The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 115

Ian and Dante were already resigned to their fate. Once Florin arrived and readjusted to life in Dribljane, they knew she would probably make her final choice right away.

It felt like a rushed decision, but the Lord’s will was firm. He wanted to neatly wrap up all the family matters before stepping down from his position as head of the family.

Originally, they would have lived together in Dribljane until this time and *then* made their final decision… So, in terms of tradition, it was the right time. Florin would also know that she had to choose.

‘Maybe it’s better to hurry up and make a choice before she gets attached again. From Florin’s perspective, it’s probably kinder,’ Dante thought as he left the office.

Normally, he would have exchanged a few lighthearted words with Ian, but he wasn’t in the mood now.

His heart was conflicted. He might stay, but he might also leave.

‘If I leave here and go to the frontier….’

Before that happens, wouldn’t it be better to take the Paladin entrance exam?

Recently, the Paladins had secretly contacted him.

At that time, he only said he would think about it, but now it was time to seriously consider it. He didn’t want to waste his time aimlessly stuck in the frontier.

‘My brother probably feels the same way.’

Perhaps he would nominally go to the frontier but continue to work for the Joker [a clandestine organization] in secret.

Dante guessed so.

‘When we were young, I think I was closer to Florin, but is that still the case now?’

Dante hesitated and stopped, feeling his heart pounding, and clenched his fist.

He didn’t know why he was so excited.

His heart hadn’t raced when he saw any other young ladies, but at the news of Florin’s arrival, it was making a fuss on its own… to the point where he couldn’t hide his trembling body.

* * *

The night before returning to the Dribljane mansion.

I took a long walk with my dad and talked.

“This is your home anytime. Come back.”

“Yeah, Dad.”

“Don’t forget that I’m on your side no matter what happens.”

Dad choked up, but managed not to cry. He had become much stronger.

Still, I hugged him tightly for a long time and didn’t let go.

Dad would be very lonely when I left… but I wasn’t disappearing completely. He would be able to endure it.

After a long farewell, I boarded the airship as the dawn moon waned.

I took off my Arkalik clothes and put on a dress that was the latest fashion in the Magic Empire.

It was a dress that Father had given me as a welcome-back gift, and it was full of my favorite lace and milky white, which suited my skin well.

As expected, Father’s sense was excellent.

“It suits you well. It’s a shame I can’t call you Meatball anymore.”

“Father! It’s been a while!”

Father, whom I hadn’t seen in three months, was on the airship.

As time passed, Father had become much more sophisticated and was said to be very popular with noble ladies these days. Of course, I didn’t see it myself, but according to Father.

“I’m nervous. I’m going back to the mansion.”

“Is that so? Not much has changed. Except that the peas have gotten longer.”

“I only remember them as peas.”

What kind of man had Ian become?

What about Dante?

And… what about Yuri, who was so cute?

While living in Arkalik, I was honestly very protected.

Even if I was invited to a party, no man dared to look at me, not even a sideways glance.

Someone who could be a lover, not a subordinate. In other words, there was no chance of getting involved with a young man.

Besides, last year, I spent the whole year on Mokhee’s island, Mok Island, so I only saw animals, let alone men.

Of course, I already had three potential husbands like rabbits, so I wasn’t really thinking about dating here, but I was a little worried.

So, how *do* you talk to a ‘man’?

‘Hoo. What if I can’t adapt?’

I sat down, rubbed my cheeks, and took a deep breath.

I was curious about how all three of them had grown up, but Yuri was the most curious.

Because I couldn’t believe that Yuri was about to become an adult!

I felt like he would be a child forever. Had he become a man too?

“Once you’ve adapted to some extent, you’ll be making a choice right away.”

But that’s when it happened.

Father sat gracefully in front of me, stretched out his long legs, and casually dropped that bombshell.

It was such an ordinary tone, as if he were saying, “Let’s have lamb chops for dinner tonight,” that I doubted my ears.

“Father will be handing over his position soon… so it happened.”

“What???”

“So, from the moment you arrive, you should carefully consider who to marry.”

“What is… huh?”

“It’s a face you’ll have to look at for the rest of your life, so it has to be to your liking.”

Wait a minute, is that *all* you have to say?!

I barely stopped myself from grabbing Father by the collar.

“Don’t tell me you’re saying I have to choose in a few weeks… are you?”

“Well, if you give each guy about a week, that’s three weeks.”

“?!”

“I don’t think I can give you three years.”

Father looked apologetic.

But I saw the laughter underneath and took a deep breath and washed my face [mentally preparing myself].

‘Get a grip and sort it out. Grandfather is handing over the position of head of the family to Father.’

Maybe the three weeks was a joke, and he would give me more time than that… But even so, it meant that it would be difficult to give me up to a year.

Grandfather wanted to settle the situation quickly.

‘Ah… well, I decided to choose someone who is suitable for the head of the family, not someone I love.’

It was something that would happen someday, but it was so sudden that my heart sank.

“It’ll be difficult. You’ll have a lot to worry about.”

“A little.”

“Whoever you choose will love you sincerely. But Florin.”

Father’s tone was more serious than ever.

“If you really can’t choose, tell me. I’ll give you more time.”

“Um. I’ll meet them first. All three of them.”

Once the confusion subsided, I made a rational decision.

‘Either way, Raheen will show up soon. Assuming that, it would be much more stable to choose the future head of the family in advance.’

The day Raheen’s seal would be broken was not far off.

I had never forgotten that fact in the past.

That’s why I asked Hwairan every year to go to the Holy Empire and find out about the trends of the Vatican and Raheen.

I was really nervous when a group of fanatics who worshiped Raheen appeared.

‘Fortunately, that went well somehow too.’

Maybe Raheen would give up her obsession with Dribljane and stay quietly in the Holy Empire… but the probability was low, right?

‘Okay, let’s choose my husband, who will be the 20th head of the family, earlier and make my position more solid.’

That would be better.

I came to that conclusion and slid my gaze out the window.

The color of the clouds that occupied the sky was ominously gray.

* * *

Holy Empire, the Vatican.

A sacred place located deep within a maze-like structure.

There was a huge crystal that sparkled transparently.

A sealing stone created with the power of a thousand priests. The daughter of God is quietly sleeping inside.

As if to prove that she came from another world, she, who had been so cheerful, captured the hearts of the people of the Holy Empire with her unique charm in an instant.

Brown hair and brown eyes.

The saintess, who threw out quirky words and actions like a mischievous fairy, was preserved as she was at that time.

The crime committed by Raheen was so heinous that she should have been executed immediately, but at the time, opinions were divided into three.

First. If Raheen is evil, why would God give her divine power?

In other words, everything Raheen does is ultimately right. Therefore, she should not be sealed.

Second. Some argued that it was right to seal Raheen in preparation for a time when she might be helpful and needed in the future.

Third. Some argued that she should be executed immediately.

After much deliberation, the Vatican came to a moderate conclusion.

Raheen, a sinner, would be sealed, but if there came a time when the saintess was needed, the seal would be broken.

When that time came, the sinner would have to wholeheartedly help and serve the people of the Holy Empire with her power.

But honestly, at this point in time, the Vatican did not want to release Raheen’s seal.

However, the fanatics were gaining more and more power every day, and they regarded Raheen as if she were the Virgin Mary, so there was no choice. Rumors were already circulating that the Vatican was a demon suppressing the daughter of God.

To calm this ominous public sentiment, there was no choice but to release Raheen.

“……”

The Pope and seven high-ranking priests took heavy steps in the huge sanctuary where even the sound of breathing could be heard loudly.

There is only one way to break Raheen’s seal. Only the Pope can unleash divine power and melt the sealing stone in the presence of seven high-ranking priests.

“Then I will release the seal of the saintess.”

At the end of a quiet word, radiance arose from the Pope’s body.

Soon, the sealing stone slowly melted from the top down.

“Oh, that person.”

“I think she’s more ordinary than I thought… but.”

“Still, if she calms the angry public sentiment… she will be useful.”

The high-ranking priests exchanged small talk and waited for Raheen to open her eyes.

Half of the seven were old. In other words, they had seen Raheen in person.

But the rest were newly appointed high-ranking priests who knew nothing about Raheen.

However, they were curious. Divine power is a precious gift given by God, but how could she have used it to bring that terrible winter to the world?

They would know the answer when the saintess woke up.

And it was clear that the ‘fake saintess Florin’ of those ridiculous rumors that appeared in the Magic Empire could also be punished in the name of the Heavenly God.

The Pope tried to bring Saintess Florin to verify her in person, but the Magic Empire quickly smuggled her out.

Wasn’t it because she wasn’t a real saintess that she was so afraid?

Therefore, Raheen is the only true saintess.

That was the conclusion currently within the Vatican.

“……Ah.”

Finally, the sealing stone completely melted away and disappeared, and a few seconds later.

Her eyelids twitched, and Raheen opened her beautiful lips.

The priests put their hands together and waited reverently for the first words of the ‘real saintess’.