I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 58

Chapter 29.2

When would I be able to get out of this situation…?

As I thought that I should buy a house first as soon as I saved the money, I checked to see if the child was still following me well. However, the child suddenly raised her head and looked around.

‘Why is she doing that?’

Still puzzled, Coco, who had been depressed in my arms, suddenly lifted his head as well.

“Angel, something’s coming!”

Coco struggled and climbed onto my shoulder.

I turned to the child reflexively.

Behind the child, I could see a herd of dogs running towards us out of nowhere. I glanced around and saw that it was not just one or two…but rather, we were surrounded by dogs. As the large, black dogs appeared from all directions, the child was also bewildered and didn’t know what to do. The escort guard, who was chasing me from a distance, also seemed perplexed when he saw that many dogs.

“Woof! Woof, woof!”

I was terrified by the sound of a dog barking loud and rough enough that I stiffened my body. They were obviously hunting dogs.

‘What are these dogs…?’

Even if I might be bitten by excited dogs, my body moved on its own because I thought that I had to protect these two cats. I grabbed the child and Coco before hiding them in my arms. Since the terrified child suddenly turned into a cat, I was able to hide the two of them.

“Woof, woof…!”

I crouched down and shut my eyes tightly.

At that moment, the surroundings became silent.

I opened my eyes and lifted my head as if all the loud noises had been erased. All over the area, it was as if something was covering us up when all of a sudden, someone gently hugged me from behind.

“It’s been a while, Rowaine.”

“….!”

The cats struggled in my arms, though I held them tighter and pulled away from the man who hugged me.

“What is this?”

Who are you, and what are you doing? Questions flashed through my mind, though all I managed to get out of it was, ‘What is this?’ these three words.

“You must have forgotten my voice.”

The man who hugged me pulled the corner of one of his lips and smiled playfully. His blonde hair, purple eyes, a very gorgeously handsome look, and the way he spoke like he knew Rowaine…

I immediately knew who he was.

‘His name… Herman Heres or something.’

As if a novel was unfolding in my head, the contents of what was said about him came to mind. He appeared in several incidents with Rowaine, the villain in the novel. It could be said that he was her best friend. At the same time, he was also a relative of the Emperor.

“Who would have thought that you were hiding in Blois after suddenly disappearing without saying a word?”

“What did you come to see me?”

He smirked at my honorifics.

“What’s wrong with you? You took advantage of me and disappeared abruptly, like a stranger.”

‘I used him…?’

Seeing that I did not understand, he let out a deep sigh.

“Because of you, I was almost beaten to death by His Majesty after the party, don’t you know?”

“….?”

“You’re not going to pretend you don’t know that, are you? You hugged and kissed me at the imperial party to provoke His Majesty’s jealousy.”

I swallowed dry saliva.

‘Come to think of it, Rowaine often used this man to control the Emperor as she wanted.’

At that, I could make out roughly what he was talking about.

‘I must have been possessed right after Rowaine did that…’

As I was contemplating what to say, the cats who were caught in my arms used their flexible bodies to slip through my arms like liquid.

“Oh!”

“What is it, cats?”

Herman stared at Coco and the child with interest.

Coco and the child did not say anything, as they were being wary, and decided to pretend they were normal cats when they saw a stranger. Seeing that, he sat down and held out his hand to the child.

“Rowaine, how are there cats? Are they shapeshifters? Were you playing with them again? Leaving them like this… it’s unlike you?”

To add more information about him, he was aiding and abetting the number of the shapeshifters Rowaine abused. Of course, he not only aided in the abuse, but he was also her regular partner, gambler, and friend who enjoyed drinking and drugs together. A person who was willing to be used no matter what Rowaine did… even though he didn’t love her or share a friendship with her. While Herman didn’t expect anything from Rowaine, he was inferior to others.

He was a lonely man. As if the more you swallow, the thirstier you become.

‘Actually, Rowaine loved him, though she was skeptical of the empty relationship and had for a long time walked a tightrope between the Emperor and Herman.’

He glanced up at me with a beautiful face and grinned.

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