I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 14

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“What’s your brother’s name? Your brother’s name!”

The coachman with terrifying eyes shouted loudly.

I wanted to tell him my brother’s name, but I couldn’t.

The person I came to meet wasn’t actually my brother, but the Empire’s emperor, Marius.

But if I mentioned Andrea, it was obvious that even asking the hotel front desk would yield no such person.

Unable to do this or that, I hung my head low and just fidgeted with my fingers.

“This won’t do. Let’s go to your house. You said you have a sister.”

“N-no! I have to meet my brother!”

“Then tell me your brother’s name. Do you want to get scolded by me? Do you want to go to the police station?”

“Th-that’s…”

My mind was gradually turning blank when a magnificent carriage stopped behind the one I had arrived in.

The person who stepped out of the carriage decorated with Trowance’s traditional patterns and colors was none other than Marius.

“Huh?”

It was definitely Marius, but his face looked very unfamiliar.

Gone was the person who used to grin frivolously and act playfully, replaced by a ruler as cold as ice.

I was newly struck by the realization that he was the male protagonist of the original story and a cold-hearted emperor.

“…Brother!”

Still held by the coachman, I shouted loudly to Marius.

I wanted to shout “Uncle Marius,” but he was the emperor.

Carelessly calling the emperor’s name in a crowded place might get me in serious trouble. So I just called him brother without thinking.

Marius didn’t realize I was calling him and strode straight toward the hotel with his long legs.

I hopped up and down and waved my hands, meaning for him to look at me.

“Brother! Lilliana is here!”

When I called out including my name, Marius hurriedly turned his head and found me.

“Little one?”

The cold atmosphere from just moments ago disappeared like a mirage, and soon the Marius I knew emerged.

He approached me with a bewildered expression.

Taking advantage of the coachman’s loosened grip, I quickly ran to him and tightly grabbed one of his legs.

The attendants panicked and tried to grab me and pull me away, but Marius waved his hand to stop them.

I heard the coachman gasp behind me.

“Little one. Why are you here?”

“Lend me some money!”

“Money? Why do you need money?”

“I took a carriage but don’t have enough money…”

“Why did you take a carriage?”

“Geez. I came to see you, brother!”

At my words, Marius’s eyes became suspiciously strange.

How should I describe it? He barely suppressed his playfulness due to dignity, but couldn’t hide his good mood, so his nose was slightly flaring… it was kind of a perverted expression.

Why can’t he use that handsome face properly?

Before that, having such a personality as the male protagonist is truly bizarre.

“Brother? You called me brother?”

Marius mimicked my tone and the corners of his mouth twitched.

His eyes were already half-closed and sparkling mischievously. In contrast, my pupils shook violently.

The day I’d call Marius brother had come. This was my defeat. Ugh…

“Yeah. Hurry up. Give me money quickly.”

“Alright. How much do you need?”

“Um… five silver coins?”

At my answer, Marius searched his pockets and looked down at me with a slightly troubled expression.

“What should I do? I only have one coin.”

“Gasp! Then that won’t work!”

As I covered my mouth and looked back at the coachman, I suddenly heard snickering from above.

When I quickly looked up, I saw Marius covering his mouth with his face red from trying not to laugh.

What, what is it? What did he tease me about?

While I looked up at him bewildered, not understanding, Marius tossed a gold coin to the coachman.

“That should be enough, right?”

“Oh my, of course it is.”

One gold coin was worth a hundred silver coins. I had learned this from Edith recently.

In other words, Marius had money but lied about not having any.

“Liar! Mister, do you want to sit in the thinking chair?”

I belatedly got angry and hit Marius’s thigh with my fists. Every time my fist struck his thigh, Marius giggled.

“It doesn’t hurt at all. Little one, you really have bean fists. You’ll never have hammer fists.”

“No! I have hammer fists!”

“Sure, sure. Have you eaten? Shall we have a meal together?”

“I brought something to eat. But I really do have hammer fists, you know?”

“What kind?”

“Biscuits! They’re really delicious? I won’t share even one.”

“Tsk. That’s why you have bean fists, eating only biscuits. I’m going to eat meat and lemonade and fried shrimp, you know? Dessert is pumpkin chocolate. Sounds delicious, right?”

“Um… then I’ll have just one bite too. You’ll give me one bite, right?”

Just a little bit. I held my thumb and index finger this much apart to ask, but Marius now clutched his stomach and snickered as if he was about to burst into tears.

Why does he always laugh whenever I say something?

I got angry and was about to show him the taste of my hammer fists again when I finally realized my situation had changed.

I had been holding onto Marius’s leg just moments ago, but somehow I was now in his arms!

Marius was the male protagonist who could steal your nose while you were watching. He had cleverly picked me up while I wasn’t paying attention.

When I came to my senses again, I was sitting side by side with Marius in the dining hall. He put a bib on me and asked.

“But why did you come to see your ‘brother’? Did you miss your ‘brother’?”

“No, I didn’t miss you. And you’re not Lilliana’s brother anyway.”

“Little one called me brother first.”

“That was just something I said randomly.”

“Wahaha. Where did you learn to say such things? Max, did you hear? Isn’t our youngest sister-in-law so cute? She’s adorable to death. I’m living for the joy of seeing my youngest sister-in-law these days.”

According to newspaper articles, on the day the Empire’s emperor was officially scheduled to visit Trowance, his attendants had entered the country.

The man called Max that Marius called must be one of the attendants who came over then.

“Huh?”

Come to think of it, the reason I came to the hotel wasn’t to eat with Marius. I had gotten completely swept up by him and forgotten my original purpose.

I puffed out my cheeks sulkily and glared at Marius.

“I’m not your youngest sister-in-law. You’re not married to our sister.”

“I will be soon though?”

“No. Don’t do it. I’m against it.”

“Why are you against it? If little one opposes it, I’ll be so sad I’ll cry?”

“Cry then! I’ll buy you chocolate as consolation! But give up on our sister. Got it? It’s a promise?”

“Why don’t you like me?”

Even while grumbling, Marius cut the steak and popped it into my mouth.

I answered while thoughtlessly eating whatever Marius gave me.

“Mmm. Because our sister is too precious. Edith is the prettiest, coolest, and strongest in the world.”

“I’m the most handsome in the world, and I have lots of money and I’m strong too?”

When Marius answered nonchalantly, I couldn’t help but gape.

Do all emperors become this shameless?

Of course, Marius was handsome. With someone like Marius, the meaning of handsome or not disappears and it becomes a matter of taste.

In other words, among the three male protagonists, who’s more handsome is just a matter of taste—you can’t really rank them.

So claiming he was the most handsome was complete nonsense.

Money… well, he’s the emperor, so he’d have the most of that.

But strength obviously goes to Leopold. Leopold is basically a human weapon.

“Mister. Do you have a conscience or not?”

It was so absurd that I unconsciously put on a serious expression.

Instead of his usual “wahaha” laugh, Marius brought a small piece of cut meat right to my mouth.

“Say ‘ah.’ Let’s eat first, then talk.”

When I just glared at him silently, Marius tapped my lips with the meat.

I had no choice but to bite down on the meat with a chomp.

“But little one, you didn’t come alone, right? If you came with your sisters, there’s no way you’d be short on money. Where did your sisters go?”

“Huh? I came alone though?”

At my answer, Marius fell silent for a moment before asking with a troubled expression.

“…You did tell your sisters before coming out, right?”

This time it was my turn to be silent.

Before leaving the house, I had planned to leave a letter for my sisters saying I was going to the playground in front of our house for a bit.

Wait… did I actually leave it?

No matter how hard I tried to remember, I had no recollection of writing a letter.

I must have forgotten while focusing on sneaking out. What should I do!

As I remained silent, Marius’s face gradually hardened in a strange way.

Imagining my sisters panicking thinking I had disappeared, the dining hall suddenly felt cold and I started shivering.

So I quickly pulled Cookie out of my bag and hugged him.

When life got tough or scary things happened, rubbing my face against Cookie’s soft fur would bring peace to my mind and body.

“Cookie?”

Usually rubbing my face this much would make any fear quickly subside, but today Cookie’s magic wasn’t working.

“Cookie. Your sister is having a hard time. Hurry up and give me courage.”

I’m telling you to use your Cookie magic right now.

I twisted Cookie’s ears to threaten him into compliance.

Meanwhile, Marius, sitting beside me with a stunned expression, gave orders to his attendant.

“Have the carriage ready. There must be chaos with the child missing.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to send someone to explain the situation?”

“They obviously won’t feel at ease until they see the child’s face. Rather than wait for them to come all the way here, it’s faster if I take her back.”

After the attendant left, Marius once again popped meat into my mouth and patted my back.

“It’ll be okay. Right. Of course it will be.”

It was completely unconvincing comfort.

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