I’m The Brave Puppy That Will Save The Villainess - Chapter 36

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Episode 36

 

“…A bad person, what do you mean by that? Grand Prince.”

 

Duke Ardos asked with a puzzled expression.

 

“It’s the Nanny.”

 

Caligo lifted up the water container.

 

The deep red water sloshed around.

 

“This water is the medicine that the Nanny made me drink.”

 

The confused people looked at each other and tilted their heads.

 

“Medicine, you say?”

 

“Suddenly I have no idea what’s going on…”

 

It was when everyone was looking at Caligo with bewildered expressions.

 

Caligo calmly continued his next words.

 

“So until Elder Brother arrives, I would like to request that you isolate and confine the Nanny and me.”

 

Among the confused people, only Duke Ardos quickly grasped the situation.

 

His clear voice echoed through the interior.

 

“You plan to report the Nanny’s misdeeds, and that water is the evidence?”

 

“Yes, that’s correct. This is water made from Parafo Herb. The Nanny has been deceiving me all this time, saying this water was good for my body.”

 

“…Parafo Herb?”

 

Duke Ardos narrowed his brow as if something came to mind.

 

“Parafo Herb is a good medicine when used properly, but when misused, it’s a drug specialized for Brainwashing Technique.”

 

Interrupting Caligo’s words, the Nanny interjected.

 

“Br, Brainwashing Technique? How could I possibly do such a thing! I’ve never seen that herb before. Why are you doing this to me when I’ve devoted myself to the Grand Ducal House all this time…”

 

The Nanny made an expression as if she felt wronged.

 

‘How shameless!’

 

I timely raised my front paws with a snap, like a brave puppy.

 

Then I shouted valiantly.

 

“Gasp, that herb! It was planted near the Grand Prince’s Annex! It’s really strange that the Nanny says she’s never seen it!”

 

Following my fierce attack, Caligo spoke cleverly.

 

“Nanny, don’t you know what Rivera Grand Territory is most famous for?”

 

“…”

 

“What was developed to kill monsters and protect humans as much as possible.”

 

Duke Ardos answered instead.

 

“Magic Tools, you mean, Grand Prince?”

 

“Yes.”

 

He took out a small bundle from his pouch.

 

“This Magic Tool identifies traces of specific individuals. If we investigate the Parafo Herb planted near the Annex, it will reveal the truth.”

 

Yesterday when Caligo and I put our heads together to discuss, he had said.

 

That he wouldn’t eat anything unless it had gone through the Nanny’s hands.

 

She said she brought the magic tool for that purpose, but never expected it would be used this way.

 

“Then, are you saying the nanny brainwashed the Grand Prince?”

 

“That’s ridiculous. She treated him devotedly despite the risk of rampage…”

 

The people around only showed reactions of disbelief.

 

The nanny hurriedly spoke as if making excuses.

 

“Grand Prince! This is absurd. Just because my hands touched the Parafo herb planted near the annex, how can you determine whether I gave you such bad water or not?”

 

As if the nanny’s words made sense, people showed confused faces.

 

‘Yes, I knew you’d react that way.’

 

I glanced at the other thing in Caligo’s hand.

 

With a click, he slowly turned on the video recording device.

 

The video recording device contained the wicked words the nanny had whispered to Caligo over the past few days.

 

“Young Master Caligo Rivera. I’m glad you’re healthy now, but please listen carefully. The Grand Prince must not make contact with anyone yet.”

 

“Actually, I’m not sure if that child called Coco properly healed the Grand Prince.”

 

“Everything might be thanks to this herb I gave you, don’t you think? Please have another sip.”

 

Caligo turned off the video recording device with a click.

 

He was no longer the sickly and irritable figure from before.

 

He was an intelligent boy raised in the Northern Grand Duchy.

 

“…G-Grand Prince.”

 

“Is that all? Just yesterday, something like this happened too.”

 

“The Grand Prince only knows me. You lost both parents at such a young age. Moreover, His Grace the Grand Duke is so devoted to the Grand Prince.”

 

“Really? Then, would it be possible for the nanny to make separate requests to Grand Duke Rivera?”

 

“Ah, but my hands feel so empty that I don’t have the dignity to meet Grand Duke Rivera.”

 

Everyone looked at each other and murmured at the words flowing from the video recording device.

 

“How dare a mere nanny treat the Grand Prince like that.”

 

“She even accepted bribes…”

 

The nanny’s life of happiness from controlling the Grand Prince all this time had completely ended.

 

Caligo looked directly at the nanny.

 

The nanny’s gaze trembled finely at the suddenly changed situation.

 

As if grasping at a last rope, she trembled and grabbed Caligo’s trouser leg.

 

“Young Master! Still, I raised you…”

 

“I don’t need that.”

 

“I-I’ll tell you the reason. If you listen, you’ll understand…”

 

The nanny’s excuse was as follows.

 

Her family had been living happily in the Grand Duchy.

 

But due to a sudden attack by monsters, everyone except her died.

 

Her husband who farmed, her daughter, and her infant son all died together at that time.

 

In order to survive while not in her right mind, she became a nanny for the Grand Ducal House because she had good milk.

 

However….

 

‘My child died without even being able to drink milk properly.’

 

Every time she looked at Caligo, such thoughts would sometimes dominate her.

 

So, she poured her displaced resentment and anger onto Caligo.

 

Because she thought the Grand Ducal House was to blame for her family’s death, having failed to properly deal with the demons.

 

She brainwashed him, and when he tormented himself as a useless human being, it seemed like her own pain would disappear too.

 

‘It’s sad that her family died, but why is that Caligo’s fault?’

 

I was thinking it was complete nonsense when it happened.

 

Duke Ardos burst out in anger, asking why she had taken bribes then.

 

Everyone looked at the nanny with incredulous expressions as she couldn’t bring herself to answer that question.

 

I was looking at her with worried eyes, wondering if the prickly cat would be hurt by seeing the true face of the nanny who had raised him.

 

“Until yesterday, I was curious about why you did that.”

 

“G-Grand Duke….”

 

“But now I’m not curious anymore. Whether in books or in reality, bad people’s intentions are always boring and cliché.”

 

He whispered softly near the trembling nanny’s ear.

 

“I’m more curious about good people’s intentions than yours now. So go away. You’re just a scar from my childhood.”

 

Caligo carelessly threw the video recording device I had given him onto the floor.

 

Then he walked over to me with heavy steps.

 

‘What’s this?’

 

He stood close beside me and quietly placed one foot next to mine.

 

‘Oh, I’ve seen this before!’

 

The cat friend I met on the street did exactly this. He brought his tail close to my side and later even pressed his bottom against me?

 

“It’s not because I particularly like you.”

 

“….”

 

“I just feel reassured being like this.”

 

Adding that comment, just like.

 

‘Like a sulky baby kitten!’

 

I smiled brightly and grabbed his shoulder.

 

“Then let’s hurry and get out of here!”

 

From now on, punishing the nanny would be the adults’ job.

 

Oh, but before that.

 

I perked up my ears.

 

A small sound came from the video recording device carelessly thrown on the floor.

 

I stood on tiptoes like a puppy stretching its hind legs and shouted.

 

“Oh? Something else is coming out of that recording device! Duke!”

 

Duke Ardos picked up the video recording device rolling on the floor.

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