I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 77

Chapter 39.1

At that time, Dimitri was listening to Hyle’s nagging.

“Are you really going to accommodate the demands of the Count of Bilbao? It must have been irrational that we moved in anticipation that we would come to an agreement in the first place.”

“It’s not like I don’t have money to pay for it.”

“It doesn’t matter whether you have money or not. It’s outrageous. They’re making a fool of the Duke.”

“Even if it weren’t for this, they’d look down on me in many ways.”

“So, even more…!”

Dimitri glanced at Hyle with an expressionless face.

“Are you dissatisfied with my decision?”

‘Ha… There is a lot of that.’

However, as he was pressed by Dimitri’s energy, he bit his mouth tightly.

“…No. I’m sorry.”

Even though he backed down for now, Hyle was going crazy and jumping around, thinking, ‘Why is this person doing this?’

Dimitri, who would normally have fought all day, growling with the elders, was very obedient today and had no fighting power. Thanks to that, the meeting was over in the blink of an eye, although the damage was also severe.

‘It is not that I do not understand.’

He was worried about Rowaine, fearing that something would happen to her. Hyle knew well that Dimitri would have no choice but to pamper her, considering her abilities.

‘Still…’

Anyway, it was a pity that the damage was regrettable. Nonetheless, what had already happened could not be undone. Taking a deep breath, Hyle took one of his horses from his carriage and handed it over to Dimitri.

“Go to the Duchess quickly.”

Dimitri got on the horse without delay. All he could think of was Rowaine.

‘Her expression was not that good.’

The awkward smile she had when he left Rowaine was still caught in his mind. Because of that, he hoped the meeting would be over as soon as possible, so Dimitri came out of the room obediently and accepted all the repressions of the elders.

‘…I hope it is not too late.’

Rowaine may not know, but Dimitri fed the demon with plenty of blood and sent it to the First Knight vice-captain so there would not be any harm towards her. Despite that, why did he feel so uncomfortable and impatient…?

Riding his horse faster than ever before, Dimitri headed to the magic circles installed in each area. He passed through several teleporting circles and arrived at the Count of Larscel. His horse ran so fast that both the horse and Dimitri were out of breath. When he reached the hill where the County of Larscel could see at a glance, Dimitri doubted his eyes.

‘Hound…?’

Surrounding the County, the hunting dogs were searching the mansion.

Dimitri hid in the opposite direction of the wind to hide his body odor as he watched what was happening silently. He soon saw hounds coming out of the mansion with a large sack. Count Larscel ordered that someone struggling in the sack be loaded onto the carriage. Even though the carriage looked like a regular carriage, it must have been a carriage to the imperial palace, considering that it was the Emperor’s hound sitting on the coachman’s seat.

‘…Rowaine?’

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As Count Larscel expected, it was not long before Rowaine was caught by the hounds with a sack covering her head.

The Count kicked his tongue in disapproval and ordered her to be put inside the carriage.

“I didn’t want to be rough, but in the end, you’re making your father use his hand, Rowaine! How dare you try to run away?”

“Euu! Eueup…!”

The gagged Rowaine struggled wildly inside the sack.

Her resistance was so strong that the Count, unable to even dare to open the sack and check her face, shoved her into the carriage. He then nailed her door and sealed it tightly.

“Open it when you arrive at the Imperial Palace.”

Then, with a light-hearted face, he wiped his hands.

“By the way, why is the Countess doing that I couldn’t even see her nose? Come on, go find the Countess!”

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Dimitri was sure it was Rowaine in the sack.

It was because when the hounds came out with the sack, he could smell the faint grass in the wind like he always did with Rowaine.

‘…A kidnapping?’

She said that she was just going to her family…

Did she ever say that her father was the man who could do such a thing to his daughter…? Of course, even if she had not said it, she was still anxious about Count Larscel’s coercive attitude the last time they met a month ago.

‘I knew it would be like this.’

What the hell were the knights of Blois doing? Thinking that if he found them, he would have to deal with them firmly. The next moment, Dimitri used his power without the hounds knowing and decided the timing to attack the carriage.

It would be a good time after the carriage had departed since everyone would take a breather and not be very vigilant…

It was when he was watching the carriage departing with that in mind—

‘….?’

His wide viewing angle caught suspicious movements behind the Count’s mansion from the side of the stable. Dimitri looked at it carefully and frowned.

‘That’s Rowaine…?’

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