I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 7

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My youngest sister Emilia was a scholar who studied magic, divine power, and supernatural abilities.

She was supposedly recognized for her skills in Trobancha, but that wasn’t what mattered.

What I wanted to say was that thanks to my youngest sister, I had many opportunities to encounter magic potions.

What Francois poured was a potion containing his own magic power.

The grape juice became darker in color and started bubbling.

“Youngest sister…”

I called out to Emilia with reluctance, but she only held my hand tightly.

“You’ll become healthy if you drink it.”

“It doesn’t look like a healthy color though?”

“Medicine that’s good for your body usually looks unappetizing.”

When I pushed away the straw, my youngest sister pulled out a new straw as if she had expected this.

Sniff sniff. I buried my nose in the grape juice and smelled it.

Instead of a sweet fragrance, a bitter smell wafted up.

“If you drink it all, I’ll buy you anything you want to eat today.”

“…Mmm. Lilliana doesn’t want anything to eat today.”

“It would be better to drink it quickly.”

I made a tearful face as I sucked up the drink.

Ugh! I only tasted a tiny bit but it was so bitter that I dry heaved.

Having already tasted it, my youngest sister realized I wouldn’t drink it on my own and picked up the cup.

Then she held me down and brought the cup to my mouth.

“Mmm. I won’t drink it.”

No matter how much I shook my head, it was useless.

My youngest sister pressed down on my chin and forced my mouth open, then tilted the cup.

The bitter taste that seemed to numb my nose flowed past my mouth and down my throat.

I struggled desperately, wanting to run away immediately, but my youngest sister held me firmly with practiced skill.

“I don’t want to!”

“Just bear with it a little. That’s how you’ll get healthy.”

“I don’t want to! I don’t need to be healthy! Let go of this!”

“Lilliana. Just a moment, it’ll be over soon. Just endure a little more. Okay?”

This was the first time my youngest sister had pleaded so apologetically. So I squeezed my eyes shut and forced myself to swallow, but one or two sips were my limit.

“Stop now. I’d rather just get a shot.”

As my struggling intensified, my sister’s grip on me grew stronger too.

Tears welled up in my eyes and snot dripped from my nose. Just as I was about to burst into tears, the cup was taken away.

I sniffled and hit my youngest sister’s arm repeatedly.

I put all my strength into it, but she didn’t seem hurt at all.

“I hate you, sister!”

So angry that my rage reached the top of my head, I got up with my cake plate and moved to the next table.

Then I demonstratively laid my face down on the table and sniffled loudly.

If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have come out even if it meant getting in trouble for being caught lying about having a stomachache.

It tastes so awful I could throw up… Tears streamed down my face.

“Lilliana. Sister is sorry. Stop being angry. Okay?”

“Hmph!”

When my sister sat next to me and patted my shoulder, I shook my shoulders to avoid her touch. Then I turned my head sharply in the opposite direction.

That’s when a large blueberry strawberry chocolate cream cake was placed in front of me with a clink.

My shoulders reflexively twitched as Francois crouched down on the floor to meet my gaze.

“Uncle is sorry. Let’s make up, I hope Lilliana will eat this and stop being angry.”

Ah. My eyes wavered mercilessly. But this wasn’t the kind of anger that could be resolved by a mere cake.

When I didn’t soften my expression, Francois made a small gesture.

Then a squirrel made of gathered light appeared and danced in front of me, wiggling its bottom.

Every time it wiggled its bottom, its tail swished back and forth. The squirrel rubbed its nose against mine.

Even though it was an illusion made of light with no physical sensation, it seemed to feel ticklish.

Hehe. A small laugh escaped me without realizing it.

When I stroked its striped back with my fingertip, the squirrel rubbed its face against my finger.

Since it was a squirrel made of gathered yellow light, I thought it felt warm.

“Stop being angry and make up with uncle and sister. You can do that, right?”

“…Mmm.”

It absolutely wasn’t because my heart was swayed by the dancing squirrel.

And my heart absolutely didn’t pound because Francois brought his handsome face close to mine.

I was just trying to understand my youngest sister because she had played the villain for my sake.

“…O-okay!”

At my answer, the squirrel sat on my finger and climbed up my arm.

The squirrel hopped around on my shoulder, then gave little kisses to my nape like pecking. Then it melted away like a soap bubble and disappeared.

Just as I was about to pout my lips in disappointment, Francois cut the cake with a fork and popped it into my mouth.

As the blueberries, strawberries, and soft chiffon blended together, the bitter taste lingering in my nose gradually faded and a sweet fragrance filled the air.

So delicious! I was so excited that my legs swung wildly in the air.

Watching me, my youngest sister looked at Francois with a strange gaze.

He smiled at her and sat next to me, explaining.

“Since the magic structure was artificially arranged to resemble divine power and then liquefied, it had to taste terrible. I thought you might cry, but Lilliana, you’re really brave, aren’t you?”

“Yeah! I’m a brave child!”

Feeling proud from the praise, I lifted my chin high.

Seeing this, Francois burst into laughter.

“Really! I’m not scared of anything!”

“That’s right, our youngest is the best.”

Emilia patted my head and started talking with Francois again.

I should have been watching them closely to prevent them from getting close, but I was so shocked by the sudden situation that all I could think about was eating sweet cake to improve my mood.

Even if they became close, given how different their personalities were, things wouldn’t work out well. So there was no need to worry.

“Since it’s her first time consuming magic power, her body might have some abnormal reactions while adapting. If she says her stomach feels bad or she gets a fever, just give her medicine and let her rest well.”

“Alright. How long will you be staying in Trobancha?”

“Well. I came here for work, so I won’t be staying long.”

“Then at least while you’re here, please check on Lilliana once a week.”

“Sure. A contract is a contract. More than anything…”

I was looking wistfully at the cake I had scraped clean to the bottom when I felt a gaze and looked up to meet Francois’s golden eyes.

Unlike the smiles he had been giving me, now he had a very serious and calm expression.

Francois without his smile was colder than I had imagined, and since I couldn’t feel any emotion from him, I thought he looked like a glass doll.

“I want Lilliana to grow up healthy.”

Finishing with a meaningful tone, he reached out and stroked my head.

His smoothly curved eye-smile seemed mechanical, so I gripped my youngest sister’s arm tightly.

Even though it was clearly warm spring, the air around us seemed chilly.

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“What are you doing, little sister?”

After returning home, I slightly opened Regina’s door and peeked my face through the gap.

My little sister had opened her wardrobe wide and spread the clothes inside on her bed.

Standing in front of the mirror trying on outfits one by one, my little sister gestured for me to come over.

“Little one. Come here.”

“Hm?”

My sister held two dresses alternately against her body and asked.

One was blue and the other was red.

“Is this better? Or is this better?”

“Uh…”

My pupils shook like an earthquake. This was a more difficult problem than meeting the original male leads.

“The blue dress has flower patterns and the red dress has butterfly patterns.”

I, Lilliana Berchio.

At six years old, I had encountered a very serious ordeal for the first time in my life.

‘I need to answer well.’

Of course, Liliana wasn’t the type to scold me over such a question.

But as a younger sister who loved her, I wanted to give her a sincere answer.

“Hmm. Everything looks good on you, Liliana!”

“That won’t do.”

“Who are you meeting?”

Liliana, who had been heading to the bathroom, suddenly opened the door and asked.

“Mm. A man.”

“You go on dates all the time, and now you’re worrying about clothes?”

Liliana crossed her arms over her chest and stood with one leg cocked, as if she couldn’t believe it.

Actually, Liliana’s reaction was understandable, since unlike Edith and Liliana who had no interest in romance, Liliana was very interested in dating.

With her honey-blonde hair rare in Trobancha, blue eyes, and beautiful appearance, Liliana was extremely popular.

Thanks to that, men who wanted to impress Liliana often bought me snack sets to win my favor.

So Liliana had maintained an indifferent attitude toward romantic relationships for some time.

But today, that same Liliana was pulling out all sorts of clothes before her date, showing her excitement openly.

Liliana twirled her beautifully curled blonde hair with her hand as she answered.

“The man seemed really nice. He’s handsome and seems to have a good personality too.”

“Are you trying to catch him because he’s decent, or because you’re interested in him?”

It was a painfully sharp question, but Liliana actually seemed delighted and smiled brightly.

“I’m interested because he’s decent!”

“Oh.”

Liliana raised her eyebrows in surprise, then pulled out a white dress from the closet and handed it to Liliana.

“You look best when you wear this. Go with this one.”

“Oh!”

This time I exclaimed in admiration.

Liliana, who was born seven minutes after Liliana, looked as cool as Edith.

Since this was the first time I’d seen Liliana prepare for a date the day before, my curiosity was bubbling up.

“Liliana, which man is it? Is it someone I know?”

“I’m meeting Leo, the man we met last time.”

“Whaaaat!”

I quickly covered my gaping mouth with my hand.

She’s really meeting Leopold Balthazen? The male lead from the original story?

I had planned to become friends with the male leads to avoid the 0.001% chance of the original’s tragic atmosphere and possibly sidestep any wars, but a date?

I hadn’t thought of this development… Is this amazing?

“Leo? Who’s he? What kind of man is he?”

“Someone who’s never dated wouldn’t understand.”

“What? Hey. Who is he? Why do I not know when even the youngest knows?”

“Wait and see. If things go well with Leo, I’ll introduce you then.”

The twin sisters started bickering.

I stomped my feet in place with anticipation.

After the war broke out between the Empire and Trobancha, Leopold and Edith became the commanders of their respective nations.

In the original story, Leopold was the one who defeated Edith, but if Liliana and Leopold got together, wouldn’t Edith be safe even if war broke out?

Moreover, unlike Marius who became emperor with blood on his hands or Francois who suffered from madness, he was a one hundred percent pure romantic.

‘This is an opportunity!’

If it’s Leopold, I can feel at ease about him meeting Liliana!

“Kyaaah!”

I excitedly threw myself onto my sister’s bed.

The two of them would make a good match, and when we met last time, they seemed interested in each other.

Leopold kept stealing glances at Regina, and she kept smiling with her eyes while tucking her hair behind her ears.

“I approve of Leo!”

“What?”

Regina looked at me and burst into laughter.

Then Liliana came over and placed her hand on my forehead.

“Hm?”

“Little one. Let’s take some fever medicine. You have a fever.”

“Huh?”

“Up we go.”

Liliana picked me up.

When she said I had a fever, my head did feel a bit hot.

The problem was that after taking the fever medicine mixed with strawberry syrup, I really started running a fever.

At dawn, when I was crying from the pain, I ended up having to be carried on Regina’s back to the local clinic in a hurry.

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