The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 150

Amidst the confusion, a face kept surfacing in my mind.

Ian, looking at me with a gentle expression, playfully tapping the tip of my nose. Ian, who made pancakes for me.

Ian, who kissed me…

‘That Ian suggested bringing the Holy Maiden of the Holy Empire to the Magic Empire.’

Thanks to him, I can go to the Magic Empire more easily.

Otherwise, insisting on going to the Magic Empire with such a bad reputation wouldn’t have worked.

“Holy Maiden! Dinner is ready!”

It was then.

The female priest I saw earlier came in, struggling to open the door with her shoulder.

“Since we have to travel tomorrow, today’s meal is simpler than usual. But don’t complain. You always get a stomachache when you eat greasy food. It’s your own fault.”

Fortunately, this nameless priest was talkative. She was very chatty, so I was able to get various information from her.

It was so convenient because she told me everything without me saying a word.

“Oh, and this is the Holy Maiden’s schedule. Though you probably won’t even look at it.”

“Schedule?”

The meal was indeed simple.

Two lumps of black barley bread and a tiny bit of butter. And some kind of unidentifiable steamed fish was all.

But that wasn’t a problem for me at all.

I didn’t pay much attention to the food and took the paper the priest offered.

It was filled with countless schedules that Ra-heen, or rather, I now had to clean up.

“We’ll be stopping by a few villages on the way to the Magic Empire. You can’t refuse. Throwing a tantrum won’t work. Pretending to be sick won’t work either. The Pope is coming with us.”

So, Ra-heen was usually like this…

My head seemed to throb again, so I folded the paper in half.

Anyway, this is the process I have to go through. And I have to pretend to be Ra-heen.

‘No. Let’s think positively.’

I also have divine power. If I can heal someone, it would be rewarding.

Whether it’s as Ra-heen or whatever, it doesn’t change the fact that it’s a meaningful thing.

As I calmed my mind and nodded slightly, the priest looked at me very suspiciously.

“With all due respect… are you in a good mood today?”

“Do I look like I’m in a good mood?”

“…Yes. You’re not swearing. I thought you would definitely swear…?”

Ah, Ra-heen. You really are something.

I pressed down on my trembling lips and curved my eyes.

“Maybe I’ve changed.”

“Oh! That’s right! That’s the feeling. Actually, it’s been like that since earlier. It’s like you’re not the Florin I know?”

How unfair!

Because all of this ‘situation’ became mine, the priest naturally called me ‘Florin’.

I understood the cause and effect, but separately, I kept feeling upset and angry.

‘Ha. Anyway, I need to get this priest on my side to make the journey easier.’

Even though our relationship is already ruined and we should be on bad terms, the priest seemed to be taking care of me quite a bit. Thankfully.

‘The Holy Maiden’s attitude is very disappointing, but nevertheless, because she is the Holy Maiden… there’s something she expects.’

People in this country have absolute faith in God.

In other words, if I show a changed 모습 [appearance], I can win her over. There was a possibility.

“You’ve hurt your ankle.”

As I carefully observed the priest’s behavior, I noticed that she had been limping on one leg since earlier.

“How long has it been like this?”

“Ack! Don’t bring it up!”

“I need to see the affected area to heal it.”

It was just an ankle injury, and healing it was as easy as breathing for me. It wasn’t difficult at all.

I didn’t have the slightest desire to step forward and show off my divine power, but I could heal the person in front of me.

“Ugh, really! Why are you doing things you never used to do?”

But the priest refused my offer.

Even though I clearly saw her swollen ankle under her skirt.

“Don’t use the precious power that God has given you on someone like me.”

“…Someone like you?”

I raised my eyebrows, but the priest didn’t seem to notice my reaction and continued speaking nonchalantly.

“And! Even if you’re nice to me, there’s nothing I can do for you! I don’t know where that Kiraxus Driblane is!”

“!”

That’s not true. That’s totally the reaction of someone who knows.

‘If only I could meet my father…!’

…Wait.

Hope faded as quickly as it had risen.

Would my father even recognize me?

It would be difficult to recognize me at first glance.

Rather, searching for my father now could be seen as obsessive.

‘Right. Let’s go back… and then find my father. If you compare me and Ra-heen closely, you might notice.’

That Ra-heen used terrible tricks.

‘So, what I have to do is not act like Ra-heen, but… act like a Holy Maiden so that everyone says I’ve changed.’

So that my father can recognize that I’m the real one.

So that he can somehow notice.

“Eek.”

“Eek! Wh-what are you doing!”

“Since you wouldn’t let me heal you, I healed you as I pleased. How are you going to go on a long journey with that ankle?”

Having finished organizing my thoughts, I lightly flicked my finger and healed the priest’s ankle.

Then, I unfolded the folded paper and started reading carefully from the very first sentence.

‘Wake up at five in the morning and start with prayer…’

The life of a Holy Maiden is very tough.

I pushed the priest, who didn’t know what to do between gratitude and suspicion, out of the room.

To get through that schedule, I had to fall asleep now.

* * *

“Gasp!”

“H-Holy Maiden?”

“Am I seeing things?”

The next day, at five thirty in the morning.

The priests who were already there opened their mouths wide as they saw me arrive at the prayer room in neat attire.

I pretended to be nonchalant and went to sit in the front chair.

There may be rules or hierarchies within the temple… but I didn’t know that far.

But since I’m the Holy Maiden, I thought I could take the seat of honor.

‘Whew. I made it safely. It’s a good thing Ra-heen doesn’t even know where the prayer room is.’

First, I put my hands together like the others and bowed my head.

Prayer isn’t about opening your mouth and speaking… well, if I do this, they’ll think I’m praying.

‘I almost want to find that priest later, when everything is back to normal, and keep her by my side.’

The priest from yesterday came to find me at five in the morning. She must have thought I wouldn’t be able to get up on my own.

But when she saw me changing my clothes on my own before she even woke me up, the priest muttered, ‘Am I not fully awake…’

Then the priest roughly attended to me and guided me here.

She seemed to be a responsible and deeply affectionate person.

‘Right. She’s too good to be next to Ra-heen.’

I’ll take it away.

If Ra-heen had anything good, I’ll take it all, even the smallest things.

Ra-heen robbed my life first, so why can’t I do this much?

“Holy Maiden, don’t doze off. Got it?”

“I’m praying.”

“Oh, geez, why are you being like this since yesterday. You’re really like a different person…”

The priest, who sat next to me stealthily, whispered in a low voice.

She’s so talkative even in the prayer room.

A maid would be more suited to her than a priest.

About 30 minutes later. As I left the prayer room, I asked the priest.

“What’s your name?”

“Gasp!”

“Why are you so surprised? Is it because I didn’t know your name until now?”

Did Ra-heen really know this child’s name?

There’s no way.

She was arrogant, reckless, immature, selfish, and didn’t know the hearts of others at all, only caring about herself.

There’s no way she would know the name of the child who attends to her.

That’s what I was sure of, so I asked the question.

“Um… it’s, it’s because you asked me my name. You’ve never asked me in three years.”

“Three years? Has it already been three years?”

“Yes. I told you my name when I first introduced myself, but since then, you’ve only called me ‘Hey’.”

“…”

The priest glanced at me, who had lost my words, and muttered quietly.

“Sandy.”

“Sandy.”

“Yes. It’s Sandy. Um… if you could call me by my name now, I, I think it would be nice…”

Sandy looked around and fidgeted with her fingers. And I felt the gazes of those who were watching us with great interest.

Other priests who had to leave to do their work were clearing their throats and staying in their places.

Everyone was pricking up their ears, wanting to hear what I was saying-

“Okay, Sandy. I’ll remember it from now on.”

“!”

“Thank you for suffering so much while serving someone who wasn’t even human. I’ll treat you well from now on.”

This was sincere.

All lives in the world are precious, but not Ra-heen.

How can there be a child who grew up so badly?

“Ahem, I’m Lux.”

“I’m Willa.”

“I’m…”

It was then. The priests who were eavesdropping came to me and started saying their names.

Everyone was wearing simple travel clothes that were considered priest’s robes, as if they were joining this journey.

“Everyone, nice to meet you. I hope you think of me as a different person from yesterday. That I’ve changed.”

I emphasized that.

Hoping that they would remember my words when I returned to my original position.