I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain Chapter 65

The atmosphere in the Living room was obviously not good.

 

Yohan and Yurika had stiff faces, while only Theodore was relaxed.

 

“Good choice. Nothing good would’ve come from staying here anyway.”

 

Yurika didn’t respond. Yohan also remained silent, so Theodore’s voice echoed alone in the room.

 

“But to think you’d come to the Duke of Hyrad’s house….”

 

Theodore, who had been looking relaxed, spoke while tapping his foot.

 

“If you really wanted to run away, you could’ve just come to the Imperial Palace.”

 

To Yohan, those words could only be taken as provocation.

 

“I also have a pretty nice palace where guests can stay.”

 

Just as Yohan, barely holding himself back by looking at Yurika’s face, was about to speak—

 

Yurika gently pressed her hand against Johann’s thigh, even though he hadn’t said a word, he was already radiating a dangerous and tense aura.

 

‘Hmm.’

 

Theodore narrowed his eyes as he watched Yohan, who looked ready to pounce, calm down like a well-trained beast.

 

It was a very interesting sight, as if a dangerous instinct was being squeezed into just one gesture of Yurika’s hand.

 

From Yurika’s point of view, it was a natural thing.

 

She wouldn’t want to create an awkward situation between Yohan and the royal family just because of herself.

 

And then, having shut Yohan’s mouth so easily, Yurika sat calmly as if she would take care of it herself and answered briefly.

 

“Well,”

 

Her tone was polite enough but clearly guarded.

 

“If I were to stay as your guest, wouldn’t your fiancée be upset?”

 

It was a tactful way of telling him not to flirt when he already had a fiancée.

 

Theodore chuckled softly.

 

“Fiancée… Well, for now, yes. But,”

 

Despite his kindly smiling face, his voice was filled with deep desire.

 

“If there’s an easier path to getting what you want, isn’t it better to take it?”

 

Suddenly, a painting hanging in the living room fell down.

 

Yohan’s magical power had slipped slightly due to his suppressed emotions.

 

Theodore continued speaking without blinking, even though the picture frame fell with a loud noise.

 

“Besides, it’s a fake engagement anyway.”

 

Those words left both Yurika and Yohan shocked.

 

Wasn’t the whole flashy announcement at the banquet made to deceive the world?

 

But why does he show his cards so easily?

 

What came next was even more shocking.

 

“Just like how the Duke of Hyrad and Lady Medes are pretending to be in love.”

 

At that moment, Yurika felt her heart drop.

 

She had always lived her life calculating and planning things to some extent—but she hadn’t expected Theodore to come at her like this.

 

At the same time, she recalled what Lean from the Hisri Guild had once said:

 

‘Wizards are unpredictable, dangerous beings. Be careful.’

 

‘She was warning me about Yohan, but still… it’s true.’

 

But even the most powerful wizard, Yohan, did not act so crazy.

 

Forcing herself to stay composed, Yurika made a slightly offended face and protested.

 

“How could you say something so insulting….”

 

But before she could even finish, Theodore smiled brightly and interrupted.

 

“Oh? Don’t tell me you’re actually lovers?”

 

Even Yohan could no longer endure that annoying question.

 

He pulled Yurika into his arms, wrapping one arm around her waist and his violet eyes gleamed.

 

“So are you saying that even if it’s fake, it’s okay?”

 

A voice filled with anger and caution.

 

The living room was filled with an intimidating atmosphere that even made Yurika, sitting next to him, flinch.

 

He added with a sharp expression as if it were a final warning.

 

“I don’t know if you realize it, but you are being quite rude right now.”

 

“Rude, huh…, that would be rude if it were true.”

 

Theodore said, barely managing to remain composed under the heavy pressure.

 

Then he lifted his chin and smiled broadly.

 

“If you’re real lovers, then kiss right here and now.”

 

There was silence in the living room for a moment.

 

The one who broke the silence was Yurika. Yurika quickly came to her senses and spoke confidently.

 

“We are true lovers. But regardless of that, why should we prove it to you, Your Highness? This entire conversation is absurd, and I don’t know how long I can listen to it.”

 

Of course, despite Yurika’s objection, Theodore made a triumphant expression as if he had expected that.

 

“See?”

 

And then he blurted it out provocatively.

 

“You can’t do it anyway.”

 

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At that time, the Duke Medes’s house.

 

Lizzy was quietly hiding her presence in the daffodil field in ‘Yurika’s Garden’.

 

She had sent everyone away, saying she wanted to be alone.

 

‘As expected.’

 

Footsteps approached, and Lizzy rejoiced inwardly.

 

‘I can hear them!’

 

According to Mariel, ‘Yurika’s Garden’ and ‘Mariel’s Garden’ are connected.

 

And of course, there are no walls in the garden.

 

Which meant if she stayed near the border, she could hear conversations from the other garden.

 

So the moment Crown Prince Roymond arrived at the Medes estate earlier, Lizzy had snuck into Yurika’s Garden.

 

‘No one’s been using Yurika’s Garden lately.’

 

Mariel had said she hadn’t given Yurika the key to the garden.

 

‘So they’d never think someone might be eavesdropping from here.’

 

That’s why Meriel arranged to meet Roymond privately in her garden.

 

‘And this time… it feels like it’s something important.’

 

As she briefly saw earlier, Roymond and Mariel were accompanied by Runart.

 

Runart was no ordinary person— He was a genius doctor from the Medes family who achieved the title of Viscount for his amazing research achievements.

 

Many claimed he was worthy of being the royal doctor.

 

Even during Lizzy’s short stay at the Medes, she had seen his genius firsthand— He cured even the smallest ailments of countless servants in an instant.

 

‘And now they’ve brought him here…’

 

Lizzy grinned to herself.

 

‘Could Mariel be… pregnant?’

 

A secret conversation between lovers and a doctor—that was the only scenario she could think of.

 

And if that’s the information, it was obvious that the high priest would be quite pleased as well.

 

‘In exchange… I’ll ask to stay here.’

 

Lizzy didn’t necessarily believe Mariel’s pregnancy would be earth-shattering news for the High Priest.

 

Anyway, the important thing was that she was able to secretly find out such private information.

 

‘If they let me stay in Duke Medes’s house as the real Yurika, I can extract high-level information like this.’

 

It was natural for lovers to share secrets.

 

And since Mariel didn’t have much political activity, Roymond likely wouldn’t be very guarded around her.

 

So, for the High priest, who considered Roymond to be his enemy, it was inevitable that he would be attracted to him.

 

It’s very interesting to find out one weakness.

 

“Runart, tell me quickly.”

 

Mariel’s voice could be heard through the rustling of the bushes in the wind.

 

“This is a really safe place.”

 

“Yes, I understand.”

 

As soon as she heard Runart’s calm voice, Lizzy swallowed hard.

 

Before she knew it, her palms were sweating.

 

From what she had observed at the Duke Medes’s house, Runart was extremely kind to Yurika.

 

The talented person who was called a genius doctor was completely obedient to Yurika’s every word.

 

From what Lizzy had roughly seen, when Yurika asked for medicine good for the skin, he seemed to make it himself and hand it over right away.

 

‘Honestly, I’m jealous… To be able to use such a genius so freely in private.’

 

But that was probably because they saw each other often.

 

Lizzy also thought that if she stayed there for a long time and became friendly with Runart, it wouldn’t be hard for them to become that close.

 

Of course, that wasn’t the only thing she envied about Yurika.

 

Although Mariel was kind to Lizzy, there was a sense of a wall between them.

 

It’s probably because of the time ‘they’ve spent together.’

 

Jayden, who was struggling while looking at Lizzy, was also watching Yurika closely.

 

‘Didn’t he look as if he’d lost a whole country when Yurika ran out earlier today?’

 

‘If I stay with them for five years too, I can become like Yurika.’

 

Such a kind and beautiful older sister, who had a high chance of becoming the future crown princess.

 

A wealthy uncle who ran a massive merchant group but was helpless around his nieces.

 

It was a family structure that was bound to be enviable.

 

Of course, Sienna, who always called Lizzy a “fake,” was annoying—but everyone agreed she was crazy, so it was easy to ignore.

 

‘Anyway, she ended up leaving the house. Well, if she’s so obsessed with the Duke of Hyrad, she can just live there.’

 

On the contrary, it was a good thing. If the child ate well and lived well, the Medes family wouldn’t worry about her anymore.

 

‘That means this place will continue to be mine.’

 

Lizzy’s eyes sparkled as she waited for Mariel and Runart to speak.

 

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