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“Duchess of Elade, it is an honor to meet you. I am Eden Berund of the Duchy of Berund.”
“Yes, Your Highness Prince Berund, thank you for coming.”
“No, I am more than grateful for your welcome.”
“My goodness, young master, truly a respectable little man.”
The Duchess of Elade, who was receiving me warmly, seemed surprised.
After hearing Duchess Peronde's words, she thought that Aiden would be a childish and mischievous person like Diana, who was the same age as her, but that was not the case at all.
Duchess Perronde looked around, and suppressed her laughter when she saw her son pretending to be an adult.
“But I can't see Princess Leia, are they waiting inside?”
“Oh, this...”
Duchess Elade laughed with an embarrassed expression.
“Diana was waiting for the young master and ended up going out to play a little while ago, isn’t that a good thing?”
Aiden unconsciously made a shocked expression.
Then yes.
As expected, the princess obviously didn't like playing with me and ran away.
Aiden thought it was fine, saying he hated it too, but Aiden's lips stuck out for no reason.
then.
“They might be in the middle of a game of hide and seek right now, would you like to go, young master?”
"Yes?"
“That would be nice, getting to know each other while having a good time would be faster than meeting in a formal way from the first meeting.”
At the wish of the two ladies, who had made up their mind without having time to refuse, Aiden and the maid whom the Duchess Ellard had appointed for him were going to the back garden of the palace where the princess often loitered.
“Your Highness, if you go inside, you will be able to meet the princess.”
“Understood? Go… …I understand, okay, go now.”
Aiden wanted to say: “Thank you,” but he was afraid that the maid would ignore me, so he deliberately raised his chin and nodded.
Of course, I don't know that the maid who treated the cold and cold Lucio and his brother Allen, like a master all his life, saw him as a very nice little master.
“Even Duke Elad should know.”
Eden, who was alone, growled and kicked the populated ground.
The more I thought about it, the angrier I got because I thought the princess had invited me here to harass me.
“Hmph, no matter how old you are, how can you treat a guest like this...”
“Agreed.”
Aiden was startled by the sudden strange sound and looked around.
But all you see are the well maintained trees and flowers.
“W--what...!”
“Miss, where are you?”
then.
“Oh my God, I can’t find you because you hid so well.”
He heard a harsh, embarrassed voice nearby, as if he were reading a book.
It was a sound that was a ray of hope for Aiden who was afraid.
"Here! Stay there!"
The owner of the voice was clearly looking for someone else, but Aiden raised his hand and shouted.
Then the sound of rustling leaves and the sound of footsteps approached.
And at the same time.
“Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Yeyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy. “
He heard a groan that sounded somewhat angry.
Only then did Aiden realize that the mysterious voice was coming from above his head and he raised his head.
The branches shook and the leaves fell, and then a small face appeared between the leaves.
The moment Aiden met the silver hair shining like moonlight, the pale face, and the sparkling blue eyes, he was dazzled.
I couldn't take my eyes off the girl who was climbing the tree, holding on to it with her hands.
Her face was like a fairy's.
“Aaa!”
The fairy screamed and rushed towards Eden.
* * *
'Oh my God.'
I touched my forehead when I saw the scene of Diana falling from the tree, or more specifically, attacking Eden from above.
Diana, who woke up early in the morning to hear of a guest, was in a state of great turmoil.
In the end, my plan was to comfort myf by playing hide and seek while waiting, but I don't know how it ended up that way.
As I watched Diana climb the tree, squirming and taking cover in the distance in case she fell, I felt the presence of an unfamiliar visitor come as backup and I felt uneasy for a moment.
However, realizing that she was a child without energy, she soon realized that Eden, Prince Peront, had entered.
Normally, I would have played with Diana longer, but now that it was like this, I couldn't pretend not to notice.
I quickly opened my mouth.
“Miss, where are you? Oh God, I can’t find you because you were hiding so tightly.”
"Here! Stay here!"
Then, unexpectedly, Aiden started screaming desperately with a very frightened face.
At the same time, I was in a hurry and moved my body.
Diana, who was already very upset, jumped from the tree, snoring loudly.
"Ms !"
I quickly pulled Diana away from Aiden, who was sitting on top of Aiden, and the little girl looked up at me with a tearful face.
“Noona, this guy… hehehehe hawkk.”
Diana, who was angry, seemed upset with Aiden for interrupting her game.
She lightly patted Diana's troubled cheek and then quickly checked on Aiden's condition.
Diana's face was extremely red, as if she had fallen and hit him hard.
“Young Master, are you okay… Wow, nosebleed!”
Aiden, who fell to the ground and blinked at my words, wiped his nose and found blood on it.
Tears gathered in my eyes, which were wide from surprise.
Finally, Aiden said, “Oh!” He burst into crying loudly.
Diana was probably also surprised, “What should I do?” What a mess.
“Just a moment, it's okay.”
I quickly took out a handkerchief and medicine from my apron and put them on my nose to stop the bleeding.
It was good that Diana, who was becoming more active by the day these days, had various medications on hand in case she got hurt.
Of course, since I was stuck most of the time and had healing magic, I never used it.
“Are you in a lot of pain?”
"Yes."
The bleeding stopped immediately, but when I saw Aiden crying to see if he was in pain, I had no choice but to look right and left, raise my hand, and cast a healing spell.
If Tilin had seen him, he would have turned on the Duke again, saying that he was using magic that he never knew, but fortunately, there were only two children here.
I immediately saw that the swelling and redness had gone down, and when I lowered my hand, the glow that was coming out also disappeared.
Aiden, who was sniffling, looked dazed for a moment and then looked at me in surprise.
“Are you an angel?”
“Huh? I'm not an angel, I'm a maid.”
"maid . …?"
“Yes, please drink the cold water here. Please tell me if you feel uncomfortable anywhere else.”
When she took the water out of the basket she had brought as a shepherd and handed it to him, Aiden slowly took the cup while shaking his hands as if he was careful.
"decent ."
It was time to offer a glass of water to Diana, who had finally calmed down a bit after seeing him take a sip of water.
“...Hey, why are you so nice to me? Do you know who I am?”
“Of course, you are Prince Berund, I heard he was coming today.”
As he tilted his head and answered the unexpected question, disappointment appeared on Aiden's face.
"Show."
“...So are you nice?”
“Huh? It's not like that...”
“Then?”
While I was confused and stuttered, Aiden asked a little urgently.
“Doesn't my face look ugly...?”
I quickly responded to Aiden, who was looking at me impatiently with his face covered in dark clouds.
“That's not true! Your nose isn't red anymore and it's fine.”
“Oh, no, that's not it...skin color.”
When he shook his head and answered, tears flowed from Aiden's eyes.
Only then did I understand what he meant and quickly waved my hand.
“Not at all! Rather, it is nice to see the young master’s very handsome face.”
It wasn't a lie.
Aiden's skin was beautifully pigmented and bronzed, like that of the Duchess of Beronde, and unlike other noble families, she looked healthier and more vibrant.
Moreover, although he was still a young boy, his face, with its big purple eyes, high nose, bright red lips, and beautiful jaw, was reminiscent of the Duchess of Peronde and created a unique and mysterious atmosphere.
"truly?"
“Of course Young Master, don’t you like the look of your mother’s skin tone?”
"Hello."
Aiden, who was shaking his head saying “not at all,” buried his face in my arms as if suddenly overcome with sadness.
He looked like he was whimpering in his own way, trying to hold back the tears, but when I started patting his back slowly in surprise, he quickly started crying loudly.
She smiled bitterly.
'Even though he will become one of the top three knights, he is still just a child.'
Surprisingly, Aiden, who was crying in my arms right now, was one of the “Three Great Knights” who would soon make a name for themves in the Empire, after Allen and Jack.
Like Allen and Jack, he was also inseparable from Diana.
This is because he was famous for falling in love with Diana at first sight and pursuing her passionately.
The reason he was named the Three Great Musketeers in the first place was thanks to the match with Allen, who said: “If you want to meet Diana, defeat me first!”
Of course, Aiden was no match for Allen, but when the shocking fact that Aiden was holding a sword for the first time was revealed, his incredible talent was revealed to the world and he set on the path to becoming a knight.
'Actually, Aiden and Diana should have met after five years….'
In this life, things have changed for me and Duchess Peronde has become a variable.
I felt a little sorry for Jack.
‘But maybe this time, he will be a good childhood friend of Diana….’
“Hey, crybaby!”
then.
“Will you stop crying and go away?”
"Hello !"
Diana, who was cross-legged with her eyes wide open, patted Aiden on the shoulder.