The Son-In-Law Of A Prestigious Household Wants A Divorce-Chapter 36: Drinking Party

Bang!

“Puhaaa!”

When Isaac and Rianna were taking turns showering...

Inside the tavern set up for soldiers, Silverna was drowning herself in beer.

“What’s this? Why does the beer taste so good today?”

“Didn’t you say you are tired, my lady?”

Anna, who was keeping her company, let out a sigh, but ordered her another beer nonetheless.

She understood Silverna’s feelings. Though she expressed her worries verbally, she didn’t outright forbid her from drinking.

“Barkeep, did you add honey?”

“How could we put such an expensive thing in beer, my lady?”

“What’s this then? Why does it taste so good?”

She’s already drunk.

Leaning languidly on the table, Silverna let out a long sigh.

Meanwhile, Anna was prepared to listen to all her complaints today.

This might be for the best.

She knew Silverna hadn’t completely moved on yet.

If it was an emotion that could be extinguished so easily, she wouldn’t have struggled so much in the first place.

But now that Rianna Helmont had come...

A good opportunity to cut off those feelings completely had come.

“Father used to say, when life is bitter, alcohol tastes sweeter? Is that why?”

“So that’s why you’ve been muttering nonsense about honey, hm?”

“...”

Silverna silently raised her beer mug again.

But, she realized that the mug was already empty, so she put it down dejectedly.

Just then, the beer Anna had ordered arrived, and Silverna drank it like water.

“It’s gonna be alright, my lady.”

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Anna patted her back, trying to comfort her.

“He’s someone you couldn’t be with anyway. It’s better to be clear about it than to suffer needlessly.”

“You make it sound so easy!”

She’s completely drunk now.

Usually, she’d just agree to maintain her pride.

“Anna, have you ever felt like this?! Have you?!”

“Why are you lashing out at me? Also, of course I have. I’m an expert at this, you know?”

Silverna’s mouth gaped open, shocked by the answer.

“What?! You’ve been in a relationship? You?! The one who’s always been complaining about how busy you are since you have to clean up after me?! Have been doing all sorts of things behind my back?!”

“You were the one who told me to maintain my private life no matter what. I’ve only been doing that.”

“I meant that so you would maintain your privacy, not to secretly do all sorts of things behind my back!”

Thud!

Silverna slammed her beer mug on the table. The barkeep’s expression hardened, but he pretended not to see, not wanting to get involved.

“What do you mean by ‘all sorts of things’? Such a vulgar expression...”

“You’re the vulgar one, Anna!”

Has she gone mad?

I swear if she weren’t my mistress, I would’ve smacked her on the back of her head.

“Haaa... I haven’t actually been in a relationship.”

“...Hm?”

“You know those novels? Romance novels? I’m friends with a merchant who comes from the capital, and I asked them to procure those for me. I’ve just read a lot of them.”

Anna scratched her cheek, seemingly embarrassed by her own words, and Silverna snickered.

“Pfft. What kind of expert are you then? You’re just the same as me!”

“At least I’m not falling for a married man.”

“...”

Silverna clamped her mouth shut.

Seeing her slightly upset expression, Anna hurriedly patted her shoulder.

“S-Sorry, I went too far. P-Please don’t take it to heart, I-I was a little riled up...”

“No, it’s not that...”

As Anna apologized for her sharp words, Silverna shook her head and put on a determined expression.

“Say that again.”

“What?”

“I need you to rub everything on my face, so that I could be more aware of the things that I shouldn’t have done. Say that again.”

“...Are you serious?”

“Yes, I am.”

Despite her tipsiness, Anna could hear the sincerity in Silverna’s voice. After pondering for a moment, she opened her mouth.

“You know...”

Gulp!

“Don’t you think they look really good together?”

“Kheuk!”

Silverna clutched her chest.

To be hit with words that one agreed with was always more painful than to be hit with grand words.

“They gave off the feeling of a perfect couple. It’s like God had made them to be the perfect match.”

Grit!

“Now I can see why they became the talk of high society for a good while. Their love truly transcended social status. Especially since one was a Helmont, they stood up even more. Then there’s also the fact that both of them are craaaazy good looking...”

Anna glanced at Silverna cautiously.

“You know, it reaaally feels like we shouldn’t interfere with their relationship...”

A breath escaped through Silverna’s gritted teeth.

She drank her beer as if trying to stuff the words she wanted to say back into her mouth.

After hearing Anna’s words, she could finally understand how ridiculous she had been.

Also, another thing came to her mind.

“Anna.”

“Do you want me to stop now?”

“No, rather than that...”

Silverna gestured for Anna to lean in. As Anna tilted her head, Silverna whispered in a small voice.

“...Are you crazy?!”

Hearing the outrageous words she whispered, Anna glared at her with a shocked expression.

“Your spear?! You were going to melt that spear and give it to him as a gift?!”

Silverna’s spear was made from Argentite.

It was a weapon made from a mineral that could be considered a symbol of Cardias.

And yet she was melting it to make a weapon as a gift for Helmont’s adopted son-in-law.

“Y-You know... I just thought I should help him a little since he’s trying so hard...”

Silverna mumbled timidly, fidgeting with her fingers.

Anna smacked her own forehead, lamenting in a voice full of despair.

“The blacksmith’s already started working on it, hasn’t he?”

“P-Probably.”

“Even if we go now and ask for it back, he won’t give it back, will he?”

“Probably not.”

“Well, I guess so, huh? That man barged in to confront the margrave himself, so there’s no way he’d just give it back to us.”

“W-What should I do? D-Do you think I should just give it to him casually? I-It won’t look strange, will it?”

“Of course it will. Just think about it! A Cardias? Giving Helmont a sword made of Argentite as a gift?”

“...”

“Not only that, his wife is right there! Aahh! Are you trying to declare a war?!”

Silverna covered her face with both hands.

“I’m an idiot.”

“No, you’re not.”

“Anna...”

“Idiot isn’t enough to describe you. You’re worse than that.”

“...”

Unable to hold back anymore, Anna stood up abruptly and started slapping Silverna’s back.

“Just how could you even think of doing that?! I know you don’t normally use your head, but still! Also, don’t give me your pure love or whatever nonsense! You even told me the other day that you’d let go of your lingering feelings—! Ah, God, I’m getting more angry at you now after remembering that!!”

“Oww! Owww!! A-Anna! I-I’m still a noble, you know?!”

“Then, fire me! Fire me! Just put me out of this misery right now! Do it!”

After doing this for a while, Anna plopped back into her seat, nodding satisfied.

“There’s no other choice.”

“Huh?”

“You’ll have to use that sword yourself, my lady.”

“...”

“That’s your only option. Time to use something other than a spear.”

Silverna let out a sigh at that nonsense. Since Anna wasn’t serious about that, they were about to move on when...

“But...”

Silverna suddenly remembered the thing that Nortemus had said earlier today.

“That Transcendent said that Isaac’s sword was their swordsmanship, right...?”

“...Now that you mention it...”

“I’ve never seen a tachi before this, also, Isaac seemed to know a lot about the Transcendent Race.”

“He also knows a lot about sorcery.”

“Right? Anyway, that’s why Father told me that we’re gonna investigate them thoroughly tomorrow.”

Although she said it would be an investigation...

She knew that both of them would just answer most things without hiding much.

Since Uldiran was the only one calling the shots here, the situation wouldn’t become serious or anything too.

At that moment...

Clatter!

The door opened, and a girl with twin tails entered.

“Barkeep! Bring me something strong!”

“My lady...”

It was Sharen Helmont and her maid, Kelsey. Their appearance didn’t fit the place at all.

Since the only ones in the tavern were Silverna and Anna, the two of them stood out.

“Oh?”

Noticing them, Sharen naturally approached their table and joined them.

“You did say you were going for a drink, so you really are drinking, hm?”

Silverna chuckled as Sharen naturally sat down.

At first, their relationship had been quite tense, but after roaming the battlefield together, they pretty much had become friends now.

“You drink alcohol too?”

Silverna asked that because Sharen seemed like the type who’d only consume sweet things, but to her surprise, Sharen shrugged before answering.

“I’m a heavy drinker!”

Meanwhile, Kelsey exchanged a few words with the barkeep and started making her own drink.

“Kelsey is especially good at making drinks. Her drinks are great with snacks!”

“Really?”

Silverna was about to ask her for a glass, but Kelsey had already brought one over.

The drink had a crimson color different from beer.

Sharen drank it and smiled brightly.

“Mmm! It tastes good! Is it because I worked hard today? I think I’ll get drunk soon!”

“...Can I have a sip?”

“No.”

Sharen said, pouting.

Though she said that, she slightly pushed the glass forward, basically allowing Silverna to take a little sip.

So she did.

...This is just orange juice, no?

Puzzled, she looked at Kelsey standing behind Sharen, who smiled gently while placing her index finger on her lips.

Orange juice and snacks.

It was indeed, a fitting combination.

There was a slight fizzy feeling in the drink, but it was clear that it wasn’t due to alcohol.

“Tastes good, doesn’t it? Kelsey makes it using orange concentrate, like wine!”

“Yes, it does.”

Silverna quietly returned the glass.

Feeling like she was coming back to her senses, she sighed and asked.

“So, why did you come here?”

“I’m mad! Those two always think that I’m an idiot!”

Sharen’s voice grew louder as she drank her juice, fuming.

She seemed to think she was really getting drunk.

“What’s making you feel that way?”

Though her coming here was unexpected, it wasn’t a bad thing.

She’d be making it easier for her to stop talking about her unrequited love.

“Both Isaac and Sister keep saying the same things over and over! Seriously, do they think I’m an idiot?!”

“Um?”

“Like, why would I go around talking about their divorce anyway? There’s no reason to! They kept on telling me that! It’s annoying!”

“M-My lady?!”

At that moment, Kelsey, who was standing behind her, urgently interjected.

Of course, this was something that Kelsey didn’t know, but anyone could tell that the tomboy had just said something she shouldn’t have.

“Huh? What are...”

When she was about to take another sip, Sharen’s whole body froze.

Her red eyes rolled as she gauged the reactions of the two people sitting in front of her.

Sure enough, they were already staring at Sharen with their mouths open.

Clatter!

“I-I think I’m getting too drunk! I’m going back! See you tomorrow!!!”

Sharen hurriedly stood up and stumbled outside.

“What should I do?! S-Sister is going to kill me! What should I do?! What do I do, Kelsey?! Please save me!”

Only her worried voice echoed as she fled.

Meanwhile, the two people still sitting on the table stayed silent for a long time.