I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 24

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Edgar originally lived going back and forth between the Imperial Palace and Leopold’s mansion, but since his two cousins returned from Trobancha, he’s been staying at the Imperial Palace for the time being.

I heard his room was in a palace not far from where we were staying.

So I unintentionally ran into Edgar quite often. Especially.

‘He was always stuck right next to Leopold.’

It seemed Edgar really liked Leopold.

He would call him “hyung, hyung” and look at Leopold with sparkling eyes, but whenever I appeared, he would glare at me like a child anxiously worried about having his most precious toy taken away.

“By the way. Edgar has a different surname from Leopold, do you know why?”

Edith asked Liliana while sipping her tea.

It was tea time among the sisters after lunch.

Liliana left early in the morning and returned late in the evening, doing who knows what at the Magic Tower.

So I could only catch a glimpse of her face just before going to sleep.

“After Leo’s father inherited the Waldrafen Duchy, Edgar’s father, who was the younger brother, married Princess Elizabeth and received the Runtvolleneu Duchy title. That’s when he changed his surname.”

“I see. I heard he lost his parents at a young age, so it must have been very difficult growing up among his older brothers.”

“Edgar doesn’t have a mother and father either?”

I was crunching on cookies beside them, but when Edgar was mentioned, I found myself paying attention without realizing it.

Edith answered while combing through my hair with her fingers.

“Yes. Edgar also lost his parents when he was young. But it’s a sensitive topic, so don’t act like you know about it. Understood?”

“Mm-hmm. But I wasn’t sad growing up with my sisters.”

Edith and Liliana’s gazes focused on me.

I let Cookie smell the chocolate cookie scent and added.

“Lilliana was happy living with her sisters. Edgar must be happy living with his uncles too. Right? Cookie is happy living with her sister too, isn’t she?”

“….”

“….”

For some reason, there was no response from my sisters.

When I looked up, puzzled by their reaction, both Edith and Liliana hugged me from both sides at the same time.

“Where did a child like Lilliana come from?”

“Little one. Let’s live together with your sister for a long, long time. Okay?”

“Oh my, this is suffocating. Everyone move away.”

The chocolate cookie in my hand crumbled from being hugged so tightly by my sisters.

The chocolate melted from the broken cookie, making it sticky.

I wriggled my body to escape from my sisters.

After wiping my hands with a handkerchief on the table, I picked up Cookie and stood up.

“Lilliana has to go take a nap now. Goodbye everyone.”

Worried that my sisters might grab me, I hurriedly left Edith’s room for my own room.

I placed Jelly and Cookie against the headboard and pulled back the covers to take a nap. And then.

“Heooooo….”

When you’re too shocked, do you not even scream?

I made a deflating sound while opening my eyes wide.

Under the covers was an old pumpkin.

I could immediately tell who had placed the old pumpkin on my bed without having to look.

“Edgaaaar!”

As I was breathing heavily, I heard giggling laughter from outside my room’s window.

When I approached stealthily with quiet footsteps, I saw Edgar crouched under the window, trying to hold back his laughter.

“You!”

I was so angry that I ran straight to the bed and brought Cookie back.

Then I approached the window, grabbed Cookie’s ears, and swung her around wildly.

Cookie hit Edgar’s head with pang pang sounds.

“Ack! Stop it!”

“Edgar, you water beetle! Water strider! Mantis!”

“If I’m a water beetle, then you’re a gorilla!”

“Go, gorilla…? Waaah! Edgar. I won’t let you get away with this!”

I ran out of the room at full speed, wanting to grab Edgar by the collar right away.

Meanwhile, Edgar was already running away in the distance.

“Stop right there!”

“Nyah nyah! Bleh!”

Edgar would stop intermittently and even had the leisure to stick his tongue out.

The more he did that, the angrier I got, and I chased him until I was out of breath.

Even though my heart felt like it would burst from running, I couldn’t catch Edgar.

Beyond feeling hot all over, heat suddenly rushed up. At the same time, my vision blurred and tears burst out.

“Waaaah! I hate Edgar!”

Who knew that not being able to catch someone even after running would make me this angry.

Unable to bear the constantly flowing tears and labored breathing, I flopped down on the ground and cried loudly.

Even while bawling, my chest felt stuffy, so I had to stop crying intermittently to catch my breath.

“Hyung, put me down! I didn’t do anything wrong!”

Then I saw Edgar being carried over Leopold’s shoulder like a sack of flour.

Soon after, Leopold put Edgar down in front of me.

“Edgar. You shouldn’t make your friend cry.”

“She started it first!”

“No. *hic* Edgar started it first! You called me a pumpkin! Waaaah.”

When I cried out loud again, feeling wronged by Edgar’s rebuttal, Leopold picked me up and calmly comforted me.

As his rough hand gently stroked my back, my heart gradually calmed down.

When I belatedly looked at Edgar, he was looking at the two of us with a miserable face as if abandoned by the world.

Edgar, pale as a sheet without a trace of color, stepped backward.

“Edg….”

When Leopold, sensing something was wrong, tried to speak to him, Edgar quickly turned around and ran away as if fleeing.

‘What’s that about?’

Edgar was the one who did wrong, but it feels like I became the villain?

‘Why did he make that face….’

He looked as sad as if he had lost everything in the world. I don’t know how to make such a face.

We’re the same age, so how did he make such a sad expression?

I felt so uncomfortable that I couldn’t say a word until Leopold brought me to my room.

Neither crying nor telling him about what Edgar had done.

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“This won’t do.”

My heart felt so heavy because of Edgar that I couldn’t even take a nap.

“I should go see Edgar.”

I kicked off the covers and got out of bed.

I packed a peace offering gift for Edgar in my squirrel bag and headed to the palace where he was staying.

The maids who had been hovering around me for the first and second days had stopped showing up at some point.

My sisters had all gone to take care of their business too. So there was no one to stop me.

‘I arrived quickly!’

I succeeded in reaching the adjacent palace, but a huge problem lay before me.

‘I don’t know Edgar’s room!’

I don’t even know if Edgar’s room is on the first floor or second floor.

Coming here without even asking my sisters. I’m such an idiot.

I fiddled with Cookie’s nose and looked around, but there wasn’t anyone passing by.

The Lete Palace where I’m staying with my sisters has many people, probably because we’re guests and Edith is going to become the Empress.

I opened random doors, but strangely, there were no signs of people living in any of them.

Just looking around, there were more than ten rooms on one floor alone, so I couldn’t possibly check them all one by one.

“Where could Edgar be?”

Having no choice, I sat on the stairs and waited for anyone to pass by.

Yawn. I yawned and played with Jelly, then lay down and stretched.

I stared blankly at the clouds passing through the blue sky outside the window, then repeatedly braided and unbraided my hair clumsily.

After playing alone for a while, I heard murmuring voices from beyond the wall next to the stairs.

“Don’t even get me started. That woman who’s marrying His Majesty is so demanding that working is already becoming difficult.”

“She did look cold. I figured as much. Did you see all the family members that came trailing after her? They all flocked here hoping to get some treatment in the Empire now that their sister is becoming Empress.”

Whoever they were, they were badmouthing Edith without even knowing her properly! I bolted upright.

I was about to run down the stairs to at least step on their feet when it happened.

They suddenly started chattering about Edgar.

“Oh right. The Viscount of Runtvolleney is having another birthday party.”

“I really don’t understand His Majesty. He killed all his other siblings but only dotes on the Viscount. And with the royal wedding coming up soon, isn’t it strange that he’s even paying attention to the Viscount’s birthday?”

I didn’t completely understand what they were saying.

Unlike Marius and Leopold who pronounced things clearly for me to understand, those people had a very strong Imperial accent.

But I could tell they were saying bad things about Edgar.

“The Viscount isn’t just any viscount – he was born after killing Princess Elizabeth. I don’t know why he’s so fond of a cousin who was born after devouring his own mother.”

Born after killing? Mother? Does that mean he was born after killing his mother?

The moment I understood the maids’ conversation, something exploded in my head with a bang!

I didn’t even remember that this place was the Empire, not Trobancha.

I shot down the stairs like an arrow, turned the corner, and charged at the maids passing through the corridor.

Then I rammed my head into their stomachs without hesitation.

“Don’t badmouth Edgar!”

“Ack! What’s with this kid all of a sudden?”

“You’re all mean! What’s wrong with Edgar! Edgar is much prettier, kinder, and more fun than you!”

Edith had told me. You weren’t born after devouring your mother, but you’re a child your mother protected at the cost of her life.

Edgar must be exactly the same as me.

I was unbearably angry that they were saying bad things about such a precious child.

Ramming into their stomachs wasn’t enough to calm me down, so I also slapped the maids’ arms.

“Mean! You’re not even adults! I hope you get baldness on your eyebrows!”

As I swung my fists recklessly, one of them grabbed my arm and pushed me back.

When I tumbled backward, my bottom hit the hard marble floor.

“Ow!”

“How dare you!”

When one of them tried to rush at me, the other grabbed and stopped her.

“No. This kid looked familiar somehow – she’s that child from Trobancha. You can’t hit her.”

“Move aside. Even if she’s family of His Majesty’s fiancée, we need to discipline her when necessary. No one will say anything if we just gave some instruction to an ill-mannered child.”

“But…”

“She’s a barbarian child. Even if she tattles to her sister, who would believe her? If you and I just keep our mouths shut, there’s no evidence. Right?”

The angry one rolled up her sleeves and approached me step by step.

Seeing her half-crazed eyes, I suddenly felt scared. That was the moment.

“How dare you cause a disturbance in whose palace!”

Edgar burst out from the central room of the corridor where we were.

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