I Became the Villain's Guardian of the Wolf Male Lead

Posted by Ayaka, Released on July 19, 2024

I feel a threat to my life right now. And it’s happening in the comfort of my own room.

Rattle, rattle-.

The teacup in my hand shook so much that the tea inside almost spilled. I was sitting with my legs crossed in a rather arrogant posture, but what use was that?

My body was trembling so much.

‘This is the herbivorous beastman instinct, it’s instinct.’

Repeating that to myself, I glanced at the child far away who was brushing the fluffy wool of a sheep.

The child looked about seven years old. His small body, unlike a typical carnivorous beastman, clearly showed how hard his life had been so far.

As the child crouched and focused on brushing with his small lips tightly shut, he was just about to stand up.

Quickly, I turned my head and pretended not to have seen anything.

“Lady Remi, I’ve finished brushing.”

The child spoke in a monotone voice, sweeping his light blue hair with one hand. When his fierce, glowing golden eyes turned towards me, a cold sweat ran down my back.

“Is there anything else you want me to do?”

Every time the child spoke, the sharp fangs visible between his lips disturbed my vision. Startled, I hiccuped as my body froze.

“Hic, cough-.”

This body, so true to its instincts!

I pounded my chest with my fist, trying to hold my breath, but I could feel the child’s gaze fixed on me.

Even though it was a simple action of waiting for my answer, just that gaze was enough to threaten me.

‘I don’t need you to do anything, just go back and rest.’

I wanted to say that and let the child rest, but…

「1. Can’t you figure that out on your own? How useless.

2. Why are you asking me? If you have nothing to do, get lost.

3. Go downstairs and bring me something sweet. You have one minute.」

No way.

I stared at the three choices that appeared in front of me with trembling pupils. Even though I was used to this sight by now, I couldn’t help but be nervous every time I had to choose.

‘The third option is the least bad.’

Tearing up, I glanced at the child and chose the third option.

In an instant, my tightly shut eyes opened wide, and my mouth, against my will, spat out sharp words.

“Go downstairs and bring me something sweet.”

My fierce gaze flicked to the clock on the wall and then landed on the back of the child who was about to leave the room.

“You have one minute.”

Lifting my chin arrogantly and changing the direction of my crossed legs was the finishing touch.

But contrary to my arrogant posture, my body was trembling like a leaf.

“Yes, I’ll bring it quickly.”

The child, who paused at my words, answered. His eyes, narrowed, seemed to scrutinize me.

Finally, alone in the quiet room.

My tense body collapsed onto the sofa.

“Aaah! It’s ruined, hic- It’s all ruined!”

As the child left, my desperate scream, freed from the control of the choice screen, echoed around the room.

* * *

I was an ordinary office worker at a small to mid-sized company.

I was working overtime, handling work that would normally require at least two people, when suddenly, I was hit by an overwhelming drowsiness.

Maybe it was because I’d been taking the last train home for the past few days? I thought simply and tried to shake off the sleepiness, but my eyelids grew heavy.

I must have fallen asleep sitting in my office chair, but when I woke up…

Baa-.

I had become a sheep!

I later found out that I was a sheep beastman who usually lived in human form and felt somewhat relieved. Unfortunately, I had transformed into a sheep when I first possessed this body and cried pitifully.

“It’s noisy, so if you’re going to cry, do it in human form.”

Thanks to the sharp words from my half-brother, Raymond Morton, I managed to turn back into human form.

As a human, I had snow-white hair, eyes as green as a lush meadow, and delicate, soft features.

My name was Remi Morton. It was a cute name that perfectly matched my appearance.

But… I couldn’t get used to the fact that this innocent-looking face was notorious for being a villain.

‘How can someone who looks so kind be a villain? How could they be so cruel?’

I must have been so notorious that my family cast me out, leaving me to live alone in the annex.

From what I heard, my wicked deeds were so bad that at the age of twenty, I rarely left the mansion, let alone attended social events.

While I had no clue which novel I had been transported into, this was a relatively better environment, but it was clear I had possessed a terrible character.

I had somewhat adapted to living as Remi and was enjoying a leisurely afternoon when…

“He’s your slave.”

My half-brother Raymond brought in a small wolf beastman, calling him a slave.

The moment I saw the wolf beastman, it hit me. Which novel I had been transported into, and what role my possessed body played.

“Dear Wolf, Please Don’t Eat Me”

This novel was famous for its love-hate romance between a sheep and a wolf.

The plot was simple. The heroine, from the rare sheep domain, was the first to be officially employed at the Mage Tower.

However, on her first day, she had the worst encounter with the wolf beastman male lead who tried to eat her.

But they kept getting entangled in each other’s affairs, developing a love-hate relationship and eventually falling in love.

In this sweet love-hate romance, the body I had possessed was the sheep beastman who made the male lead hate sheep.

The male lead, Ed, lost his parents in an accident as a child and began living as a wanderer.

He was eventually captured by illegal slave traders and sold as a slave to the Morton family, a noble family in the sheep domain.

The notorious illegitimate child of the Morton family, Remi Morton, made Ed her servant and subjected him to all sorts of abuse and labor for three harsh months.

Yes, just three months.

In just three months, Remi Morton traumatized Ed enough to last a lifetime.

‘No, how is it even possible for a herbivorous beastman to bully a carnivorous one?!’

Surprisingly, it made sense.

Even though Ed was a carnivorous beastman, his child’s body silently endured Remi’s bullying and the harsh labor.

Amid the servants who subtly ignored her, Remi saw Ed as the only one who was wary of her and underestimated him.

So, despite her fear of carnivorous beastmen, she increasingly tormented Ed.

She didn’t consider that Ed was a wolf, that someone might come looking for him, or that he might take revenge once he grew up.

Raymond brought Ed here with a purpose, and Remi, who had only been bullied until now, didn’t want to miss out on a child she could easily control.

‘I must have been out of my mind.’

Otherwise, it didn’t make sense for this body, which was especially afraid of carnivorous beastmen, to bully a wolf.

I wondered what she did to traumatize Ed for life.

Anyway, while Ed suffered under the insane Remi, his family searched the continent to find him.

And finally, ‘he’ came to the Morton estate to find Ed. Billy Louvre, the leader of the wolf domain who influenced the entire continent!

And that day would be my funeral day and the funeral day for all the sheep in this mansion.

Billy Louvre would find out how Ed was treated and destroy the Morton family.

The sheep beastmen who tormented Ed would meet a gruesome end, being torn apart by wolves.

In other words, if things continued like this, we would all die.

‘Oh, no…!’

Save the sheep!

* * *

“….”

Silently, I looked at the child my brother brought.

His thin body showed how much he had suffered. His eyes were filled with wariness. His stiff face and sharp fangs visible between his tightly closed lips were intimidating.

My uncontrollable legs moved to a corner of their own accord.

“What are you doing over there?”

I awkwardly stood up from behind the bed. Of course, to them, I probably looked like a villainess rising proudly from behind the bed.

“Since he’s your slave, train him well. Who knows, you might become famous as the sheep who tamed a beast.”

My half-brother Raymond’s cold green eyes were fixed on me. His voice, mixed with a hint of mockery, filled the quiet room.

“Instead of the rumor of being a vicious sheep who indulges in wickedness.”

“….”

Raymond, with his long white hair flowing, left the room, and silence fell. Ed and I stood at a distance, staring at each other.

Flinch.

I shrank under the fierce gaze of the wild wolf, instinctively curling up to find a hiding place.

‘Stay calm, Remi Morton.’

As long as I don’t bully Ed, I can avoid the death ending. I should quickly contact the wolf domain and treat Ed well until Billy Louvre comes to find him. Treat him well…

“Um, what should I do first?”

“Hic-!”

Hiding behind the sofa with only my eyes peeking out, Ed’s question startled me.

‘What do you mean work, think of this as your home and rest comfortably!’

To give a good first impression, it’s best to say something like that, right? I need to create the impression of a kind adult to ease the child’s wariness.

Then, I’ll feed him well to plump him up, and when his uncle comes to find him, I’ll safely send him off.

‘If I invest just three months in this child, I can save my life and prevent the destruction of this wretched Morton family that guarantees my comfortable life.’

With that thought, I tried to say what I had planned.

But…

「1. Is this your first time as a slave? Do I have to teach you everything?

2. You’re so weak that you’re not even worth ordering around. Get out, you’re annoying.

3. Get rid of that filthy wolf smell first. It’s disgusting.」

I was left speechless, staring at the sudden choices that appeared before me.

“…?”

What is this, dear writer!

I silently cursed the unknown author who created this world.

I tried to ignore the choices and speak, but no sound came from my throat.

Gulp, my tense Adam’s apple bobbed as the fleeting moment felt like an eternity.

“Lady Remi?”