I’m a Mother-in-Law, but I Dislike Conflict with My Daughter-in-Law - Chapter 84

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I’m a Mother-in-Law, But I Don’t Want Family Conflicts Episode 84

 

“With that face, saying such things won’t make my heart flutter.”

 

“Ah, right, this isn’t my face. Next time I should transform into Wilhelmina’s ideal type.”

 

If she had appeared as a man and said such things, I would have slapped her cheek for being creepy.

 

Orb approached Rohan and lifted his right hand, forcibly requesting a handshake.

 

“What are you doing?”

 

“I’ll give you a reward for granting my request. Your arm won’t hurt anymore. …And your head will feel refreshed too.”

 

The same light that had healed my chest poured out from her hand.

 

The light enveloped Rohan’s right arm and slowly seeped in.

 

‘Was he injured somewhere? He seemed fine when wielding his sword. And his head?’

 

Since she called it a reward, there must have been quite a serious hidden injury.

 

His head… did he have headaches or something?

 

“Anyway, that’s all the business taken care of, right?”

 

“Yes, now all that’s left is to send you two back.”

 

It felt like half a day had passed, but according to Orb, not even 5 minutes had passed in reality.

 

In the Fairy Realm, she said she could manipulate time as she pleased.

 

‘Then if time here were sped up…’

 

Something that would only happen in fairy tales might actually occur.

 

Like being lost in the happiness of Earthly Paradise, only to return to reality and find the world had changed.

 

Reading my mind again, Orb spoke in a playful voice.

 

“Why? Do you want to experience it? If Wilhelmina wants to live here, you can stay as long as you want…”

 

“No thanks, I prefer reality.”

 

I wanted to quickly return to the Annex Building and rest comfortably.

 

I was already tired from riding the boat and reciting poetry.

 

Orb chuckled and stretched her hand toward the sky.

 

At the same time, faint rings of light were carved beneath mine and Rohan’s feet.

 

“I’ll place you right back on the boat. Unlike when you came, it’ll be safe. Oh, and don’t talk about this place when you get out. You’ll have nightmares.”

 

I had no intention of telling anyone anyway. Even if I did, it was questionable whether they’d believe me.

 

The Ring of Light gradually grew larger and began to envelop us.

 

“See you again, Wilhelmina.”

 

“Sure, since I probably won’t have reason to come here, you come visit me next time.”

 

Since she seemed to dislike going outside, meeting in dreams like a proper fairy wouldn’t be bad either.

 

“Alright, if nightmares appear, I’ll chase them away. Oh, and…”

 

Orb approached Rohan and whispered something in his ear.

 

“What did you say to him?”

 

“Secret talk. Do you want to hear it?”

 

“No, it’s fine.”

 

Seeing Rohan’s lips trembling as if flustered, I figured it was probably just some harmless joke anyway.

 

As soon as Orb separated from Rohan, our bodies gradually began to fade from our feet up.

 

It seemed like the teleportation was starting.

 

“Well… goodbye.”

 

“Yes, take care. Wilhelmina, Rohan.”

 

For a chance encounter, it was an awkward farewell.

 

When I casually waved my hand once, Orb joyfully waved back.

 

“Oh, and let me say one last thing.”

 

“…?”

 

“Wilhelmina, this time you must be happy. That Child wishes for that too.”

 

My vision was no longer clear.

 

The lake scenery and Orb appeared overlapping.

 

To Orb, who had said the words I wanted to hear, I smiled in return as a gesture of gratitude.

 

Orb responded with a bright smile that looked exactly like That Child’s.

 

Pure white light filled my vision, and the gentle sound of waves disappeared.

 

Instead of the fresh floral scent, I smelled the fishy water scent… and I opened my eyes.

 

“G-Grand Madam?”

 

Rohan and I were sitting on the boat.

 

It was exactly the same spot where I had been sitting just before falling into the lake.

 

I slowly turned my head to look at Nata, who was swimming in the lake.

 

It seemed to be the situation right after I had fallen, as he was looking back and forth between below the lake and on the boat in confusion.

 

I called out to him in a calm voice.

 

“Sir Nata, what are you doing there?”

 

“J-just now Grand Madam fell into the lake…”

 

“But I’m here?”

 

“T-that’s right.”

 

Whether it was Orb’s kindness, even my wet clothes were completely dry.

 

I was so perfectly fine that it was hard to believe I had fallen into the lake.

 

“Sir Nata, weren’t you tricked by a fairy?”

 

“What?”

 

“I’ve been on the boat this whole time?”

 

I felt a bit sorry for Nata, but since I had made a promise with Orb, I had no choice but to insist.

 

Now I passed the baton to Rohan, who was holding the oars.

 

“Right, Rohan?”

 

“…Yes. The Grand Duchess and I have been on the boat the whole time.”

 

“…”

 

When both of us stubbornly insisted, Nata’s expression became uncertain, as if thinking ‘Is that so?’

 

Whether it was due to his strong trust that I wouldn’t lie, he now began to doubt himself.

 

“I-I see. Though I did sense fairy magic power just now…”

 

Since he was so easily deceived, I felt even more sorry for deceiving him.

 

“Sir Nata, hurry and come up. We need to go back.”

 

“Ah, yes. I’m sorry.”

 

Nata grabbed the oar Rohan extended and climbed up onto the boat.

 

Unlike us who were fine, there wasn’t a single dry spot on Nata from his clothes to his hair.

 

‘Let me see, the towel Anna packed for me…’

 

I took out a towel from my bag and wrapped it around Nata’s head.

 

“I’ll do it myself.”

 

“No, stay still.”

 

I felt sorry, so I wanted to help him.

 

Not knowing my feelings, Nata politely expressed his gratitude.

 

As I dabbed and wiped his wet forehead with the towel, Nata blushed and averted his gaze.

 

It felt amusing, like I was handling a large dog.

 

Just then, the fog disappeared and other boats began to come into view.

 

Ilina, who was still vigorously rowing and circling around the lake, spotted me and waved her hand.

 

‘Really, no time has passed at all.’

 

I had only enjoyed a brief outing, but fatigue was washing over me.

 

“Let’s rest at the dock until they come back. Sir Nata needs to dry off too.”

 

Nata still seemed flustered, but obediently moved the oars.

 

As the boat slowly began moving toward the dock, I quietly looked up at the sky.

 

A blue sky spread out, different from the Fairy Realm.

 

Only then could I truly feel that I had returned to reality.

 

And so, my first spring outing came to an end.

 

* * *

 

[I’m sorry for deceiving you, so I’ll give you the dream I mentioned earlier as a gift. Fairies don’t leave any remainder, you know.]

 

Just before parting, Orb whispered those words into Rohan’s ear.

 

He didn’t understand what she meant at first, but soon recalled the conversation they had when he and Orb fought.

 

It was about the dream where ‘Wilhelmina remembers Rohan.’

 

It seemed Orb felt guilty about deceiving and testing him.

 

Rohan was about to say it wasn’t necessary, but he closed his mouth at Orb’s following advice.

 

[Don’t have regrets like me. Don’t lose your memories to some curse. You know why I’m here, don’t you?]

 

The Fairy King.

 

He was an Evil God left alone after sending away his wife who yearned for humans.

 

That wife became a queen and chose the path of living with the humans she loved, but the ending wasn’t as beautiful as a fairy tale.

 

Her country was destroyed by invaders, and she, having fallen to become human, accepted the blade of mortality and met her death.

 

The sisters who left the Fairy Realm with her met the same fate.

 

The King who witnessed this fell into the abyss of despair, but couldn’t interfere due to his vow of separation from his wife.

 

In the end, it was said that he cursed humans for eons of time.

 

He couldn’t simply ignore such advice from the King.

 

‘What kind of dream is he planning to show me?’

 

On his way back to the ground, Rohan felt his consciousness growing distant.

 

It felt like being forcibly pulled into sleep, but it wasn’t unpleasant.

 

The moment his vision filled with light, he opened his eyes in the past.

 

The first thing that caught his eye was a large garden bathed in sunset.

 

He was walking along the road that crossed through the garden.

 

‘This place is…’

 

He quickly realized this was the Academy’s garden.

 

This was the road he always took to get to the training ground.

 

‘I’ve gotten younger. The time period is… not long after enrollment.’

 

His body wouldn’t move, but his vision could shift freely.

 

After estimating his physical age, he now checked the other students walking beside him.

 

Looking at their faces, they weren’t people he was close with.

 

They were simply taking the same lecture and sharing the path.

 

One of them spoke up in a cheerful voice.

 

‘Blood-stained Wilhelmina, isn’t she truly elegant?’

 

‘So it was this time.’

 

Now he understood why Orb had called it a gift.

 

This was a memory from a day that gave Rohan a unique shock, just like the day he witnessed Wilhelmina covered in blood.

 

‘What? That weirdo?’

 

The green-haired male student shuddered as if disgusted.

 

‘I knew your taste was strange, but I didn’t know you’d like such a blood-covered woman.’

 

The turbaned male student who had first brought up the topic shouted angrily.

 

‘A weirdo! Watch your words!’

 

Like a critic expounding on an immortal masterpiece, he described her with a confident tone.

 

‘Don’t you know the pitiful beauty of a wounded deer? Didn’t you feel tender emotions when you saw her? She must be waiting for someone to approach her.’

 

‘Pitiful…’

 

When his friends nearby didn’t agree with him, he looked at Rohan with dissatisfied eyes.

 

‘Rohanos, you understand, right?’

 

They had rarely even exchanged words, yet he strangely treated Rohan in a friendly manner.

 

But Rohan looked at him with an emotionless face.

 

‘These guys don’t understand the charm of the woman they want to protect?’

 

He was intoxicated with ‘himself comforting a bullied female student.’

 

It wasn’t that he liked Wilhelmina, nor was he angry about the unreasonable bullying.

 

He simply needed someone who would depend on him and look up to him.

 

Although Rohan didn’t have much fondness for Wilhelmina at the time, he found the man’s obvious desires disgusting.

 

So his response was unusually sharp.

 

‘Don’t tell me you think she became covered in blood because she was conscious of you? She probably doesn’t even remember your name.’

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