The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 116

What on earth could she be about to say?

Still, she is a Saintess, so wouldn’t she worry about the country first?

Or perhaps she would tell us how to save this nation in the future, or inform us of the direction the Holy Empire should take.

Maybe she had deep conversations with God while trapped in the sealing stone.

Some of the priests who had never met Raheen had such expectations.

However, Raheen shattered their expectations completely with her first words.

“Kiraxus? Haaam, is he already dead?”

Raheen, who asked the question in a light tone, stretched.

Raheen yawned like a princess in a fairy tale who had just woken up from a nap, and then blinked her eyes like a baby deer, looking around.

“Huh? Why isn’t anyone answering? I’m talking about Kiraxus. What happened to him?”

What on earth is this…….

The priests stared blankly at Raheen, their minds blank.

The first name she uttered as soon as she came to her senses was ‘Kiraxus’? Isn’t that the Archmage of the ruthless Magic Empire!

Not the country, not precious friends, not His Majesty the Emperor… not even His Holiness the Pope. Raheen started looking for a man first.

“Do you have nothing to say to the people who have suffered from the winter?”

When one of the dumbfounded priests asked that, Raheen tilted her head.

“What is there to say? I’m hungry.”

“Good heavens…….”

The priests who met Saintess Raheen for the first time were greatly embarrassed.

They thought that Raheen would shed tears of repentance when she woke up from the seal.

The winter of the Holy Empire was brutal. Countless people died. Winter was a season when crops could not be planted and harvested, so it was a natural occurrence.

The people of the Holy Empire became more violent as each year passed. Unprecedented bandit groups sprang up, robbing the mansions of nobles and threatening lives.

Because of this, the Holy Knights had to go around stopping bandits. To make matters worse, wars broke out, and the damage has only just been restored.

But…… but!

Looking at the four high-ranking priests with veins popping out on their necks, the Pope and the remaining high-ranking priests clicked their tongues.

They already knew what kind of person Raheen was, so they had no expectations.

Raheen is a dangerous person. An imp full of pure malice, a selfish person, and a narcissist.

Raheen is like a child under the age of five, so she only knows herself and cannot consider others or their feelings.

The fact that she said ‘I’m hungry’ no matter what the priests said was proof of that.

But the divine power she possesses is real. If used in a good way, it would have a positive effect, but to get Raheen to move that way, they had to constantly coax her.

If anything happened that upset her, Raheen would throw everything down, wail, and lament her fate.

The amount of money spent to soothe Raheen’s mood was greater than the amount of divine power Raheen used effectively.

Just when they were starting to lose control, Raheen turned the world into winter.

So, they thought, ‘Let’s get rid of her this time’ and sealed her away. It wasn’t sealed with the expectation of repentance, so the Pope and those who already knew Raheen were not disappointed or shocked.

“Raheen.”

“Huh? Uh, wait a minute! I know you!”

Raheen spoke informally to the Pope without any hesitation.

The priests frowned at that, but Raheen naturally didn’t care.

“Could it be…… Could it be George? That cute George?!”

“That’s right.”

“Oh my god…… Why have you aged so much!”

Raheen screamed and grabbed the Pope’s cheeks with both hands.

One priest, unable to bear it any longer, tried to step forward and scold her for her rudeness, but the Pope, George, stopped him with a gesture.

“You’ve been sealed for quite a long time.”

“Oh, geez. I’m upset. There was nothing to look at on your face except your face.”

The Pope, who was in his late 40s, had a very ordinary appearance. Light brown hair and eyes. An appearance that wouldn’t stand out anywhere.

But that’s not the Pope’s real face.

For security reasons, the Pope hid his real face for his entire life and lived with a fake face created with divine power.

The Pope’s real face is revealed when he dies. And the real face is revealed to the public only during the entombment ceremony.

So, it was not only illogical but also very rude for Raheen to call the ‘Pope’s fake face’ old or handsome or whatever.

“You should know such basic common sense…… How dare you discuss His Holiness the Pope’s appearance.”

“Does she really know?”

“Well…… ahem. She might not know…….”

While the priests were whispering, the Pope calmly did what he had to do.

“Huh? What is this?”

“Yes, a restraint.”

“Why are you putting this on me? It’s uncomfortable. Let me go!”

Raheen protested, but the Pope ignored her as usual.

A chain made of divine power floated in the air and wrapped around Raheen’s ankle. It has no weight, so it doesn’t hurt, and it has no substance, so it’s not cumbersome. So, it was absurd to say it was uncomfortable.

“Now I can know where you’re going.”

“Ah, whyyy. Let me go. Let me go!”

“Wear it because I’m worried. The domestic situation is not good right now.”

The priests looked at the Pope with respect as he easily handled Raheen.

They had only exchanged a few words, but they were already exhausted.

There was no one like Raheen in the Papal Palace.

Even the immature young nobles took a reverent attitude when they faced a priest. This country is based on divine power and faith in God, so it was natural.

That’s why the priests were too immune to personalities like Raheen.

They didn’t know how to deal with her, and they got headaches just looking at her, but fortunately, His Holiness the Pope could control Raheen!

“Tch. It’s uncomfortable.”

Raheen softened her tone and pouted, saying that she wore the restraint because he was ‘worried about her’.

The Pope smiled and patted Raheen’s head. It was like dealing with a feline beast that didn’t listen.

“I’ll tell you about Kiraxus if you take care of a few things, so don’t worry.”

“Promise?”

“Yes, I promise. Can you listen to me from now on?”

I wonder…… Is it okay?

The priests sighed as they watched Raheen’s cheerful back as she left with the Pope.

Raheen was currently a criminal, not a Saintess. In other words, all she had for her meal was a hard, dry piece of bread and a glass of milk that was about to go bad.

She would be locked in a solitary room without windows, and the door would have iron bars.

Two Holy Knights would be standing guard, and they would never answer Raheen.

“I put in prayer time every morning, but I wonder if that person will pray.”

“I wonder if she will come out during external work hours…….”

“She’s so quiet now, but I think she’ll cause a riot when she sees the room.”

“Before going to bed, she has to knit sweaters for the poor. She doesn’t seem to have the brains to do that at all…….”

It was none other than the high-ranking priests who decided on Raheen’s treatment.

It was a natural routine for a criminal, but now they had great doubts.

Will Raheen follow that routine?

Their heads were already throbbing with pain.

* * *

Magic Empire, Driblyane Mansion.

This place was in a festive mood today.

“Is the strawberry shortcake ready?”

“It’s all done!”

“Put the strawberries on first!”

In the kitchen, they were busy making the strawberry shortcake that the Little Madam used to like a long time ago.

They were planning to make three seven-tiered cakes and put them out. They were also planning to pile up mountains of strawberry-flavored meringue.

“Not there! Put that vase here!”

“Oh, be careful! Hang it carefully. Make sure it doesn’t fall!”

The maids, led by Nina, also decorated the banquet hall, unable to hide their excited hands.

The Little Madam is coming back!

That news made the entire Driblyane Mansion excited.

And among the excited people was Belladi.

“Hang this painting on that wall. This one…… over there.”

Belladi was now a very famous up-and-coming painter in the Magic Empire.

Belladi’s ‘Light of the Soul’ series, which she had been painting since she was a child, attracted the attention of collectors from the Holy Empire and other kingdoms as soon as it was exhibited.

There were a few other famous works, but the most famous was the ‘Unrequited Love’ series, which was first shown at a recent exhibition.

It was a work that received unprecedented praise for its bold brushstrokes and bold use of color that could not be found in the era, and Belladi used a turquoise color made with a very special combination in that work.

A turquoise color with a lot of green mixed in with the blue.

It was not used in the previous work, ‘Light of the Soul’, and it was the only color that had not appeared in other painters’ paintings.

After releasing ‘Light of the Soul’ and then ‘Unrequited Love’, Belladi rose to stardom overnight.

“I hope Florin will be happy to see my paintings…….”

“She will be happy, won’t she? Florin was the one who cheered you on the most.”

Belladi, who hung her work in the banquet hall to show Florin, repeatedly clenched and unclenched her hands with a nervous look.

Dante, who was watching the banquet hall being decorated next to Belladi, took out a handkerchief from his jacket pocket and handed it to Belladi.

“Here, wipe it.”

“Ah, thank you…….”

“Stop being nervous. You’re going to faint as soon as you see Florin.”

Dante smiled and patted Belladi on the back.

It was like treating a fellow knight, but it was certainly intimate.

Even while Florin was away, Belladi steadily frequented the Driblyane Mansion, and unlike Ian, who didn’t open his heart to anyone, she became quite close to Dante. Close enough to be called friends.

Other young ladies seemed to misunderstand that, but anyway, Belladi and Dante were friends.

‘I hope Florin comes back soon…….’

Belladi, who was looking at Dante, who was leaving somewhere and having a cheerful conversation, closed her eyes tightly.

You can’t look.

You decided not to put it in your eyes.

You decided to hide and kill your heart forever.

‘Florin might choose Dante. So…… I…….’

I have to be satisfied with just watching.

I must not reveal this heart until I die.

Belladi cherished Dante’s handkerchief in her arms. A heart that she could not dare to reveal to anyone bloomed first.