I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 76

Chapter 38.2

Rowaine had a past of using other men to provoke the Emperor’s jealousy.

It was a fact known to all aristocrats involved in the social world. I have never been to a social gathering since I came into this body, so maybe the nobles were talking about me by now — why did Rowaine suddenly abandon the Emperor and welcome a husband who was not even treated as a human being? What is going on…?

‘It must have been a situation where all such interest was focused… Did the Emperor try to kidnap Rowaine using his hound? The Duke of Blois, enraged, declares war?’

A rare villain who caused a love fight between great powers who were not on good terms… Was it not so perfect that people would like it? The Emperor and Dimitri, who were played by the villainess, would be amusing. Who wants to be part of this comedy?

In addition, war is not something that can happen so easily.

‘Besides, will they raise their hand to help Blois after they ignore Dimitri, who is a shapeshifter…?’

After explaining the whole situation to the vice-captain, I told him two solutions.

“As I said before, it’s not something to the point of arguing, even fighting dangerously.”

Even so, they wouldn’t imprison me—the Duchess—or touch me carelessly. They would just take me in, convince me, and try to appease me.

“I would just meekly be led by the hounds to meet the Emperor…”

“Meet, and what else?”

“Even if I’m caught and taken away, I’ll just run away.”

The vice-captain’s eyes fluttered violently. Then, I whispered something not very hopeful to him.

“By the way, I never, never want to meet the Emperor with just the two of us alone.”

Imagine meeting your ex-boyfriend… What kind of conversation would you have?

‘It is obvious.’

They would cite the lines like, ‘I cannot live without you. I miss you so much, why are you doing this to me? Can you not just give me one chance?’ Then, if it didn’t work, they would get angry, throw away their pride and cry.

‘…A man in his fifties who has a healthy wife and grown children.’

I absolutely hate it. I hate it so much. I do not want to die like this.

‘I do not want to be dragged along into this…’

Besides, I do not have the confidence to face the Emperor while maintaining sexy energy like Rowaine. If the two of us talk to each other, the Emperor may notice that Rowaine is somehow strange.

‘I am not sure I’ll be able to act like her well.’

The vice-captain asked with a doubtful face if he had read the wretched resolve on my resolute expression.

“You can’t outrun a hunting dog with a carriage. Can you ride a horse? If you allow me, I’ll take you.”

I quickly scanned the vice-captain from head to toe and shook my head.

“Do you think a horse with such a large body can speed up?”

“Then…”

“I’ve got a plan.”

I took out the perfume I had received from Avila from my arms. It was a magical perfume that erased all odors from the body so that the dog’s great sense of smell could not trace it.

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“What about Rowaine?”

After talking with the Countess, Count Larscel returned to the drawing room and looked for Rowaine with his eyes.

The butler reported

“She got tired of waiting for the people from the Imperial Palace to see him and went to her room.”

“Tsk, I would’ve been angry.”

Count Larscel shook his head.

‘Still, if she’s on the second floor. There’s nowhere for her to escape, so it will be fine.’

Thinking of the Emperor’s hounds guarding the mansion, he decided to relax his mind before ordering the butler.

“Tell Rowaine to come down to the parlor. People were not allowed to come from the Imperial Palace, so it would be better to go there in person. If she refuses, drag her down here.”

“What about the Knights of Blois?”

“We have a hound. What are you worried about? I’ll tell them to take them down at once.”

“Yes.”

Answering so, the butler headed upstairs with the mansion’s real servants and a couple of dogs disguised as servants. Before long, he ran back down in great panic.

“The Lady isn’t here!”

“What? Did you look well?”

“I searched all upstairs, though I couldn’t find her. Even the hounds could not smell her.”

“I…is that possible?”

The Count widened his eyes.

“You said she went upstairs. Did she go somewhere else?”

As Count Larscel hastily sent the people to find Rowaine. The atmosphere in the mansion quickly became chaotic.

“Where is she hiding? Come on, find Rowaine!”

Bringing the dog shapeshifter into the house, he handed them an item that had her scent. It was impossible for an ordinary person like Rowaine to escape the encirclement of hunting dogs with superior abilities in search, tracking, and detection.

The Count shook his body in anger.

“She dared trick me and run away? Huh, let’s see how far she can run.”

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