I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 51

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The incident occurred right after Lilliana entered the bathroom.

Marius and Edgar stood side by side in front of the bathroom, glancing at each other.

Marius wanted to strike up a conversation with Edgar, while Edgar wanted to confirm every moment that Marius didn’t find him burdensome.

“Edgar. Next time, let’s go together—”

Just as Marius was starting to speak, a girl running with a drink bumped into Edgar.

The drink spilled simultaneously, soaking Edgar’s clothes completely.

“Oh…”

The drink dripping from his shirt went straight down to wet his pants and shoes.

“Oh my! What should we do? I’m sorry. Violet, didn’t Mom tell you not to run around?”

The lady who was the child’s guardian took out a handkerchief and wiped Edgar down, but it was useless.

Marius told the repeatedly apologizing lady it was okay while checking on Edgar.

“Edgar. It looks like you’ll need to change clothes?”

Since summer was approaching, Edgar wasn’t wearing anything except a light shirt.

Because of that, if he kept wearing the wet shirt, he would obviously catch a cold.

Marius quickly took off the cardigan he was wearing.

“Take off the shirt and wear this for now.”

“I’ll go inside and change. Stay here so we don’t miss Lilliana.”

“Will you be okay alone?”

“Yes. No problem.”

As Edgar took the cardigan from Marius, the lady who had been watching them spoke up.

“If you’re waiting for your companion, I can help.”

“Yes. That would be good.”

Marius, who felt uneasy about sending Edgar alone, explained about Lilliana to the lady.

“A little girl with black curly hair and blue eyes will come out of the women’s bathroom. Her name is Lilliana and she’s about this tall.”

“That works out well. Violet also needed the bathroom urgently, so I can wait inside.”

“Please do.”

So Marius took Edgar to the men’s bathroom, and the lady went to the women’s bathroom with her daughter.

While her daughter Violet was in the stall, the lady waited for Lilliana to come out.

But Violet called for her mother from inside, saying there was a problem.

While the lady briefly checked on her daughter, Lilliana left the bathroom and the two missed each other.

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Marius, who belatedly realized that Lilliana wasn’t in the bathroom, turned pale and asked people nearby if they had seen the child.

“A girl with black hair? She was standing here earlier and went that way…”

Marius ran in the direction the passerby pointed, holding Edgar tightly.

“Lilliana!”

“Hey, Lilliana!”

Both Edgar and Marius searched frantically for Lilliana without either taking the lead.

It was time for the circus entrance, so it was packed with people.

Short Lilliana would obviously be buried in the crowd and invisible even if she was nearby.

Marius gripped Edgar tightly, afraid he might lose him too.

Anxiety washed over him like waves. His nerves dried up from the surging fear.

“Lilliana! Lilliana!”

Where could the little one have gone?

What if some bad people took the crying child away?

Or what if she was alone, terrified and crying somewhere?

He hadn’t been this scared even when his throne was threatened… He should have brought Max.

Thinking he could handle two children alone was his own arrogance.

How could he find Lilliana among all these people?

Should he bring soldiers? Should he control the entrance first and then search thoroughly?

Marius felt his heart might burst, beyond just feeling chilled.

“Lilliana!”

She wasn’t his daughter or even his niece, just the sister of a woman he had a contract marriage with, but he had grown quite fond of her.

Despite being young enough to use her wish for her sister’s sake, she was deep-hearted.

She had a cheerful personality and was naturally bright, so Edgar had become much brighter since Lilliana came.

Thanks to Lilliana, he had cleared up misunderstandings about Edgar and created opportunities to improve their awkward relationship.

If something happened to that small, lovable child, he would…

“Where on earth did she go? This is driving me crazy.”

While anxiously biting his lips, Edgar caught his eye.

Edgar’s eyes were bloodshot red and he was crying pitifully.

When he reached out to calm him, Edgar slapped his hand away.

“If you don’t find Lilliana, I won’t forgive you, brother.”

Edgar’s voice was filled with vague terror.

Lilliana wasn’t just a simple friend.

Marius had kept his distance at some point, and Leopold was always busy.

As a result, Edgar’s naturally sensitive nature had become even more sensitive.

There were no peers who wanted to befriend the sharp-edged boy.

Edgar didn’t particularly want friends either.

His peers were all stupid, foolish crybabies… and they didn’t understand him.

No, actually he couldn’t stand the jealousy.

Edgar didn’t have parents to comfort him when he cried.

Unlike other children who could return to their parents, Edgar was alone.

He chose to be alone rather than face loneliness.

Then Lilliana appeared.

His first friend with a similar family background, who would come back to play again even after he acted selfishly.

“Don’t insult Edgar!”

Lilliana was a friend who, despite her small size, had charged at adults for his sake when they weren’t even close.

Both had no parents and were raised by their siblings.

The fear of being abandoned by their siblings, the longing for their birth parents… Lilliana could understand it all.

So they had been the closest best friends for the past few months.

They fought several times a day over trivial things, but he wasn’t lonely when he was with Lilliana.

Instead, he could laugh every day. Playing rock-paper-scissors, lying side by side looking at ceiling patterns – everything was fun.

“Please find Lilliana quickly… *sob*. I can’t be without Lilliana…”

*Sniff*. As soon as Edgar wiped his eyes with his sleeve, tears welled up again.

Seeing Edgar cry in terror, Marius took a deep breath.

“Edgar. You…”

Edgar was the type of child who rarely cried.

When he got hurt playing and scraped his skin, he would wash the wound and continue playing.

Even in situations where he might cry from being scolded, he would bite his lips tightly rather than shed tears.

Because Edgar was like that, seeing him sniffling and crying like a child was a huge shock to Marius.

His surprised feelings instantly calmed and composure returned. Then it became clear what he needed to do.

“Don’t worry. We’ll find her soon.”

“*Sob*”

Marius knelt on one knee to meet his eye level and pulled Edgar into his arms to comfort him.

“I promise. I’ll find Lilliana. Everything will be okay, so don’t cry.”

“*Sniff*. You promised. You promised to find Lilliana.”

“Yes. I promise.”

His head cooled down completely. Marius decided to secure control of the area and ensure Lilliana’s safety.

Just as he was about to carry Edgar and find the authorities.

― Attention, we are looking for a lost child. We are looking for a lost child.

A booming voice echoed from somewhere.

It was an announcement from the magicians who were scheduled for tonight’s fireworks, amplifying their voices with magic and spreading it to every corner.

– Brothers Marius and Edgar, please come to A-32 District to find Miss Lilliana.

– We announce once more. We are looking for a lost child. Miss Lilliana Berchio is looking for brothers Marius and Edgar.

“Hah…”

Edgar, suddenly feeling deflated, swallowed his breath. Marius let out a hollow laugh.

– If you see a blonde adult in a white shirt and a little one in blue pants, please tell them their guardian is waiting in A-32 District.

Passersby murmured among themselves as they looked at them during the lost child announcement.

Edgar, embarrassed by the attention focused on him, buried his face in Marius’s arms, turning red.

Marius, dumbfounded, looked around searching for A-32 District in disbelief.

What an utterly audacious little kid.

* * *

“Little one. Your guardian will come soon if you wait just a bit longer.”

“Thank, sniff. you. Hiccup!”

“Oh my. Stop, stop crying. I’ll give you candy.”

With the candy the sorceress gave me in my mouth, I wiped away the tears that kept flowing.

It was great luck that the sorceress found me crying after losing Marius.

She even amplified her voice to make the announcement and gave me candy like this.

As I sucked on the lemon-flavored candy and stopped crying, I heard Marius’s shout from afar.

“Lillianaaaa-!”

Marius, holding Edgar in his arms, charged toward me like a bull.

“Pupu.”

Seeing his pale face made tears well up again.

Before I could burst into tears, Edgar, who had plopped down on the ground, cried and hugged me tightly.

“Where did you go! You should have waited quietly in front of the bathroom! Sob!”

Huh…? I think I’m the one who should be crying…?

“I was so worried… Can’t you even go to the bathroom alone? Stop making me worry!”

“Why, why are you…”

Seeing the tears streaming down, I was speechless.

Marius was the guardian, but Edgar was actually the one who was more shocked.

“Edgar was very surprised thinking he lost you. Lilliana, are you okay? You’re not hurt anywhere, right?”

“Mm-hmm. I’m okay. I cried a little bit… Edgar. Don’t cry.”

“Sniff sob. Waaaah.”

Edgar’s face was so red it looked like it might burst.

He hugged me with strength that didn’t feel like someone my age, and he gripped my clothes so tightly I couldn’t move at all.

Being held by Edgar was uncomfortable, but he was crying so sadly that I couldn’t push him away…

I had no choice but to hug Edgar tightly.

Because when my sisters hugged me like this, I would calm down even while crying.

“…I’d like to thank you, so please tell me your name and affiliation.”

“I just did what I should naturally do. The child seemed very frightened, so go and comfort her well. Oh, I have work to do, so I’ll be going now.”

While I was comforting Edgar, Marius and the sorceress finished their conversation and parted ways.

“Lilliana. Don’t lose sight of your brother from now on. Understand?”

“Mm-hmm. Thank you, Sorceress.”

After parting with the sorceress, only the three of us remained: Marius, Edgar, and me.

Edgar had calmed down considerably and stopped crying, but was still gripping my sleeve desperately.

Marius looked down at us with complicated eyes.

I have a feeling I’m going to get an hour-long scolding in the thinking chair…?

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