I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 35

Chapter 18.1

The cat didn’t seem to want to run away. Not only that but as we moved a little, it even followed us in a hurry.

“What should I do…”

Agwen looked at me and carefully suggested.

“If the Madam likes it, wouldn’t it be okay to take him?”

“But, what if the Duke doesn’t like it?”

“How about leaving it in the annex? After all, it’s far from the main building and is where the Madam lives, so wouldn’t the Duke also allow at least one little cat?”

“The annex is bigger than most houses…”

“There are a lot of noble ladies who have cats these days… Wouldn’t it be all right to develop similar hobbies to communicate with other people?”

“The garden attached to the annex was also very large… If you just look down on the corner of the garden for a bit…”

“That’s right. The Duke wouldn’t even care. Besides, the Duke hasn’t even visited the annex once…”

Saying so, Agwen stopped talking and hurriedly shut her mouth before glancing at me. She seemed to think that I was concerned that the Duke didn’t come and visit me.

However, she was right. Of course, I agreed and took it one step further.

“Anyway, the annex seems to be used as a place for uninvited guests. There’s no way the Duke would visit on his own.”

As Agwen suddenly clasped her mouth, I looked at her once again as if it was okay and grabbed her cat.

“How can I leave a cat who was hurt like this alone?”

“That’s right, that’s right.”

Neither of us had anyone to stop us…

Just then, Agwen whispered words that sparked my ears.

“Even if Duke doesn’t like it, there are a lot of people who work in the mansion, so if you ask, there will be at least one of them who would want to raise the cat.”

“Then, this is temporary protection…!”

In the first place, I was infatuated with cats as I was so swayed by them that I was the one who fed the local cats every day with the money I worked hard for ten years.

‘How can I not fall for the cat!’

So, I ended up reaching out to the cat following us.

In fact, there were unfounded positive thoughts running through my head.

‘If the Duke was just a cat, he might be wary of and dislike unfamiliar cats, though wouldn’t it be different because he’s a shapeshifter? Shapeshifters might like cats since Blue is living in the mansion right now.’

The gentle wheat-colored cat was held in my arms with a face that knew nothing that was going on.

“I’ve never seen such a human-friendly cat again!”

“Madam, your clothes are dirty!”

“It’s all right. Clothes are washable. How can he be so modest!”

Preoccupied with the cuteness of the cat, I did not see the shackles covered by the cat’s long fur.

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Dimitri suddenly felt uncomfortable.

‘What is this…’

What is this feeling of wanting to keep searching inside the mansion…?

It felt like he could smell an unfamiliar smell from the wind that brushed the tip of his nose.

‘Something doesn’t feel right.’

This ominous energy was creeping over from the annex where Rowaine was living.

‘Let’s go.’

Dimitri, who had turned into a cat, immediately ran to the annex. However, there was a spectacular sight right in front of him.

“Oh, beautiful. You’re so pretty.”

“Ppyak—!”

Rowaine, dressed as if she’d been somewhere, was petting a cat!

‘How dare you dare invade my territory without fear?’

Dimitri’s eyes flashed fiercely.

“Don’t worry. I’ll find you a good guardian.”

Muttering, Rowaine quickly noticed that Dimitri had appeared again this time.

“Blue?”

Surprised to see him, she hugged the strange cat. In the meanwhile, Dimitri slowly approached the unfamiliar cat, rubbing his jaw and tail at every passing spot, burying his pheromone.

‘This tree is mine.’

‘This land is mine.’

‘This chair is mine too.’

‘This person is mine, too.’

He then wrapped his tail around Rowaine’s legs and stared up at the strange cat.

‘Where did you come from?’

The cat trembled as soon as it saw Dimitri and climbed onto Rowaine’s shoulder. It was because he felt the unusual intimidation emanating from him.

Rowaine also felt embarrassed and apologized. She looked a little troubled.

“Calm down, Blue. I’m sorry. I was passing by for a while. I’m going to bring this kid into my room.”

‘What? Bring it into her room? That intruder…?’

Hearing those words, Dimitri’s eyes lit up. He quickly returned to his room, humanized and properly dressed, and headed back to Rowaine.

‘I can’t tolerate another cat in my territory.’

Cats were territorial animals.

The new cat, not a family member or friend, was just an intruder to drive out. So, instinctively, Dimitri wanted to get rid of the cat that Rowaine had brought.

As he raised his hand to knock on her door with a sharp force, then came the sound of Rowaine and her maid talking from inside.

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