The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 45

“Not bad. It’s magic that finishes dressing in 3 seconds. The dress and accessories are connected to your dressing room.”

“Linda and the nanny are going to cry their eyes out……, aren’t they?”

But this is surprisingly convenient……?

I was almost in my pajamas until just now, but I could go to a tea party like this?

I spun around in front of the full-length mirror in the corner of the living room, then quickly came to my senses and bowed deeply.

“Thank you, Father!”

“Don’t mention it.”

Thus, the maid sent from the academy had no choice but to return empty-handed.

A few hours later.

“Then, shall we go somewhere?”

I don’t know when he took it out, but Father was holding a sleek cane in his hand.

The black saber-toothed tiger decorating the head of the cane held an ominous light, which made it suit Father even better.

“Good morning, Florin! I came to escort you myself…… Huh! K, Kiraxus-nim?”

The dean, who was standing at the entrance of the building where we were staying, was so surprised to see Father that he almost fainted. His reaction was suspicious, as if he hadn’t expected this situation at all.

“You look like you’ve seen a ghost, Dean. It’s unpleasant.”

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry!”

“Take good care of your facial muscles.”

“Yes, I will. Of course……!”

Wow, Dean. I can see the sweat soaking into your back.

‘Dante, is he okay now?’

The weather was nice yesterday, but today it’s cloudy.

Looking up at the cloudy sky, which mirrored my troubled mind, I thought of Dante. That kind child who tried to stop his rampage by biting himself until his bones were exposed.

* * *

The event ended rather anticlimactically.

Maybe it’s because I was completely distracted by Dante.

I kept glancing at Dante’s wrist to see if it was okay, but I couldn’t tell because the academy uniform completely covered it.

‘Does he remember me?’

However, Dante didn’t look at me even once during the event.

“The final winner is Viktor Claudine from Group C!”

Wow!

The cadets who were sitting together watching the sparring all stomped their feet to congratulate the final winner.

I had to give the laurel wreath to Viktor, so I quietly got up from my seat.

“Wow, she’s so cute!”

Viktor, with his gray hair and darker gray eyes, seemed to have a very good personality.

‘Actually, I was a little nervous that the albino might refuse to receive an award.’

Fortunately, that didn’t happen.

Viktor, who was constantly smiling as if he was in a good mood, knelt down as soon as he came in front of me.

“Come on, praise me!”

“Oh……. Um, it was a really great match. It was a nail-biting match, and congratulations on becoming the final winner.”

“Thank you!”

It’s like looking at a big dog…….

No, is he really a dog beastman [a human with canine features and abilities]?

“Claudine is from the Gray Wolf family. It is known as a prestigious family of swordsmanship.”

John, who was standing behind me, explained as I returned to my seat. I could clap my hands at that.

‘I knew it!’

I felt like his tail was wagging…… He was a wolf!

“Look at this, aren’t you jealous? Aren’t you jealous?”

“Ugh, you’re annoying, Viktor!”

“Hehehe! Isn’t this the result of not skipping training? To receive a laurel wreath from such a cute young noble lady! Aren’t you jealous?”

“Ha……. God. Why did you give such a clumsy guy such great skills…….”

I didn’t mean to eavesdrop, but I was watching Viktor closely, so I could hear the conversation. It was also because they were talking so loudly.

“Noble lady……?”

Then I heard Viktor calling me that and my face turned red.

“Oh my, a noble lady! John, did you hear that?”

“She is the cutest and most adorable noble lady in the world.”

“Do I look like an adult?”

I love it!

I asked, my heart pounding, and John’s shoulders trembled.

“Ah, why. I guess I look like an adult because I’m dressed up like this. That’s why they call me a noble lady!”

“Yes, ahem. Since you received the Dreblianne title, it is true that you should be addressed as a noble lady in society, cough.”

“Then, is it rude if someone calls me ‘Miss’?”

“It depends on the time, place, and the intention of the person who said it…… but officially, it’s the wrong title.”

“I see!”

I didn’t know because I hadn’t received proper social etiquette lessons yet.

I felt a little fond of Viktor for properly calling me a noble lady.

John is enough as a guard, but if I were to get one more, I’d like Viktor.

He seems to have a bright and playful personality. He’s the kind of person who brightens up the surroundings when you’re with him.

“Huh?”

At that moment, I felt a gaze poking at the side of my face, so I turned my head. Then Dante hurriedly turned his head in the other direction, as if trying to hide.

‘Was he looking at me?’

I tilted my head and stared at Dante persistently. But Dante stubbornly acted as if he had never seen me.

‘I’m sure he saw me! Right!’

Dante maintained a blank expression until the end of the event. Then Dante disappeared without even saying hello to me or Father.

‘I have to get close to him somehow when I meet him tonight.’

I’m not a pushover like a sika deer [a type of deer known for its timidity]! Just you wait.

‘If Raheen never really comforted you and just took everything because she’s the female lead.’

I can’t stand to see that.

Of course, Raheen might be a very nice kid…… But if she’s a nice kid, would she have brought winter to the whole world without thinking?

‘I’m going to be friends with you no matter what.’

If I take the childhood friend spot, I can stand up against Raheen, right?

In many works, the male lead’s childhood friend appears as the most powerful villainess.

‘Hehe, I’ll be the villainess who turns the female lead’s costume upside down!’

* * *

And at that point when Florin was determined to become a villainess.

Dante bit his lip tightly and quickened his pace as if he was being chased by something.

‘It’s her. It’s definitely her.’

After his mother’s funeral, Dante returned to the academy and suffered from a severe fever from that night on.

The only things he vaguely remembered were the voice of his roommate screaming in panic and the dormitory supervisor’s pale face.

When he woke up after being sick for a long time, his pheromones had disappeared as if they had been washed away.

When Dante told the teacher in charge of the junior class the truth after returning to training, Dante could not forget the expression on the teacher’s face.

On the outside, he looked sorry, but on the corner of his lips…… there was a joy that he couldn’t hide. The same was true for the kids he thought were his friends. Even the instructor he trusted last…….

From then on, Dante kept his mouth shut.

He didn’t know exactly what was going on, but he knew that no one was really worried about him. It was also from that time that he started calling the children he called ‘friends’ ‘classmates’.

And not long after, Dante lost his mind and turned into a beast every night.

But strangely, every time that happened, Dante felt like someone was hugging him. When he bit himself to suppress the boiling homicidal intent, he saw a woman’s illusion that was truly sad.

It was strange.

Silver hair close to pure white. Eyes like they had been dipped in strawberry syrup. A slender and beautiful neck.

She was definitely a stranger.

But the illusion acted like she knew him. Then, at some point, Dante saw the woman even in his dreams.

The strange thing was that he was an adult in his dreams. Not a child, but a fully grown male.

And he loved that woman. He loved her so much that he could die for her.

‘I thought she was just someone who appeared in my dreams.’

When the dean called him yesterday. The very moment he faced the girl who appeared in that bright sunlight.

His heart almost burst.

It can’t be.

I must have seen it wrong.

Why is that kid here? No way.