## Chapter 1312 – Demon

Of course, the adults were just as tense.

“W-Well, come on in.”
“Yes, Mother-in-law.”
“Mother-in-law!”

My mother-in-law, looking incredibly nervous, didn’t know what to do and tried to usher me into the house. Shouldn’t we confirm the facts first?

I guess that’s how flustered she was.

Anyway, she looked a lot like Liztina. Almost identical, except her eyes looked a little gentler and she looked older. Her figure, hair color, everything. You could easily mistake her for her older sister.

Her hair was a sharp, chin-length bob, parted at almost a 2:8 ratio. The 2 side was tucked behind her ear, giving her a cool impression.

The exposed blue pearl earrings also looked very expensive.

Anyway, as a member of a martial arts family, she seemed to have some martial prowess, but not as strong as Liztina. Well, that’s obvious since that sister is just ridiculously strong… Oops.

ㅡThwack.

“…!”

The moment I stepped through the front door and into the house, I clearly felt the air change and my body heat up.

This tension…!
How long has it been since I felt this!

I’m not used to it!

What am I supposed to do now! And how am I supposed to explain to my in-laws that Liztina is my fifth wife!

「Your precious daughter has become my fifth wife…!」

I have no idea what they’ll think of me if I say that!

It’s common sense for nobles to have multiple spouses, but that’s just common sense, and it’s never a good idea to say it directly!

How am I supposed to say that!

「M-My daughter!!! My precious daughter is the fifth wife!!!! You son of a…!」

Regardless of me being a hero, this is a perfectly natural reaction for a parent with a daughter…!

The moment I reveal that, my image will plummet to the worst possible level. They might even think I’m a scoundrel! I can’t handle that kind of future! How can I possibly put on a straight face in front of my real in-laws!

I can’t do that!

Respecting proper adults is who I, Kim Kat, am!

ㅡThwack.

I took a step and calmed my fluctuating heart. I had no choice. A kind of guilt was wriggling in my heart. Being a son-in-law with so many women… is very rude to these normal in-laws.

To be held back by this kind of problem here.

But.
I have to face this reality.

Because that’s what it means to take responsibility for my woman…
Liztina knows everything and sent me here.

The swirling thoughts scattered, and my accelerated mind normalized.

ㅡThud.

And so, I planted my feet on the ground and said.

“Mother-in-law? Where is my father-in-law?”
“Ah… Father. My husband… Well, I called him, but he doesn’t seem to have come up yet, hohoho. Didn’t he hear? The situation is a bit… like this, so maybe.”

Looking at her, my mother-in-law was no less flustered than I was. Yeah. If that’s the case, I feel a little more comfortable.

“I understand. It’s a serious situation.”
“That’s right.”

ㅡPitter-patter.

Anyway, I walked down the hallway with my mother-in-law.

“…”
“…”

Awkward atmosphere… Just as I was about to say something.

“Um…”
“Yes?”
“Really. Are you really Liz’s husband?”

She, walking side by side with me, asked with a slightly hesitant attitude. Isn’t this question a bit late? She was so flustered by the word “son-in-law” that she let me in this far. What if I was a thug?

“Yes. I am. Look at this.”

ㅡSwish.

I immediately took out the letter Liztina had written herself from my pocket and handed it to her. She stopped, immediately opened the letter, and began to read.

“Ah…! Her handwriting! It’s definitely her!”

She covered her mouth with her hand and widened her eyes.
She seemed quite surprised.

“Yes! You really are her son-in-law!”

But does she have a similar way of speaking to Liztina?

ㅡWhoosh!

The way she looked at me changed immediately. My mother-in-law, who had seemed a little nervous until just now, looked at me with a much brighter face and said.

“Oh! More than that, to send such a son-in-law! Oh my goodness! How tall are you!”

Her attitude changed immediately after seeing her daughter’s letter.

“And these muscles and the energy I feel…! What is it!”

As if the tension from before was a lie, she patted my body and circled around me. Then, she compared her height to mine and kept exclaiming in admiration.

“It seems like my daughter is no match for you!”
“Hehehe, that’s actually the case. Liz is no match for me.”
“Good son-in-law! Wow, you’re really huge! What kind of martial arts did you train in? Swordsmanship? Or martial arts?”
“Both.”
“Oh my goodness! With this much energy, aren’t you a complete master!”

My mother-in-law seemed to be getting happier and happier. Once it was confirmed that I was her son-in-law, she was extremely pleased with my specs. This was truly the attitude of someone who loves their daughter…!

“Your face is so handsome too! I acknowledge you as a handsome son-in-law!”
“Hehehe, oh my. To hear such praise. Wow. But seeing you, Mother-in-law, you’re quite beautiful too? I’m very surprised right now. I thought you were her older sister for a moment.”
“Hohoho, you’re so smooth. You seem to have a great personality.”
“I’m quite the personality myself. Everyone who knows me says the same thing. Ah. That friend is really a saint. His personality is really good. If only there were people as kind as him in this world, there would be no war, ah!”
“A saint?”
“Ah. It means someone with a very good personality.”
“Hohoho, you really seem like it.”

Right now.

My mother-in-law was extremely happy…! And to this adult who is so happy! I have to tell her that your daughter is my fifth woman! Ah! What a heavy and cruel fate this is!

I didn’t think much of it before I came, but seeing her face and her happy expression, my heart started to feel extremely heavy!

If a precious daughter is… the fifth, any parent would be hurt! That’s only natural!

“But really… mother and daughter look so much alike. I know very well where Liz’s beauty came from. Well, you reap what you sow. Is beauty hereditary? It seems like a beauty that should be passed down as a family heirloom.”
“Oh, really. Hehe, hoho. You’re too smooth with your words.”

I’m smooth Kim Kat.

Anyway, I’m glad she seems to be in a good mood because of my words.

“You certainly have an eye for beauty… Yes. Beauty is hereditary. Ah, but you’re not from a noble family, are you?”
“Yes. As you can see, I’m from Mirkesha, but I do have a title.”
“Mirkesha… That’s from the northern nomads. But a title?”
“It’s a baronetcy, but I happened to receive one.”
“Directly?”
“Yes.”
“That’s quite impressive! And according to the letter, there’s also the word Paladin?”
“Yes. That’s right.”
“Oh my! Oh my! And it’s a Bronze Celestial Paladin!”

My mother-in-law burst into great joy and patted my shoulder hard.

It seemed like she didn’t care about me being from a nomadic background.

Anyway, in that way, I was dragged into a room before I could even finish walking down the hallway, and I had to indulge in her chatter for a long time. Once she started talking, she asked so many questions that I was sweating profusely trying to answer them all.

At this rate, I’m going to become real sous vide Kim Kat, damn it.

No. Maybe I’m already halfway there.

“Haa. Anyway, I’m relieved. If such a strong son-in-law is protecting my daughter… she’ll be able to survive without any problems even in this crisis situation.”

ㅡThud.

She put down her teacup, took a breath, and said.

“You must have been very worried.”
“Of course I’m worried. Whenever something like this happens, I imagine the worst-case scenario. By the way, what’s a demon… Did you see the city next door get destroyed?”
“I saw it.”

The city next door was completely destroyed.

“I’ve never seen such a powerful weapon in my life. A ship that destroys a city. I couldn’t even imagine it. I think the reason why our Raibelvet mansion is safe is purely because it was a little far from the city.”
“So you were hiding here and defending yourselves?”
“That’s right. Actually, there’s no other way, is there?”

That’s true.

The local nobles, as well as the lords, were all destroyed. The Raibelvet family is one of the lucky ones.

“So, by chance, we were here and holding out with the members of the surviving merchant group. I heard that the demons who got off the ship are attacking the survivors, but we haven’t had anything like that yet…”

My mother-in-law, saying that, looked very tired. She must have been very tired since the invasion started. Even so, as a noble, she was maintaining her dignity, but if the war doesn’t end, everywhere will become the worst.

“Ah, by the way. Where are our Liz and her husband living now?”

Didn’t she write that in the letter?

“We’re living in the capital now… together.”
“Ah. The capital. Oh my. You went to the capital… Huh?”

My mother-in-law tilted her head for a moment.

“Yes?”
“The capital? You said the capital?”
“Yes. It’s the capital.”
“The capital is… very far away? Then how did you get all the way here?”

My mother-in-law asked with the attitude of someone overwhelmed with questions. Ah, come to think of it, the situation is a bit like that. In this crazy situation, there’s no way you could come all the way here from the capital.

“Don’t worry. I flew here.”

So I answered.

“Yes…?”
“I flew here.”
“You flew here?”
“Yes.”
“What do you mean you flew here?”
“It’s as I said, Mother-in-law.”

It would be faster to show her.

ㅡClick.

I pushed back my chair and immediately.

“Celestial Angel Wing.”

ㅡWhoosh!!!

I deployed wings of light behind my back.
The emitted flash instantly filled the room.

“Like this.”

I immediately levitated.

My mother-in-law, seeing that.

“Uh!”

With her mouth wide open.

“Ugh!!! Uuuuuugh!!! Uuuuuuuuuugh!!! W-What is this!!! Why are you flying!!! No, what is this!!! What are those wings!!!!”

Was seriously shocked.

This reaction is too extreme.

It’s even more severe than when Liztina was being dramatic. But well, that’s natural. Even in modern Earth, if a son-in-law suddenly appeared and flew, anyone would react like this.

“It’s basic. Even though I look like this, I’m called the Flying Weirdo Paladin in the capital.”
“What does that mean! Wait! Is our son-in-law a wizard?!”
“It’s a long story, but I’m not a wizard.”

ㅡFlash.

I immediately deactivated my wings and landed.

“It’s just because I’m strong.”
“Ugh…!”

My mother-in-law, who had been shocked until the end, soon regained her senses and cleared her throat.

“Is this… reality? Am I not dreaming right now? A son-in-law who suddenly appeared… is a Flying Weirdo. And so strong?”

I wish she would leave out the Flying Weirdo part.

“Hehehe, those things happen in life. Well, then. I’d like to see my father-in-law now.”
“Y-Yes, we should…”

So we left the room. We walked down the hallway again and went down to the basement. We encountered many servants of the Raibelvet family on the way, but didn’t do anything separately.

ㅡCreak.

As we opened the basement door and went inside.

“Honey? Didn’t you hear me?”
“Ah… Did you call me? Sorry. I guess I dozed off for a moment.”

There was a bed.

On it lay a man wrapped in bandages.

He was quite badly injured, with bandages wrapped around his head, chest, left arm, and right leg. His short hair was brown, and his fairly well-trained body stood out, but he wasn’t very strong.

He was definitely an uncle who looked old.

What happened to him? There was no report of demons attacking, so. Could it be that he fought with robbers? I have many thoughts, but I first bowed at a 90-degree angle.

“Hello!”

He was my father-in-law.
So, of course, greetings come first.

“Father-in-law!!!”
“What? Father-in… what?”
“Father-in-law!!!!”
“…”

Kim Kat’s back sweat ON.