The Son-In-Law Of A Prestigious Household Wants A Divorce-Chapter 64: Nighttime Visitors

After delivering his expectant warning, Arandel left.

Probably intended to return to his office to finish his work.

With the lady of the house gone, he was now the busiest person in Helmont.

“Hmm, the atmosphere around him has changed.”

Uldiran, who was left behind, muttered as he stared at him.

If even Uldiran, who had only seen Arandel in his youth, felt this way, it was even more so for Rianna, who lived in the same house as him for all her life.

I wonder if cutting Mother down held some significance for Father?

Rianna suddenly wondered.

What if she found herself in a situation where she had to cut down Isaac?

She immediately squeezed her eyes shut and shook her head at the dizzying thought.

That will never happen.

Meanwhile...

Watching Arandel’s departing back, Isaac noticed that there was something strange about him.

If he had to explain it, it was as if the man was preparing himself to go somewhere far away.

As the only one who knew about his illness, Isaac could only sigh at this.

Anyway, a lot has changed.

In his previous life, the Transcendent Race only began to act after Arandel’s death.

But now Arandel himself was the one who would stand at the forefront to eradicate them.

Things were going in a completely different direction, and Isaac was confident he had brought the strongest card to prevent the Transcendent Race’s offensive.

But is Arandel’s illness something that came naturally?

Actually, Isaac had been questioning whether Arandel truly had an illness or not.

Galenia had contacted the Transcendent Race to save Arandel.

But, on one hand, the matter could also be viewed from the opposite perspective.

So complicated...

In the end, Isaac gave up and decided to focus on the immediate problems at hand.

To eradicate the Transcendent Race before Arandel dies.

Humanity, human nature—none of that mattered.

Not many people expected such things from Helmont in the first place.

Protection and safety.

They just wanted peace, no matter what price they had to pay.

He hoped that the Transcendent Race’s eradication would be completed before Arandel’s death, if that even possible.

“Silverna, let’s go.”

At that moment, Uldiran called for Silverna.

After hesitating for a moment, Silverna let out a deep sigh and followed Uldiran.

“Ahem, I have something to say.”

“Don’t. I won’t listen.”

“...Why are you acting like a child?”

“I said I won’t listen—!”

Suddenly, the ground began to rumble.

When he glanced back, Isaac saw Uldiran fleeing with his large body, while Silverna chased after him.

“What a carefree family.”

Isaac muttered with a smile, and Rianna nodded slightly.

The bittersweet scent of rose wafted gently.

Helmont’s garden was in full bloom with roses that could symbolize both tragedy with their blood-red color and resilience with their vibrant red hue.

By now, the purple lilac that had lingered late into the season had disappeared.

Meaning, the time for Isaac to leave Helmont had arrived.

*   *   *Late at night.

The preparations for their departure to Blackthorn would begin in earnest tomorrow, but Isaac wasn’t particularly busy.

Together with Rianna, he took one last look around the Helmont Mansion, as if tidying up the house he was about to leave, even though the place held nothing but unpleasant memories.

Ironically, as they walked through the Helmont mansion, no part of the mansion particularly triggered trauma or distress from within him.

Which meant all the trials and pain he had endured had now turned into something of the past.

Eventually, Rianna and Isaac parted ways to their respective rooms.

“Good night.”

“Mm. You too, Isaac.”

Rianna’s room was on the second floor, and Isaac’s on the first.

So the two naturally walked in separate directions.

But, not long after, Rianna turned her head ever so subtly to look at him.

“...”

She watched his back as he entered his room without turning his head even once.

Only then did she continue her walk towards her own room.

After returning to his room, Isaac started to tidy it up slowly.

Though he felt somewhat awkward to do this since he was about to leave, it wasn’t an unpleasant feeling.

There is dust here and there.

While he carefully maintained Milly’s painting and his two tachi, he didn’t particularly feel inclined to touch the other objects—perhaps because he felt that he didn’t own these things.

Knock knock knock.

At that moment, someone knocked on his door.

“Rianna?”

He thought it was Rianna, but the voice that came from the outside was someone he didn’t expect at all.

“I-It’s me.”

“Sharen?”

Isaac hurriedly opened the door.

There stood Sharen, fidgeting awkwardly. Beside her was Edel, the youngest son.

Isaac had gone to look for them earlier with Rianna, but they didn’t open the door for them.

Considering that and the fact that they came at this late hour, it was clear that they had something important to say to him.

Isaac led them inside and sat them on the bed.

Normally, this would be the time when he’d offer them a drink or something, but sadly his belongings were so sparse that he genuinely had nothing to offer to them.

“I-Isaac.”

But, the two of them clearly didn’t expect him to offer them anything and instead got straight to the point.

Both of their eyes were swollen and red, showing how much they had cried prior to this.

Their haggard, thin faces and dry, disheveled red hair didn’t really suit their identity as Helmont.

But then again, they saw with their own eyes how their father had killed their mother.

If anything, it would be strange if they hadn’t shed even a single drop of tear.

“I...want to go with you too.”

Surprisingly, Sharen made such a bold request.

The tear stains were just that—stains. In a way, they were evidence of both her sorrow and her resolve to keep going forward.

“You want to go with me? Do you even know where I’m going?”

“I know! To Blackthorn, right?”

“And after that?”

“I don’t know!”

Of course you wouldn’t.

“But still, take me with you!”

“Haa, Sharen... Do you realize what you’re—”

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“Please. If not you, I’ll just go with Silverna instead.”

“...”

“I don’t want to stay in this mansion anymore.”

That was when he noticed the clouded look in her eyes; a different look from her usual innocent one.

“I want to leave. Could you ask Father for me? If it’s you who’s asking him, I think he might let me go.”

“...”

“I-I happened to hear that you’re going to Blackthorn. S-Since I’ve fought the Transcendent Race and Brikala too, I-I—”

“Are you just trying to run away?”

Their gazes met.

As if she had thought about this matter thoroughly before coming, Sharen answered without hesitation.

“I...want to see Helmont from afar...”

“...”

“The Helmont I saw in the North was different from the Helmont living in the mansion. And—“

Sharen, slightly choked up, clenched her fists and confessed.

“The mother I knew and the mother everyone else knew were so different... It was confusing...”

“...”

“So I want to see everything. With my own eyes. If I stay here, I feel like I won’t change from the person I was...”

As the Ink Sword...

He had often seen the look in the eyes of those who managed to break through their limits and moved forward.

Though they each had different stories and fates, they all had one thing in common; the fact that they had overcome their limitations.

The moment Isaac saw the girl’s determination in her eyes, he realized he had no choice but to accept her request.

[You’re too soft.]

As someone who had brought in several disciples this way, Isaac could hear the Grandmaster’s admonition close to his ears.

He gently patted Sharen’s head and then turned his gaze to Edel.

This boy was someone that he hadn’t interacted with much at all.

The only ones who had been beating him up were just the eldest and second son, after all.

He had never had a proper conversation with him, let alone a duel.

Hence why he was curious.

Why would he come to see me?

“I’m going to stay.”

In his memories, he was a cute child with toddling steps.

“If Sister goes out to see Helmont from the outside...”

Though his baby fat hadn’t fully disappeared, it was clear that this boy would grow into an attractive man.

“I want to try to change this place from inside.”

His intelligence and bold ambition surprised even Isaac.

“B-Brother-in-law, I know we mistreated you the most, s-so I wanted to ask just one thing...”

He stammered, looking nervous. Sharen patted his back to help him relax.

“Is Helmont...beyond saving? Is it...irreparably broken?”

The reason why he was asking him this question...

Was probably because he judged that Isaac would be the one who hated Helmont the most.

And also because he’d be the one to judge Helmont with the strictest standards.

“That—“

At that moment, footsteps echoed through the door crack.

Soon after, a soft voice, as if its owner hoped that no one would hear it, echoed quietly.

“B-Brother-in-law. You’re not asleep yet, are you?”

It was none other than the third son, Alois Helmont.

The moment Isaac heard his voice, his calm eyes turned sharp.

He then silently pointed at the wardrobe, instructing the two children to go there.

Edel was confused, but Sharen immediately obeyed his words and did exactly that without making a sound.

In a way, this would probably become the best way to answer...

Thinking this would be a good answer to Edel’s question, Isaac gripped the tachi made from Brikala and opened the door.

At that moment...

A hand enveloped in Crimson Essence flew towards Isaac’s neck.

Its owner’s eyes were bloodshot, and his breath was mixed with madness and obsession.

After the Sword Dance Festival, before Rianna began her interrogation in earnest...

Alois decided to put in a last desperate struggle.

However, Isaac, who had been prepared for this attack even before opening the door, easily dodged the attack with a sly grin.

I could already see how the princess is going to faint from the shock tomorrow...

If she was that shocked by the divorce, if she were to learn about this matter, she’d probably start foaming at the mouth.

Swish!

Isaac cleanly drew his tachi.

Brikala’s lightning shattered Alois’ Crimson Essence, while his Iai went through the tiny gap, and...

In an instant...

Red blood splattered beautifully across the neatly tidied room.

“Kuaaaaaaah!”

Accompanied by Alois’ scream.