I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 29
Chapter 15.1
Rowaine smiled like a child, as if she was enjoying the situation.
“It was a perfect appearance, Duke.”
It was then that Dimitri burst into a loud laughter that he had been holding back.
“Really, Madam…”
She also crackled together, like what they did was belatedly funny. Laughing still, the two grabbed their stomachs as they returned on horseback.
How long has it been since he laughed like this?
Rowaine, who was sitting in front of him, smelled of fresh grass. Perhaps because they laughed out loud, Dimitri spoke to her in a soft voice.
“Madam Elbas is a terrible person.”
At his words, Rowaine nodded her head without denying it.
“I actually experienced it.”
“I’m sorry. I should have written it down or told you in advance.”
“It’s all right. Rather than that, I didn’t get the Duke in trouble, right?”
If the elders find out about Rowaine’s actions that had made Cayetana lose face, they may be outraged.
However, Dimitri reassured her.
“If Madam Elbas wants to do anything else to you, do it as you did today. I’ll take care of the rest.”
Hearing so, Rowaine turned her head slightly behind and smiled. Dimitri thought it was fortunate that she wasn’t as weak as his mother. Such a person as Rowaine seemed reliable and even great.
“Purr—”
Dimitri hurriedly covered his mouth at the sound of a purr that had flowed out unknowingly.
“What did you just say…?”
“… We’re here.”
In the end, he jumped off his horse as though to run away.
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Hyle couldn’t believe what he was seeing now.
Dimitri, who had been to Elbas’, was smiling alone in his office.
‘I thought he was going to be smashing everything by now with nothing left.’
Usually, whenever he went to see Cayetana, he was always out of his mind. In his rage, he would not distinguish between objects and people, and he would scourge and destroy everything in sight. That was why rumors about Dimitri being cruel and ferocious were circulating.
So, he was thinking about whether to take a vacation today and run away, though he barely went to work, dragging his feet.
But, instead, what he saw was Dimitri’s smiling face…
‘Even if it’s not because of Madam Elbas, it’s normal that he would have a harsh expression on his face.’
Because Dimitri was always tormented by the curse, he had never seen him in such a good mood.
Eight years ago, from the time they first met on the battlefield, he had always been seeking death. Dimitri, who was sixteen, and Hyle, who was nineteen at the time, met in the opposite upper and lower relationship.
Hyle participated in the war as a descendant of aristocrats who were educated as the successor of Viscount Bilph, and Dimitri participated in the war as a commoner without revealing his identity.
Dimitri was an arrowhead soldier on a mission to protect Hyle, so he lived with the slaves and was treated the same. Despite the unfavorable conditions of being a shapeshifter, there was a tremendous performance that he did without sparing his life until he rose to an equal position with Hyle. Because of that, the Duke of Blois, who heard about the performance, recognized him as his son in order to intercept the backlash, and Dimitri went around the battlefield without being restricted by his status.
Relations between him and Hyle quickly turned around, and he was saved several times by Dimitri.
Eight years went by like that.
In the meantime, Dimitri had cried and laughed about many things. He managed to survive on the battlefield, miraculously winning victories, sometimes enjoying sweet vacations, and suffering life-threatening injuries.
However, Hyle had hardly ever seen him genuinely rejoicing in all those moments.
So, Dimitri’s appearance right was very unfamiliar.
‘Was he a person who laughed like that…?’
Rumors were circulating that Rowaine had done a terrible thing in Elbas’s mansion. Maybe that could be why.
With that thought, Hyle decided to ask him.
“Your Grace, Baron Rant’s wife had said something strange about Duchess Rowaine.”
“Ah, the rumors have already spread that far.”
Hyle made a bewildered face.
“Is what Baroness Rant said true?”
“If you’re asking if it’s true that the Duchess sat on Madame Elbas’ lap and made a joke out of her, then yes.”
“…Is that really true?”
Dimitri burst out laughing, even just thinking about it again.
“She’s a really fun and amazing woman. Well, you should have seen it, too. How surprised Madame Elbas was!”
Hyle’s mouth twitched.
“What are you saying… How could she do that? Do you mean it wasn’t a mistake? No, who would make such a mistake…”
Dimitri, who was shaking his shoulders with a low chuckle as if he didn’t want to explain much, continued cheerfully.
“She told the Duchess that she has a bad cold. Her fever soared, and she lost her mind.”
In the end, Hyle just nodded his head. Even if he thought about it, it didn’t seem like there was any other way except for such an excuse…
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