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A bunch of peonies bloomed beautifully on my head.

That would be the best sentence to express her current state in just one word.

The world seemed beautiful, but in the meantime, the frequency of sighing without realizing it was increasing.

‘How do I approach him?’

The reason was that Hye-ryeong no longer had an excuse to meet Antonio between the end of the special evaluation and the start of the new semester.

An idea of how to win love, something that any girl in love should do.

But the really important problem was that Hye-ryeong was a My Way wife from a good family who had lived well without anything else.

‘But if I go there first…

Wouldn’t she look like a light woman… ?’

Let’s say that you have succeeded in realizing your honest and unconcealed feelings and admitting it yourself with strong pride.

However, when we realize this, the only result that is nothing more or less than that is the current situation.

‘He must be mine.

As much as I should be his… ‘

In fact, I am not even imagining who I will give rice cake to, but the monster created by my pride is running wild in my head.

When Hye-ryeong thought of the women who would approach the very handsome Antonio and the way he would smile at them, Hye-ryeong felt as if her insides were becoming more and more burnt with each passing day.

‘There are a lot of foxes around who are still slapping their tails at him… … ‘

The sight of her fidgeting and biting her nails without realizing it.

In the end, Hye-ryeong had been suffering for several days and thinking of a solution to the extent that even her family’s disciples noticed her strange behavior.

After several days of agony.

She could not help but conclude that there was no point in thinking alone about the field of dating, about which she knew nothing.

“Gyeonsawoo priest. Are you and Jik Yeo Hwa in love with each other?”

In the end, the person she attracted was a loyal disciple of the family.

Among them, there was one male disciple who seemed to be on good terms with another female disciple.

“Hey… !! How does the sister-in-law know that… ?”

Perhaps because he was surprised that Hye-ryeong, who normally had no interest in such things, was able to accurately capture the picture, the priest who was pointed out seemed to hesitate for a moment, but eventually confessed the truth.

The person that priest Gyeon Sa-woo likes and the woman who is said to like him is Jik Yeo-hwa, an attendant who also lives in the same mansion and serves Hye-ryeong.

The two had been friendly toward each other since they were at Chao Xing’s temple, but when Hye-ryeong left their home country to help her at the academy, they became even more dependent on each other.

“Not much. If two people are flirting together like that, there’s no way they wouldn’t know, right?

How does that feel? I mean dating.”

“Hmm… It feels like taking a walk through a delicate flower garden every day…

As you become more careful lest you step on the flowers, you forget any worries while looking at them.

When I look at Samae Yeohwa, a smile naturally appears on my face…

At the same time, since I never stop worrying, I have to be careful about even the smallest actions.”

“Is it the same feeling to buy direct shoes?”

“One hundred people become one hundred and twenty.

People’s emotions may seem the same, but they are different.

My heart and mine are probably the same, but a little different.”

Suddenly a thought occurred to me.

If this feeling is only hers, then on the other hand, Antonio might not like her.

Hye-ryeong’s voice, which was slightly trembling at that, was revealed in her words as she asked the question.

“Don’t you think that’s unsettling?

Unless we both think the same way.”

Hearing Hye-ryeong’s question like that, he let out a low sigh and was thinking about something for a moment.

After thinking for a while, Gyeon Sa-woo began to speak as if the content had been sorted out, and was giving an answer with a smile.

“Just believe.

We may not be the same, but we are looking at the same place.

Now we will work hard to help each other to take care of our sister-in-law together.

That’s what I think, believe, and do my best to share this moment with.

In the future, it will be for my family, not just my sister-in-law.

That’s all I’m trying to think about right now.”

Hye-ryeong slowly reflected on the deep story of the person who always stubbornly shouted “No” next to her.

“If that is wrong, the future will tell us someday.

Otherwise, our choice would have been right.

So there is no reason not to pour more passion into it.”

“It’s difficult… ”

How can that person be in a relationship with a woman named Jik Yeo-hwa, who most perfectly fulfills her role as a disciple who handles situations in an appropriately gentle and reasonable manner, and who passionately and passionately adore each other.

If you think about it, every time Gyeon Sa-woo said that he shouldn’t do something, Jik Yeo-hwa always took care of the cleanup because of Hye-ryeong’s irritating attitude.

In the end, it felt a little confusing and I felt like I couldn’t understand it yet.

Looking at Hye-ryeong, who had a sullen expression on her face for no reason, Gyeon Sa-woo smiled and shrugged her shoulders.

“Your sister-in-law is that age, so she will probably find a partner.

All you have to do is do your best.

At least for me, I think the best was reached by Samae Yeohwa.”

“Okay… It means doing your best… ”

Hye-ryeong leaves, muttering to herself, and returns to her desk.

She sat down like that, took out a brush and a piece of parchment, and immediately scribbled something down, her eyes deepening even further as she never stopped writing.

– – – – – – –

So a few days later.

Hye-ryeong, who felt that she needed to make up for her own shortcomings, suddenly had an idea that popped into her head and carried it out with confidence like she always did.

As she recalled her conversation with Gyeon Sa-woo, a disciple of Tangmun, she thought that what she lacked was the ability to get to know people and understand their thoughts.

I thought carefully about what I needed to improve my social skills.

“Yeohwa. There are letters from last time, right?”

“Yes, sister-in-law. What are you talking about?”

“There is a social church or something.”

“Ah, you said there was no need for that, so I’m probably using it as kindling by now… ”

“Aaaaa!! Take it out quickly!!”

In her mind, as she was barely able to revive the invitation that was literally on the verge of being reduced to ashes, various calculations appeared and disappeared repeatedly.

‘Housekeeping is the most important role of a wife.

My job is to support his foundation.

For that to happen, the ability to socialize among noble families is definitely essential.

Especially to thoroughly understand the thinking of nobles of my age.’

She, who had previously thought that social gatherings and such were nothing more than useless neighborhood parties for penny-pinchers, is now willingly attending Froden Street’s social gathering.

Of course, there were some problems there.

“You don’t know me? I am the Tang Hye-ryeong of the Tang Gate.

I’m here to build friendship with you guys, so just open the door.”

Should we call this cognitive dissonance, or should we say that people with vague knowledge are the scariest thing?

When you hand out an invitation, you end up fighting at the door, thinking it’s just a piece of paper with an itinerary written on it.

“Isn’t there anything more fun than that?

The party gate doesn’t even consider that kind of thing as a joke.”

And because of her high pride, she was often seen as bossy.

“Please consider it an honor to meet me, you poor people.

Because I am the head of the Department of Pharmacy and the Tang Dynasty.”

The person who saved her when she came to socialize and was about to break off the relationship was none other than Lucas, the owner of this social club.

“There’s nothing you can do about this, right?

I have no choice but to start the special content, ‘Make the harsh language girl laugh.’

As a prize, I will give you the option of being invited to my family’s social club!!”

“Then I have no choice but to release this… ?

Let me take out my secret collection of stories.”

“Try to stay out of it.

I’ll show you the taste of Warmhausen’s euhumour.”

Since the social church is a place where extremely popular people gather, it was difficult for the atmosphere to be ruined just because there was one person who spoiled the atmosphere.

“That… That’s a travesty… !?

The pigs raised on our ranch will do better than that!!”

“Look at that!! They said they were eliminated!!

It’s my turn, my turn!!

Take a close look at what I, a member of the social world, do!!”

“You too are the same, so go and stand with your hands up!!

You should get them neutered quickly, you pigs.”

“Ugh!! Such harsh words… !!

Actually, it might be an industry award… ?

The selling of the haughty young lady Caoxing… Hehehe… ”

The tension was so high to begin with that Hye-ryeong’s harsh words became a clown moment.

Hye-ryeong, who didn’t know that she found it funny, but instead got excited and started spewing harsh words like a fish out of water, ended up meeting her at the Sha Church as well.

“Oh my, see you again? Was it Sterben?”

“Ah… !! At that time… !!”

To be honest, both Hye-ryeong and Carla seemed unimpressed with each other.

Hye-ryeong’s usually overbearing attitude must have been a little disturbing, at that moment when Carla was about to get scared.

‘thinking about it… What if we attack his family?

It seems like he cares for his younger sister quite a bit…

Wouldn’t it be good to win this girl’s favor in advance?’

“That’s right. At that time, your brother was somewhat indebted to me.

Because it couldn’t compete with what was in the ground, I had to sprinkle precious salve on the ground.”

Of course, strategy was a problem because it was similar to bringing a gun to go hunting.

Anyway, when Hye-ryeong looked at her with favor for something other than herself, Carla, who also had as much insight as other people, seemed to accept Hye-ryeong’s words calmly.

“It was the Department of Pharmacy… … !! long time no see!!

How have you been since that day?”

By improving social skills so perfectly (?) and even roasting and boiling Antonio’s younger sister (???), Hye-ryeong’s plan to try even if it was broken was off to a smooth start.

From then on, in order to maintain a close relationship with Carla, one of them was to intentionally tear down the shabby warehouse and build a building by investing in the academy in the name of the family.

“Construction!! hurry!! not there yet?

If you have money, it’s faster!!”

What if you share space with Carla’s workshop in the name of building your own laboratory?

Antonio, who is obviously very interested in his younger sister, will often stop by the workshop to check on her.

Then, you, too, who naturally use the same space, will be able to make eye prints together.

“Oh, Lady Hyeryeong? I heard your story well.

The party government invested in building this building.

I will also be using Carla, so please take care of it.”

“… This isn’t a big deal… …

Still, if you really ask me to be that kind…

together… therefore… Even a meal… … ”

As I was doing this, Hye-ryeong’s project to win over men’s hearts seemed to be progressing more smoothly than I thought.

In fact, as we made more eye contact with each other, it began to happen that people who received something would naturally offer something to Antonio in return.

“Today… Do U have a time… What?”

“There are no specific plans… ?

hmm. Now that I think about it, I need to go buy a new tie… ”

“Okay then!! go… Would you like me to choose… ?”

“I’m going!? Right, brother… ?”

“Hmm? Didn’t you put the thing you were researching into the disruptor?

Everyone must have been divided by now, right?”

“Carla said… Should I study again?

If Lady Hyeryeong has the time…

I think it would be a good idea to ask…

So, would you mind giving me some time today? ?”

“Ugh… Yikes… !!

My brother can’t… !!”

Occasionally, Bracom Carla, who was like Siscom’s brother, noticed the subtle current between the two and interfered, but such lukewarm resistance was in Hye-ryeong’s hands.

‘Hehe… A smart fox can dig a hundred burrows.’

In the end, after putting in all the effort she could, Hye-ryeong was able to convince each other that they were gradually getting closer.

A goal that still feels a bit far away, and a complex human relationship where the more you think about it, the more difficult it is to find an answer.

However, compared to the beginning when they were nothing and didn’t know anything, they thought that they had come a long way now.

Carla, who now lives together in the lab in the work building, seems like family and sister-in-law.

Now, I am happily imagining when we will be able to get married together, dressed in formal attire, looking at each other in harmony.

I don’t know how many children I would like, but I was having such a petty delusion that I would have as many as Antonio wanted to have, and in the middle of the night, I was trying to cool down my heated body.

Her problems seemed to come from a completely strange place.

– – – – – – –

“There are some strange things walking around?”

The Academy Monster Rampage incident in which monsters who were test subjects and research specimens managed by the Academy’s Medical Department were released and went on a rampage.

Of course, since the majority of monsters were just little guys, it was safe to say that they had no potential to pose a threat to her.

After encountering Arachnella, she honed her skills by undergoing countless more trainings, and believed that in order to become a great wife to Antonio, she had to become the most capable.

In the meantime, I encountered a rather powerful enemy and even had to save my sister-in-law, Carla, from that enemy.

The problem was the information I learned later.

“Dog cow. Is this true?”

“I don’t know the exact facts, but given the circumstances, it seems to be true.

It was confirmed that several barrels of what appeared to be liquid metal were brought in through the port…

Even now, Jik Yeohwa is keeping an eye on Chang Gwan, Sister.”

It was strange that a monster was suddenly released from the academy’s medical department, which can be said to be very thorough.

The fact that the force behind it is stealing various technologies from the Academy, which is also a cornerstone of technological innovation, and that even the research of her (to-be) sister-in-law, Carla, is present.

In a situation where everyone was ready to attack based on that information, Hye-ryeong was taking a step back and trying to get a little more information.

“Mademoiselle… Lalatina… ?

Recently, a competitor has appeared and I’m nervous… ”

“I don’t think there will be any such impact at all.

As a result of the investigation by our party’s informants, they said that there is an organization that is pressuring her.”

“So, are you crazy enough to mess with the Academy?

No matter how nervous you are… No, except for some, there are some who are a little lacking…

This is a public educational institution that is well-loved by Groden.

There must be a good reason.

Let’s dig deeper into those so-called competitors.”

“That’s… I was planning to find out more about that place too… ”

“Is there a problem?”

“They were digging for information about the Jebi faction, and some of our informants were harmed.”

“… … Is that true?”

As Gyeon Sa-woo said the words with difficulty, a slight change occurred in Hye-ryeong’s eyes.

Who is the Tangmun?

They have been making assassinations and contract murderers since ancient times.

These people, who were barely good at spying and gathering information, ended up in trouble after going to the business of a gang of scoundrels in the back alleys.

“I’m sorry, but it’s true.

Especially a spear named Floraz.

Mademoiselle of LaLatina is a fierce competitor.”

“Who are the informants facing?”

“The identity of the opposing combatant was determined to be a female beast…

According to the mission rules of the party, if there are more incidents here, there will not be enough people to assist the sister-in-law.

It would be impossible for us to go any further than this at this point.

I will try to request the dispatch of Go Soo to the party gate… ”

“Then let’s put that aside for a while.

Anyway, what we care about now is…

Because I don’t think they are.”

If they were really just fighting for power, there was no reason for the party to come forward.

Until the exact truth about their connection to this incident is revealed, there would be no reason to single them out as targets.

Feeling a subtle sense of discomfort, Hye-ryeong decided to face the goal in front of her first.

‘You can do the investigation later.

‘We must first resolve the damage to those who will be our family.’

What is always most important to her is the one unchanging goal.

Now an official of the party, finding Carla’s stolen research results was the only goal she had to think about right now.

‘And if the results are good, the young lady will definitely open her heart to me more, right?’

Maybe it was because of her anxiety about losing her brother these days, but it was also because she wanted to get along better with her sister-in-law Carla, who was wary of Hye-ryeong and purring like a puppy, like her real sister.

Hye-ryeong, who was thinking about the great importance of this matter, ended up joining Mademoiselle’s raiding team.

And there, she ended up receiving even more hate.

“You must not hesitate when killing.

This is necessary, right?”

“But… There is no need to go this far!!

There was no need to kill them all… !!”

It was clearly a thrilling assassination drama that had been released for a long time, to the point where anyone would praise it for not having any unnecessary elements.

The members of Lalatina’s organization, who were caught in a chain trap and dying quickly, eventually met their deaths by spitting out the information they wanted.

Thanks to this, we are one step closer to our goal, even though it is a situation that should be praised.

Instead, Hye-ryeong, who almost took a step back when she saw the faces of Carla and Yui next to her looking at her with fearful eyes, was trying to explain her actions to her again, strengthening her resolve.

“What do you think of human life!?”

“That’s what we learned in party school.

A clumsy mercy is more painful than a quick death.

And there should be no regrets left behind.

Those are your enemies.

Don’t choose the wrong person to sympathize with.”

The problem was that what was natural for Hyeryeong was not the same for Carla.

In particular, in response to Yui’s fierce protest, who was taking over the position of Carla’s best friend, Hye-ryeong had to shoot her back and remind her of the seriousness of reality.

He may have had the complacent thought that if he just sneaked in and took what he needed, everyone would be happy, but if it ended like that, wouldn’t the very purpose of the party’s existence be denied?

The world is not that easy, and if you swing a sword meant to kill someone incorrectly, the sword actually leads to your own death.

‘What is it… How hard I devoted myself to you… ‘

In the end, Hye-ryeong was feeling a little uncomfortable as she was cleaning up the scene of the crime, thinking that things wouldn’t go well like this, so she sent everyone else away.

Although it started under the name of Antonio, whom I adore more than anyone else.

Even though he is dedicating himself hard to his beloved younger sister, who is becoming more and more noticeable.

Hye-ryeong couldn’t understand why he was looking at her like that.

It was clear that until recently, they had been spending time together laughing, and even though there was a slight difference of opinion, she did not think that that would change.

But something happened that directly violated her expectations.

That was when I discovered Yui’s tattoo right behind her buttocks in the shower room.

Even when Hye-ryeong, who was convinced that it was not a part of the human body but a monster of something else, tried to eliminate the danger that might possibly be directed at Karla.

Carla seemed to be pushing Hyeryeong away and instead embracing Yui.

“Lady… … ”

“Maybe… The reason I don’t know…

Maybe there is such a thing… …

But Yui is my friend… … ”

Was it from then?

What made me think that I couldn’t be friends with them anymore.

Watching Carla protect her untrustworthy friend, who was growing an unknown monster in her body, and instead push away herself, who had helped her with all her heart.

In the end, Hye-ryeong had no choice but to leave without saying a word.

‘Everyone is crazy.’

So in the end, when I went to Mademoiselle because I couldn’t get the research Carla wanted, she prepared the neurotoxin even more thoroughly.

With the final hope that if you provide a platform for them to properly understand your intentions, they will definitely understand your thoughts.

However, looking at the girls who were convulsing about people getting involved and dying rather than knowing that they could safely retrieve the data this time, Hye-ryeong had no choice but to let go of her last remaining regret.

‘Step back. Clumsy.

On the topic of beggars… … ‘

When Lalatina’s alchemist brothers died, she grabbed Karla’s arm for the last time to protect her from the out-of-control liquid metal drone that swallowed Yui and went on a rampage.

In the end, I watched Carla shake off her hand and reach out for Yui, who was most likely already suffocated.

Hye-ryeong is hit hard by the silver whip that comes after her and falls backwards, feeling her distant vision gradually becoming blurred.

He collapsed on the messed up floor, coughing up blood, and muttering to himself one last time in a low whisper.

“Now… it’s okay… … ”