I Became the Youngest Sister-in-law of the Ruined Reverse Harem’s Male Leads - Chapter 96

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I could hear musical instruments playing from the distant Central Palace, so it seemed the delegation had arrived.

 

While I was wallowing in disappointment, buried deep under my blankets, Marius and Edith would be dressed in pretty clothes welcoming the guests.

 

‘I’m not a baby anymore. I won’t cry over something like this.’

 

I’ve been living without my brother since I was six years old.

 

In just a few more years, the time I’ve lived without my brother will be longer than the time I spent with him.

 

So I’m not devastated as if the sky is falling over this problem. I’m just feeling a little down.

 

When I buried my face under the pillow, it was nice not being able to hear the music.

 

“The one who’s actually by your side is Lady Edith and us!”

 

Edgar’s words kept circling in my head.

 

When I thought about how I had hurt Edgar, Edith, and Marius, my chest stung with guilt.

 

That’s when someone grabbed and shook my blanket. From the hands, I could tell it was Edgar.

 

“Go away. I want to be alone right now.”

 

“Are you very depressed?”

 

“I said go away.”

 

“I can’t hear what you’re saying, so come out from under the blanket and talk.”

 

When I didn’t come out from under the blanket, Edgar wriggled his way inside.

 

I pushed him away with force, but Edgar held firm and buried his face under the pillow with me.

 

Then he didn’t say anything at all. No apology, no asking if I was okay.

 

“Why aren’t you saying anything? If you’re not going to apologize, then go away.”

 

“I’m not going to apologize. I was really hurt because of you, and I don’t want to hear about your brother anymore. Every time you talk like that, it feels like you’re going to leave far away.”

 

“Then why did you come?”

 

“I can’t help being worried.”

 

Edgar muttered quietly.

 

“I wish you and your whole family were Empire people. I wish this place could become your home.”

 

Because it was dark and I couldn’t see anything, his earnest voice stood out.

 

It made me feel a strange sense of guilt, but I couldn’t bring myself to say I would live in the Empire.

 

When I remained silent, Edgar spoke again.

 

“At times like this, I want to become an adult quickly. Then I could go anywhere I wanted.”

 

“I’m sorry for hurting you. From now on, I won’t talk about my brother, and I’ll ask if you want to do everything together.”

 

“….”

 

“This is my home too, but if I forget Trowance, I feel like I won’t know who I am anymore. I’m Trobancha, but I only live in the Empire.”

 

I heard irregular breathing. I hoped Edgar didn’t think I had betrayed him.

 

I reached out my arms and hugged Edgar. This was our tacit promise when we wanted to make up after a big fight.

 

When one of us hugged first, the other would quickly hug back tightly. But today was different.

 

‘Does he not want to be friends with me anymore?’

 

My heart was pounding with anxiety.

 

How could I get by without making up with Edgar?

 

Just when all sorts of worries were filling my mind, Edgar slowly hugged me back.

 

“Still, I wish your brother had come to the Empire. You waited for him so long.”

 

The words that it seemed time to stop longing for my brother reached my lips, but I didn’t think Edgar would be happy if I brought up that topic.

 

And Edgar was mature, so he would care more about my heart wanting to give up on my brother than his own feelings of disliking my brother.

 

“Anyway, let’s go to the banquet hall and steal some snacks.”

 

Children were forbidden from entering today’s delegation welcoming event.

 

But the banquet hall would definitely be piled high like a tower with luxury snacks that were only made for big events.

 

“Good. Let’s go!”

 

When we wriggled out from under the blanket, I could see Edgar’s face with slightly swollen eyes.

 

‘Did he cry like me?’

 

When I stared at his face, Edgar said something.

 

“You’re all puffy and swollen like a pumpkin.”

 

I glared at him sharply, but Edgar giggled to himself and got up. When Edgar reached out his hand, I suddenly felt energized.

 

I vigorously got up from the bed and clasped his hand. Right now, we needed sweet snacks.

 

* * *

 

The banquet hall was decorated as splendidly as when my sisters got married.

 

“Gasp. There’s a guard.”

 

“Let’s go through the secret passage.”

 

When you’ve lived in the Imperial Palace for 10 years like Edgar, you learn about one or two secret passages.

 

We slipped into the secret passage through the room where guests were resting.

 

“Look at that. Those snacks are the ones you wanted to eat at the last Empire founding anniversary, Edgar.”

 

“You get the snacks. I’ll get the drinks.”

 

We looked at each other, nodded, then divided roles and moved.

 

I was stuffing snacks tightly into the container I had prepared when suddenly a shadow fell over my head. When I looked up, I saw Francois.

 

“What are you doing here?”

 

“Shh. Uncle, be quiet. If we get caught, we’ll be kicked out.”

 

“You came to eat snacks? If you had said something, the maids would have prepared some separately.”

 

“Uncle. Why would I eat chocolate behind Edith’s back? Doing things you’re told not to do is always the most fun.”

 

If you secretly eat snacks while avoiding adults’ eyes, it tastes several times better than usual.

 

“Gasp. Edith appeared over there.”

 

I hurriedly crouched down on the floor to hide myself. Then Francois stood in front of me and blocked me from view.

 

As expected of kind, gentle, and easygoing Uncle Francois.

 

Although it’s my fate to monitor my uncle, he’s so nice to me every time that I don’t think I could hate him.

 

“Uncle. This summer, can you take me, Edgar, and Liliana all together to see a mime performance?”

 

“Sure. Just let me know. Oh, Edgar was looking for you. Go quickly.”

 

“Thank you! Uncle is the best!”

 

I stuck flat to the floor and crawled.

 

When I got to the next table, I could see Edgar had brought an entire bottle of drinks.

 

“Look at this. I brought this much.”

 

“Wow. Let’s eat all of this and hide what’s left under the bed to eat secretly.”

 

While we were whispering like that, I felt eyes watching us from afar. Leopold was standing there with a stern expression.

 

We quickly lowered ourselves and moved positions. But at the entrance we had come through, Liliana and Marius were there.

 

We had no choice but to hide under a table with a long tablecloth that reached the floor.

 

“What’s the point of a delegation coming? I have nothing to do.”

 

“Do your vacation homework, why don’t you? At the very least, do some review.”

 

“Only you and Chris do that stuff. Earlier I asked Uncle Francois if he could take us to see a mime performance together and he said he could. Will you go?”

 

“Sure, why not.”

 

“Good. If Edgar says no again this time, I’ll have to swim on the floor for the first time in a while.”

 

We were chatting and eating snacks when shoes stopped in front of the tablecloth and we heard voices.

 

“The Razas Order, right? Those demon worship groups.”

 

“Right. And they team up with dark mages to commit all sorts of crimes. That problem is also the main agenda of this delegation.”

 

“I didn’t expect the Empire to ask us for help in exterminating dark mages.”

 

“It’s probably not because they’re really short-handed. It’s a signal to open the floodgates for the Empire and Trowance to begin full-scale exchanges.”

 

I perked up my ears, happy to hear Trobancha accents after so long.

 

“But the Empire will also try to learn a lot from us about the secrets of identifying and catching dark mages.”

 

“That’s right. The starting point of dark mages was the Empire, but we, Trowance, are the ones who suffered severe terrorism.”

 

Come to think of it, the reason I couldn’t go see performances was also because of dark mages.

 

Since the first half of this year, followers of the Razas Order have suddenly been rampaging throughout the capital city.

 

Since the first half of this year, followers of the Razas cult have suddenly been running rampant throughout the capital.

 

They joined forces with dark mages to kidnap children or terrorize key facilities.

 

“Come to think of it, it was around this time ten years ago. The terrorist incident.”

 

“Ah, that…”

 

The man lowered his voice and whispered.

 

“You mean the terrorist attack where Miss Edith’s parents passed away?”

 

“Yes. Thanks to the Berchio couple’s efforts, there weren’t many casualties. But it was absolutely horrific. The youngest of that family was born on the ship that day.”

 

“It seems natural that Miss Edith established a magic school in the Empire. Having lost her parents to dark mage terrorism, she must have wanted to prevent mages from falling into corruption.”

 

Edgar looked at me with a shocked expression.

 

My sisters never told me how our parents died.

 

They only said there was an accident and that our parents died while trying to save other people.

 

Even in the original story, it wasn’t described why our parents passed away.

 

I, and my sisters too, were all supporting characters after all.

 

‘Even in the original story’s behind-the-scenes that I recalled a few years ago, only my escape was mentioned, huh?’

 

At that moment, I realized the gap in my memory.

 

The original story I remembered seemed like a compilation of the characters’ episodes.

 

As if I had watched them from the side. But the original story’s behind-the-scenes, I knew centered around ‘me.’

 

‘As if I had experienced it myself.’

 

I recalled the original story’s behind-the-scenes while I was asleep.

 

So when I had just regained consciousness, even though I didn’t know information unrelated to the situation, only the emotions I felt in the dream remained vivid.

 

That’s why I avoided Francois so much for a while.

 

“Well, there are rumors that Andrea Berchio’s move to the countryside was also due to aftereffects from the Victoria terrorist incident.”

 

“Li, Lilliana.”

 

Edgar, with a pale face, called out to me worriedly.

 

I wiped my eyes that had somehow become wet with my sleeve and seriously doubted.

 

Whether the future I knew was really a novel.

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