Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 11

(EP-11.2) Flower Aira #11

011 – Evil Flower Aira #11

“It’s delicious! Tae-oh is really good at making tea, even better than the maids.”

“Well, I was originally bought by the Lioness Family to be a tea slave.”

“You mean Elga? She doesn't even drink a drop of tea. As expected, it was a waste for you to stay with Elga.”

“.......”

“More than that, why do you look unwell? Are you sick?"

“No~. How can I be unwell, when I was given the honor of hosting Your Majesty the Queen in my residence?”

“Why do I feel like you are being sarcastic?...”

She was sharp.

"No, I was not."

I smiled.

If I had known that things would turn out like this, I would have at least given you a name.

Even if it was just something like Keongkeong, since you barked...

Kirik, kirik-

Just then, I heard a scratching noise.

I turned my head and saw that a little beast was clinging on my window, scratching the glass with its front paws.

It was a squirrel with impressive stripes.

More importantly, like me, it had a scar on its left eye...

━Keongkeong.

What? Didn't it just get burned to death?

I was confused.

While I was deep in thought, Aira, who was sitting on the bed, got up and opened the window.

The squirrel then came in, climbing on Aira's legs and over her shoulders.

“This guy is a Dog Squirrel. It seems there is a Dog Squirrel nest nearby.”

“By Dog Squirrel, you mean?”

━Keongkeong.

“Yes, they bark like dogs. So they’re called ‘Dog Squirrel'.”

Aira watched as the squirrel ran between her hands and shoulders.

“Big Sister Anise said that Dog Squirrels don’t get along with people very well. This little one is different. Tae-oh, are you raising him?”

“No, I am not raising it. I don’t keep any pets.”

My eyes alternated between the squirrel and the charred ashes on the floor. So then, what the hell was that thing?

Without any hesitation, Aira said.

“Then you’re saying that the scorpion I burned earlier wasn’t a pet? I'm glad. I was disgusted as soon as I saw it and had to kill it right away.”

“A scorpion?”

Why were there scorpions in my house?

“I— Please wait for a moment.”

I immediately went to check the barrier stones and saw that there was a small hole in the side of the front door.

This was done on purpose.

Clearly, someone had sent a scorpion to assassinate me...

I only knew of one guy who used scorpions. However, he shouldn't appear until much later. I would need to investigate this tomorrow morning.

━Keongkeong!

“I wanted to have one when I was young. But my sister told me that they were untameable creatures and we had to constantly keep an eye on them.”

Aira's expression was very calm. Thinking that this would be effective in lowering Aira's coldness, I quickly said.

“Would you like to feed it?”

"Feed it?"

I then gave Aira some almonds, which she handed to the squirrel.

She smiled upon watching the squirrel skillfully pick the almonds from her hand.

“Eat well.”

In recent years, this seemed to be her brightest smile.

Did Aira like animals?