The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 90

In her past life, Florin developed her Flower Alchemy very late. The fact that she developed it early this time was largely due to trying to save Ian.

The reason for her actions was that he had shielded Florin from the beginning and provided her with all the support she needed, which prevented Florin from being timid and cautious.

Therefore, the fundamental reason why she developed Flower Alchemy early and why someone sent by her biological father came to find her was ultimately Kiraxus—her actions had changed things.

Moreover, it wasn’t just any dignitary, but the King of Arkalik, who had been shrouded in secrecy until now.

‘If that’s the case, Florin could become the heir to a country… She should be sent away,’ Kiraxus thought.

‘If she can truly receive her biological father’s utmost love there without facing any scorn…’

‘And if everyone there will undoubtedly support Florin as much as this man reveres his king…’

‘Was the meteor that fell that day meant to signify this?’

A faint sense of unease gradually took shape within Kiraxus.

“You must know as well. Hasn’t the Princess shown herself to be excessively bright or cold-hearted for a child until now?”

“……”

Kiraxus did not respond.

However, Hwa-ran didn’t seem to intend to stop talking.

“Hey. I was at the Imperial Palace banquet too, you know? And unfortunately, I got caught by the Emperor and was dragged around, seeing and hearing all sorts of things.”

“And?”

“If the Princess were an Alpha with the superior pheromones you speak of, it wouldn’t be strange for her to be so intelligent. But she isn’t, is she?”

“However.”

“Ah, stop pretending you don’t know. It’s fine when you’re coddling her in your arms, but what if the Princess starts engaging in social activities in earnest? What if people start picking on her non-childlike behavior here and there?”

“A useless tongue.”

Kiraxus cut her off sharply, and Hwa-ran thumped her chest.

“You guys despise Albinos, don’t you? Do you think you’ll just accept an Albino being smarter and more mature than you as simply adorable?”

‘So, send her back to where she belongs.’

Ultimately, that’s what Hwa-ran was saying.

‘But what if she isn’t a princess? What if she goes there excited at the prospect of meeting her biological father, but it turns out to be false? How will you handle that wound?’ Kiraxus wondered.

If Florin became dejected, he was planning to turn Arkalik upside down.

Thanks to his contract with the Evil God, he was overflowing with power. If he were to say he would destroy the country of the worshipped Gaianos, the Evil God would be thrilled and rampage—what couldn’t he do?

“But the Princess being more outstanding than others is only natural in our Arkalik. Because she is the King’s only blood relative.”

“That sounds like you’ll be disappointed if you take Florin there and she’s not as intelligent as you’d like.”

“Ah, stop twisting my words!”

Hwa-ran tore at her hair.

How much about Arkalik could she explain to this twisted, arrogant, and obnoxious man?

Since she couldn’t ask the King right away, Hwa-ran had to resolve this matter with her own authority. And she had to bring the Princess with her.

After groaning, Hwa-ran finally opened her mouth.

“In Arkalik, the King is an absolute god. So are the King’s blood relatives.”

“…Continue.”

“Everyone reveres the King so much that there are those who would sacrifice their lives to please the Princess. If the Princess is who we believe, she can have the world in her hands. No one would dare to evaluate the Princess. They would simply support her.”

“You’re spouting crazy, fanatical nonsense.”

“Ugh! Your personality is so annoying! As annoying as the Emperor!”

Hwa-ran cursed, but Kiraxus merely raised an eyebrow. He smirked, thinking he was better than that Emperor.

“What did the Emperor want?”

“He asked if your sister was in Arkalik. I said no, but he couldn’t believe it.”

“Ah. So he was thinking that far ahead…”

His sister was living well in the world she wanted to live in.

Honestly, Ariadne was headstrong, had a bad personality, was stubborn, and only did what she wanted. But because her abilities were so outstanding, everything she touched turned out well.

It was still amazing to think about.

‘The Emperor probably couldn’t imagine that she had gone to a different dimension altogether.’

Well, thanks to that, he had an excuse to bring out Yuri, as Florin had said.

Kiraxus rubbed his chin and made a decision. He would ask Florin again and do as Florin wished.

It was just his greed that he didn’t want her to meet her biological father. If Florin wanted to, she should return to her real family.

“Wait here.”

“What about food? Are you giving me water?”

“I wonder…”

“You’re cruel! Even prisoners get food!”

“If you don’t mind moldy bread.”

Kiraxus shrugged. He had said he would spare her life, but he hadn’t said he would forgive her for kidnapping her without Florin’s consent.

“Ah. By the way…”

Kiraxus, who had been turning away coldly, stopped abruptly.

“Are there any among you who live forever?”

“Eternal life? What do you mean?”

“I see.”

With that, Kiraxus disappeared via teleportation.

“Hwaaa.”

And Hwa-ran, who was left behind, slumped down and scratched her head.

‘Well… I guess I’m living an eternal life too, in a way.’

For some reason, it felt like she shouldn’t mention that Arkalik people have a basic lifespan of over 200 years.

‘And the way he asked… it was like he was asking about the King.’

The oldest person in Arkalik is the King.

Of course, she didn’t trust that man Kiraxus at all, so she had no intention of revealing more about Arkalik.

‘Let’s wait and see for now.’

She would have to hang around here for about a week.

If there was still no conclusion by then, Hwa-ran decided to blow this place up and leave.

Of course, the magic was layered to prevent escape, but it was not enough to stop her, who had lived quite a long time and reached the pinnacle of Alchemy. Unless that man directly stopped her, she could destroy these stone walls with just a flick of her hand.

Ryun Hwa-ran, the master of Hwa Island.

His nickname at 412 years old was the Mad Fire Dragon Bastard.

* * *

‘I have seen the face of the one who opened the gate,’ Kiraxus thought, walking down the hallway after leaving the underground prison.

He was a man with long silver hair that dragged on the ground and sharp features. He was young and beautiful, and strong enough to use the power of the Evil God freely. And… he certainly had red eyes.

‘I killed him once. Yet he was resurrected.’

He had eternal life and could not die. Or was it that he could not be killed?

After that, Kiraxus cleanly gave up on killing him and invested everything in completing the time-reversal magic with the help of the Heavenly God.

The world was being destroyed day by day, and the voices calling for him to participate were loud, but he ignored them all. After all, everything would be undone if he turned back time.

Thus, Kiraxus made a contract with the Evil God immediately after turning back time. He completely blocked the Evil God from contracting with ‘that one’ again.

‘But if possible, it would be best to find ‘that one’ before he goes crazy and bury him deep in the sea.’

Judging from what Hwa-ran said, Arkalik seemed to be a place where only those with silver hair and red eyes lived.

Then wouldn’t the ‘that one’ he was looking for also be in Arkalik?

‘It’s worth a visit.’

Arriving in front of Florin’s room, Kiraxus knocked politely. He immediately took out perfume from subspace [a pocket dimension or storage space] and sprayed it on his neck and wrists. He was worried that the smell might have lingered from being in a dirty place.

“Who is it? Is it Father?”

Kiraxus smirked as he heard a cute voice from inside the room.

“Huh, it’s really Father. You always suddenly appear, but what’s with the polite knocking today?”

“It’s night. I thought you might be asleep.”

“Wow! I didn’t know Father was the kind of person who would worry about that!”

Florin exclaimed with wide eyes.

Looking like a meatball. Acting cute.

Kiraxus chuckled and gently stroked Florin’s hair.

Then, he prepared to be hurt.

‘Me, being hurt. What a rare experience.’

Muttering that, he subtly adjusted his facial muscles so that Florin wouldn’t notice, making his expression the same as usual.

“Yes, Florin. I came to ask you something.”

“What is it?”

“The one who might be your biological father is said to be in Arkalik.”

“Uh… Yes.”

“Then, if you find your biological father, wouldn’t you want to live there?”

‘This child is leaving Driblane. The child he wanted to protect even by turning back time…’ Kiraxus thought with a pang.

“Um, I don’t really know. But I don’t think he’s my biological father. You know. I’m…”

Florin ran over.

Kiraxus willingly bent down to match her height.

Then Florin made a trumpet with her hands and whispered into Kiraxus’s ear.

“I’m a spy. A spy that the Holy Empire planted. So how could I be the daughter of the King of Arkalik?”

‘Ah. I wish I had been a little less perceptive,’ Kiraxus lamented.

Florin wasn’t good at hiding her emotions. She was always honest.

‘But now you’re suppressing your hopes and expectations.’

When the expectation is too great, people start by denying it to avoid being hurt. That way, the scar will be less severe when the expectation collapses.

It would have been better if Florin had said she was looking forward to it. Such honestly expressed desires would have been no different from ‘I want a jewel’ or ‘I want to eat something delicious.’

But the fact that she was trying so hard not to expect it meant that she really wanted to meet her biological father.

“…I see. But just in case you really do find your biological father, we should develop an airship.”

“What’s an airship?”

“A means of transportation connecting the ground and the sky. We can’t teleport all the way to the sky.”

After explaining simply, Kiraxus clenched his fist tightly and stood up straight.

‘Am I just going to let her be taken away with my eyes wide open?’

He would check on Florin once a week to see if she was doing well.

Was he going to miss seeing her grow up? Coming forward as her biological father now!

Kiraxus teleported straight to the Magic Tower, grinding his teeth.

“H-Huh, Master of the Magic Tower? I thought I heard you weren’t coming today…”

“Summon everyone.”

“!”