I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 121

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Rebecca wasn’t a genius who would go down in history like Francois, but she possessed considerable talent compared to other mages her age.

Moreover, since Lazarus had completely taken over her body, he could wield all his power perfectly.

So the mental disruption magic Rebecca cast prevented the knights in the Imperial Palace from entering, forcing Marius and Alicia to face her alone.

“Are you okay?”

“I’m fine.”

Marius caught his breath and wiped away the blood flowing from his arm.

The arm that had been pierced while saving Lilliana was bleeding severely just from looking at it.

“Your ex-lover has quite the nasty personality. Was that kind of woman your type?”

“Didn’t Francois tell you? I was under a love potion.”

“Ha. That’s ridiculous in its own way.”

When Alicia let out a sneer, Marius bit his lip. Adding words to this situation would only make it more ridiculous.

When Rebecca cast her magic, a giant beast’s mouth appeared in midair.

The beast’s mouth reeked as it lunged to devour Marius and Alicia.

His sword had long since broken.

Alicia swung her ability-enhanced fist, striking upward from below the mouth.

The hide was too thick for the skin to tear.

Alicia thrust her arm into the gaping teeth that were trying to devour Marius and grabbed onto the fangs. Then.

“Damn it, Alicia Berchio!”

She lifted the beast as is and hurled it toward Rebecca. The beast turned to mist and disappeared just before hitting Rebecca.

In that moment, Emilia, who had just arrived at the Imperial Palace, rushed at Rebecca from behind.

Rebecca twisted her body to dodge just before Emilia’s spear could reach her.

“How pathetic, Holy Maiden. Did you think I couldn’t dodge such an attack?”

“I thought you were some low-grade bastard since you’re wearing someone else’s skin.”

Emilia’s spear glowed golden. Though it was a bladeless spear, it looked threatening enough to Lazarus.

The spear, thick with divine power, was a weapon Emilia had created by casting blessings on it every week for the past few years to face Lazarus.

As Emilia swung her spear, Marius and Alicia rushed at Rebecca to scatter her concentration.

“Ugh!”

The blessed spear immediately nullified the dark magic that Alicia and Marius had struggled to barely break.

The spear grazed Rebecca. Though she dodged the attack, part of her cheek turned to ash and disappeared due to the sacred energy flowing from the spear.

“I should have killed you first!”

Rebecca hastily covered her cheek and pulled out black holy water from her bosom to drink.

It was in powder form, undiluted.

As she gulped down the black holy water, the ashen skin was restored.

Emilia narrowed her eyes watching this scene.

“Cockroach-like bastards. But this is as far as you go.”

As Rebecca grinned widely, Alicia and Marius immediately rushed at her.

Suddenly, Emilia gasped for breath and barely maintained her balance by driving her spear into the ground.

Rebecca hadn’t cast magic on her.

Something was wrong with Francois, who was connected to her, and those waves were being transmitted to Emilia as well.

“Fr, Francois…”

This was the most serious level of erosion she had ever seen.

Emilia quickly pushed in the maximum blessing she could give him.

For a moment, Francois’s condition seemed to improve, but then…

“Ugh!”

A massive energy burst forth from Rebecca.

Emilia clutched her chest and quickly recited a prayer.

But whatever was happening over there, the condition rapidly deteriorated.

‘Normally, Francois’s condition shouldn’t be transmitted to me.’

But if she could feel this abnormality, it meant unnatural erosion was happening to Francois.

Emilia stopped attacking Rebecca and gritted her teeth.

“Please come to your senses.”

She drew up all the divine power she had in her body, but it was useless.

All the blessings she sent sank into darkness and disappeared.

What on earth is happening? Where are you?

Emilia anxiously gathered her strength once more. But…

“You’d better give up on Francois Cassel, Holy Maiden.”

Crash!

Rebecca, who had broken through Alicia’s ability and slammed her into the wall, laughed joyfully.

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“Lazaruuuus-!”

Fragments of my past life devoured me from within.

With hands turning to ash and crumbling, I couldn’t grasp the comb floating to the surface.

I had regretted not being able to say thank you and sorry to Edgar in those final moments.

And now, if I ran away alone like this, I felt I would never forgive myself for the rest of my life.

I jumped down from the horse and rolled on the ground.

“Ahhh.”

Fortunately, I fell into the grass so I wasn’t hurt, but my whole body ached terribly. I dragged my scratched body and ran to the stables.

Lazarus was fighting with Leopold, who had returned at some point. Edgar was unconscious and collapsed behind Leopold.

“Edgar―!”

I quickly ran over and shook his body, but Edgar wouldn’t regain consciousness.

My heart sank.

A terrible fear struck me that Edgar might have ended up like this in the past when he helped me escape too.

“Lilliana. Hurry and take Edgar to safety!”

Leopold desperately shouted as he cut through Lazarus’s dark magic. But his cry didn’t reach me.

Only a powerful rage remained – the desire to eliminate Lazarus who had taken over Francois’s body, the demon king who had done this to Edgar.

Just like when I had faced Lazarus with everything on the line on the ship.

“Lazarus!”

“Coming back on your own feet, you must have blind faith in your abilities.”

“I won’t let you.”

I could never again let Lazarus harm those I love.

Lazarus had used dark mages to cause our parents’ death, and my brother lost his health trying to prevent it.

And in my past life, he had pushed me into the sea.

‘Not anymore.’

Something surged up from within my body.

It circulated through me slowly but heavily.

It was a hot and alien sensation, but I instinctively knew how to use it.

Just as Edith naturally used her hands and feet, just as she used her abilities.

“Lilliana, hurry and run―”

Before Leopold could finish speaking, Lazarus created a pitch-black snake.

The snake flashed its red fangs and lunged at me.

“Gasp!”

Bang! Crash!

Leopold’s sword strike cut the snake.

But even though the black snake was cut into three pieces, its eyes glinted as it wriggled toward me.

Leopold didn’t hesitate and rushed toward Lazarus, swinging his sword.

Then aura and dark magic collided, making the air ring.

Groooar!

The wave swept by, breaking grass blades and shaking trees.

For just a brief moment, Lazarus hesitated. Leopold didn’t miss the opportunity.

He raised his sharpened sword and lunged at Lazarus.

“Francois, I’m sorry. I’ll apologize when you come to your senses.”

The sword pierced through Francois’s shoulder.

“Urgh! How dare you!”

Just as Lazarus was about to cast magic again with bloodshot eyes, the power that had been burning hot inside me exploded.

As light burst forth, the magic formula Francois had cast appeared before my eyes.

The magic formula was tightly interwoven like a net, blocking the light, but as the power I was releasing grew stronger, it began to shake at some point.

The first place to decompose was a very small crack that had formed in the magic formula.

I could instinctively tell it was a hole created thanks to Chris’s efforts to dispel the magic.

“Th-this is…”

The light that leaked out through the crack illuminated Lazarus.

As the light and supernatural power poured down together, Lazarus suddenly turned pale and began gasping for breath.

“You’re trying to interfere with me again!”

Lazarus tried to shake off Leopold and rush at me, but Leopold grabbed him and threw him down before he could.

Bang!

Lazarus, who crashed into the wall and rolled on the ground, began trembling as the crack widened and the light grew fiercer.

He struggled desperately several times to get up and cast dark magic.

But all attempts failed because of Leopold trying to put restraints on him.

“Hrrgh.”

Lazarus was terrified right now. And he was suffering.

Wherever the light touched, his skin was falling off like crumbling ash.

Just like my body that had been sinking in the sea.

“Hrrrrgh. This is the only time I’ll retreat.”

Right on cue, the magic circle shattered into pieces. Then enormous power poured out explosively.

Through the light, I met eyes with Lazarus, filled with murderous intent.

Lazarus, evil like a snake with darkness deeper than the night sky in his eyes, pressed his lips together and declared.

“I will not give up.”

“I won’t give up either.”

I will never forgive Lazarus for causing my parents’ death.

As long as I have the power to defeat Lazarus, we will inevitably clash with everything on the line someday.

When that day comes, no matter what happens, I will defeat Lazarus and claim victory.

“I won’t lose to you.”

The bloodshot veins in Francois’s eyes disappeared.

As the fierce aura faded, he returned to his dazed expression.

Even in his stunned state, Francois checked on me first. He said with difficulty.

“I’m glad you’re safe.”

Even though his shoulder was pierced, seeing that I looked fine, he smiled with visible relief.

Then thud, he collapsed to the ground.

The same was true for me.

“Lilliana!”

“Brother-in-law… I hurt so much…”

The fever I had yesterday wasn’t because of stress.

It was because supernatural power had been leaking out from the small crack Chris had made.

Realizing this fact belatedly, I was held in Leopold’s arms and lost consciousness completely.

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