The Beloved New Daughter-In-Law of the Wolf Mansion

“I want you to remain a member of Yeckhart.”

After Kendrick finished his sentence, he smiled softly and put his hand on my head.

“Of course, I’m not trying to burden you, so don’t worry. If it’s a burden…” 

“N, no! It’s really okay. Thank you for saying that.”

I smiled and nodded, and Kendrick nodded back.

“I am always grateful to you. I think I was lucky to meet you that day.”

“…Me too.”

I wiggled my fingers and answered.

That day, escaping from Raniero safely and meeting Kendrick was the luckiest thing in my life.

If I hadn’t met him, I’d probably… be dead now. 

The same goes for Schville and the other members of Raniero. 

In their previous lives, they were all killed unjustly… 

In this life, everyone lived with a momentary choice.

‘I always think it’s fortunate…’

[Is it really fortunate?]

Then, a strange voice sounded in my ear.

Shaking, I got up from my seat and looked around.

“Linsy?” 

Kendrick suddenly looked at me with his brows narrowed, as if for some reason.

‘What is this sound?’

The moment I heard the voice, I felt goosebumps all over my body, and my tongue hardened.

I stuttered, staring blankly at Kendrick.

“Oh, father. Didn’t you hear something just now?”

“What are you talking about?”

Was I the only one who heard it?

Kendrick was looking at me like he didn’t understand what I was talking about.

Did… I hear it wrong?’

It was a voice that was too clear to hear it wrong. 

Judging from the fact that Kendrick, who was with me, didn’t hear, there was a good chance that I had heard something wrong.

I blinked, and sat down carefully again.

‘I must have been tired these days.’

I was nervous and listened in case I heard another strange voice, but I couldn’t hear it anymore.

It seemed like I really got it wrong when I heard it.

‘Why do bad things keep happening these days…’

I thought all of these things happened around the age of seven. 

Time passed, and now, 12 years later, it felt like strange things were happening again. 

Of course, it could be a misunderstanding.

I calmed down and shook my head.

“Linsy.”

Kendrick looked at me with a concerned expression.

I nodded.

“I’m fine. I’m just tired these days…” 

“You’d better take a break when the work is done. It would be nice to go on a trip with Arsene. It is difficult to see snow here, so it would be nice to go to a snowy country and play for a while.”

Kendrick promised to help me take a break when the festival, coming-of-age ceremony, and everything after that were sorted out.

I was pleased with Kendrick’s consideration and nodded in gratitude.

Kendrick took me to Hezeth’s villa. 

I told Arsene that he didn’t have to follow me, but he said he had to because it was dangerous, so he did.

“Because you don’t have to come.”

“Then, what are you going to do if you get attacked like last time?”

The fact that we were attacked by a beastman who lost his mind on the way back from Tamar, and that Cain was attacked on the way to the festival seemed to be quite a shock to Arsene.

Kendrick, who had been listening to Arsene calmly, seemed to want to say, ‘What are you worried about when I am here?’, but he kept his mouth shut.

I didn’t want Arsene to throw a fit because he was protecting me by following me, so I just responded by holding his hand tight. 

It seemed that Kendrick had informed them in advance that we were going to Hezes’ villa.

The servants of Hezeth were out to meet us at the gate.

“What about Creighton?”

“He is inside.”

The old butler nodded, lowered his head, and replied. 

The servants guided me, Arsene, and Kendrick into the drawing room.

“Ah, I want to see Creighton separately.”

But Kendrick said he wanted to talk to Creighton alone and he left us in the drawing room.

“You may explain to Cain first, Linsy. I understand your concern that your friend will be shocked, but you need to check.” 

He left that word.

Me and Arsene waited for Cain while eating cookies that the Snake Clan eats at every festival. I was a bit embarrassed when I came back to the Hezeth villa, where I stayed until the morning.

Soon after, Cain opened the door with a puzzled look on his face and came in.

“…Linsy, Arsene?”

“O, oh, Cain!” 

“Why the hell did you come back here? What did you leave behind?”

“Oh… that’s.” 

I glanced at Arsene.

After Arsene made eye contact with me, he naturally stood up as if he understood.

“I’ll be out, so call me when you’re done talking.”

“….?” 

“Eung, Arsene! Thank you!”

Arsene left the drawing room, leaving Cain and I alone, standing there as if he didn’t understand the reason.

“Sit down for now, Cain.”

“You… what’s the matter?” 

Cain gave up his usual courtesy and formal tone and asked if he was confused by the sudden change of mood.

“First, sit down. Because… the tea is cold.” 

I made an excuse for tea and sat Cain down.

Cain awkwardly sat across from him and brought the teacup to his lips.

I also took a sip of tea,

‘Uh, it’s bitter.’

I quickly put it down.

Cain, who was watching, put down the cup and asked, smiling as if he had a lot of energy.

“So, why are you here again?”

“Cain, that… I have something to tell you.”

I seated Cain in front of me , starting with the ‘prohibition’ and telling him that I had been under the prohibition, and that he seemed to be under the prohibition now as well.

When the story was over, the steam stopped rising in the teacup.

Cain, who calmly listened to the conversation, asked again with an expression that he still couldn’t understand.

“So you mean, when I was attacked, I… I seem to have caught on that.”

“Mmhm! As evidence, on the nape of your neck… There are spots that appear when you are under a prohibition.” 

Cain showed displeasure when he checked the nape of his neck with his hand mirror.

“But there is nothing at all? What the hell is that?”

“So… this is a bit long to explain. But you can’t see it.” 

“What?” 

“I’m the only one who can see it…” 

Cain couldn’t bear to pronounce the word ‘prohibited’, and just smiled as if he was dumbfounded. 

“Do you think that makes sense, Linsy Yeckhart?” 

“Because it’s true…” 

Cain, as expected, did not easily believe my words.

He was the only heir to the Hezeth family, and was soon to become the head of the Snake Clan.

So it was difficult for him to accept that he had been attacked and fell under an ancient ban.

Cain stared at me for a long time with a bewildered expression in disbelief.

And then

“…Ugh!” 

He grabbed his neck all of a sudden, with a pale face.

I was startled and jumped up from my seat.

As a result, the cold tea spilled on the table, but I didn’t care.

“Cain!” 

It seemed that Cain was trying to get the ‘prohibition’ out of his mouth. 

His fingers are chapped. Black scales protruded from the forearms and cheeks.

“C, Cain!”

I quickly sat down next to Cain and tried to help him breathe properly.

‘My ability… can I use it?’

When I used my ability on Arsene, the conflict between Arsene’s curse and my ability was so severe that I couldn’t use it because of the strain on my body.

When my body was getting a prohibition, I had never used my power because of the nature of the bird clan that couldn’t use powers on themselves.

It was the first time since I saw a person who was in prohibition. 

So, it means that it is my first time to use my power.

“Kuh! Ugh, ugh.”

“Cain, it’s okay. It’s okay. Wait…” 

I spread my palms.

A light green sphere floated above my hand.

“It’s okay, Cain, huh?”

And I put my hand on Cain’s chest.

I felt the light green sphere quickly melt in the air and permeate Cain’s body.

Cain’s screams of pain echoed throughout the room.

Tak—.

Surprised by the screams, the servants, Kendrick, and Creighton opened the door.

I stopped using my ability on Cain and turned my head to look at the door.

Then, 

“Cough!”

I stopped using my powers to Cain and covered my mouth. 

A painful sensation of squeezing the stomach arose in the body, the same as when I was in prohibition. 

“Linsy!”

Blood poured out of my mouth.