The Strongest Daughter-In-Law Of The Black Lion Family [EN]: Chapter 83

#83.

I hadn’t seen Ella throughout the wedding because she was wearing her hood low, her gaze fixed on the ground.

‘Why is Ella in Hebel [a religiously significant location]?’

This unexpected encounter gave me pause. Maybe this world isn’t progressing exactly as the novel depicted. Zerachiel often surprised me by showing a different side than the one in the book.

‘Well, I’ll figure it out as we spend time together.’

Deciding to shelve my suspicions for later, I reached out to Ella.

First and foremost, I was thrilled to meet the heroine.

“I’m Cherchia Zavissia. May I call you Ella?”

“Yes, please do.”

Ella shyly took my hand and murmured softly. Then, with a *pop*, rabbit ears sprouted from her head, and I couldn’t help but exclaim.

“Cute……”

“O-oh.”

Ella covered her ears with her hands, flustered. It seemed she was having a difficult time maintaining her human form.

She might be struggling more because she hasn’t reached adulthood yet.

‘It’s strange. The Ella in the original story would have handled this with ease.’

I don’t know what happened to Ella, but I’ll find out as we get to know each other.

Just as Ella was leading me to my lodgings, a small commotion erupted from the direction we’d come, followed by a loud explosion.

With a familiar entrance, Rachel rubbed her nose, looking somewhat embarrassed.

“Looks like he’s already here.”

Kiera adjusted her glasses and added,

“That’s right, it seems he has arrived.”

Who on earth could it be?

Surely it’s not who I’m thinking of, is it?

I looked back and forth between Rachel and Kiera with an uneasy expression. Rachel awkwardly avoided my gaze and said,

“It’s Ricky’s… presence.”

I knew it. I knew it would be.

That crazy Black Lion.

How dangerous is it to use pheromones in Hebel? [Pheromones are chemical signals used for communication, often associated with attraction or dominance.]

Especially since I knew that a beast with pheromones as potent as Zerachiel’s would be particularly burdened by using his power in Hebel.

And yet, he uses his power so freely.

I don’t know why he keeps causing trouble without thinking about his own well-being. Seeing my expression darken, Kiera carefully added,

“But it doesn’t seem like he used pheromones.”

“Ah. At least he has some sense left.”

I let out a deep sigh. It was a relief if he hadn’t used pheromones. I would have been furious if he had strained himself to use his power.

I glanced at Ella for a moment and said to Kiera,

“Kiera, can you go and tell him not to cause trouble and to come quickly?”

“I will go.”

Kiera calmly accepted the order and quickly disappeared. I turned to Rachel.

“Zerachiel seems to take after his mother.”

“He is my son, of course.”

“His flamboyant entrance without any warning is exactly like his mother.”

“That sounds like an insult?”

“Not at all.”

I smiled brightly, and Rachel smiled back. It was an undeniable truth, so we just laughed.

As Kiera disappeared, Ella tilted her head.

“Didn’t you know your husband was coming here?”

“I was too flustered, so I just left a note and came.”

“Ah……”

Ella only moved her lips as if she couldn’t believe it. After a moment, she frowned and muttered,

“He hates coming to Hebel more than death.”

“How do you know that?”

I tilted my head at Ella, who spoke as if she knew about my husband. Ella widened her eyes and explained,

“Ah, I heard it from a senior here.”

She even waved her hands and added an explanation.

“It’s not that I’m interested or anything like that! Besides, I heard that the little master of Zavissia has a particularly hard time in Hebel.”

“I didn’t misunderstand you either.”

“Phew, that’s a relief.”

Ella sighed in relief, patting her chest. She seemed overly conscious of her surroundings, which made me feel sorry for her.

‘Why is she so cautious? She doesn’t have to be.’

I felt embarrassed for unintentionally making the heroine uncomfortable.

As Ella said, Zerachiel extremely disliked coming to Hebel. Because he had such potent pheromones, simply being here was a burden.

That’s why I deliberately only brought Rachel with me. I had already confirmed that I had no problem moving around in Hebel, so there was no issue at all.

I was planning to sign the contract as soon as possible, extend my life, and return home in triumph.

But he couldn’t stand it and came running.

I did tell him to come after me if he wanted to, but I didn’t expect him to come running so eagerly.

Anyway, his obsession must run in the family.

Zachary and Zerachiel were both terribly obsessive men. But since they don’t act scary, the thought of running away has completely disappeared.

As I was grumbling, Ella hesitantly said,

“Well, I’ll go back now. I’ll be staying in the next room for a while, so please feel free to call me.”

She looked like she was very troubled to be with me. I called out to Ella.

“Ah, just a moment.”

“Yes?”

Ella looked at me with wide eyes. Her appearance was so cute that I lost my words for a moment, but I quickly regained my senses and opened my mouth.

“Do you know anything about the Saintess test?”

Ella’s eyes softened at the mention of the Saintess test. As if she was sorry for not taking care of that, she opened her mouth.

“Ah, the Saintess test is just a formality, so you don’t have to worry too much. I should have told you in advance.”

“I’m not asking to blame you.”

Actually, I wasn’t asking because I was curious about the test itself. I just blurted out anything because I was afraid Ella would be shy and back away.

“Still, since it’s a test, I’m a little worried.”

As I rubbed my chin and frowned, Ella said,

“You really don’t have to worry…… Um, if it’s okay with me, I can help you. O-of course, you don’t need my help, but if you need it…….”

“Of course, I need help.”

I immediately asked for help at the awaited answer. When I grabbed her hand and sparkled my eyes, Ella widened her eyes.

The rabbit ears, which she still hadn’t gotten rid of, perked up and showed surprise. It was as if she never thought I would need her help.

‘Is she living by reading people’s faces here?’

She seemed more subdued than when I saw her in the novel, which made me worry for no reason. It was because of the deeper depression than I expected.

To be honest, I didn’t ask her to help because I needed her help.

After all, I had roughly read the test procedure in the original story, and I had already signed a contract with Tebi, so I had enough qualifications.

My goal was to quickly pass the test and open the report.

Besides, the Saintess test was just a formality, as Ella said. So Naaman didn’t give me any special explanation.

Nevertheless, the reason I asked Ella for help was because I wanted to talk to her more.

Wouldn’t we become closer if we started a conversation?

Besides, usually when a suddenly disappeared heroine appears, something happens.

As a romance fantasy novel reader with considerable experience, Ella’s appearance felt unusual. Well, even if that wasn’t the case, wouldn’t it be good to be friends with the heroine?

Since I was given such an opportunity right in front of me, it would be foolish to miss it.

While I’m at it, I thought it would be good to find out why Ella’s pheromones disappeared and why she’s in Hebel while staying here.

Then Ella wiggled her fingers and said,

“Then I’ll help you.”

Her shy face was so lovely. Feeling a tickling sensation in my heart, I talked a lot without realizing it.