I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 91

Became a Squirrel Saving the Villain 91

He didn’t end the war specifically to help anyone, and he often found the title of ‘war hero’ quite annoying, but right now, he was glad he was the one who ended the war.

Because it was useful to Yurika.

Because he could see her often and keep getting involved with her.

Yurika seemed to feel a sense of guilt and indebtedness, and Yohan was very pleased with that.

Frankly, if he could endlessly incur such emotional debts, he felt like he could do anything.

That alone, in some ways, tied Yurika’s heart to him.

‘It can’t be helped if you think it’s terrible, Yurika,’

Yohan thought, narrowing his eyes.

‘Because I can never let you go.’

And perhaps this was the last chance.

Yurika had regained what she had lost. Not everything was resolved yet, but the temple had fallen anyway.

‘My parents and I are different.’

Ella’s curse bothered him, but Yohan had no intention of backing down because of it.

‘I can hide it until the end.’

Just as he had been gentlemanly to Yurika until now, he could live like that for the rest of his life.

He could endure even greater pain without showing it. So, he could also hide his soaring possessiveness and desire for monopoly.

To some extent, the seduction was successful. Yohan could tell instinctively.

Because Yurika sometimes looked at him with a confused expression.

‘So, she seems to be trying to distance herself…’

Yohan found it very difficult to accept that distance.

And he wasn’t the type to endure hardship unnecessarily.

The temple had fallen, so the immediate fire was put out.

So, it was time to start seducing her directly, asking her to see him as a man.

* * *

The rumor that Patr had committed suicide spread throughout the capital.

Everyone thought it was unexpected.

Even though Patr was caught at the scene, he hadn’t laid a finger on Roimund, so everyone expected he wouldn’t be sentenced to death.

No one could guess how Patr had committed suicide.

In fact, the ink in the letter that Libena had sent through Theodore was mixed with poison.

Patr had eaten the letter and committed suicide.

In the meantime, he seemed to have tried to assassinate Yurika one last time, hoping it might help Libena.

‘High Priestess. I will never let this sacrifice be in vain.’

Libena thought, holed up in her secret laboratory.

‘If I change the past even a little… and if the present changes as a result, then you can be revived.’

That content was also implied in the letter Libena sent.

To do that, she needed a little time for the experiment. If Roimund started digging into the sacred tree, she didn’t know when her identity would be revealed.

However, it was clear that if Patr died, all investigations into the temple would lose momentum.

So, Patr chose to commit suicide immediately after receiving Libena’s letter.

Believing in the possibility that Libena’s experiment would succeed and change the past, allowing him to be revived.

‘I will definitely change this reality. I must.’

Libena had no one to trust but Patr.

No, in the first place, didn’t the Artear barony have nothing to rely on but the temple?

‘I must control Yurika Medest. I can’t afford to lose the initiative now.’

Libena clenched her eyes and vowed.

Even though it might seem like Yurika was on a winning streak right now, Libena had no intention of giving up.

And Libena thought that the day would come when Yurika would get a big nosebleed from Yohan [meaning Yurika would face significant trouble or difficulty because of Yohan’s actions].

Believing in a wizard is a foolish thing to do.

Even Yurika, who has calming abilities, is cooperating with Yohan on an equal footing? That’s something that can’t happen with a wizard.

Clearly, the moment Yurika tries to break away from Yohan even a little, Yohan could treat her more wickedly than Libena.

Libena, who knew the attributes of wizards well, was planning to use Yohan in that way later.

It was Libena who allowed Yurika to develop her calming abilities.

If she could use that to get rid of Yurika, everything would be corrected again.

‘Medest must be in our hands forever, in return for kicking out Artear.’

Anyway, there were hardly any people who knew about Artear now.

‘Ah… wait a minute.’

Libena’s brow furrowed slightly.

‘The Olteba baronet family was left.’

The last member of the Medest family’s old guard.

Baron Olteba was over 90 years old a few years ago, and I heard that his mind was going back and forth.

The people who knew the relationship between Artear and Medest had all disappeared a long time ago. Except for Baron Olteba.

‘Maybe his son doesn’t know anything… but I heard that Meriel Medest visited a few days ago.’

Libena bit her lower lip.

The Olteba baronet family wouldn’t have good feelings about Medest, so even if they knew something, they probably wouldn’t tell her.

But she didn’t want to leave another variable behind when she had come this far.

She had killed everyone who knew the name of Artear in the past. Except for Baron Olteba.

There was a reason for that. But that reason was related to Patr.

So, now that Patr was dead, there was no need to consider it.

‘For the High Priestess, I have to tie Yurika’s feet somehow and succeed in the experiment as soon as possible. I don’t have the luxury to uphold her wishes while she was alive.’

The rationalization was quick.

‘And if I do well, all these things will disappear.’

She stopped the experiment for a moment and rang the bell.

Soon after, a subordinate brought a new report. Meriel Medest had visited the Olteba baronet’s residence again.

After hearing the report, Libena did not hesitate and ordered her subordinate to eliminate the Olteba baronet family.

* * *

“So…”

Yohan sat across from me and smiled gently.

“I just have to pretend to be your lover? Like I’ve been doing so far?”

“Yeah. And if I don’t answer your questions, please ask them for me.”

I was riding in a carriage with Yohan, heading to the Olteba baronet’s residence.

Yohan readily agreed to my request to help me one more time.

‘Actually, I knew he would agree…’

Yohan seemed to be in a good mood, but I felt uncomfortable for some reason.

It was just that I didn’t like being in a position where I had to keep asking Yohan for favors, even though I knew he wanted me.

At first, I thought shamelessly that I could receive this much help because I had helped him in the past… I’ve lost a lot of my initial intentions in many ways.

“This will be the last time.”

I fidgeted with my fingers and said carefully.

“I feel sorry for keep asking you…”

“You’re my savior,” Yohan replied lightly, smiling prettily.

“Don’t think like that and call me whenever you need me.”

A moment of silence flowed inside the carriage. It was a gentlemanly and polite answer, but there was a strange sense of incongruity.

We were still officially lovers, but there were no other eyes in the carriage.

So, we weren’t even touching fingertips right now.

But I didn’t know why I was so conscious and nervous.

Yohan was as handsome as usual, and he exuded an aristocratic but also decadent atmosphere.

I carefully examined Yohan’s face, who was sitting across from me.

His long, slender eyes were pretty, and his nose was high, and his lips were….

…I’m crazy.

The kiss in the carriage on the day of my assassination attempt came to mind, and my body suddenly flinched.

I made the suggestion first and got really hurt.

But once I became conscious of it, I kept getting nervous.

I coughed a few times and turned my gaze out the window.

“What are your plans for the future?”

Yohan asked softly. Why is his voice so good in this situation?

“First, I need to find out how to turn my father back into a human. It’s certain that there’s a secret in our family, so I need to find out about that.”

I answered without looking at Yohan.

“First, I’ll ask about the Artear barony today… and then I’m thinking of finding out about the book in His Majesty the Emperor’s personal library.”

“Book?”

“Yeah. It’s said to be about the curses of noble families, but the Medest family has been living without even knowing we were cursed.”

“…Curse?”

Come to think of it, Yohan didn’t know about the story of the book that Roimund had told Meriel.

“Yeah. It’s a story about the curse on noble families, but in fact, Meriel didn’t even know that the Medest family had a curse until she met me…”

I was looking at Yohan to explain roughly, but his expression was a little strange.

I blinked and asked carefully.

“Why that face?”

Yohan chuckled slightly at my question.

“No… I just remembered what Ella said.”