I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 90

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“Ugh… Right. I’m a shorty…”

 

Admitting I was a shorty to come to the Imperial Palace.

 

“If I’m going, the kid’s going too, and if the kid’s going, I’m going too!”

 

After Edgar caused a commotion by suddenly lying down on the floor, we ended up returning to the Imperial Palace again.

 

I was a little sad to leave the Waldrafen Estate that had somehow become my home, but it was so nice to stay by Edith’s side.

 

Except for just one thing.

 

“Why did you two become friends?”

 

When I asked sulkily, unlike Edith who tilted her head in confusion, Marius proudly lifted his chin.

 

“Sister and brother-in-law were always close.”

 

“No. In the old days you only talked about work, but now you and sister talk about when you were kids too.”

 

“We didn’t only talk about work before either.”

 

I can see that the two have gotten closer, but Edith doesn’t seem to realize it.

 

Before I went to the ducal estate.

 

“We can renovate and use the building of an old dance school that’s now closed for the magic school building.”

 

They dealt with the same difficult topics.

 

“Count Ruman is a flatterer, but he is an excellent subordinate.”

 

They just added the same personal opinions.

 

But now.

 

“The youngest sister-in-law doesn’t know that Miss Edith beat her brother in a fistfight when she was little, right? Do you know, brother-in-law?”

 

See. Marius knows a story that I don’t know.

 

I puffed up my cheeks and glared at Marius.

 

“I, I know too!”

 

“You know? Miss Edith said it was a secret that even her twin sisters don’t know.”

 

“Mmm.”

 

I closed my eyes tightly and cooled down my bubbling heart.

 

I lost. But I’m the younger sister!

 

“I’m our sister’s younger sister, you know? Don’t try to steal my place.”

 

Pop! I stretched out my arm and snatched up the last piece of salmon on Marius’s plate.

 

Usually you save the most delicious food to eat last.

 

Since I ate what he was saving and treasuring, he must be as angry as I am, right?

 

“Is hyung the kid? Stop teasing her already.”

 

Edgar shared some of his salmon with me.

 

These days Edgar treats me kindly like before we formed the soul bond. He’s really an unpredictable kid.

 

“Big brother-in-law is a baby. He’s not keeping the promise he made with me.”

 

“Promise? No. Brother-in-law kept all the promises he made with Lilliana.”

 

“He said he’d send me home after two hundred nights, but I still haven’t gone home.”

 

As soon as I finished speaking, chaos erupted at the dining table.

 

“H-hyung. How could you make such a promise?”

 

“Two hundred nights… Right, that’s what I said. I didn’t expect you to remember that. I underestimated a child.”

 

“It’s been two hundred nights since you came to the Empire. So now Lilliana is going back home? Does she have to?”

 

“Lily. You’ve been holding onto that promise all this time. I’m sorry sister didn’t pay attention.”

 

“Hmph. I’m not a baby anymore. If big brother-in-law takes back calling me a shorty, I can extend it from two hundred nights to four hundred nights!”

 

I proudly straightened my shoulders and held up four fingers.

 

The shorty declaration I made to return to the Imperial Palace had been floating around in my head all this time.

 

Marius always treats me like a little kid, but it’s only because Edgar is next to me – I’m not as small as you’d think.

 

I’m the 7th tallest in my class. Of course, our class has a capacity of 10 students.

 

‘The Trobancha house is nice too, but being with big sister is the best.’

 

It’s a secret that I like Andrea oppa more than big sister though.

 

“Hyung, what are you doing. Hurry up and take it back.”

 

“Our little shorty sister-in-law knows how to toy with an adult’s heart. Four hundred nights is too few. Make it five hundred nights.”

 

“F-five hundred nights?”

 

“Instead, I’ll give you one exemption ticket from the thinking chair.”

 

“Good!”

 

Marius stretched out his pinky finger to me.

 

“From now on, I will not call my youngest sister-in-law a shorty. Promise.”

 

“Promise!”

 

His hand was too big, so instead of hooking our pinkies together, I gripped Marius’s finger tightly.

 

Once the promise was established, Marius shook his head and added.

 

“Calling you shorty was getting old anyway. These days ‘piglet squirrel’ rolls off the tongue better.”

 

“Huh…”

 

What? Did I get scammed?

 

“Edgar, you choose too. There’s petit tiger and feisty kitten.”

 

Under the mind-numbing nickname attack, Edgar and I ended up screaming at the dinner table.

 

Maybe that’s why it really felt like we had returned to the palace after a long time.

 

* * *

 

It’s sad that you’ve come to know everything. There’s nothing good about knowing.

 

And I suspect that Lilliana remembers things in such a strange way because her soul wavelength is similar to mine.

 

When I turned back time, only Marius, Francois and I were supposed to return with our memories.

 

But Lilliana was the very person who made me turn back time before her birth.

 

It was precisely because of her parents, but since she was already in the womb at that time, she would have been born under a lot of my influence.

 

So when I turned back time later, my ability seemed to recognize Lilliana as half the same person as me and failed to completely take away her time.

 

Andrea calmly explained the secrets that Emilia would be curious about in simple sentences.

 

Is Edith doing well? She has a personality that doesn’t show it even when she’s having a hard time, so her saying she’s okay makes me more anxious.

 

…(omitted)…

 

Is Lilliana doing well?

 

Since her ability has been sealed, she should be growing taller and gaining more weight now.

 

I’m so disappointed that I can’t see for myself how she’s doing in the Empire.

 

Despite his body being in such a state, he only worries about his younger sisters rather than himself.

 

Emilia felt suffocated and moved her pen roughly.

 

The sisters worry about oppa a lot too.

 

When you moved to the countryside, you went down there like you were running away.

 

Lilliana misses oppa but doesn’t show it.

 

I heard she even cried in front of Francois and big brother-in-law saying she missed you.

 

So recover your health by the time the delegation is formed three years from now and make sure to stop by.

 

Actually, the person Emilia was most worried about was Andrea.

 

Lilliana didn’t fully remember the world before turning back time.

 

Moreover, she seemed to accept it as one story like a novel.

 

But Andrea had directly witnessed all of that future.

 

‘From oppa’s perspective, the brothers-in-law are no different from enemies, yet they got married…’

 

How absurd it must be.

 

Moreover, the crazy bastard who kidnapped the youngest is now by her side.

 

When he felt the gaze directed at the Marquis sitting diagonally across from him, the man smiled brightly.

 

“Your gaze is particularly intense today. Are you interested in me?”

 

“I was looking because I was wondering when the experimental budget allocation results would come out.”

 

“Ah! Miss Emilia. Those results came out yesterday. I completely forgot to distribute the materials!”

 

Hugo handed over the budget allocation documents along with a piece of chocolate.

 

“You look particularly tired today. This should help you feel better.”

 

“If chocolate is that good for recovering from fatigue, I should eat some first.”

 

Francois, who had been silently watching the two, flicked his finger. The chocolate then floated in the air and flew into his grasp.

 

“Hmm. Delicious. Interesting, there’s cinnamon inside?”

 

Crunch, crunch.

 

While chewing the chocolate, Francois glared at Hugo. Hugo whispered to Emilia.

 

“I’ve felt this for a while, but the Marquis seems to dislike me a bit.”

 

“Just ignore him. His mental age is exactly the same as my younger brother’s.”

 

“How old is your younger brother?”

 

“Seven years old.”

 

“Pfft.”

 

As the two giggled, Francois’s eyes narrowed.

 

Even though they had grabbed each other by the collar before, at the Magic Tower, Francois was Emilia’s superior.

 

Emilia quickly stopped the small talk and checked the news that had come up from the Trobancha Temple a few days ago.

 

– Expected increase in crime due to Black Magic Order expansion.

 

It was a request for cooperation asking her, as the Holy Maiden, to create sacred objects that could counter black magic.

 

The temple had also separately asked the Magic Tower for help.

 

‘…The Empire’s dark mages flowed into Trobancha for missionary purposes. Then this is an international issue.’

 

Coincidentally, the Imperial Family and Trobancha Government were in constant contact regarding the delegation issue that would occur in three years.

 

The Magic Tower would officially report this to the Emperor, but the uneasy feeling was unavoidable.

 

After all, it was a dark mage who had done that to her parents.

 

“I have a bad feeling about this.”

 

The Holy Maiden’s intuition told her that a massive storm was hanging at the end of the approaching waves.

 

* * *

 

“It’s so quiet without the children.”

 

“I know. It makes me feel sad to think that sister and brother-in-law will be raising them from now on.”

 

Regina wiped the corners of her eyes as she checked the room where the owners had left.

 

She had first met her youngest sibling when she was fifteen, and they had lived together under the same roof ever since.

 

So when she thought about not being able to hear the small footsteps running through the corridors, she felt stranger than when Emilia had left to get married.

 

“You’ll be able to visit the Imperial Palace and see them whenever you want.”

 

“Even if I go to the Imperial Palace, I won’t be able to see them chattering away next to me every time I cook.”

 

Leopold swallowed his emotions to keep himself from getting choked up too.

 

He felt just as empty with Edgar gone.

 

The way his chest felt heavy suggested that while he considered Edgar a younger brother, it wasn’t just that simple.

 

‘It’s not even far away, just the Imperial Palace that’s a short distance from here.’

 

Acknowledging that Edgar and Lilliana needed stable guardians, he had sent the two children to the Imperial Palace.

 

He was able to send them because he trusted the Empress more than Marius. Of course, it would be better if he raised them himself.

 

“…Still, the house will be lively again soon.”

 

Leopold gently smiled as he wrapped his arms around Regina’s still flat belly.

 

Just as Lilliana had said she wanted a niece or nephew, they were going to have a honeymoon baby.

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