo it.”

“Krrr릉!”

The tiger cried out very annoyingly.

My back was chilling, but it was already decided.

It was when I completely left Johan’s hand and carefully entered the iron bars.

‘Huh?’

The tiger, which had been completely wary of Johan, immediately became docile.

‘Huh?’

It was so gentle that I wondered when it had growled.