I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 78
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“Leopold! Sister said you have to eat all kinds of food. Hurry up and eat the bell peppers too. That’s how you’ll grow tall.”
“Heh, heh… heh. Do. I. Have. To. Eat. It?”
I was a little disappointed. No, very disappointed.
‘To think the day would come when I’d miss Marius!’
Thud.
I dropped the toy plate I was holding.
Leopold was someone who didn’t have even a fingernail’s worth of talent for acting.
So when he recited lines during house play, his stiff voice showed acting skills that were beyond strange and downright eerie.
“This isn’t right! Little brother-in-law, you’re no fun!”
Thump.
When I lay down on the carpet and flailed around in all directions, Leopold apologized helplessly.
“I’m sorry.”
“Edgar. Won’t you play house with me? Just play house with me once. Please?”
“No. I’m reading a book right now.”
Edgar, who had been lying on the sofa turning pages one by one, quickly turned around and showed me his back.
I buried my face in the carpet in despair.
“Lilliana. How about we ride the swing together? Brother-in-law will push you.”
“It’s cold outside. I don’t want to go out.”
The Empire was much, much colder than Trobancha.
In Trobancha, people cheer even when sleet falls, calling it snow, but here they say it piles up to your knees.
‘I’ll go out when it snows, but I don’t want to right now.’
Should I go to Liliana and ask her to play with me?
While I was pondering deeply, Edgar asked me.
“By the way, did you do your homework?”
“What homework? Our class doesn’t have homework.”
“You were told to write the sentences you got wrong on the dictation test ten times each.”
“Hmm.”
I tried to pretend I didn’t know and hadn’t heard, but I heard Liliana’s voice from behind.
“Dictation? Sister will help you with your homework. Get up.”
“Aaah!”
My body floated up above the carpet.
It was because Leopold, under Liliana’s control, had lifted me up.
The same thing happened to Edgar.
Ten minutes later, we ended up voluntarily surrendering the dictation test papers we had received from our bags.
“Edgar reads a lot of books usually, so he got perfect scores on everything.”
Liliana was impressed. Leopold patted Edgar’s head and praised him.
“You worked hard. I’m proud of you.”
“It’s nothing to make a fuss about…”
Edgar’s cheeks turned slightly red, as if he was embarrassed.
I confidently held out my test paper, trying not to be discouraged.
“I worked hard too!”
I did work hard. The results were a mess, though.
“Little one, you…”
Liliana’s voice trailed off.
Liliana gradually frowned as she flipped through the test paper.
Even I thought 30 points was pretty bad…
I rarely scored above 60 points, so it couldn’t be helped.
“I’ll work harder! I’ll get 50 points next time!”
When no response came back, Leopold quietly glanced at Liliana.
I also shrank down and stuck close to Edgar who was beside me.
“Little one. You didn’t get 30 points. You got 60 points.”
Liliana checked a few problems and said the grading was wrong.
“No. The teacher said it was wrong. She said you can’t write like that in the Empire.”
“It’s not wrong, it’s different.”
“But this is the Empire.”
The teacher said it was wrong, but sister says it’s different.
I don’t understand what the difference is between ‘different’ and ‘wrong.’
When I looked confused, Leopold explained.
“Lilliana. When writing letters to Empire friends, it would be good to write in the Empire style, but writing in the Trobancha style isn’t bad. Both are correct.”
Edgar got perfect scores on everything so he had to write sentences alone, but it seemed good that the homework was reduced.
So I decided to continue living earnestly as a Trobancha person from now on.
* * *
After the dictation incident, Liliana began paying special attention to my outfit when going to school.
She would dress me in Trobancha-style clothes or do my hair in styles only done in Trobancha before sending me to school.
The problem was that all my friends were Empire people.
“Lilliana. You’re wearing strange clothes again today.”
David giggled, so I glared at him fiercely.
“It’s not strange, it’s pretty!”
“No. It’s strange. I’ve never seen patterns like that before.”
Are my clothes really that strange?
I sneakily checked my skirt hem. It only looks pretty to me.
The bright red skirt and white shirt with colorful embroidery was the most common outfit in Trobancha.
While I was worrying, the teacher came. The teacher returned the dictation test papers we had seen last time.
“Lilliana. It’s not wrong, but you can’t write like this in the Empire.”
After receiving Liliana’s protest, the teacher no longer said Trobancha-style spelling was wrong.
Liliana also said to learn Empire-style spelling diligently, but learning two countries’ cultures simultaneously is a bit difficult.
I became gloomy and stuffed the test paper into my bag.
This period was art class. The theme was what we wanted to do when spring comes.
“What did Lilliana draw?”
“Swimming in the sea! This is Edith, and she’s fishing right now. Liliana is diving, and Liliana is cliff diving.”
“Cliff diving?”
The teacher couldn’t hide her confused expression. Diana, sitting next to me, whispered.
“Lilliana, do you know how to swim?”
“Of course! I can dive underwater for 30 seconds.”
“…Lilliana. Swimming might be okay in Trobancha, but in the Empire, diving and cliff diving are all forbidden.”
“Why?”
“Because Lilliana’s sister is Her Majesty the Empress. So you must conduct yourself properly.”
It was incomprehensible. I don’t understand what swimming has to do with proper conduct.
The teacher sighed deeply and moved on to another friend, and then class ended.
When snack time came, friends gathered around and asked.
“Lilliana, why do you live in the Empire? If you’re Trophancian, shouldn’t you live in Trobancha?”
It was probably an innocent question, but I felt rejected by my friends.
I felt like an impurity. Then someone threw out a comment.
“But Trobancha seems like a bit of a strange country.”
At that moment, I lost interest in school.
* * *
“Edgar. How is school life?”
“It’s fun.”
Edgar answered Liliana’s question with dead fish eyes.
Insincere lies are always obvious. Edgar is an idiot.
‘I wish Edgar would also say he doesn’t want to go to school.’
Not wanting to go to school, I even commissioned Leopold to do twin braids to please Liliana.
“Do you like it?”
“Yeah. Little brother-in-law is the best!”
Actually, it hurt a little when my hair was pulled during brushing, but I pretended it didn’t.
Still, seeing Leopold unable to hide his proud feelings with the corners of his mouth slightly rising, I could easily endure this much pain.
“Hey. Little sister. Can’t we skip school today and go see big sister? I want to show off my hair to big sister.”
“We’re supposed to see big sister at Emilia’s house on the weekend.”
“Uuugh. I want to see big sister now. I almost cried from missing her before bed yesterday.”
“Little one, you passed out as soon as you lay down yesterday.”
As expected, Liliana is a formidable opponent. This won’t work. It’s time to use my last resort.
I checked Edgar who was blankly packing his school bag beside me.
Edgar also seems reluctant to go to school, so he might help me.
“No. I don’t want to go to school.”
Then I lay down. I put my back on the floor and flailed my arms and legs.
“I want to see big sister! I don’t want to go to school! My stomach hurts and I don’t feel like going!”
Waaaaaaah!
When I raised my voice, Liliana looked down at me with a scary face.
If it were Liliana, she would have quickly warned that I’d get spanked if I didn’t get up, but that seemed better than going to school.
‘Why, why isn’t she saying anything and just standing there?’
Should I get up again and pick up my bag? My heart was pounding.
When I was about to subtly drain the strength from my flailing limbs, Liliana spoke.
“Then shall we go see Emilia today?”
“Liliana?”
“Edith has work today so we can’t meet her. Instead, let’s go see Emilia. I heard she’s on vacation for a while. Get up quickly.”
“Huh… R-really? You’re not pretending to visit Liliana to send me to school, right?”
“Of course. I’ll promise. Here, promise.”
When Liliana even gave me a pinky promise, I jumped up and grabbed my bag.
“Edgar is coming too!”
“Me too?”
“Of course! What would I play with if you’re not there?”
I grabbed his hand tightly so he couldn’t escape anywhere.
Leopold had to go to work at the Imperial Palace, so the three of us – Liliana, Edgar, and I – set off for Liliana’s house.
“Come to think of it, I haven’t run into Lady Emilia many times.”
“Edgar. Be careful. Our Liliana is really scary. She tricks you by saying she’ll buy candy then takes you to the hospital for shots.”
“She’s definitely a bit scary.”
After the two of us talked about Liliana for a while, the carriage stopped.
Liliana checked the address and knocked on the front door.
“Emilia! It’s me!”
“Liliana! Liliana is here!”
Creak.
The door opened and suddenly Francois appeared.
Of course, not from this house but from the neighboring house.
“Emilia hasn’t come home yet.”
“Why is Mr. Francois there…”
“Ah, didn’t you know? I live next door.”
“But how does Mr. Francois know that Emilia hasn’t come home?”
“I’m very interested in Emilia.”
“Oh my.”
“Uwah.”
Liliana covered her mouth with her palm. And I was so surprised that I shouted.
“E-even if our Liliana likes you, I can’t give you the youngest brother-in-law position!”
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