I’m a Mother-in-Law, but I Dislike Conflict with My Daughter-in-Law - Chapter 223

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I’m a Mother-in-Law, But I Don’t Want Family Conflicts Episode 223

14. Decorating the End

After leaving the Academy, we met up with Helene.

“…Is everything finished?”

“Yes, thank you for waiting.”

She seemed to have a lot to say, but thinking we couldn’t have a conversation here, she suggested going to the Layton Villa in the Capital.

However, I said that I needed to return directly to the Layton Family.

“It would be better to rest a little before going. Mother’s stamina won’t be able to endure it.”

“I’m fine. If we use Rohan’s power, we can return immediately. Right?”

At my question, Rohan nodded with a troubled look in his eyes.

“It’s possible. I’ve just met the reuse time requirement.”

He briefly explained to Helene about the cloak he possessed.

It was a precious treasure he had obtained while fighting the Foreign Tribes, with magic cast on it that could teleport the user once a month, regardless of distance.

‘Looking at Helene’s reaction, I can guess how amazing this treasure is.’

Helene was gaping in surprise, which was quite unlike her.

Well, even I only knew of magic treasures that could emit light or breathe fire, but Rohan’s cloak could perform teleportation, which was supposedly impossible, so it was understandable to be surprised.

“…So you used that cloak to infiltrate our territory?”

‘Ah, so that’s what it was about.’

At Helene’s words, Rohan subtly averted his eyes.

Entering and leaving someone else’s territory without permission was already a great discourtesy, but if magic was used as well, it was tantamount to a declaration of war.

Anger began to rise in Helene’s eyes.

I subtly stepped between the two of them.

“Anyway, I’ll resolve that later, so let’s go back. Helene, you’re very tired too.”

“I’m fine.”

“I miss our home. Come on, hurry.”

Helene looked a bit dissatisfied, but soon sighed and came to my side.

I sent Rohan a look telling him to hurry up and prepare.

With a sigh, he spread his cloak wide and wrapped it around us. The cloak that had barely covered his shoulders suddenly became as large as a tent.

Seeing this, Helene frowned.

“Don’t tell me you can transport troops with this?”

“This is the maximum. I’ve never used it for personal gain in the first place.”

“But you used that treasure to follow Mother around.”

“She is an exception.”

“For someone who is a Duke to play word games…”

As their conversation was about to flare up again, I tapped Rohan’s shoulder again. It meant to stop the chatter and use it quickly.

“…Be careful, you might get motion sickness.”

At that moment, a fierce wind blew from the cloak that wrapped around us, and I felt the surrounding environment change.

I unconsciously shivered from the suddenly dropping temperature.

“It really is instantaneous.”

In the cold air of the western region that now felt like home, I realized I had truly returned home.

The place we arrived at was Market Street on the outskirts of Layton Territory. In other words, near where Jane’s branch store had been.

As I was looking around with curiosity, Rohan draped his overcoat over my shoulders and said.

“Well then, I’ll be going now.”

“Huh? No, come with us to the castle.”

“What?”

“I have something to tell you all while we have this opportunity.”

Strike while the iron is hot – there was a secret I had planned to reveal once all problems were resolved.

Since meeting separately to talk would be troublesome, I wanted to discuss everything at once while we had the chance.

I led the puzzled man back to the castle.

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“I experienced reincarnation. So, I am Wilhelmina while simultaneously being a person from another world.”

Everyone held their breath at my bombshell statement that followed.

“What do you mean by that…”

Mikhail was the first to speak. His face froze with that smiling expression intact.

This was the reception room of the main castle, and Helene and Rohan, who never expected to hear such words, stared at me with wide eyes.

‘Was it too sudden?’

After returning to the castle, we had explained to Mikhail everything that had happened.

Mikhail must have been worrying all this time, as he was extremely happy after hearing my story.

As soon as my past story ended, I immediately continued with an explanation of my identity.

“…Even though it’s another world, it’s not that different from here. Just understand it as similar souls merging into one. And…”

I didn’t think it was necessary to explain modern culture, so I only briefly summarized the timing of my reincarnation.

A confused silence filled the reception room.

Mikhail was still frozen, and Rohan closed his eyes as if lost in thought.

On the other hand, Helene quickly regained her composure.

“…I see. Now I understand Mother’s un-noble-like behavior. It was because of memories from another world.”

‘No, that’s just my original personality.’

Even without reincarnation, my behavior here wouldn’t have been much different.

But explaining that would take too long, so I kept my mouth shut.

While Helene was understanding something on her own, Mikhail asked a question.

“Wait a moment, Mother. Then how old are you actually? I mean, you’re my mother, but I feel like I’ve been treating you like someone younger…”

“…That’s what you’re most curious about?”

I should have expected this from Mikhail – it was a question I never anticipated.

A normal person would have asked about the other world or what happened to the original Wilhelmina.

Then Helene tilted her head as if wondering why he was curious about such a thing.

“When you became our family, you were already in your reincarnated state, right? If the Mother we know remains the same, then what came before is unrelated to us. Rather, my etiquette toward Mother is the real issue.”

‘Should I say this attitude is just like Helene.’

Kind yet cold. Mikhail at least tries to understand the discrepancy in perception, but Helene has clearly abandoned my past self.

I wasn’t upset. Rather, this attitude of cutting ties cleanly was more comfortable for me.

“My past life was a bit older than you, but that doesn’t mean I aged that much more. Since my memories didn’t continue from birth, I don’t even feel like I’ve aged. Just because you age in a dream doesn’t mean you get older in reality, right?”

“Ah, that’s a relief then. I was worried Mother might have felt uncomfortable…”

“Don’t worry, your attitude has never been inappropriate.”

It was Mikhail who had treated me more like an elder than Helene did. I wouldn’t be hurt by something so trivial.

“But aren’t you curious about the other world?”

“If it were for observation or travel, perhaps, but otherwise I’m not very interested. Even knowing fairies exist doesn’t mean I want to go to the Fairy Kingdom.”

‘Ah, so that’s how she understood it.’

It seemed they perceived the modern world as something like the Fairy Kingdom.

Not a world on the same parallel plane, but rather a land of fantasy and mystery.

For me, this world was the land of fantasy, which was quite ironic.

“…We may understand, but what about Duke Venice? It must be different from when you were courting.”

Helene called out to Rohan.

Rohan slowly opened his eyes and looked at me. There was no wavering in his gaze.

“It doesn’t matter. I’ve already confirmed that she’s the same person as before.”

“Even though her soul is different?”

“No, it’s the same soul.”

Helene frowned at Rohan’s unfounded answer.

But Rohan closed his mouth as if there was no need for further explanation.

Rohan’s words weren’t wrong.

Even I sometimes confused Kim Hana’s and Wilhelmina’s memories, so it was fair to say that Kim Hana and Wilhelmina were the same person, just from different worlds.

I was thinking that he knew me well, as expected of my husband, when Mikhail raised his voice as if realizing something.

“Oh, wait a moment. If you reincarnated, then your past life Mother…”

“Died.”

“Ah… I see. Was it perhaps an illness…?”

“No, I was murdered.”

At that moment, the reception room froze.

‘Oops. I shouldn’t have said that.’

Since it had all become memories now, it just slipped out reflexively.

I said it with the feeling of “that’s how it was back then,” but it seemed to be received differently by them.

Especially the aura I felt from Rohan and Helene was tremendous.

If what was in front of us had been wine glasses instead of teacups, they would have cracked like in a comic.

“It wasn’t a big deal. I was just trying to protect someone I knew, and a bad guy’s knife…”

“Knife?”

“You were stabbed with a knife?”

“…It just grazed me slightly.”

Grind-

Who just ground their teeth? One person? Or two?

Rohan was one thing, but I hoped such words wouldn’t come from Helene, who was a perfect noble lady.

“…Come to think of it, you said you were threatened with a knife by your uncle.”

Rohan, with his good memory, muttered.

Helene also added her voice to that.

“When Mother held the ball, the Margrave mentioned that there was an incident where a knight’s sword flew toward Mother. We did receive an apology, but….”

Both their eyes gleamed menacingly.

Rohan was furious as if he wanted to drag the already dead Lord Windsor from hell and kill him again, while Wilhelmina muttered sinister plans about how she needed to find out that knight’s name immediately.

If this continued, the conversation seemed like it would derail in a strange direction.

To explain the reason why I had told them about my past life, I tried to continue my explanation toward Mikhail, who was relatively calm….

“Mother, was the one who stabbed you punished?”

“…Why are you asking that?”

“If they haven’t been punished yet, we need to pay them back even if it means cursing them. I know a mage who’s skilled in that area.”

No, this one was the most dangerous child of all.

I looked at Mikhail’s smile with a displeased expression.

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