I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 279
Chapter 140.1
I didn’t even know how I got into the carriage. I was dazed. I was lost in thought inside the carriage, speechless from the sudden events.
Dimitri asked bluntly.
“Do you want to help him?”
“Yes.”
“He deserves to die.”
“You saw it, too, that it was Count Heres’s trap. He was a scapegoat.”
At my words, he narrowed his eyes and looked at me before turning his head away.
“Even though it’s annoying that we got caught in Count Heres’s trap, I’m rather relieved that the hunting dog has been dealt with.”
“Do you hate Cadis that much?”
“I hate dogs.”
Then, after a moment of silence, he continued speaking.
“…Especially if it’s a dog that shares a secret name with Rowaine.”
I flinched.
“You knew…?”
Of course, I had just casually mentioned Cadis’s name in front of him. It was because, to me, the name Cadis was more familiar than the number assigned to him.
‘But I didn’t know he had heard Cadis call me by my original name.’
When I thought about it, it was something Dimitri could easily misunderstood. Not only did we call each other by secret names and I took special care of him, but Herman also said something strange earlier.
“Let me explain it to you properly, starting with what Count Heres said earlier…”
What Herman said was deliberately intended to drive a wedge between us. Although I realized I should explain to Dimitri so that there would be no misunderstandings, I was at a loss as to where to begin.
‘…I can’t tell him that Cadis is the male protagonist of this world, that he’ll eventually have a happy ending, and that those who stand against him will become villains and be eradicated.’
The truth was, I was just clinging to Cadis because I knew in advance what the golden lifeline was in order to survive. However, despite my worries, Dimitri shook his head firmly.
“I don’t care what the Count of Heres said.”
“Really?”
“No matter what he says, I believe in myself. From what I’ve experienced, seen and judged, there’s no room for misunderstanding about Rowaine. I know you well enough not to be swayed by his words.”
I was almost touched by his unexpected words, but what he said next quelled my feelings.
“Someone as handsome and impressive as me could barely manage to win you over, so what could someone like that useless hunting dog, who doesn’t have anything special about him, have possibly done with someone as high-standard as Rowaine?”
‘Wow…’
His belief was based on self-praise and self-confidence, along with a natural disparagement of Cadis. It was a very Dimitri-like thought.
“I just have one question.”
“….?”
“What on earth is he calling Rowaine? Why won’t you tell me?”
Dimitri pursed his lips and glared at me.
‘He’s jealous.’
Despite the seriousness of the situation, seeing his expression almost made me burst out laughing, so I bit my lip and tried hard to suppress it.
“Eunsoo.”
“Eun…soo?”
My real name slipped out of his mouth. I didn’t think it was a big deal to tell him my name.
‘…What is this strange feeling?’
It felt as if a layer of the invisible, transparent wall between Dimitri and me that I had never known existed had been removed. In the meanwhile, Dimitri shook his head at the name, unfamiliar in this world.
“That’s an unusual name.”
“Right?”
I replied evasively.
“I once briefly lived far away from here, and everyone there called me that way. Actually, I’m more familiar with the name Eunsoo than the name Rowaine.”
Dimitri mumbled something quietly.
“I haven’t heard anything like that…”
“Yes? What did you say?”
When I asked because I didn’t hear properly, Dimitri shook his head.
“Nothing. Is that a name Rowaine missed?”
The unexpected question left me speechless for a moment.
Did I miss the name Eunsoo? Since it was just my name, it felt natural and familiar, though I’d never thought about it that way before.
‘…Do I miss it?’
In that short moment, many thoughts rushed through my mind about the life I lived as Eunsoo. I shook my head without difficulty.
“I’m not sure what I miss… Cadis doesn’t particularly like the name Rowaine, so I just told him my other name.”
It was nice to know that there was someone in this world who recognized the real me, not Rowaine.
But that was it.
I had no regrets about the name Eunsoo or the life I lived as Eunsoo. Looking back, it was just hazy memories as if I had dreamed them.
A life lived without much enthusiasm.
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