The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 83

“Oh… Oh…! Th-the wolf! What was his name again…!”

“Viktor Claudin, at your service! It is a great honor to join the Black Wheel Knights!”

Wow, I never thought I’d see someone I only thought of as having a good personality here again.

Viktor Claudin was a gray wolf beastman I met at the academy last time. I even put a laurel wreath on him for winning. I guess you could say we have a bit of a connection?

“Sir Claudin, you survived that terrible test? Amazing!”

“Just Viktor is fine. Oh, it was a terrible test. They threw us into a snowfield without any food, and we were rolling around. Just when I thought I was going to die, there was a bear in front of me.”

“Gasp, and then? Did you catch the bear?”

“Hey, how could I catch a bear? I ran away as fast as I could!”

“Ah, what! I thought it was a heroic tale!”

When I showed my disappointment, Viktor chuckled and then put on a cool expression.

“I’ll try to catch it next time.”

“But why couldn’t you catch it? Aren’t you skilled enough?”

Thanks to Viktor, the atmosphere softened.

The new knights looked pale as they recalled the entrance exam, but it was a little funny that Viktor was so lively.

“Ah, well, the esteemed Commander didn’t give us any weapons and just threw us out there.”

“What? Not even a dagger? Then how did you survive?”

“That’s the test! Survive on your own!”

“……”

Scary. I should never be a knight, even if I’m reborn….

Imagining it, I shook my head, shuddering.

I suddenly felt chilly, and my feet started to get cold.

“Thank you for the chocolate.”

“Thank you as well.”

After talking with Viktor for a while, the new knights came up to me to say hello.

I tried my best to remember their names, but I didn’t think I could remember them all.

“If I don’t know your name, can you kindly tell me again next time? I want to remember everyone, but it seems difficult.”

I deliberately made a sad face and drooped my eyes. Then, I tapped the ground with the tips of my toes.

“Of course! I’ll tell you as many times as you need!”

“You don’t have to try too hard to remember, but we’ll be happy if you do.”

“That’s right, that’s right.”

When I acted cute on purpose, the new knights clenched their fists and tried to reassure me.

I smiled brightly and then grabbed the ends of my skirt.

“I, Florin, am grateful to all of you for protecting Dribljane. Please take care of me on this journey. I believe in you.”

I bent my knees slightly and stood up, looking back at the new knights with dazed faces and giving them a bright smile.

They seemed surprised by my sudden politeness, but after a few seconds, they stomped their feet and shouted, ‘Woo-hoo!’

“Understood! We will repay your trust!”

“We will try harder! We’ll even do basic physical training before going to bed!”

“Sob, to be able to serve such a kind person… I’m so lucky!”

“I’m glad I survived that terrible test…!”

Okay, I think I succeeded in leaving a good impression, right?

I returned to the carriage feeling satisfied. I don’t know where Dante and Andre went, but they’ll come to the carriage if they want to sleep comfortably.

I found out this time, according to imperial law, it doesn’t matter if you’re under eleven years old and of different genders; you can sleep together.

‘No wonder. I often sleep with Ian, but no one says anything.’

So, there was only one large carriage for this procession.

The plan was to adjust the sofa part to make it a bed, with me sleeping on one side and Dante and Andre sleeping on the other.

“Ah, Little Miss! I’m here!”

“Linda, did you finish the dishes?”

“Yes. Please wait a moment. I’ll prepare your bed right away!”

The stars are so pretty.

I looked at the stars twinkling between the branches and entered the carriage with a yawn.

“Good night, Linda.”

“Yes! If you have any discomfort while sleeping, you know you can ring the bell, right?”

“Mhm.”

Surrounded by fluffy blankets, I wound up the music box and placed it by my head before closing my eyes comfortably.

It’s not as good as the bed in the mansion, but this has its own charm.

“Haaam.”

I rubbed my eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

“Tch.”

Behind Florin’s sleeping carriage, Dante, with his hands shoved deep into his pockets, kicked a stone for no reason.

‘Of all things, Andre had to say that.’

I didn’t think much about sleeping in the same carriage, but suddenly it feels like I shouldn’t go in.

‘But am I the only one who cares? Why doesn’t Florin seem to care at all about sleeping in the same carriage as me?’

It’s hard to explain clearly, but something bothers me. That’s why my lips keep sticking out.

Actually, I didn’t like how close Ian and Florin had become since the imperial banquet….

“Ah, whatever!”

Dante ruffled his hair and hurriedly looked for a place to escape, fearing someone would see his face and say something. And his choice was to transform into an animal and sleep in a tree.

* * *

Dante, who had been sulking the whole time, made a decision the next morning as he basked in the sunlight.

‘I’m going to steal the attention that’s been focused on Ian during this trip.’

He even ordered new clothes and bought shoes. He doesn’t know what’s so good about Ian, who just looks pretty, but if Florin likes pretty things, he wanted to be pretty too.

‘I’ll try.’

So you’ll like me more. No, so you’ll like me the most.

“Dante! Where are you? It’s time for breakfast!”

Dante looked down at Florin calling his name and jumped down.

It’s good to hear ‘Dante’ coming from her mouth instead of ‘Ian.’ Florin likes to be friendly with everyone, so it can’t be helped, but….

Still….

‘Like me more than Ian.’

Dante approached Florin with flowers he had picked while wandering through the forest at dawn hidden behind his back. It was part of his plan to look good, but would Florin be happy?

“Dante! Where were you?”

“Up there.”

“You were on a tree? How dangerous!”

“This.”

I wanted to give it to her more coolly, but I was too shy.

Dante sullenly held out a bunch of wildflowers.

“I’ll buy you something bigger and prettier than this if we go to the festival. Not this, but jewel flowers.”

“Did you go looking for flowers to give to me?”

“Yeah.”

Will she praise me?

Hugging the small, white wildflowers and smelling them, Florin smiled brightly.

“Thank you so much!”

“!”

“I really like it. Even if it’s not jewel flowers, Dante gave it to me with all his heart. I like this more.”

Florin is happy!

In that instant, ears popped out of Dante’s head. It was because he couldn’t contain his joy.

“A good husband gives his wife flowers.”

“Did Dante’s father say that?”

“Yeah. I’ll give you bouquets often in the future. I promise.”

Actually, I thought Florin wouldn’t be too impressed with bouquets since Florin herself is a flower.

Dante twitched his ears and blushed.

It was a very brilliant and beautiful morning.

* * *

“Buy a brooch! Garnet brooches are on sale!”

“This is spinel! Why don’t you try wearing spinel for half the price of sapphire?”

“Flowers made of jewels! It’s more fashionable to give jewel flowers than flowers that wither quickly these days!”

“Cheap, cheap! Raw stone mega sale!”

The streets of Tartie, where the festival was in full swing, were crowded with people trying to sell and buy things.

It’s true that jewels are the exclusive property of the nobility, but that’s only for the types that are treated as real ‘jewels’ because they are transparent and clean without impurities. However, not everything that comes out of the mine can be like that.

Lumps that cannot be sold to the nobility are called ‘raw stones’ instead of jewels.

“Raw stones are traded at prices that commoners can afford!”

Andre was reading the pamphlets handed out at the entrance of the territory.

Actually, I had already seen it all, so I knew, but I nodded, pretending not to know for Andre’s sake.

“And there’s a separate street that sells expensive jewels and accessories from famous artisans. If you go over there instead of here! It seems only nobles can enter there.”

“Are you going to go?”

“Of course! I came all the way here, so I have to buy a gift for my mom.”

Andre clenched his fists excitedly.

At that, I leaned out the window slightly and looked at the back of my adoptive mother, who was standing at the front of the procession.

Her brilliant silver hair and straight back under the sunlight were so cool.

A bright blue sapphire would suit her well. Something with not too many decorations and a small size, what about earrings with a design that sticks right to the ear?

“I should buy a gift for my mother too.”

“Oh, really?”

“Yeah. But then I’ll have to buy a gift for Father too. And Inanna and Grandpa…?”

Wait a minute. I couldn’t not buy gifts for Linda, John, and the nanny since I came all the way here.

‘Oh, then I can’t leave out Ian’s gift when I’m buying everyone else’s, right?’

Not only that, but even though I came here for work, I felt sorry for Yuri since I came to the festival.

‘Yuri is still in that cold water tank….’

So, it was my greed to buy a gift for Yuri so I could give it to her someday.

‘Wait. But how much do I have left….’

Sweating profusely, I thought I should find the Gold Rush Bank branch here first.

I’m not going bankrupt, am I?!

“……Me?”