I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 21

Chapter 11.1

“Oh, no, um—the cherry tomatoes are so cute!”

I hurriedly pointed to the cherry tomatoes on the salad plate.

“It’s round… The round ones are so cute. My goodness.”

“….”

He then frowned and glared at cherry tomatoes. Then, when he glanced at me again, I could see the confusion in his eyes.

‘He must think I’m a strange person.’

Let’s be more careful… I smiled awkwardly and pretended to eat as though I was very hungry. So, he waited patiently without talking to me until I finished my meal.

After the awkward meal, a baked apple pie was placed in front of me for dessert. The plaid dough covered like a lid was baked to a yellowish color and looked delicious. Although he didn’t seem to want to eat.

’Cats don’t like sweets.’

Maybe he doesn’t have a sweet tooth?

As I took a small bite of the apple pie with my fork and put it in my mouth, he finally got to the point.

“Now that we’re married, it’s better if you sleep in my room.”

“Cough!”

I was preparing to answer questions about curses or my healing power, but this? He wanted me to come into his room?

“There was nothing like that in our contract!”

However, he just smiled as he twirled the wine glass with a nonchalant face.

“Marriage is also a contract, and a couple’s partnership is an implicitly agreed upon condition.”

I stared at him blankly, not hiding my embarrassment.

In the novel, he made Renée stay in the Duchess’s bedroom after the marriage. And, I remember he didn’t even lay hands on her hair at all…

I shook my head and tried to pull out the words I had picked up from my scattered mind.

“I-Isn’t it the way of life of commoners for couples to share a room? There are certain social rules we must abide by as aristocrats. Besides, I like the annex now.”

“I didn’t know that my wife had such an old-fashioned idea. How old is the rule that you’re talking about? These days, even among the aristocrats, good couples are envied, and they say that they share a room.”

The Duke smirked and rested his chin on his hand.

I was swept away by his words, looking for something to refute. Then, I suddenly came to my senses.

‘No, not this. There’s something more important than separating the rooms.’

I quickly spoke calmly and firmly.

“Our contract is not an ordinary marriage contract, so I won’t accept implied agreements on marital relationships.”

At that, I hurriedly poured out what I wanted to say before he rebutted anything.

“I’ll treat the Duke once every three days, and I’ll let you know when we get a little more trust in our relationship on how to break the curse. Still, I hope you understand that much, as we can’t just drain the water and throw it away. If you don’t have anything else to say, then I’ll be off.”

Then, without even hearing his answer, I got up from my seat and hurried away.

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“What are you looking at?”

Hyle, Dmitri’s chief advisor, asked the Duke this question while he was sitting at his desk, staring intently at something. At the same time, Dimitri smiled slightly, rolling something with his hand on the desk without even glancing at him.

“Hyle, is this cute?”

“What? Cherry tomatoes?”

“Is it cute?”

“But Your Grace doesn’t like vegetables.”

“She says this is cute.”

“…?”

Hyle stared intently at the tomato in Dimitri’s hand.

“No matter how you look at it, sire, it’s just a cherry tomato. Round and small.”

“Is the color cute?”

“It’s just scarlet.”

“Is scarlet a cute color?”

“It’s… it’s just scarlet.”

At that, Hyle snapped his fingers as if he realized something and opened his mouth.

“Perhaps she likes it because the color is similar to her eye color?”

“Is this the color of her eyes?”

Dimitri tilted his head.

Hyle explained because the Duke was born without being able to recognize the color red due to him being a cat shapeshifter.

“Yes. Her eyes are the color of ripe red cherry tomatoes. Her hair is also red wine-colored.”

“I see.”

Even if Hyle explained it like that, Dimitri couldn’t fully understand them. Just imagine the images of cherry tomatoes and wine and imagine the colors that ordinary humans feel…

He then recalled Rowaine’s eyes, which were warmth, and her thick, soft hair.

‘It was a color similar to a blade of grass.’

In his eyes, Rowaine’s red eyes and hair were divided into light green and dark green. If he based it on the color standards set by humans, that is.

She was embarrassed when he suggested they share a room, so he thought of her, whose face was changing colors, and laughed again.

‘If I did better, she could’ve fallen for it. That’s too bad.’

The scent of sweet grassy leaves emanated from her, making him thirsty. Dimitri thought that he would be able to have good dreams if she slept next to him.

However, he didn’t mean it sincerely because when he fell asleep, he slept in his cat form rather than his human form since it was more comfortable. He didn’t want to show her who he really was.

He hadn’t shown his body to anyone in a very long time.

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