I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 86

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The long-awaited weekend had finally arrived.

 

During the week, Edgar had been adapting after skipping to third grade, and I was set to start at a new school from next week.

 

‘Since I’ll have to play with new friends starting next week, I need to drive Francois away this weekend.’

 

On this side of the dining table sat Edith, me, Marius, and Edgar.

 

On the opposite side sat Liliana, Francois, Leopold, and Liliana.

 

Since Francois was sitting directly across from me, it was the perfect position to target him.

 

So I crossed my arms and glared fiercely at Francois.

 

“Hello, Lilliana.”

 

“Hmph.”

 

I turned my head away sharply.

 

If I don’t greet him, he’ll surely feel hurt enough to not want to become family.

 

Then Edith, who was beside me, scolded me.

 

“Lilliana. You should be polite to adults. Hurry up and greet him properly.”

 

“Uncle Francois is a bad adult. So I won’t be polite.”

 

“It’s fine. She might think that way because she feels I took her sister away.”

 

“He says it’s fine. Lilliana, glare at him more.”

 

Marius poked my arm repeatedly, showing he was on my side.

 

I thought he was just an incomplete adult who only teased me every day, but I was wrong.

 

He truly had the makings of an emperor.

 

“Marius.”

 

When Edith stared intently at Marius, he averted his gaze and corrected himself.

 

“Only glare half as much, youngest sister-in-law.”

 

“Pupu. How disappointing.”

 

And so mealtime began.

 

The person most friendly toward Francois was Liliana.

 

She had originally supported Francois and Liliana, and being so kind by nature, she probably didn’t know how to be suspicious.

 

Leopold looked displeased but didn’t give any particular reproach.

 

Actually, he had said this during dinner yesterday evening:

 

“Miss Regina. Don’t worry too much. If that guy shows any strange signs, I’ll take responsibility and stomp on…”

 

Leopold, who had been talking up to that point, saw us staring wide-eyed at him, cleared his throat, and corrected himself.

 

“I’ll take responsibility and have a physical conversation with him.”

 

At that moment, the large scar on Leopold’s face looked so cool to me.

 

It seemed like a symbol of strong fists.

 

“I suppose I’m receiving a lot of help from Emilia. I’m always sorry for owing so much.”

 

“Francois also helped our Lilliana. Though I was very surprised at first, both Regina and I decided to respect Emilia’s decision.”

 

I didn’t lower my guard even while eating.

 

I quietly stretched my foot under the table and gave his knee a firm tap.

 

Francois didn’t seem hurt at all and smiled at me with a smile more beautiful than the goddess of beauty.

 

‘D-don’t think you can change my heart with your face! I won’t lose!’

 

I wondered whether to throw the beans from my plate or spray lemon juice, but decided to take drastic measures to show him some spice.

 

I stabbed three peppers with my fork, then rolled pasta around it to hide them.

 

“Uncle. This is a gift!”

 

When I held out the fork to Francois, his eyes widened.

 

Francois glanced at my sisters.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

Swish.

 

Liliana took my fork and ate it instead. I didn’t even have time to stop her.

 

“Cough! Why is this so spicy!”

 

Liliana gulped down water frantically.

 

Thud.

 

Marius bent down and whispered quietly in my ear.

 

“That was a good idea. Next time, let’s make sure Francois eats it.”

 

He gave me a thumbs up under the table.

 

On the contrary, Edith squeezed her eyes shut and warned me.

 

“Lilliana. I told you not to play with food. This is the last time I’m letting it slide. If you’re mean to Uncle Francois again, you’ll be in trouble.”

 

Hearing her low voice, it seemed she was holding back from scolding me after assessing the situation.

 

If I get caught again like this, I’ll probably be sentenced to an hour in the thinking chair…

 

‘But I still have to save Liliana first!’

 

Fine, I’ll sit in the thinking chair for an hour!

 

I can think of maze games while looking at the patterns on the wall, or doze off while sitting, so it’ll pass quickly!

 

As I prepared my next revenge, Edgar interjected.

 

“So does that mean Uncle Francois is now family with Lilliana?”

 

The adults all exchanged glances simultaneously.

 

It seemed they hadn’t thought about how to explain this to the children.

 

“Edgar. My only brothers-in-law are the first and second brothers-in-law.”

 

“Gasp. Lilliana. All that effort braiding your hair was worth it… ugh.”

 

Leopold’s mouth twitched with his characteristically stoic face before Liliana poked him in the ribs.

 

Marius straightened his shoulders proudly.

 

“That’s right. We’re certified brothers-in-law. Francois, you can’t even dream of that position.”

 

“Brother, please stop…”

 

Edgar’s face turned red instantly as he quietly moved his chair away from Marius.

 

Marius pulled Edgar sideways, making his face look like a burning sweet potato beyond just red.

 

“Youngest. Uncle Francois is now youngest’s brother-in-law. But he’s not a real brother-in-law, he’s a fake brother-in-law.”

 

“…Miss Regina. Could you just call me prospective brother-in-law?”

 

When Francois smiled brightly with an angelic face, Liliana immediately answered.

 

“Uncle Francois is a prospective brother-in-law.”

 

This is bad.

 

Only now did I remember that Francois has a face that matches Liliana’s taste…

 

Of course, Liliana loves Leopold, but taste and love are separate things.

 

‘At this rate, my only allies are my brothers-in-law!’

 

When I glared at Francois, he gave me a bright smile.

 

For a moment, it felt like Francois alone was absorbing all the light in the world.

 

A demon king wearing an angel’s skin… the world is unfair.

 

“I’m behind our Liliana, okay? Don’t forget! Otherwise, Oliver sleeping in my hands will wake up and destroy everything!”

 

Edith stuffed meat into my mouth, forcing me to close it.

 

It seems the only people I can trust are my brothers-in-law.

 

* * *

 

After the meal ended, Edgar went for a walk in the garden with Marius.

 

I was cold so I played alone in my room, when Liliana quietly approached.

 

To show I was angry, I didn’t even glance toward Liliana.

 

“Are you sulking?”

 

“Yes. I’m sulking. I won’t talk to Liliana anymore.”

 

“Come on. Just stop being angry this once.”

 

“No!”

 

“Do you hate your sister?”

 

“That’s not it, but… I’m angry so don’t talk to me!”

 

When I turned my head sharply, my youngest sister tickled my side.

 

As my body trembled, my youngest sister gave me a series of kisses on my forehead.

 

“When you were just born, you looked like a sweet potato, but I don’t know when you grew up so much that you can talk like this.”

 

“I’m seven years old now! I’m not a baby!”

 

“In your sister’s eyes, you’re still a baby. Since you’re a baby, I have a duty to protect you.”

 

My youngest sister looked at me with the same serious gaze as when I used to collapse every day and get examined.

 

At times like this, I really feel the fact that my youngest sister is an adult.

 

“Little one. Why did you say that back then? You said there was something strange inside Uncle Francois.”

 

“Don’t you know, youngest sister? There’s a demon lord inside Uncle Francois.”

 

“A demon lord? How does Lilliana know that?”

 

“That’s…”

 

When I couldn’t answer and hesitated, my youngest sister stroked my head reassuringly.

 

“It’s okay. You can tell your sister.”

 

“I can’t. I can’t say it.”

 

“I won’t scold you.”

 

“Still, I can’t… You’ll think I’m weird.”

 

“There’s magic in this world, divine power, and supernatural abilities too. As long as such special powers exist, there’s nothing strange about it at all.”

 

“…”

 

Should I tell her about the original story and all that?

 

The fact that this world is a dark reverse harem romance novel is strange even to me.

 

And the original story was already twisted before it even began, so even if I tried to prove it, there was nothing I could actually prove.

 

“I promise. Your sister will never look at you strangely.”

 

My youngest sister held out her finger.

 

I glanced at the other adults gathered in the living room beyond the half-open door.

 

If it were my big sister, she might bring a psychological counselor first thing.

 

My second sister would be extremely shocked and blame herself for being inadequate, thinking that’s why I became strange after hearing everything I said.

 

But my youngest sister was a scholar who studied magic and supernatural abilities. She had no choice but to hear about all the strange things in the world.

 

“When I went to the West Tower, I saw it in a dream.”

 

“A dream?”

 

“In the dream, I was fifteen years old. The demon lord inside Uncle Francois awakened and tried to eliminate me… so I ran away.”

 

My youngest sister listened seriously to my story.

 

“Uncle Francois wanted me to defeat the demon lord for him. But I refused because I was scared and hated him. Because…”

 

“Because?”

 

“Because he’s a bad person.”

 

It was hard to look at my youngest sister, so I fidgeted with my fingers.

 

When I was fifteen, my hands were much bigger than now, but all of that was just a fleeting dream.

 

“He kidnapped me from the battlefield to defeat the demon lord. But that’s all just a novel, so youngest sister doesn’t need to worry.”

 

“A novel? Why do you think it’s a novel instead of a dream?”

 

“Because that’s all I saw in the dream. The story before that came into me as a story one day.”

 

Throughout my confession of the truth, my heart trembled so much that my eyes stung.

 

I played with the ends of my hair to pretend I was fine as I concluded.

 

“When Rebecca died, the story disappeared. So now everything’s okay.”

 

That was all I could say.

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