Level 99 Villainous Daughter

We headed to the town in the middle of the territory after talking with Patricks father. The family residence was located within the town surrounded by the rampart.

During the journey I ask Ryuu.

Hey Patrick, is your mother really scary? Your father told me to be careful around her.

Uh I dont think so? My mother is just like any other ordinary mother out there.

Patrick stammered when he tried to answer my question. Well, lets just see for ourselves what kind of person his mother is.

However, I imagine there would be a rift between us. Historically speaking, a future daughter-in-law and mother-in-law have been fighting each other without honor since the day humans gained sentience. Ive never actually seen those kinds of scenes personally, though.

And I believe Patrick had an older brother. I want to meet his brother, too.

Say, what is your brother like?

Eh, you want to meet my brother right? I have a feeling he wouldnt want to meet you, Yumiela.

Did he hate me even though I havent met him? My stomach started to hurt.

The reminders to fly as slowly as possible didnt get through to Ryuu, soon the town came into view.

The atmosphere was a little tense due to the emergency, but there were no signs of a major disturbance.

Lets see, where do I land?

See that mansion in the middle? Thats the Counts residence. Land in the garden over there.

Ryu slowly descended toward the house Patrick pointed to. So thats Patricks house. The landing spot for Ryuu seemed to be clear, the space was large, large enough for a training ground.

Suddenly a woman ran out of the residence. She waved her hand at us, her long silver hair swayed and glistened, reflecting the sunlight.

I guess she would not be much older than me. But Im pretty sure Patrick didnt have a sister Is that his brother? Wow, I didnt know my brother-in-law was this pretty.

Perhaps, is that Patricks

Oh, Mother!

Between an older brother who dresses as a woman and a youthful looking mother, the latter was more realistic.

As I thought about some random stuff, Ryuu softly landed on the ground.

Yosh, this is the first daughter-in-law and mother-in-laws face off. Ill use my Level 99 power to give the first strike.

Hopping off of Ryuus back, I rushed over to Patricks mother and bowed deeply.

Nice to meet you, my name is Yumiela Dolknes. Please take good care of me!

Araara~ dont be so formal, okay?

Thank you for your kind consideration!

I called off the preemptive strike due to a political decision.

When I lifted my head, Patricks mother stared intently at my face. Just as I was wondering what she was thinking, she grabbed my cheek and started rubbing them softly with a grin.

Cute! Patrick was right, your face isnt changing at all! But my son said he could understand the expressions on your face.

Mother, youre making Yumiela uncomfortable.

No, Im not feeling uncomfortable at all. Feel free to touch it all you want.

If being touched on the cheek is all it takes to build a good relationship, then so be it.

As she rubbed my cheek at her leisure, I observed Patricks mother. She looks really young, almost like she was in her twenties.

With his youthful mother, humble talent and generally good-looking, Patrick could be a highly appropriate protagonist for abishjogame. Ah, a protagonist requires a distinctive heroine, but is there anyone with that characteristic?

After a moment of fondling my cheeks, she leads us into the house.

Come on, come on in. Uh, Ryuu-kun wont be able to enter, is that okay?

Yeah, its not a problem.

When I turned around, Ryu was using his tail as a pillow as he started to doze off. Cute. He did fly quite a distance today, guess he must be tired.

Ryu could sleep anywhere, on that note, so can I. Children are like their parents, apples dont fall far from the tree.

What a lovely person my mother-in-law is, for her to show how much she cares about Ryuu. You cant really rely on other peoples evaluations.

As we were escorted into a parlor-like room. His mother, who walked in front of him, turned around as she opened the door and said.

Patrick, shouldnt you be somewhere else? Its been a long time since youve been home, and Im sure there are some people who youd like to meet.

I have something to report about the recent attacks towards our country

Its okay, I can hear the report from Yumiela-chan.

She interrupted Patrick.

I nearly forgot that we were currently in the middle of a face off between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law. Separating Patrick from his mother

To which he says with a sigh.

Mother, please dont say anything strange in front of Yumiera. And please dont do anything strange, Yumiela.

Eh Patrick, youre leaving? And I would never do anything strange.

He whispered in my ear before he left.

Please dont mention anything about Remrest in front of my mother.

I felt his breath on my ears as it made me shiver. Stop it, I didnt like Patrick because he has a great voice. Please dont do this kind of stuff. Although he can do it one more time if he has to, or possibly two or three times, or at worst, as many times as he wanted. Nope, its absolutely not something I want to do.

Um what did Patrick say just now? I couldnt wrap my head around the conversation at all. Oh, could he say it again! Its all about conveying the information accurately. Well, it cant be helped.

I was about to tell him that I didnt hear him and if he could say it three more times, but Patrick had already disappeared.

I know how this gonna go. Shes going to change as soon as her son is gone. I often saw it in daytime dramas.

I was trembling with trepidation, Patricks mother opened her mouth.

Why dont you come in and sit down instead of just standing there? Im glad that Yumiela-chan came. Ive been wanting to meet you for a long time.

Yes, excuse me.

Should I take the fact that youve been wanting to see me for a long time to mean that you were looking forward to bullying your soon-to-be daughter-in-law? I think as I prepare myself, sitting down across from her.

So, how far have you and my son gotten?

W-what do you mean with how far?

Oh! Youre blushing a little! Yumiela-chan is so cute!

Ehhh?

What? Maybe shes just a normal person? Maybe I was being too harsh towards her, Im embarrassed. If you think about it, Im not the bride since Patrick is the one joining Dolknes family. There was no such thing as a face off between daughter-in-law and mother-in-law from the beginning.

Besides, theres no way someone who is so kind would turn into a nightmare.

Now, lets talk about what happened on the battlefield first. There seems to be alot going on.

Theres an attack from Remrest. But, all their troops have withdrawn. So, the Count will have to stay at the border for a little longer um, mother-in-law?

Hahahaha! That garbage worm from Remrest! If youre going to run home with your tail between your legs, it was better to stay in your place. Hmph, if I were on the battlefield, Id chase you to the ends of the earth and youd never see the sun again!

I was amazed. The way people can change so much in an instant.

She has a gleeful glint in her eyes as her mouth twisted up in a crooked manner. It really was scary.

U-um there wasnt any damage.

Damage?! What do you mean there was no damage?! Im sorry now that Yumiela-chan is here, I cant give you a satisfactory welcome. I knew we had to exterminate Remrest.

Wow, she really was serious. Im glad. But Id be happier if shed calm down.

I think this is what Patrick was warning me about earlier. Who cares about how good his voice was or whatever?

But I really need her to settle down soon. I have to say something, something clever

If you wish to wreck Remrest, I will accompany you.

Ah, I added fuel to the fire. No, I just thought, maybe this would make her like me

Its okay. If it happens, Patrick and the count will stop us. Between me and her, Im just a girl with an accelerator and gasoline in her hands. We will leave the brake and oil coolant to the men.

While I dont know why she hates the neighbouring country to such an extent, if I said anything to oppose her my words will only anger her more.

However, Patricks mother suddenly lost her expression. Her blank expression was the scariest. Its not something I can say though.

I could hear my own heartbeat pounding heavily. Her blank expression lasted only a few seconds, but for me, it seemed like an eternity.

Then again, she suddenly smiled. How scary.

Oh my, excuse me, I got a little heated. I cant drag Yumiela-chan into this.

Its okay, I dont mind. I believe that the country you mentioned is safe for the time being. There seems to be an internal division in the country, besides, I dont think we can afford to send out another army.

Thats good to hear. So tell me, how did you and my son meet? That boy always leaves out the important stuff.

I think the first time we spoke was during outdoor training

I kept on talking, pretending that nothing her outburst had not happened, but inwardly I was freaking out whether or not she would have another outburst.

We probably talked for half an hour or maybe a quarter to hour, which was around the time Patrick came back. Hes late.

Mother, Yumiela just had a long journey, so let her rest for today.

Forgive me, Yumiela-chan, I just got carried away.

No, I enjoyed our talk.

Thats a lie. It was terrifying.

Afterwards, Patrick lead me to the guest room and asked about our conversation.

Do you think youll get along with my mother? You didnt talk about Remrest, did you?

Im sorry.

Ah I shouldve been there with you, too.

More importantly, what Im wondering is why did she change when she heard about Remrest.

But before I could ask, Patrick explained it to me.

I know many people dont like their neighboring countries. But my mother is special, no one hates them more than my mother.

Yup, I can see that.

The reason why my mother seems to hate them so much its because they crashed her wedding.

Eh?

Did he say her wedding? That wedding where you wear your wedding dress, cut the cake, and say your vows?

My mother was from a central marquess family and her parents strongly disapproved of her marriage to my father. The day before the wedding, which was finally pushed through, there was a skirmish with the neighboring country. So there was no wedding, and my father had to go to the border for reinforcements.

Indeed, I would be angry if someone ruined an important once-in-a-lifetime event. If someone interrupted my wedding to Patrick, Id be like what? Whats wrong with that? Dont you have to wear a dress? I mean, shouldnt I have to behave myself in front of everyone? Isnt it rather lucky?

Why is it customary to hold an event like that in the first place? I wouldnt want to do it if I didnt have to. The only downside is that I wont be able to eat the big wedding cake.

Hey, are we going to have a wedding, too? Im talking about the future here.

Of course. We wont let anyone get in our way, and well do it no matter what happens, grandly at that.

Or we can just skip it, you know? Patrick, you dont like that stuff, do you?

Im not a big fan of extravagant events, but I think weddings are a different story.

Jeez, why are you so excited about this, Patrick?

Wedding

There was something about the wedding, with its happy image, that just didnt sit well with me.

We still have a long way to go, so lets put that event on hold for now.