I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 6

Chapter 3.2

“The manor’s security is pathetic. You can’t even take care of one woman who took it upon herself to come and hide in my room?”

Viscount Bilph shut his eyes tightly.

“Please allow me to correct my errors, sir!”

“Lock her away.”

“Yes, Your Grace.”

The fact that the Duke was ill was confidential, and because I had trespassed into his room, this type of punishment was only to be expected.

Presenting an obedient demeanor before the Viscount would grab me, I said one last thing to the Duke with a clear voice.

“I showed you my cards. If you want my help, I hope you don’t take too long to decide. I myself am a bit fickle, too.”

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Locked up in the guest room at the annex that had been initially assigned to me by the Duke’s behest, I had nothing else to do but lay flat on the bed.

Even if I was confined here, there was only a guard standing in front of the door, and for the most part, I was glad that they didn’t take me to the dungeon.

‘It had a temporary sedative effect, but the curse couldn’t be lifted that easily.’

With my eyes shut, I remained still as I felt the warm aura swirling in my body.

Not long after I opened my eyes in this world, I realized that I had healing powers.

Rowaine didn’t originally possess this power. As far as I know, no one else in this novel, not just Rowaine, had such abilities.

‘A new ability bestowed upon me.’

I clenched and unclenched my fists, hands still warm.

‘Maybe God felt sorry for giving me just an empty bottle, so he gave me some medicine as well…’

Perhaps his conscience was prickled after making me die at a young age, then reincarnating me as a villain in a novel?

I hadn’t the slightest idea. Even if God really exists, how can a mere mortal understand his will?

It was just a little disappointing.

‘It would have been nice if I had this ability before.’

If I did, I would have been able to save my cats, and they wouldn’t have passed away far too early.

After my mother’s demise, I had only two wishes.

To live happily with my cats for a long time.

And to have the ability to heal the sick.

That was all I ever hoped for.

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At daybreak, Dimitri found himself tossing and turning because sleep wouldn’t come to him.

‘What the hell did she do to me?’

He couldn’t remember properly. As his mind was hazy due to his pain, he became drunk on the scent that she exuded. No rationality was left to prevent himself from latching onto her.

After that, as if he had been drugged, his body wouldn’t listen. It felt like he was on the brink of madness. The pleasing scent that wafted through the air broke Dimitri’s vigilance and lulled his sharp senses. The fresh smell of grass. It wasn’t enough to get it all over his body, so he wanted to lick, chew and swallow it all down his throat…

‘Is it a scent that induces hallucination? Not seduction magic?’

But then the scent itself didn’t feel like it had any magical effects, and human magic didn’t work well on him, especially because of his connection to demons.

He wasn’t used to this body that was free of pain. He had felt that excruciating anguish more than a hundred times, but after going under that hallucination and subsequently coming back to his senses, he knew that the pain should have come back by now. Nevertheless, he felt lighter than ever.

After being afflicted by that magic poison, the pain had continued to be a daily occurrence. He had only been suppressing it with the demonic powers he had somehow.

Whenever the agony wound up after being suppressed, it would explode all at once and he’d fall ill just as he did earlier.

It was the first time Dimitri felt refreshed after a very long time.

‘The ability to heal…’

He’d never heard of such a thing.

There were historical records from the distant past about people who used the power of God to heal people, but nowadays, it is only a myth. There wasn’t any kind of magic that could cure a disease.

‘I don’t know what it is that she did, but it’s too bad.’

Anyway, he thought it would be best to dig up her background and research that strange scent and energy that permeated his body.

After much thought, Dimitri did not fall asleep until daybreak. Then, he had a dream.

In his dream was Rowaine.

No, looking closer, it wasn’t Rowaine, but a stranger. Dressed in clothes he had never seen before, it was a woman who smiled at the four cats that surrounded her. The cats were biting some green leaves on her lap, and the fresh grassy scent that emanated from Rowaine surrounded the area…

One of the cats that had been diligently biting the leaves suddenly locked eyes with him. At the same time, a faint voice flowed into his head.

‘We sent her to you.’

Another voice chimed in.

‘She left this world too early.’

‘We’ll grant you a wish.’

‘As long as she’s happy.’

Suddenly, the cats were all staring at him, those glinting eyes clear with anticipation. It was a strange dream.

When Dimitri woke up, the sun was already high up in the sky.

Brushing it off as a strange dream, he didn’t think much about it. He assumed it must be a peculiar aftereffect from what he went through last night. He promptly shook off thoughts about dreams and what not, then began his routine.

The next time he met Rowaine was around lunchtime when Dimitri heard that someone had arrived from the Larscel County.

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