I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 269

Chapter 135.1

As soon as I fell into the arms of the person who pulled me, he used his other arm to knock the glass out of the air using the tray as a shield.

Claang!

As glasses shattered on the floor, a sharp crackling sound erupted, though I wasn’t bothered by it.

Familiar voice, familiar embrace.

And above all, there was only one person who had such agility that couldn’t have come from an ordinary human being.

“…Dimitri?”

“Are you okay, Rowaine?”

I stared blankly up at him as he gazed down at me. Under the dazzling chandelier light, Dimitri, who was dressed very elegantly and had a stylish hairstyle, looked at me.

‘Wow….’

I wondered if I was really looking at a living person right now.

Dimitri looked like a character who had just stepped out of a game. A perfect face, eyes, and expression without even the slightest flaw. For some reason, he even got his hair done, so he looked like a model straight out of a magazine.

‘He’s like… a moving pictorial.’

My gaze never left Dimitri as if glued there by magnets.

“Rowaine?”

As I remained still, as if frozen, Dimitri tilted and called out to me.

Even that seemed so surreal.

“Yes…”

When I responded absentmindedly, he furrowed his brow before waving his hand in front of my face.

“What’s wrong? Are you very surprised?”

He stood me up upright and inspected me from all angles, making sure no glass shards had splintered, and then he comforted me. It was a sweet and caring demeanor mixed with a lot of concern.

I came to my senses belatedly and smiled to reassure him that I was okay.

“I’m fine. Thank you, Dimitri. Today…”

“Today?”

“You look great today.”

“….!”

At my words, Dimitri stared at me with a strange expression on his face. It was a look of disbelief as if he couldn’t quite trust what he was hearing.

‘What is it…?’

His usual proud demeanor, as if he would normally smirk and boast about such obvious things, seemed a little strange today. Even though I was puzzled by the completely different atmosphere, I couldn’t pry into the meaning behind that look since he looked away without much reaction.

Regaining my composure, I looked around and noticed that people’s gazes were directed towards Dimitri.

‘I guess I wasn’t the only one who thought he was impressive.’

Looking at the expressions of the women around me, I felt like they knew what my expression looked like just moments ago, even if I didn’t see them. Among those who were holding their breath and looking at us with red cheeks, someone was startled and whispered to the person next to them.

“That man is a shapeshifter.”

“What? What are you talking about?”

“Look at his eyes. It’s a vertical slit in the pupil.”

“Could he really be that Count of Blois?”

At the mention of ‘Count of Blois,’ people murmured in disbelief.

“I heard he’s a shapeshifter who hides his appearance because he looks so hideous.”

“That person can’t be the Count of Blois…”

Just like fans unexpectedly meeting their idol, some people stared blankly at Dimitri, their disbelief in reality starting to set in. Some people shook their heads in disbelief, while others opened their mouths as if in shock.

It was to be expected. Most of the people here probably wouldn’t recognize his face.

Dimitri, who detested crowded places, only occasionally attended political gatherings or small-scale events where high-ranking nobles congregated.

‘So I thought he wouldn’t come to the party today.’

Oh, of course, it wasn’t like I didn’t like it or anything.

I even felt a little flattered.

‘The coolness of our leader cat is finally being revealed to the world.’

Yes, that face was too precious to keep hidden from the world.

Dimitri glared at the group of Kellys with cold eyes, not caring what people were whispering about.

Kelly and the others were confused as they saw him being kind to me, but they quickly averted their gazes when they made eye contact with him. Among her group, the person who tripped the servant’s foot hesitated for a moment before awkwardly stammering out an excuse.

“I, it was a mistake.”

Then, she needlessly scolded the fallen servant.

“You should’ve watched where you’re going! You almost caused a disaster!”

The servant looked at her and then at the others as if he felt unjustly accused.

“But I’m sure I…”

It was as if he wanted someone to testify that he had been tripped over.

But naturally, no one stepped forward.

It was because if they were to take the servant’s side here, it would be tantamount to taking Rowaine’s side. Who would want to take the side of the infamous mistress who had been abandoned by the Emperor? Even the servant, who must have learned how to behave sensibly while working in the imperial palace, also seemed to feel the same way.