I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 127

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It’s the day my brother is coming, but everything is a complete mess.

Edgar has been sulking for days, holed up in his room all day long.

Edith works like crazy and I can barely see her except at dinner time.

Marius… I’ve been avoiding him lately. I’m worried that if I face him directly, I might end up reconciling with him like I did with Francois.

‘But how should I greet my brother when I see him?’

Actually, I can’t really remember my brother’s face.

I forgot his voice quite a while ago too.

Even though I couldn’t recall much about my brother, I always missed and longed for him, but after being greatly disappointed when the delegation came, a huge gap formed in my heart.

A gap that prevents me from returning to the time when I loved my brother dearly.

“Are you nervous?”

Edith, whom I was meeting during the day for the first time in a while instead of evening, asked while adjusting my clothes.

“I don’t know. When will my brother arrive?”

“He arrived faster than expected and is currently talking with Edgar in the office.”

“Already?”

Do people usually get nervous like me when meeting family after a long time? If only Edgar were here, I could grab onto him and play around.

‘What should I say when I meet my brother? How did I used to talk to him before?’

I can’t remember anything. When I came to the Empire, I was only 6 years old. No child vividly remembers their toddler years.

“Just wait thirty minutes.”

“Th-then I’ll see him later. I’ll play with Edgar for a bit, and after the adults finish their business, then…”

Edith looked at me with an expression I couldn’t fathom, then nodded.

“I’ll call you when everything is finished. Go play for a while.”

“Okay. Thanks.”

I ran hurriedly to the playroom.

Edgar was lying face down on the playroom desk. When he heard the door, Edgar lifted his head to check it was me, then lay back down.

“What are you doing?”

“Don’t talk to me. I want to be alone.”

“Why? Did I do something wrong? If I made a mistake, I’m sorry. Stop being angry.”

“It’s not that. Go to your room.”

Deep fatigue was conveyed through his tone. Edgar wasn’t just sulking as usual, but looked very tired.

It’s probably because my brother came today. Edgar never liked it whenever I talked about my brother.

‘This isn’t a problem I can solve.’

I sat next to Edgar and admired his blonde head. I wish Edgar would cheer up and pay attention to me.

“You’re going back to Trowance.”

“I haven’t decided whether to go or not.”

“That’s not for you to decide. The adults decide that.”

Edgar’s shoulders looked lonely as he lay there, making me sad.

Edgar gets lonely easily, and despite appearances, he has a tender heart and often gets hurt alone.

That’s why I need to stay by his side and protect him, but as Edgar said, I might have to return to my hometown because of the adults.

Why do changes always come suddenly all at once? I can’t imagine daily life without Edgar.

“I want to become an adult quickly. Children can’t do anything they want.”

Edgar’s voice was damp.

“I wish I could take on all the responsibilities and duties so that when I become an adult, I could at least choose where I belong.”

“Edgar. Do you want to go to Trowance together?”

“…If I’m not here, Marius will be alone.”

Edgar is sensitive and quick to notice things. That’s why he can’t do what I do – go to Liliana’s house alone and stay for a week.

Since Leopold got married and started a family, Edgar thinks his allowed place is just a tiny corner.

So Edgar only has Marius. Marius took care of us like a father even after marrying Edith.

Knock knock.

After hearing a knock, one of the maids appeared.

“Lady Lilliana. You need to go now.”

Seeing Edgar’s drooping shoulders, I didn’t need to think anymore.

“Edgar.”

I grabbed Edgar’s hand and pulled him up. Edgar’s eyes widened in surprise.

“I’m not going.”

“You can’t. You have to come with me.”

“I don’t want to. I don’t want to see your brother.”

“I’ll see my brother later.”

“What?”

“Remember when we failed to spy on Edgar last time? I’m going to get revenge on Edgar. I’m planning to put hot sauce in Edgar’s food, so help me!”

“What?”

Edgar hesitated for a moment, then squeezed our joined hands.

“Okay. I was really angry at him too.”

The moment we exchanged glances, we started running through the Imperial Palace, avoiding the maid.

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“Lady Lilliana went to play with Lord Edgar. They suddenly ran off and we couldn’t catch them… We’re sorry.”

“They didn’t leave the palace grounds, did they?”

“No. They probably went to the playground or garden. Shall we find them and bring them here?”

Just as Edith was about to tell them to bring her, the black-haired man stopped her.

“It’s fine. They’re at the age where they should be playing around with friends, so let them have fun.”

Despite his gentle tone, the man’s pronunciation was precise and clear.

His low voice instilled a vague sense of trust in others, and his steady gaze revealed an undeniable strength.

However, he also looked extremely tired. His complexion was pale and dark shadows hung under his eyes, making it seem like he could collapse at any moment.

“She’s probably avoiding me because her brother feels awkward.”

“It can’t be helped. It’s been 4 years since you’ve seen each other.”

“Didn’t Lilliana want to see me?”

“You don’t know how much I wanted to see her. How her health is, how much she’s grown, what she does playing with her friend Edgar… There’s so much I want to know and talk about.”

Andrea, immersed in longing, sipped his coffee while thinking of his sister in his memories.

Since her upbringing was very different from before his regression, she would be different from the ten-year-old he remembered.

Remembering ten-year-old Lilliana groaning with fever, he unconsciously rubbed his eye where a mole was.

“Since Lilliana isn’t coming, I should rest.”

“What? So Lilliana is the only sibling and we’re not even siblings?”

When Emilia glared at him, Andrea smiled and replied.

“Without Lilliana, there’s no reason to endure and bear the fatigue. Regina is coming tomorrow too, so let’s meet then.”

“Look at you discriminating between us and the youngest as soon as you arrive.”

While grumbling, Emilia rummaged through her bag and offered a mana potion she had extracted from Francois.

“Drink this. Even if it can’t be a fundamental cure, it should help recover your condition.”

“Mm. Alright. I’ll drink it well, thank you.”

After checking the mana potion, he roughly shoved it into his pocket and stood up.

His body felt so bad he could collapse due to accumulated travel fatigue.

“By the way. You didn’t tell Regina anything, right?”

“Yeah. I’m sure.”

“I wonder if it’s right to keep this secret when you all know about it, but since there are children…”

“Worry about yourself.”

Edith clicked her tongue looking at the thin arm revealed under her rolled-up sleeve.

The Andrea she knew should have bulging tendons in his arms rather than protruding bones.

Feeling her gaze, Andrea awkwardly smiled while hiding his wrist.

“But I don’t regret it.”

Though it was an answer missing both subject and object, everyone present knew what he was talking about.

Andrea smiled awkwardly and waved his hand.

“Then I’ll see you at mealtime.”

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Kitchen exploration is always fun.

The kitchen was busier than usual because my brother had come.

So I couldn’t sprinkle pepper on Marius’s food, but instead I got some mysterious snacks loaded with cheese from the cooks.

After that, I got some drinks and went to the garden.

“If we bury a time capsule under the lemon tree, the lemon tree fairy will make us meet again.”

“A time capsule? When are we going to open it?”

“I don’t know. Let’s open it next time when we’re older. Since we buried a time capsule, even if I go to Trowance and you get busy with school, we’ll have to meet again.”

“Why are you saying things like that? Were you planning to forget about me once you go to Trowance?”

“No way! You’re the one who keeps saying depressing things!”

Edgar’s eyebrows drooped as if just thinking about parting put him in a bad mood.

I also felt unbearably sad thinking about a future without Edgar.

“We’ll think about what to put inside and bury it together, okay? Got it?”

“Think about it. Let’s stop talking about this and go to the playground to swing. I’ll push you.”

“Huh. Okay.”

We ran to the playground, sweating profusely. But Marius was already there.

Creak. Creak.

He was sitting alone on the swing without even Coachman Max, staring blankly down at his own shadow.

Edgar frowned when he saw Marius like that.

“Now that I think about it, I don’t want to see Marius for a while. I’m going to leave, so you’ll have to swing by yourself.”

“What? Edgar. Edgar!”

Edgar left, breathing roughly as he turned around.

I looked back and forth between Edgar walking away and Marius, then grabbed my head.

I don’t like Marius, but for Edgar’s sake, I should go meet with him now.

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