I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 150

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Edgar, who had first taught us when he sat us down to study, looked genuinely bewildered.

“You don’t know… this formula?”

“I think we learned it before. Antonio, do you remember?”

“We never learned stuff like this.”

“…This is first-year curriculum… Well. If you haven’t learned it, you can learn it now.”

Edgar explained it in detail, matching our level of understanding.

What kind of formula it was, what situations to apply it to, and so on.

Unlike Francois who was shocked asking ‘Why don’t you know this?’, or Liliana who got heated up and huffed while teaching alone.

That didn’t mean we immediately understood and solved problems well though.

“Let’s take a break and finish the rest later.”

“Ugh. I can’t do anymore. I need to go downstairs and eat something. My head hurts from studying, so I’m hungry.”

Antonio, who hated studying even more than I did, used his hungry stomach as an excuse to escape to the first floor.

I didn’t even have the energy to move, so I dropped my forehead onto the desk with a thud and ordered Edgar.

“Edgar. Get me some snacks from the drawer.”

Edgar brought out the snacks without complaint.

I rolled candy around with my tongue while lying face down.

I was completely exhausted and Antonio had run away, but Edgar held his pen and scribbled something in his notebook, organizing it.

Large hands moved back and forth in front of my eyes.

It was a natural change given how much time had passed, but they looked exactly like adult hands.

His fingers were much longer than mine and his knuckles protruded prominently.

‘They’re different from Antonio’s too.’

Antonio’s hands were very large, but they were delicate enough to be mistaken for a woman’s hands.

“They look like a hero’s hands, not a servant’s.”

The hand that had been writing stopped.

When I slightly raised my eyes, I saw Edgar staring at me with his mouth slightly open in surprise.

I felt awkward for saying something unnecessary to a kid who wasn’t even that far from me in age.

“We used to hold hands every day when we walked around.”

“I thought you’d forgotten everything from when we were little.”

“You remember.”

Because you were a friend I really loved.

In my previous life, you were the hero who saved me from the evil wizard.

Edgar wouldn’t know. The reason I wanted to become a hero was all because of him.

The persistent letter writing, the repeated disappointments while waiting – it was all because Edgar was that special to me.

Edgar had a dazed expression that made him look incredibly stupid. I sat up and extended my palm. It meant show me your hand.

Edgar hesitated for a moment, then carefully placed his hand on top of mine. Like when we were young, he wrapped his fingers around the back of my hand to hold it.

His hand was too big to be held as securely as before. I could feel rough calluses through his palm.

I thought that while I still seemed like a young child, Edgar somehow looked like an adult.

“You’re exactly the same as when you were little. Good at studying and mature.”

Even though I was holding his hand, Edgar had no intention of holding mine back and was frozen even more stiffly than before.

Since there was no reaction, I raised my head.

Edgar was covering his face with his other hand.

His exposed ears and nape were red.

It was quite suspicious, so I let go of his hand. Or tried to.

“Ah.”

Edgar urgently gripped my hand.

It was firm to the point of being a bit rough, but so careful that I could feel a slight trembling.

Edgar seemed surprised by his own action and swallowed his breath.

“That is, this is…”

The touching skin seemed ticklish.

My gaze went to his large hand and the arm with protruding veins under his rolled-up sleeve.

Six years was like this. The time when we grew apart, when Edgar became unfamiliar.

Right. We had become strangers to each other. That’s why it was awkward, and that’s why now…

“Sorry.”

Edgar slowly released his hand. My mind was in chaos.

I quickly withdrew my hand and hid it under the desk.

My stomach felt ticklish and uncomfortable. So without realizing it, I gripped my skirt tightly.

“No, well…”

Not knowing what to say, I responded carelessly.

The atmosphere where we had been gradually reducing our awkwardness became rapidly uncomfortable.

‘I must be an idiot.’

Why did I suddenly look at someone else’s hands…

“Lily! I pestered the kitchen maids and got them to grill sausages! Come downstairs and eat quickly!”

“Ah, okay!”

While following Antonio down to the first floor, I couldn’t stop fanning myself with my hands.

When on earth would autumn come.

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When I came downstairs in my school uniform, Antonio had removed his cast and was rotating his injured ankle.

“Lily. Your ability seems to have gotten stronger. It’s not completely healed yet, but I can walk on my own.”

“Wow. That’s a relief.”

“It worked out well. Edgar, you don’t need to come anymore.”

Edgar, who had come early in the morning to support Antonio, frowned deeply.

“Shouldn’t you thank me first?”

“Of course I’m grateful. Since you worked so hard for me, from tomorrow you can sleep 10 more minutes and go straight to school.”

Since they were bickering as usual, I ignored them and went to the dining hall.

The adults had come down first and were eating.

“Good morning!”

“Lilliana. Come and eat.”

Protagonist’s Older Brother pulled out the chair next to him.

Since it was still time for the twins to be sleeping, breakfast should normally be relatively quiet, but.

“Youngest. Your brother says it’s fine, but I can’t accept it.”

“Huh?”

I was spreading cream cheese thickly on bread when I instinctively felt my hair stand on end.

Antonio, who had just entered the dining hall, stepped backward but was caught by Edgar and forced to sit next to him.

We exchanged glances, gauging the timing to escape. But we couldn’t beat Liliana who was raising twin children.

“Both of you sit up straight and listen.”

“Yes.”

“Okay.”

“Even if you go to art school, you’ll still learn all the important knowledge. If the school doesn’t teach it, then you need to study harder now. I wasn’t trying to look, but except for literature, composition, and arts subjects, both of your grades are… phew.”

I gave Leopold a look asking for help, but Leopold avoided my gaze with an apologetic expression.

“How about I get you a private tutor while you’re here? You can do additional studying.”

“Uh, th-th-that’s…!”

“That’s too harsh!”

Being caught by Edgar because of the math quiz where I got half the answers wrong two days ago was torturous enough, and now a private tutor for the entire semester?

“This time I’ll study hard even in subjects I hate and bring up my grades!”

“Sister. I think I can get an average of 65 points this time!”

“My goodness, 65 points? That’s a grade Emilia and I have never received…”

Liliana sighed and pressed her forehead. I kept poking my older brother under the dining table.

“You two went too far this time.”

“But we’re at different levels and taking different subjects…”

If we got a private tutor, we’d have to come straight home every day.

In other words, instead of having fun after school, we wouldn’t even be able to go sightseeing. That’s when it happened.

“Sister-in-law. I’ll help them.”

Edgar, who had been leisurely tearing his bread alone, made the suggestion.

“I helped with math studies before too. A private tutor would be burdensome and they wouldn’t like it either.”

“Edgar. You’re busy with your own studies. And it would be bothersome too.”

Edgar returned the same mischievous smile that Antonio had shown earlier right back at him.

Then our eyes met. His smile slowly faded and Edgar quickly looked away.

‘Why is he acting like that?’

I’m not bothered by what happened that day anymore.

Actually, it wasn’t anything special. We just held hands briefly.

For some reason, the rough texture I felt on my palm came to mind, but I shook my head slightly to ignore it.

“University is a bit lonely without peers my age. And these two are my friends. I’ll take responsibility and help improve their grades.”

“Then I’ll ask you to help just until midterms.”

“Brother!”

Not even Liliana, but my older brother unilaterally agreed!

Since I had committed a sin, I had no choice but to grit my teeth and accept it.

After finishing our meal half-heartedly, I threw my bag at Edgar as soon as we left the front door.

“I told you to run errands like a servant, not to become my teacher.”

“I helped you out. The private tutor that sister-in-law found is famous for drilling students relentlessly.”

“I don’t know. I don’t want to know. I came all the way to the Empire, but now I’ll only be studying instead of sightseeing. You just carry my bag!”

“You can play with me and then study when we get back.”

“What?”

Edgar repeated once more while keeping his gaze fixed on the doll attached to my bag.

“After school, play with me and… then let’s study. That way you can both play and study.”

It was a suggestion that swallowed down the awkward and uncomfortable atmosphere.

I could see his slightly flushed cheeks. His anxious nibbling of his lower lip, and his glances toward me that he quickly withdrew.

“I’ll work hard doing errands beside you. I’ll tag along too.”

I don’t know why my palms are tingling again since this morning.

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