I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 63

Chapter 32.1

Dimitri wanted me to come into the main building tonight right now. It was not too difficult, so I gladly replied that I would. In the beginning, the move ended in an instant because there was not much luggage brought from Count Larscel.

“Don’t go, angel.”

“Let’s play together when the day is bright, Coco. We aren’t going anywhere, so we can meet after we wake up.”

Coco, who was left in the annex, caught me and sobbed— hu, hu —as if I was about to leave far away.

“….”

On the other hand, Sasha glanced up at me with those big eyes and a face that I had no idea what was on her mind.

“Sasha, I’ll see you later when you wake up. Okay?”

“….”

“You have to listen carefully to the sisters here.”

I pointed to the maids Dimitri had exclusively assigned to Coco and Sasha for the cats. It was precious manpower that was barely taken out of the main building in a situation where there was already a shortage of workers.

I turned and asked them.

“Even if the child is dirty, do not wash it for a while and leave it alone. They have to adapt to the new environment first.”

When you bring a cat from the street, do not wash it because it is dirty. This was because, like territorial animals, cats become very sensitive until they have a sense of stability in the place. It was a habit of cats to really dislike getting wet. So, if they bathe when they are sensitive, they could be severely attacked.

‘There was no help because Coco had hardened dried blood on him.’

Unlike Coco, Sasha was covered in dirt and looked healthy except for minor scratches that I did not need to treat, so I thought it would be better to leave it alone without touching it.

“May I just change clothes?”

Startled by the words not to wash, the maids glanced at her dirty clothes and questioned. At that, Sasha’s pupils widened and then narrowed as if she was anxious to hear those words. Seeing her like that, I shook my head.

“You better leave her alone.”

“Ah… Yes, Madam.”

The maids looked as if they were going to faint, though they nodded their heads without saying a word. Having finished my work, I gazed at Dimitri, who had been snooping by my side the whole time.

“Dimitri, is there something you need to do?”

He shook his head with a proud face.

“Not really.”

Even though he wasn’t moving the luggage himself, he had been following me for a while and snooping around.

‘…Why did he follow me when he said he did not want to look at the annex?’

Sensing my curiosity, he rolled his eyes. The next moment, he stood up on his feet and drew a line on the ground as if he suddenly remembered.

“I’m here to definitely mark boundaries.”

Saying that, he then threatened Coco and Sasha.

“Don’t cross over from here.”

“….”

I stared at the faintly engraved lines on the dirt floor.

‘I thought he would build a wall, but that is it…?’

Was he telling them not to come over, or was he going to overlook it even if they did?

Unsurprisingly, as soon as Dimitri turned around, the little cats with the tree frog symbols clapped each paw outside the line he had drawn. They also had very brazen and natural faces.

‘…He would be holding a rod.’*
[ T/N: It’s an idiom that means to hit with a rod or club to give a scolding. ]

I quickly said goodbye to Coco and Sasha and rushed towards Dimitri before he noticed the scene.

“Let’s go now.”

He quietly followed me in the lead.

We walked silently for a while. The main building and the annex building were quite far apart away from the back gate, so it took quite a bit while walking slowly. I strolled while glancing around in the hope that the Blue would suddenly pop out of nowhere.

Dimitri asked, wondering why I was looking around.

“Are you looking for something?”

“Ah, the gray cat that lives here. I named him Blue. He came to see me every day, but I didn’t see him today. If I don’t see him at the annex anymore, he might be sad.”

He then snorted at my words.

“What do you mean, sad? Who would be sad?”

“Pardon? I didn’t hear it very well.”

“It’s nothing. What’s more, what’s that?”

He glanced at my hand and made a gesture with his chin. It was because I was fiddling with a cat cushion the size of a pencil case. Since I made it for Coco, I wanted to give Blue one, too.

“This is a cat cushion for the gray cat, although I forgot to put it in the yard of the annex.”

Dimitri’s expression darkened.

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