I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 137

Chapter 69.1

In the end, I couldn’t find any words of comfort and I just honestly expressed how I felt.

“I’m so sad. It’s so horrible, and I don’t even know what to say to you. I’m angry with this world and with such people… I’m sorry, Coco. Sometimes, humans are bad.”

“Why should Rowaine apologize for that? It’s those people who are bad, not you.”

“That’s right. They’re the bad ones and the ones to be ashamed of themselves. Still, Coco feels ashamed of what they did, and that makes me sad as well. I feel sorry for what they did to you.”

“Rowaine is my angel! If it weren’t for you, I’d be dead. You’re my savior, so don’t be sorry.”

I smiled sadly and stroked Coco’s fluffy hair.

“Coco is also my lovely cat. Without you, I would be less happy than I am now.”

“….!”

Coco’s eyes widened.

I started sharing my story that Coco wouldn’t know, wanting him to know how precious he was to me.

“Before I met Coco, I had cats that I took care of.”

Soon, I told him about the cats I had been taking care of for ten years. How well I knew each one of them, their personalities, habits, voices, likes and dislikes… and how much I loved and cared for them.

“When I lost all of the children in an accident, I just wanted to die… they were everything to me.”

“….”

“But then I met Coco. Do you know how much I depended on you? I became happy again after meeting you.”

As his eyes widened as he gazed at me, I gave him a big hug and continued my words.

“I’m happy because of you. I don’t think you’re an embarrassment or shameful. No matter what, you’re my sweet cat.”

“Rowaine…”

His tears, which had formed large pools, soaked into my clothes. Coco cried quietly for a long time as I patted him on the back until her cries subsided. And finally, when his trembling stopped, I whispered.

“Coco, I’m so angry.”

“…What?”

He sniffed and quietly listened to my voice.

“I mean those people… they are doing horrible things, and I’m sure there are lives being born in pain and dying in pain even now because of those slave traders.”

Perhaps sensing the unusual anger in my voice, Coco lifted his wet face and glanced at me.

I said through gritted teeth.

“Shall I get rid of them?”

“….!”

His face went blank.

“Who? Those slave traders?”

“Yes. Do you want me to get rid of them?”

Coco’s eyes fluttered slightly.

“…Are you serious?”

“I’m very serious.”

At my affirmation, his eyes widened a little more.

“Ca-can you do it?”

“I can do it. Do you want to do it?”

Coco’s big eyes widened at my confident face, and he moved away from me a little to straighten his posture.

“You should get Dimitri’s help instead. Dimitri has a high status even among humans, so destroying slave traders is a piece of cake.”

Since I knew the advanced information I already knew from reading the novel, I knew a way to use Dimitri’s power to crush the slave traders and perhaps even give the senior a big blow. The only reason I hadn’t used that method was because Coco had asked me to keep the events surrounding the slave trader a secret.

I spoke, hoping Coco would find the courage to act.

“…Then, this will become known to the world.”

Even though I had the means to seek revenge, it wasn’t going to be easy for Coco.

It was because everyone he knew would discover the secret of his birth, a secret he had confided in me with great difficulty. No matter how much he was a victim, I understood the impulse to cover for the perpetrator, driven by the fear of revealing such a painful truth.

It wasn’t that he lacked hatred for the perpetrator; rather, it was the fear of how others would see him if the truth came out. It takes immense courage and determination to face the judgmental stares that come with settling an old score.

Even after repaying the grudge, the victim’s life continues.

I couldn’t even begin to imagine the weight of the courage and resolution that wouldn’t collapse for the rest of my life, so I couldn’t force Coco to do it.

‘…I hope I wasn’t being pushy since I was just making a cautious suggestion.’

“If you want, let’s destroy those bastards together. Still, I won’t do anything for you if you don’t want to.”

Nervously, Coco grabbed my hand.

“I don’t know. I just want to… pretend it didn’t happen. Like it never happened. This may happen frequently in the world, but if I kept my mouth shut as if I hadn’t been harmed…”

With his brow narrowed, he wiped a tear from his eye with the back of his hand.

“…But, like Rowaine just said. Even now, many lives are being born into pain and suffering right now.”

Painful tears kept soaking the back of Coco’s hands.

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