The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 1

Chapter 1. Let’s Become the Daughter-in-Law of the Dribblyane Family!

“You have competed for a long time to be chosen.”

My father’s low voice echoed in my ears.

I swallowed hard, clenching my fingers as if I might break them.

The atmosphere was heating up. The pheromones of extremely excited alphas were raging everywhere.

“The next head of the family will be the one chosen by the appointed mistress. Only the most outstanding male among you is qualified to be chosen.”

Before me, three handsome men were kneeling with their eyes covered.

The first, Ian Dribblyane, is the head of the empire’s largest assassin guild, ‘Joker.’

He raised his chin, wearing a subtly deranged smile. The way he slightly tilted his head toward me…

It was as if he would unleash his assassin group to eliminate his half-brothers if he wasn’t chosen.

“Baby, if it’s hard to choose, shall I make sure there’s only one option left?”

“No!”

Of course!

I hurriedly and emphatically denied it.

That was 100% genuine. Ian was a scary man who was willing to leave only himself as an option and then patiently wait until I loved him.

“I’m okay with whatever you do. I even cleaned up when you slapped the Pope in the back of the head, didn’t I?”

Well, yes, but…

I flinched at Ian’s kind words. That was the biggest mess I had ever caused.

‘But I didn’t know that guy was the Pope of the Holy Empire! Besides, who was it that cheered me on to hit him a few more times!’

Thinking about it, I felt a bit wronged. He must have deliberately provoked me back then.

“Hey, Dong-geul. You’re going to pick me anyway, so what are you hesitating for? What a waste of time.”

It was then that the second man, radiating decadent beauty, growled and interjected.

Dante Dribblyane.

The youngest member of the ‘Paladins,’ a worldwide knight order consisting only of Sword Masters [elite knights who have mastered sword techniques].

He was cracking his knuckles as if trying to suppress his impatience. But why did it look like he was about to kidnap me and run away?

Usually, he presented a restrained appearance as a well-trained knight, but… in fact, Dante was highly impulsive and unpredictable.

‘And the youngest….’

Even while the two were making their cases, I shifted my gaze to the one who remained silent.

‘I bet he’s smiling with his eyes.’

Even though he was covered with a blindfold, I felt like I knew. That kid would be looking straight at me even at this moment. Even if a thin cloth obscured his vision, he wouldn’t take his eyes off me. Because that’s the kind of kid he is.

Yuuri Yerevan Helicoprion Dribblyane.

The only crown prince of the Magic Empire.

He was notorious for his persistence. Well, when you think about it, none of the three were lacking in persistence, but…

Especially! Being *particularly* persistent was something to be wary of.

“Noona [term of endearment used by a younger male to address an older female].”

Yuuri crawled on his knees and pressed his cheek into my hand with a plop.

“Yuuri only listens to Noona.”

It wasn’t a plea not to abandon him, nor a threat about what I could expect after taming him.

Because he wouldn’t talk to me like that.

Only a lovely tone. A harmless attitude and a docile expression.

He acted like a cute little beast who willingly handed me his leash.

Soon, Yuuri rubbed his lips on the inside of my palm with his unique charm. My toes curled up for no reason, and I had to struggle to maintain my composure.

“It will be difficult, but it’s inevitable since we have thick beast blood.”

My father gently wrapped his arm around my shoulder and quietly declared.

“Now, Florin. It’s time to choose your husband.”

*Thump.*

As I exhaled, my heart sank for no reason.

My heart rate gradually increased.

‘Now… one of these three will become my husband.’

In this world, there are seven superior species that God loves so much that they are said to have been given special powers and status.

One of them is the Saber-toothed Tiger Clan, Dribblyane.

The king of beasts. Those blessed by the devil. The center of the Magic Empire and a prestigious family with enormous wealth and power comparable to the imperial family.

But more important than that is… Dribblyane is the world’s best arms dealer.

In the original story, they were described as villains who unhesitatingly sold weapons, maintained wars, and profited from them.

‘Then, in the end, they had a love triangle with the female lead in the middle and met a friendly end of annihilation….’

I am now becoming the official mistress of a family with such a future waiting for me.

It was something I had been waiting for for a long time.

“For the record, I don’t care who you marry. The conclusion is the same anyway – they become my son-in-law.”

“Father, what if my choice is not right?”

“Dribblyane will be ruined. Don’t worry.”

Excuse me, but that’s very encouraging…!

I hadn’t been sleeping well lately, so my head was spinning. I sighed and hesitated for a moment.

Ending a relationship is so difficult. I wanted to run away, but if there was one thing I hadn’t learned as the daughter-in-law of the Dribblyane family, it was how to back down.

I only know how to bite.

Well, I’m a beast too.

‘Really. When I first possessed this world, I never thought I could create such a future.’

I don’t know how busy I’ve been trying to prevent Dribblyane from going bankrupt like in the original story.

It wasn’t over yet either.

The real war starts from the second half of the original story.

To protect the family from the clutches of the female lead that this world loves so much, the choice I have to make is-

“Father, I….”

When a word finally slipped out of my lips, I was reminded of something from a long time ago.

The first time I met my father was one winter when I had possessed this world seven times.

* * *

‘Crazy, a strange ceiling!’

As the protagonists in romance fantasy novels usually do, I immediately realized that this was a possession as soon as I opened my eyes. If there was a very slight difference from other possessors, it was that I welcomed the possession with all my body.

‘Wow, this is a fancy bedroom that looks like I could bite into a diamond spoon [be born into extreme wealth]?’

I looked around at the surrounding scenery and then inwardly cheered.

‘God, thank you! Thank you! I guess this is what it meant to have a big break in my life…!’

My last memory was shaking and flipping off a truck that was speeding away after a hit-and-run. I died cursing all sorts of things, but it turned out that it was a possession truck!

It wasn’t a life I particularly regretted, so I was rather glad. I felt a bit uncomfortable and stiff, but so what? I guess it’s because I’m a newborn baby.

I didn’t take it seriously and enjoyed the happiness first.

‘The bedroom smells nice too.’

Is it a childcare story after all?!

If it’s an opportunity to start everything anew like the protagonists of various childcare stories, then that’s even better.

I don’t know why they call it a childcare story instead of a baby tycoon story, but whatever, the important thing is that I’m ready to accept this possession.

‘What’s my identity? Maybe a member of the imperial family? Or maybe royalty?’

A pure gold leopard was decorating the fancy dressing table that a queen of a country would use. Stained glass with lingonberry flowers engraved on the top of the wide window was embedded, and there were well-maintained flower pots everywhere.

An elegant green couch and blue pottery collectibles.

The family portraits that filled the walls…?

‘Well, it seems like it’s more of a middle-aged noblewoman’s taste than a baby’s, but…’

I guess it’s mom’s room!

Ten years of experience as a romance fantasy reader. After looking around here and there with the eyes of a hawk, I was convinced.

I hit the jackpot!

‘Now, even if I just breathe, I can live surrounded by people who say that it’s a national holiday 365 days a year because the young lady breathed!’

Sob.

I am Kim Ah-ram. My parents died early while exploring, so I was left to live with relatives at the age of thirteen. From then on, I lived trying not to be hated and not to cause trouble.

Fortunately, I was genetically blessed with a strong liver, so as soon as I became an adult… I got an excavator license and became independent.

At first, the older men were very territorial, but because I was so easygoing like my parents, it wasn’t difficult to fit in.

‘Ah, looking back, it was a fun life.’

I don’t have any regrets though.

‘Could it be that there’s such a reward after death for not illegally downloading and paying for everything with a formal payment even though I didn’t have much money?’

I recalled the purchase list of my Kakao Pay X app and wiped my nose.

After all, childcare stories… hooray?

“Pretty lingonberry flowers have bloomed, Mother.”

“Oh my. I feel good because it seems to mean that you will return safely from the battlefield again this time.”

Huh? But why are you pointing a watering can at me?

A few seconds later, I was sweating coldly. Something was seriously wrong.

‘Why am I not a human?!’

*Thud.*

With my scream, a pretty flower fell.

Later, as I repeatedly possessed this world, I learned that this place was in a 19+ dark and twisted novel called 『The Fallen Saintess and the Beasts of Madness』.

In this hot reverse harem of beastmen, where more than half of the content is scenes of the protagonists XXing and XXXing anywhere… I was none other than….

I possessed a tree that a noblewoman was raising.

Ugh, send me back!