I’m a Mother-in-Law, but I Dislike Conflict with My Daughter-in-Law - Chapter 236

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I’m a Mother-in-Law, But I Don’t Want Family Conflicts Episode 236

“Even if we can’t find clues, Duke Venice’s support will arrive soon. At least until then…”

Lena seemed to want to comfort me. I knew rationally that her words were right.

Just then, I made eye contact with the girl I had seen in the alley earlier.

Perhaps punished for running away, the child’s face and body were covered in bruises.

The color of the child’s eyes was the same indigo as mine.

In those dry eyes, no hope could be found. A pitch-black indigo stained with despair.

“Lena, I…”

Just as I was about to call Lena, unable to hold back.

“You piece of trash-!”

Thwack-!

With an intense sound, Baron Haldia collapsed.

I stared blankly at Gerta.

Gerta was frozen awkwardly with his arm extended. He had put so much force into it that his fist was trembling.

That fist had definitely struck Baron Haldia’s face.

Gerta shouted at Baron Haldia who had fallen to the floor.

“I can’t believe trash like you is a noble! You criminal bastard abandoned by the Wolf God and Sun God!”

“Wh, what…”

“As a knight of Bichon, I cannot forgive this!”

At the sight of him raising his fist and shouting, Lena and I burst into laughter simultaneously.

“Pfft…!”

Gerta had done something stupid. Not only had he punched the leader with his fist in the middle of enemy territory, but he had also shouted loud enough for the surrounding soldiers to hear, drawing their attention.

If we stayed like this, he might get beaten to a pulp and never see sunlight again for the rest of his life.

It was an inexcusably foolish rampage. Rather, using this opportunity to side with Baron Haldia would be the answer to achieving our goal, but… I didn’t want to do that.

“Lena.”

“Yes.”

“You know what I’m going to say, right?”

Lena sighed silently. Then, as if she had no choice, she stood in front of Gerta.

“Move aside.”

“I’ll judge you right now… what?”

She grabbed Gerta by the collar and threw him toward me. Like when we first met, Gerta rolled across the floor.

“Agh! What are you… huh!”

At that moment, arrows came flying and stuck into the spot where he had been. The surrounding soldiers had stepped forward to protect Baron Haldia.

I patted Gerta’s shoulder.

“Ro, Rohana? Your maid…”

“Be quiet, and go take care of Baron Haldia over there. He got hit in the jaw so he won’t be able to move for a while, so let’s kidnap him now.”

“Kidnap?”

“Before more arrows come flying, hurry!”

Gerta, who had stood up in confusion, dragged Baron Haldia over to me.

Baron Haldia, who still seemed to be in pain and couldn’t control his body, was helplessly kidnapped by us.

“Now, we’ll hide behind the pillar…”

If we got hit by arrows, Lena wouldn’t be able to fight freely either.

After hiding my body, I said to Lena.

“Ready!”

At that moment, a group of soldiers came running toward Lena.

As if they had been properly trained, they charged forward in perfect formation.

“Hand over Baron Haldia… Urgh!”

Lena let out a roar and reached out to the leading soldier who was charging at her. Her hand blade, which flew both slowly and quickly, struck the soldier’s throat.

As the soldier fell, she snatched the sword he was holding.

The surrounding soldiers looked at Lena with dumbfounded expressions at what had happened in an instant.

“It’s been about 15 years since I last held a sword… but this should make for good rehabilitation training.”

Then she threw off the mask and hood that were getting in the way.

Her platinum hair, which shone even in the dark underground, was revealed.

Lena, no, Helene held a sword thicker than her arm and said.

“I won’t hold back, so those who are afraid should retreat. I have no consideration for sending you back with your limbs intact.”

For someone who had held a sword for the first time in 15 years, she took her stance very naturally.

Helene was alone and there were about twenty soldiers, but I wasn’t worried at all.

Because Helene was a true swordsmanship genius who had won awards in swordsmanship competitions at around ten years old.

The fate of the soldiers who blocked the path of a swordswoman acknowledged even by the overpowered Mikhail was as good as decided.

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Gerta couldn’t believe his eyes.

Because the maid who had thrown off her mask was pushing back dozens of soldiers.

And she was subduing them with overwhelming skill, without taking a single wound.

Perfect swordsmanship unfolded, the likes of which he had never seen even from his father or sword instructor.

As she swung her sword as if dancing, blood burst from the chests of three or four soldiers, and arrows aimed at her neck hit their own allies instead.

Because every time an arrow was shot, she would grab a soldier’s collar and pull him.

‘A monster?’

A maid with such skill was unbelievable. He would rather believe that the God of Swordsmanship had transformed.

As he watched the battle with his mouth agape, Baron Haldia, who had somehow regained consciousness, spoke up.

“If, if you release me even now, I’ll spare your lives…!”

“Gerta. Hit him and put him to sleep.”

“Yes, yes!”

There was a strange commanding force in Wilhelmina’s words. Gerta threw a punch and knocked out Baron Haldia.

“Kugh!”

Fortunately, Baron Haldia was just a large ordinary person with no swordsmanship skills whatsoever.

When Gerta took his eyes off the beautiful sword dance and his reason finally returned, he looked at Wilhelmina, who was lost in thought with her chin resting on her hand, and said.

“Ro, Rohana…”

“Why?”

“Lady Rohana’s identity… you’re not a pilgrim, are you?”

Though he didn’t realize it himself, Gerta’s strange way of speaking had somehow completely changed to formal speech.

It was because he instinctively sensed that Wilhelmina’s identity was far from ordinary.

Wilhelmina, who had removed her mask at some point, only smiled faintly and once again gave no answer.

Instead, she pointed to the unconscious Baron Haldia and spoke.

“Gerta, can you carry Baron Haldia? Not on your shoulders, but holding him from behind.”

“I-It’s possible, but.”

“Then carry him and hold a sword to his throat.”

Wilhelmina picked up a sword from one of the fallen soldiers and handed it to him.

Gerta, who had taken position somewhat bewildered, asked.

“Don’t tell me you want to threaten them?”

“Yes, I’m thinking of blocking the exit while we’re at it. It’s fortunate that there’s only one exit and entrance. If we guard the entrance, the people here won’t be able to leave either.”

In other words, she intended to stage a sit-in in front of the underground city’s only exit.

Since Baron Haldia had conveniently fallen into their hands, using him as a hostage would be perfect.

Though it felt uncomfortable for someone who had become a knight to take a hostage, when he met Wilhelmina’s eyes, he couldn’t readily voice his complaints.

“Then let’s prepare to go up slowly.”

The soldiers weren’t only down here. Soldiers from above who had heard the commotion would surely come down. They had to get to the surface before that happened.

Soon, Lena, who had achieved victory over the soldiers, approached Wilhelmina.

Though the sight of her shaking blood from her platinum hair was beautiful like a painting, remembering the brutal swordsmanship with which she had slaughtered the soldiers sent chills down his spine instead of admiration.

“It’s all finished, Lady.”

“You’re still calling me Lady?”

“Is that strange?”

“…No, never mind.”

The two women exchanged a conversation that Gerta couldn’t understand, then began climbing the stairs first.

Gerta also hurriedly followed them, carrying Baron Haldia.

The underground city was in complete chaos. Even the guests who had initially watched with excitement thinking a fight had broken out were busy hiding after witnessing Lena’s victory.

Among them were those who belatedly realized the situation and tried to flee, but when Lena took the lead and blocked the exit, they screamed and ran away.

“Hii, hiiek…!”

They had been fleeing smoothly, but just before reaching the surface, they were caught by the ankle. Knights who had belatedly realized the situation had arrived.

“Lady, please go up first. I don’t think I’ll be able to protect you.”

There were five knights in total, and even for Lena, it seemed difficult to win easily.

Gerta spoke with a voice full of determination.

“Don’t worry, I’ll protect Lady Rohana!”

“Ah, yes.”

However, Wilhelmina let his words go in one ear and out the other as she moved forward.

Soon Lena and the knights began to clash. Taking advantage of that gap, Gerta and Wilhelmina began climbing the stairs again.

But contrary to their expectation that everything would be resolved if they just reached the surface, noisy sounds could be heard from above the stairs as well.

‘Don’t tell me there are knights waiting above too!’

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