I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 50

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When I drew the line, Edith’s eyes widened in surprise.

“Lilliana. Didn’t you want to see the circus? You told me last time that you wanted to see the fire show.”

“Mm-hmm. I do want to see it. But I’ll be able to see it someday. I’m six years old, so I can endure that much. I’ve graduated from being a baby.”

“Our youngest sister-in-law is such a wonderful friend. When you grow up, you’ll really become a hero.”

“Huh?”

When I looked up, I saw Marius smiling with a moved expression.

I thought he’d dislike me for drawing the line…?

“Brother-in-law wants to… watch the circus while becoming friends with Edgar again. Then I want to sincerely apologize to Edgar and promise not to do that anymore. Like Edith and Lilliana.”

“L-like us?”

“Yes. So it would be nice if Lilliana could persuade Edgar. If he says no, there’s nothing I can do, but I want to try making an effort.”

“Okay. I’ll ask him once. But don’t expect too much. I’m on Edgar’s side, okay? Not Pupu’s side.”

“Lilliana. Thank you for being such a good friend to Edgar.”

Friend is friend, but what’s this about being a good friend?

I couldn’t understand what he was saying at all, so I decided to focus on the chocolate cake that Marius handed me, saying he was proud of me.

Today, even Edith didn’t try to stop me from eating more snacks.

* * *

When I told him about Marius’s proposal from the morning, Edgar’s eyes widened.

“Circus?”

“Yes. Circus! Doesn’t it sound fun?”

“It does, but…”

His words trailed off, and it seemed like he was bothered by going with Marius.

Since I didn’t want Edgar to force himself to be with Marius because of me, I quickly added,

“Instead of the circus, learning how to make cookies from Liliana would be fine too. If we put lots of chocolate inside, it’ll be really sweet.”

Not wanting to pressure him, I rubbed my face against Cookie, who was placed on one side of Edgar’s bed, pretending to be distracted.

Though I was disappointed about not seeing the circus, we could have fun in plenty of other ways.

We hadn’t even finished exploring the Imperial Garden yet. I hadn’t even seen the pond. So it would be okay even without the circus.

“I’ll tell Pupu that we’re not going to the circus. So Edgar, don’t worry.”

“No. Let’s go.”

“Huh? I thought you didn’t want to?”

Edgar, who had been staring at me intently, suddenly pulled up the corner of his mouth with a grin.

“I’m curious about the circus too.”

“But you don’t like Pupu.”

“It’s uncomfortable, but I can endure it for a day. And you want to see it too. The fire-breathing Pierrot man.”

“Oh, that’s true. You’re not forcing yourself to go because of me, right?”

“I told you earlier. I, I want to see the circus too!”

If you want to see the circus, then you want to see it – why are you blushing?

I jumped up and went to deliver the news to Marius.

And so the three of us ended up going to see the circus together.

* * *

“Let’s go quickly! Quickly! Pupu, you’re not walking slowly on purpose, are you? Huh? Let’s hurry!”

I pulled Marius with all my might, but there was no way a distracted adult would be dragged along.

When I shook the tightly held hand vigorously, he chuckled.

“Did you want to see the circus that badly?”

“Yes! I want to see the Pierrot riding a unicycle and eat delicious food too.”

For today, Marius had left his attendants behind and even disguised himself as a commoner.

Coachman Max and Leopold said they would accompany us because it was dangerous, but Marius refused them all.

He seemed to think that only the three of us going out would help him get closer to Edgar.

‘But the two of them are so awkward.’

Marius kept joking around with me non-stop, but didn’t know what to do with Edgar.

Edgar, for his part, found his cousin brother very uncomfortable.

If I hadn’t been there, the atmosphere would have definitely been a complete mess.

“Edgar, isn’t there anything you want to see?”

“I don’t know.”

“There are many fun things besides the circus. At night, the Palace Mages are scheduled to do fireworks. It’s spring festival season right now.”

“That sounds fun.”

Edgar replied halfheartedly and kept his mouth shut tight.

Sigh. It seems like I need to step in.

“I want to see it! I want to see the fireworks! Edgar. You’ll watch the fireworks with me, right? Right?”

“Are you a baby? Getting excited over something like that.”

“Six years old is still a child! Edgar, you’re a little kid too. We decided to watch it, right? Absolutely no canceling. Pupu, you have to show us the fireworks too. Got it?”

Marius’s agreement wasn’t necessary. If I decided to watch it, then we’re watching it.

I widened my eyes to show that I wouldn’t accept any refusal.

Puhaha. Marius burst out laughing and nodded his head.

“Alright. There’s a fireworks festival at 7 o’clock today, so let’s definitely watch it then.”

Holding Marius’s hand tightly and entering beyond the entrance of the circus park, a fantastic scene unfolded.

A musician playing violin while riding a unicycle, a Pierrot doing tumbling, and an acrobat practicing tightrope walking.

“Edgar, look at that man! He’s breathing fire!”

“Woooow! That’s a somersault! I’ve never succeeded at one!”

“Whoooa! They’re giving out candy over there! Edgar, let’s get some too!”

I kept exclaiming without pause.

Was this circus amusement park a fairy land that jumped out of a fairy tale?

It was so amazing, fun, and sparkling.

“Let’s go see that too.”

Marius took our hands and went to where people were gathered.

The problem was that there were so many people that we couldn’t see the front.

“I can’t see anything. Edgar, can you see?”

“I can’t see either.”

Even standing on tiptoes was useless. Marius, who couldn’t bear to watch, lifted me up.

“Can you see now?”

“Yes! I can see now! They’re juggling!”

“Juggling?”

Edgar, who muttered quietly after hearing my exclamation, rolled his eyes around, seemingly wanting to see the juggling.

It was obvious he wanted Marius to lift him up too, but found it difficult to ask.

Oh ho. This is another situation where I need to help, isn’t it?

“Put me down now. I’m scared being up in the air.”

“Then it’s Edgar’s turn now.”

Marius reached out his hands to lift Edgar up.

Then Edgar stepped backward.

“I think I’m fine.”

“No way. If you want to practice juggling with me later, Edgar needs to see it too.”

When I insisted, Marius gave Edgar a piggyback ride.

“Uh…”

Edgar stiffened, perhaps finding it awkward that Marius, not Leopold, was giving him a piggyback ride.

Marius asked in a gentle tone.

“Edgar. Can you see?”

“Uh… yes. No, I mean yes.”

“It’s not heavy at all, so look all you want. Got it?”

“No. Please put me down. I’ve seen enough.”

“You don’t want to see more?”

“No. I’ve seen enough. It was plenty fun.”

Edgar came down with his face mysteriously flushed red.

He looked embarrassed and shy, so I took Edgar’s hand.

If we just watch the performance inside the tent and the fireworks later, it would be perfect.

When my thoughts reached that point, my heart swelled up and I hugged Marius’s leg tightly.

“Pupu. Thank you.”

“For what?”

“For bringing us to such an amazing place. Pupu is the best.”

As I rubbed my cheek against his leg, he was a bit flustered at first but then gently stroked my head.

“I’ll bring you again next time. Aren’t you thirsty? Let’s drink some water now. We’ve been walking around for three hours already, we’ll collapse at this rate.”

“I want those grilled sausages over there too. What about you, Edgar?”

“I want grilled sausages too…”

While we filled our stomachs with sausages and drinks, Marius took care of us from the side.

Perhaps tired from looking after us alone, there were slight dark circles under his eyes.

That’s strange. At the Imperial Palace, he was fine even working all day.

So Marius has weak stamina too?

“Edgar. Isn’t this fun? You’re glad you came out today, right?”

“Yeah. Well… a little.”

He pretended it wasn’t true at my question, but the corners of his mouth were subtly rising, so Edgar seemed to be having a lot of fun too.

Marius seemed satisfied with just that, smiling happily as if all his fatigue had disappeared.

His smile was so bright that I wanted to tell Edgar to look at Marius, and I could tell how much he had been worrying all this time.

“If you’re done eating, let’s go in now. We need to hurry to get front seats.”

“Mm. But I need to use the bathroom.”

“Huh, what?”

Marius, who had been sitting on the bench, slipped and creaked.

That’s right. Marius, who had never raised a girl, hadn’t anticipated a situation where we’d need to go to the women’s bathroom.

I shook the empty water bottle and said again.

“I want to go to the bathroom.”

“Let’s… let’s go. We have to go.”

Marius had no choice but to take Edgar and me to the public restroom.

Then he asked me several times in front of the women’s bathroom.

“Are you really okay? If it’s hard to go in alone, I can ask some ladies for help.”

“Geez. Am I a baby? Pupu just wait in front of the bathroom.”

“Okay. If there’s any problem, you must tell me. Got it?”

“I know. I know.”

I left Marius and Edgar outside and went into the bathroom.

The older girls treated me like a very young child, but six years old is grown up.

I took care of my business alone and even washed my hands thoroughly.

I had to stand on my tiptoes because my arms couldn’t reach the sink, but that wasn’t a problem.

When I came out like that, Marius and Edgar, who should have been waiting for me, were nowhere to be seen.

Did they go to the bathroom? I waited for the two of them in front of the bathroom.

Then I saw blonde hair glinting in the distance.

An adult and a child. It was definitely Marius and Edgar.

‘Why are they waiting over there?’

Were they embarrassed to stand and wait in front of the women’s bathroom?

I quickly ran after the two of them. But they didn’t wait for me and walked into the crowd.

“Pupu! Edgar!”

I called out to them at the top of my lungs, but it was no use.

And how fast they were walking, I don’t know.

I ran after them with quick steps.

Panting, I grabbed Edgar’s shoulder.

“Edgar!”

Edgar turned his head.

“Huh?”

It should have been Marius and Edgar, but it wasn’t.

I stepped back and looked around.

Because I had chased them blindly, I couldn’t remember where the bathroom was.

Moreover, since it was before the circus performance started, it was crowded with people and I couldn’t even see properly ahead.

“Oh, what should I do.”

I lost Marius.

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