Everyone Was Obsessed With Me After I Became the Youngest Princess Favorite

“Nice to meet you, Lady Ellard. I am Aidan, from Faelunt Duchy.”

 

“Yes, Master Faelunt. Thank you for coming all this way.”

 

“No, thank you for welcoming me.”

 

“My, you are indeed a well-mannered young sir,” Ellard Duchess responded warmly, surprised at the courteous greeting.

 

Upon hearing Lady Faelunt’s words, Aidan had expected himself to be mischievous like Diana, who was of the same age, but it turned out to be quite the opposite.

 

Lady Faelunt discreetly stifled a laugh at her son’s adult-like demeanor and glanced around.

 

“But where are the young lady and Lia? Are they waiting inside?”

 

“Oh, well…”

 

Ellard Duchess smiled awkwardly.

 

“Our Diana went to play with the young master a while ago. I’m not sure what to do.”

 

Aidan couldn’t help but look crestfallen.

 

That’s right. The young lady must have disliked him just like he did her, and that’s why she fled.

 

Although he felt relieved that she disliked him as well, Aidan couldn’t help but pout.

 

“Maybe they’re in the middle of playing hide and seek, so would the young master like to go and join them?”

 

“Huh?”

 

“That sounds like a good idea. It’s faster to become friends while playing than to meet formally.”

 

Without a chance to refuse, Aidan found himself heading towards the sponsorship of the mansion where the young lady often played, along with the maid assigned by Ellard Duchess.

 

“Master, if you go inside, you’ll meet the young lady.”

 

“Really? G-… Good. Let’s go.”

 

Aidan wanted to say “Thank you,” but he deliberately just nodded his head, fearing that even the maid would ignore him if he did otherwise.

 

Unaware that the maid had only ever been a cute little boy to the cold and aloof Luccio and his younger sister, Alan.

 

“Ellard Duchess seems to know her stuff.”

 

Alone now, Aidan muttered, kicking the well-trodden ground.

 

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, wondering if the young lady had called him here just to make fun of him.

 

“What the…!”

 

“Miss, where are you?”

 

Suddenly, a stiff and awkward voice that sounded like it was reading a book could be heard nearby.

 

Terrified, Aidan felt a glimmer of hope in the voice.

 

“Here! I’m here!”

 

Although the voice seemed to be looking for someone else, Aidan raised his hand and shouted.

 

Then, the sound of footsteps and rustling leaves drew closer.

 

Simultaneously, a groan of anger could be heard.

 

Only then did Aidan realize that the mysterious sound was coming from above his head.

 

He looked up suddenly, just in time to see branches shaking and leaves falling, followed by a small face appearing between the leaves.

 

With shimmering silver hair as bright as moonlight and sparkling blue eyes, the girl’s face seemed like that of a fairy, captivating Aidan’s gaze.

 

“Ya!”

 

And then the fairy screamed and rushed towards Aidan.

 

* * *

 

“Oh, my goodness.”

 

Seeing Diana falling from the tree, or more precisely, attacking Aidan from above, I rubbed my forehead.

 

Diana, who had been rudely awakened early in the morning due to the arrival of guests, was in a very bad mood.

 

In the end, the plan to play hide and seek while waiting to relieve her boredom had somehow turned into this.

 

Worried that she might fall, I had been watching Diana climb the tree from a distance, and I momentarily tensed up when I sensed the presence of a stranger who had entered the sponsorship.

 

But realizing that it was just a child, I soon noticed that it was Aidan, the young Faelunt master.

 

Normally, I would have played with Diana for a while longer, but under the circumstances, I couldn’t ignore the situation.

 

I quickly spoke up.

 

“Miss, where are you? My, my. I can’t seem to find you no matter how hard I try.”

 

“Here! I’m here!”

 

Unexpectedly, Aidan started shouting desperately with a frightened expression.

 

At the same time, I hurriedly moved, but…

 

Diana, already in a bad mood, had jumped from the tree with a snort of irritation.

 

“Miss!”

 

As I quickly separated Diana, who had fallen on top of Aidan, the child looked up at me with a teary face.

 

“Unni, he… hee.”

 

Diana, still determined, looked resentful and aggrieved at Aidan, who had disrupted her game.

 

I lightly patted Diana’s upset cheek and quickly assessed Aidan’s condition.

 

It seemed that Aidan had fallen heavily, as his face was very red.

 

“Master, are you alr… Oh! There’s blood!”

 

As Aidan, lying on the ground with his eyes wide open, wiped his nose, he noticed the blood that had come out.

 

Tears welled up in his eyes from the shock, and he burst into loud sobs.

 

Diana, also surprised, rolled around, saying, “What should we do!”

 

“Wait a moment, it’s okay. Don’t be scared.”

 

I hurriedly took out a handkerchief and some medicine from my apron and applied pressure to his nose.

 

I was relieved that I always carried various medicines with me, given Diana’s increasingly active days, in case she got hurt.

 

Of course, I had rarely used them, as I mostly relied on healing magic and rarely needed actual medication.

 

“Does it hurt a lot?”

 

“Uh-huh.”

 

The bleeding stopped immediately, but seeing Aidan sniffling as if in pain, I couldn’t help but glance around and then raise my hand to cast a healing spell.

 

If Telin had seen me using a spell I hadn’t taught him, he would have turned the mansion upside down again, but fortunately, there were only two children here.

 

As soon as I confirmed the swelling and redness and lowered my hand, the emitted light also faded away.

 

Aidan, who had been sniffing, momentarily had a dazed expression, then looked at me with surprised eyes.

 

“Are you an angel?”

 

“Huh? Ahaha. I’m not an angel, I’m just a maid.”

 

“A maid…?”

 

“Yes. Here, drink some cool water. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere else, let me know.”

 

I took out water from the basket I brought when I came to the sponsorship and handed it to Aidan, who hesitantly reached out for it while looking cautious.

 

“You’re kind.”

 

Seeing him drink the water, Diana, who had calmed down a bit by now, finally handed him a cup of water.

 

“…Hey, why are you being nice to me? Do you know who I am?”

 

“Well, of course. You’re Master Faelunt. I heard you were coming today.”

 

As I answered with a puzzled look at his sudden question, strangely, disappointment flashed across Aidan’s face.

 

“I see.”

 

“…?”

 

“…So, are you being kind to me because of that?”

 

“Huh? No, it’s not like that…”

 

“Then?”

 

Aidan asked a little desperately as I hesitated in my response.

 

“Is my face… unpleasant to look at…?”

 

Looking at me with a face full of worry, Aidan’s eyes welled up with tears again.

 

Realizing his meaning, I quickly reassured him.

 

“Not at all! Your nose isn’t red anymore, and you look fine.”

 

“Oh, no, that’s not it… My skin color.”

 

As I answered with a tilt of my head, tears began to trickle down Aidan’s cheeks.

 

I quickly reached out my hands in understanding.

 

“Not at all! In fact, you’re quite handsome. Master, you’re very good-looking.”

 

It wasn’t a lie.

 

Aidan’s skin, with its handsome tan reminiscent of Lady Faelunt, looked healthier and livelier than the usual noble youths with a pale complexion.

 

Moreover, his large violet eyes, his still youthful but well-defined nose and rosy lips, and his graceful jawline created a harmonious face that evoked the mysterious atmosphere characteristic of Lady Faelunt.

 

“Really?”

 

“Yes. Master, do you dislike your mother’s skin color?”

 

“Oh… No. Sniff.”

 

Shaking his head vehemently to indicate a definite no, Aidan suddenly buried his face in my embrace as if overwhelmed by sorrow.

 

Although he seemed to be trying to hold back his tears, I, surprised, began to gently pat his back, and he soon burst into loud sobs.

 

I couldn’t help but smile wryly.

 

‘Even if he becomes one of the Three Knights, he’s still a child.’

 

Surprisingly, the crying Aidan in my arms was soon to be one of the ‘Three Knights’ who would make a name for himself in the Empire, following in the footsteps of Allen and Jack.

 

And like Allen and Jack, he was also an indispensable figure to Diana, unable to be separated from her.

 

He was famous for being passionately infatuated with Diana at first sight, vowing, ‘If you want to meet Diana, you’ll have to defeat me first!’

 

In fact, he had not been Allen’s opponent, but the shocking fact that Aidan had held a sword for the first time during that time revealed his remarkable talent to the world and led him onto the path of a knight.

 

‘Normally, Aidan and Diana wouldn’t have met until five years later…’

 

This life had changed due to Lady Faelunt and me becoming variables.

 

I felt a little sorry for Jack.

 

‘But maybe this time, Aidan and Diana will become good childhood friends…’

 

“Hey, crybaby!”

 

That was when it happened.

 

“Stop crying and get out of here!”

 

“Eek!”

 

Diana, with a raised leg and her eyes glaring, poked Aidan’s shoulder.

 

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