I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 86

Became a Squirrel to Save the Villain 86

Seeing the tiger’s changed demeanor, I cautiously took another step.

“Kyuoong.”

Um… let me put some medicine on you.

It didn’t seem to understand my words, but surprisingly, it worked.

Not only did it regain its peaceful atmosphere, but the tiger even turned its body towards me to make it easier to apply the medicine.

“Uh… um?”

Even Johan seemed unable to believe the situation.

I scurried up and applied the medicine thinly, and it seemed to be purring?

Even though it must have stung quite a bit, the tiger remained still.

Even after I finished applying the medicine and came down, it put its forehead against me and rubbed gently.

It seemed the tiger was showing aggression not towards me, but towards Johan.

“Krrrung…”

When I tried to leave, it even looked at me with pitiful eyes.

It was as if it was telling me not to go.

“Kyuung?”

Um, at this point, I think we could go out together?

From what I could see, there seemed to be a secret passage to get outside, and if it was big enough for the tiger to pass through?

‘Even if it’s not big enough, Johan can widen it, right? Like he said earlier.’

I stared intently at the tiger, then pointed outside the iron bars with my front paw and asked.

“Kyuoong?”

Would you like to come out with me now?

Then, unbelievably, the tiger slowly nodded its head.

‘What, can it understand me?’

However, it wasn’t like I could exactly understand the meaning of the tiger’s growls. So, it was a bit of a stretch to say we could communicate.

Johan stared blankly at the scene, then immediately used magic to bend the iron bars.

In an instant, a large space was created, big enough for the tiger to go in and out.

“Kyuoong!”

Thank you for using magic!

It was when I put my front paw on Johan’s forehead.

“Krrrrrrrrrrung!”

The tiger, which had been standing quietly behind me, suddenly became very angry again.

What, you were okay a moment ago! You were nice!

Anyway, startled, I was taken aback and moved away from Johan. Only after creating distance and getting down on the ground did the tiger show a comfortable expression.

In the end, I could only gesture to the tiger with a reluctant expression.

“Kyu, kyugyoong.”

G-go on…….

“Kyuung.”

To our house, for now.

“Kyuoooong.”

I’m going back after quite a long time because I’ve had so many things to do.

“Kyugoooong.”

I think Father is going back after even longer.

* * *

As a result, we escaped the temple very safely.

This was because the place we predicted to be the exit on the way here was exactly connected to the outside.

In fact, it was a passage that seemed to be just big enough for one person to escape secretly, but Johan made it a path that even the tiger could pass through.

‘Which means he destroyed the temple.’

Anyway, as we continued along that path, it connected to the back of the temple.

As the outside began to appear, Johan calmly said to me.

“I want to go out with you now, but I can’t just disappear from the temple like this. There’s also His Highness the Crown Prince’s reputation to consider, though I don’t particularly like it.”

Right, right. I nodded in agreement.

Even so, it was an event held in Johan’s name, so he couldn’t just leave.

Of course… he had already acted a bit recklessly.

“But it’s a bit much for both of you to stay here…….”

Johan looked at me, who was already on top of the tiger’s head, with a strange expression.

Well, he couldn’t just send a tiger and a squirrel down the street, saying, ‘Okay, now go home.’

First of all, the tiger would attract too much attention just by appearing on the street…….

“Wait here for a moment.”

Johan muttered, lost in thought.

“I’ll go out for a moment and have the Hylard Duke’s carriage waiting.”

“Kyuung!”

Ah, that was a good idea.

The Hylard Duke’s carriage was bigger than other carriages, so a tiger could probably fit inside.

If we moved with the curtains closed inside the carriage, the people in the capital wouldn’t know!

As I nodded enthusiastically, Johan smiled and said.

“Go to the Hylard Duke’s mansion for now. I’ll wrap things up roughly and follow you quickly.”

At those words, the tiger bared its teeth and expressed displeasure.

“Krrrrrrrrung…….”

Its claws were even flashing, as if it didn’t like Johan’s words at all.

So far, this tiger, presumed to be my father… had acted very consistently.

It listened very well to my words, which were smaller than the tiger’s front paw, and acted docilely, but it looked at Johan hostilely even if he said just one word.

In particular, it couldn’t stand seeing Johan and me next to each other.

‘I have a feeling that the reason it initially disliked Johan so much and showed aggression was because I was with him…….’

Even when I calmed Johan down, it almost roared, widening its eyes and baring its teeth.

Even though Johan had been treating the tiger very politely from the beginning.

“Don’t worry too much. The temple is finished.”

And Johan consistently failed to understand the intentions of the beasts.

He seemed to think that the tiger’s aggression towards him was simply a wariness of humans.

“Not only the High Priest but also all the high-ranking priests have been arrested.”

“Krrrrrrrrrrung…….”

Of course, even when Johan said such things, the tiger only growled with a very unpleasant face.

However, considering various situations, it didn’t seem to have human consciousness.

It certainly seemed a bit different from me, who was able to think completely rationally in the past.

Still, we couldn’t keep it in the temple.

Earlier, Johan risked his life to briefly touch the tiger, and immediately concluded that this tiger was not a divine beast.

But just like I had transformed into a human, there might be a way for Father to return to being human as well.

‘Meriel can’t turn into a beast. But I can.’

I looked at my small front paw and fell into thought.

‘The temple seems to know a way to maximize the blood of the beastkin flowing in our family.’

That would explain why only me and my father, who were involved with the temple, had turned into beasts.

If so, there must be a way to return to being human as well, right? Now I had to find out somehow.

“Um…… Duke, but…….”

Looking at Johan, who was troubled in front of the tiger, I stood on the tiger’s head and pointed my front paw in the direction of the Medest Estate.

It meant that I wanted to go to the Medest Estate instead of the Hylard Duke’s mansion.

Johan sighed and nodded as if he couldn’t help it.

“Well… if that’s what you think, I can’t help it.”

Anyway, I was planning to return to the Medest Estate soon.

I didn’t expect to return so suddenly like this.

Well, even if I was in squirrel form, I could meet Meriel and use her magic to transform into a human.

“Then wait a moment. I’ll bring the carriage.”

Johan, who had disappeared for a moment, returned with the carriage that was standing at the main gate and brought one surprising piece of news.

* * *

The Hylard Duke’s coachman had a very bizarre experience today.

It was fine that Duke Johan Hylard was going to the temple renovation event.

He had personal doubts about whether he needed to visit the temple at this time, but that wasn’t a big deal.

Johan paid attention to even the slightest shaking of the carriage today, but he just thought he was a bit sensitive today.

Such things were not a problem at all, as the salary given by the Hylard Dukedom was considerable.

It was fine even when he arrived at the temple and waited quietly.

However, when Johan suddenly came to the back road and secretly called the coachman, even though there was still a long time left in the schedule, he couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

‘Why on earth is the Duke… directly to me, a mere coachman…….’

Moreover, Johan was a strikingly handsome man who looked very eerie to anyone, so he was even more uneasy.

“Follow me for a moment and go straight to the Medest Estate. You must treat these precious guests with care.”

Johan commanded in a very serious voice.

The coachman bowed deeply and said he would.

“When you arrive in front of the Medest Estate, insist on having a private audience with the head of the family, Lady Meriel Medest. They will definitely not let you in, but give them my letter.”

Johan wrote a letter in his own handwriting on the spot.

At first glance, it said, ‘Please listen to the coachman, I ask in the name of the Hylard Dukedom.’

From that moment on, the coachman began to tremble, because he realized that this was a very secret affair between high-ranking noble families.

“And after confirming that there is no one but Lady Meriel Medest, open the carriage door.”

Johan emphasized several times, flashing his purple eyes.

“Take care of them. Make sure they are comfortable. They are important people.”

At that time, the adjutant who found them approached quickly.

“Duke? Why are you here when you should be inside the temple…….”

“I’m going back in. I just came out for a moment.”

“Ah, I have something to report.”

The adjutant said in a serious tone.

“The… the assassin in the underground prison has finally confessed.”

At those words, Johan clicked his tongue as if he wasn’t surprised.

“He held out for a long time.”

It was a blunt yet cool face. In fact, that was always his expression when Yurika didn’t come to the mansion as a guest.

“But I knew he would talk around today. Who is behind it?”