I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 108

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If there was one thing Francois realized while jealously watching the novice mage Hugo, it was that Emilia had absolutely no interest in the opposite sex.

If Hugo hadn’t matched her preference for muscular potato-like appearances, she wouldn’t have said a single word about him being handsome.

‘That’s why I kept setting her up on blind dates.’

While he was doing childish things he’d never done before because he was conscious of Emilia, Emilia herself had no interest in him whatsoever.

So sometimes he felt self-loathing and would bang his forehead against his research lab desk.

Then Emilia would shake him awake and say:

“You can’t die yet. We haven’t finished preparing for this conference presentation.”

He couldn’t express how heartbroken he felt that she didn’t understand his feelings.

If the women he’d dated before saw this, they would have either covered their mouths in shock or giggled and mocked him.

‘She’s clueless. Completely clueless.’

Emilia’s mind only contained work, family, delicious food, and weekends.

With any other woman, he would have approached boldly, but his opponent was Emilia.

The one he wanted to stay beside no matter what.

So he decided to wait unconditionally.

He never thought she would only see such a handsome face as mere decoration for life.

So he decided to firmly establish his place beside her until the day she became conscious of him.

Three years passed like that.

“Wh-what are you saying!”

“Your face turned bright red, so I had a suspicion.”

When Emilia pressed his cheek with her palm, he obediently stepped back.

Indescribable joy burst forth.

His stomach felt warm and laughter was about to spill out.

“Well, anyway, you like Hugo’s type.”

“Why are you bringing up a married guy here? And that sounds strange? Like…”

“Like?”

“Never mind.”

“I bet what you erased telling yourself not to think strange thoughts is the right answer.”

“Huh, what?”

Even though he was weighed down with worries about Lilliana, wouldn’t he deserve punishment for feeling this good?

Francois softened his sharp gaze and brought his face close to Emilia’s.

“Look at me again carefully. Once you start being conscious of me, you’ll see it’s a damn handsome face.”

Seeing her face flush bright red again, he was certain.

Even while grumbling in pain from Emilia’s flustered punch, Francois smiled like a fool.

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The members who decided to infiltrate the Razas Order gathering in the suburban forest numbered four.

Lorenzo, who could visualize traces of dark magic, the skilled Dalia, the Sword Master Leopold, and Edith.

“I can’t help but worry about sending only four.”

“If there are too many people, it will only arouse suspicion. So please don’t worry too much.”

Since this wasn’t a private setting, Leopold spoke formally to Marius.

“It’s because my wife is part of the pursuit squad.”

“There’s nothing to worry about. Senior Edith was the most skilled person in the Coast Guard.”

Though Lorenzo meant to be reassuring, Marius frowned because he didn’t like the situation of them talking about an Edith he didn’t know.

“Edith. Don’t forget that your safety is the most important thing.”

“Don’t worry.”

To secretly infiltrate the forest, they had to arrive earlier than the assembly time.

After checking the time, Edith gave Marius a light greeting and skillfully mounted her horse.

With her hair tightly bound and wearing a jacket, pants, and boots, Edith looked more like a female warrior than an empress.

Edith and the pursuit squad departed with Marius seeing them off.

“Edith. You can’t use your ability because of the soul oath, right?”

“There’s an exception clause, so it’s fine. And I’m not at a level where I need abilities to deal with dark mages, am I?”

Showing confidence, Edith rode her horse while reminding them of precautions.

“I’ll say it again, our goal is to get close to the Order’s roots. If we just pick the leaves and let the roots reach deep underground, it’ll be nothing but a mistake.”

“What if they perform a ritual ceremony at the assembly? Senior, can you just watch a child die?”

“…If we disrupt the assembly and let even one person escape, both the Order and the dark mages will completely hide. That would obviously lead to greater damage.”

“Wasn’t there a ritual ceremony in Trowance?”

“No. Trowance was just a branch, so only terrorism occurred. It was quite terrible.”

Dalia glanced at Edith and finished her explanation at an appropriate point.

“They must have made a lot of black holy water that way, but I don’t know what they’re using it all for. It’s more than the guys we captured could use.”

The four who tied their horses away from the forest surveyed the place where the assembly would occur.

The ground was damaged, as if this location had been used several times before.

The four separated and hid in suitable places.

After waiting like that for several hours, people began appearing one by one.

They wore robes embroidered with horn patterns representing the Razas Order.

Those who gathered in small groups went to someone with red embroidery on their robe hem and presented several glass bottles.

“Elder. This is the black holy water obtained from this hunt.”

“The density is higher than last time.”

“Yes. It’s because we made it by sprinkling the blood of living sacrifices.”

“Good. Let’s give this to the Ritualist to use effectively. And go call Nick.”

“Yes. Understood.”

After the dark mages disappeared, the Elder held the black holy water up to the moonlight.

“This should be fine for a while.”

Soon Nick appeared wearing a black robe, and the Elder handed him a small box.

“Use this on ‘him.'”

“What happens if I fail?”

“We’ll find another way. But striking ‘him’ will be most effective.”

“Just leave it to me. I’ll do my best.”

“It’s almost time for the ritual. I should go prepare now. You should also return and guard your post.”

“Yes.”

The Elder left first, and Nick moved his steps long after the Elder.

From the darkness, Dalia silently sprang out and struck the back of Nick’s head.

Nick immediately lost consciousness and collapsed helplessly. Dalia carried Nick and quietly hid him in the bushes.

When Dalia nodded, the other three hiding moved to positions around the assembly.

“They say more black holy water is needed.”

“With the Imperial Family making such a fuss about catching us lately, we can’t make it as easily as before.”

“The surveillance is strict. Moreover, didn’t the Knight Captain recently find and take away the children who were to be used as sacrifices?”

“That was almost a disaster. The branch people carried poison beads in their mouths, so no information leaked out.”

“Lord Razas should descend soon after we accomplish all our tasks. His world should come quickly so that life and death can be reversed and the dead can be summoned to earth.”

“By the way, where should our next target be?”

“How about a performance hall? There are many children’s performances during vacation season lately, and using children’s blood should produce high-purity black holy water.”

“That’s a good idea. Let’s go to a performance hall next.”

Leopold suppressed the urge to jump out immediately and capture those bastards.

When the ritual began, they had to capture the Ritualist who would be unable to control their body while performing the ceremony.

When deep dawn came and even the insect sounds disappeared, the robed dark mages rose from their places.

Soon the Elder appeared on top of the high-stacked altar.

The Elder, holding a small child in one hand, shouted.

“Through this child’s sacrifice, another outstanding dark mage will be born today. Not a fake dark mage who merely imitates Lord Lazark’s power. A real dark mage who receives and uses His power through sacrifice!”

Edith twisted her lips. Her hand was already on her sword hilt.

The reason the Empire couldn’t uproot the Order was because the dark mages causing terror weren’t ordinary dark mages.

They were dark mages who used demonic power by taking the form of contracts, offering lives like that.

“Waaaah!”

When the terrified child burst into tears, the Acolyte stuffed cloth into its mouth to muffle the sound.

Lorenzo squeezed his eyes shut and Edith ground her teeth.

The most shaken person was Leopold, who had given birth to and raised children.

‘We must stop this.’

Leopold signaled. Edith clenched her teeth.

If they rushed in now, they would likely lose the Elder while dealing with the dark mages.

Only once the ritual began would the Elder be unable to move and the Ritualist would appear.

‘Endure it.’

‘Lady Edith!’

What was most needed in this situation was cold reason and the patience to endure an agonizing heart.

Leopold couldn’t bear to watch a child the same age as Edgar and Lilliana die.

“Lazark, who governs death and is trapped in eternal void, show us your authority as we offer this pure soul. So before us…”

The Elder began the ritual.

When Leopold flinched, about to rush out immediately, Lorenzo grabbed him and slammed him to the ground.

‘You must endure.’

The child laid on the altar trembled violently. Sinister energy spread out with the Elder at its center.

‘Just a little more. Just a little.’

The Ritualist had to appear. With the Elder present, there was no way the Ritualist wouldn’t be there.

But when the knife in the Elder’s hand glinted in the moonlight, Edith moved swiftly before Lorenzo and Leopold could even react.

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