The Fluffy Baby Fox Only Bites the Crazy Villain - Chapter 30
When the soldiers tried to chase after the silver fox, Karden raised his hand to stop them.
“Don’t chase after it. Return to the castle immediately.”
Following Karden’s orders, the soldiers began cleaning up the area.
Maildra approached and carefully asked with a concerned expression.
“Are you alright, Your Grace? How is your magical condition?”
Karden closed his eyes briefly to check the flow of magic within him.
“It’s stabilized. This is the first time my magic has been this calm.”
Ron, who was standing nearby, stepped forward in surprise.
“Your Grace, let me check.”
Ron held Karden’s wrist and chanted a magic spell.
A magic circle appeared glowing above Karden’s wrist to measure his magical power.
Ron’s expression gradually brightened as he observed the changes in the magic circle.
“It’s true! This is the most stable reading among recent magic measurements. You won’t have to worry about going berserk for a while.”
Ron was jumping with joy but quickly became gloomy when he saw Shushu in Karden’s arms.
“I guess it’s because Shushu absorbed the magic. Will she really be okay like the silver fox said?”
Karden’s brow furrowed. Guilt and anguish were etched in his blue eyes beneath his long eyelashes.
“She’s stronger than anyone, so she’ll be fine.”
Karden spoke softly while gently stroking Shushu’s fur. His voice carried a desperate wish.
Karden decided to leave the aftermath to his aide and return to the northern castle first by carriage.
The carriage began moving slowly in a quiet atmosphere. Karden looked at Shushu sleeping soundly in his arms.
Why did you try to save me, Shushu?
His heart constricted as he recalled how Shushu had leaped toward him in his berserk state without a moment’s hesitation.
The fox sleeping like a baby was like a white, fluffy cotton ball.
The small heartbeat pulsed in time with her warm breaths. Could there be anything so small and precious?
Karden gritted his teeth. The fear and despair he had suppressed deep in his heart surged up.
What would he do if this being were to break too?
Karden tightened his arms holding Shushu. He gently pressed his forehead against her soft fur.
He had never prayed to God before.
Because the damned God had only given him cruel curses instead of mercy.
But just this once, he wanted to kneel and pray desperately to God.
A painful voice of penitence escaped between Karden’s dry lips.
“Please… prevent me from breaking Shushu.”
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I lifted my heavy eyelids as the morning sunlight tickled my eyes.
It was bright. Morning sunlight was pouring in between the curtains. I rubbed my nose with my front paw.
Ah, I fainted yesterday after absorbing Karden’s magic. Has a whole night passed already?
Come to think of it, what happened to Franz? Did he run away?
As I looked around dazedly, I saw Karden’s sleeping face in front of me.
I was lying on top of his strong, broad chest.
Every time he breathed slowly, his muscular chest rose and fell, making it feel like lying on a comfortable vibrating bed.
Mmm, it feels really cozy and nice.
I lifted my head slightly to look at sleeping Karden. Even lying down, his straight nose bridge and jaw, sculpture-like features shone. Almost annoyingly so.
Unconsciously wanting to touch his jaw, I stretched out my hand while squirming.
Wait, hand?
I saw a slender, white arm in front of me. And ten fingers.
When did I transform into a human?
No, if I transformed, that means my current form is…
Has there ever been a more terrifying, cold-sweat-inducing moment in my life?
I carefully lowered my gaze. My body wrapped in the white bed sheet had nothing on underneath.
‘Ahhh! This is crazy. How can I transform into a human while sleeping!’
I tried to get off Karden’s firm body while screaming internally.
At that moment, his large hand stroked my long hair.
“Mmm, good girl Shushu.”
I froze instantly, unable to even breathe properly. I was completely trapped in his hand.
He must have thought I was struggling, as he patted my body.
Fortunately, Karden was sleep-talking with his eyes closed.
Thinking I was still a fox, he kept gently stroking my hair.
Then his hand lost strength and his arm dropped down.
I held my breath and carefully slipped off his body.
I didn’t forget to wrap the bed sheet tightly around my body.
I moved stealthily off the bed, afraid of waking Karden.
I was one step away from being discovered by Karden.
Only after my feet touched the soft carpet did I swallow a sigh of relief and flee to my room.
Only after hurriedly closing the door did I let out a deep sigh.
My legs were trembling from being so tense.
“Whew. I thought my heart would burst. It would have been terrible if I’d been caught.”
Really, why am I naked every time I transform? This is so embarrassing, I can’t even transform into a human.
“Sigh, what should I do now? Somehow I feel too embarrassed to face Karden. Should I turn back into a fox?”
I tried concentrating to return to fox form, but as usual, things didn’t go as I wanted.
Just as I couldn’t transform into a human well when I was a fox, now I couldn’t return to being a fox as a human. I sighed worrying about when I’d be able to transform skillfully.
“Ah, this is such a mess!”
As I was getting upset while messing up my hair, my room door opened slightly.
“Lady Shushu, did you sleep we- oh my! You’ve become human…”
“Gasp, Betty! Shh!”
I ran to Betty at lightning speed and covered her mouth.
“Mmph!”
Betty looked at me with surprised rabbit eyes.
I quickly removed my hand from Betty’s mouth and apologized.
“Ah, sorry. I suddenly became human too. I don’t want His Grace to find out.”
“Why not? I think His Grace would be rather pleased.”
Betty looked at me curiously.
Realizing I was still wrapped in just a bed sheet, I lowered my head in embarrassment.
“Even if I transform into a human, I’ll just turn back into a fox again anyway. Could you keep it a secret that I transformed into a human this time?”
“Hmm. I don’t mind. I’ll do as you wish, Lady Shushu.”
Fortunately, Betty readily agreed to my request. She pondered with a worried expression as if remembering something.
“But what should we do? His Grace checks on Lady Shushu every morning to see if you’re sleeping well, won’t he find out?”
“Don’t worry about that. I have a good idea. Remember how you used to collect my fur separately?”
“Ah. Yes. His Grace ordered us to collect all your fur without throwing any away. Just a moment.”
Betty opened a drawer and brought out a large cloth bag. Inside were piles of white fur.
I shook my head in disbelief looking at the fur.
“Why would he collect my fur of all things? His Grace is strange.”
“It shows how much he cherishes you, Lady Shushu.”
Betty smiled broadly, taking Karden’s side.
I took out the white fur and packed it tightly. It really looked like a cotton ball.
“Good. Betty, please pack this fur as much as possible into a round shape. And put it in the basket. If we cover it with a blanket, it will look exactly like I’m sleeping.”
“Ah, that’s a good idea. Alright.”
Betty and I worked hard to pack the fur tightly into fox size.
When we put the fur ball in my basket and covered it slightly with a blanket, it looked just like me to anyone.
“It looks so identical it’s almost creepy.”
“Heehee. A cotton ball Shushu is so cute.”
Betty covered her mouth while laughing, then looked at me as if remembering something.
“Ah, I’ll prepare a dress for you. You can’t stay in that state.”
“I don’t need a dress. Do you have a maid uniform by any chance?”
“We do have spare maid uniforms, but what do you need it for?”
“I want to disguise myself as a maid to hide my identity and fool everyone. Oh, and I need a wig too.”
I flashed a mischievous smile with twinkling eyes like a playful child.
Betty shook her head as if giving up.
“Really, even as a human, you’re still just as playful. His Grace is going on an outer patrol today anyway. No one will notice if you’re in disguise for half a day.”
Betty quickly went out and came back with a new maid uniform.
It was a black dress with a white apron and a lace bonnet set.
“Honestly, I wanted to wear a maid uniform. It looked so pretty.”
“Oh, really?”
Betty smiled slightly in surprise, then skillfully helped me put on the maid uniform.
She neatly braided my long hair and pinned it up firmly, then covered it with a brown wig.
When I put on the lace maid’s bonnet, I really looked like a maid working at the Grand Duke’s residence.
“Wear these glasses too. The wig alone can’t hide Lady Shushu’s beauty.”
Indeed, Shushu’s beauty was mysterious and beautiful. Even though it was my face, I had to admit it.
I put on the thick-rimmed glasses and borrowed Betty’s makeup to add pink blush to my cheeks and drew lots of freckles.
After messing up my bangs to cover my eyes, I looked like a naive new maid who had just arrived from the countryside.
“Heehee, perfect disguise. Everyone will be completely fooled, don’t you think?”