## Chapter 1589 – Chronicle of the Black-Haired Foreigner – Heavenly Demon’s Rampage
Banquet Hall.
“Oh my, oh my. Goodness. This is truly wonderful!”
Liz’s mother-in-law, sitting across from me, exclaimed, cupping her cheeks with her hands. She was completely overwhelmed by the sumptuous feast that filled the table.
“Hehehe! To think I’d get to eat something like this thanks to our wonderful son-in-law! And even see a grandchild! I’m so happy! Right? Honey? We’re going to have a grandchild, a grandchild!”
“Ahem, ahem… Still, our son-in-law is the Emperor, so it might be better to maintain some decorum…”
“It’s fine, he says so! Is our son-in-law the kind of person who cares about that?”
Person?
“Mother-in-law.”
“Yes?”
“I’m not a person, but a god.”
—Doom twack!
The drummer hit the drums as he spoke.
“Hehehe! That’s right!”
“Hahaha! That’s correct!”
Laughter bloomed.
Good. I could see why Lady Isvant hired a drummer. No matter what line you delivered, if the drums played as if it were a comedic line, it was easy to set the mood.
“Our son-in-law is the best!”
“Hehehe! Of course, I’m the best! Then come on! Let’s all eat! Father-in-law too! You don’t need to be so formal! I may be the Emperor, but I’m still your son-in-law!”
“Ahem…”
“That’s right. Our Khatt doesn’t care about things like that. Just eat.”
“If even Liz says so… I shall do so…”
In the end, my father-in-law, with both hands raised, picked up his knife. But he still seemed tense. It’s okay, though.
“Winia.”
I said to Winia, who was sitting to my right.
“Hm?”
“Tell Zenia to eat too.”
“Mom! Mom, you eat too!”
“U-Uhm… Okay. I will.”
Zenia, sitting across from Winia, forced a stiff smile as she awkwardly gripped her knife.
That’s right.
It goes without saying that the Queen of an empire becoming pregnant was an important event.
To commemorate it, I invited my in-laws to a banquet. But even so, everyone here was all there was.
Karin’s father had passed away, and so had Risha’s. And the other women weren’t here to begin with. Claudie was around, but she hated me, so whatever.
Liz’s family and Winia’s family were all that was left.
Zenia was just added for show.
“Hehehe! It’s really delicious! It seems like our Liz is really living the good life!”
“She’s my woman, so of course she should live the good life! Mother-in-law!”
“How envious! Liz, should I trade places with your mother?”
“What are you talking about! Just eat your food! Food! Dad, stop Mom from acting crazy!”
Liz yelled.
“Hehehe, sheesh. Can’t a mother even joke?”
“What kind of joke is that!”
Liz’s mother-in-law was simply happy. Looking at her, yeah. It was enjoyable. This was a normal family.
“By the way. Ms. Zenia? You’re the mother of the Second Queen, Winia, right?”
“A-Ah, yes…”
“Hehehe, let’s get along.”
My mother-in-law, unaware of the inhumane things that had happened between us and Zenia, was simply happy and asked Zenia for a handshake.
A gesture to get along since we were now family.
“Let’s… try to get along.”
Zenia forced a stiff smile as she awkwardly shook hands. Because I gave her a look that told her to play along.
“Now, Khatt. Aah.”
“Darkie. Eat this too.”
“Wow, I’m getting fed from both sides without even having to lift a finger.”
Anyway, it was a very enjoyable meal.
On either side of me were Liz and Winia, both pregnant with my children. And across from me were my mother-in-law and father-in-law, who were constantly enjoying their meal.
Finally, there was Zenia, who was eating awkwardly as if she was uncomfortable.
There was nothing unenjoyable about it.
It couldn’t be more enjoyable.
“Hehehe! Anyway! I’ll raise the children well! Come visit again when the grandchildren are born!”
“Yes, yes! Of course, we will! Ahh! Grandchildren! I’m so excited! Liz! Is it okay if Mom picks the names?”
“No. I’m going to pick them.”
“Ah, why!”
“I can’t give in!”
Originally, people wanted to name their grandchildren themselves. My mother-in-law kept recommending names randomly, and Liz blocked them all.
That’s how we enjoyed the banquet.
* * *
After the banquet, I said goodbye to Liz’s parents. I was going to see them off, but Liz said she would do it herself, so I let her. She probably had something to talk about with her parents.
So, only Zenia was left in the banquet hall, and I left Zenia behind and went outside with Winia.
“Hmph, Darkie.”
“What.”
“Liz unnie’s parents are probably just normal, right?”
That’s what she wanted to say.
I nodded.
“Of course, they are. Even I think they’re the most normal.”
“It seems like there’s a huge difference even compared to Darkie’s family.”
“Compare things that are comparable.”
“Well, I guess Darkie’s family is better than Zenia, though.”
Winia said, glancing towards the banquet hall.
“Hehehe, I guess so.”
Wow, but there were hardly any normal families around me. If I were to list them one by one, it would never end. But among them, Zenia was really running at the worst level.
As Winia and I were talking badly about Zenia.
—Hesitantly.
“U-Um… Son-in-law…”
Zenia, who had become completely pathetic, carefully opened the door and cautiously approached, calling me in a barely audible voice.
“What? Why? Who told you to come out?”
“Aaaah…! T-That’s…”
Because Winia and I had been nagging her so much, Countess Bellatude Zenia, who was originally confident and proud, had now become a completely gloomy wimp.
She was always hunching her shoulders, and her back was subtly bent slightly. The corners of her eyes were also slightly lowered, giving off a gloomy aura.
Gloomy busty mother-in-law?
Are you kidding me?
There’s no way that exists.
“Speak, you.”
“W-We’re both mother-in-laws, but… aren’t you being too cold to me…?”
“Why are you suddenly saying this?”
I’ve been letting her off too easy lately, so she’s treating me too comfortably.
“What do you mean we’re both mother-in-laws?”
“Zenia? Are you going to talk nonsense? Is Zenia the same as a mother-in-law? Huh?”
“Winia! Weren’t you going to forgive me last time!”
“I’m doing this because I forgave you. Originally, Mom would have just had to do naked squats in front of Darkie for 12 hours a day.”
“Gasp!”
How brutal.
Still, this was a sign of progress. Surprisingly, this was a state of reconciliation. Even though Winia looked like that, she had forgiven her in her heart and was treating her gently.
That’s why she was saying things like “son-in-law.”
“Yeah. Zenia. I even fed you today, right?”
“Still… it’s really too much…”
She was almost crying now.
Her pride had fallen because she had been nagged so much while working under Winia. As a result, Zenia had now become attached to us.
“If you want to be treated well, act properly.”
Even though Zenia was Winia’s mother, that was just that, and it didn’t really mean much.
She was still far from being treated like a mother-in-law by me.
Even if she did get treated like one, it was clear that she wouldn’t be able to receive the same lavish treatment as Liz’s mother-in-law. Zenia was more of a nuisance than Mariel Serka and those guys.
“Hic… I want to be treated like a mother-in-law too…”
Still, seeing a woman who looked similar to Winia acting like that made me feel a little uncomfortable.
“I can’t do this. Winia. Discipline Zenia today.”
So, I took special measures to get rid of that uncomfortable feeling. Originally, things like this had to be done harshly.
“I guess I have to.”
“Eek!”
Her reaction came as soon as Winia glared at her.
“Go back to work now. Zenia. You ate a lot, so work overtime fully. This is an imperial order, an imperial order. Be the last one to leave work.”
“Hmph…”
With that, Zenia went back sniffling.
It seemed like she was really anxious these days about wanting to be treated like a mother-in-law by me. Well, it was understandable to be envious. Would she have known she would end up like this? After sending Zenia away like that.
—Clack clack.
Liz came back.
“It’s a little pitiful. Does she really want to be treated like a mother-in-law that much?”
She must have heard the story.
“Well. It seems like that lately. But don’t feel sorry for her. Zenia needs to be raised strongly. If you let her off, she’ll climb back up.”
“Hehehe, it’s funny to think of you saying that to your mother.”
Looking at the situation, it was a little funny.
Winia was using her as a subordinate. There was no filial piety like this.
“I can’t even call her Mom. Anyway, she must have become envious after seeing Liz unnie’s mom being treated so well.”
That was probably it.
“Haa.”
Liz sighed.
“She should have done better when she was younger. Why did she torment Winia so much?”
“That’s right. She tormented her so much, and now she’s trying to be treated well. Even if they’re parents and children, you have to be strict about that.”
“That’s right.”
Brutal parenting talk.
“Children should be raised with love. Right, Darkie?”
“Hehehe, that’s right. Children should be raised with love.”
“Well, in that sense… raising children is a little? It might be good to do it like Liz unnie’s mom?”
“Hehehe, maybe? I was definitely loved by my mom.”
But for someone who was born into a loving family, she was very violent.
“I’m a little envious, Liz unnie.”
“What are you envious of? Now that the baby is born, you can raise it with that love, Winia.”
“Giggle. Is that so?”
—Smoothly.
She immediately put her hand on Winia’s shoulder and said.
“Yeah, Winia. Winia, your love pouch is big. Just give everything in it to the baby.”
“What? Love pouch?”
“Yeah. Love pouch.”
“Darkie? Who was it that said they wouldn’t give up even 1 milliliter of breast milk?”
“Just because I said ‘love pouch’ doesn’t mean I’m telling you to give all your breast milk, right? It’s just an expression. All the milk is mine.”
“Never mind.”
Anyway.
The next woman I’m going to impregnate is Arida.
