I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 117

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After deciding to get revenge on Rebecca, I started acting selfishly without an ounce of sympathy.

“Rebecca. Wait here.”

I’d abandon her in the middle of the horse dung-smelling stables for three whole hours while I went off to play.

“Rebecca, just eat this.”

I’d give her salads full of tasteless raw carrots and kale as meals.

“Don’t go anywhere, just stay in your room.”

Just like when I was confined to the tower, I locked her in a room and only let her go to the bathroom.

But even that didn’t satisfy me.

I wanted Rebecca to lose her family like I did and feel that terrifying fear.

“Are you acquainted with that maid called Rebecca? This is the first time I’ve seen you act so badly.”

Edgar shook his head at my cruel orders.

Today during the day, I made her be Edgar’s ball-playing partner.

She must have suffered quite a bit from the ball flying menacingly toward her.

Just now I was coming back from ordering Rebecca, who was supposed to sweep and mop the corridor, to clean the playroom instead.

For reference, Edgar and I are currently focused on building Legos, so if she’s not careful, she’ll step on pieces and tear up.

“You can’t be nice to Rebecca! Got it? That person is very bad!”

“You’re calling her a bad person without even telling me why.”

“Well, that’s…”

I didn’t want to tell Edgar about the situation before my regression.

It was horrible enough, and there were many parts that would shock Edgar if he heard them.

But I also didn’t want to keep everything secret like my sisters did.

“Rebecca’s real name is Rebecca Marchione.”

“Marchione? You don’t mean the daughter of the black mage who caused the Victoria Ship terrorist incident?”

“That’s right. And Rebecca was trying to harm our sisters behind the scenes while being nice to me. That’s no different from mocking me. So I’m going to pay Rebecca back.”

When I clenched my fist tightly, Edgar made a complicated face and then pressed his lips shut.

Does he find me disgusting for wanting revenge on Rebecca?

Just as I was getting a bit nervous, Edgar let out a deep sigh.

“Next time, put some peppers in the salad too.”

After being around my sisters who kept everything secret from me, seeing Edgar understand me made my heart feel secure.

Unable to overcome my overwhelming emotions, I suddenly hugged Edgar tightly.

He’s about a hand span taller than me and has a strange personality, but he’s my closest friend and always on my side.

“Li, Lilliana?”

“Edgar. I’m glad you’re my soulmate.”

My nose stung from all the sorrow I’d built up until now.

“Huh? Uh… um…”

Edgar made strange sounds.

When I released my arms and checked on Edgar, he was stammering with a reddened face.

“Are you moved by me? Aww. Edgar. How are you going to live in this harsh world with such a tender heart?”

“What, what are you saying!”

Edgar spun around and fanned himself with his hand. No matter how I look at it, he’s definitely moved.

Just as my eyes sparkled from finding something to tease him about for a month…

“Lilliana.”

My big sister called me from the end of the corridor.

Since she got so angry last time, we hadn’t had a proper conversation even once.

Actually, I felt awkward seeing my sisters or Marius, so I even ate my meals in my room.

“I have something to tell you, do you have a moment?”

“What do you want to say?”

I crossed my arms and lifted my chin to show that I was still angry.

But my big sister’s face looked terrible. In just a few days, her skin had become rough and her complexion pale.

‘Is she sick somewhere? She can’t be sick…’

My heart softened and worry suddenly popped up.

“I’ll tell you everything. About the secrets you want to know, the truths you need to know.”

“…Okay.”

“Edgar. I’m going to borrow Lilliana for a bit.”

“It’s fine. Have a good talk with Lady Edith.”

Edgar pushed my back.

I went to the drawing room with my big sister. She made cocoa and slowly began to speak.

That brother really had regressed and was suffering a lot because of it.

“But it’s not because of you, Lilliana. Brother chose to do that because he wanted to. We have to respect brother’s decision.”

I wiped away the chicken-dropping-like tears that flowed down. But it was useless because even more tears poured out next time.

My big sister waited until I stopped crying, then wiped my face that was covered in tears and snot.

“Lilliana. I don’t know exactly how much you remember, but… I’m sorry for not understanding.”

Her apologetic voice trembled finely. It was natural that my big sister didn’t know about the situation before regression.

“Don’t apologize for that kind of problem. I was angry because you tried to keep everything secret from me. And I thought I was a character in a novel.”

“Wasn’t it hard being alone?”

“It wasn’t hard at all!”

At first I was terrified whenever I saw Francois, but at some point he became an uncle who bought me delicious food and we got along well.

In other words, I was concerned about the original story, but I didn’t live bound by it.

I was busy eating delicious food every day and playing with friends, so how could it have been hard?

“That’s a relief.”

“Now stop making secrets from me. I have a lot of things I want to know too.”

“I wanted to only show you good things and only let you hear good things, Lilliana. I believed that was protecting you. I’m sorry if it hurt you.”

“…Fine. Just don’t do it anymore.”

My big sister arranged my curly hair and carefully brought up the topic.

“Lilliana. Do you want to go to Trowance with me?”

“…Huh?”

I was concentrating on stirring my cocoa with a spoon when I looked up in surprise.

“Let’s go back to Trowance together. We’ll go there and live with brother like before. How about it?”

“I, I, I…”

When I first came to the Empire, I used to imagine going back to Trowance often, but lately I hardly did.

So my big sister’s suggestion just felt bewildering.

“What about Edgar?”

“It’s over between Edgar and me now.”

I was sad that my big sister had learned all the secrets. She must have been hurt because of Marius.

I burrowed into my big sister’s arms and hugged her tightly. I hoped she wasn’t hurting too much.

‘But if I go to Trowance, I’ll have to be separated from Edgar, won’t I?’

Edgar is my closest friend and family.

Didn’t we just have that secret conversation?

“Um, you’re definitely going back, right?”

“Yes.”

“If I say I won’t go, will I live with Liliana?”

“Probably. If you want, you can stay with Emilia too.”

It was a chance to meet the brother I’d wanted to see so much, but I couldn’t just choose rashly without thinking.

As Edgar said, the Imperial Palace had apparently become my home at some point.

“Think about it carefully.”

My big sister’s gentle words felt heavier than ever.

* * *

Edgar and I ate breakfast together every day, went to school, and then walked home together.

After school, we played ball games or card games, and during dinner we chattered to the adults about what happened that day.

But Edgar wouldn’t be there for any of these moments?

‘That’s just too strange.’

It felt like someone was pressing down hard on my chest.

Even though I wanted to return to Trowance and knew I should, my resolve wouldn’t solidify.

‘What about Filippo and Yosiyas? I won’t be able to see our babies?’

The thought of not being able to watch my angel-like nephews grow up made my throat burn.

I gulped down the water from the nightstand.

My head felt hot, so when I touched my forehead, I could feel the fever.

‘I must have a fever.’

The recent emotional stress must have taken a toll on my body.

I pulled the blanket up over my head and tried my best to fall asleep.

I hoped everything would be fine when I woke up.

* * *

It was the time when knights yawned and faint insect sounds filled the night.

Rebecca, who had been lying around all day in a small room instead of sweeping and cleaning the Imperial Palace as Lilliana’s not-quite-revenge, opened her eyes.

Unlike during the day when her eyes were full of wariness because she couldn’t remember anything, Rebecca at night had a darkly sunken face.

“Lady Lilliana and Lord Edgar? Those two reside in the Imperial Palace!”

The Imperial Palace had tight security, but that wasn’t a problem for Rebecca.

When she gestured with her eyes, the knight standing guard in front collapsed with a thud.

Rebecca drew the sword from the knight’s possession.

‘Foolish things. They must believe that being an Acolyte means you can perfectly perceive everything.’

You need to be at least a Holy Maiden to see through someone’s true nature.

The Holy Maiden who had appeared in Trowance seemed oblivious to this matter, being preoccupied with Francois Cassel.

Rebecca laughed silently to herself. She passed through the corridor and reached the deepest part of the Imperial Palace.

Rebecca silently opened the door and entered, looking down at the blanket rolled up in a circle.

“The day has finally come to kill you.”

Then she raised her sword high. Rebecca’s smile deepened.

– No!

A soul hovering around Rebecca screamed.

Rebecca easily ignored that voice.

– Please don’t hurt Lilliana!

– Not Lilliana!

The soul blocked Rebecca’s path, but a being without flesh could never stop the living.

When Rebecca flicked her finger, the soul was thrown far away.

“Once I kill you, there will be nothing left to fear.”

Rebecca smiled cruelly and stabbed down into the blanket with her sword.

Once, twice, three times… She swung the blade with gleaming eyes until the blanket became rags.

In the darkness, screams that no one could hear echoed through the air.

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