The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 28

Was I dead after all?

Or did I transmigrate into another body?

‘I can’t hear anything.’

A high-pitched ringing tormented my ears.

I squeezed my eyes shut, trembling. I didn’t even want to peek at my insect legs, which must have turned into dung beetle legs.

I just want to die like this in this life.

‘But… but I finally had a place to belong. I could have even become human.’

Tears welled up in frustration.

Should I roll something, anything, to Dribryane, check if Ian is alive and well, and then die?

No, but I don’t want to die anymore….

“My. I should get you dressed first.”

My endless fantasies shattered with a word of bewilderment.

“There are more than a few things to be surprised about.”

Kyrillos?

My head snapped up at my father’s voice, which shouldn’t be audible here. Tears blurred my vision, but strangely, I could see handsome men just fine.

“You must have been scared.”

A tender voice soaked into my ears. The fatigue under his eyes made him look more alluring than usual.

Then, I noticed the collapsed debris that Kyrillos was holding back with a single finger.

“Gasp…!”

A translucent barrier created from the tip of his index finger protected me, John, and Ian.

So that’s why I didn’t die!

Tears welled up at the relief.

“Hwaaah! Why did you come so late!”

I ran straight to him, big tears streaming down my face, and hugged his neck. I smeared tears and snot all over his expensive-looking dark red suit.

I’m alive! I’m alive!

Joy, fear, terror, and elation mixed together, making my legs tremble.

“Where are you wiping your tears and snot, Meatball?”

“I’m not Meatball! You always treat me like ground meat, even at times like this?”

As I sniffled and protested, Kyrillos chuckled and pulled out a handkerchief to hand me.

After blowing my nose with a flourish, he hugged me and suddenly presented me with a bouquet of flowers from who-knows-where.

“You’ve turned something scary into something beautiful. How admirable.”

“…?”

“You’ve suffered to endure.”

People rushed over to move John and Ian.

I took my eyes off Kyrillos’s face and looked at the two of them, realizing something strange.

“Flowers…?”

Why are they buried in a flower graveyard?

The same went for the others. Everyone had flowers all over their heads and shoulders. The terrifying flames were nowhere to be seen, and a beautiful flower garden was spread out before us.

It was so beautiful yet so surreal that my tears stopped completely.

“You’re the one who did it.”

“I…?”

“Yes. You.”

How could I have?

Kyrillos tapped the tip of my nose.

I stared blankly at the colorful flowers in my arms.

What is going on… wait a minute.

“Hands?!”

I have hands?

Why?!

Startled, I threw my hands up in the air, causing the flowers I had been holding to fall to the ground. Naturally, my gaze shifted downwards, and I saw two adorable feet.

But they were human feet. Not furry paws, but human feet!

‘Wait. Am I even wearing clothes right now?’

I hadn’t been human in so long that I couldn’t adjust.

Awkwardly, I groped my chest and realized I was wearing a light, flowing dress.

“Ky… no, Father, did you dress me?”

“Yes, Florin. Welcome back.”

“Florin…!”

Not Agina, Dambi, or Little Miss, but ‘Florin’. My name.

My face brightened, and I rubbed the tears from my eyes.

Then, I reached out to Inanna, who was approaching me with a pale face.

“Inanna!”

“Oh, my goodness. Florin, dear!”

I could tell how surprised Inanna was by her pale face and trembling arms.

“I’ve become human!”

I boasted about becoming human first, then pointed around.

“I think I made the flowers too!”

The flames had completely disappeared. Instead, everything was filled with soft, fluffy flowers. How did this happen?

“You transmuted the flames into flowers as a sacrifice.”

“Transmuted…?”

“Yes. You must be an alchemist. Alchemists are connected by blood… which means your biological parents must also be alchemists.”

“Huh?”

I made a dumb sound.

I probably looked pretty dumb too.

Me? How? Really?

“I had powers too?!”

“Yes. And your pronunciation is clear now.”

“Wow! Then I can eat ten puddings now!”

My stomach got bigger!

Forgetting all about the near-death experience, I tapped my feet excitedly.

Jumping up and down, I became serious again and ran to John and Ian, who were lying down and sitting down, respectively.

“Are you two badly hurt?”

“No. The wounds on your back will be healed cleanly with magic, so you don’t have to worry.”

That’s a relief.

I sighed in relief and hugged John tightly.

“Thank you so, so much, John. For protecting me…!”

“…Goodness. Are you Little Miss?”

“Yes! It’s me!”

“…Heh.”

John, who was receiving magical treatment, looked quite dazed.

I held John’s scarred hands tightly and thanked him again.

“I owe John my life. From now on, John will be my best friend and the knight I trust the most.”

“It is an honor, Little Miss. I was merely doing my duty.”

Well, how many people can abandon themselves in such a critical moment?

John was noble and had a sense of duty. Thanks to him, I am alive like this now.

“Thank you, John!”

So, I gladly conveyed that sign of respect to John. Smack. A kiss on the cheek.

“Ugh?”

John stiffened in surprise.

Then, I immediately tried to check on Ian. But right then.

“I believe I was the one who saved your life in the end, which makes this a very unfair reward.”

Kyrillos lifted me up from behind.

“As Little Miss, rewards and punishments must be clear. Don’t you think?”

“Uh…”

Um, do you perhaps want my kiss? Kyrillos Dribryane?

I knew that if I kissed John, he would strut around proudly, so I did it, but, um.

‘But it’s true that he saved my life.’

Kyrillos, who knelt down to meet my eye level, pointed to his cheek with an indifferent expression.

Right and left.

“Twice.”

“Twice?”

“It is right for the master to receive more kisses of respect than the family’s knight.”

That’s also true.

I wanted to see Ian quickly, so I didn’t argue any further and kissed my father’s cheeks.

“Thank you for saving me! Please save me often in the future!”

“It would be better not to create such situations again.”

“Hehe. But when did you arrive?”

I smiled sheepishly and suddenly remembered that Kyrillos had gone very far away.

How did he arrive so timely?

“Teleportation is not a magic created to be left to boil soup.”

“Ah.”

Then, did the person who will become my mother also come?

I looked around expectantly, but I couldn’t see her yet. So, my attention immediately shifted to Ian.

“Ian, are you okay? You must have been very surprised.”

“…Dambi?”

“Yes! Dambi! It’s me!”

But I don’t know what I look like, even the cold Ian is making a dumbfounded expression.

“That noisy, annoying white weasel that clings to you like a cicada?”

“Hey.”

That’s harsh, isn’t it?

I almost snapped back, but I barely managed to hold it in.

“I bet you didn’t know this body would be so cute, adorable, and charming!”

Instead, I put my hands on my hips and raised my chin.

Confidently sticking out my chubby belly… Ah, I’m not Dambi anymore, so I should refrain from doing things like this.

“You can call me Older Sister!”

People around me started cleaning up busily, but Ian didn’t seem to have any intention of getting up. So, I just stayed next to Ian. If I wasn’t there, everyone would probably leave Ian alone and leave.

“…Older sister, my foot. You’re just a baby.”

“What? I’m not a baby!”

If I had to guess, wouldn’t I be eight years old? Maybe nine years old.

I puffed up my cheeks in anger, but Ian didn’t look at me.

He seemed to be trying to avoid eye contact at all costs, which aroused a strange sense of sadism.

I want to grab him and put him next to me, but is there any way?