I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 20

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Even though we left furniture and trivial items at home and only packed clothes, shoes, and important things, our travel bags were stacked like towers.

“Oh, no! I absolutely have to take this!”

When Edith removed the block-stacking toy from my bag, I hurriedly stuffed it back in.

“You can buy a new one there.”

“But they won’t have the red flag set to put on the tower, right? And this is my most precious one.”

“Liliana. You know this is already the third toy you’ve called your most precious?”

“I can’t help it. I love all my children equally.”

My hamster bag was stuffed full with toys that my sisters wouldn’t let me pack.

When Edith tried to rummage through my bag to remove my toys, I quickly hugged my hamster bag tightly to my chest.

“I absolutely need these guys! And they need me too! We’re mega best friends!”

I widened my eyes and had a staring contest with Edith.

To show that my behavior was a protest, I puffed out my cheeks as well.

Eventually, Edith shook her head in defeat. My victory. Hehe.

“Aren’t you putting Cookie and Jelly in your bag?”

“I’m going to carry them.”

“Your sisters will be very busy tomorrow, so we can’t look after your dolls too. So Liliana has to take good care of Cookie and Jelly. Got it?”

“Yes! I’ll take responsibility for my children!”

I grabbed Cookie and Jelly’s ears with both hands and made a promise.

Then we heard a knock, knock, knock sound from outside.

Liliana, who went to the entrance to check on the visitor, called my name.

“Little one! Antonio’s here!”

“Antonio?”

I threw down my squirrel bag and ran to the entrance in one breath.

At the entrance stood Antonio with puffy eyes from crying.

Since it had been so long since I’d seen Antonio, I hugged him tightly.

As soon as Antonio saw me, he burst into tears.

“Antonio, why are you crying? Did you eat cake with beans in it?”

“Lilliana. *hic* You’re going far away. *sob*!”

“Yeah. I have to go far away now.”

“Then we won’t be able to see each other anymore.”

“That’s true. But how can people live doing everything they want to do?”

“Still, still… I don’t want to be separated from Lilliana. *waaah*”

At my answer, Antonio began wailing. It hurt my heart to see Antonio cry.

I didn’t want to part either, but I was holding it in like this…

I squeezed my eyes tight to keep from crying. Then I held Antonio’s hand tightly and looked back at Liliana.

“Little sis. I’m going to play with Antonio in the garden.”

So I took Antonio to under the lemon tree where we had played like it was our hideout since we were little.

To comfort Antonio who kept sniffling, I took out a candy I had been saving to eat secretly from my sisters and popped it into his mouth.

“Don’t cry, Antonio. Even if we’re apart, we’ll be friends forever.”

“Still… I want to play with Lilliana every day.”

“I want to play with Antonio every single day too.”

“*sob* *hic* Even if Lilliana goes somewhere else, we’re still friends, right?”

“Of course! We’re mega best friends! I’ll definitely write letters too!”

At my answer, Antonio held out his pinky finger.

I quickly linked pinkies with Antonio.

We stamped with our thumbs and prayed to the lemon tree fairy.

“Lemon tree fairy. Please make our friendship last forever!”

“Lilliana. You promised, right? Even if we’re apart, we’re mega best friends. You know?”

“I know. I know. Tell Francesca, Martina, and Vicky that Lilliana misses them a lot too. Okay?”

“Yes. I’ll definitely tell them!”

“And Antonio, you have to write letters to me too, right?”

“Yes! I’ll do it every single day!”

“Good.”

We promised to keep in touch and remain friends even after I went to the Empire, then played under the lemon tree for a long time, picking grass.

After a while, Antonio’s nanny came and took him away.

Before parting, we linked fingers and promised once more, but seeing Antonio getting farther away made my nose tingle.

“Ediiith.”

When I returned home and saw the messy living room, it really hit me that I was parting with my friends.

I sniffled and burrowed into Edith’s arms as she was doing a final check of our luggage.

Edith hugged me without saying anything. Then at some point, I fell fast asleep.

When I opened my eyes, it was the morning of our departure to the Empire.

‘What’s this? I wanted to sleep with all my sisters on the last night, but my plan went down the drain!’

I’m six years old, which means I’m all grown up, but I still can’t overcome sleep – this is a disgrace to my six-year-old life.

I hugged Jelly and Cookie tightly and put on my hamster bag too.

The mountain of moving boxes that had been piled up had already been moved to the ship yesterday while I was sleeping.

Clatter. Clatter.

Before long, with the sound of carriage wheels, Marius and Leopold arrived at our house.

The two men dressed in formal uniforms looked incredibly handsome, but they also had the dignified presence befitting an Emperor and Knight Commander respectively.

‘Wow. People look different.’

Marius, who had seemed trivial because he laughed “uhahaha” every day, looked serious with a bunch of attendants – I thought, so a male protagonist is indeed a male protagonist.

“Uncle, hello!”

“Hello to you too, little one. Did you sleep well?”

“I’m not a sleepyhead, you know?”

“I never said you were a sleepyhead, but are you feeling guilty because you actually are one?”

“No! I’m not feeling guilty, it’s because Uncle said something weird!”

“It’s not Uncle, it’s His Imperial Majesty. Please show proper respect.”

Max, the attendant secretary, appeared and scolded me. Then Marius stopped him.

“It’s fine. She’s still young.”

“But Edgar is—”

“Edgar is royalty and this child is of Trowance blood.”

Marius drew a firm line with Max, then lifted me up with an “upsy.”

Leopold had already crossed our front gate and was helping Liliana carry the luggage bag she had packed separately.

“Did you say goodbye to your friends?”

“Yeah. I said goodbye to Antonio but it was so sad.”

“That must have been difficult. Did you cry a lot?”

“I cried a little bit, but it’s okay. We’re mega best friends, so we’ll be friends forever even if we’re apart.”

“Can’t you make Uncle a mega best friend too?”

“No.”

When I turned my head away, Marius poked my cheek with one hand.

When I shook my head because his touch was annoying, Marius burst into giggles and even lightly pinched my cheek.

Just then, Edith, who had finished preparing, came out of the house.

Unlike Liliana who was dressed cheerfully, Edith wore a neat and tidy formal outfit.

Edith’s clothes had traditional Trowance patterns embroidered on them.

“Let’s go.”

“I don’t see Emilia. Is it okay to leave without saying goodbye?”

“…It can’t be helped.”

“How cold.”

“Someday there will come a day when we understand each other.”

My eldest sister, who had summarized the situation in a somewhat cold tone, was the first to board the carriage.

Soon after, when Marius carried me inside, the carriage door closed.

“What about little sister and Uncle Leo?”

“Those two will come in a different carriage.”

“Ah.”

Shortly after, the carriage departed.

I clung to the window and took in the rapidly passing scenery of Trobancha.

The blue sea rippling in the distance and the horizon, the lemon trees and olive trees commonly seen as we passed roads. Beautiful houses made of white brick and roofs carved with colorful traditional patterns.

It was the sight of my beloved country, my hometown.

If I leave now, when will I be able to return again?

I’m only six years old now, but as I grow up, won’t I forget this lovely scenery? My heart churned with such worries.

‘Goodbye, Trobancha.’

I looked and looked again out the window until we arrived at the port.

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The ship from the Empire was very large and magnificent.

On the huge sail was carved a lion hunting a snake, the symbol of the Empire, and knights who had come as escorts to the port stood in a row.

“Eldest sister. Look at that. Those are real swords. Those men are cool, right?”

As I couldn’t take my eyes off the knights and whispered to my eldest sister, one of them must have heard my voice because he cleared his throat and flared his nostrils.

Next to the ship, politicians from Trobancha had come out.

When they spotted my eldest sister, they smiled and greeted her.

While my eldest sister exchanged greetings with them, I looked around the wharf with one hand held by my sister.

‘I miss youngest sister…’

I never thought we’d part like this without even saying goodbye.

Does youngest sister not want to see me?

Even though she was angry because of the older sisters, I didn’t think she’d turn away from me like this too. Sniff.

Soon my eldest sister, having finished her conversation, picked me up and boarded the ship.

I was assigned to share a room with my eldest sister. Little sister was in the room right next to ours, and they were all large and luxurious.

“Lily. Aren’t you hungry?”

“Mm. I think I’m a little hungry.”

“It’ll be lunchtime soon, so just wait a little. Okay?”

“Yeah. I know. Can I go outside and look around the ship?”

“Don’t go far, just stay nearby. Don’t go anywhere strange without permission.”

“Yes.”

I laid my hamster bag, Cookie, and Jelly side by side on the bed, covered them with a blanket, then left the room.

Even after the ship set sail, the crew members were moving about busily.

Looking at the port growing distant from on the ship felt strange. If I had known this would happen, I should have brought Cookie with me.

“Youngest. Are you sad about leaving home?”

“Yeah. I like home.”

Huh? Just now, surely…

“Eek! Youngest sister?”

When I turned my head, youngest sister was standing next to me, looking at the port.

When did youngest sister board the ship?

“Youngest sister!”

Thump! I grabbed youngest sister’s waist and clung to her.

I missed you, youngest sister. Sob.

“Emilia?”

My eldest sister, who had just come out onto the deck, was startled and approached us.

Little sister, who was following behind, also couldn’t hide her surprised expression.

“How are you here…”

“I’m also going to the Empire, so I received special permission and boarded the ship.”

Youngest sister said while ruffling my hair.

“I’m going to work in the Empire from now on. I got a job as the Mage Tower’s assistant.”

Youngest sister added triumphantly.

I had a gut feeling that our family atmosphere was ruined from the very first day on the ship.

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