I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 158
Chapter 79.2
“Maybe it’s because Dimitri has been paying too much attention since he became a duke.”
“All the unhappiness in my life is because of him. By the way, I heard about it, but what’s been going on lately? I have been bedridden lately because of the rat shapeshifters’ mischief.”
“Ah, that was the reason. I was worried because I couldn’t reach you.”
The next moment, as Count Schdental told her the details of what had happened, Cayetana groaned and touched her forehead.
“I can’t believe Rowaine was such a wr*tch… I guess I let my guard down too much because I thought she was a foolish child that has a quick temper.”
“This isn’t the time to blame yourself. The nobles are crawling under him one by one. We need to take measures.”
“Don’t be impatient, Count. There must be a way out, and who wants to be under that shapeshifter? They’re all just cowering from the threat in front of them.”
Saying so, Cayetana took a flower from the vase on the table and habitually crushed the petals one by one with her fingertips. Her hands were stained red with flower water.
As she had been lost in thought for a while, someone’s name popped out of her mouth.
“Rowaine… She is very suspicious indeed. What happened to her relationship with the Emperor, and why is she suddenly clinging to Dimitri?”
“Even so, I sent someone to Count Larscel to investigate, but it doesn’t seem to be his plan either.”
“You mean that b*tch is acting on her own?”
“Even Count Larscel was very angry.”
“That’s even more suspicious, then.”
Why?
Even though she didn’t know what Rowaine was up to, what was certain was that her bad reputation wasn’t a bad thing for them to use against them.
“I hear she’s been acting pretty badly. If we dig into that, wouldn’t that give us a way to hurt Dimitri?”
At that time, Count Schdental opened his mouth again as though he had a good idea.
“They say that woman is setting up a shapeshifter shelter.”
“A shapeshifter shelter?”
Haha.
Cayetana laughed sharply as if she was amazed.
“Is that b*tch insane? She’s truly a family disgrace.”
“There will be a lot of people who would dislike the idea.”
At those words, she nodded her head as though she understood what Count Schdental wanted.
“I’ll try to figure out a ploy about it somehow.”
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Rosanne was taking a walk near the annex. Out of the corner of her eye, she could see kittens running and jumping over the walls of the annex and into the backyard.
“I heard that Rowaine brought in a lot of shapeshifters with Dimitri, so it must be those kids.”
She, who usually had a tiger-like expression on her face, had an uncharacteristically cheerful smile on her face.
The old maid next to her pulled a shawl tightly around Roseanne’s shoulders and spoke in surprise.
“They look rather cute.”
“I must be old, seeing that I think those little things are cute.”
Contrary to her blunt voice, her eyes looking at the kittens were warm.
At that time, a crow circled high in the sky above her head before swooping down to land on a nearby branch.
“I’m back, Rosanne.”
It was a crow shapeshifter.
Unlike dog shapeshifters, who were friendly with humans, and cat shapeshifters, who arbitrarily regard humans as equals regardless of recognition, other species often shunned the human world. As a result, they were difficult to find and even harder to tame, making them less of a subject of interest, even among humans.
However, occasionally, there were shapeshifters who lived alongside humans despite not being dog or cat shapeshifters.
Lerida was a crow shapeshifter that Rosanne took care of after she injured her wing in an accident.
Crow shapeshifters had a strong sense of duty when it came to repaying favors. Although Lerida wasn’t in a master-servant relationship with Rosanne, she was more of a secret friend who always appeared when Rosanne called and did her bidding.
“Oh, how was it?”
“Cayetana is meeting with Count Schdental.”
“Is that so?”
Rosanne had been keeping an eye on Cayetana ever since Dimitri became a duke.
“As I sat by the window and listened in, it looked like they were going to do some tricks to Rowaine’s shapeshifters’ shelter.”
“I see, that’s enough. Thank you again this time.”
“If you ever need another favor, just ask. If it’s a favor from Rosanne, I’ll be happy to oblige as long as it’s in my power.”
Lerida, with her beautiful black beak, bowed her head as a greeting and flew away. Seeing that, her maid asked.
“Will you wait and see this time again?”
“I don’t know. That would bE up to Cayetana.”
Rosanne watched with a thoughtful face as Lerida flew freely and disappeared into the sky.
“I just want to protect Blois.”
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