I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain [EN]: Chapter 93

Became a Squirrel Saving the Villain 93

Why does it feel so strangely exciting when I’m just repeating what I said?

Before I knew it, my heart started pounding.

The memory of our last kiss became vivid, and I clenched the hem of my dress so hard it crumpled.

He asked in a whisper.

“You’re smart, so you know, right?”

“……Know what?”

“That I like you so much that I’d jump and run excitedly if you asked me to.”

He’s saying that now… saying it like this?

My breath trembled.

I knew he might say something similar someday, but I didn’t expect to hear it now.

Maybe I was trying to keep my distance because I wanted to think it through enough in preparation for hearing these words.

That line that we hadn’t crossed thanks to my busyness and Johan’s consideration—no, maybe that line we had crossed a long time ago—I felt like I was clearly acknowledging it now.

“You keep apologizing because it feels like you’re taking advantage of that, right? Isn’t that so?”

It definitely wasn’t a reproachful tone, but rather a soft tone as if coaxing me, yet strangely my body stiffened.

When did things between us become so strange?

It definitely wasn’t complicated until Johan returned victorious.

Rather, I had been prepared to marry him, thinking about it much more easily.

But as the things we do together kept increasing… my heart must have become terribly entangled as well.

In the end, it wasn’t the situation that became complicated, but my heart.

Ah, that’s why I wanted to be apart for a while.

Lehan’s warning to be careful of the wizard rang strongly in my head, but my heart was already racing.

Wizard and sacred beast, whatever that strange relationship is, I could instinctively tell right now.

“You owe me a lot, Yurika.”

He whispered, looking at me with heated eyes.

“You hate being in debt, so what should I do?”

It was the first time he directly used the word ‘debt.’

He had always told me not to feel burdened.

‘There’s no such thing as a free lunch, after all. He knew all along.’

As I sighed inwardly, reminded of this obvious truth, Johan continued softly.

“But there really is a way you don’t have to feel sorry.”

“Uh… um…”

“You said it.”

He whispered as if coaxing me.

“That real precious people don’t calculate those things.”

What, what is it?

If Johan is trying to seduce me for the last time now…….

“And what I’ve been earnestly wanting has always been just one thing.”

I can’t refuse this…….

I was trying to keep my distance because I thought it would be like this from the start.

“Look at me, Yurika.”

My heart was pounding so I kept avoiding his gaze, but he said in a voice that was even ominous.

“If you look somewhere else, I keep wanting to get rid of that place.”

It was definitely a very chilling thing to say, but his tone was as sweet as could be.

“Look at me, huh?”

I gasped and made excuses in my mind.

If I look at you, I feel like I’ll just give in…….

That’s when it happened.

Suddenly, with a jolt, the carriage stopped.

I was startled as if waking up from a dream.

“Your Grace!”

And I heard the urgent voice of the adjutant.

“There’s a fire at Baron Olteba’s mansion!”

Fire?

It’s on fire?

In an instant, my dazed mind snapped to attention. This was a really big deal.

Moreover, Baron Olteba was 94 years old, and his son was 70 years old.

It was almost impossible for the two of them to escape in that situation.

And if Baron Olteba and his son disappeared, there would be no one left to ask about the Artea barony!

“It’s times like this that I’m so glad I’m a wizard.”

Johan, seeing my shocked gaze, immediately opened the carriage door.

“Don’t worry, Yurika. I’ll go save them.”

And before I could say anything else, Johan jumped out of the carriage.

* * *

The fire that suddenly swept through Baron Olteba’s mansion was tremendous.

And everyone in the neighborhood knew that two old men lived in the mansion.

“I heard Baron Olteba is senile. Maybe he dropped a lamp or something?”

“Anyway, what should we do…? They’re not going to get out.”

“Well, they’ve both lived long enough.”

The two old men living in Baron Olteba’s mansion were not very popular.

That’s because his son, who returned from the battlefield, stayed cooped up in the mansion and didn’t come out often.

But regardless of that, the big fire was a pity, and people were gathered, stamping their feet in anxiety, when.

“Huh? Wait a minute!”

“Over there, if you go in like that!”

Suddenly, a young man came running from afar and went straight into the burning mansion.

People were startled and tried to stop him, but the man following behind him waved his hand.

“Don’t worry.”

Johan’s adjutant shouted, more worried about the people who were worried about Johan than about Johan himself.

“It’s Duke Johan Hyrard. He won’t get hurt.”

At those words, the people began to stir even more.

Johan Hyrard? That war hero came to this remote village?

That person with terrible personality who is rumored to be a mess all over the empire!

Johan’s adjutant shrugged and said nonchalantly.

“Of course, the mansion is beyond saving, though.”

Anyway, it seemed like they didn’t have to worry because he was such an amazing wizard.

In fact, Johan began to destroy the mansion faster than the fire was spreading.

And inside the mansion, Baron Olteba and his son were preparing to pass away.

They had decided that it was impossible to escape the burning mansion in this situation since they were already having trouble moving around.

“It’s all because my father is senile.”

His son, Paul Olteba, was by his father Trevor Olteba’s side, making a blasphemous remark.

“It’s because you blurted out the name Artea when Lady Meriel Medest visited. It’s definitely someone from the temple.”

“Who was Meriel again? Your wife?”

“I’ve never been married, Father.”

“You were my son? But why are you so old?”

“You’re old too, Father. Anyway, it’s all the temple’s revenge.”

Even while speaking indifferently, Paul kept massaging his father Trevor’s legs.

“I don’t know. Could something have happened to Patr? Even if nothing else, that kid would protect us to the end.”

“We’re about to die, so that’s not important. Oh, and he became a high priest. Quite a while ago.”

“No, when did he become a high priest!”

“Oh, and he died too. So there’s no one to protect us.”

“Aheoheong…… Why did Patr die…….”

“I’m telling you that for the tenth time now. You’re always newly saddened, Father.”

It was actually a mess.

Even while feeling the surging energy of the flames, Paul muttered calmly.

“Still, I’m glad I can die with Father thanks to Duke Johan Hyrard. Well, it’s a bit of a shame that I’m dying, but I’m also able to be with Father in his final moments.”

“Hey, who’s dying! I’m not dying! Why would I die! I’m still young!”

“Then you can be with me in my final moments, Father.”

Paul sighed and covered Trevor’s mouth with a wet cloth.

And he muttered lowly.

“Anyway, the only person I’m grateful to in my life is Duke Johan Hyrard. The Medest family is the worst.”

“Cough, cough!”

“I don’t feel good until the end because it seems like I’m dying because of those people.”

It was when Paul was looking back on his life once again.

With a thud, the mansion began to collapse in an instant.

Just when he thought he was really going to die and hugged Trevor tightly, the door burst open.

“Uh… do you usually see the person you wanted to see the most when you go to heaven?”

Paul muttered suspiciously, looking at the young man who appeared before his eyes.

“Or is it a hallucination.”

And against the backdrop of the mansion filled with flames, Johan said dryly.

“I’m Johan Hyrard.”

Paul now really thought he was crazy.

He had never seen Johan Hyrard in person, but he had heard that he was a cool beauty with black hair and purple eyes.

Then that man with the eerie charm… is he really the war hero who discharged me?

Seeing him standing firmly with an indifferent expression in these flames, he certainly seemed to be a wizard.

“I’ll save you.”

And the 70-year-old man was so surprised that he almost fainted.

It was the moment when he began to openly worship Johan Hyrard, whom he had only praised from behind.

“I came in to save you two.”

To dramatically save his life like this, he felt like he could do anything for him now.

“Then shall we slowly go out?”

Johan smiled and said.

“I have to go back quickly and finish what I was saying.”

It didn’t seem like he was saying it to them, but anyway, while muttering a mysterious soliloquy.

“If things work out like this, it will be even harder for Yurika to refuse now.”

It was a regretful tone, but there was even a proud smile on his face.

“I’m trash who moves even though I know that.”