I Became A Squirrel Seeking For The Villain

It was about an hour later when I saw Mariel again. 

 

“I’m sorry.”

 

Mariel sat down in front of me and apologized first. She must have been very surprised, but she was kind.

 

“My mother misses my younger sister a lot…My sister also had light brown hair and pink eyes.” 

 

“Oh my god.”

 

“I think that’s why she got a little confused, but she’s asleep now.”

 

“I see…”

 

I knew that Sienna’s lost second daughter’s name was Yurika.

 

That’s something you would know if you spent even a little time in the Duke Medes’ house.

 

So, when she looked at me and said ‘Yurika’, I could kind of guess that this would be the case.

 

It was unfortunate that the timing of humanization was so bad.

 

Even these days, Sienna’s mental state has become increasingly unstable as her body has become weaker, so everyone is worried about her.

 

I had no intention of shocking Sienna, and I had no intention of surprising Mariel.

 

“You’re very surprised, aren’t you?”

 

I said softly, sitting down with the cup of cocoa the maid had brought me.

 

I tried to leave quietly, but I was embarrassed because the entire mansion had already been turned upside down.

 

Thanks to Mariel’s actions, I was also wearing some pretty fancy clothes.

 

The maid had quickly taken care of me. It seemed to be the clothes that Mariel had worn when she was little.

 

For the first time in my life, I was able to see my humanized self in the mirror.

 

I was a pretty girl with light brown hair and pink eyes.

 

Considering my fierce and cold personality, I thought I would have a more venomous look, but honestly, I was a bit surprised at how cute I was.

 

‘There’s a big gap between personality and appearance.…’

 

The round eyes and innocent-looking features were not what I had imagined.

 

I had imagined that if I resembled someone, I would be similar to the fierce-looking Ella, but it was surprisingly unexpected.

 

“It’s okay, I’m sure you were surprised too.”

 

Mariel, who looked really innocent and even kind, answered kindly. 

 

I smiled with a slightly timid face.

 

Even in this situation….

 

‘I can say, she’s truly the best human being.’

 

Furthermore, I can drink cocoa from a cup. It’s a hundred times more delicious than sunflower seeds.

 

Everything I enjoyed as a human was so good.

 

In fact, living as an animal not only meant giving up many of the dignity of a human being, but also being in a position where one had to be unconditionally cute, so it didn’t really fit with my personality.

 

Mariel looked at me curiously and asked.

 

“You humanized yourself, didn’t you?”

 

She seemed to have read a lot of books about divine beings since I was being taken in, and she was quick to assess the situation.

 

“But where did you absorb the magic power? I heard you had to absorb a huge amount of magic power for over 50 days.”

 

“Young lady Mariel, you really have a lot of magical power.”

 

I answered, wiggling my fingers.

 

I didn’t feel the need to hide this fact here. Rather, I felt that Mariel should know the secret about her body.

 

“So I’ve been steadily absorbing some magic power, enough to humanize myself…”

 

“I have magical powers? I can’t use any magic.”

 

Mariel asked in surprise as if she had never imagined it, and I answered awkwardly.

 

“I don’t know the details either. But you had a lot of magical power. I knew it the day you came to the Duke of Hyrad’s house for dinner.”

 

Actually, there was no need to discuss this issue in detail. Because neither Mariel nor I knew.

 

“After I escaped from Duke Hyrad’s house,…I came here because I wanted to be humanized. The seal was erased by Yohan.”

 

I spoke honestly and swirled the mug around.

 

Of course, I wanted to tell Mariel as much as possible, but I had to keep my mouth shut so that I could at least protect my own safety.

 

“Please don’t tell the temple or the Duke of Hyrad’s family. I don’t have any fond memories of them. Besides, Yohan, who erased my seal, will also be in trouble.”

 

“Okay.”

 

The kind Mariel nodded at once.

 

“It’s a complicated situation, so I’ll keep it a secret. Anyway, you wanted to be human, right? If so, congratulations.”

 

She smiled brightly and clapped her hands.

 

“I don’t know why, but I’m glad I could help. It’s not every day you get to be a good influence on someone.”

 

“Yes…thank you.”

 

Those were truly such kind words from Mariel.

 

To be able to be so purely happy about helping a stranger, was truly a character worthy of the female lead in a storybook.

 

I felt my heart being purified and expressed my sincere gratitude.

 

I was just about to ask her for some of these clothes so that I could thank her a little more,

 

“But do you have a place to go?”

 

Mariel asked with concern.

 

“Not really, but since I’m a human now, I can go anywhere.”

 

I answered with a slightly deflated face, hoping that maybe Mariel would help me find a job.

 

“Of course, since I suddenly became human, I have no relatives to take care of me and no personal property…”

 

Perhaps, she could sponsor me as an academy student, which many commoners attend.

 

Because Mariel often paid for the tuition of the smart kids in the orphanage.

 

When I looked in the mirror, I was a small girl who looked in her early teens, a good age to enter the academy, although a little late.

 

Of course, I still don’t know how to write, but if I study the basics for a few days, I think I’ll develop some innate intelligence, so I think I’ll be able to enter the academy.

 

‘This is why people shouldn’t be too kind. I’m the one who’s trying to cling to her in some way.’

 

Honestly, I was so shameless that I felt a little sorry just thinking about it.

 

At the same time, it was a moment when I began to understand the letters of request that were pouring into Mariel every day.

 

“Oh, really?”

 

But Mariel seemed rather delighted by my pitiful words.

 

She grabbed my hand and said, “Then how about staying here?”

 

“Here…?”

 

I blinked for a moment at the unexpected words. 

 

‘Is she planning on making me a maid here?’

 

“Yeah! And I need you to help me.…You’re smart. You give me a lot of solutions.”

 

Oh, is she asking me to stay here on the condition that I give her advice on social and estate management? 

 

I’ve been a great help to her all this time, even though I’m a squirrel. Of course, it’s also because Mariel understands me so well.

 

But I sighed inwardly at Mariel’s suggestion.

 

‘No, I shouldn’t be so open about giving away all my information to someone I’ve never met before.’

 

Besides, I was still a young girl with a young appearance. Is she going to trust this young, petite girl who looks obviously younger than her just because I told her the solution a few times?

 

“Actually, I really don’t have a place to go for advice. My uncle Jaden yells at me every day for being weak, but he never lets me ask anyone for advice because he says it exposes the weakness of the family.”

 

Mariel’s voice crawled in as she mentioned Jaden’s name.

 

‘What a man who only speaks the truth.’

 

Count Jaden was Mariel’s only ally, but he was a man who was said to have a rather prickly personality.

 

He later gets poisoned and ends up leaving Mariel’s side.

 

“But you’re my perfect ally who suddenly fell from the sky, unconnected to anything. So I guess I can trust you.”

 

Just because I’m not connected to anything doesn’t mean I’m going to be isolated in the future, but she’s so nice, so soft, so unguarded. 

 

I clicked my tongue.

 

And seeing that made me think even more that I should take care of that poor, kind soul.

 

If that was a female lead buff to attract talented people, then there was nothing to say.

 

But anyway, it was true that I had nowhere to go.

 

“Well, I have nowhere to go anyway, so I appreciate the offer.”

 

A position like Mariel’s staff would be perfectly fine.

 

Although Mariel had no political sense, she had one great advantage. It just means that she listens to what I say very well.

 

The Medes family was slowly collapsing. There were countless misfortunes ahead.

 

‘Isn’t it natural that the originally good female lead would face layers of trials?’

 

However, with my advice, she will prosper greatly. I even know the future well.

 

So I smiled and nodded.

 

“I like it.”

 

“Wow, thank you!”

 

Mariel smiled brightly and held my hand tightly.

 

As her pretty face smiled brightly, my eyes felt pampered.

 

“Since only my mother and I have seen you become human, I should just say that you are a commoner that I brought home from an orphanage, and I was already lonely, so I decided to keep you as a friend because you seemed smart!”

 

But my plan to become Mariel’s aide was immediately dashed.

 

Because when Sienna came to her senses and saw me, she shouted, “Y

urika, you’re back!” 

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