The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 6

“As I said, we’re going to the family council meeting now.”

“Yes.”

“There will be some old geezers with bounties on their heads making a fuss, but ignore them.”

“……”

“After all, my bounty is the highest.”

Ah, yes…….

I was once again reminded that Kiraxus was the ultimate villain. To be bragging about the bounty on his own head.

‘Wait. If I become this family’s daughter-in-law, do I have to be like that too?’

I wonder if allowances are determined by the bounty amount?!

“If you’re done eating, let’s go, Agi.”

“Ngh…… eh?”

No, where did it go? Where’s my cookie!

I stared at my empty hands with a tearful expression.

‘He already ate it all!’

Seeing me staring blankly at my empty hands, Kiraxus offered me another cookie.

“Want to eat more?”

“Yes! Thank you.”

Ah, but…… it feels a bit much to eat this alone.

I happily accepted it and held it in my arms, but I ate the last cookie all by myself too. That’s not very thoughtful.

I reflected and put strength into my front paws, breaking the cookie in half.

I broke that half in half again and offered it to Nina first.

“This, Nina’s.”

“Oh my, are you giving it to me……? Thank you!”

“And this is……”

Uh, what should I call him?

Not Villain-nim [a respectful Korean suffix], Kiraxus-nim [another respectful Korean suffix]…… is too difficult to pronounce.

While pondering, I just held out the cookie piece.

You never know. He might want to eat it.

“Are you giving it to me?”

“Ung [a cute, childish way of saying ‘yes’ in Korean].”

“You have cookie greed all over your cheeks.”

Molang [a Korean slang term for ‘squishy’ or ‘soft’].

Kiraxus seemed to hesitate for a few seconds before poking my cheek like a fish-shaped bun.

I flapped my arms, trying to teach this villain about human affection.

We have to live together in the future, so it would be nice if we got along well.

“Euaeuyo, hoja meueogeo anya [Even so, don’t eat alone (Korean)].”

“Well, I’ll gratefully accept it.”

Kiraxus took the cookie piece from my hand and…… huh?

‘No, he’s not putting it in his mouth, but throwing it into the air??’

Why??

He’s not throwing it away in front of me because he doesn’t want to eat it, is he!

* * *

I was a little troubled, but anyway, that cookie was given to me by Kiraxus, so I made up my mind to forget about the whereabouts of the 1/4 cookie piece.

Whatever the recipient does with it…… is up to them.

As I moved to the conference room, nestled in his vest, I suddenly became a little curious.

‘Is it warmer if he carries me around?’

I couldn’t understand the reason for dressing up so nicely, but you shouldn’t try to guess what a crazy person is thinking, so whatever.

‘But why does he look so happy? Isn’t he smiling too often?’

The Kiraxus depicted in the original story was cold and aloof, with hardly any smiles.

Just now, when I was staring blankly at my empty hands, he covered his mouth with his hand and trembled. I saw you smiling, I’m telling you.

It was then. I was feeling uneasy, wondering if I was acting too childish, when a magnificent door appeared. In the blink of an eye, the place had changed. Magic really was like magic.

“Announce.”

The servant, who had been startled and frozen by Kiraxus’s appearance, finally came to his senses and opened his mouth upon hearing the order.

“The, the owner of the Magic Tower, Kiraxus Lucian Driblianne-dono [a Japanese honorific], and……!”

The servant glanced at me, as if trying to determine whether I was a doll, a real animal, or a beastkin, and stopped speaking.

Then Kiraxus leisurely told him.

“Lady Florin.”

“Ah, yes! L, Lady Florin is entering!”

And a little later. The meeting became a mess, as expected.

* * *

“That’s absurd! If we bring in an albino daughter-in-law, it’s obvious that another albino will be born in the next generation!”

“Tsk tsk, get a grip, Magic Tower Lord!”

“Are you possessed by a demon or something?”

“What about the candidates who have been working hard to become suitable for that position for a long time!”

Harsh criticisms poured out towards Kiraxus, loud enough to hurt my ears.

What was unexpected was that Kiraxus had not taken me out of his arms even once since the meeting started. As if to protect me.

‘If I had been sitting on that table…….’

I might have been dizzy and vomited because of the numerous pheromones and the shouting.

I never expected the Driblianne family council to be easy, but this was truly beyond imagination. Without anyone telling me to, I clung tightly to Kiraxus’s chest and hardly moved.

Pat pat. Kiraxus looked down at me for a moment and comforted me as if to say it was okay.

“The old men are barking a lot today. Why is it a group howling and not a dog.”

The minor problem was that his relaxed behavior and remarks perfectly stimulated the elders.

“Th, th, th!!!”

Oh, one kill.

“Kuaaack!”

Two kills.

‘Hang in there.’

Watching the white-bearded elders clutch their necks and fall over in shock, I worried about their rising blood pressure in real time.

‘But if it’s a family council, it doesn’t look like the head of the family is attending.’

Kiraxus sat on the left side of the head seat as if it were natural. The head seat and the seat opposite Kiraxus were both empty.

‘Ah, one of the empty seats is for the head of the family. The other is for Ariadne, who was the heir apparent.’

It was then.

“The 18th head of the great Driblianne family has arrived. Everyone, shut your mouths.”

The door to the conference hall was wide open, having been opened at some point. At the same time, a bone-chillingly cold tone cut through the noise.

The man who opened his mouth looked like he had ‘aide’ written all over his face.

Neatly tied olive-colored hair and silver-rimmed glasses. Wearing an owl-patterned badge, the symbol of an aide, on his chest, he was…… an incredibly venomous speaker.

“Do not make the place where the head of the family is going smelly. It is unclean. Do not splatter saliva.”

“……”

“Now, please enter, Head of the Family.”

Let me correct that. The man, who was holding his nose and spraying something that looked like cypress spray, seemed like a fanatic of the head of the family.

‘I think he’s out of his mind…….’

Still, the refreshing scent of the spray made me feel better than before. The air that had seemed to weigh me down felt lighter.

“That’s a pheromone-removing perfume. That guy developed it independently.”

“Wow.”

Kiraxus stroked my head as he briefly explained. But everyone else was standing up, while he was still sitting. He didn’t even turn his head towards the head of the family, which seemed quite sulky.

‘Kiraxus is…… sulky…….’

The gap between the image I knew and the reality was so shocking, but what was even more shocking was something else.

“How rude. How long are you going to avoid looking at your father’s face?”

“Until I feel better.”

“Being sulky is only good for a day or two, you rascal. Your sister went that way, so you should fill her empty seat!”

“If I feel like it.”

“Tsk. A guy who should become the heir apparent and quickly protect the family is just loafing around.”

Thud thud.

The sound of shoes was heavy.

White hair slicked back with pomade. A firm jaw and shoulders so broad and solid that you couldn’t tell his age. A free and stylish white suit and inside it…… a hot pink shirt.

‘A hot pink shirt???’

I gaped at the appearance of the head of the family, Grandpa. He was a character who was hardly described in the original story, so I didn’t know what he looked like.

I thought he would look like a company chairman, but this is…… this is…….

‘He’s closer to a mob boss!’

If Kiraxus was a modernized corporate gangster, then the head of the family was the original boss who had dozens of such affiliates…… no, the chairman.

I rolled my big eyes and buried my head between my short front paws.

‘Ah, I think I chose the wrong possession this time……!’

Where is my life going?

“Lapiren. What does that thing my son is holding look like to you?”

“In my eyes, it certainly looks like a white weasel. Common weasels change their fur color depending on the season, but since it is winter, it is thought to be white.”

“Not an albino?”

“I cannot be certain as I have not seen the color of its eyes, but considering the young master’s heinous collecting hobby, it is highly likely to be an albino.”

The name of the spray-spraying aide was Lapiren.

Before I knew it, the surroundings had become quiet, and no one opened their mouths. It had been so noisy just a moment ago, but now everyone seemed to be suppressed by the authority of the head of the family.

Of course, I, who was just a pitiful, cute, and pathetic weasel, was also suppressed.

“Don’t pay attention to it. It’s my daughter-in-law.”

But then, Kiraxus pressed my head and tried to push me further into his vest. As if he didn’t want to show me off.

‘Gyaak! This will make them pay even more attention to me!’

Besides, I can’t breathe! I can’t breathe!

Struggling, I barely managed to peek my head out through the gap in the vest button.

“Huk, huk…….”

I, I thought I was going to die!

“……Keuk.”

Lapiren, who briefly made eye contact with me, burst out laughing. But in just one second, he returned to his cold face. As if he had never laughed.