The Strongest Daughter-In-Law Of The Black Lion Family [EN]: Chapter 172

#172.

Meanwhile, Tabi was relieved to see the spark return to Jerarkiel’s eyes.

— You’re finally awake.

“Guardian?”

Jerarkiel looked for Cherchia as soon as he saw Tabi.

“Why are you here? Where’s Cherchia?”

He was asking questions even though he couldn’t understand the Guardian. Tabi looked at Jerarkiel with a strange expression.

— …I see. You must be Jerarkiel Lun Zabis from the other side, since you know Cherchia.

*That such a thing is possible.*

Tabi was simply amazed by what was happening before her eyes.

In fact, this place was inside 『Ella’s Kingdom』, which they had entered through the white door. So, the Jerarkiel who had been rampaging before them shouldn’t have known Cherchia. Originally, the two should never have met.

But the Jerarkiel before her was looking for Cherchia. Realizing this, Tabi recalled her conversation with Cherchia.

‘Huh?’

Cherchia, who was about to return through the white door, suddenly stopped, and Tabi urged her on.

— What’s wrong?

Cherchia, who had been blank for a while despite her urging, suddenly raised her head and said.

‘Tabi, I suddenly feel that I’m connected to Jerarkiel by an imprint here. Look, the imprint mark is back.’

She then held out the place where the imprint was engraved. Tabi was just as embarrassed to see this.

— Really? But the two of you have never met here.

‘That’s strange. I only felt the imprint mark come alive now. I definitely didn’t feel it when I first came here. At some point, the imprint mark was revived.’

— …Does that mean the Black Lion here has become the Black Lion from the other world? Is that even possible?

Tabi made a puzzled expression, and Cherchia said quietly.

‘I don’t think we can go back like this. I think I need to check it out.’

— What are you going to check?

‘Actually, my father told me before that when he was rampaging, it was like he was dreaming. If my father’s unconsciousness resonated with this world at that time, wouldn’t that explain the current phenomenon? Jerarkiel over there was also starting to show signs of madness.’

— Are you saying that when madness occurs, consciousness moves around in a jumble? This Black Lion becomes that Black Lion?

‘I’m not sure, but it seems possible. So, even for a moment, I want to see Jerarkiel….’

— No. That’s too dangerous. The Black Lion here is rampaging right now. I’d rather go alone. If only I move, I can move faster than usual.

‘Really? Then can you go see Jerarkiel for a moment? And if Jerarkiel also has an imprint mark, use this to set him free.’

— This is…….

‘It’s pheromone stone that the Hebel priests gave me, filled with my pheromones. I think this will be enough to wake him up.’

— When did you steal this again?

At Tabi’s rebuke, Cherchia rubbed her nose with her finger.

‘Well, it’s like breathing now. Maybe I have a talent for this?’

Her appearance was so proud that Tabi made a disgusted expression.

— That’s not a compliment.

‘Hehe. Please, Tabi.’

— I understand, so go to the door first.

That’s how Tabi came to Jerarkiel. But Jerarkiel, who didn’t know this, had no idea where he was.

“Why don’t you say something? If you can’t speak, write it on the floor.”

At Jerarkiel’s urging, Tabi pouted.

— He’s not cute at all.

Unfortunately, it wasn’t the time to explain it to him leisurely.

Tabi spat out the pheromone stone she was holding in her mouth at Jerarkiel in a blunt manner. He was taken aback when he was hit by the stone.

Then, when he picked up the stone, Tabi tapped his mouth and gestured for him to eat it.

“Are you telling me to eat a stone?”

Jerarkiel made an unpleasant face for a moment, but when he confirmed that he could feel Cherchia’s pheromones from the stone, he stared at Tabi intently.

“Really?”

— Eat it!

Tabi nodded and even gathered water in the air and offered it to him.

Jerarkiel had no choice but to put it in his mouth. Everything was so incomprehensible, from suddenly moving to a place he didn’t know. The only thing he could do was trust Tabi in front of him.

Gulp.

The moment he swallowed the stone, Jerarkiel woke up. And Ebensev was trying to threaten Cherchia in front of him.

To be exact, Cherchia was stabbing her in the chest with a knife, but Cherchia looked more dangerous in his eyes.

Jerarkiel immediately separated the two and growled.

“How annoying.”

Then he threw Ebensev away. With all his heart, filled with personal feelings.

* * *

“……Ugh!”

Ebensev’s eyes widened. She staggered, clutching the insulated sword stuck in her chest.

Then, due to Jerarkiel’s strong force, she flew away defenselessly and crashed.

“Kyaaak!”

Kwaang—!

“Y-Your Holiness!”

Naaman was startled and ran to Ebensev. It was like watching a paper doll fly away.

Ebensev, who was buried on the floor, trembled, covered in blood.

She looked like she hadn’t expected this situation.

“H-How on earth……?”

I was just as surprised. I had only been thinking about stabbing Ebensev until just now, so I didn’t even realize Jerarkiel was moving.

Regardless of how things had gone wrong, I was worried about Jerarkiel. I cupped Jerarkiel’s cheeks with an unbelievable expression.

Judging from Ebensev’s reaction, it seemed like he had woken up earlier than expected.

“What? What happened? Are you okay?”

First, I checked his eyes to see if he was sane. Fortunately, they were a clear gold.

As I fussed over Jerarkiel’s condition, he leaned his face against my hand and whispered sweetly.

“What do you mean, what happened? You woke me up.”

A voice full of laughter.

Besides, his eyes looked somewhat sad. He looked like he had suffered quite a bit while we were apart.

Seeing that, I remembered what I had asked Tabi to do in the other world. It seemed like I had made a good decision.

I never imagined that the unconscious Jerarkiel was resonating with the rampaging Jerarkiel from the other world.

“You met Tabi in a dream.”

“Yeah. You sent her, right?”

“That’s right.”

“I think I woke up just in time, thanks to you.”

Jerarkiel chuckled and hugged me tightly. After a while, I broke away from his arms and examined him.

I felt sorry for his gaunt face, which I hadn’t seen in a while. It seemed like he had suffered a lot while being mentally controlled by the Ruby of Entrapment.

Then Jerarkiel said playfully.

“By the way, your touch is getting spicier.”

*All I did was fill it with pheromones and slap him on the cheek a little hard…….*

“You can joke even in this situation?”

I felt relieved by his familiar attitude.

And despite knowing that it wasn’t a laughing matter due to his crazy words, I burst out laughing.

“I’m serious. It was very thrilling.”

“……Pfft.”

He seemed fine since he was still saying such crazy things even in this situation.

I smiled wryly, relieved that he recognized me.

“Ha, really. You used to tell me not to come near you because I smelled like a weasel.”

“I must have been out of my mind for a moment.”

Jerarkiel held my waist tightly and kissed me. His languid voice echoed in my ear, making my heart flutter.

“You smell so fragrant.”

“J-Jerarkiel?”

“I was so worried when you disappeared.”

“W-Wait a minute…….”

I blocked Jerarkiel’s lips, which were repeatedly giving me butterfly kisses. It was because Ebensev was still glaring at us over there.

Jerarkiel put his lips on the back of my hand and asked unhappily.

“Why are you refusing?”

“Don’t you think it’s not the time to do this, no matter how you look at it?”

“Then when can I do it?”

“That’s…….”

*That’s right.*

If it’s a mess anyway, shouldn’t we have a kiss as a touching reunion?

I thought that for a moment, but then I shook my head, realizing it. I feel like I’m becoming insensitive to safety because I’m with Jerarkiel.

I screamed.

“We have to catch Ebensev before she escapes!”