I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 88

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“What? How did you…?”

 

“Officially, you’re known to have precognitive abilities, but I’m family and an expert.”

 

Emilia clutched her throbbing forehead.

 

A week ago, after Lilliana noticed the demon inside Francois, Emilia had urgently sent a letter to her brother Andrea.

 

Since she sent it express through a Magic Tower colleague, she was able to receive a reply right in the morning.

 

“That was for the best.”

 

It was a one-sentence reply, but even that was enough to guess that there had been a major incident in the future before the possession.

 

“Then tell me now. What happened in the future I can’t remember that makes Lilliana so afraid?”

 

Francois began confessing the sins of his previous life like a sinner standing before the gates of hell.

 

* * *

 

Francois got hit a total of three times.

 

“This is our family’s little squirrel! Are you even human?”

 

“Ugh!”

 

Once when he confessed that after confirming Lilliana’s ability, he took the child to the Empire to drive out the demon.

 

“Don’t even think about leaving the Magic Tower for the next three years!”

 

“Ack!”

 

When he said he confined Lilliana in the tower, she hit his solar plexus.

 

“Bite down hard!”

 

“Urgh!”

 

When he said he dropped Lilliana from the ship into the sea, she hit his face.

 

After the explanation ended, Francois clutched his stomach and breathed painfully.

 

Emilia was repeatedly raising and lowering her fist while fuming.

 

She looked ready to grab Francois’s head and smash it to pieces at any moment.

 

“How miserable must she have looked alone for Edgar to help her escape…”

 

In the end, Francois was able to finish after getting hit a total of four times.

 

After that, Emilia pressed her lips tightly shut and began organizing what she had heard in her mind.

 

Sometimes silence hurts more than words of reproach.

 

When Emilia sighed, his heart sank, and when she pressed her temples firmly, he became so tense he could barely breathe.

 

Francois trembled beside Emilia, waiting for the words she would speak.

 

Should he not have revealed the truth? As small regrets washed over him, Emilia broke her long silence.

 

“Your expression was strange when you signed the oath…”

 

“I’m sorry.”

 

“What do you think every time you see Lilliana?”

 

“…”

 

Francois hung his head and bit his lip with his upper teeth.

 

Even after turning back time, his mind had been full of thoughts of using Lilliana.

 

But as he made magic potions every week and examined the child, his thoughts gradually changed little by little.

 

“I won’t play with you anymore, mister!”

 

One day, her words when she was upset with him stuck particularly deep in his heart.

 

He felt that trying to survive by using a young child was not just pathetic but shameless… and then he sorted out his feelings.

 

Even if Lilliana didn’t help him in the future, he wouldn’t resent her and would choose to face death himself.

 

Francois gripped his clothes tightly and answered her in a crawling voice.

 

“I know how terrible I am too. Whatever decision you make, I’ll accept it, so do as you wish.”

 

“Who said I’d leave you to die? I’m angry about your past right now, but I never said I’d abandon you!”

 

Emilia shouted irritably at Francois and ran her hands through her hair.

 

Her mind and heart were so complicated she wanted to prick them with a needle and pull out all the tangled emotions.

 

“I hate you to death. I want to just kill you, but even so, I’m going to give you a chance to live anew. I want Lilliana to receive a proper apology from you.”

 

“…”

 

“When you’re more mature, kneel and apologize. Live this life properly, if only to apologize to Liliana.”

 

“You don’t need to force yourself to accept it. Just be as angry and resentful as you feel.”

 

As soon as she finished speaking, her tightly clenched fist struck Francois’s head solidly.

 

“Ugh.”

 

She snapped at Francois as he clutched his head.

 

“The more I think about it, the angrier I get, so shut your mouth. You seem to have forgotten, but I’m a Holy Maiden before I’m an ability researcher.”

 

Divine power so hot it felt lukewarm spread out from Emilia.

 

Francois swallowed as he felt the divine power touching his skin.

 

It was powerful, as if it would fill the holes in his mind.

 

“I’m a Holy Maiden who rarely goes to the temple and likes to play around, but I’m still a Holy Maiden. I don’t know how to get revenge when angry like other people, or feel satisfied after completing bloody revenge. What I want is salvation. Your salvation. And peace in Lilliana’s heart.”

 

Her voice was filled with conviction, almost sounding arrogant.

 

Francois raised his head, confirmed her complete sincerity, and strained his eyes to keep from crying.

 

“I’ll say it again, but I think there’s a reason you and I met.”

 

The words Emilia had casually said recently were deeply embedded in his heart.

 

Back then, he thought it was simply thanks to Andrea Berchio’s love for his family.

 

But now, for the first time in his life, Francois thought that perhaps God’s salvation had come to him.

 

“I won’t… disregard you ever again.”

 

If he needed to apologize to Lilliana, he would apologize.

 

He would kneel and atone forever. But he could never give up the salvation that was Emilia Berchio.

 

So even if Lilliana hated him and refused treatment, it couldn’t be helped.

 

Even if he lived a short life like a moth to flame, he had found someone he wanted to give everything to.

 

* * *

 

“Little brother-in-law. Are you going to keep doing this?”

 

“Don’t you like the hair?”

 

“I like the hair! But I don’t like the coordination!”

 

While my older sister was having an early meal with Edgar, Leopold woke me up to prepare for school.

 

The problem was that the outfit Leopold chose was a combination bordering on terrorism.

 

“The hat is red, but the dress is blue and the shoes are yellow. It’s tacky.”

 

“T-tacky, that much is…”

 

“It is that much!”

 

Leopold, whose eyes were shaking, rummaged through the wardrobe again with creaking movements.

 

Since he only wore neat shirts every day, I didn’t know little brother-in-law’s fashion sense was worse than a seven-year-old’s.

 

Unable to watch anymore, I picked out clothes myself and went out.

 

At the entrance, my older sister and Edgar were exclaiming in admiration.

 

“What, what!”

 

When I ran over, I saw an exciting scene.

 

The servants were carrying gift boxes from the front gate.

 

“My birthday is in summer though? Is it little brother-in-law’s birthday today by any chance?”

 

“No. Regina, what are all those?”

 

“Francois sent them saying he wants to become friends with the children. We have gifts too, oh my. Look at this scarf pattern.”

 

When my older sister wrapped the gifted scarf around her neck, I heard a small grinding sound from beside her.

 

Crack.【/</p】

I patted Leopold’s hand to calm him down, then opened a box wrapped with a green ribbon.

 

For reference, Edgar’s gift was tied with a purple ribbon.

 

“Gasp!”

 

From the box came out a black-haired doll and a wooden carriage for the doll to ride in.

 

My heart pounded because I had heard my friends at my new school bragging about such things a few times.

 

“What’s yours, Edgar?

 

“It’s a magic toy.”

 

“R-really?”

 

Edgar was holding a toy that could record voices when you pressed a button.

 

Surprisingly, there wasn’t just one or two of these gifts. Already in the entrance hall, presents were piled up like a tower. I hadn’t received this many even on my birthday.

 

‘B-but Francois is a demon king. I can’t give in!’

 

I should firmly put down the doll, but my fingers just wouldn’t let go.

 

‘T-think of my youngest sister!’

 

But for some reason, I could only recall the image of her lying about going to buy snacks, then taking me to the hospital for shots.

 

After agonizing over and over, I put! the gift down decisively.

 

“I-I won’t be swayed by something like this! I won’t acknowledge you as my brother-in-law!”

 

Thump!

 

When I threw myself into Leopold’s arms, he let out a overwhelmed breath.

 

“We’re on the same side. Thank goodness Lilliana is here.”

 

“Edgar. What are you doing. Come over here quickly.”

 

“But I want this. Francois isn’t my brother-in-law anyway.”

 

“Traitor! I thought we were friends.”

 

“We’ll be late for school. Let’s go quickly.”

 

Even while Edgar grabbed my hand and dragged me to the carriage, I kept turning back to look at the mountain of gifts.

 

“Even if Francois is a bit suspicious, the adults have already settled everything among themselves, so what can we do about it.”

 

“So you’re betraying your soulmate?”

 

“Ugh. That’s not it. I just mean you should be practical.”

 

“What’s practical?”

 

“It means get everything you want to get. Even if you keep opposing him, he’s already family. Wouldn’t it be better to stick close by and monitor him instead?”

 

“That’s… still no! I won’t accept that man, so don’t think about swaying me.”

 

“Okay, okay.”

 

While chattering with Edgar, we arrived at school.

 

Since my house was closer to school, I got off first.

 

“Edgar. See you at home later!”

 

“Lilliana! I missed you!”

 

Mauro from my class came running over and kissed both my cheeks.

 

It’s a Trobancha-style greeting, and originally it’s not supposed to be real kisses, but children often make mistakes.

 

“Wait, what’s that! Who are you—”

 

Just as Edgar, hanging from the window, started shouting, the carriage departed again.

 

Even as he moved away, Edgar stuck his head out the window and glared this way.

 

“Gasp. Mauro. Did you do your homework? I forgot and didn’t do mine, can I copy yours?”

 

“I didn’t do my homework either. Lilliana, I was going to copy your homework…”

 

We went to the classroom with drooping shoulders.

 

After all classes ended and I returned home…

 

“Hueok!”

 

I covered my mouth and calmed my pounding heart.

 

It seems Francois was serious about this.

 

A super-sized dollhouse had been delivered to my room.

 

The height was even taller than me!

 

“If, if, if I call him brother-in-law…”

 

I, Lilliana Berchio, age 7.

 

I fell into the greatest agony of my life.

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