I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 69

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“You absolutely must not go near the West Tower. Understand? You’re promising me.”

 

Marius has already grabbed me and earnestly pleaded with me three times now.

 

Even twisting my body out of boredom was useless.

 

“Kid. Do you understand?”

 

“Yeah. I don’t want to go there either. There was a fire there today. So stop it now. I’m bored.”

 

When I relaxed my body and fell backward, Marius quickly lifted me up.

 

It would be nice if Edgar were here with us, but Edgar went to get his wedding clothes tailored.

 

“You’re becoming more and more disobedient. Chestnut.”

 

“I never listened to brother-in-law in the first place.”

 

“You little…”

 

Marius bonked the top of my head with his forehead.

 

I patted Marius who was holding me and went over to Francois who was sitting there in a daze.

 

“Uncle, are you hurt somewhere?”

 

“That’s right. He looks very tired after dealing with the accident at the West Tower yesterday.”

 

“…Oh, ah, I’m fine. Yes, Uncle is fine.”

 

This is the first time I’ve seen Francois looking so out of it.

 

So it was very suspicious. Something serious must have definitely happened.

 

Grab.

 

I squirmed down from Marius and grabbed onto Francois’s clothes.

 

“We’ve been watching for days now! Uncle, if your stomach hurts, don’t hold it in and go to the bathroom. Going to the bathroom isn’t embarrassing.”

 

“Puhahahaha!”

 

Suddenly Marius started bursting into laughter.

 

He’s my brother-in-law, but I get a little embarrassed whenever he does that…

 

“Or maybe your teeth are rotten so you can’t eat chocolate cake? Th-that’s… h-hang in there…!”

 

“Wahahahaha! Kuhahaha!”

 

“Ugh. Stop laughing!”

 

I ran over and smacked the back of Marius who had fallen to the floor laughing.

 

In the middle of that, I felt someone’s gaze so I turned my head and made eye contact with Francois.

 

It was an indescribable look. Somehow sunken, but somehow hopeful feeling.

 

Was it because his golden eyes sparkled brilliantly in the sunlight?

 

“What’s your dream, Lilliana?”

 

“I can’t choose.”

 

“Why?”

 

“I want to become Mace Fist and beat Edgar, and I want to become a hero and defeat the demon king too. There’s too much I want to do.”

 

“You can do it all.”

 

“All of it?”

 

Francois nodded.

 

“No matter what happens, Uncle will make sure Lilliana grows up healthy. So when you become an adult, do everything you want to do.”

 

Marius, who was beside us, raised his eyebrows.

 

Even from Marius’s perspective, Francois’s condition seems bad.

 

It’s like he’s under a spell.

 

“But there’s a dream I can’t achieve when I become an adult.”

 

“Huh? Our little one. There’s something like that? Tell your brother-in-law. I’ll make it all come true.”

 

“I want to see my brother.”

 

With my head down, I only rolled my eyes to gauge Marius and Francois’s reactions.

 

My sisters felt sorry for me whenever I talked about my brother, so I couldn’t bring it up.

 

“Lilliana really likes Andrea. Edith would be hurt if she saw this.”

 

Marius patted my head.

 

Francois made a complicated face and mumbled his lips before speaking.

 

“Andrea is for your sake—”

 

“Francois.”

 

Marius, who cut off Francois’s words, shook his head with a stern face.

 

“What? Is brother coming to see Lilliana?”

 

“Ahem. Lilliana. The adults have something to discuss today. Edgar should be finishing up soon too. Francois. Where’s little sister-in-law?”

 

“Emilia had some business at the temple for a moment, so she left me in charge of the briefing.”

 

“I see. Then let’s move. Chestnut. Go quickly and knock Edgar down with your little fists.”

 

I kicked Marius’s leg instead of Edgar and left the room.

 

It seems like brother won’t be coming after all.

 

‘Edgar said it would take time because he’s grown so tall, so let me play with Willy first.’

 

When I went to the stables, Willy came running with his tail wagging vigorously.

 

He licked my palms and face indiscriminately, covering me in drool.

 

“Willy.”

 

I brought some dried meat from the kitchen to give to Willy.

 

When I took the meat out of my squirrel bag, Willy started barking “Woof! Woof!”

 

“Wait a moment. It won’t come out easily.”

 

As I fumbled with the bag, Willy couldn’t stand watching and suddenly stepped forward.

 

“Hey! Stop!”

 

Willy grabbed the bag in his mouth and ran off.

 

I won’t give you dried meat anymore! I thought we were friends…!

 

I chased after Willy.

 

“Give me back my bag!”

 

Maybe because he only eats and runs every day, Willy was so fast that even running until I was out of breath, he was hard to catch up to.

 

“Willy, stop! That place is…”

 

Willy entered the area where the West Tower was located.

 

Because of the recent fire at the West Tower, red rope was hanging around the tower. I hesitated in front of the rope.

 

“You absolutely must not go near the West Tower. Understand? You’re promising me.”

 

Just a moment ago, Marius had emphasized it over and over.

 

But if I go beyond this, I would be doing something dangerous and bad.

 

Woof! Woof! Woof!

 

But from beyond the rope, Willy was barking frantically.

 

“Wh-what should I do.”

 

I stamped my feet and bit my nails.

 

If I got caught after going into the West Tower like this, I’d have to sit in the thinking chair for over an hour.

 

Still, it’s just where there was a fire, so nothing serious should happen…

 

“Wi-Willy. Willy! Come this way!”

 

No matter how desperately I called, Willy didn’t even glance back at me.

 

What about my squirrel bag and the treasures inside it.

 

When I thought of the carrot doll hidden in the deepest part, I had no choice but to close my eyes tightly and cross the rope.

 

My heart tightened at the thought of committing a big mistake, but now that I was inside, I couldn’t go back without finding my squirrel bag.

 

I ran following Willy’s voice.

 

Then the West Tower appeared, and “Woof! Woof!” I could hear Willy’s voice from inside the tower.

 

My legs were shaking from running so much, but I endured it and climbed the stairs.

 

‘If I get in trouble, I’ll make sure to ask them to seat Willy next to me too.’

 

Woof! Woof! Woof!

 

I don’t know how far up the tower I climbed.

 

Following Willy’s voice, I squeezed my body through the slightly open door.

 

Then a large room appeared before me.

 

It was an empty room with no furniture, but the white wallpaper and the window that filled one entire wall looked familiar.

 

Step. Step.

 

Like a sailor enchanted by a siren, I approached the window in a daze.

 

Sunlight streaming through the glass window illuminated my face.

 

The warmth of light on my skin, the texture of the dusty carpet, the subtle room scent reaching my nose.

 

Somehow, all of it felt familiar.

 

“Huh, what?”

 

This is strange.

 

When I wiped around my eyes with my hand, tears came away.

 

Why am I crying?

 

Drop. Drop.

 

Tears flowing down my cheeks fell to the floor.

 

Sniff. Sniffle. Even my nose started running on its own.

 

I felt strange.

 

As if I had returned to the injection room I had barely escaped from… I felt anxious, melancholy. And sad.

 

‘Why?’

 

Why am I sad? Why am I scared, and what on earth is causing this…?

 

It was incomprehensible.

 

As tears blurred my vision, strangely, familiar furniture appeared in the previously empty room.

 

A small desk with papers and ink scattered on top, and a quill pen.

 

Newspapers hidden under the bed, secretly received letters, a comb gifted by someone I couldn’t remember.

 

Next to them, a red-haired woman and my teenage self were having a conversation.

 

Since both were translucent, I realized the furniture and people before my eyes were illusions.

 

“My parents died in a cruise ship terrorist attack.”

 

“Don’t tell me you’re talking about the Victoria terrorist incident?”

 

“Yes. My father died caught in the explosion, and my mother was injured at the scene but forced herself to give birth to me before passing away.”

 

“To think you were one of those victims…”

 

“Are you alright, Rebecca?”

 

The moment I caught her as she swayed, the two people vanished like smoke.

 

I looked around the room again, not even knowing what I had forgotten.

 

Just as one knows everything that happens in a dream, I too knew everything about this scene I was seeing for the first time.

 

The newspaper carried an article about the saint going missing during the war, and the letter contained sentences saying Liliana and Liliana would come to rescue me.

 

And the comb was…

 

“Your hair seems to keep getting tangled, causing you trouble…”

 

It was a gift from a boy with eyes resembling green foliage.

 

The imperial courtiers feared the boy and avoided him, but in front of me, he was just a young man who couldn’t even lift his head properly due to guilt.

 

Because his country had ravaged mine, and his brother had killed my sister.

 

“I don’t need it.”

 

“…I know you dislike me, but please use it. It’s better than asking the Mage Tower.”

 

The moment our eyes met, the boy blushed slightly and lowered his gaze.

 

Along with his name, the boy’s form turned to smoke and disappeared.

 

Time passed.

 

The evening after the boy left, a fearsome presence revealed itself before me.

 

I staggered backward, paralyzed with fear.

 

“I’m scared.”

 

Thud. My back hit the hard wall.

 

Wherever Francois’s empty golden eyes touched, black ash arose.

 

First the ink, then the paper, desk, newspaper, letter… and finally, even the comb the boy had given me.

 

As the comb began turning to ash, I quickly tucked it into my embrace.

 

Everything had turned to ash.

 

The mage’s eyes turned toward me. They were eyes that contained nothing.

 

What resided in the very depths of that void was darkness that annihilated all existence.

 

The darkness gazed at me.

 

It was a being that any creature possessing life would inevitably fear.

 

Humans called it evil, and gods named it demons.

 

Looking at it, I…

 

“D-don’t come any closer!”

 

Instinctively wielded my ability.

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