I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 113

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“I too will do my best to kill your younger sibling.”

Throughout the journey to pick up Lilliana, the curse that the demon Razas had spoken echoed in Edith’s mind.

Her determination to prevent such a disaster from happening and fierce anxiety alternately tormented her.

In the end, Edith checked on Lilliana first thing upon arrival, even before washing her hands.

“Lilliana!”

“Edith?”

Lilliana was sitting at the dining table, swinging her legs while drinking milk.

Seeing that sight, her strength drained away and she felt relieved.

Edith approached Lilliana and embraced her tightly.

Feeling the warm heat from her small body and breathing in the distinctive sweaty scent of a young child, she stroked the back of her head with trembling hands.

“Have you been well? Are you hurt anywhere?”

“I ate well and played ball with Edgar for an hour every day.”

“Did you listen to Emilia? You didn’t do anything dangerous, did you?”

“I’m not a baby anymore. I’m already this old. I don’t do dangerous things.”

“Yes. Thank goodness. Lilliana. I really missed you so, so much.”

Lilliana slowly patted Edith’s back.

“Edith had a bad dream. It’s okay.”

As Edith felt the small hand comforting her, Emilia approached with a stern expression.

“Sister. Just a moment.”

Emilia led her to the study with her head hung low like a criminal.

Click.

After the door closed, Emilia took a deep breath.

“Sister, I have something to confess.”

“Did something happen?”

“Well… I lied last time. About brother, he did use his ability.”

“What?”

Edith’s eyelids twitched.

Emilia buried her face in her palms and painfully confessed.

“Right before going down to the Southern Region, he regressed using his ability. The penalty period has about 5 years left.”

“You said his health couldn’t survive using his ability.”

“The ability that leaked from our youngest protected brother.”

Edith’s face crumpled mercilessly at this horrific reality she couldn’t even imagine, and she trembled in shock.

If the penalty period had 5 years left, he must have gone back almost 10 years.

She couldn’t even guess what had happened to make him risk his life for such a choice.

“How long have you known about this?”

“I only found out after coming to the Empire.”

“Why did you keep it secret!”

“Brother asked me to keep it secret, so I had no choice. Everyone has already put down roots in the Empire, so what would change if I told them?”

“Emilia Berchio! You call that an excuse? If you’re hiding anything else, tell me everything right now. Why brother made that choice, what his current condition is, everything!”

As soon as the excited Edith raised her voice, the door creaked open.

Lilliana poked her head through the gap in the door.

Edith tried to calm herself and said to Lilliana.

“I need to talk with Liliana for a moment, so go play with Edgar.”

But Lilliana didn’t even pretend to listen.

Instead, she asked with a face too heavy for a young child.

“Is brother very sick? It’s because of me, isn’t it? He used his ability because of me, right?”

“What? No, no. Little one, I don’t know what you’re thinking—”

“Then what’s the story you said you’d tell me tonight?”

“That’s…”

When Emilia approached, Lilliana swatted away her hand and snapped.

“Why don’t adults tell me anything? I can understand too, and I get sad and hurt, so why does everyone keep secrets? Do my sisters think I’m stupid?”

Lilliana wiped away her tears that burst for the second time today and continued shouting.

“I’m not stupid! I know everything too! Actually, just watching my sisters’ faces without knowing anything is harder! I’m already ten years old! Stop ignoring me! I’m sick and tired of being ignored!”

After venting her frustration tearfully, Lilliana immediately took Edgar’s hand and got in the carriage.

Neither Edith nor Emilia had expected their gentle youngest sibling to rage like an adult.

The first person to come to her senses was Edith.

“I’ll deal with you later.”

After glaring at Emilia briefly, Edith quickly chased after Lilliana.

Soon the sound of carriage wheels could be heard.

Emilia, whose legs had given out, sat down on the floor and buried her face between her knees.

It was the most terrible day since their parents had passed away.

* * *

Francois hadn’t revealed who the ability user who regressed was, but I could quickly guess who it was.

Especially after hearing my sisters’ conversation. So chaos broke out in the carriage.

“Was Edith’s marriage also because of me? She did it because I was sick, right?”

“No. Who on earth told you that?”

“Don’t say no. Thinking about it, there were many strange things. She suddenly married someone she barely knew. My sisters also questioned Edith about various things.”

“Lilliana. Really, it’s not.”

“Edith has no intention of being honest with me, does she?”

“…”

“I hate brother and my sisters too. I wish I had mom and dad. Then I wouldn’t be this lonely.”

At my words, Edith kept her mouth shut the entire way back, and Edgar just kept watching us nervously.

As soon as I returned, I shut myself in my room.

‘I must have died, so brother regressed. If his body hurts a lot because he regressed…’

Not knowing he was sick because of me, I kept pestering him saying I wanted to see him.

Is brother somewhat okay? Does he have no intention of showing me his face? Or is he too sick to show me?

It’s all because of me. I hated myself so much that I hid under the blanket and sniffled.

“Edgar. I think I shouldn’t have been born.”

“That’s not true. Really not. There are so many people who are happy because you exist.”

Edgar, who came under the blanket with me because of me, hugged me tightly.

Edgar comforted me even though he didn’t understand what was happening.

‘When I was trapped in the tower, you helped me escape too.’

I’m glad such a good kid like Edgar is by my side.

I held back the tears that kept rising and focused on the hand that rhythmically patted my back.

That’s when it happened. The blanket was suddenly pulled away and Marius appeared.

“Our little squirrel and baby cat came! Huh, why is my youngest sister-in-law crying? Who made you cry! Edgar, was it you?”

“Hyung. Go away.”

Edgar snatched the blanket from Marius’s hands.

I glared at him with my swollen eyes.

‘If Rebecca hadn’t used the love potion, Marius wouldn’t have invaded Trobancha.’

That doesn’t mean I forgive Marius though.

‘After doing such a thing, he married my sister. He casually called me sister-in-law.’

Hot anger burst out.

I jumped up and headbutted him.

“Ugh!”

“Li, Lilliana!”

“Lilliana. Did your brother-in-law do something wrong? Is it because I called you a pig squirrel?”

“I know everything now. That it wasn’t a novel but reality, and what everyone did because of Rebecca.”

The smile completely disappeared from Marius’s face.

My clenched fists trembled violently. I don’t think there’s ever been a day I hated being a child more than today.

I pushed Marius out of the room forcefully.

“You’re shameless and awful! Don’t call me sister-in-law!”

Marius retreated helplessly every time I pushed him.

“Get lost! I don’t even want to see your face!”

Bang!

After closing the door, I even locked it with a click.

I wish I had strength. Then I could give him a satisfying beating.

Unable to control my anger, I kicked the door with a bang! and grumbled for a long time.

* * *

Marius urgently searched for Francois.

The only people who knew about the regression were him, Francois, and Andrea.

Since Andrea was in Trobancha, there was no one else but Francois who could have revealed all the secrets to Lilliana.

The problem was that he couldn’t reach Francois.

‘Get it together. You knew this day would come.’

He thought he had steeled himself, but seeing Lilliana glare at him with hatred made it feel like the sky was falling.

Walking down the corridor, Marius couldn’t even walk far before his body swayed and he collapsed to the floor.

‘Apologize, apologize first, no, before that I should consult… but with whom?’

Everything that happened before the regression was all his doing.

Consulting wouldn’t change anything, and there was no one he could consult with anyway.

Apologizing, begging for forgiveness, and living a life of atonement forever. That was the only choice he had.

“Ugh!”

Suddenly overwhelming fear made his stomach churn and he felt like vomiting.

Covering his mouth, he rushed down the corridor and ran to the bathroom.

“Urgh!”

After vomiting everything in his stomach, Marius breathed heavily.

He hated his past self so much, and this current situation was as terrible as a nightmare.

Not knowing what to do, he stood with his forehead pressed against the bathroom wall for a while, then took out alcohol from a cabinet in one corner of the room.

No matter how much he took deep breaths, he couldn’t calm down, so he thought he’d rely on alcohol.

Gulp, gulp.

Marius poured alcohol into his empty stomach and kept pouring.

“Right. Who else can I blame? I’m the idiot who fell for the love potion, and I’m the one who started the war.”

The person who went crazy and threatened Edgar, and allowed the Marquis to confine Lilliana, was all him.

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