The Son-In-Law Of A Prestigious Household Wants A Divorce-Chapter 19: The Tomboy at the Frontline

The carriages passed through the wall, following the soldiers’ guidance.

Helmont’s knights busily moved about, either transferring luggages or being guided to their quarters.

Meanwhile...

A small girl with twin tails strode forward—as if this was her own home—leaving everyone behind.

At the end of her confident steps was her brother-in-law.

“Isaac!”

“Sharen... You really came.”

The first time he heard that she would be coming, he was a little surprised.

He never expected that the tomboy would voluntarily come to the battlefield.

But seeing her now, he realized that he had judged the situation wrong.

She’s only here to have fun...

He had overestimated her sanity.

The Malidean Wall was currently under the threat of a Great Colony, and yet she came here as if she was going on a picnic.

Her words poured out like a machine gun, as if she had been holding them in.

“Where are you staying, Isaac? Is there a room next to yours? Ever since you left, I had to make the maids do everything, but I feel bad for them. Besides, I can’t order them freely.”

“...”

“That’s why, it’ll be better if I stay near you while I’m here! That way, I can send you on errands and stuff easier!”

The way she worded her words implied that she saw him as lower in standing than the maids, leaving him in disbelief.

He let out a sigh, thinking that the rest of his time at the Malidean Wall might turn bothersome.

“Hey, kid.”

But then, Silverna, who had been watching from beside Isaac all this time, glared with her arms crossed.

“This is a battlefield. If you’re going to act like a child here, get the hell out.”

Isaac bit his lip.

Barely able to hold himself back from laughing.

On the contrary, Sharen opened her eyes wide and shouted dramatically, waving both arms.

“What?! Do you know who you’re talking to?! I’m Sharen! The second daughter of Helmont!”

“I am Silverna, the eldest daughter of Cardias.”

“Cardia—“

The moment she heard the family name of the woman she was about to argue with, Sharen just froze.

With her mouth agape, she rolled her eyes to check with Isaac, and when he nodded, she awkwardly cleared her throat and took a step back.

“Kelsey, what? Oh my! Why are you calling me suddenly?!”

“No one called you, Sharen.”

As Isaac corrected her, Sharen blushed and pouted.

“S-She called me! Us Helmont has good hearing! H-Hear that?! K-Kelsey called me!”

Sharen turned her neck back, but only an empty wind blew, no one stood by her side.

Unfortunately for her, her personal maid, Kelsey, was too busy moving the luggage to cover up her mistress’ embarrassment.

“...”

Sharen remained silent for a moment, her lips tucked inside her mouth.

At that moment, Silverna immediately added.

“The chain of command is crucial on the battlefield. If you’re going to keep acting out like that, grab your sword right now. If you win, I’ll hand over the command to you.”

“Oho?”

Sharen jumped and turned around to look at the two again.

Her every action was so lively that her twin tails even hit Isaac.

“If I win, you’ll hand over the command? Are you sure about that?”

“Of course.”

Silverna uncrossed her arms.

The moment she stepped forward, gripping the spear that was resting on her shoulder.

“Ha!”

Sharen smiled as if finding the other woman ridiculous and took a step back.

“Alright! Let’s see about that!”

“...”

“Are you looking down on Helmont?!”

Then, another step.

“Are you underestimating how skilled I am because I look young and cute?!”

You are pretty skilled in walking backwards, yeah.

Isaac thought.

“Have you not heard from Isaac! I am the prodigy of Helmont, the Blood Rose’s sister!”

“...”

“The Rose Princess!!”

“I can’t even hear what you’re saying...”

At that point, she had walked too far away, her voice barely audible to them.

Silverna had long since hugged her spear and crossed her arms again.

“But! I’m tired from the journey today, and the weather is too cold! Also...! I need to polish my sword! What a shame!”

“...”

“...”

Sharen’s back had somehow reached the carriage she came in.

As the two stared blankly at this absurd scene, Sharen shouted in embarrassment.

“S-Stop staring at me!”

She huffed and went to the luggage compartment to get her greatsword.

“Ouch! Who hit my head?!”

She came running out urgently, looking tearful as if someone had hit the back of her head inside the carriage.

“Nnnggg!”

In the end, she grabbed the back of her head with both hands and went to Kelsey.

“What was that just now? Is she really Rianna’s younger sister?”

Silverna asked. Her expression suggested that she still didn’t understand what was going on. But...

“...”

Isaac’s gaze was locked on the maid that seemed to have secretly hit Sharen.

She had her hair tied up, and her face completely covered by a mask.

“Isaac?”

“Huh? Ah, sorry. What did you say?”

“I said, that girl’s quite strange. Like, she’s a complete opposite from Rianna.”

“Her personality is rather distinct, yeah.”

Coming back to his senses, he answered her, but his gaze was still locked on the carriage.

By now, the mysterious maid was no longer visible.

Could it be?

A subtle suspicion still remained, he continued his conversation with Silverna.

*   *   *“...”

In the evening.

Isaac was reviewing his ‘Sparring Log’ in his room.

Thanks to him training every day without rest, he was gradually improving, but that didn’t stop him from pushing himself.

I shouldn’t get used to pinning my defeats on my lack of stamina.

Back when he was disabled, putting in effort felt like pouring water into a leaky bucket.

But that wasn’t the case anymore.

Now, every single day, he’d try to fill the bucket to the brim through constant effort, even if he only got to put in a drop at a time.

“Hoaahm.”

At that moment, he heard a yawn from behind him.

He slowly turned his head and saw Sharen lying on his bed, reading a book.

“...When are you gonna leave?”

“Hm?”

Sharen answered, without taking her eyes off her book, while putting a cookie in her mouth.

“I told you Kelsey is still organizing my room, didn’t I? Besides, you’re alone here, not like it matters.”

“Are you here just to annoy me?”

At Isaac’s words, Sharen stared at him blankly. Then she put down her book, and jumped up with a hollow laugh.

“Our Isaac has grown a lot, huh~? You just went away for a while, but you’ve already lost all your etiquette?”

Sharen glared, clenching her fist tightly.

Her hair waving in the air showed that she was quite serious, but...

Isaac didn’t back down either. He stood from his chair, clapping back at her.

“I’m sorry, but as you know, I’m getting divorced in a month. Do you know what that means? It means I have no reason to bow and cater to you anymore.”

“Ha! Bow and cater to me? More like you’re bowing down because of our difference in strength! What is that even? Some Northern humor? That’s not funny! At all!”

The two’s gazes clashed.

In that tense moment where it seemed like neither of them would back down...

Sharen surprisingly backed down first.

“Tch! Know that you’re alive thanks to Father!”

She decided to leave, grabbing her book and snacks with her.

“What do you mean? Did the family head say something about me?”

“Yes! He said to not bother you unnecessarily because there are outsiders’ eyes watching!”

“...”

“He told me to treat you as a brother-in-law proper! Tch! This is why I hate coming out of the mansion!”

Grumbling, she was about to leave the room but when her hand reached the doorknob, she stopped.

“Hey Isaac, can I ask you something?”

“Ask? You? Me?”

For some reason, her expression was quite serious.

It was the first time Isaac had ever seen this expression of hers, so he waited in silence. After a moment, she cautiously opened her mouth.

“The star cookies. Where did you buy those?”

“...”

The tense atmosphere quickly broke.

“Y-You know, the star cookies you brought me often? I’ve been asking around, but I just couldn’t find anyone who sells them!”

“Haa.”

“I’m serious here!! Do you know how hard it’s been for me?! My hands are shaking! I want to eat those cookies!! Wait, isn’t that a sign of addiction?! You! You didn’t put drugs in those cookies, did you?!”

“Are you crazy?”

Isaac let out a sigh.

Said star cookies were the snacks Isaac brought whenever Sharen said she wanted to eat snacks.

“Tell me quickly! I’m going to go buy and eat those as soon as we’re done dealing with the Great Colony!”

Watching her jump up and down urging him, Isaac asked with an incredulous expression.

“You went around to find those cookies?”

“Yes, the city, the next village, the next village after that, the next city! I searched everywhere, but they weren’t there! No one sold the star cookies!!”

“Of course...”

Those cookies...

“Milly bakes them.”

At Isaac’s words, Sharen narrowed her eyes. With a spiteful tone, she asked.

“Milly? Is that a store name? Where is it?! Tell me in detail!”

“The cook. Milly. She’s working in the Helmont’s kitchen.”

“...Huh?”

“Milly felt sorry every time she saw me going out to get your snacks, so she baked them herself. She made them often because I told her you liked them.”

“T-T-That means...”

Indeed. There was no need for her to search the surrounding villages, or to come all the way here to the Malidean Wall just to look for Isaac.

“I could have just get them at the mansion?!”

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“Yes, that’s right.”

Isaac casually told her the cruel truth.

Sharen slumped down and hit the floor, feeling wronged.

“T-Then...! I-I...! W-Why did I even come all the way here!! Aaaahhh!!”

Is this even something big enough to make a fuss over?

Watching Sharen actually starting to bawl, he came to think that she was indeed, a child.

She was 17, but even for her age, she was a little immature.

As she was making a fuss like that.

The door violently swung open.

Standing behind the door was Silverna.

“...”

She came to have a chat with Isaac.

But, it was clear that she was pissed after hearing Sharen making so much fuss that her voice echoed through the corridor.

“You again? Can’t you behave? Do you think you own this place, huh? There are other nobles here.”

For reference, Silverna was staying in a different building.

“Show some consideration for the nobles who’re staying here. They already had to deal with these cramped rooms, and now, you!”

Her own bedroom was about the size of three of these cramped rooms combined.

“A-Ahem! I-I just got excited for a moment!”

“...”

Silverna glared at her with her arms crossed.

Seeing Silverna’s large chest that was even more emphasized than usual due to her casual attire, Sharen blinked and shouted.

“I’m going!”

As she huffed past Silverna, Sharen turned her head sharply and shouted at Isaac.

“Oh, right! How could you bring another woman to your bedroom already?! I swear, I’m going to tell Sister everything when I get back!”

“Hey!”

Startled, Isaac called out to Sharen in confusion, but she had already run away.

And then...

“Already?”

Feeling that something was off about Sharen’s parting words, Silverna tilted her head and asked, but...

“Haa, it’s nothing. Don’t mind her.”

Isaac just brushed it off and sat in his chair.

“What brings you here?”

He asked, wanting to know if there was a reason why she came at this hour, but Silverna just stared blankly at the corridor where Sharen had left for a moment. Then, she came in and closed the door.

“Starting tomorrow, I’ll be leading a reconnaissance team. According to the recent report, the Great Colony’s Demonic Beasts are starting to move.”

“...”

“So, Isaac.”

With a voice that sounded as if she had considered this many times over, she made her request.

“Would you join that team, and work under me?”