The Villainess Whom I Had Served for 13 Years Has Fallen - Chapter 372



372 – Octopus-3-

Another peaceful day at the Desmond estate in the west.

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The Desmond family, gathered around a large table, was having a more serious discussion than ever before.

“Everyone has come prepared, right?”

“I plan to push forward with one opinion.”

“Eek… I have two.”

“I’ve thought of one.”

“Whew… I’m nervous.”

Darvav had a more serious expression than when planning a subjugation operation.

He felt the pressure that someone’s life could change with a single choice, and he also felt the joy that his opinion could bring a smile to someone’s face.

“Hmmm…”

The young lady was also pouting her lips while holding her position.

Kyle was the same.

“This is a matter of someone’s life. We must think seriously and not joke around.”

Rosanna was also the same.

“We have to name it as if it were my daughter.”

The reason the Desmond family gathered here today was for one thing. That is,

[To name the pet.]

They had gathered to name the beast that would become a new member of Desmond.

“Oc…topus…?”

I patted the head of the bewildered beast and spoke to the Desmond family in a heavy voice.

“From now on, we will take the time to name the new member of Desmond, the beast of the west.”

The beast, hearing its name called, wriggled its hair and roared as if in a good mood.

“oooctopus!!!”

It was nice to see such enthusiasm.

I had worried about whether the beast would like the name, but fortunately, it didn’t seem to have a strong objection to changing its name.

‘Or maybe it never had a name to begin with.’

I don’t know.

“The original name of the beast is ‘Kraken’. It’s not the exact name since it was given by the residents of the West.”

After a brief introduction, I looked at those seated and said,

“If anyone can think of a better name than ‘Kraken’, please raise your hand and speak.”

“Me! I want to speak first!”

“Alright.”

The young lady raised her hand eagerly as soon as I finished speaking. Her smile suggested she had thought of a brilliant name.

“Heeheehee! I have to name it…!”

Considering her usual violent behavior, others might think she would come up with a fierce name, but I was confident she would choose a friendly and decent name because I knew her warm heart.

Something like ‘Pinkie’.

Or ‘Jjookoo’ derived from ‘Jjukkumi’.

Or a nickname like ‘Moonji’.

‘I am looking forward to it.’

I smiled warmly at the young lady, and she confidently revealed the name she had thought of, hiding her twitching lips.

“Seafood Soup!”

“…?”

I was dumbfounded by the warm name she had given, befitting her warm heart.

“Pardon?”

“Seafood Soup!”

“…?”

I calmly asked the meaning behind the name she had given, which sounded like it would taste better with ramen noodles. After all, if it had a cool meaning, it would be good.

“Why did you name it ‘Seafood Soup’?”

“Huh? It’s an octopus.”

“Yes.”

“Then it’s best when boiled and eaten.”

As soon as the young lady’s chilling words fell, the beast widened its eyes and shook its head.

“Mooon…!”

‘Is it a rejection?’

I conveyed the beast’s firm decision to the young lady, stating that it didn’t seem like a cute name at all.

“Rejected.”

“What?!”

“The seafood stew is too brutal.”

“Eeeeeek! Then how about boiled fish?”

“That’s even more brutal.”

“Eeeeeeeeeek!”

Swoosh.

Darvav, who had been quietly listening, spoke with a serious expression.

“What about Sinseollo?”

“…?”

“Since it just came out of the sea, I thought the name Sinseollo, meaning fresh, would be good…”

“Ugh… I still can’t match up to my father…”

“Do your best, Kyle.”

“…I will strive to do so.”

Why is he nodding?

I let out a sigh of exasperation as I watched Kyle nodding as if he had been struck by a revelation. From seafood stew to Sinseollo, the hopeless naming sense was disheartening.

“That is also rejected.”

“Why? The meaning and sound fit perfectly, what’s wrong with it? I think it’s better than seafood stew.”

“Eeeeeek!!!!!”

“It’s a food name, isn’t it?”

“…Was it a food name? I thought it was fresh since it just came out of the sea.”

“…Your naming sense is brutal.”

Darvav lowered his head in disappointment and clenched his fist.

“How frustrating…”

A decent name didn’t come up as expected.

Kyle suggested ‘Chomuchim’.

– I thought it would be nice to run around the meadow, so Chomuchim. How about it?

– Rejected.

Rosanna suggested ‘Bokkeum’.

– That has nothing to do with the beast.

– I just thought of it because I’m good at stir-frying dishes.

– Didn’t you say you would name it as if it were your daughter…?

– “Our Olivia’s nickname was Pebble…?”

– “Mooon….?!”

– “Anyway, it’s dismissed.”

– “Then how about Horongi?”

– “…???”

– “Is this not it?”

And then Gomtang.

– “Gom…?(Octopus soup)”

– “Octopus soup?”

– “Gom. Gom. Gom.”

– “No, it’s not good if it bullies the pets that came first.”

– “Gooom…”

With a hopeless naming sense, the beast burst into tears.

All the names were related to food. They were naming a life, not joking around.

“Mooon…”

As if agreeing with my thoughts, the beast made a sad face and lowered its head. It seemed to think that if it lived with the names they gave, it would surely meet a terrible end.

I placed my hand on the beast’s head, as if to reassure it, and gave a meaningful smile. This was a time when the possessor had to step in.

“Then I’ll decide.”

The beast looked up at me with shining eyes, as if moved by my reliable appearance.

“Everyone only thinks of the new family member as food, and it hurts my heart.”

“Ahem…”

“Eeeeek!!!”

“Embarrassing.”

“But I think Sinseollo isn’t bad.”

– “Gom.”

In my past life, I had seen many animals.

A cat with a resentful face named ‘Eogeuli’, common names in the countryside like ‘Nureongi’ or ‘Ddolsooni’.

For someone like me who remembers the names of many pets like an encyclopedia, naming an octopus was an easy task.

“Isn’t it an octopus?”

There was no need to think hard.

“Although it is larger than other octopuses and can understand human speech, isn’t it still cute?”

“Eeeek! I’m cuter!”

“That’s true. The cutest thing in the world is you, miss.”

“Heehee… Right.”

“So…”

I said with a confident smile.

“Tangtang.”

“Mooon…!!!!”

The beast had a look of utter loss.

*

At the time when a member of Desmond was discussing the beast’s name.

“…”

A cold wind was blowing through Wolfgang’s mansion.

“What are you planning to do?”

The crown prince was rubbing his dry forehead with a dark expression in Wolfgang’s office.

Everything had turned to naught.

The cause to bring down Desmond.

The goal of Wolfgang to swallow a large force to advance to the capital had also crumbled, leaving only despair.

“…”

Silence swallowed another silence.

No matter what words were spoken, the cold atmosphere turned them into poison, swallowing and tightening their hearts.

The crown prince muttered to himself.

Although it was a mutter, his words were directed at Wolfgang Louis.

“With this incident, the Bellian family will gain influence in the west and the capital.”

“…”

“It depends on how Desmond reports it, but from the moment they brought Bellian in, it means they will empower them.”

“…”

“Desmond will become a monster too. They set the condition of returning the power they barely took away on the condition of subjugating the beast, so it’s obvious how they will rampage once they get it back.”

“…”

“They will start a purge.”

“…”

“The purge of all families that rebelled against Desmond…”

It was bleak.

Because of the thought of the storm that was coming.

“I was so stupid.”

“…”

“If I had reached out to a different family instead of Wolfgang, this wouldn’t have been the result.”

-Crack…

“This is… I’ll get a severe scolding from my father too.”

Wolfgang Louis held his broken arm and silently listened to the prince’s monologue.

No matter what insults he faced, the words from the prince’s mouth were not lies but truths.

The prince let out a hollow laugh and spoke to Wolfgang.

“Marquis.”

“…Yes.”

“You have a son, don’t you?”

“…”

“I have many siblings too.”

“…Your Highness!”

“How about helping me in this way?”

The moment the prince’s words ended.

-Knock, knock, knock.

“Marquis!!!”

Wolfgang’s butler entered the office without knocking.

Wolfgang glared at the butler’s inappropriate behavior and opened his mouth. It was already the worst situation, and now there was a breach of etiquette.

“Butler… What are you doing…! The prince is here, and you didn’t even knock!”

“It’s urgent.”

The butler, panting heavily, looked at Wolfgang Louis with trembling eyes and spoke.

“The slave auction house… has been attacked.”

“…What?”

“And…”

The moment the butler’s words fell, the crown prince’s pupils began to tremble violently.

“The ledger is missing.”