I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 131

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I’ve already experienced leaving Trobancha and saying goodbye to the people I love, but I was too young at the time to remember that situation well.

So I don’t know how to say goodbye this time either.

‘I’m leaving tomorrow, so do I have to part ways like this?’

Edgar didn’t say a word the entire time we were burying the time capsule.

Not on the way back from burying the time capsule, nor when he returned to his room.

“Filippo. Yosiyas. You can’t cry when auntie is gone. Understand?”

I hugged my nephews tightly with both arms.

If it were me, I would have stayed hugged, but Filippo and Yosiyas struggled and managed to escape, clinging to my back.

“Piggyback ride.”

“Filippo. Auntie is sad.”

“Piggyback ride.”

“Bad Filippo. You’re too heavy for auntie to carry.”

“Lili weak!”

“Hey!”

While someone is sad thinking about parting, Filippo only thinks about playing.

When I pouted and turned my head away in disappointment, Yosiyas came and hugged me tightly.

“Aunt Lili. Don’t cry.”

“I’m not crying.”

“Then play.”

“I… I won’t play with you guys!”

The tears that had been welling up just disappeared.

The twins are only two years old but they love playing too much.

Liliana, who was having tea with our youngest sister behind us, said to the twins.

“Aunt Lili is going far away now, is that okay?”

“Where? Can’t see her anymore?”

“No! Don’t go!”

Filippo clung to me.

“No! Lili don’t go!”

Yosiyas saw Filippo and imitated him. I have to leave these angel-like babies behind?

“Little sister. Can’t you come to Trobancha too? My brother will feed everyone including Leopold.”

“No.”

“Why? If I go to Trobancha, I’ll miss you and the babies so much. I think I’ll even miss Leopold’s weird fashion.”

“Leopold says he’ll miss our youngest a lot too.”

“Of course! We’re totally close friends. Best friends!”

When I was younger, he gave me piggyback rides every day and tied my hair.

When he first did my hair, he was clumsy and I didn’t like it because it pulled my scalp, but now he’s really good at it.

‘This won’t do.’

If I stay here any longer, I’ll just get more depressed.

I gave the babies kisses on their foreheads and ran to the guest room where my brother was staying.

‘Oh. He’s still sleeping.’

Even though it was broad daylight, my brother was sleeping after taking medicine because he wasn’t feeling well.

I quietly opened the door and wiggled into the spot next to him. My brother had a faint smell of medicine.

“Lilliana?”

I could feel fatigue in his drowsy voice.

“Is something wrong?”

“I came because I was bored.”

Since my brother couldn’t open his eyes properly, I played with my hands beside him and waited for him to wake up.

My brother, who kept falling asleep and waking up repeatedly, finally came to his senses after a while.

“Didn’t saying goodbye to Edgar go well?”

“Yeah. When can I return to the Empire again? I want to open the time capsule before I become an adult.”

My brother stroked my head and fell into thought for a moment.

Since Lazarus is targeting me, it might be difficult to return anytime soon.

I know I’m being stubborn, but I don’t want to break my promise to return before becoming an adult just because I’m avoiding Lazarus.

“Lilliana. Do you know about the middle school that Mother and Father attended?”

“I’ve heard of it.”

“Your brother is the chairman of that school’s foundation, so I can create an exchange student program. Since I’m in the Empire now, if I talk to Marius, things should work out easily.”

“Exchange student?”

“Yeah. Usually third-year students who are about to graduate do it, so you could come to the Empire briefly when you’re 16.”

16 years old means I have to wait 6 whole years.

For me, who’s only 10 years old, 6 years is a long time that’s more than half my life. But.

“It’s okay. 6 years will pass quickly.”

“And you have to study hard too. I only send students with good grades.”

“I-I’ll try my best.”

I’m not confident about math especially, but my future self will study hard.

My brother looked at me as if doubting whether I could study hard, then chuckled and ruffled my hair.

“Right. You should stay close friends with a good guy like Edgar for a long time.”

“Then can I go tell Edgar now?”

“Yeah. Go promise to see each other again when you’re 16.”

“Great! Thank you, brother!”

After hugging my brother tightly, I jumped out of bed and ran to Edgar’s room.

“Edgar!”

When I burst open the door, I saw Edgar and Marius having tea.

“Huh? Why is Edgar here? Don’t tell me you two played without me?”

“I was discussing school matters with my brother.”

“Gasp. School? Have you decided which school to go to now?”

“Yeah. I’m going to boarding school.”

“Even if you go to boarding school, you can still write letters, right?”

When Edgar nodded, I felt much more relieved.

I forcibly squeezed between the two of them and stole Edgar’s tea to drink.

Then Marius pushed a plate toward me, telling me to eat some cookies too.

“Huh?”

Recognizing the cookies, I exchanged glances with Edgar.

I was certain these were the cookies with peppers that we had asked the pastry chef to make when we raided the kitchen a few days ago.

Edgar said with his eyes, ‘Let’s run as soon as my brother eats that.’

“Edgar, you should have one too.”

“Edgar doesn’t like these.”

“Why? At least try the taste.”

I held out a cookie urging him to eat quickly, but Marius didn’t budge.

Does he not want to eat more because his arm is uncomfortable? I glanced at his arm that still couldn’t have the bandage removed.

‘Why is the bandage clean?’

I quickly took out colored pencils from Edgar’s drawer.

Hehe. A mischievous laugh escaped.

“Edgar. Lend me your arm.”

“My arm?”

Marius extended his arm.

I carefully drew on the bandage, being careful not to press on the injured area.

“What are you drawing?”

“This is a dung beetle.”

I took out a different colored pencil and drew a pink cake next to the dung beetle.

Edgar, who was watching from the side, also started doodling along.

“Dung beetles don’t eat things like cake.”

Edgar drew smelly poop. Marius asked Edgar.

“Is that thing next to it a mantis?”

I guess being good at studying doesn’t necessarily mean you’re good at drawing too. Looking at Edgar’s drawings makes me think the world is fair.

I also wrote words here and there in the drawing. Things like “stupid brother-in-law” or “looks like he’s five thousand five hundred fifty years old.”

Edgar carved an even stronger phrase than mine. [Ugly].

“Edgar. My brother isn’t ugly!”

“I wonder about that.”

Marius, who was watching our doodles, let out a deep sigh and swallowed a snack. Then.

“Pfft! Cough!”

“Kyahahaha!”

“You guys… Cough! Gag!”

Seeing his face turn red as he coughed, we giggled and ran away.

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We held our stomachs and laughed under the lemon tree where we had buried the time capsule.

Edgar seemed more pleased than usual, probably because getting revenge on Marius felt satisfying.

“Ahaha! It was a pepper so spicy that just smelling it was hot, but they must have ground it well in the kitchen so it wouldn’t show!”

“I hope we can do it again next time. Hehehe.”

But there is no next time for us. We’ll have to wait at least 6 more years.

Knowing this fact, the mood quickly sank.

But Edgar tried to smile instead of making his usual gloomy face.

“When I’m with you, I end up playing pranks I never could have imagined.”

“Right? I’ll play fun pranks with you again in 6 years.”

“6 years?”

“Yeah. My brother said he’ll create an exchange student program at school so I can go to the Empire in 6 years.”

I thought he’d be very happy to hear this, but contrary to my expectations, Edgar just nodded indifferently.

“Promise me. You’ll really come back.”

“I’m not sure.”

“Just because I’m not here doesn’t mean you can give my spot as best friend to someone else. Got it?”

“Mm. Got it.”

His lukewarm attitude made me feel like Edgar was distancing himself from me, so in my anxiety I blurted out a confession.

“Edgar. You used to be my hero.”

“Me?”

“Yeah. A long time ago… in the really old days when I only remembered Edgar and Uncle Francois. And this time too, when the demon king appeared, you made me escape first.”

“That’s only natural.”

“It’s not natural. Not just anyone can do such brave actions. That’s why Edgar, who was like a hero, looked really cool to me.”

Edgar’s cheeks turned pink and he quickly turned his head away, seemingly embarrassed.

I instinctively knew this was our farewell.

Though I have almost no memories of my past life, Edgar’s face as he helped me escape and tried to take on everything alone comes back clearly.

“Let’s go. Quickly.”

A young boy whose thoughts I couldn’t read, but who always tried to be good to me.

I secretly liked that young boy.

“So maybe that’s why I wanted to become a hero too.”

I pressed hard to wipe away the tears that had started flowing.

Like Edgar said, I want to grow up quickly too. Then we wouldn’t have to part ways because of adult circumstances like this.

“Edgar. Thank you for being my friend. Really, thank you.”

We buried our faces in our knees and silently wiped our noses.

The next day, Edgar stood at the port waving his hand until I boarded the ship to Trobancha and disappeared beyond the horizon.

But that was all.

Edgar never once contacted me. No replies, nothing at all.

And so my childhood came to an end.

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