The Strongest Daughter-In-Law Of The Black Lion Family [EN]: Chapter 107

#107.

Iban sighed in relief at my horrified denial.

“Phew, that’s a relief. I almost executed him on the spot, didn’t I?”

“How did you get here?”

“Speaking of which, what are you doing here, Lady Chelsia? A wedding? If Lord Jerakiel finds out, he’ll be furious.”

“It’s complicated.”

I massaged my throbbing forehead and sighed deeply.

“Anyway, let’s go back.”

Just as Iban was about to come to my side, Kanehlich’s subordinates surrounded him. The most rugged-looking one among them warned,

“Surrender peacefully, and we’ll spare your life.”

“I should be the one saying that line.”

Iban cracked his knuckles and stretched his neck before grinning. His usual spacey expression was enough to irritate anyone.

Honestly, Iban was a naturally provocative troublemaker, starting with his face.

“Why are you grinning like that?”

“Hahaha, I just have a naturally smiling face. Is this the first time you’ve seen such a handsome beastman?”

“What are you talking about!”

“Everyone denies it at first~ But once you fall for my charm, there’s no escape, you know?”

Iban began to tease his opponent with a slick smile. The fact that he wasn’t intentionally trying to provoke them made it even more devastating.

“Shut your mouth!”

The moment one of them couldn’t stand it and lunged at Iban,

Bang! The beastman who had charged at Iban was suddenly kissing the floor. Iban stepped on him and said cheerfully,

“Everyone, freeze. Anyone who moves from now on dies~ I’m in a hurry to leave, you see? I don’t have time to control my strength, so let’s just surrender quietly, okay?”

No sooner had Iban’s warning ended than Kanehlich’s subordinates began to charge at once.

Surprisingly, no one could lay a hand on Iban. Rather, they were pushed around by Iban and comically tripped over each other.

Iban strolled through them as if taking a leisurely walk. Moreover, despite his playful words, Iban’s eyes were as fierce as any wild beast.

“Oh?”

I silently applauded Iban’s serious side, which I was seeing for the first time. It seemed he hadn’t just become Jerakiel’s aide for nothing.

At that moment, Ayla approached me and checked my condition.

“Are you hurt anywhere? What on earth is going on? You have no idea how shocked I was when I saw Lady Chelsia’s carriage here.”

“Hwaa. I missed you, Ayla!”

I quickly hugged Ayla and acted spoiled. Seeing her face, who had always been by my side, my pent-up emotions exploded.

Honestly, being in prison was a bit tough.

I never wanted to experience the humid and damp underground prison again.

Moreover, being forced into a marriage made me feel even more miserable.

“Oh, my poor Chichi. You must have been so scared. There, there.”

Ayla was busy patting my back and trying to stop herself from chewing on her fist. This time, I didn’t care if Ayla ate her fist or her toes.

Then Kanehlich said,

“So, they finally came from Jabishi?”

At that moment, a terrifying aura emanated from Ayla’s body. I was startled and tried to look at Ayla, but I couldn’t see her expression because she was holding my head down.

“How dare you kidnap our precious little miss. You son of a bitch, I could chew you to pieces and still not be satisfied.”

“How did you know I was a dog?”

Hey, that’s not what she meant.

I frowned at Kanehlich, who was adding fuel to the fire.

“I’d love to tear you apart right now, but I’m not here for you today…”

Ayla paused mid-sentence.

“Huh? Where did he run off to?”

Ayla looked at the wedding altar with a dumbfounded expression. Victor, who had been pale as a sheet until just now, was nowhere to be seen.

He must have taken advantage of the emotional reunion between me and Ayla to escape.

“Ah, that guy? I think he ran off that way a while ago?”

Kanehlich grinned and pointed in the direction he had fled, and Ayla let out a hollow laugh.

“That little rat.”

Then, she tried to follow him while still holding me, but Kanehlich blocked her way.

“You’ll have to leave her behind.”

“What?”

“Not only did you disrupt the wedding, but now you’re going to steal the bride too?”

Anyone would think it’s real.

You were the one who stole the bride in the first place!

“Ayla, don’t worry about me for now and chase after Victor.”

“What? What are you saying? How can I go anywhere when Lady Chelsia is here?”

“Iban is here, too. What if you miss Victor because of me?”

“But…”

“It’s okay. And that guy wasn’t as bad as I thought.”

He was a thief who was friendly to Jabishi, which was a rare case, and I couldn’t just leave him to be beaten to a pulp.

‘Unless I can train him to be a great bootlicker for Jabishi [a flatterer or sycophant].’

If I could train Kanehlich, who was unpredictable, he would become an excellent bootlicker.

Just as Ayla was hesitating,

“I’ll chase after Victor.”

Iban, who had already beaten up all the thieves, said with a refreshing expression. Kanehlich was surprised and shouted.

“When did you!”

“Ah, they weren’t even worth a handful, so it was a bit annoying to play with them.”

He was indeed skilled at provoking the enemy.

Of course, the problem was that Kanehlich wasn’t a typical enemy.

“Amazing! I want to fight you!”

He seemed to want to fight any strong beastman.

Iban gave Kanehlich a disgruntled look, as his taunts had no effect on him. Then, as if he was annoyed, he turned his attention to Ayla.

“Well, I don’t mind fighting, but I’m a bit busy right now. Ayla is much stronger than me, so why don’t you fight her instead?”

“Oh? Really?”

“Hey, why are you dragging me into this!”

Ayla yelled and protested. But Iban, who would go to great lengths to avoid troublesome situations, was already far away.

“Then I’ll be off for justice!”

He even winked as he teased her, and Ayla grabbed the back of her neck.

“Ha, how long do I have to put up with that…”

She gnashed her teeth as if she wanted to pluck out the eyes that had seen Iban’s wink.

“So, I just have to defeat you first, is that it?”

At that moment, Kanehlich arrogantly challenged her to a fight. Ayla, who was already irritated by Iban, gently put me down to the side and said,

“Close your eyes and count to 10 seconds.”

“Are you sure? He’s stronger than you think.”

“A good beating is the best medicine for disobedient dogs.”

Ayla is scary.

I flinched at Ayla’s fierce appearance, which I was seeing for the first time. Come to think of it, she was also a member of Jabishi.

Moreover, before she was assigned to assist me, she was a brave warrior who had been on the front lines.

And that Ayla was chewing on her fists in front of me and shyly knitting hats for me.

I didn’t have weasel ears for a while, so I had to wear a hat, and Ayla was so enthusiastic about knitting hats.

I cupped Ayla’s cheeks and said,

“Don’t get hurt.”

“Ugh, don’t look at me with those eyes. I feel like I’m losing strength.”

“Ah! That won’t do!”

When I was startled and tried to let go, Ayla shook her head and said,

“Don’t worry. I get stronger when I lose strength. I get energized when I see cute things!”

Ayla said embarrassing things so well and turned me around.

“Okay, close your eyes, cover your ears, and count to exactly 10 seconds.”

“Okay!”

I obediently covered my ears with both hands as Ayla said.

Seeing this, Ayla seemed to chew on her fist once more before standing in front of Kanehlich with a determined face.

As Ayla said, I closed my eyes, covered my ears, and started counting to 10.

“One.”

Bang!

“Two.”

Crack!

“Three!”

Rumble, tumble!

“Four!”

Thud!

“Five!”

“Yelp, yelp, yelp!”

Surprisingly, before I could even finish counting to 10, I heard Kanehlich yelping and falling over through the gaps in my hands.

I was so surprised that I opened my eyes.

With a strong wave that shook the ground, the flowers that had been decorating the wedding hall were flying in the air for some reason.

And among them, a dog was flying with them.

Kanehlich, who had run out of strength and turned into a dog, looked at me pitifully. He was even letting out a pathetic cry.

“Yelp!”

I know… Why are you messing with just anyone?

I pretended not to see Kanehlich and closed my eyes again, starting to count.

“Six…”