The Strongest Daughter-In-Law Of The Black Lion Family [EN]: Chapter 117

#117.

As expected, Chelsia’s stubbornness won out, and all three of them wore dumbfounded expressions. Seizing the opportunity, Chelsia raised her voice.

“I’m telling you, there’s no need to worry so much! Everyone here knows I haven’t been slacking off. I can protect myself.”

Chelsia had been diligently training to protect herself while staying in the Javisi territory.

She made full use of the strength she discovered when she hit Jerarkiel, practicing relentlessly, and even learned swordsmanship from Ella.

Besides, she had Tebi, who specialized in defense, and Jonathan, who was skilled in the Thirty-Six Stratagems [a collection of Chinese military strategies], by her side.

With Jonathan, who would dig tunnels all over the continent at her word, there was nowhere on this continent Chelsia couldn’t escape to.

If the opponent was unexpectedly strong, she could rely on Tebi for defense and hold out until Jerarkiel arrived.

Now that she had completed her adult transformation, which had been the biggest obstacle, there was no reason to be overprotected anymore.

Then Rachel said,

“I know, I know. But it’s a fact that you have the lowest combat power among us, isn’t it? How can I not worry just because a small booger became a big booger?”

Now that she was openly being called a big booger, Chelsia glared fiercely.

“Mother, whose side are you on?”

“I’m always on our daughter-in-law’s side. Ahem~”

Rachel awkwardly smiled and stroked Chelsia’s fuming head. Eventually, Rachel, who had been won over by her persistence, said,

“The kid wants to go so badly, why don’t you just take her? If problems arise during the negotiation, she can solve them herself anyway.”

“Rachel…….”

Zachary looked at Rachel resentfully for siding with Chelsia, unable to stop her. Then Jerarkiel spoke.

“It’s suspicious that they’re specifically asking for you. Especially since their attitude changed as soon as you revealed yourself to the outside world.”

That was a bit suspicious. Chelsia’s inability to complete her adult transformation was a closely guarded secret in Javisi.

She hadn’t completed her adult transformation even though she was long past the age she should have.

But the more they tried to hide it, the more distorted the rumors became.

Since Chelsia didn’t come out of Javisi Castle, rumors spread that she was ill.

To make matters worse, there was even a rumor that the Black Lion had eaten the Saintess.

To refute this, Chelsia went on vacation to Illangbore in the west as soon as she completed her adult transformation.

It was to show that she was perfectly fine, but that seemed to have caught Page’s attention.

Chelsia said,

“Anyway, a breakdown in negotiations is out of the question! And if you don’t take me, I won’t talk to any of you three anymore!”

Faced with Chelsia’s stubborn attitude, Jerarkiel came up with an absurd solution.

“Wouldn’t it be faster to just wipe out the North this time? If you allow it, I’ll do my best.”

Only bizarre thoughts come out of that pretty head.

Chelsia smiled and covered Jerarkiel’s mouth.

“Riki, shut that pretty mouth of yours.”

But Jerarkiel wasn’t one to obey so easily.

“Just with words?”

He even feigned innocence and stuck out his lips. It was like a provocation saying, ‘If you kiss me, I’ll be quiet.’

At that moment, Chelsia’s hand was raised, of course.

Slap—!

Jerarkiel, who kissed a palm instead of lips, wore a sulky expression.

“I meant for you to do it with your mouth.”

“Should I do it with my foot next time?”

“Maybe a hand would be better?”

Even after kissing a palm close to violence instead of sweet lips, he didn’t come to his senses and made a ridiculous pun.

Zachary, who watched all of this, said a word.

“Who does he take after? He needs to know the time and place.”

That’s right.

It seemed like Father was finally thinking straight after a long time.

Just as Chelsia was about to cheer for Zachary, Rachel interjected.

“Who else? He’s just like you.”

“……I can’t deny it. In that sense, you wouldn’t happen to want to shut my mouth, would you, darling?”

No. Now that I see it, she must have said that out of envy.

Since Zachary and Rachel got back together, they’ve been so lovey-dovey that they’ve been setting fires [a metaphor for being overly romantic or passionate] whenever they meet.

Like husband, like wife, they’re always flirting with each other, which is quite an eyesore.

‘No wonder Grandpa shouted at them to just take her away.’

In fact, it hadn’t been long since Rachel and Zachary had reunited.

To be exact, it hadn’t been long since they had received permission from Wilhelm, Rachel’s father and the head of her family.

I wouldn’t want to entrust my daughter to a guy who dumped her without even giving a reason.

Even if he found out the circumstances later, the resentment wouldn’t disappear so quickly.

But who is Zachary? The head of the Javisi family, the most hopeless among the beastmen, and the true crazy beauty of this era who gave birth to Jerarkiel.

As you sow, so shall you reap, and the saying that crazy people give birth to crazy people was the established theory in beastman academia.

It was fortunate that he was at least pretty. Otherwise, he would have been useless.

‘Seeing that he endured exactly as many years as Rachel was kicked out and sent her back, Grandpa must have opposed it because he was worried about Mother.’

Of course, seeing that he endured that much, Grandpa’s temper seemed to be no less than Rachel’s.

I could tell just by seeing him handcuff and drag away his daughter, who openly disobeyed the family head’s order to return, every day.

Chelsia clenched her fists and trembled at the sudden lovey-dovey display of the lovebirds. Fortunately, Rachel responded coldly to Zachary’s flirting.

“No, I don’t.”

“That can’t be?”

“I’ll tear apart even a beastman, Zachary.”

“Even a murder threat is lovely.”

I’m scared, everyone.

Chelsia shuddered at the suddenly brutal conversation between the couple.

Then, noticing that the point had been blurred, she desperately shouted.

“Hey! The meeting isn’t over yet, you know? Is everyone listening to me?!”

“Very well.”

In response, Rachel yawned and made a blatantly bored expression.

“Your voice has gotten better since you’ve grown up.”

Zachary smiled contentedly and said something else, while Jerarkiel was still shyly touching his slapped lips.

‘This family is hopeless.’

Chelsia despaired at this family meeting heading somewhere between chaos, destruction, and annihilation.

As the only normal person, she felt an ominous premonition that this meeting would be prolonged.

Then Herman intervened like a savior.

“May I say a word?”

Winking at Chelsia, it seemed he was going to support her.

“Go ahead.”

As soon as Zachary’s permission was given, Herman poured out words like a clear stream.

“To call off the negotiations now is a dangerous decision, like pouring oil on fire [exacerbating a situation]. Besides, most of the areas that haven’t even been searched yet are territories under the influence of the Northern tribes. In the first place, conquering that area by force would take time, but our side’s losses are expected to be quite large.”

‘Herman, nice shot!’

Chelsia secretly gave Herman a thumbs up. Then she urged Zachary to make a decision quickly.

“See? Why try to shed precious blood when there’s an easy way to go?”

“Hmm…….”

“Be honest. You just want to wipe them out because you don’t like Page, right?”

“I’m not such an ignorant beastman.”

“You’re already causing trouble ignorantly and accumulating resentment from the continent! If you kick away the negotiations here, you’ll really be going too far!”

As Chelsia shouted, Zachary said as if he couldn’t help it.

“I understand, so please sit down.”

At that moment, Chelsia sat demurely and blinked her eyes as if she had never shouted. It was clear that Herman and her persuasion had worked.

“Hehet. So, am I going?”

Zachary muttered with a look of exhaustion on his face at Chelsia’s nonchalance.

“Yes. But stay close to Jerarkiel.”

“Yes! I’ll stick to you like a cicada on an old tree [clingy and inseparable]!”

Chelsia was already clinging to Jerarkiel and grinning as if she were a Northerner.

Herman watched all of this with a satisfied smile.

As always, the family meeting was noisy, but in the end, the final decision always rested with the little white ferret madam.

“Then I’ll prepare knowing that.”

It meant that Chelsia had long become the power behind the throne in Javisi.