Shota's Isekai NTR Adventure

Chapter 658 Visiting in-laws (2)

Chapter 658 Visiting in-laws (2)

Once we were right up in front of the gate, there was a commotion that came from within.

Though we couldn't see what was happening, we could hear the sounds that came out.

It was the sounds of people rushing to get out of the way.

Once they calmed down, the captain of the guard looked at us and waved for us to come over.

The wyverns were just too big to fit through the gates, so the only way to get into the city was to fly over them. But there was a crowd that was gathered behind the gate, so they had to be evacuated first before we did this.

Once the captain of the guards gave the signal, I had Joan take the lead in flying over the gates.

The flapping of the wyvern wings generated a large amount of wind that seemed to blow some of the guards down since they weren't prepared for the sudden gust of wind.

But the wyverns quickly flew over the wall and landed in the area behind the gate.

With a large 'thud' sound, they found themselves surrounded by people that had gathered to observe the wyverns. There were quite a few people that had gathered since wyverns were a rare thing in the first place.

The only time that one would normally see wyverns was if they were being attacked by them.

There were rarely any chances to see wyverns like this.

I just ignored them all as I climbed off Joan with Veronica.

When we came down, we saw a group walking over.

When Veronica saw them, she happily ran over with a smile on her face before jumping at one of the people that were there. The one that caught her shook her head with a bitter smile before saying, "You're in front of others, you should act like a proper lady."

Veronica just stuck her tongue out at her mother, but she didn't mind it as she kept hugging her.

It seemed that the two of them were very happy to see each other again.

The duke just shook his head with a smile as he watched them for a bit, but he turned to look at me eventually.

With the same smile on his face, he said, "It's good to see you again."

There was no extra courtesy in his voice, he just spoke to me as if I was a part of his family.

I had to admit that I was a bit surprised to hear him speak to me like this since I thought that there would be more resistance from Veronica's family. After all, I was just a count while she was the daughter of a duke.

The difference in status should have been clear.

But it didn't seem like they were discriminating against me at all.

Since they didn't discriminate against me, I had no reason to not greet them properly.

With a smile on my face, I said, "Your lordship, it's good to see you again."

The duke shook his head with the same smile before saying, "What are you saying, you should be calling me father in law."

Once again, I was surprised at how easily he accepted me, but it wasn't as if I disliked this.

So with a nod, I said, "Yes, father in law."

The duke gave a satisfied nod before turning to look at the wyverns.

As he looked at the wyverns, the smile that was on his face slowly turned bitter as he said, "You really gave us a surprise with these things."

I couldn't help revealing an awkward look when I heard this, but I didn't say anything to explain. After all, I wouldn't just throw my future wife under the bus because of this matter.

But to my surprise, the duke suddenly said, "It's because she forgot to send a letter that this happened, right?"

I looked at him with a surprised look, not knowing whether I should confirm this or not, but the duke just continued by saying, "I'm sorry about her. We tried to raise her well, but you should know how much of a free spirit she is, so there was nothing that we could do. I hope that you'll help us take care of her in the future."

This time, I was the one that revealed a bitter smile.

That was because this just confirmed that the look that I saw from them earlier wasn't what I thought it was.

I thought it was a look that meant that they blamed me for this, but now…

It seemed that the reason that they had looked at me like that was because they were sorry for Veronica.

It seemed that they had already guessed who was the one that had forgotten to inform them about this.

All I could think when I realized this was…

"As expected of her parents. They already knew everything about her."

But that wasn't strange since they had raised her since she was young, so they knew exactly what kind of personality Veronica had. They were the ones that knew her better than I did since I had spent far less time with her.

Still, it wasn't as if I could just remain silent.

With a sigh, I said, "Even if she's like this, she does have her good sides. She's always showing me different things that I never would have thought of before."

The duke revealed a faint smile before saying, "Please keep taking care of her in the future."

I said with a nod, "Of course, she will be my wife, so I will naturally take care of her."

The duke's smile became wider when he heard this, but instead of saying something, he just patted me on the shoulder to show his satisfaction.

After this, the wyverns were left there for the people to admire while the rest of us headed to the duke's manor.

As we left, Joan looked at me with a look asking for help, but there was nothing that I could do for her.

So all I could do was give her a look that said.

"Just stick it out for now."