I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 222

Chapter 111.2

‘It was always part of the contract from the beginning.’

Could it be that he was worried that I might act irresponsibly and leave after all this had happened?

‘I intend to take care of everything I’ve done before leaving.’

Moreover, if possible, I planned to hide my identity after the contract with Dimitri ended, live under a new name, and contribute to the shelter for shapeshifters. He had also granted permission for me to do so.

‘But why?’

It wasn’t like he didn’t know about my plan, so why did he suddenly say that as if he was surprised?

‘Could it be…’

Did he come to expect from me? Perhaps he didn’t want to let me go?

Could it be that he…

I stared at Dimitri’s back, who had defeated the soldiers and knights and was confronting the new Count of Bilbao.

When I came to think of it, as I spent time with him, I gradually forgot that he was the villain in a novel. For being portrayed as a ruthless villain who led the protagonists off a cliff without a trace of blood or tears, he was so sweet and kind to me.

I thought he treated me well as a reliable colleague since I actively cooperated with him, so there was no need for him to be hostile towards me. However, looking back, was he really just doing me a favor as a colleague? Were all his actions truly that straightforward and without any other possible interpretations?

Maybe I have been looking the other way.

Because he was the villain who had decided not to love anyone.

Because of the story in the novel that said he willingly embraced a lonely life.

A rush of complicated emotions surged within me. Thoughts like ‘Oh, no. It must be a misunderstanding’ clashed with ‘What if it’s not a misunderstanding? What if he has some emotional expectations from me?’ in my mind. Nevertheless, no matter how much I pondered, unless I were a mind reader, wouldn’t it be best to hear it directly from the person involved?

So, in the end, I deliberately set aside my tangled thoughts.

At the same time, Count Bilbao was screaming desperately at Dimitri.

“You’d better surrender now, Duke!”

Dimitri raised the sword that had been hanging loosely as if he didn’t want to respond to that nonsense.

Then, the Count quickly added.

“Do you think I would have recklessly started this? Do you think Blois would be safe by now? Surrender. Blois is probably already in Dieppe’s hands.”

Dimitri ran a hand through his blood-soaked hair in slow motion and chuckled. It was a dry and mocking laugh.

“Blois is me. Cutting my throat is the only way you can claim to have taken over Blois.”

With those words, he swung his sword menacingly, and Count Bilbao, who had been commanding his soldiers with confidence, visibly flinched. He must have felt a slight blow to his pride for momentarily showing fear as he laughed loudly in a seemingly nonchalant manner.

“If you don’t surrender, the lives of the hostages will be hanging by a thread! By now, Dieppe has probably set Blois Mansion ablaze and requested reinforcements to come here!”

While it could have been a lie, as soon as I heard about the mansion being set on fire, I reflexively thought of Sasha, Coco, and the employees left behind in the mansion, making me anxious. In the first place, I hadn’t expected this battle to happen until I left the mansion. I wondered if Grandmother Rosanne and Dimitri had thought the same.

However, at this moment, most of Blois’s key figures and knights are present.

‘If Hyle, the knight commander and the vice-commander are all here, who could be at the mansion right now…’

Yet, I soon regained a sense of reassurance at Dimitri’s steadfast voice.

“A boy who has never experienced a single war is quite confident. Is this ignorance or bravery?”

“What?”

“A general who has been on the battlefield never leaves their base unguarded. Isn’t that basic?”

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At the same time, Esca and Avila were struggling at the Blois mansion.

“Come on, charge! Attack them!”

Sasha, riding on a demon in the form of a lion, wasn’t just blocking the enemies but demolishing everything in her path.

The once beautiful garden was razed to the ground, with enemy troops falling like straw. In the meanwhile, Esca, the wolf shapeshifter, created a different type of barrier than the one used by the Emperor’s hounds to protect the mansion and the remaining Blois knights.

“Can you teach that to the dog shapeshifters I take care of?”

Avila shouted as Sasha’s demon expelled a strange swarm of insects spewed forth from its wide-open mouth.

“I’ll consider it.”

Esca nodded calmly and blocked Sasha’s demon, Abaddon’s massive scorpion tail.

In Blois Mansion, the current issue wasn’t the battle among humans. The few remaining Blois knights were struggling to protect themselves from demons in corners, unable to participate in the fight.

The difference in experience between Blois’s knights, who had experienced war, and those brought by Dieppewas the difference between heaven and earth. And on top of that, there was a cat who was going on a rampage with no regard for consequences.

Everyone shared the same thought as they looked at the now chaotic garden.

‘Is it really necessary to go to such extreme lengths…?’