The Son-In-Law Of A Prestigious Household Wants A Divorce-Chapter 17: Busy Silverna

After the battle with the Transcendent.

The Malidean Wall, now revealed to be facing a Great Colony, had grown extremely busy.

On top of standing guard on the wall, they also sent special units every single day for the sake of reconnaissance.

Everyone prayed for these units’ safety as they watched them depart to check the dangers outside.

An unintended disaster.

“Haa.”

“I want to go home.”

The faces of the nobles who had come on dispatch—having been told not to worry as they only needed to deal with a mere Demonic Beast Colony—were dark.

A calamity that occurred after 23 years.

Finding themselves to be at the center of it, it was no wonder that they were terrified.

Moreover, the memory of their helpless defeat against the Transcendent last night was etched in their minds, almost like a trauma.

[Don’t tell them about this.]

Isaac had told Uldiran and Silverna what he knew about the Transcendent Race, but.

Uldiran chose not to announce it publicly.

He thought that if he were to reveal such information where everyone was already feeling helpless would only cause even more confusion. Especially since it wasn’t yet clear if the Great Colony was related to the Transcendent Race.

As for the matter with the Blackthorn Family, they had already contacted the royal family.

By now, the royal family was probably working on trying to confirm their act of betrayal.

“Huup!”

Amidst all this bustle.

For Isaac, each day was satisfying and fulfilling.

Recognized for his recent achievements, Isaac was specially exempt from wall duty.

Making use of Silverna’s strong influence, he had all the time to practice his swordsmanship, even during this dire situation where every person’s help counts.

“He’s at it again.”

Silverna, who had come out after lunch, was watching Isaac from afar.

Isaac was sparring with Jonathan.

It had been several days since he had started this routine of sparring and training.

If there was anything unusual this time...

“Sir Isaac is winning.”

Anna, who had finished her meal together, said as she handed Silverna some ginger tea.

“Slurp.”

As Anna said, Isaac defeated Jonathan too easily with his sword.

The fallen Jonathan got up with a tearful face, trying to challenge him again.

If anything, at the very least he had extraordinary stamina.

In any case...

Though he was the lowest-ranked among them, it was still an impressive feat for him to defeat a Helmont’s knight, but...

The two people watching were wearing complicated expressions.

“On the record of the duels between the dispatched nobles, Sir Isaac has 41 matches, 2 wins, and 39 losses so far.”

“...”

“For reference, Jonathan has 23 matches, 17 wins, and 6 losses.”

The duels between Isaac and Jonathan were all unofficial, so they weren’t being recorded.

However, except for the beginning, Isaac was mostly overwhelming Jonathan.

“Of course, Sir Isaac mainly dueled the particularly skilled nobles.”

But, the strange thing here was that among those nobles, some of them lost to Jonathan.

Don’t you think the record is a little strange?

Silverna wanted to voice her thoughts but kept her mouth shut, feeling it wasn’t something she should say. But...

“Let me say it on your behalf, my lady.”

Anna said, awkwardly scratching her cheek.

“It feels like... Sir Isaac is someone specialized in dealing with Helmont.”

“...”

“He could easily handle all the nobles who use greatswords, but when it comes to his duels against a Helmont, it feels like he moves and acts several steps ahead.”

“...”

“That’s why he could easily beat Jonathan, though he himself is still lacking.”

“Haa.”

“If it was someone else, it’d be another story, but for a Helmont’s son-in-law to be like this is a little...”

It’s as if...

He has been accumulating knowledge to specifically defeat Helmont...

“Enough, stop talking about this. This is his personal matter.”

For a Helmont’s son-in-law to grow into a hunter specialized in hunting the Helmonts...

The thought of it was unsettling, but this was the result of his life in Helmont.

“Kuaak!”

At that moment, Isaac had knocked down Jonathan again.

“...Let’s stop now.”

Isaac clicked his tongue, as if judging that he had nothing more to learn from Jonathan. By now, he was already familiar with all of the latter’s techniques.

Seeing this, Silverna headed towards Isaac.

“I’ll be back.”

“Are you going again? You’ve been sticking too closely to him too often lately!”

“So what? We’re friends! And it isn’t like we’re playing around! I’m helping him write his manual, and getting some advice from it while I’m at it!”

Watching Silverna leave, Anna sighed with worry.

That isn’t the face of someone who’s going out to see a friend...!

The young lady was wearing a bright smile that could melt even the cold wind.

Not only that, she had also been constantly probing the timing when she should go over to his side while watching him from all the way here.

Seriously, my lady...!

He’s a married man!

It was something that Anna wanted to shout so badly, but alas.

“Heya, Isaac~”

Silverna greeted Isaac, who was wiping his sweat with a towel.

“You came again today, Silverna.”

Seeing Isaac welcoming her, Silverna responded with a sly smile.

“I’m here because you asked~! Seriously! You know I’m really, really busy right now, right?”

“Yeah, I know. Do you have to say that every day?”

“Yes, so that you’ll be more grateful to me! Seriously, you’re sooo helpless without me~”

Silverna had been helping Isaac by becoming his sparring partner, and helping him out to develop his swordsmanship.

At this point, she was already deeply involved in ‘Isaac’s Sword’ that he was writing.

“Alright, remember what we were doing yesterday? Take a stance and counter my attacks.”

“Are we still doing that?”

By now, the two could swing their weapons at each other with casual gestures.

After a few minutes.

Isaac told her to wait as he crouched down, picked up a pen, and continued writing.

Amazing.

He said that he wanted to refine Cardias’ spearmanship.

Ever since Silverna watched Isaac developing his swordsmanship from the start, she felt like she was facing a wall.

And she thought that this might be what the difference in talent looked like.

“How’s Blackthorn?”

Isaac asked, still holding his pen.

Blackthorn. The noble family that helped the Transcendent Race.

There was even one of their members among the dispatched nobles.

“They haven’t made any particular movements. The one here’s still young, so maybe he doesn’t know anything about the Transcendent Race.”

“...”

Hearing that, Isaac continued moving his pen without saying anything else.

He, too, had sparred with the Blackthorn guy a few times, but he didn’t find anything unusual with him.

Silverna’s lips moved as she stared blankly down at Isaac.

There was something she wanted to ask, but it was a sensitive topic, hence the hesitation. However...

“You know, Rianna—“

What felt like her instinct forced the words out of her mouth.

“Hm?”

She urgently tried to cover her mouth with her hand, but Isaac had already and turned his head to look at her.

It was too late.

She hesitated for a moment again, but in the end, she asked with an awkward smile.

“Rianna is exceptionally skilled, right?”

Thinking the question was nothing special, Isaac nodded and went back to his writing.

“Yeah. Except for the family head, she’s the strongest in Helmont.”

She overwhelms her other siblings easily.

“I could beat the eldest son easily, but I lost to her. Only because I was exhausted, though!”

She hastily added, prompting a chuckle from Isaac.

If I were to judge her without holding back...

The current her is no match for Rianna.

Right now, she’s pretty much just an unpolished diamond.

But she’s getting there.

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Ever since she heard Isaac’s words the other day, Silverna had been trying to develop her own Cardias’ spear.

“Rianna is...umm...a great swordswoman, I guess...”

Not particularly wanting to talk about her, Isaac tried to gloss over it vaguely, but...

Being the tactless woman she was, Silverna started to brag about her rival.

“Actually, there are rumors that Rianna’s skills might be somewhat exaggerated. They called her the Blood Rose, but compared to the eldest son, Lohengrin, she hasn’t shown much.”

“...”

“But, as someone who has clashed directly with her, I know! There’s an immeasurable gap between her and Lohengrin.”

“Yeah, that sounds about right.”

Isaac paused for a moment and stared blankly at the ground.

“Wanna know something?”

Recalling something that happened in the past, Isaac muttered with a hollow laugh.

“She can part a river.”

“...Huh?”

Silverna looked at him, wondering what this sudden statement meant, while he just grinned, finding her expression funny.

But Silverna still didn’t get what he was saying.

“What was that? A metaphor? Was that a metaphorical expression of Crimson Essence?”

“Haha, you can think of it like that if you want.”

He let out a wry laugh. Even now he still thought that it was an absurd sight.

That was when Silverna realized that he wasn’t joking. She tilted her head, asked.

“But, why did she do that?”

It was just a simple question.

Like, ‘If you’re going to train, then train. Why do you need to part a river?’.

To that question...

Isaac answered casually. After all, it was merely a memory of the past now. Irrelevant.

“For a proposal.”

“A proposal? For what?”

Silverna kept asking, but Isaac just ignored her.

“Forget it, do you have time left? Can you help a bit more?”

Isaac asked, closing his book.

“Ah, again?”

In truth, she had plenty of time, but...

“Uhhh... Wait a moment. I’ll go ask Anna.”

“Please.”

“Pray that I do have time. I’m a busy woman, you know~?”

She deliberately turned her body and headed towards Anna, who was waiting in the distance.

“Hehehe.”

Pleased over the fact that Isaac needed her, and was willing to spend more time with her.

*   *   *Next day, same time.

Just like before, after eating lunch, Silverna went to find Isaac.

Where’s Anna?

For some reason, she couldn’t find Anna, so she was a little late, but she still visited Isaac in the end.

“You’re here, Silverna?”

“Ah, my lady.”

There, she found Isaac, letting out an even brighter smile than yesterday, and Anna, holding a spear awkwardly in front of him.

“What...is going on...?”

Silverna asked with a blank expression. Isaac answered with a thumbs up.

“Well, you said you’re really busy, so I asked Anna for help instead.”

“...”

“I felt bad for taking up too much of your time recently, you see. So, don’t worry, you don’t need to do it today.”

“A-Ah, okay.”

Silverna stood there blankly, nodding her head.

She stared at Anna with an expressionless face.

However, Anna stood firm and didn’t back down.

I’m doing this for your sake, my lady!

She knew that Silverna was gradually developing feelings for Isaac, hence she decided to take on a drastic measure.

He’s a married man!

His wife is Helmont’s eldest daughter, no less!

If I let this happen, only the worst future awaits!

It wasn’t just a matter of heartache. If this kept on, there was a huge chance that Silverna’d become a complete outcast in the nobles’ social circle.

“O-Okay, I-I guess...um...y-you don’t need me today...”

Silverna nodded and turned her body. Her voice, as dry and cold as the Northern’s chill.

“T-This is fortunate, yes...

“Actually, I’ve been so busy, I was pushing myself a bit...

“I had to do this and that.

“A-Anyway, since I’m so busy, this worked out well.

“A-Ahaha... I’m glad... I’m so busy, you know...?

“Busy, busy... I’m going to go now, Isaac...

“So busy, I’m so glad...”

Anna felt her heart break as she watched Silverna’s trudging back, but she endured it.

“Alright, shall we start then, Anna?”

“Yes.”

She held her weapon and assumed the position of the sparring partner that Isaac needed.

But, at that moment, Isaac couldn’t help but notice something.

“...”

There was a tingling sensation on his back, prompting him to take a glance behind.

At the end of the training ground...

Silverna was there, hiding behind a tree, staring at them intently.