The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 100

Cradled in my father’s arms, I gazed at the ceiling and sobbed uncontrollably, clutching his clothes as if letting go would mean losing him forever.

‘Ah, my vision is blurring.’

Was it from crying too much? I paused, rubbing my eyes. A sharp pain pierced my temples, followed by someone’s desperate scream echoing in my ears.

“Aaaaaaaaargh!!!”

The sound felt like it would burst my eardrums. Gasping for breath, I covered my ears, but it wasn’t coming from outside. It was swirling from somewhere within me.

‘A hallucination? A vision? What is this?’

I found myself looking down at a scene.

A land turned to ruins.

Houses burning, and castle walls destroyed.

People transformed into animals, either fleeing or wailing…

Amidst the grotesque corpses with broken arms and shattered heads, the sky that should have been blue was a deep crimson.

Confused and unable to understand what this was, I spotted someone. My father was there, his long silver hair flowing down.

And he was… hugging someone, his head bowed low-

‘That’s me, isn’t it?’

I was gaunt and much older than I am now, but I couldn’t mistake myself. It was me.

My cheeks were sunken, and my complexion was terrible. My hair was dry and brittle, and my skin was a sickly gray.

I wasn’t moving at all. It was as if I wasn’t even breathing. Like I was dead.

‘What is this? What is it? Could it be the future?’

A chill ran down my spine. Goosebumps erupted on my skin as if spiders were crawling on it.

My father seemed devastated, hugging me and endlessly stroking my cheek. Then, without a word, he lifted his head and stared at the sky… His face was so desolate that I couldn’t dare say anything to him.

I had seen that look before. It was the expression Inanna had when she lost Ariadne.

A look that said everything in the world was worthless. The regret and despair that come when losing a child seemed to be exactly 100 times the love for that child.

I didn’t know for sure… but I was swept away by the wave of emotions.

“!!!”

Then, my father let out a sound as if his internal organs were being torn apart.

At the end of that terrible cry, as if he were vomiting his lungs, the entire sky distorted, and a huge hole appeared.

“Aaaargh!”

“Save me!!!”

From the hole, monsters I had never seen before poured down like rain.

The screams of the people grew louder, and the scent of blood carried on the wind intensified. Then, someone appeared before my father.

“Give me Florin.”

Ah, that voice.

I knew it without even looking. It was Father.

“Who do you think you are, stealing her away? You crazy bastard.”

Father!

Surprised, I turned to see Father, bearing a massive wound that couldn’t be healed even with magic.

The strongest and most amazing person I knew was Father, so who could have inflicted such a terrible wound on him?

‘Could it be… Could it be Father?’

I tried to approach, but floating in the air, I couldn’t. No matter how much I struggled, I remained in the same spot.

‘Don’t fight!’

On the verge of tears, I shouted as loud as I could, even though I knew it wouldn’t be heard.

– You’re a good child.

It was then.

Behind me, a bright light appeared, and someone covered my eyes.

– This is the story of a world that was once created and then destroyed. So, should I say it’s the story before the world regressed?

Regression?

– It’s a vanished future, so there’s nothing to worry about. I just wanted to show you how much your father loves you, so I set aside this video.

…Who are you?

‘Why are you suddenly showing me this, and how can you show it to me?’

And a vanished future?

– It’s almost time for you to know my existence. But let’s become friends first, so the baby won’t be surprised, shall we?

A feeling that was both infinitely light and heavy.

‘I know this feeling.’

I had felt this exact sensation somewhere before.

‘It was definitely a dream. The dream I had before coming here.’

A light, so gentle it brought tears to my eyes, enveloped me and told me that this body was originally mine.

‘Could it be that the person in that dream was you…?’

I didn’t know what was going on, but as I clung to that thought and asked, the other party chuckled.

– Strictly speaking, I’m not a ‘person.’ But yes. It’s true that I intervened in this world back then.

If not a person, then a divine being? Coming to Arkhalik was already unbelievable, and finding my father was a miracle, so I felt like I could believe that the one showing me visions and talking to me was a god.

– The baby is more perceptive than I thought. As expected of my incarnation.

But as soon as I thought that, the other party quickly responded. Their reaction was so fast, as if they wanted me to recognize them.

‘What’s going on? Why is a god coming to me?’

Could it be that I’m being punished for impersonating a saintess?!

As soon as I thought that, I heard laughter.

– Impersonation? What a cute thought. I came because I wanted to let you know. You have finally returned to where you belong. It took a long time to bring you back to your original place. So now, just be happy.

Saying to be happy so concretely, it didn’t seem like they were trying to inflict divine punishment.

‘Still, I’m very confused right now! Please explain properly!’

If you’re a god, are you the one who gave me divine power? Is this my second life?

‘Is that why I said strange things to Dante? And just went to places I didn’t know?’

– I want to explain everything, but it’s not the right time yet. But the answer to all those questions is ‘yes.’

Oh my god.

I only asked those questions because I was curious, but the fact that the answer was affirmative shocked me even more. My head felt like it was about to explode from information overload.

– Now, don’t think too complicatedly. Just know that your father is your real father, and he loved you enough to destroy the world. You’ll know everything later…

The voice of the one who called themselves a god gradually faded away, and I returned to reality.

What had just happened seemed like a fleeting moment. My father was still holding me tightly, and so was I.

Emotion still surged within me, but it was also a bit absurd.

‘Seriously, barging into someone else’s reunion and then leaving after saying what you want?!’

What kind of god does that?!

I huffed and puffed, but this time there was no response.

Wow, they really live comfortably.

‘Ah, by the way…’

I think I should go see Father soon.

Instead of chasing after a god I couldn’t catch, I decided to do what I could in the present moment.

“F… Father. Um, I think we need to find Father now.”

“…Could you call me that again?”

“Um… Father? Uh, there’s a crack in the ceiling, you know.”

Crack, crack, crack.

A very ominous sound echoed from somewhere, and petals from my flowers fluttered down from the ceiling.

It looked like it would collapse any second, so I covered my father’s head with both arms.

No matter how I looked at it, my father seemed to be a bit emotionally sensitive, mentally weak, and extreme. Destroying the world because I died.

‘I don’t know how that world ended up regressing-‘

But the fact that my father was the one who shattered the world was a problem.

‘I have to protect him so that doesn’t happen.’

With so many shocking things happening, I became calm instead.

I didn’t know what to be more shocked about.

‘But why did I die so gaunt in that vanished future?’

As soon as one problem of finding my family was solved, several more questions multiplied.

Since the one who could give me answers wasn’t responding, there was nothing I could do.

“Florin!!!”

Eventually, the ceiling collapsed, and Father jumped down with a terrifying force.

Following him, Hwiran appeared with a troubled expression, and Yuri with a fierce one. I instinctively sensed that if I didn’t stop this situation, something terrible would happen, so I waved my hands wildly.

“I’m here! Father cried so much that I couldn’t get out right away!”

Father, what is that you’re swinging in your hand? That black thing. It’s scary, so please put it away quickly.

I emphasized as much as possible that I was safe and sound.

“He’s really my father! Eek?!”

As I was jumping up and down, trying to get out of his arms, my father, who had been still, hugged me tightly and wouldn’t let me go.

He was shedding tears again, and it seemed like if I got out of here, he would really burst into tears and collapse, so I just watched and waved my hand.

“Father, Father, you should get up now too. Aren’t your legs getting numb?”

He’s kneeling like a sinner. He’s going to get cramps. Besides, he’s old….

I was also a little worried about the condition of my father’s joints and cartilage.

I was lucky that his appearance wasn’t that of a grandfather, so calling him Father wasn’t too awkward, but he was still three thousand years old.

“Thank goodness… I thought you had been kidnapped.”

“Hehe, it’s okay, Father. Thank you for coming to save me. Yuri, thank you too!”

I flapped my arms like wings and smiled brightly, looking at the shaking turquoise eyes.

The vanished future that the god showed me didn’t just mean that Father had a deep love for me. There were two hidden meanings within it.

The first was-

‘He’s the one who came to save even the dead me. Father is.’

So I realized.

Ah, I have two fathers.