I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 124

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Even though Liliana had told me twice, I couldn’t properly understand it, so I just blinked my eyes like an idiot.

It didn’t feel real. My brother is coming now?

“Really?”

“Yes. Really. He’ll arrive in three or four days.”

“Uh…”

Liliana asked with a puzzled look when my reaction seemed lukewarm.

“Don’t you want him to come?”

“It’s not that I don’t want him to… but why is he coming?”

“Little one, it’s because he misses you.”

Even though my brother had made such a great sacrifice for me, I didn’t feel anything at all.

I felt really strange about myself.

I didn’t know what to say. So I just buried my nose in my plate and devoured my food.

Liliana watched me silently, then made me take all my medicine before leaving.

Not long after that, Edgar came to visit.

“You still haven’t made up with Uncle Francois?”

“Huh? Why?”

“Uncle was lurking around outside. He asked if you were okay.”

“How did Uncle look?”

“Even though he had bandages wrapped around his shoulder, his complexion looked good.”

Edgar glanced at me and quickly added, meaning I should forgive him.

“Uncle had a really hard time sealing your ability. He said it seemed like you were in pain because of him.”

“…Edgar, don’t you hate Uncle Francois? You fainted because of Uncle Francois.”

“Uncle wasn’t in his right mind. Who would have known there was a demon lord sleeping inside him? But let’s monitor Uncle together from now on.”

“Hehe. Good!”

Monitoring alone would be draining, but it’s different if Edgar participates.

I excitedly held out my finger.

“Promise!”

“Okay!”

Edgar hooked fingers with me, stamped it firmly, then copied the contract.

Now I think I can promote Edgar from servant to fellow hero.

We shook our clasped hands vigorously while giggling.

* * *

Emilia, who stopped by the interrogation room, frowned at the groans coming from inside.

Due to the Emperor being attacked at the Imperial Palace, the atmosphere in the Knight Order was worse than ever.

Leopold was handling work while cutting back on sleep, and Edith had become scarier than when she was in Trowance due to her anger that her sister had nearly died.

“Emilia, you don’t need to come all the way here.”

“Tell me if you need anything. I’ll be more useful than the Acolyte.”

“What about Lilliana?”

“The youngest is eating well and taking her medicine cheerfully. She’s probably playing cards with Edgar right about now.”

“Did you tell her about her brother?”

“I couldn’t tell her everything, just that he’s coming.”

Emilia recalled Lilliana’s face, not knowing what to do upon hearing the news that her brother was coming.

She used to sing about her brother so much, but since she had already been greatly disappointed once, this time it felt like she was drawing a line.

‘My heart feels heavy.’

If we had confessed all the secrets to the youngest from the beginning, she wouldn’t have made that face today.

But the truth was too cruel to tell a child who was only ten years old.

‘When her brother comes, he’ll take Lilliana back to Trowance.’

Having spent several years here, just parting with her friends would be quite difficult for her.

“What about you?”

“I submitted my resignation to the Magic Tower and it should be processed by tomorrow.”

Emilia decided to quit the Magic Tower and return to Trowance.

Since Razas would target both her as the Holy Maiden and Lilliana as his adversary, she decided to take refuge from the Empire where The Sect was gaining power.

Most importantly, Andrea wasn’t in a situation to take care of Lilliana alone.

“I feel bad about leaving Regina alone, but given the circumstances, there’s no choice.”

Edith looked at her sister with complicated feelings for a moment, then carefully spoke up.

“Do you really want to save Mr. Francois?”

“Sister. That’s really a meaningless question.”

Regardless of her friendship with Francois or his situation, Edith was displeased with him for nearly killing Lilliana.

So she hoped Emilia would keep her distance from Francois, but Emilia was different.

“I’m confident that he’ll safely escape from Razas and live happily for a long time. I’ll make it happen.”

Her words about making Francois happy showed a confident attitude and conviction.

Although she had fought alongside Marius against Rebecca, Edith, whose feelings hadn’t been resolved, was a little envious of that attitude.

“And you know well that he’s not dangerous. If he hadn’t been forced to consume the black holy water, this incident wouldn’t have happened.”

“I’m saying this because he’ll inevitably be eroded someday. You can’t force Lilliana to help Mr. Francois.”

“I have no intention of doing that either. I’ll do my best with what I can do.”

“Don’t you even hate that person?”

“I love both Lilliana and you very much, but I can’t harbor the same resentment you two hold just because I love you. It’s also separate from my own affairs…”

Emilia checked the sacred mark that bloomed at her fingertips.

“I don’t want to do that. And I can’t.”

It wasn’t just about Francois. She had been the same way with the school friends who had bullied Regina in childhood.

Apart from being angry at them for tormenting someone she loved, Regina’s resentment toward those kids didn’t infect her.

Whether she became a Holy Maiden because she was this kind of person, or became this kind of person because she was a Holy Maiden, Emilia found it too difficult to hate someone.

“And I feel sorry for him. Liliana would feel betrayed if she knew, right?”

“There’s something between you two.”

When Emilia blushed, Edith swallowed the sigh that was rising.

Regina, who had an international marriage, and Emilia, who was eroded by a demon, both had such difficult loves.

The same was true for herself, who had come to like a man who tried to use her without knowing anything.

“Right. That’s your heart, so it can’t be helped. But I don’t know if the Trowance Government will think the same way. Entry permission might not be granted due to the danger.”

“I’ll contact my home country about that problem. You should stop dragging out the handover process saying you’ll catch Razas and quickly wrap things up and come back.”

Edith planned to stay in the Empire for some time even after Lilliana and Emilia left, as she had to go through not only the handover process but also divorce procedures.

“Come back within a year. You understand?”

However, Edith had no intention of returning quickly. She planned to stay in the Empire as long as possible and focus on catching Razas.

So she replied with a faint smile instead of an answer.

* * *

After lunch, Edgar read and summarized the letter Chris had sent.

“Chris said he got scolded terribly by his magic teacher and then got praised.”

“Of course! Chris is a genius! He broke the Marquis’s seal!”

“It wasn’t broken, just cracked.”

“That’s the same as breaking it!”

“But you went to meet Chris to ask him to break the seal, right? Don’t go without me next time.”

“Well, if you knew, you would definitely try to stop me. Do you know how hard it is to deceive a Mega Best Friend?”

Edgar’s cheeks twitched at the expression “Mega Best Friend.”

Thinking this was it, I quickly continued with enthusiasm.

“Edgar, you’re quick-witted and know everything about me. Breaking the seal secretly from you was really difficult. And soulmates are supposed to have secrets they can’t reveal!”

“What could you possibly have that you can’t tell me?”

“What? You don’t have any secrets from me?”

When I glared at him, Edgar slyly averted his gaze.

Look at that. He has secrets too.

I secretly let out a sigh of relief, thinking it was fortunate that Edgar wasn’t upset.

That’s when it happened.

“Lilliana.”

“Yeah?”

“Being caught off guard like this will be the first and last time.”

“What do you mean? D-don’t tell me you’re saying this because I just asked if you’re keeping secrets from me on purpose?”

Edgar answered with a darkened expression to me, who felt a pang of guilt.

“I’m talking about Lazarus. I’ll definitely protect you next time.”

I don’t understand why Edgar is saying such things.

“I don’t want that.”

“Huh?”

“Next time I’ll be the hero, so you be the princess.”

Edgar sacrificed himself to protect me both long ago and this time.

Meanwhile, I only received from Edgar and never properly gave anything back.

Yet I couldn’t understand why he was apologizing while promising me a next time.

“B-be the princess?”

“Now I’ll be the one protecting you. You heard that I defeated the Demon King this time, right? You better treat me well?”

“That’s true, but.”

Edgar tilted his head with a displeased look and swallowed a sigh.

If I asked him to play the princess captured in the Demon King’s Castle, he should just accept happily, but he’s definitely overthinking again.

At times like this, it’s best to give him an errand to clear his head.

“Go to the kitchen and bring me some oranges and almonds.”

“You’re not going to lose another tooth eating almonds, are you? You said your front teeth have been loose for the past few days.”

“Shh! Be quiet!”

“You cried so much when your canine tooth fell out from biting hard candy last time.”

Edgar grumbled as he headed to the kitchen.

With security being so tight, it’s hard to even go to the playground, so being stuck in the room all day is quite boring.

Just as I was about to flop down on the bed.

“Huh?”

Something passed by outside the window.

‘What was that?’

I became tense.

Should I call the knight coachmen?

Calming my pounding heart, I picked up a water bottle filled with ice.

I was planning to throw the bottle if necessary.

But when I actually looked outside the window, nothing appeared.

“Hmm.”

Did I see it wrong?

Just as I was tilting my head and about to turn around again, I felt a very faint presence.

As soon as I located the position, I poured the water from the bottle outside the window.

“Ahhh!”

Then Marius screamed and jumped out from under the window frame.

“…What are you doing there? Are you a pervert?”

“Oh, hello. Lilliana.”

When I glared at him in disbelief, Marius gave me a terribly awkward smile.

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