My Wife is a Dead Villainess, and I'm Her Living Weapon-Chapter 59: Sister

AWOOOOOO!!!!

A majestic howl reverberated into the skies. If a few weeks ago, Elian heard Fluffy’s voice full of longing and sorrow, now it resonated with pride, satisfaction and triumph. Bastion and Silent even joined her. However, unlike Fluffy, their voices felt conflicted.

Amazing how much emotion wolves can channel into their howls.

[Talent: Adamant – deactivated.]

[Talent: Driven – deactivated.]

"Elian."

"Yes?"

Turning around, Elian saw his beautiful master with a huge smile on her face. He didn’t know when it started but compared to how Bianca was when it was just them, she smiled a lot more. All he knew was he was happy at the change.

Yet another reason, I am grateful to Fluffy.

"I want to thank you. I half expected you to kill Bastion and Silent. I wracked my brains how I could save them. I am so grateful you are by my side. Thank you again, Elian."

Elian tilted his head, unsure how to respond. Gratitude wasn’t something Bianca voiced easily—not like this.

"There is no need for thanks. We are family. I would never do anything to make you and Fluffy sad."

Bianca’s smile grew even more blissful as she nodded.

"I see. That is good. When we return back to humanity, I will ensure your family will never be in want of anything."

Return to humanity, huh? I kind of forgot about visiting my parents.

Elian shrugged as he retrieved his Living Metal reserves. "We might need to figure out a way to look human first, Bianca. I don’t even have a face, and you are technically just a mere ghost. Maybe I can try tearing off the face of a random person to use as a mask?"

"Ugh, my weapon, sometimes the ideas you come up with make my skin crawl. Just use a regular mask and say you are cursed or something. There are plenty of such artifacts we just need to buy one from the black market," Bianca proposed.

"Right, that option exists too. On another note, it’s a shame I couldn’t get the kill though, I feel like I am extremely close to my 2nd Job."

"The higher you go the harder it gets. I have been with you all this time and I have yet to gain a single level," she shrugged. "By the time you get to the Radiant tier it takes weeks. Dusk would need years. Twilight needs decades maybe even centuries."

"That shouldn’t be a problem. We operated harder than any human anyway. I still need four marks to gain a Tyrant status. After we check my parents, I intend to go and close more dungeons. Would you be fine with that?"

Bianca nodded and folded her arms; she began tapping her finger on her chin.

"I am surprised you are not asking about the Truthsong Church. Are you not curious?"

"I am," Elian answered, he then looked at his right hand as he clenched it. "But I am too weak. Exposing my plans now is suicide. If they have enough power to subordinate Dusk tiered monsters, I need to grow much, much stronger."

"Indeed. Each of the three factions already had at least one Twilight ranked combatant. At least that was almost 50 years ago."

50 years ago...Wouldn’t that make Bianca close to seventy by now?

Elian’s eyes narrowed. Bianca felt his stare and awkwardly held her arm as she stammered.

"I-I am not that old, okay? Ghosts don’t age! I was only thirty when I gained Eternal. A-And I was asleep most of the years that followed. So, I am still at my peak."

How adorable. Let’s tease her a bit.

"Oh? But I am barely 20. That means you are older by a decade. They often said that relationships with age gaps greater than five years often ends in divorce."

"What? Says who? There are plenty of successful marriages with large age gaps! A-And we are no longer human! Who cares about such things anyway! B-Besides didn’t you say you prefer older women like me anyway?" Bianca said in a fluster.

The armored behemoth didn’t answer and just ogled his master, "Hmm... I wonder..."

Before Bianca could reply, a snarky voice invaded the pink world of Elian and Bianca.

"See what I mean? It’s like we aren’t even here! It’s been hell you know! These two are so lovely-dovey all the time, I wonder why they haven’t made babies yet!"

WHACK!

A large tail smacked Fluffy at the back of the head. Bastion and Silent were beside her.

"Whisper! You are a lady! A noble one at that! Why can’t you be more prudent with your words! They are your benefactors."

"Benefactors? These two? Hardly mom, they are just a pair of genocidal pent-up lunatics. All they do is train, flirt and kill. I almost died plenty of times because these two battle maniacs wouldn’t even let me sleep."

WHACK!

"Ow! Why are you only hitting me mom!"

"Whisper for the love of snow, please do not embarrass me any further."

Despite her mother’s rebuke, Fluffy never lost her smile.

She must be happy that Silent is alive.

Silent had a stern face that overflowed with concern for her daughter. Bastion on the other hand had his eyes locked on Elian, it was the eyes of a predator sizing up his opponent.

"Whatever let’s get introductions in order. Mom, Dad, meet Bianca and Elian. Bianca, Elian meet Mom and Dad. Done!"

Fluffy used her tail to introduce everyone, both sides groaned in frustration. Only Elian grinned at her nonchalant attitude. Fluffy’s antics made everything feel lighter—even awkward moments like this.

Silent took a step forward and kneeled, "Please forgive my idiotic daughter’s lack of manners. And thank you for saving her and us."

Bianca similarly bowed in respect as she replied, "Think nothing of it, Silent Frozen Star. Whisper of Hope is a valued member of our party. She is lecherous, disgusting and full of mischief, but I wouldn’t trade her for the world."

"It sounds like you both suffered a lot because of this brat’s eccentricity. Hmm, calling it eccentricity is putting it mildly," Bastion commented with a sigh.

Elian crossed his arms as he nodded in understanding. "Agreed. It’s more like a chaotic gremlin hell-bent on making everyone bash her head in annoyance."

When even Elian spoke affectionately about Fluffy, Bastion finally smiled.

"It seems my daughter has troubled you much, Tyrant. Thank you for taking care of her."

"She isn’t any trouble if anything, Bianca and I owe her a lot," the armored behemoth replied. "Also, I am not yet a tyrant."

"Yet?"

"Yes. For the safety of my family. I will become one."

At his words Bastion gave a look of understanding, "Whisper has chosen her allies well."

The pride in Bastion’s voice made Elian relax. It reminded him of his own father. Bianca’s sharp cry resounded before Elian could reply.

"Fluffy! Cease your meddling this instant."

"Shut up, Bianca. Just follow my lead. After all that crap you kept saying about being their daughter, you should follow through."

"T-That was a spur of the moment, I am not even from Fralhame you lecher! Just what are you even trying to do!"

Fluffy was nudging Bianca toward Silent with her head. The Witch, still reluctant, got pushed forward despite her resistance. But Elian’s eyes didn’t notice their noisy bickering, instead, he saw the overflowing affection from Silent’s eyes as she gazed at his master.

Hmm. Does she really see her as one of them?

"Mom, Dad! Now that you people have bonded wolf to human, let me reintroduce them. This person is Bianca Valestra and the first human of Fralhame." Fluffy paused then smiled before continuing, "And my beloved sister."

At Fluffy’s introduction, Bianca covered her mouth with her hand and began to cry. Silent’s eyes narrowed in delight as she answered.

"Come, my beautiful child. Let your mother have a look at you."

Silent’s words caused Bianca to freeze, yet the motherly Alpha waited still smiling.

The entire group watched in silence as Bianca approached her adoptive mother in trepidation. Elian saw how much her body trembled, but he smiled in satisfaction.

Good for you, Bianca, your family just grew a little bigger. Wait! Doesn’t that make them my in-laws?

Silent gazed at Bianca from every angle then commented in pride, "As expected of my daughter. You are perfect. Strong, beautiful and elegant." She rubbed her face lightly against Bianca’s in a wordless embrace.

Afterward she gazed at Elian with similar warmth, "Now, how is this gentleman related to you, Bianca?"

"...Uhm... He is...Uhm..."

"The walking warcrime is her eternally platonic life partner," Fluffy added with a chuckle.

"Her what?"

Sigh. What would we ever do without you Fluffy?

Elian couldn’t help but smile at the ridiculousness of Fluffy. She was such a calming presence that she could make even the fiercest people turn harmless. Which is why no one expected what happened next.

[Alert: The Winter Wolf Tyrant has been slain. Triggering Vengeance protocol. The Tyrant’s murderer will be terminated if the target’s level tier is Peak Dusk or below. Vengeance target: Fluffy, Species: Snow Wolf Alpha, Level tier... Low Dusk.]

"!!!"

Everyone heard the message—and hoped, frantically, that it was a mistake.

But Fluffy’s chest abruptly detonated from the inside out.

"FLUFFFFYYYYY!!!!!!" Bianca’s scream resounded, shattering the peace.

The Wolf who called even a weapon and a witch her family—collapsed without a sound.

[Vengeance protocol completed. All restrictions on the Snow Wolf Dungeon have now been lifted. Tyrant Candidates eligible: None. As no Tyrant Candidates remain, this match will be considered null and void.]

The system had killed their family, a daughter, a sister—and it spoke like she was nothing but a name.