I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 101

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The Berchio Family, a prestigious political family, was born with unusually diverse abilities, and most of their abilities were extremely powerful.

The sisters’ maternal family had strong physiques passed down through generations and one ability that flowed through the maternal line.

Andrea resembled his maternal family and was naturally strong-boned.

Edith also had good stamina and strength, but couldn’t compare to Andrea.

“Andrea. Are you really not thinking about pursuing a career with the Maritime Police?”

“Mother. I find it more interesting to work in wars without gunfire.”

If running around in the field suited him like Edith, Andrea would have been promoted at super speed and earned his stars long ago.

Andrea, who graduated from university early and entered as a politician’s aide, was steadily preparing to inherit the family.

He was capable and handsome, and to anyone’s eyes, he was a promising young man with a guaranteed future.

Until the Victoria Ship terrorist incident broke out.

“Is something wrong?”

Before the incident broke out, Andrea was noticeably losing weight.

He went back and forth to the office with sunken eyes, then from one day on, he stopped going to work and shut himself in his room, only sleeping.

“Huh? What did you say?”

“Is something wrong?”

“No, no. Nothing at all. I’m just a bit tired. What about you, why are you home? Isn’t it time for work?”

“Today’s the weekend.”

“Didn’t the twins go to school?”

“Not school, they went with Mother and Father to buy baby supplies.”

“Ah…”

Andrea, who made a dazed sound, slowly crawled under the blanket.

“Not many days left.”

“If you mean the baby’s due date, there are still 3 months left.”

“That’s just the expected date.”

Andrea replied with a gloomy expression.

Edith thought her brother wasn’t feeling well and quietly left the room.

It seemed better for him to rest well for the time being.

Then the Victoria Ship terrorist incident broke out.

Edith, who had left Lilliana at the hospital, immediately grabbed Andrea by the collar.

“You, you…”

She was angry that he knew the future where their parents would die but didn’t show any sign of it.

While Edith was holding back her desire to punch Andrea, Regina separated the two.

“Sister, calm down first. What are we going to do fighting among ourselves?”

Unlike Regina who was stopping them, Emilia, who was covered in tears, instead grabbed and shook Andrea.

“Brother could have noticed! You have precognitive abilities, so why couldn’t you do anything!”

“Emilia. Why are you acting like this too! How could brother have predicted something like this would happen?”

“Regina, aren’t you angry? It wasn’t anything else, they died in a terrorist attack! Brother had the power to stop it but did nothing—”

“No, I really tried very hard.”

“What?”

“I turned back time more than a hundred times to try to prevent the situation. But the more I did, the more terrible futures unfolded, and nothing improved.”

“What do you mean…”

As Regina’s face turned pale, Edith explained with clenched fists.

“It’s not precognition, it’s regression. That’s brother’s real power.”

Their parents had Andrea publicly claim his ability was ‘precognition.’

They judged that if it became known to the world that his real power was the ability to turn back time, it would cause a great stir.

So now only Edith knew that Andrea’s power wasn’t precognition but regression.

They hadn’t told the twin sisters yet because they were still young.

“I’m sorry, girls. I can’t do it anymore.”

Andrea, who had collapsed on the floor, burst into tears.

Though his body and mind had been bright and healthy like hot sunlight, Andrea crying and breaking down in front of Edith was like burnt ash.

He knew how their parents would die but was too exhausted to attempt changing the future anymore.

While Regina and Emilia were frozen in shock, Andrea grabbed his forehead and collapsed.

His body had been strained from excessive use of his ability.

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Perhaps because it was an ability that denied the world’s truth that time flows, Andrea’s ability had penalties.

Unlike Edith who could fight all day using her abilities and still be fine, he felt deep fatigue after using it even once.

If he turned back a day or two, it was fatigue equivalent to working all day. But when usage was repeated, the situation changed.

The more his ability use accumulated, the greater the burden transmitted to his body.

‘He turned back time to this extent?’

Edith squeezed her eyes shut.

The parents who ultimately left, and that child whom Mother protected by sacrificing her life—everything was terrible.

“Where are Regina and Emilia?”

“I sent them home an hour ago. When does the penalty nullification period end?”

“Two years from now.”

This meant the furthest future Andrea had experienced before turning back time was two years from now.

As a penalty for using his ability, Andrea would be terribly sick for the next two years.

Like suffering from a hangover, his stomach would churn and his head would throb all day, and in the worst case, his body could weaken and die.

‘Two years would be after our parents died.’

Would his heart have healed during those two years?

What would his feelings be like after sending off those two and then turning back time again?

Edith’s heart grew heavy and she finally let out a tired breath.

“The director of the Ability Research Institute says if you use your ability any more, you might die. By the way, he thinks you ended up like this from overusing precognition to prevent our parents’ deaths.”

“Thank you.”

“Emilia asked if it’s normal that recovery doesn’t work even when she pours out her divine power. Brother, you explain everything.”

“Alright. I won’t use my ability ever again, so don’t worry.”

His complexion was pale beyond description, almost blue, and his hands were cold as ice.

Edith sighed while enduring the sensation that felt like her nerves would snap.

“I’ll be staying in the dormitory for a while. I don’t have the confidence to see that child, and I don’t want to either.”

“Edith. Our parents didn’t abandon you. They just—”

“Instead of meaningless words, just take care of your health.”

Edith left her family like that.

She returned home several years later.

* * *

After the Victoria Ship terrorist incident, Andrea quit everything.

He rested at home, took care of his minor twin sisters, and raised his youngest sister, who was born premature, like his own child.

Lilliana grew up as a bright and lively child, receiving plenty of love under Andrea’s care.

“Brother!”

When Andrea came to pick her up at kindergarten dismissal time, Lilliana ran to him at full speed.

“Lilliana!”

Andrea, who lifted Lilliana up, had recovered much of his health compared to before.

However, he couldn’t return to being the bright and healthy young man like the sun as before.

The stamina that allowed him to stay awake for three days and nights was gone, and his complexion was pale as if traces of illness remained.

But to young Lilliana, these were invisible traces.

“What did you play with your friends today?”

“I learned origami! Now I can fold unicorns too! And I gave grass to the rabbits that Antonio and I raise in the kindergarten yard!”

Lilliana chattered away about what happened at kindergarten while being held in Andrea’s arms.

“Next week we’re all going to play in the water together. I made a bet with Antonio and Francesca about who can stay underwater the longest! I’m going to win.”

“Oh my. On the day you go play in the water, your brother was planning to do something even more fun with Lilliana.”

“Something more fun? What is it? What?”

“I was going to take you pony riding. But since Lilliana has to go play in the water, I guess we can’t go.”

He had deliberately planned home tutoring separately, worried that if she caught a cold from playing in the water, it might develop into pneumonia.

The pony riding place wasn’t far from home, and if she got tired, she could rest comfortably in the shade.

“I, I, I want to ride ponies! Can I give carrots to the ponies too?”

“Of course. Naturally.”

“I want to go! I want to go!”

“Haha. Alright. Oh, it’s raining. Let’s hurry home.”

Andrea took off his outer coat, wrapped Lilliana up snugly, and ran home.

By the time they reached the house, he was soaked from the rain and breathing heavily.

In the past, he would have covered this distance without any trouble.

Andrea pushed the bitter thoughts from his mind and checked on Lilliana.

Fortunately, she hadn’t gotten wet from the rain, so she probably wouldn’t catch a cold.

When he warmed up some cocoa and gave it to her, Lilliana swung her legs happily as she drank.

“But brother, why doesn’t Lilliana have a mom and dad?”

“Mom and Dad passed away while saving people who were in danger. Like heroes.”

“Heroes?”

“Yes. They rescued princesses and princes who were trapped in the tower because of the demon king.”

“Wow. Then can I become a hero too? I’m mom and dad’s daughter!”

“Of course. Lilliana, shall we go look at snails? You said you wanted to see snails last time.”

Andrea checked the sky where the rain had almost stopped and wrapped a blanket around Lilliana.

Then he took out an umbrella and went out to the garden.

After the rain, earthworms and snails were crawling around everywhere in the garden.

“Wow! It’s a snail!”

Andrea placed a snail on the back of Lilliana’s hand.

Every time the snail moved slowly, it left a trail of slime.

Seeing a slug without a shell for the first time and feeling the slimy texture left on her hand were both so fascinating that Lilliana’s eyes sparkled.

“Lilliana. To your brother, you’re like a daughter.”

“Huh? I wish brother could be my dad too. Then I’d be naughtier and throw more tantrums.”

“You can do that now too.”

“But I’m your little sister, right? A little sister and a daughter are different. So I shouldn’t be mean to my brother.”

“Who told you that?”

“The neighborhood ladies!”

“Lilliana. To your brother, you are a daughter. So it’s okay if you become a disobedient child.”

When he loved her this much, what else could this feeling be if not paternal love?

Lilliana was the child he had saved.

His parents had sacrificed their lives, and he had given up his health, vitality, and guaranteed future to protect her.

And that choice was the most perfect decision he had ever made in his life.

“Mmm. But I like brother the most in the whole world, so I’m going to be a good child!”

“Yes, yes. If anything happens, your brother will protect you. So Lilliana just needs to play hard and grow up healthy.”

Andrea smiled gently as he smoothed down her curly hair that was especially frizzy from the humidity.

At that moment, the regression occurred and his future self overlapped.

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