I Reincarnated As A Villainess, But Why Did I Become A Cat Butler Instead? - Chapter 96

Chapter 48.2

‘Why does he like it so much? And, how does he show his emotions like that?’

As I had been dealing with the coy and arrogant cats, when I dealt with Cadis, it was too stimulating for me. It was like the sweetness of the fruits that seemed to give me a taste of soda mixed with sugar.

I tend to be shy and passive, but Cadis has a lot of extroverted aura.

As he was coming so close, I sat down and pulled my upper body back a little without realizing it, and the knights quickly stopped him. Cadis, who seemed to have no will to attack, apologized and quietly stepped back.

He seemed depressed, with his shoulders drooping.

‘…How can a person be so transparent?’

Feeling pity, I had no choice but to speak to the knights.

“It’s okay. Let him go.”

At that, his expression brightened again.

“Why did you call me? Is there anything you want me to do?”

I smiled awkwardly at the question with the will to do anything if I asked for it before opening my mouth, “Just in case there’s… is there something you want to say to me?”

“Is that what you want to say? Can I do it if I have one?”

Muttering so, Cadis rolled his eyes and pondered what to say.

‘Don’t squeeze your head…’*
[ T/N: It’s an idiom which means ‘To make a great effort in thinking through.’ ]

…Why did he look at me like that if he did not have anything to say then?

Cadis uttered brightly as though he had come up with what he wanted to say after having been in trouble for a while.

“Can we go for a walk together?”

Then, he held out the chains that bound him. The knight who was holding the end of the chain stared at him ferociously, but his gaze was only on me. The next moment, Cadis cautiously suggested as he read my hesitation.

“I’ll never get close to you.”

I was a little surprised and amazed, so I could not immediately refuse.

‘Why does he want to go for a walk with me?’

I was going to ease his resentment a little bit by providing him with convenience, though I had never imagined that I would be able to get such a liking from him.

‘Why all of a sudden…?’

I looked back on yesterday to see if I had anything that would suddenly change his attitude, but I could not figure it out. Rather, I thought that Dimitri would have made him hate me even more because of his tyrannical attitude.

‘…He couldn’t have forgotten that Rowaine had abused him already.’

In the end, although I was puzzled, I could not say no to Cadis, who wagged an invisible imaginary tail in anticipation, and nodded my head.

“Yes, we can. We can walk a little.”

The knights were agitated as if they didn’t think I would allow it. Still, I was planning to score points for Cadis when I had the chance.

‘It’s not difficult to walk together.’

So, we walked together at a reasonable distance. He seemed to want me to hold his chain, but it was difficult for me, so I had no choice but to entrust it to the knight.

‘No matter how hard I try, it’s against the ethical consciousness of modern people to hold and drag people around…’

Cadis walked at the same pace as me. While it was awkward to walk alongside him, somehow, I felt reassured. He then asked me cautiously.

“May I ask you a question?”

“Ask me.”

“I want to know your name.”

“….?”

He is asking for my name…?

I stared at him, wondering if I heard something wrong or if there was any hidden meaning in the question. However, Cadis was waiting for my answer with his clear, innocent eyes. I was stunned as I tried to mumble Rowaine’s name, stammering unsurely.

“Ro…waine Lars…cel? Now, I guess it’s the Duchess of Blois…?”

Nevertheless, Cadis looked at me with his straight eyes and said.

“Your real name.”

For a moment, I stopped breathing.

…What does he mean, my real name? Unsure of his intentions, I stared into his dark brown eyes. But, there was no intention in his eyes. He was purely asking me.

“I want to know who you are.”

Little by little, I carefully exhaled the breath I had held in as if I was secretly breathing.

A certain shiver seemed to unfurl from my stomach.

My eyes fluttered wildly, and many thoughts ran through my head. Even though I could have pretended not to care about what he was saying, I did not do that. It was as though a certain powerful will in my mind had taken over.

“…Eunsoo. Seo Eunsoo.”

“Seo Eunsoo.”

Cadis smiled and repeated my name out loud.

“You can call me Eunsoo.”

“Yes, Eunsoo.”

His straight lips parted, revealing his straight teeth.

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