The Villain’S Daughter-In-Law Is Inherently Powerful [EN]: Chapter 93

“I will take my leave now.”

“How do I look?”

Soon, the attendant came to announce that it was time to leave. It was the very attendant he had been eyeing earlier.

“Y-Your Highness, you are breathtakingly beautiful.”

“Do you think you might fall for me?”

“I wouldn’t dare to say such a thing, but you have an appearance that would capture the hearts of many young ladies.”

*That’s the answer I wanted.* After coming out of the tank, this was the first thing that somewhat pleased me.

“You’re quite the talker.”

“You honor me.”

“You were the only one who didn’t throw up earlier.”

“My younger sister… is good at hunting. All winter long, I lived by butchering and eating what my sister caught. Blood is familiar to me.”

*That’s good, then. There will be plenty of blood to see in the future.*

“I will appoint you as my close attendant, so manage the palace properly until I return.”

“Your Highness…! I will obey your command!”

James, covered in freckles, was a second-class attendant and seventeen years old this year.

He came from a crumbling baronet family in the countryside and became an attendant to support his younger sister, who was skilled in swordsmanship.

With a kind and sincere personality, he was assigned to the Prince’s Palace not long after entering the Imperial Palace, where everyone was saying that the Prince would die soon. That the Empress would make sure to kill the Prince.

*‘But if he’s as strong as he seems, he might not die.’*

James desperately wanted to make his capable younger sister a knight. For the moment when the knight’s cloak would be draped over his younger sister’s shoulders, he could do any dirty work.

At this moment, James decided to bet his life on the Prince.

“Let’s go.”

Usually, loyalty starts from something insignificant.

Yuri had learned how to capture people’s hearts through . Noticing small things, remembering them, granting special status, and calling them by name.

Yuri proceeded with what he had memorized in order, one by one, and judged that he had obtained a satisfactory result.

*I guess I can keep doing this in the future.*

*‘I have to look like an ordinary person in front of Florin.’*

*I won’t make a mistake.*

With that resolve, Yuri boarded the carriage waiting for him, where the Emperor was waiting. It was the Prince’s first official schedule.

* * *

The inauguration ceremony was held grandly.

Tents were set up on one side, filled with party food, and a twelve-member orchestra played exciting tunes continuously.

The invited guests were not only nobles, but it seemed they had invited those in high positions in various industries, even if they were commoners.

Here, I sat in the VIP seats with Ian and Dante, anxiously biting and releasing my lips repeatedly.

*‘When is Yuri coming? And the Emperor?’*

Being the one waiting is painful.

Since Yuri came out of the tank, his life would be threatened. Therefore, staying in the absolutely safe Arkhalik Duchy while adapting to the world outside the tank was the way to protect his life.

Because none of the five people were trying to assassinate Yuri.

Moreover, there was no way anyone would try to harm Yuri in the Arkhalik Duchy, which had nothing to do with the Holy Empire.

*‘If he just goes….’*

Could something have already happened?

“Florin, are you okay? You look anxious.”

Just then, Ian leaned slightly towards me and whispered in my ear.

Embarrassed that my anxiety was so obvious, I turned my head and whispered to Ian.

“Why aren’t the royals coming? The event should start when they arrive.”

“That’s right. They should have been here already, but they’re late.”

Dante, who was nearby, heard our conversation and clicked his tongue.

“Maybe they tripped and fell on the way. Then the inauguration ceremony would be postponed, and Florin wouldn’t have to go.”

“Dante! How can you say that?”

“But if you leave, who will give me flowers?”

Dante grumbled and stuck his hands in his pockets.

*I want to say I won’t go either, but what can I do? This is a deal.*

If Yuri appears here unharmed, I have to go to Arkhalik with the Emperor.

As I waited endlessly, I saw a carriage approaching from afar.

I stood up without realizing it.

Holding the hem of my dress tightly, I watched the carriage stop with bated breath. A servant who had been waiting hurriedly opened the carriage door, and the Emperor got out first.

But right now, even the Emperor’s dazzling beauty didn’t catch my eye. My interest was only focused on the boy who would get out next.

Holding my breath, I spotted a child stepping onto the red carpet.

Slightly shorter than me, dressed really beautifully… Yuri. Yuri, like a sprig of lilac, was in front of me.

“Have you arrived, Your Majesty?”

“Spare the formalities. Let’s start the event.”

While my father and His Majesty the Emperor exchanged greetings, I stared intently at Yuri. There were many people in the VIP seats, so there was no way he could find me, but I still wanted to let him know that I was here.

“Noona [term of endearment used by younger males for older females]!”

But then, Yuri, who was looking around as if searching for someone, made eye contact with me.

I don’t know how he found me right away, but his beautiful purple eyes widened as he looked at me. Then, he even smiled brightly and ran towards me.

“I missed you!”

“Your Highness, welcome.”

I was so happy to see him too, and I wanted to hug him tightly, but this is an official event, so I can’t do that.

Looking at Yuri who came to me, I first addressed him with a formal title.

But as soon as I did, Yuri frowned with his cute face and shook his head.

“I don’t like it. Call me by my name. Florin can do that.”

“But His Majesty the Emperor might think it’s disrespectful.”

Of course, I want to call him by his name, but….

I glanced at His Majesty the Emperor and my father.

My father had an expression as if to say, ‘Go ahead,’ and His Majesty the Emperor had a somewhat crooked… a somewhat dumbfounded look.

“It’s no use raising children.”

“You should say it right, Father. When did you ever raise me?”

“You ungrateful thing. You already don’t know how to respect your father.”

“Florin will call me whatever Florin wants to call me. Keep that in mind.”

Yuri had already hugged me tightly and wouldn’t let go.

Of course, Ian and Dante were glaring at him intensely from the side, but Yuri didn’t seem to notice at all and just smiled innocently.

*‘No, is he really an idiot?’*

The pheromones are strong, though….

*‘He must be very innocent because he was trapped in a tank since birth. I’m worried. At this rate, if someone puts poison in his meal, he’ll die right away, won’t he?’*

Feeling uneasy, I tried to get Yuri off me. I thought Yuri was going to get hit by Ian and Dante.

But Yuri was surprisingly strong.

“Oh, I wanted to give Noona something as soon as we met.”

“Huh?”

“This!”

That’s when it happened.

Yuri, smiling so brightly that his dimples appeared, stood on tiptoe and kissed me on the cheek.

“?!”

It was to the point where his face was pressed so hard that my nose was squashed, so I don’t know if I should call this a kiss or a charge, but anyway, it’s a kiss.

Because his lips touched my cheek!

“You know, Noona. Thank you for saving me.”

As I watched with surprised eyes, Yuri wiggled his fingers and soon blushed like an apple. As he narrowed his eyes and smiled, I honestly thought there was no one who wouldn’t fall for Yuri.

It’s not just me, even those who saw the Prince for the first time at this event are all gaping.

There weren’t many who didn’t, and Dante and Ian were among them.

“Let go! Let go of me!”

“Stop it, Dante. He’s the Prince.”

“Krrr.”

In an instant, Dante’s pupils dilated, and his ears perked up. In addition, whiskers sprouted from his cheeks, and his molars grew longer!

Having detected the signs of a rampage, I immediately took out the sunflower seeds I had prepared and scattered them in the air. Then, I reached out and used my power, and sunflower petals fluttered down from the sky.

One of the soft petals that fell landed on Dante’s nose, and Dante sneezed loudly.

“Achoo!”

At the same time, the perked-up ears disappeared, so I could breathe a sigh of relief.

I almost showed an unsightly sight in front of His Majesty the Emperor.

Just then, Yuri gently tugged on my sleeve and asked with a slightly dejected look.

“Florin Noona. Do those kids… dislike me?”

Oh, what should I do?

Yuri is definitely a shark! A shark!

*‘Why do I see a rabbit?’*

He’s smaller and weaker than me, like a baby rabbit, so I was honestly shocked.

*‘When I witnessed him trapped in the tank, he looked like a spirit of the sea. When he spoke to His Majesty the Emperor earlier, he was alpha-like again. But now he’s so weak that he looks like a herbivore and a beastkin that I have to protect.’*

After all, Yuri probably doesn’t know much about the world, right?

Because he trusts me, he might be disarming himself in front of the people he trusts.

*‘But the image is quite different from when he sent the message….’*

Eh, whatever. Anyway, Yuri is right in front of me now. That’s all that matters.