I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 72

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While preparing the seal, with only Emilia and Francois remaining, he glanced at Emilia cautiously.

 

Though Francois had lived fearlessly his whole life, after being subdued by Emilia, he would watch her mood like a subordinate observing their superior.

 

“Don’t worry about reading my mood and just concentrate.”

 

“It’s strange. You’re too calm even knowing there’s a demon inside me.”

 

“Since it only erodes you in the late hours of dawn, I can stop it.”

 

“But you can’t eliminate the demon?”

 

“Right. That’s beyond my capabilities.”

 

Emilia, who had been checking the magic formula, raised her head.

 

Divinity dwelt in her eyes. Golden letters flowed past in streams.

 

“You’re too closely bound to the demon. According to the Temple’s policy, someone like you should be executed on sight. You know that, right?”

 

“I know well. That’s why I’ve been hiding and living like this.”

 

“Then you’ll understand this well too.”

 

Thud.

 

Emilia closed the magic book she had been referencing.

 

She got up and stretched her arms out fully.

 

“The reason I’m turning a blind eye is because of Liliana.”

 

“If I’m useless, you’ll hand me over to the Temple just like that?”

 

“Of course.”

 

Liliana’s health was a problem that couldn’t be solved even with divine power.

 

That’s why she also researched magic and supernatural abilities, and this was how the fish called Francois Cassel got caught.

 

After pondering for a moment, Francois spoke up.

 

“Then let’s make a new contract.”

 

“What contract? The one where I help you in ten years in exchange for you helping me and Edith? Can’t you tell who’s on top and who’s on bottom now?”

 

Emilia let out a mocking laugh.

 

“Saving Liliana was your goal, wasn’t it.”

 

Francois’s eyelids twitched.

 

Emilia poked at Francois’s chest repeatedly.

 

“I heard everything from brother-in-law. After Liliana visited, the plants that had withered and died around the West Tower bloomed again. A guy who doesn’t know when a demon might devour his soul dedicates his remaining time to Liliana? Anyone can see there’s a purpose.”

 

She was supposed to be a saint, but she was a complete thug. Why did God choose someone like this as a saint?

 

Francois grabbed Emilia’s finger.

 

Strong force gripped and held the slender hand in place.

 

“That’s why I’m saying let’s make a new contract. Devote yourself to me until I’m completely eroded by the demon. Then I’ll devote myself to Liliana too.”

 

“The cost-benefit doesn’t match. You devoting yourself to Liliana is something you naturally have to do to save your own life.”

 

“Are you planning to let the demon inside me take over my body?”

 

“What if Liliana says she won’t help you? You know it’s not something that can be forced.”

 

“Then you kill me.”

 

It was hard to believe, so Emilia pulled back warily from Francois.

 

But Francois gripped her hand even tighter.

 

So she couldn’t escape anywhere.

 

“I won’t become a demon. So you take responsibility and kill me.”

 

I want to live. Any being granted life has survival instincts.

 

But becoming a demon is terrifyingly repulsive. I don’t want to beg for my life either.

 

I don’t want to threaten Liliana like in my past life.

 

If there was one thing I realized after going back in time, it was that the very choice to confine an innocent girl just to live was evidence of being eroded by the demon.

 

‘If I can die while maintaining my humanity, that wouldn’t be so bad either.’

 

Having reached his conclusion alone, Francois finally let go of Emilia’s hand.

 

“Are you serious?”

 

“Yes. So let’s stop talking and start the seal.”

 

Francois began reciting an incantation in ancient language.

 

He manifested golden letters while sensing the supernatural ability flowing weakly from Liliana.

 

Because he harbors a demon in his mind, he believes in God’s existence more than anyone.

 

That’s why he believes in magic, which is power borrowed from God.

 

Magic is borrowing God’s authority through promised language, and the incantation flowing from him held powerful force in every syllable.

 

Words became sentences with binding power, and sentences became paragraphs adding weight.

 

Thus, a massive magic began to unfold.

 

Francois grasped that power and began to sort through the supernatural abilities.

 

This was his own magic power absorbed through magic potions, and that was divine power that Emilia had infused.

 

Since it hadn’t awakened yet, the supernatural ability was hidden deep within Liliana’s soul.

 

But unlike usual, it was running wild, making the ability easy to detect.

 

Francois applied the unfolded magic to the root where the supernatural ability originated.

 

“Ugh!”

 

The supernatural ability and magic collided.

 

He couldn’t let the recoil affect the young child, so he absorbed all the impact.

 

As a result, magic power sparked and tore through his insides.

 

Francois forcibly swallowed the blood clot that rose up. Then he released magic power again.

 

He gently wrapped around the rampaging supernatural ability, swallowed it without leaving a trace. And.

 

“…It’s finished.”

 

Now he just needed to carefully manage it so the seal magic wouldn’t break as Liliana grew.

 

* * *

 

I had a very scary dream.

 

I went on a night boat ride with Liliana and Liliana, but Francois chased after us and destroyed the boat.

 

Fallen into the sea, I reached out while looking at the water surface rippling with flames.

 

Something that had slipped from my embrace was rising to the surface.

 

I couldn’t remember exactly what it was, but it seemed precious to me.

 

But my hand turned to ash from Francois’s curse and disappeared, and heartbroken, I woke from the dream.

 

‘What a strange dream!’

 

Blink. Blink. Blink.

 

It was so bright I couldn’t open my eyelids properly.

 

After squinting for a while and looking around, I saw Liliana sleeping as if she had fainted.

 

‘Liliana. I’ll do well! Even in dreams, you fought hard for me…’

 

The reason Marius earnestly begged me not to enter the West Tower must be because that place makes you have scary dreams.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Creak.

 

The door opened and Leopold appeared with a water bottle and food.

 

“Uncle!”

 

“Liliana? You’ve come to your senses!”

 

At Leopold’s voice, Liliana bolted upright.

 

“Hey! Little one! Are you okay?”

 

As soon as Liliana saw me with my eyes open, she checked my temperature first.

 

“Huh? Was I sick?”

 

“You were. Brother-in-law earnestly told you not to go to the West Tower, didn’t he.”

 

“Uh, uh? Y-yes, he did.”

 

“Then why did you go? Do you know that was a bad thing to do, or not?”

 

“I know. But uh…”

 

I was about to say that Willy ran away so I had no choice, but it all felt like excuses.

 

Should I apologize saying I was wrong? Or should I cling to Liliana while acting cute?

 

At this rate, I’ll have to sit in the thinking chair for thirty minutes, and I really don’t want that!

 

“Here, ah.”

 

“Ah?”

 

As I opened my mouth, Liliana pushed in the first potion I was drinking.

 

It wasn’t as terrible as the bubbling one, but it wasn’t exactly palatable either.

 

Unable to swallow or spit it out, I just held it in my mouth when Liliana’s eyes widened.

 

“Want to go to the thinking chair? Or drink it?”

 

Gulp.

 

I buried my face in the sheets at the bitter taste flowing down my throat.

 

I just woke up… couldn’t you at least give me time to mentally prepare… Could this be punishment?

 

“I hate you, Liliana. I was going to be good from now on, but I’m canceling that!”

 

Liliana half-listened while grabbing my wrist to collect my blood.

 

“I hate you even more, sister!”

 

“What? You like me?”

 

“No! I said I hate you!”

 

“Really? You like me as much as the sky and earth?”

 

“This…”

 

She got me! How unfair!

 

While I flopped onto the bed and kicked the blankets furiously, Liliana left saying she needed to analyze my blood.

 

Leopold made me sit up again.

 

“You need to eat first.”

 

“Leo uncle, you can’t betray me. You know that, right? We’re best friends.”

 

“Leopold is a best friend, but why am I just brother-in-law?”

 

“Hm?”

 

Marius poked his head out from behind Leopold.

 

When did he come in so quietly?

 

“Brother-in-law brought a gift. If you see this, you’ll want to become mega best friends with brother-in-law, right?”

 

“Gasp. What is it? Something fun? But I can’t make just anyone a mega best friend…”

 

“Then even if Leopold becomes brother-in-law, make me the number one brother-in-law.”

 

“Uh…”

 

As I hesitated, Marius pulled out a letter envelope from his chest and thrust it forward.

 

The sender written on the envelope was Andrea Berchio. That’s my brother.

 

“I couldn’t give you a satisfactory birthday gift, so I prepared properly this time… don’t you want it?”

 

“Oh, okay! I’ll make you number one brother-in-law! You’re the best brother-in-law!”

 

“That’s underhanded, Marius.”

 

“The prospective second brother-in-law talks too much.”

 

My head turned back and forth following the letter.

 

Leopold sighed and grabbed his forehead.

 

“Give it to me quickly!”

 

“Before that, about going to the West Tower—”

 

Just as Marius was continuing his words.

 

“Emilia already scolded her about that issue. You’re late with the news for a number one brother-in-law.”

 

Leopold stabbed at Marius with his characteristic calm tone. Marius’s cheek twitched.

 

I snatched the letter envelope from his hand and tore it open in one go.

 

I can’t read as smoothly as my sisters or even Edgar, but I looked at it stumblingly, slowly, character by character.

 

As I focused on checking the letter, both Marius and Leopold stopped their bickering.

 

‘It’s really brother’s letter.’

 

I read the letter from the beginning again. I couldn’t believe it.

 

It wasn’t something he wrote thinking of me while contacting my sisters, but a letter for me from beginning to end.

 

“Brother-in-law. Read this for me.”

 

“Are there words you don’t know?”

 

“Mmm. I might have read it wrong.”

 

Marius received the letter with a strange expression.

 

Leopold couldn’t hide his complicated feelings.

 

“Lilliana. How is life in the Empire? Edith said you eat well and play happily every day, are you living happily? She says you fight with brother-in-law every day. Lilliana with mace fists should go easy on him.”

 

My eyes grew hot, so I wiped around my eyes with my sleeve.

 

“I’m sorry for not replying all this time. I deliberately didn’t write letters because I was worried it would be hard for you if I sent them before you adapted to the Empire. It’s absolutely not because I hate you.”

 

I buried my face under the blanket.

 

Clearly it was Marius reading the letter, but I could hear brother’s voice in my ears.

 

“I really miss Lilliana so much. I wish I could see directly how much you’ve grown. I’m always happy to be Lilliana’s brother. Always stay healthy and live joyfully.”

 

“Sniff.”

 

It was the gift I wanted to receive most in my entire seven-year-old life.

 

While I was shedding tears and snot, I decided to make Marius the number one brother-in-law for the next ten years.

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