I’m a Mother-in-Law, but I Dislike Conflict with My Daughter-in-Law - Chapter 261

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I’m a Mother-in-Law, But I Don’t Want Family Conflicts Episode 261 Special Side Story

“I heard from Rohan before. He said a lot of preparation is needed for the living to meet the dead with their spirit.”

In the morning, Wilhelmina began her story with a drowsy expression while drinking the coffee Mikhail had brewed.

Helene, who had approached at some point, stood behind her and tidied up her disheveled hair.

Even though Wilhelmina didn’t have bad sleeping habits, strangely her hair would become a mess when she woke up.

Naturally, since there was no bed here, both of them were sitting on the floor. Mikhail thought to himself that it was unimaginable for two women of such high status in the Empire to be sitting on the ground like this.

“What was it, something about immunity being important. If you’re not careful, you could get sucked into the other world.”

Though her words were scattered due to drowsiness, Mikhail could roughly understand what she was saying.

‘That place was the boundary between life and death, so she means not to be bewitched.’

Fairy tales about people dying after glimpsing the afterlife and being unable to escape were common.

“Especially if you face a noble soul without any training, you could die. So Orb…”

“Are you saying she made me meet the Previous Dukes and victims for my training?”

At Mikhail’s question, Wilhelmina nodded with a sullen expression.

The purpose of training did fit the trial. But it didn’t necessarily have to be the victims or the Previous Dukes. There was only one reason for deliberately summoning them to torment Mikhail.

‘The Fairy King’s own form of revenge.’

Mikhail smiled bitterly while preparing Helene’s coffee.

It was natural for Oberon to hold a grudge against the Layton Family for humiliating his partner. Rather, it was strange that he hadn’t taken any revenge until now. Considering his power, the Layton Family should have been destroyed long ago.

Yet Oberon concluded his revenge by showing Mikhail the sins of his predecessors.

‘Or perhaps he gave me a chance to resolve my guilt.’

Considering Oberon’s twisted personality, it wasn’t an impossible story.

But Mikhail decided not to dig deeper. He had an intuition that he would never meet Oberon again in his lifetime. Now that he had become an ordinary human, Oberon would never appear before him again.

“Oh, but how were Helene and Mother okay? You didn’t even go through the trial.”

Helene answered that question.

“I was fine because I have strong Imperial blood.”

The Sun’s Protection continued, albeit weakly.

Moreover, since Helene possessed stronger protection than even the Current Emperor, her soul wasn’t shaken even when meeting Titania directly.

In Wilhelmina’s case…

“Well, I’m used to meeting fairies.”

She sighed while taking a sip of her slightly cooled coffee.

“This is just my guess, but I think Orb expected us to help Mikhail. The way she divided the trial and all.”

“The Fairy King is quite considerate.”

At Mikhail’s generous praise, Wilhelmina frowned as if asking if he was in his right mind.

“That’s a different matter. If he was truly kind, he wouldn’t have given such an unreasonable trial in the first place. You’ve been suffering from nightmares for over half a year, how can you praise him?”

Wilhelmina seemed to think that Mikhail’s trial had lasted about half a year.

Mikhail didn’t bother to mention that it had already easily exceeded one or two years.

“Good grief, I need to somehow meet Orb and give him a piece of my mind.”

“You don’t need to go through that trouble because of me…”

“It’s because my feelings aren’t settled.”

“Ah, I see.”

Well then, it can’t be helped. Mikhail scratched his cheek and closed his mouth.

After cursing Oberon for quite a while to vent her anger, Wilhelmina stood up from her seat. Her hair was now neatly tied up like Helene’s.

“Phew, it seems like things have settled down, so I’ll head back to the annex building. I’m tired from waking up too early.”

“We’ll escort you.”

As Helene and Mikhail both tried to stand up at the same time, Wilhelmina waved her hand dismissively.

“It’s fine, you two should rest as well. Get some more sleep.”

She left the room with a sleepy face, telling them not to bother following her.

After Wilhelmina left the room, silence settled over it. Zeonil and Minerva were still fast asleep, oblivious to the world.

Helene and Mikhail stood there blankly looking at each other.

“Helene, do you have any morning appointments?”

“No. Just in case, I’ve already canceled everything.”

“Then… as Mother suggested, shall we try sleeping in?”

Spending the morning hours sleeping – this was the first time since they got married.

“Since we’re already awake, it wouldn’t really be sleeping in…”

“Don’t say that, come on.”

Mikhail grabbed Helene’s shoulder and led her back to the blanket.

And they lay down side by side with Zeonil and Minerva in the middle.

“Helene.”

“Yes.”

“Right now, my shoulders feel incredibly light.”

Whether it was because the curse had been lifted, or because the guilt that had tormented him as Family Head had disappeared, Mikhail was feeling a sense of liberation for the first time in his life.

The air was sweet, and the world was beautiful.

The fact that he had these adorable children, his beautiful wife, and a mother who cared for him behind him made his heart flutter.

“I don’t have Fairy Strength anymore, so now I’m just an ordinary person. I might disappoint you from now on, Helene.”

“…You’re saying strange things.”

Then Helene let out a soft laugh. She closed her eyes and spoke in a light tone, just like when she first met him.

“Your strength doesn’t come from something like fairy power. Don’t put yourself down.”

It was Mikhail who had accepted Helene as she was, even when she pushed people away like a hedgehog.

How much she had been saved by his kindness.

The miracle of breathing life into the lifeless Imperial Princess doll – Helene still thought about it sometimes even now.

“You haven’t changed. That’s why… I love you.”

Heat rose red on Mikhail’s cheeks. He hadn’t expected to hear such embarrassingly sincere words from Helene.

“On the other hand, Helene seems to have changed a bit.”

“Do you dislike it?”

“Not at all.”

Mikhail turned his head to face Helene. At the same time, Helene also turned her head. The platinum-haired couple looked into each other’s eyes and burst into laughter.

“How could I possibly dislike someone so beautiful?”

Though many things had happened until now, their love alone had never changed even a little.

Only now did they realize how happy it was to be able to reflect on that.

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Late in the evening, Mikhail went out for a walk in the garden. The reason he came outside at this hour when even Helene was asleep was because of the note he was holding.

[Midnight, in the garden of the Main Palace.]

Though there was no signature, he could guess who had sent this note. After dismissing his guard knight, he walked deep into the garden.

And in front of a fountain that had stopped flowing, he discovered a man.

“It’s been a while, Rohanos. Or should I call you stepfather?”

“…Just call me by my name normally, Mikhail.”

It was his ‘stepfather’, Rohan, with whom he now spoke casually.

Rohan, wearing a black robe, was waiting for Mikhail while leaning against the fountain.

Mikhail showed him the note and said.

“You could have just come to see me directly. When you send a note saying to meet at midnight, people might mistake it for a love letter.”

“You figured it out right away, so why say such pointless things.”

Mikhail laughed and sat on the bench beside the fountain.

Since Mikhail had memorized the handwriting of all influential nobles as well as those around him, he had recognized it was written by Rohan the moment he saw the note.

Knowing this, Rohan hadn’t bothered to leave his name on the note.

“Was the curse resolved well?”

“Yes, I heard Rohanos helped? Thank you, it was resolved well thanks to that.”

“That’s a relief.”

Then Rohan threw something from his chest to Mikhail. When he caught it, it was a small bottle of alcohol.

“This is…”

“Medicinal liquor. It’s nothing fancy.”

It was quite modest for a congratulatory gift, but it wasn’t bad since it was typical of Rohan. Mikhail immediately opened the bottle cap and smelled the fragrance.

Perhaps it was desert alcohol, as he detected an unfamiliar scent. After taking a sip right away, Mikhail closed the bottle cap again and threw it to Rohan.

“Don’t you like it?”

“No, let’s drink together. We don’t need glasses, do we?”

“…Ha, fine.”

It was quite a bold way of drinking. Rohan chuckled and took a sip of alcohol like Mikhail. Then he passed it back.

“That aside…”

Mikhail rested his chin on his hand and studied Rohan’s expression. His face under the robe seemed strangely haggard.

“It doesn’t seem like you came just to give me alcohol… Is it because of Mother?”

“…”

Rohan closed his mouth.

Currently, the treasure that traveled between the Western and Eastern regions was in Wilhelmina’s possession. In other words, for Rohan to come here, he would have to cross the Empire directly.

‘Let’s see, Mother has been staying at our home for a little over four months now.’

Even considering meetings with the Emperor and Reading Club affairs, she had stayed twice as long as usual.

Though he hadn’t asked why she was staying so long, he had some idea.

“By any chance, is it a marital fight?”

“…”

Rohan’s silence continued once more.

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