Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 246

(EP-246.2) Caged #1

246 – A Caged Bird #1

「Theo-kun, I will contact you soon. If possible, gather trustworthy allies.」

The note Stella handed me read just that. It took me a while to decipher the smudged letters since she had written it hastily with lipstick.

Back at the dormitory, I set aside my various thoughts and decided to get some rest. I hadn’t slept well the previous night, and I was mentally exhausted.

As I lay in bed for a while.

Dalgak, dalgak-.

━Keongkeong!

Then my pet dog squirrel, Keongkeong, started scratching at the glass wall and barking. Wondering why since I had fed him enough, I slowly opened my eyes.

Knock, knock-.

Someone was knocking on my door.

Who was it?

A sense of tension washed over me. It was because I had just heard about the taboo secret of the Bellhawk family.

Who knew, maybe I’d open the door and be greeted by masked fairy assasins brandishing giant daggers, shouting ─You know too much!

━Sir Theo, are you there?

I relaxed when I heard the familiar, bright voice from outside. It was Lady Mirna.

Click, giiiik-.

As I opened the door, a woman in a red beret hat met my eyes. Momentarily lost in her crimson eyes, she spoke first.

“Sir Theo, is it true?”

“I’m not sure what you’re talking about. Lady Narmi, could you stop pretending to be your sister?”

“Eh, how did you know?”

Narmi trembled slightly, surprised that I had recognized her. She then took a moon-shaped earring from her pocket and attached it to her earlobe.

That was a bit more like Narmi now.

I said.

“The subtle atmosphere between the two of you is different. I can tell them apart.”

“Really? You’re the first person to tell us apart besides our dad... That’s amazing!”

“Please come inside. The hallway is hot.”

After ushering Narmi Draco into the room, I fetched a cold lemonade from the fridge.

It must have been exhausting to come all the way to my room in this heat. Having something cool and refreshing would definitely help regain some of that energy.

━Keongkeong!

However, instead of taking the lemonade, Narmi took out Keongkeong from the glass box and played with it.

“No matter how many times I see it, it’s still amazing. How did you train a dog squirrel to follow people so well? It’s the first time I’ve seen one like this.”

━Keong!

“I don’t think there was any training involved...”

He was clever from the start. I just fed him occasionally.

“Did you come to see Keongkeong?”

“No. Actually Theo, I wanted to ask you something. I heard that you had dinner with Professor Stella yesterday? I heard all about it! They said you two met alone at a very expensive fancy restaurant?”

“.......”

Where did she even hear that from?

Predictably, someone at the store has spread the word. I couldn’t lie about something that was already known, so it was best to just admit the truth.

“Yes, that’s true.”

“Theo, you’re such a player...!”

“.......”

I had no words. But it seemed like it would be good to clear up Narmi’s misunderstanding. So I emphasized that it was more of a professional and business meeting rather than a romantic encounter.

“We were negotiating the budget for the martial festival.”

“Is that really all?”