The Strongest Daughter-In-Law Of The Black Lion Family [EN]: Chapter 102

#102.

Having landed a solid blow on his jaw, I growled, maintaining a safe distance while keeping a firm hold on Ella.

“If you make that disgusting noise one more time, you’ll lose your *other* leg!”

“Oho, feisty.”

He gave me a thumbs-up, even as blood streamed from his nose – a reaction only a thoroughly deranged beastman could have.

*Beating him isn’t working.*

Naturally dismayed, I said with disgust,

“Besides, I’m already married!”

And even if I *were* single, there’s absolutely no way I’d marry a kidnapper!

I glared at him, and he shrugged, spouting nonsense.

“Doesn’t matter, does it? Remarriage is common anyway, right?”

“Um… it’s common sense that you have to get divorced *before* you can remarry.”

“Aha?”

*Is he stupid?*

Aha, my foot!

I rubbed the back of my neck, looking at the guy who wouldn’t listen to a word I said. The very idea that there was a guy in this world who would ask a married woman to remarry him was absurd.

Ella seemed to feel the same way, wearing a dumbfounded expression. A moment later, she bared her teeth and hissed.

“Krrrk!”

It seemed like she was trying to protect me, but sadly, the tiny rabbit in my arms wasn’t very threatening.

Look at those herbivorous, gentle teeth without a single fang.

If I had a carrot, I would have fed it to her right away. They were such adorable little teeth.

Still, having Ella by my side made me feel courageous, even in enemy territory.

At that moment, the guy, who had been wearing a serious expression, opened his mouth.

“Then, will you get a divorce and come with me?”

“Seriously, you only talk nonsense.”

“Well, I’m a dog beastman, after all.”

The guy wiped under his nose with his hand and made a shy expression. *I* was the one who felt embarrassed by that.

“Don’t tell me you’re *actually* a dog…”

If a dog beastman talks nonsense, is that dog talk or just nonsense? I was dumbfounded by how the meaning changed completely with just one space.

*This is a disaster. The opponent is more ignorant and clueless than I thought.*

The feeling that no attack worked on the opponent was a first since Ivan. At least Ivan had *some* sense, but this guy doesn’t even have that!

*What do I do? At this rate, I might really end up in a double marriage!*

And the day Zerachiel finds out about that, this whole area might be annihilated.

I felt a chill and hugged Ella tightly, shivering.

At that moment, one of the beastmen who had been hesitating next to the leader spoke up.

“K-Kainric-nim [term of respect]. I-I have something to tell you.”

“What is it? Can’t you see I’m proposing?”

Kainric answered irritably, and the subordinate, his face pale, lowered his head as if burying it in the ground and pleaded.

“T-t-that person seems to be the rumored white ferret.”

“Huh?”

*Oh, finally, someone who knows me.*

I looked at his subordinate with warm eyes, feeling a glimmer of hope. But finding hope in enemy territory was as foolish as finding a pearl on a sandy beach.

The subordinate whispered loudly so that everyone could hear.

“You know, that mystical white ferret who stopped the madness of Jabishi!”

*I wonder if there’s any point in whispering like that?*

His diction was so good that it was easy to hear. The funny thing was that the person speaking was also making a surprised expression.

*This place is a little strange…*

It seemed that my rumors had spread far and wide across the continent. Having been promoted to a mystical white ferret in a matter of days, I shrugged my shoulders.

*Now that you know who I am, it would be good for your well-being to beg for forgiveness and let me go politely. My husband might come running like a crazy lion, shaking his mane, soon.*

“I thought there was something extraordinary about you.”

Kainric muttered in a low voice, then got up and climbed back onto the wagon. Perhaps because he was a dog beastman, his jumping ability was amazing.

“This is perfect. I wanted to meet the little master of Jabishi anyway.”

“B-but, Kainric-nim! Zerachiel Rune Jabishi is rumored to be cruel… Heeik!”

The subordinate turned pale as he spoke, then fainted. It was because Kainric had shot pheromones at him.

“Are there any other beastmen who want to object to my words?”

Kainric’s words silenced the crowd. I stared at Kainric, whose atmosphere had changed strangely.

*The atmosphere changes like this again when Jabishi is mentioned.*

I thought Kainric must hate Jabishi very much, but then…

*Poong.*

With the light sound of air bursting, a tail appeared on Kainric’s butt.

As I watched the scene of a tan tail resembling a large dog spinning like a propeller, a subordinate belatedly informed Kainric.

“K-Kainric-nim. A-again, the t-tail…”

“Huh?”

Kainric’s eyes widened as if he had just discovered his tail. Even in the midst of all this, his tail didn’t stop.

*Could this be?*

I was about to diagnose Kainric’s strange behavior when…

Suddenly, he jumped up, snorting, and shouted.

“Hey! Am I going to meet him for real? The chance to see Zerachiel-nim with my own eyes again?! Do you know how much I’ve been waiting for this day?!”

“Uaaak! S-sorry!”

The subordinate screamed and took three steps back, then prostrated himself and began to beg.

I couldn’t contain my curiosity and tilted my head.

“Hey, why are you looking forward to meeting my husband?”

“T-that’s!”

Kainric started twisting his body shyly before he could finish speaking. His body was already burly, but twisting it made it seem like all his muscles would pop out, making him terrifying.

I frowned at the bizarre sight, and Kainric said.

“Zerachiel-nim is the savior and hero of my life!”

*And you’re a thief who plundered the wife of that savior?*

I felt strangely empty at this absurd development and laughed.

“Ahahaha.”

I thought there would be normal people outside Jabishi territory.

Since every beastman I meet is like this, it was clear that this world was doomed.

Still, it was refreshing to see a beastman who liked Jabishi for the first time.

“Aren’t you afraid of Jabishi?”

“Why should I be afraid?”

“Well, everyone treats him like a madman who might go crazy at any moment. Of course, *I* don’t think so.”

“Hmph! That’s just a bluff to hide the fact that they’re scared because they’re weak.”

Kainric couldn’t understand why Jabishi was being criticized and punched the wagon with his fist. His strength was so great that the solid wagon was dented.

At that moment, Kainric and I made eye contact. We sized each other up for a while.

I smiled and reached out my hand towards the wagon first.

“Now that I see it, you were a dog who could talk.”

“You’re the one who took Zerachiel-nim’s side. You’re an amazing white ferret, aren’t you?”

“I’m a *bit* amazing.”

“I’m amazing too for catching you.”

As we were complimenting each other and shaking hands, the beastmen around us whispered. Well, it was a natural reaction since the two of us had been fighting over marriage until just now.

*But it’s the first time I’ve seen a beastman who is friendly to Jabishi.*

I had been fighting a lonely battle to protect my family every time, so I felt like I had found a comrade, and I felt very good. Therefore, I forgot that I had been kidnapped, and my inner intimacy with Kainric increased. I casually tapped him on the shoulder and said.

“I’m sorry for hitting you earlier. I was angry because you were talking nonsense like a dog, ah, no, dog talk, um… So, you were making sounds like a dog beastman.”

It was a funny pun that would have been an insult if someone else had heard it, but it wasn’t an insult because the other person was a dog beastman. Then Kainric patted me on the back and shouted.

“It’s okay, it’s okay! It felt like a cotton swab anyway?”

“Cover the lump on your chin first and then talk.”

“Ahem.”

Kainric slyly covered his chin and grinned. After continuing a friendly conversation like friends who had met after a long time, I brought up the main point.

“Then, can I go now?”

I was relieved that he would let me go, but suddenly Kainric said seriously.

“No?”

“?”

*What, we were just getting along!*