I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain Chapter 95

My heart pounded wildly, as if I were under a spell.

 

He took my hand carefully, and I opened my eyes wide in surprise.

 

This is because the magical power was already running wild within his body.

 

The tense atmosphere was making me feel uneasy, so I tried to shift the mood with a deliberately worried tone.

 

“Oh. Right. You used a lot of magic.….”

 

Given that the entire house had become a ruin, it was clear he had used a considerable amount of magic.

 

‘Ah… so in the end, he’d used magic again because of me.’

 

“It must hurt.”

 

At my murmur, Yohan gave a small smile.

 

“Why…?”

 

As he leaned forward slightly, I could feel his unique refreshing body scent.

 

“Are you trying to calm me down now?”

 

As always, his face was incredibly calm, but it was clear that pain was rippling inside his body.

 

“Can I go to the carriage for a moment? My bag’s there.”

 

Since the assassination, I’ve always carried around a potion that turns me into a squirrel.

 

That was why I mentioned the carriage, but Yohan tightened his grip on my hand.

 

“No.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“I told you, I’m in the middle of something.”

 

Every step he took toward me made my toes tingle. Yohan grinned and added,

 

“There’s another way—one that doesn’t involve going to the carriage.”

 

Right. There was another way.

 

A way to calm him down without turning into a squirrel.

 

I opened my lips and answered in a sullen voice.

 

“But that’s…”

 

“Didn’t you say last time you’d do it first?”

 

It didn’t seem like he was particularly looking forward to it, but his voice was mischievous.

 

“…I don’t want to anymore. It felt really weird. Just wait until we get to the carriage.”

 

“Why don’t you want to?”

 

He leaned in closer with a gentle, playful voice.

 

“Did you not like it that time?”

 

“Why are you curious about that now?”

 

I asked sulkily, but my ears were burning. Trying not to show how flustered I was, I muttered,

 

“You acted like nothing happened afterward. Like you were done just because the magic had settled.”

 

“Ah. So you were upset?”

 

Yohan smiled faintly and answered coaxingly.

 

“It’s just… you seemed really busy back then so I thought you might not want to bother with this.”

 

That was true. I had been pretty busy. It was before I even entered the Temple.

 

“And honestly, if I brought it up then… I probably would’ve ended up begging. Like I am now.”

 

“Begging for what?”

 

I asked carefully, and Yohan replied in a slightly husky voice,

 

“To do it again.”

 

“…. I didn’t even use magic back then, what’s there to repeat?”

 

“Does that matter?”

 

Maybe it was because of the topic, so my eyes kept going to Yohan’s lips.

 

I’m not a squirrel right now. I’m human.

 

I tried to steady myself and kept the conversation going.

 

“Of course it matters. Whether I use magic or not is the whole point when I was trying to calm you down.”

 

“What matters is that we did something real—something couples do.”

 

Yohan looked at me quietly with a languid face. His purple eyes were sparkling.

 

“Yurika.”

 

As I hesitated, he continued speaking softly.

 

“You were planning to end this fake relationship after this was all over, weren’t you?”

 

“…….”

 

That was the truth. There was no need to do that anymore.

 

Yohan smiled deeply and asked,

 

“Can we not end it now?”

 

“Now?”

 

“Yeah.”

 

I had the strange feeling I was being drawn in, but even Yohan—so confidently leading the conversation—had a faint blush on his ears.

 

“You know how I feel. Earlier, you told me to do what I wanted—to not shrink back just because I’m a wizard.”

 

I had said that… but I didn’t expect him to apply it like this, right here.

 

It felt like I had fallen into my own trap.

 

“I like you, Yurika. I really like you.”

 

He whispered sweetly to me from a distance.

 

“Let’s stop pretending. Let’s be real lovers. From this moment on.”

 

If this was something he had planned on doing, I had no confidence that I would not fall for it.

 

“If you don’t hate me… just give me a chance.”

 

Honestly, I didn’t hate him.

 

No, in fact… even when others tried to warn me away, my heart kept leaning toward him.

 

People kept saying wizards were dangerous, but I could always feel his sincerity and care.

 

He was a man who always respected me and did everything for me.

 

“I’ll do my best.”

 

I knew he would. He already had.

 

“I will be good.”

 

He’s already done it. There is nothing wrong with him.

 

“If you’ll just stay by my side like this…”

 

Yohan continued,

 

“Then I can endure anything. Anything at all.”

 

Though his words came freely, that didn’t mean he was unaffected.

 

In fact, I could feel just how tense he was.

 

“Just imagine it. Wouldn’t it be nice if we were real lovers?”

 

“Uh… hmm….”

 

“You will feel a little less burdened when you ask me for something.…”

 

I had never planned to take advantage of him just because we were dating, and I was about to say so, but he went on,

 

“You wouldn’t have to worry about what others think—we could just act how we want in front of them.”

 

Well… it’s not like I could completely ignore what people thought either.

 

When I looked uncertain, Yohan smiled slyly.

 

“And even now…”

 

As his voice became increasingly quiet, his body began to move closer to me.

 

“You don’t have to not kiss me just because it feels strange.”

 

‘Ah.’

 

My mind went blank. I couldn’t come up with a single retort.

 

He smiled faintly, as if reading my thoughts.

 

I let out a soft sigh.

 

‘So this is where it was all headed.’

 

Even if there were things about him I didn’t know, or vague unease I’d felt from time to time…

 

Right now…

 

Right now I want to kiss Yohan.

 

Even back then, when I kissed him just to calm him down in the carriage… I think I liked it.

 

And now I wanted to feel that again.

 

Not because I had to calm him down.

Not out of guilt for making him use his magic.

 

Those reasons had nothing to do with his temptation now.

 

Knowing full well I was falling for it, I slowly, cautiously pressed my lips to his.

 

It was also my answer to his words.

 

‘Ah… so this was going to happen after all.’

 

Back when Yohan returned after ending the war, I had casually thought, ‘Well, if I end up marrying Yohan, I will marry him.’

 

That thought was arrogant.

 

Right now, I couldn’t ignore the countless warnings or the uneasiness tugging at me.

 

But I couldn’t refuse. I closed my eyes and leaned closer to him.

 

At the same time, Yohan gently wrapped his arms around my waist and our bodies became close.

 

I felt my breath quicken as heat passed between us.

 

Before I knew it, my vision became blurry and I was out of breath.

 

The sound of lips rubbing together with the sound of a pounding heart reached my ears.

 

My body tensed, then softened, then flinched again. My toes curled involuntarily with excitement.

 

“Ah….”

 

Between our touching lips, Yohan whispered as if he couldn’t hold back any longer.

 

“I like you so much….”

His words were overwhelming. The way he deepened the kiss was somehow wild—and though it felt like too much, I still welcomed it.

It was the first kiss we shared as real lovers.

 

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“I don’t feel good.”

 

Lean, from the Intelligence Guild, sighed as she bit her nails.

 

“This time, it really feels bad.”

 

“Why?”

 

Her subordinate tilted his head and asked.

 

“Do you think things won’t go well with the Olteva family? I mean, sure, even for a war hero, dealing with two cranky old men isn’t easy.”

 

“No, that’s not it.”

 

Lean clicked her tongue and shook one leg constantly in frustration.

 

“I think the lady will really fall for Yohan Hyrad this time.”

 

“Oh.”

 

Yurika had clearly said, ‘Once the matter with the Olteba family is resolved, I’m really going to keep my distance. There won’t be any more reason to get involved.’

 

But from another angle, that also meant Yohan would have seen it coming.

 

Which meant he’ll definitely try his best to seduce her.

 

And the problem was—Yurika didn’t exactly seem to hate it.

 

Even though she’d been hesitant, both because of Lean’s repeated warnings and some vague unease she couldn’t put into words, she still seemed to be falling pretty hard.

 

“But… if they’re happy together, isn’t that enough? Lady Yurika is smart. She wouldn’t fall for some complete scumbag, right?”

 

“That’s only true while they’re happy,” Leanne frowned and said.

 

“Of course, as long as she stays with him, he’ll treat her sweetly. But if she ever leaves his side—or worse, breaks things off and goes to another man—then we’re looking at a tragedy on a scale we can’t even imagine.”

 

That might sound far-fetched, but you never know what might happen.

 

The subordinate rolled his eyes and responded,

 

“Well, still, wouldn’t it be a great outcome for Lady Yurika to become the Duchess of Hyrad? It’s not like she has any reason to choose another man.”

 

It was a fairly reasonable point, in its own way.

 

“I mean, they say wizards are dangerous, but it’s not like you can see it or anything….”

 

“What are you talking about?”

 

Lean frowned deeper and shook her head.

 

“The Hyrad family is notorious—even among wizards, they’re known for being completely insane. Being the Duchess of Hyrad…. isn’t exactly a blessing.”

 

“Huh?”

 

“If you look closely, it’s more like a curse.”

 

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