I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 20
Chapter 10.1
“Besides, Rowaine Larscel is surrounded by bad rumors. That boy sure took after his father. He’s already disgraced the family name, but he must be trying to demean the Blois family.”
Then, she tilted her head as if she had suddenly remembered something.
“Wait, come to think of it, wasn’t that girl the one who was fluttering about to catch the Emperor’s attention? Why is she suddenly marrying Dimitri?”
Her eyes narrowed as she folded her arms as though she wasn’t happy with the fact.
“Suspicious… There must have been some sort of deal.”
At that, Sophia turned to the maid.
“I’ll have to meet her at once.”
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At noon the next day, the butler came and told me that the Duke had asked to have a meal together.
“The Master wants you to have breakfast together. I brought maids to help. From now on, these two will serve the Madam.”
After the butler left, two maids still remained. There was a look on their faces that clearly said they were wary of me. It was understandable. The rumors about Rowaine weren’t very good, so they’d be worried about how picky and haughty the new wife would be.
With a small sigh, I decided to offer them a compromise.
“I know you hate me because of the rumors about me. It’s uncomfortable to be with people who don’t like me, so just get me ready as quickly as possible.”
Because of my words, their expressions became awkward since they didn’t think I’d be straightforward.
“It’s alright if you don’t say anything. I don’t mean to make it difficult. I’ll wash my hair alone, so can you just help me get the clothes on?”
One of the two maids, who was shorter than the other, glanced at me then the other maid in turn with her big eyes, and muttered something under her breath.
“Please tell us your orders.”
I nodded awkwardly. I grew up in a place where people spoke politely to each other when it was the first meeting, it was quite unsettling that I suddenly had the upper hand.
After I washed up by myself, the maids watched quietly and dried my hair with the magic stone they brought before I went through my luggage and put on Renée’s dress. When I first arrived, it was Renée who was supposed to come, so I only brought her luggage. Her clothes did not fit well and it was rather uncomfortable. Since Renée had a thinner frame and Rowaine had a voluminous body, the chest area was too tight and it felt like I was choking.
‘I need to buy some clothes.’
Yesterday I had a chance to get some of Rowaine’s dresses, but I regretted not paying attention to her clothes because I was so focused on bringing her gold jewelry.
Barely holding my breath, I tucked my body into Renée’s clothes and somehow made my way to the dining room in the main building.
The Duke, who sat at the head of the fancy table, was waiting for me.
He was basking in the midst of the sun’s rays without giving the order to pull the curtains down. I thought it was too cat-like, so I giggled at the thought that he was ‘cute’ even though he had a human form.
“….?”
“….!”
All of a sudden, he opened his eyes at the sound of my laughter.
I snapped out of it as well. Why did I think ‘cute’ while looking at an adult man? How can such a big man be cute?
‘He’s human, but he has cat eyes, so my brain is having some cognitive dissonance…’
Shaking my head slightly at the thought, I came to my senses and apologized to him.
“I apologize if I made you feel bad. It wasn’t a laugh meant to ridicule you.”
“Forget it. Please sit down.”
He replied politely. Somehow, he had a nice expression.
He was wearing the same happy expression he had on the carriage we rode yesterday right now as well.
‘He smiles pretty well. I thought he was a frightening person.’
We didn’t have a good first impression of each other, so I was surprised by his gentle face. Though it was good for me to spend time together.
“We didn’t seem to be able to have the conversation we needed due to the hectic situation, so I invited you for a meal so we could talk.”
“Alright.”
There were some things to sort out. I’d want to hear about the curse, too, and we had to talk about what to do next. And anyway, now that I’m the Duchess, there would also be things for me to do.
As soon as I sat down, trays of food started coming out as if they had been waiting for my signal, so we stopped talking for a moment and stared at the dishes the servants were carrying busily. Meat-based foods were set in front of him. He didn’t even pay attention to the vegetables on the table. Apparently, I guess those were just for me.
‘Cats are carnivores. This man is a cat. So, he would be eating meat, too.’
Those thoughts kept running through my mind.
Every time he took the shredded meat to his mouth and chewed it, his sharp fangs could be glimpsed.
Somehow, it seems that large fangs like a lion would suit him, but his fangs reminded me of the cute fangs of a cat.
“Cute…”
As the word I wasn’t aware of escaped, I quickly covered my mouth with my hand.
However, as if he heard my murmur, he raised an eyebrow.
“Was that directed at me just now?”
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