I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 71

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Though she had been sleeping like the dead until now, Liliana was reciting more than half of the prayer.

 

Crack. Rumble.

 

The dense divine power emanating from Liliana clashed with the darkness rippling from the mage, creating intense sparks.

 

“Kidnapping Lilliana was your last remaining survival instinct.”

 

“There’s no time.”

 

“It’s already too late. Once you’ve lost more than half the control, you’re no different from a demon.”

 

Liliana was struggling against the mage, sweating profusely and trembling.

 

“Regina. You know where the small boat is, right?”

 

It wasn’t a suggestion to escape together on the boat.

 

Understanding the hidden meaning in the question, Liliana grabbed my wrist.

 

“You can’t go alone! I don’t want you to!”

 

As I tried to shake off Liliana’s hand, the mage spoke.

 

“There’s no time. Help me.”

 

The mage kept his gaze fixed on me while facing Liliana.

 

I could see shadows of darkness rippling in his golden eyes.

 

It was nighttime. And it was even a full moon.

 

The mage was maintaining consciousness by gathering even the last handful of his soul.

 

“No. I won’t help you.”

 

I hate Rebecca.

 

For turning my country into a sea of fire, for deceiving me, all of it.

 

I hate and despise the Empire’s Emperor and the Commander too.

 

And the mage…

 

“You’re terrible.”

 

He was the one who kidnapped me from the battlefield, imprisoned me, and pretended to poison me so I couldn’t escape.

 

Liliana, the saint, said that love begins with small acts of mercy.

 

She said I didn’t need to try to harbor grand emotions like forgiving enemies.

 

Just tiny compassion or a bit of consideration would be enough, she said.

 

But I didn’t want to show even the smallest mercy to the mage.

 

“This thing inside me is trying to kill you— Ugh!”

 

The mage squeezed his eyes shut. His thin eyelids twitched frantically.

 

The darkness grew more intense. Liliana shouted.

 

“Regina, take Lilliana and get on the boat!”

 

“I won’t go!”

 

I won’t be separated from my sisters anymore.

 

I snatched the sword Liliana was holding. Without hesitation, I raised the sword and rushed at the mage.

 

I heard Liliana’s scream calling for me from behind.

 

Just as the sharp blade was about to touch the mage’s chest, a massive wave emanating from him shook the ship.

 

“Ugh!”

 

Liliana coughed up blood and collapsed.

 

“Liliana!”

 

The last remaining light in the mage’s eyes was extinguished.

 

Around him, the wooden floor cracked and crumbled, turning to ash that floated in the air.

 

Liliana grabbed me and pushed me through the door to the adjacent cabin.

 

“I’ll bring Emilia, so go ahead and lower the boat!”

 

A lie. As I shook my head and tried to go back, Liliana closed and locked the door from the other side.

 

“Lilliana, hurry!”

 

“Sister…”

 

“Hurry!”

 

Why do my sisters go to such lengths for me?

 

I turned and ran to the deck.

 

Though it was dark and hard to see ahead, I struggled desperately to lower the small boat secured to one side of the ship.

 

Crash!

 

Startled by the sound of structures collapsing, I turned to see the mast splitting apart.

 

The mage flew through the air, cutting through the cabin ceiling.

 

Thud.

 

He landed in front of me.

 

I ran in the opposite direction to avoid the mage. However.

 

“Ah…”

 

Everything was turning to ash.

 

The deck floor in front of me, the mast, the broken cabin… without exception, everything was turning to dust and disappearing.

 

I turned around creakily. The demon possessing the mage’s body was smiling crookedly.

 

As if pleased that it could kill me.

 

“What happened to my sisters?”

 

“They’re still alive. Do you want to save them?”

 

“Yes. But I won’t beg you for it.”

 

I put strength into my trembling hands.

 

“Just because it’s invisible doesn’t mean it has no form. It’s all inherent within you.”

 

I drew upon my power, recalling Edith’s advice.

 

Could I defeat the mage, no, the demon controlling the mage?

 

‘I have to do it.’

 

My sisters’ lives depend on me.

 

As I drew up my ability, a whirlwind swirled around me.

 

Above the mage’s head, ash darker than the night sky rippled.

 

Crack. Crack crack!

 

My ability clashed with the darkness.

 

As I drew more power, light began to emerge from the hotly concentrated energy.

 

I need more power. More, more.

 

As I held my breath and strained with all my might, blood began dripping from my nose.

 

If only I could use my ability as skillfully as Edith.

 

Because I couldn’t, I quickly reached my limit.

 

It felt like my insides were drying up. My brain felt scorched and all the vitality was draining from my body.

 

“How pathetic.”

 

The demon laughed eerily in mockery and flicked his finger.

 

Then a viscous darkness incomparable to before pressed down on me.

 

I can’t lose. I have to save my sisters. My sisters…

 

I had an intuition that if I drew any more power, I would die.

 

But I couldn’t give up.

 

“Aaaaah!”

 

I drew out the last of my remaining strength.

 

* * *

 

“Why isn’t the child here? With all the eyes in the Imperial Palace, how can you not know where Lilliana is?”

 

Lilliana had disappeared.

 

Emilia, who had visited the temple and then stopped by the Imperial Palace, was ready to grab Edith by the collar upon hearing of Lilliana’s disappearance.

 

“Emilia. She might have gone to the Magic Tower to see you. Regina is looking into that, so let’s wait a little.”

 

Emilia sat down right there and buried her face in her knees.

 

Where could this tiny little one have gone?

 

I was worried sick that she might have been kidnapped.

 

When she comes back, I’ll have to make her sit in the thinking chair for an hour and tell her to stop causing trouble.

 

Marius was no different.

 

The last person to see Lilliana was Marius—him.

 

“No way….”

 

As Marius shot up from his seat, Edith grabbed hold of him.

 

“If you have somewhere in mind, let’s go together.”

 

“Edith, you stay here with little sister-in-law. It’s not a place to go together.”

 

“What do you—”

 

Marius left Edith behind and headed for the West Tower.

 

Please don’t let her have gone to the West Tower.

 

But when he checked around the tower, he couldn’t help but frown.

 

“So she did come here after all.”

 

The area around the West Tower had long been undergoing desertification due to black magic.

 

Grass, flowers, trees—without exception, everything had withered and twisted.

 

But now, new sprouts were emerging from plants that should have been blackened and dead.

 

Marius’s eyelids trembled. He reached out and touched the new leaves growing on a tree branch.

 

“She’s still too young to use her ability….”

 

This meant that her ability was running wild and Lilliana was in danger.

 

Marius quickly climbed the tower. Through the half-open door, he could see Lilliana collapsed.

 

“Lilliana! Lilliana!”

 

The child was unconscious and limp, not regaining consciousness even when shaken.

 

Her whole body was burning like a fireball.

 

Marius’s heart sank as he lifted the child into his arms.

 

Forget about contracts and everything else—he just wanted this child to be healthy.

 

“Damn it!”

 

In his fear that something might happen to Lilliana, the Emperor began running across the long distance.

 

* * *

 

Fortunately, it was the day Emilia and Francois were visiting the Imperial Palace, so quick measures could be taken.

 

After giving her mana potions and medicine, Lilliana’s complexion improved considerably.

 

Then Emilia spoke with a quite serious expression.

 

“Now is the right time. Let’s seal the youngest’s ability.”

 

“She’s sick. Think about that stuff later!”

 

Regina blocked the way as if protecting Lilliana from Emilia.

 

“Don’t talk so carelessly. Do you know how many more times something like today will repeat?”

 

“At least not today! Her fever is up to 39 degrees—what if it puts too much strain on Lilliana’s body?”

 

“If we seal her ability, her fever might go down! Even now, her ability is still subtly leaking out!”

 

“Both of you, please calm down. You’re too agitated right now.”

 

When the twin sisters started arguing, Leopold stepped in to stop them both.

 

Then Edith, who had been quietly listening, stepped forward.

 

“Francois. Are you confident?”

 

“Sister!”

 

Despite Regina’s resentful cry, Edith only stared at Francois.

 

Francois’s dazed gaze fell on Lilliana.

 

In that small body lay dormant enormous potential.

 

‘You have to live.’

 

Before going back in time, Lilliana had fought against the demon on the ship.

 

Even though she was clumsy at handling her ability, that battle caused the demon to lose most of its power and hide deep within his mind.

 

He, who had been under the demon’s control, was barely rescued by soldiers sent by Marius with half his body burned.

 

And Lilliana….

 

‘The reason her ability was clumsy was because her health was poor.’

 

Since she was often sick from a young age, even during her healthy teenage years, her body would collapse completely if she overused her ability.

 

By the time Lilliana would suffer from awakening fever, his mental erosion would have progressed beyond recovery.

 

So Lilliana needed to be healthy enough to withstand overusing her ability.

 

That’s why he had been making mana potions for Lilliana’s health and conducting all sorts of research until now.

 

‘If I can’t properly seal Lilliana’s ability, there will be no salvation.’

 

Francois nodded with a firmly resolved expression.

 

“…I’ll manage it.”

 

“If you don’t, I’ll kill you.”

 

Marius warned fiercely.

 

Francois looked at Emilia, who was watching him more coldly than anyone else, and smiled faintly.

 

“Emilia will kill me before that, so I have to succeed no matter what.”

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