The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 76

Everywhere I looked, it was gold dresses.

It wasn’t just that my dress wouldn’t stand out; it was becoming a ridiculously common color.

That alone was enough to make me sick to my stomach, but what’s this?

“W-we received o-our dresses from the Driblyanes……”

I wanted to tear this dress to shreds right now, but going back out and changing into another dress was too much of a blow to my pride.

No, just leaving this spot right now felt unbearably humiliating.

“Oh my, Lady Florin. I received the gift you sent with much gratitude.”

“It suits you well, Countess.”

“Ohohot, you even gifted my daughter a high-quality fan. My daughter was so thrilled.”

“It was nothing. Just a small token of my appreciation. I hope to become closer to your daughter.”

You put me in this state, and you’re smiling so happily?

Glaring at Florin, who was chatting casually with the noblewomen, Celina bit down hard on the inside of her cheek.

Tears welled up from frustration and resentment.

“Having stirred things up like this… Gold will become known as the Driblyane color from now on.”

“Surely not. Didn’t someone wear a gold dress at Roybaium, too?”

At that moment, Florin, ever the quick-witted, wicked, and villainous girl, pointed directly at Celina.

“Please think of it as the color of harmony. Spring has arrived, but to restore the ruined land and develop the entire nation, the nobles must be united in heart and mind.”

“Goodness! To think so deeply! Everyone should take a lesson from this. Lady Florin is an example for children her age!”

How could that, how could that be an example?

She has no grace, no elegance, and she just shamelessly used money to create this situation!

I was so dumbfounded that I wanted to say something, but that would mean getting involved.

‘I couldn’t even imprison the maid, couldn’t even execute her. Nothing is going right, why!’

Frustrated, Celina stomped her foot.

I wanted to call Belladi right away and tear her hair out, but this was a banquet hall. I had to force a smile. I’ll just have to think about how to repay this humiliation!

‘I can’t, I can’t breathe.’

Celina, who had retreated to one side with her ‘friends,’ panted, her chest rising and falling rapidly. She had to calm down.

But a moment later. A frivolous burst of laughter came from somewhere. Again, it was from where Florin Driblyane was.

* * *

I told my father and Inanna-nim [likely a respectful title, like ‘Lady’ or ‘Madam’] everything about the suspicious acrobat. That he said he was coming, and how he could be useful to my plan.

If the adults had objected, I would have sadly given up on having him perform at the banquet, but unexpectedly, permission was granted.

“Well done!”

“W-wow, c-cool.”

“Do more! More!”

And this was the result.

I looked around at the kids with a satisfied expression.

More than 90% of the children who came to this banquet were gathered here now. So where were the rest?

With Celina, way over there. They kept glancing over here, curious because we were constantly giggling.

‘Shall I start trying to win them over now?’

The acrobat’s fire-breathing stunt was so breathtaking. What kid wouldn’t want to see this up close?

“Hello.”

“L-Lady Florin.”

“Would you like to come over here and watch with us? There’s still room.”

As the acrobat performed noticeably flashy tricks, even the adults started to show interest. If that’s the case for adults, how about the kids? In their hearts, they’ve already gathered around.

Some of the girls couldn’t hide their excited faces as they looked back at Celina.

Some were sending desperate glances, but Celina was steadfastly ignoring them all. I wasn’t surprised.

“How petty……”

I tilted my head slightly to the side and muttered. Celina flinched greatly at that, grinding her teeth and smiling.

“Who on earth permitted such a frivolous performance?”

“Would it have been possible if His Majesty hadn’t permitted it? Use your head a little.”

“Ugh, instead of worrying about my intelligence, you should worry about your own dignity!”

When I tapped my temple and gave her a look of pity, cracks started to appear in Celina’s expression.

You’re fine when you have a complete advantage, but because you’ve never been countered, you panic when the situation is reversed like this.

I grinned and shrugged.

“Anyway, if you don’t want to come, fine. We’ll have fun among ourselves, then.”

I waved my hand and turned around.

‘Ah, so satisfying!’

It’s just like black sesame candy!

‘Revenge! I love it!’

I clenched my fist and trembled.

I have to explain Celina’s expression to Linda in nano-units later!

“……Envious.”

As Florin turned her body, a girl who had been holding it all in finally blurted out her true feelings.

“What did you say?”

At that, Celina glared at her with fire in her eyes, but the moment one person revealed their true feelings, it was bound to be contagious.

They were just pretending to be adults, but after all, they were all children.

“I want to go watch.”

“……Then me too……”

“My legs hurt, and I can’t stand anymore. Celina is sitting, after all……”

“And the fans, I’m jealous.”

Celina’s power was large, but it wasn’t solid.

Because she focused on increasing her size first, there were too many people in the group. So she couldn’t be close to everyone, and Celina had only invited those from count families or higher to tea parties until now.

‘The daughters of poor baron families or the daughters of low-ranking baron families were often ignored.’

Even now, Celina was sitting on the sofa, but the other children all had to stand. It was because they weren’t of high enough status to dare sit with Celina.

Of course, that wasn’t the wrong direction. Since there was no princess or other duke’s daughter, it was actually a good strategy.

What Roybaium was saying was clear.

‘Even if you’re dissatisfied with Celina, so what?’

Since it was obvious that Celina would be the center of society, you have to bow down if you don’t want to be ostracized, right?

Until now, the children couldn’t even open their mouths while being treated like that. But…….

“They all received fans.”

“Celina has never even given us a handkerchief……”

“And they’re all sitting together.”

“I want to sit too! I’m spoiled at home too!”

In the end, the children who were dissatisfied all rushed over to where the performance was taking place. In the sofa area, which was almost empty in an instant, Celina felt miserable for the first time in her life.

‘I won’t forgive you.’

Scratch.

Her fingernails scraped against the leather of the sofa.

Celina, who was glaring at Florin as if she would kill her, finally jumped up and left the banquet hall.

The leather wings of the wyvern kept trying to soar from her back. If she lost her mind and really transformed into an animal in the banquet hall…….

‘I’ll make you suffer the same fate.’

Celina completely forgot what she had done to Florin and was just furious about what she was experiencing now, raging.

She never, ever dreamed that the banquet she had been so, so looking forward to would be ruined like this.

* * *

‘Oh, she left. She left.’

The stinging gaze that felt like a bundle of arrows was finally gone.

Enjoying the sense of victory, I decided to move on to the next plan right away.

‘Yuri didn’t come again today, either. None of the royals came.’

So, I should quickly give up on Yuri and find Belladi.

‘But even though I’ve gathered all the kids in the neighborhood, I still can’t see Belladi…….’

Could she be in the garden?

The time was still eight o’clock.

The adults said, ‘No children in the garden,’ but that might be why Belladi is in the garden.

I reviewed the information about Belladi Roybaium that the family had pulled out for me this morning.

Name: Belladi Roybaium

Age: 10 years old

Appearance: Vermilion eyes, vermilion hair, severe curly hair

Specialty: Painting (drawing)

They even kindly added an explanation next to the word painting in case I didn’t know what it meant.

Personality: Gentle and quiet, but rumored to do strange things often.

Situation: Greatly disliked within the family. Rumor has it that Celina Roybaium hits her.

Other: Often says she can see the color of souls. Painting skills are unknown.

Skills are unknown.

Why unknown instead of saying she’s bad at it if she’s bad, or good at it if she’s good?

I don’t know for sure, but one thing has become clear.

Then I should have her submit that painting.

What if I held a competition in the name of Driblyane and had her win an award?

If she won an award at a competition held by the hostile Driblyane family, Belladi might be recognized for her skills.

Logically, there’s no way they’d intentionally give an award to a daughter from a family they don’t get along with, right? And if I praised Belladi at a salon so that Duke Roybaium could hear it…….

“Excuse me, are you still watching me? Please take me to where Belladi is.”

I came out to the terrace secretly and shouted somewhat brazenly.

It’s not very wide for adults, but if I searched all over here on a child’s legs, I might collapse. So, I cleverly used my head.

“Uh, you said there are thirty-two people escorting me! Aren’t you here today too? I know everything!”

Anyone who saw me would think I was a little crazy, but I kept calling out stubbornly.

“……”

And after a while.

No one came.

‘I can’t help it, I guess.’

I let out a shallow sigh and put my foot on the railing. The trailing skirt was annoying, but finding the stairs was even more annoying.

“……That’s dangerous.”

But at that very moment when I was hanging on the railing trying to climb over!

Someone lifted me up.