I’m a Mother-in-Law, but I Dislike Conflict with My Daughter-in-Law - Chapter 263

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I’m a Mother-in-Law, But I Don’t Want Family Conflicts Episode 263 Special Side Story

‘Mother, despite how she appears, she was weak to direct expressions.’

Wilhelmina seemed indifferent to everything, but she had no immunity to embarrassing compliments. But to hear such a direct confession from someone she loved, it would have been difficult to face him.

It was regrettable that he couldn’t witness such an unexpected scene directly. If Helene had been there, she would have stared at Wilhelmina as if she wouldn’t miss a single moment.

And afterward, she would have felt insane jealousy toward Rohan.

‘Rohanos is quite something too.’

To make such a confession that even made his own face turn red, without any self-awareness.

He too was often told that he didn’t consider other people’s feelings, but Rohan was no less formidable.

“What happened next is as you know. Mina returned to the Western Region without a word. She must have been quite angry.”

“Hmm, I suppose so.”

He could bet his entire fortune on the conclusion that she wasn’t angry.

“While they couldn’t exchange a single word with each other like that… contact came for the first time because of this incident.”

In the Empire, there was no mage who knew dreams and Soul Magic better than Rohan. Knowing this, Wilhelmina sent a letter to Rohan as soon as she realized Mikhail’s abnormality.

Mikhail’s trial had become the catalyst that made Rohan and Wilhelmina contact each other again.

‘And he immediately rushed to the Western Region.’

Rohan didn’t explain the subsequent situation, but he could predict how he would have moved.

Rohan, who mistook Wilhelmina’s letter of inquiry as a signal for reconciliation, must have immediately rushed to the Western Region.

And once he actually arrived at Layton Castle, he lost the confidence to speak to Wilhelmina.

‘He thinks they’ll naturally reconcile when they meet, but…’

Neither of them had the personality to drag out negative emotions for long. If they met, they would be able to have comfortable conversations as if nothing had happened.

But if that happened, they would move on without resolving the root cause of this problem.

“Rohanos, you want to receive an apology from Mother, don’t you?”

“…”

Rohan closed his mouth. Even without saying it, he could understand what kind of apology he meant.

The incident of throwing him as bait to the assassin couldn’t be passed off as a joke, no matter how much it was Wilhelmina.

Rohan wanted to receive a firm promise from Wilhelmina that she would never do such a thing again.

“If it were me, I probably couldn’t have confronted Mother. Because Helene and I were saved by that method.”

How could Mikhail and Helene criticize her when she risked her life to stand against Raymond?

But Rohan’s situation was different.

“Rohanos and Mother are husband and wife.”

A married couple was more equal than children, and could accommodate each other as much as they loved.

And in Mikhail’s opinion, Rohan’s view was correct regarding this incident.

Mikhail was Wilhelmina’s son, but at the same time, he was a man who loved a woman. He couldn’t help but sympathize with Rohan’s position.

“So, I’m against covering up this problem. I think the right conclusion would be for Mother to apologize to Rohanos for ignoring safety, and for Rohanos to also apologize to Mother for speaking harshly.”

“But… we haven’t even heard Mina’s thoughts yet.”

‘Mother is probably thinking the same thing, but… I shouldn’t jump to conclusions.’

Rohan seemed anxious that Wilhelmina might actually be angry, but Mikhail was confident that wouldn’t be the case. Wilhelmina was someone who knew how to accept it when her mistakes were pointed out.

Still, it would be rude to arbitrarily determine someone’s feelings, so he nodded at Rohan’s opinion.

“Right, we’ll need to have a conversation. So I’ll arrange a meeting for you.”

“What if she leaves again?”

He meant what if she did the same thing this time, like when she fled to the Western Region.

“That won’t happen.”

Mikhail poured the last of the alcohol from the bottle into his mouth. It was exactly the final sip.

The alcohol had reached just the right level.

He raised the corners of his mouth with a mischievous expression and said.

“Even if she’s Mother, she won’t be able to run away from that situation.”

Mikhail muttered quietly that tormenting one’s mother was a child’s right.

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Wilhelmina, who had been living busily for a while, declared her own vacation in the Annex Building. She meant she wouldn’t receive any guests, wouldn’t hold Reading Club meetings, and would stay holed up in her room to rest.

The Reading Club Members were already used to this and let it pass, while the Nobles who had wanted to build connections with Wilhelmina to gain the Emperor’s favor turned away dejectedly.

Thanks to this, only Wilhelmina’s family could enter the Annex Building.

“Mother, today I brought Black Tea from the Southern Region.”

Helene, who came for tea time.

“Mother! Look at this, they say it’s cursed Jewelry, but isn’t it pretty?”

Mikhail, whose vitality had become vigorous recently after his curse was lifted.

And…

“Grandmother! This is next! Look, this treasure is…”

“It’s my turn, Elder Brother! We promised to draw this Painting together!”

Her grandson and granddaughter, Zeonil and Minerva.

Wilhelmina acted with a benevolent face and tried hard to appease Zeonil and Minerva.

“Yes, since it’s Minerva’s turn first, let’s draw the Painting first. You said it was a magic brush?”

By the way, it was currently Wilhelmina’s nap time, but she couldn’t even go to her Bedroom because of her grandchildren who had rushed over after finishing their Lessons.

‘Helene, this Daughter-in-law is actually using the Annex Building as a playroom.’

When Wilhelmina actively tried to block Guests, Helene subtly pushed the grandchildren into the Annex Building. She targeted the fact that Wilhelmina wouldn’t refuse her grandchildren’s visits.

When Zeonil and Minerva stayed at the Annex Building, Helene’s opportunities to drop by increased.

“You must be busy, is it okay to come this often?”

When she subtly scolded her like this, Helene answered with a confident face.

“I need to check if the Children are causing trouble.”

It was a solution worthy of a noble lady, blocking any justification.

Anyway, Zeonil and Minerva came to the Annex Building every break time after Lessons and enjoyed all kinds of activities with Wilhelmina.

Drawing with magic brushes, solving puzzles, guessing fairy tale Fairies… activities that didn’t allow a moment’s rest.

‘I’m realizing anew that children’s play energy is like infinite power.’

It had been a long time since she recalled her past life. Wilhelmina secretly sighed without the grandchildren knowing, still maintaining her smiling expression.

While continuing these activities that only the grandchildren enjoyed, an unexpected incident occurred.

The treasure Zeonil brought was similar to a board game that Wilhelmina had enjoyed in her past life.

It was a game where you spread a wide board with pictures on the Floor, roll dice, and advance your figurine one space at a time.

“Advance one space! I age 10 years and become a prosecutor!”

“I advance five spaces. Hmm, I met a good friend but lost my residence due to a bad investment.”

However, that game was somewhat malicious.

It was a game that created life scenarios for participants, but the materials used were rather provocative.

Investment failures, divorce, family discord, and so on…

‘What is this? Doesn’t it have a recommended age range?’

I examined the packaging, but there were no such restrictions anywhere. The children were also playing it casually, so it was difficult to suggest stopping.

‘Well, in a world where cruel fairy tales are released for children, I guess this isn’t strange either.’

I rationalized it and watched the children’s game. Wilhelmina participated too, but deliberately left most of the progress to the children.

In the game, Zeonil became a great prosecutor who defeated monsters and bandits, while Minerva experienced business failures but slowly grew as a person by making good friends.

‘For a game, it’s quite detailed…’

Just as Wilhelmina was getting absorbed in observing that strange gameplay, Zeonil stepped on an odd tile.

“Huh? It says the Demon King appeared.”

Zeonil drew a hidden special card and slowly read the description.

“The Demon King resurrected from darkness seeks a sacrifice. The participant who stepped on this tile has two choices. First, sacrifice yourself to prevent the Demon King’s resurrection. In that case, the Demon King will not resurrect until the next game begins.”

It was the worst tile that would reset the game.

To think such a terrible tile existed, Wilhelmina let out a hollow laugh.

Zeonil caught his breath and continued speaking.

“Second, cooperate with another participant to prevent the Demon King’s resurrection. If the participant who stepped on the tile and another participant simultaneously roll dice and both get 6, the Demon King’s resurrection fails, and both participants gain double assets and escape.”

However, Zeonil finished the explanation.

“If the dice roll fails, the Demon King resurrects and ends both participants’ lives.”

Then, Minerva interjected.

“What, we just need to cooperate then. Elder Brother, pick up the dice.”

“Hmm, but can we really get the same number? A one-sixth probability has to overlap twice.”

Minerva frowned at Zeonil’s realistic advice.

“But that’s the only way to stop the Demon King.”

“No. If I sacrifice myself, Minerva can win. Isn’t that more rational?”

“What?”

Minerva’s face turned bright red.

“Elder Brother, are you saying you’ll give up on the game now?”

“No, that’s not it… it’s the rational choice.”

Zeonil looked flustered, but he didn’t seem like he would bend his opinion.

“There are only two choices anyway. One is me dying, and the other is both of us living with an extremely low probability… Statistically, it’s right for me to sacrifice myself and for Minerva to live.”

“Why is sacrifice the right choice? I enjoy playing games with Elder Brother, winning isn’t everything! Don’t you understand my feelings?”

‘…What is this conversation?’

Only then did Wilhelmina realize something was strange.

She felt like she had heard this conversation somewhere before.

To be precise…

‘This is similar to what Rohan said?’

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