I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 164

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“Hmm. I don’t really know.”

“You said you’re the only one without a dad.”

“Sometimes I miss him, but it’s okay! I have uncle and aunt, and Antonio hyung, and now Edgar hyung, Filippo and Yosiyas hyung too! Kihihihi!”

Since Edgar had leaned his face against Marius’s shoulder, his cheerful laughter rang in his ears.

At that moment, his mind snapped to attention.

Before killing his blood relatives for the throne, he too had laughed like that.

Perhaps Edith’s decision was wise.

She had given him a chance to be free from a position where he would have to bear duty, responsibility, and ruthless decisions.

‘No. I can clean up everything so he won’t experience the terrible situation I went through.’

He wanted to create a perfect path so the child would only see good things and become a good emperor, then pass the throne to him. But, but…

‘As a parent, protecting the child is the right thing to do.’

He didn’t want the child to grow up in the ruthless imperial palace either.

Even Edgar had to study politics at university without a chance to find his dreams.

“Uncle. You’ll come again tomorrow, right? You’ll play with me again?”

“That’s, ahem.”

His voice suddenly became choked up.

Marius swallowed the lump rising in his throat.

“It’s only possible if mom allows it.”

“I’ll ask mom. Come again tomorrow. Okay?”

“If Edgar listens to mom well, eats well, and behaves nicely, I’ll come again.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Really.”

“Great!”

The moment their small hands and fingers hooked together, Marius burst into silent tears.

The price of lies was far too terrible.

* * *

When I spotted Marius visiting the ducal residence through the window, my heart pounded so hard I couldn’t bear it.

So I grabbed Antonio and shook him frantically.

“Liliana, I’m getting dizzy. But won’t it really be chaos when Edgar’s hyung comes?”

“No. I guarantee that uncle and our big sister will meet again.”

“How can you guarantee that?”

“Anyone can see they have feelings for each other. And with Edgar existing too, it’s game over.”

“I feel like there’s a lot skipped in between.”

“Sigh. You haven’t read romance novels, have you?”

I recited the formula I’d seen in romance novels.

That when it’s fate and there’s even a child involved, the two are bound to reunite eventually.

“Hmm. I’ve noticed before that you sometimes strongly project onto Edgar.”

“Well, our situations are similar.”

Antonio looked at me quietly without saying anything.

There was no reproach or anything else. Just a gaze where affection and something that affection had brought coexisted.

“Why are you looking at me like that?”

“Nothing. It’s nothing.”

“But what would it feel like to be the object of affection even after being apart for 6 years? I’m a bit envious of both big sister and uncle.”

“You shouldn’t be envious. Edgar’s kid has been carrying around the doll you gave him until it looks like a corpse that crawled out of a grave.”

“Huh? What do you mean by that?”

Edgar’s scream-like laughter could be heard from below.

While I thought it sounded nice, I also felt a little, just a little envious.

Though I grew up without lacking anything, when I became curious about my parents’ faces, I could only imagine them by asking my sisters and brother.

“I saw a doll in his room. It’s probably the doll that was put in and taken out of the time capsule.”

I thought I knew what doll he had given to Edgar as a gift.

A thrill ran through me at the fact that I had been receiving great affection from someone without knowing it.

Whenever I discovered affection I hadn’t known about all at once, my heart felt overwhelmed.

The world I knew seemed warmer and more beautiful than yesterday.

“Liliana. What makes parental love special is that they give absolute affection, not because they’re parents. In that sense, you’re receiving more love than you think. So don’t think strange thoughts.”

Antonio playfully pretended to push me with his body.

Me, who doesn’t have parents but receives plenty of love from siblings, and Antonio, who has parents but struggles with love.

The situation is so exquisite that sometimes I think Antonio and I are like torn pieces of paper.

“Right. So I’ll give you absolute affection too.”

Antonio smiled happily at my words.

Then I saw Edgar crossing the garden through the window.

Somehow knowing, Edgar looked up and found me at once.

When our eyes met, even though his face was expressionless, his eyes shyly crinkled.

Edgar even waved his hand in greeting, which didn’t suit him.

Antonio giggled, saying Edgar’s behavior was funny, but strangely, heat rose to my cheeks.

I had the illusion that the surrounding air had warmed up.

Edgar in the autumn sunlight wasn’t too bad.

Quite, no, he seemed better than I thought.

* * *

As promised, Emilia stopped by the school where Lilliana had come as an exchange student.

Francois seemed quite displeased with her moving alone, but he couldn’t accompany her as he had to participate in a strategy meeting before the expedition.

“It’s an honor to meet the Holy Maiden. I’m Martin Groven, in charge of guidance.”

“I’m Emilia Berchio.”

“I’m quite worried that there might be war because of the dark mages. Nothing should happen to the students during the school closure.”

“Just in case, if an accident occurs, you can hide in the school. The blessing can block light dark magic. Though I trust the Knight Order will handle all the dark mages.”

Emilia went around every corner of the school giving blessings. The Magic Department’s research wing, classrooms, flower gardens in front of buildings, and so on.

In the process, she raised her eyebrows when she discovered particularly lush flowers.

“Is there a problem?”

“No. It’s nothing.”

She felt a powerful ability from the plants. It wasn’t an unpleasant force. Rather, strong vitality was writhing…

‘Lilliana must have played some prank.’

In Trowance, she had used her abilities freely and turned a flower garden into a forest, causing adults to be called to the school.

She had been mischievous since childhood, and even as she grew up, she caused all sorts of trouble to the point where even Francois had to chase after her to clean up.

‘When did she grow up so much?’

Since she could clearly picture what kind of school life her sister was having, she held back her bursting laughter and checked the remaining locations.

“There are research labs in the basement too.”

“Magic Department students are using them because of drugs that shouldn’t be exposed to light. However, since they’ll need to hide in the basement in case of emergency, please take care of it.”

“Don’t worry.”

Emilia continued the blessing, even making holy water on the spot.

Although students wouldn’t be attending school for a while, having a sister of similar age made her pay more attention than usual.

After finishing the blessing, her body swayed for a moment, perhaps from drawing up divine power for a long time.

Emilia, who barely maintained her balance, turned to Martin and said,

“Now it’s all finished—”

Emilia couldn’t finish her sentence.

Because Martin Groven, who had guided her, suddenly struck the back of her head with an iron rod.

“Ah.”

Emilia’s body collapsed helplessly. Her blurred eyes reached the end of the dark corridor.

Martin exhaled a breath of relief and gloated with satisfaction.

“Years of infiltrating this school were worth it.”

Do you know how hard it was to rot away at this school without even receiving Lord Razas’s mark despite being a ritualist?

Martin grumbled to his heart’s content while looking at the unconscious Emilia, then pulled out a drug-soaked handkerchief and covered her nose and mouth.

“Just sleep for a moment, and when you wake up, everything will be over.”

And then it was blackout.

* * *

Chris had secretly entered the school to retrieve a book he’d left in his locker.

Just as he was about to leave the research wing with his bag packed full of books to read during the school break, he witnessed a suspicious situation.

‘Lady Emilia?’

It was the scene of some man carrying Emilia on his shoulder like a sack of flour and loading her into a carriage.

‘Did I see that wrong?’

Chris rubbed his eyes and checked the carriage again.

Though he couldn’t see clearly because the carriage window curtains were drawn, it was definitely Emilia.

Whoever the other person was, it was clearly a kidnapping scene.

Chris hurriedly abandoned his bag and rushed out of the research wing toward the carriage.

But the carriage had already moved far enough away to be barely visible.

“Wh-what should I do? So in situations like this…”

Report! He had to report it first.

Chris transmitted a memo via communication magic stating he had witnessed a kidnapping at school.

Then, after taking several deep breaths, he used magic to follow the carriage.

‘I’ve lived a life where I never once littered, but I had to witness a crime scene of all things…’

Chris blamed his bad luck as he quietly followed behind the carriage, observing its movements.

If he acted carelessly, the victim might be put in danger.

The carriage traveled for about an hour before arriving at a park.

[Daniel Holy Land]

It was a famous holy land that no citizen of the Empire could be unaware of.

Holy power should have been overflowing from such a place, but strangely, he could feel ominous energy and traces of black magic.

Before long, a priest approached the carriage from a distance.

Chris crawled under the carriage to hide his body.

‘A black mage? I can feel that distinctive aura.’

What on earth is going on?

He had only stopped by school to get his books, but got caught up in a strange incident.

“Is that the Holy Maiden’s blood?”

“Yes. With this blood, Lord Razas will descend to earth.”

“What shall we do with the Holy Maiden?”

“Just toss her somewhere. She’s a sacrifice for Lord Razas to devour once he descends.”

“Yes, Ritualist. Shall we begin the descent ritual immediately?”

“Time is too precious to delay.”

Chris unconsciously covered his mouth, afraid his increasingly urgent breathing might be heard.

He was so shocked he wanted to faint.

So right now, the fate of the world rested in the hands of cowardly Chris.

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