I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 104

Chapter 52.2

Startled, I muttered quietly and glanced out the window. At that moment, lightning flashed behind the curtains, and a loud bang was heard as if something exploded somewhere.

“The thunder is loud.”

“…I know. It wouldn’t break the windows, would it?”

“It’s a sturdy window that survived last year’s typhoon without any ambivalence, so it’ll be fine. If you’re worried, should I have your servants hang up the shutters?”

“Oh, my God. Do you want to kill someone?”

The wooden shutters were used to increase the thermal effect by hanging outside the window. Because of my anxiety, I could not help but imagine people hanging from windows in this weather, trying to install the wooden shutters.

“I’m okay. Just… can you bring me some of the lights that decorated the bathroom back then?”

I thought that if I slept with a small light on, I might feel less afraid. On a stormy night like this, I wasn’t sure if I could manage to sleep alone in such a large bedroom.

‘This is really scary.’

But to ask Agwen to stay with me…

‘That would be overtime work. How much does she want to finish her shift and go home?’

I wanted to respect the employees’ time off.

‘I’m not young enough to trouble others just because I’m afraid of thunder.

After Agwen turned on the lights and left the room, I lay down on the bed before pulling the blanket up to my neck.

‘Come to think of it, what are Coco and Sasha doing now…?’

At dinner, the two of them seemed excited about playing the new card game they had learned from Liddell in the evening, as if they couldn’t care less about the weather.

‘If Sasha came to see me because she was afraid, she would hug her and sleep with her.’

Nonetheless, it seemed like Sasha’s valiant personality would not make her afraid of thunder and lightning.

Swwoooosh—

At the terrifying sound of the wind, I hurriedly pulled out the blanket more and covered my face up halfway.

“I’m scared…”

I mumbled without realizing it, then shook my head and alluded to myself in a slightly louder voice.

“I’m not scared! I’m not afraid of anything! Haha! It’s just wind and thunder! No, I’m afraid…”

…It seemed like it was going to be a long night.

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Before falling asleep, Dimitri, who had transformed into a cat, was lying curled up in a box while hugging the cat cushion he had taken from Rowaine previously. No matter how much he sniffed, the cushion no longer smelled of grass from her.

As he was smacking his lips*, he suddenly heard a voice from the secret door that connected to Rowaine’s room.
[ T/N: It’s an idiom which means, ‘To be dissatisfied or embarrassed because something does not go as one wishes.’ ]

“I’m not scared! I’m not afraid of anything! Haha! It’s just wind and thunder! No, I’m afraid…”

“….”

Resting his face with a languid expression, he glanced at the door.

‘She’s more scared than I thought.’

He could hear the occasional murmurs of ‘not scary’ or ‘scary’ coming and going. When the thunder rumbled, a small groan was heard, and Dimitri ran to the secret door. However, he could not open the door and just stood in front of it.

‘If I go, she’d feel burdened.’

Rather than put her to sleep, he would make her wake up completely.

‘Should I bring Sasha?’

As he was thinking about it, Dimitri suddenly saw his reflection in the mirror. He then stroked his chin with his round paw. Even though it was absolutely unacceptable—to quote Rowaine, he was now ‘Blue, the cute little gray cat.’ What she didn’t know was that Blue was actually Dimitri… and he wanted to fall asleep to the scent of Rowaine.
[ T/N: OMG- THE IMAGERY! SO CUTE I CAN’TTT (〃∀〃)ゞ ]

‘Good.’

After commanding the demon to open the door, he walked out confidently and scratched at Rowaine’s door with his paws. There was a rustling sound from inside, followed by cautious footsteps growing closer and closer.

As the doorknob turned slowly, he could almost sense Rowaine’s uncertainty.

When the door cracked open slightly, she peeked through the narrow gap with anxious eyes. But the moment she saw him sitting at the door, her face lit up with joy, and she swung the door wide open.

“Blue! It was you! Oh, I thought something was coming.”

Rowaine, rubbing her chest, sat down in front of Dimitri and held out her hand.

“Were you in the mansion? What kind of person opened the door for you? And how did you get to the fourth floor? How do you know my room? Oh, did you smell me? This is so amazing.”

As Dimitri approached the delighted Rowaine at her questions and rubbed his body against her, lighting abruptly flashed.

Because of that, Rowaine flinched before hugging him without realizing it.

‘….!’

Dimitri, being embraced in her arms wide, widened his eyes. Not only that she was not even wearing a shawl, but her nightgown was also relatively thin with a deep chest cut. Dimitri’s body stiffened as he could feel his cheek pressed against her bare chest.

“I’m sorry, Blue. I was so surprised that I didn’t even realize.”

Rowaine, who quickly calmed down, put down Dimitri with a sigh.

It was a strange feeling. Obviously, he tended to avoid physical contact with others, but what was this disappointment…?

While he was distracted by his thoughts, all of a sudden, Rowaine whispered to him in a subtly voiced voice.

“Would you like to sleep with me?”

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