The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 105

“Don’t ever do anything that hurts your body like that again.”

“Then Father-in-law shouldn’t run away.”

“……Who said I ran away? Meatball.”

“Ow, ow!”

Father-in-law pinched my nose hard.

Tears welled up in my eyes instantly because it really hurt.

Then Dad smacked Father-in-law’s hand away and hugged me tightly.

Father-in-law watched Dad and me for a long time before turning away silently……!

But who am I? I wouldn’t have put on such a show if I was going to let him go.

“You said you wouldn’t leave me behind!”

I grabbed Father-in-law’s jacket tightly and shouted.

“You said you’d pick me up! Was that a lie?”

“That’s…….”

“Ugh, I don’t care! I’m going to be a princess and Driblyane’s daughter-in-law!”

As I shouted, both Dad and Father-in-law’s faces were filled with embarrassment at the same time.

Watching that, I smiled inwardly with satisfaction.

‘Either way, they cherish me. If I want these two to get along, this is the only way.’

Forcibly create a place to see each other’s faces and talk.

Isn’t that the first step to getting close?

“Like Dad said, I’ll go back and forth between the surface and here until I’m thirteen. Father-in-law, please take me.”

“……And after that?”

“After that, I’ll be in Arkhalik. But I’ll go down again when I turn twenty.”

At first, I was going to discuss it, but now it’s a notice.

Seeing him hiding for days, I didn’t think anything would come of discussing it, so I thought it would be better if I just decided.

“What do you think, Father-in-law? Dad?”

I turned to look at the two adults and asked.

Father-in-law and Dad turned to look at each other, narrowed their brows, and twisted their heads.

They looked like they hated each other to death, but they didn’t fight anyway.

Seeing them both nod slightly, I finally let out a sigh of relief and smiled brightly.

“Then it’s settled! Let’s do that!”

Maybe it was because I saw Dante and Ian’s faces once, but I wanted to go back quickly and tell them all this.

Arkhalik is great, but Driblyane is my home. I couldn’t help but want to go back.

“I guess Jim can be a witness and notarize it.”

At that time, His Majesty the Emperor and Yuri appeared.

His Majesty the Emperor’s face was very gaunt, and maybe because he had lost a lot of weight, his rough face looked precarious.

“I can’t leave the country empty any longer, so I’m returning to the Empire as soon as the sun rises tomorrow.”

“Gasp, tomorrow……!”

Then I should spend more time with Dad today.

I wrapped my arms around Dad’s neck. Then Dad picked me up and nodded.

‘Dad isn’t a crybaby when he’s with other adults.’

That night, Dad seemed to be having a long conversation with the other adults.

I tossed and turned, unable to sleep because I was thinking about going back, and in the morning, I witnessed Dad’s eyes red from crying.

I patted him and told him not to cry, hugged him tightly, and kissed him on the cheek. Only then did I get on the airship.

“I’ll come again soon, Dad!”

Next time, I want to be introduced to all the other island owners and learn more about Arkhalik. With that wish, I waved my hand.

It was time to go home.

Chapter 8. Ian’s Birthday Party and a Brief Farewell

After I returned home, the Driblyane mansion was in an uproar.

When Father-in-law told everyone the truth, the Council of Elders split into factions, one saying I should be left as is, and the other saying I should be replaced with another child, and they bickered and fought.

The interesting thing is that the former were people who supported the current heirs, and the latter were people who secretly hoped for Gerd’s return.

If the appointed mistress was changed to another girl, the choices I had made would become invalid, and then the heirs who had been kicked out could return.

Such commotion subsided about half a month later when the heirs made a statement. Ian and everyone else adamantly said that they would not marry anyone but me.

As time passed and I visited Dad in Arkhalik four more times, the Emperor officially announced to the world that he had established diplomatic relations with Arkhalik.

Arkhalik had fruits and minerals that were not found on the surface, and excellent blacksmiths, so it was a great advantage for the Magic Empire.

In fact, Dad had nothing to gain from establishing diplomatic relations, but he officially established relations only for me.

So that no one could think of me as a ‘lowly child without parents.’

After that, the diplomatic envoy, Hwa-ran, as well as the people of Arkhalik, followed me around calling me ‘Princess,’ so high society was greatly shaken up.

People who had been ignoring albinos didn’t know what to do when the country of Arkhalik appeared and were flustered.

Those who had quarreled with me even a little bit also kept a low profile……. The world slowly changed its perception of albinos.

That winter. Dad decided to find all the albinos hiding around the world.

He planned to select the descendants who had ancestors who were criminals three generations ago and grant them special amnesty so that they could go to Arkhalik if they wished.

Of course, the amnesty was also done ‘in commemoration of finding his lost daughter,’ so my recognition increased even more.

As I went back and forth between Arkhalik and Driblyane, I became very busy, so I didn’t even know how each day was going.

It just felt like I blinked, and I was already twelve years old.

Now Dante was completely stable and no longer went berserk, and Ian had started learning how to shoot.

The two of them had become closer and were now quite like brothers, and he still had a bad relationship with Yuri.

But it wasn’t to the point where they grabbed each other’s collars and fought, and they just exchanged a few words when they met.

I, who used to chase after them to keep the three from fighting, learned how to maintain my weight without being swayed by them when I was about to turn thirteen.

If I just did what I wanted to do, they would follow me.

And in late spring, when the Empress of the Magic Empire gave birth to a daughter.

Late May. Today was a week before Ian’s fifteenth birthday.

* * *

“Which one is better? Or should I get one with more gloss?”

I, who had turned thirteen, had grown quite a bit.

I used to not be able to reach things on the high shelves even when I tiptoed, but now I can reach them if I stand on my tiptoes!

Of course, John had already taken it out before I even lifted my heels.

“What do you think, John?”

“Master Ian would treasure even a piece of cloth that the Little Mistress gave him after it had been trampled on by thirty horses, Little Mistress.”

“Aah, not that kind of answer. This one has gloss! And this one doesn’t. Which one do you think is better?”

The place where John and I are right now is none other than a specialty store selling ties.

Dante likes uniforms, but Ian enjoys wearing suits like Father-in-law. That’s why I wanted to give Ian a tie as a gift.

Because it can be kept for a long time and it’s practical.

“Then it would be better to get one without gloss. Master Ian doesn’t like flashy things, does he?”

“Hmm, that’s right. Yuri likes flashy things. Ian dresses neatly…….”

I chose a red tie with a refined feel that had almost no gloss. I thought he would like it if I gave it to him with a tie pin.

‘Dante, who went on a training expedition with his stepmother, also promised to return for Ian’s birthday.’

As the years passed, I became busier, but the heirs of Driblyane became even more so. They are each discovering their talents and focusing on them.

I didn’t even remember how many times I had seen Dante’s face this year.

Three times? Or four times?

‘Because he has to go on a training expedition every time…….’

Still, we all made a promise to get together and spend at least our birthdays together.

Me, Ian, Dante, Andre, Merem, Zion. And even Yuri. A promise between all seven of us.

Ah, Zion is like a herbivore who gets surprised and runs away whenever I approach him, but he’s gotten a little closer lately.

“Then would you like to return to the mansion right away? Or would you like to take a walk?”

“Hmm. It’s been a while since I came to the city, so I’m sad to go in right away.”

What should I do.

After thinking about it, I rushed to a nearby parfait shop.

“John, sit down with me.”

“No, thank you. I will stand. I don’t know what might happen.”

“Hmm……. Then at least eat a parfait. This shop looks delicious.”

As I took bites of the chocolate banana crème brûlée parfait, I blankly stared at the sunset sky.

“It’s pretty…….”

But then.

Thump. Someone pulled out the chair in front of me and sat down.

Wondering what it was, I raised my eyebrows and turned my head, and there was-

“Give me some attention too. Give me a little bit.”

Yuri was smiling with dimples as he gently smiled with his eyes.

“Yuri!”

“Hello, Sister.”

Yuri took a rose from the vase on the table and put it in his ear. Then he took another one, brushed it past my ear, and put it in my hair.

“It’s been 17 days, 3 hours, 23 minutes, and 7 seconds. I missed you, Sister.”