Became the Son-in-Law of the Traitorous Family

4. Taming the Shrew – 05

“… In fact, I had no intention of interfering in any way. I knew that Seobang-nim, a former knight, had a very free-spirited personality, and I also knew that being imprisoned in the grand duke’s family must have been very frustrating.”

Trick, the Grand Duchess glared at me. And at her murderous eyes, I hurriedly bit my jaw without even realizing it.

“But, isn’t this a bit harsh? It’s good to go to the casino to soothe the dizzy mind and body, but it’s absolutely not the case that I gave you the family card to blow 500,000 gold in an instant.”

Today, the black card of the Grand Duchess of Yoruha, which I used to use all day, was already broken in the hands of the Grand Duchess. Speaking in technical terms, it seems to be possible to compress it with the expression ‘half-brown’.

In other words, at this moment, the ‘economic power’ of a person called wealth has been completely lost, and from now on, the only future for me is that I have to survive day by day with the ‘pocket money’ that the Grand Duchess randomly throws at me. It will be a heartbreaking story that only remains.

‘Is this how I came to join the ranks of a decent 「Pong Pong Nam」…? ?’

But when I thought about it, I was nothing more than an incompetent breadworm with no income from the moment I married the Grand Duchess, so it seems like I did a little to be called a Pong Pong Nam.

So, was the Grand Duchess actually the Pong Pong Girl? Was it just that I was just a rice brat?

While I was doing a profound examination of the 21st century society and the collapsing Korean marriage culture, I decided to take a counterattack thinking that I couldn’t live with a husband who was beaten like this even though I didn’t do too many things wrong.

“But Karin, even though I spent 500,000 gold, I didn’t lose the money, but rather won it-“

“… You wouldn’t call me proud of that, would you?”

Actually, the bragging was right. When will I ever be able to get another 500,000 gold in my life? In my entire life, I had never had such a large amount of money outside of mesos.

“So, how much did you win?”

“That, roughly 500,000 gold.”

“… Are you saying that you won 500,000 gold with 500,000 gold? Does that make sense?”

When I heard that she had shot a myth with a 100% rate of return, the Grand Duchess looked at me with a jittery expression.

She’s in fact, if she says that she won 1 million gold, she’s like the Grand Duchess might slap me on the back of the head, so she seems to have no choice but to tell a ‘white lie’ here.

“You won a lot. 500,000 Gold… Should this be called luck, or good gambling skills….”

“… Is winning money a sin?”

“If I had won quite a bit, I wouldn’t even have to say this. What would people think if rumors spread all over the country that the only grand duke of the Grand Duchy of Yohrha had won hundreds of thousands of gold by gambling?”

“…..”

Well, I know very well what the Grand Duchess wants to say.

Originally, when people hear that someone is going to gamble, the first thing in their heads is ‘Hoo, the operation succeeded. I wonder if I can get hundreds of these… ‘ It’s because it reminds me of the same stomach-churning lines.

“That’s right. Thank you so much my head hurts. I really didn’t expect that I would blow up a reputation like this before I officially debuted in the social world.”

“… Still, I put back the 500,000 gold I spent on this card.”

“You’re not saying you’re proud of that, are you?”

“… No.”

Personally, I thought it was something I was proud of, but I kept my mouth shut at the terrible thought that if I went any further, I might become Exodia sealed in the hands of the Grand Duchess.

“Anyway, I’ll take care of this myself, so take care of the other 500,000 gold yourself. If anything, you can use it for dignity maintenance or pocket money.”

500,000 Gold is an enormous sum equivalent to the total budget of a fairly modest small and medium estate, but the Grand Duchess is cool enough to use it as her pocket money.

‘You look like such a f*cking bourgeois… !’

For a moment, I felt the urge to rally the proletarians of this savage fantasy world and cause a red revolution, but thinking about it, I also remembered that I also belong to the bourgeois class.

‘Thinking back, I don’t think this class-based society is too bad.’

‘Is that so? Is it?’

In fact, I was carefully inferring that the Deeps and the Illuminati were also organizations of justice, similar to assassins, trying to protect the earth from darkness.

“Come to think of it, when I left for Jedo, I was accompanied by only one child named Cirilla, and when I returned, the number increased slightly.”

“These are the children who happened to be taken as maids under my command. Don’t get me wrong.”

“Even if I didn’t want to misunderstand, I couldn’t. Especially the kid with the platinum hair.”

She isn’t just trying to make her a lady-in-waiting, she’s a grand princess who asks if she’s been brought here to have a strange relationship.

Well, in fact, it could be said that it was only natural for the Grand Duchess to have such a misunderstanding.

Because Sei was not just a human being, but an Elyos, and had a beautiful appearance that was far beyond human common sense and was close to perfection.

And, even though she was right next to Sei, she was not even mentioned in the eyes of the Grand Duchess, Yuri.

Well, even to me, he looked like a fresh orphan brought from the street, but in the eyes of the Grand Duchess, he didn’t look like a person, but rather a talking weed.

“… I think I have a rough idea of what you are thinking, but I want to make it clear that I am not such a light person.”

“Well. In my experience, all men are nothing more than wolves who go blind whenever they see a pretty young woman. Come to think of it, this time, you brought two women who were prettier and younger than me?”

The Grand Duchess said that to me with a falsetto that gave me goosebumps for some reason. In particular, the way they put an accent on the word ‘young’ made me very uncomfortable.

“Oh my God! Come to think of it, some men say that women over the age of 13 are treated as grandmothers. Seeing that such a young girl was brought in as an exclusive lady-in-waiting, I was a little suspicious… ?”

“…I think I’ve told you dozens of times that it’s not like that. And he looks young only on the outside, but he’s actually sixteen.”

Actually, by modern Korean standards, 16 is just an age for school lunch jammin, who hopes to become a virtuber in the future, but Yurika is an age that can be called a full-fledged adult.

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“Well, aside from that, now is also a time when external noise shouldn’t come out. Because the Empire said that to commemorate our wedding, a congratulatory delegation under the order of the emperor would be dispatched.”

“How long do you mean a wedding congratulatory delegation from the emperor is coming?”

On the outside, there is nothing bad about it. In fact, it meant that the emperor, who could be said to be the ruler of this empire, had dispatched an envoy to represent him as a congratulation on the marriage of Grand Duchess Yohrha.

However, the special envoy was not dispatched just in time for our wedding day, and at this point, several weeks after the Archduchess and I got married, the meaning of sending an envoy of congratulations could easily be understood even by an ignorant Yurika who is short on learning. You will be able to figure it out.

‘The Empire doesn’t seem to be very happy with the grand duke’s family.’

I don’t know what happened between the two of them that made them growl at each other so blatantly. However, I believe that this very reason must be the decisive factor in causing the Grand Duchess to rebel against the Empire after three years.

“Seobang-nim is currently in the position of Grand Duke of the principality, but it is difficult to say that his background is very good. As such, it should be considered that the nobles of the empire, who always insist that those belonging to the principality are inferior to those from the empire, are likely to attack the West indiscriminately.”

Saying that, the grand duchess narrowed her own eyebrows.

“So please, I beg you, please don’t make me give the West any more trouble. No matter how much it is, the scene where my one and only West is being bitten by the imperial dogs doesn’t seem very pleasant to me.”

“… Um, what All right.”

To be honest, I have no idea. No, I was confident that I wouldn’t blink an eye no matter what the imperial delegation or whatever said to me.

‘No matter how dirty their mouths are, they won’t be immune to pad-lips or em-changs.’

If you’ve played AOS games in Korea, you won’t get out of the state of Myungkyungsoo even if you listen to Padrip once or twice.

‘My Amumu, is your mother being threatened by robbers? I did a lot of Hancom typing practice to use R when catching dragons, but you still don’t use it? Very filial son, filial son. There is no other filial piety like this.’

‘hahahaha, my friend has a really long tongue. Where the hell did you learn the habit of being political like that? Didn’t you ever think that this wouldn’t have happened if you had at least been properly brought up?’

‘I also want to ask you something. Are there an odd number of parents in your house? Or even?’

“Hmm.”

For a while, I thought of the chat window that was once in my head, and then I casually shrugged my shoulders.

No matter how much I thought about it, it was unimaginable that I would lose to someone in the world at least in a non-sword. Oh, except for the Grand Duchess, of course.

“… I don’t know what kind of idiot you’re thinking right now, but since everything has happened that way, please refrain from going out of the palace for the time being. Even if it’s to keep me from feeling embarrassed and the urge to choke Seo-Bang-nim doesn’t arise.”

“Okay.”

If it’s a grand princess, she doesn’t have to feel embarrassed, she’s ready to strangle me at any time, so let’s not do anything to provoke her for the time being.

“By the way, Karin. There is one thing I want to ask Karin.”

“What do you want to ask? What is it, Mr. West?”

“I’ve been wondering since before, why do you keep calling me ‘Seobang-sama’? Surely you didn’t call me ‘Reiner’ not too long ago?”

“…..”

In an instant, the Grand Duchess’ expression turned stiff. It seemed to her that this question was like an unexpected surprise from her rear.

“Uh, to be honest, it’s a bit burdensome. There’s something itchy about my face. But why did you use that word? How to say Something doesn’t go well with Karin, and I’m embarrassed… “

In order to be considerate of the Grand Duchess, I tried to sneak up on her as a joke, but her expression looking at me was a little strange.

“… Ha, yes yes! I just didn’t like the liner, so I tried it once. Are you done now?”

[Her relationship with Karin von Charlotte Yor Ha has decreased.]

[Currently, Karin von Charlotte Yorha’s affinity with you is 1.]

[Caution! If her bond is lower, there may be a disadvantage in progressing the main quest. Be careful.]

‘… Why are you f*cking with me again?’

Last time, he gave a sh*t about not being close to him, and today he’s going to say that I joked with him again. What kind of rhythm are you asking me to dance to?

This is why I didn’t really want to date a girl in real life. Because in my life, dating was enough for me.

Honestly, do kids who haven’t even tried it yet know what love is?