I’m a Mother-in-Law, but I Dislike Conflict with My Daughter-in-Law - Chapter 242

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I’m a Mother-in-Law, But I Don’t Want Family Conflicts Episode 242

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She had let her guard down.

The moment Helene was engulfed in black smoke, she trembled with rage at her own weakness.

She had overcome assassinations under cover of darkness and bizarre magical attacks dozens, even hundreds of times. Perhaps it was because she had been immersed in peaceful life recently, but she had become complacent.

‘I’m probably not the only one who’s lost their edge.’

The fact that an object of unknown origin was in the storage room was proof that the castle’s security had become lax. It seemed she would need to discipline the servants after a long time.

Of course, that was assuming they could get out of here alive.

“M-Mother? What happened?”

Minerva, who had been trembling in Helene’s arms, asked cautiously.

Helene let out a short sigh and released her arms that had been protecting the siblings.

“It’s alright, you can come out now.”

The black mist had already disappeared. Minerva carefully turned her head to look around. Then her eyes widened at the unexpected sight.

“It’s the same… isn’t it?”

Before her eyes was an office that hadn’t changed at all. It was a perfectly intact office with no trace of black mist, let alone any signs of disturbance.

“Was it just an illusion?”

It was Zeonil who answered Minerva’s anxious voice.

“No, Minerva. This isn’t our home.”

His usual timidity had vanished somewhere, and Zeonil calmly looked around the office.

“This is a different place that looks like our home. Right, Mother?”

“…Yes, Zeonil is right.”

Zeonil had excellent magic detection abilities. He had probably noticed that the magic power in the surrounding air had changed.

Helene approached the office window and opened the curtains.

Minerva, who looked outside, muttered in a shocked voice.

“Th-there’s nothing there…”

Where the garden should have been visible, outside the window was nothing but darkness, as if a black curtain had been drawn.

“It only has the same form, but it’s not Layton Castle.”

“Th-then where is this?”

“It’s a space created by magic.”

Seeing how perfectly the office’s form was replicated, it was probably a space created based on the memories of the person who touched the box… that is, her memories. Helene had experienced illusion magic that used people’s memories before.

‘The problem is the spatial transfer magic.’

Creating illusions and transporting people into an illusory world were of completely different levels of difficulty.

Just like Rohanos had done, this mage had probably used an ancient treasure as well.

‘If it had been ordinary attack magic, our mage would have detected it the moment it entered the castle… Did they miss it because it was ancient magic?’

While it wasn’t comparable to spatial transfer magic that crossed the continent, it was equally troublesome.

‘To get out, I’ll need to find that box again.’

That box was definitely the treasure that served as the medium for the spatial magic. It had looked extraordinary at first glance, but who would have thought it possessed such power? Helene let out a short sigh.

Then she opened the office door.

“Mother? Where are you going?”

“Follow me. Staying still here won’t solve the situation.”

As Helene stepped forward, the siblings carefully followed her.

“The corridor is… so dark…”

Frightened Minerva gripped Helene’s hem.

The corridor, without even candlelight let alone sunlight, felt eerie as if something might jump out.

Helene walked at the children’s pace while surveying their surroundings.

‘All the other doors are locked. In the end, there’s only one path. So this space is driving us toward a specific location.’

Without thinking deeply, it was clear this was a trap. Helene hesitated for a moment.

She wanted to hide the siblings here and go alone. The children would surely be a hindrance.

But…

Hot killing intent flooded through Helene’s mind.

“Ah, Mother. I can see light over there.”

At that moment, Minerva pointed to the large door at the end of the corridor. A faint light was flowing out from between the cracks of the door.

‘That place is… the banquet hall?’

Judging by the appearance of the door, it was definitely the banquet hall in the main castle.

Helene warned the siblings not to go forward, then opened the door.

“Ho, finally arrived!”

Opening the door, Helene came face to face with a group of men. Under the dim lighting, dozens of men stood armed throughout the banquet hall.

The man who appeared to be the leader frowned when he saw Helene.

“Hmm? What! You’re not the witch?”

‘Witch… they’re after Mother, as expected.’

Wilhelmina was known in the Eastern Region as ‘the red-haired witch, Rohana.’ Judging by the title, they were definitely assassins sent from the Eastern Region.

‘Their equipment level is excellent too. These aren’t amateur assassins. Well, that’s why they could create traps with ancient artifacts.’

The fact that they had invested significant capital also meant they harbored equally strong resentment.

They definitely wanted to kill Wilhelmina.

‘Planting attack magic would be discovered, so they used ancient artifacts instead. But sending assassins would be difficult since Mother has excellent guards like Sir Nata around her. In many ways… they prepared thoroughly.’

The time it took to think this far was one second. Helene pushed the siblings back, stepped forward, and spoke to the flustered man.

“I am the lady of the house, Helene Peon Layton. You scoundrels who have invaded the Duke’s estate, state your names!”

“Helene… House Layton, you say?”

The green-haired man who appeared to be the leader looked around.

She tried to deduce clues from their conversation, but he exchanged opinions with his companions through eye contact.

Just from that, their excellent skills were evident.

“…It seems there was a mistake. You are not our target.”

Having apparently finished organizing their opinions, the man continued in an indifferent voice.

“However, now that it’s come to this, we cannot let you live. This location cannot be revealed to others.”

Just as the man raised his finger to point in their direction, Helene urgently spoke up.

“Wait! These children know nothing. I’ll give you my life, so please spare the children. If you’re truly ‘principled’ assassins, you should be able to show that much consideration, shouldn’t you?”

The man’s body flinched slightly.

As in any era, assassins as a breed all possessed a peculiar sense of pride. The Black Hand that had disappeared before was the same.

If they were skilled assassins, they wouldn’t refuse such a proposal, at least outwardly.

Whether her proposal worked, the man consulted with his companions again before nodding.

“…Fine. However, instead of not killing them, we’ll take custody of the children afterward.”

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