Everyone Was Obsessed With Me After I Became the Youngest Princess Favourite - Chapter 137

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The capital city of Bellus, Roane, was brimming with vibrant energy.
Pink flower petals drifted down from the sky, children wearing adorable animal masks laughed merrily as they darted through the streets, and crowds of dancers and spectators filled every corner, swaying to the cheerful music that echoed from all directions.
This magnificent spectacle was all thanks to the summer festival celebrating the Grand Duchess’s birthday, which was entering its ninth year this year.
The Dock and plaza, the streets—everywhere was packed with tourists, and the festive atmosphere was in full swing when it happened.
A girl wearing a pink rabbit mask that covered half her face, just like the children around her, dashed quickly down the street.
The pink jeweled ornaments dangling from the mask’s ends and her chestnut-brown hair braided to one side bounced up and down with each step.
After deftly purchasing skewers from street vendors and bread generously stuffed with meat, the girl made her way with light footsteps toward the Coastline, far from the Dock where large ships were moored.
Treading softly through the sand, she arrived at a shaded spot and glanced cautiously left and right before moving her hand with a subtle gesture.
Instantly, a red checkered cloth spread across the pristine sandy beach, and a picnic basket materialized before her.
Just as the smiling girl settled down and began arranging the skewers and bread she’d purchased earlier, something shifted.
A sharp whistling sound cut through the air.
A powerful wind born from intense magical energy began to blow around her, causing her hair and clothes to flutter briefly before everything settled once more.
“Lia!”
A strikingly handsome man appeared simultaneously, approaching with long strides as the sunlight framed him from behind.
“Ah! My eyes!”
“Are you alright?”
The man immediately dropped to one knee, removing the cute rabbit mask and examining Lia’s eyes carefully.
At the same moment, the magic dissipated and Lia’s hair transformed to a pale pink color in an instant.
Lia lowered her hands and smiled brightly, her eyes now visible.
“Brother, didn’t I tell you to wear sunglasses during the day? Are you trying to blind everyone in sight?”
“What? You’re teasing me again!”
Despite his words, Askart’s face flushed slightly with embarrassment at his sister’s remark.
Then he suddenly hardened his expression and spoke sternly.
“No matter how cute you are, I won’t overlook this one. What if you slip out of the Castle alone, ditching your escort? Do you have any idea how worried everyone is?”
“I left a note. I even wore a mask and changed my hair color just in case someone recognized me.”
“Still…”
“Come on, you’re already tracking my location anyway.”
Lia pouted and adjusted the earring she always wore.
The Bellus Duchy had once developed magical artifacts capable of pinpointing locations using only traces of mana, making their research into location-tracking magic far more advanced than other fields.
And Lia herself wore an earring-shaped magical artifact that her worried family had created, allowing them to know her location at any time.
Knowing this well, Askart’s lips moved soundlessly, and Lia waved her sleeve as she spoke.
“Just sit down. I prepared food in advance, knowing you’d come.”
Askart, seeing the appetizing sandwiches, skewers, cool beverages brought from the Castle, and fresh fruit all laid out, reluctantly took his seat.
“So, our dear princess, why did you sneak out?”
Already having completely forgotten his intention to be stern, Askart naturally peeled fruit and fed it to Lia’s mouth as he asked.
“Don’t tell me you quarreled with Mother again? I told you I opposed that too…”
He continued speaking to Lia, who couldn’t respond because her mouth was full of food.
“I’m already worried about you frequenting the Training Grounds where swordsmen swarm, and now you want to learn swordsmanship?”
Askart shook his head as if the very idea was absurd.
“I understand your desire to learn swordplay from Mother, but absolutely not.”
“I hate you, big brother….”
Lia’s sudden attack caught Askart off guard, his eyes wavering for a moment before he quickly regained his composure.
After finding Lia, the Grand Duchess recovered her health with remarkable speed—so much so that it was hard to believe she had been bedridden for so long.
And as the master who had taught Bianca, she began overseeing the sword training of the knights.
Lia’s stubborn insistence began around the same time.
〈Wait, Mother really taught Bianca and Duke Elrad how to use a sword?〉
The normally composed child was so shocked that she stumbled over her words, and the very next day, as if she had made some momentous decision, she appeared at the Training Grounds declaring she wanted to learn swordplay.
Naturally, the Grand Duchess refused. She had no intention of putting a sword in Lia’s hands and subjecting her to grueling training—not after everything the girl had already endured.
Upon hearing the reasons for the refusal, Lia turned away speechless, but when Marquis Diapel arrived the following year, everything changed.
〈My granddaughter wants to learn the Diapel Family’s swordsmanship—who would dare oppose that!〉
It was because Lia had written the Marquis lengthy, persuasive letters in the meantime.
But the Marquis, whom she had counted on as her strongest ally….
〈W-w-wait! Young lady! Put that sword down. It’s dangerous, hurry!〉
The moment he saw Lia holding a sword in the Training Grounds, his eyes went wide and he tried to stop her, quickly becoming her fiercest opponent instead.
When even the trusted Marquis Diapel, along with the Grand Duke and Askart, refused to permit it, Lia was deeply disappointed.
Yet it was when Askart recalled his grandfather saying that her refusal to bend was exactly like her mother’s that he truly understood.
“You let me practice magic freely, after all. When you think about it, fire and lightning magic are actually more dangerous….”
“Then you should be satisfied with that.”
Askart spoke with a hint of bitterness.
In truth, the Grand Duke and Askart had never intended to teach Lia such offensive magic.
Of course, to perfectly control the mana released from the seal without any runaway—simultaneous with Raezl’s purification work—she needed to understand how to command her magical power.
But they had planned to focus on teaching her healing magic and defensive magic instead….
〈L-Lia? How did you just do that?〉
〈I didn’t even see you draw a circle…. Wait, hold on!〉
Their ambitious plan to teach Lia only safe magic was thoroughly shattered from the very first day.
Lia was a genius.
So much so that even Kale Bellus, the Archmage who had heard the word “genius” his entire life, and his son Askart Bellus were left in awe.
Setting aside her seemingly limitless mana reserves, her mana sensitivity and versatility were….
This child, who far surpassed their comprehension, eventually reached a point where she could cast magic without even chanting incantations.
When Lia tried to explain her own principles, neither they nor the countless mages of the Magic Tower could replicate what she did.
And now, she had taken the lead in teaching them, crafting magical artifacts, scrolls, and potions.
The fact that Askart could find Lia the moment she disappeared from the Castle was thanks to the teleportation scroll she had created.
Yet no matter how extraordinary her abilities were, in Askart’s eyes, Lia remained small and fragile.
Seeing her youthful, delicate face with its sharp nose and those vivid rose-pink eyes wide open like a rabbit’s, it was hard to believe she would come of age tomorrow.
“Adriana, I hate seeing you in danger. I hate it when things are difficult for you.”
“….”
“You know magic, and Mother, Father, and I will always keep you safe—so why do you insist on learning something so frightening?”
Askart resembled his father, the Grand Duke, not only in appearance but in temperament as well; he had neither talent nor interest in swordplay. That’s why he couldn’t understand Lia at all.
After listening for a moment, Lia rebutted with obvious frustration.
“Always? How could you know what might happen? The more power I have to protect myself, the better!”
And I faltered at the words I had uttered so carelessly.
〈Lia, do you want to live? Then grow strong enough to protect yourself. As strong as possible.〉
Even though so much time had passed that it felt distant and hazy now.
I was startled by the fact that I still remembered Master’s words with perfect clarity.
Naturally, the rest of his words came back to me as well.
‘But if you keep going like this, you’ll die soon, wasn’t it…?’
Lia mimicked Master’s cold tone in her mind and smiled bitterly.
Whether because so much time had passed, or because I had grown up surrounded by kind and affectionate people, the memory of that day—which had felt so callous—no longer hurt.
“….”
Yet my heart felt stuffy and heavy, as if blocked by an enormous wall.
“…Lia?”
Askart let out a deep sigh as he watched Lia’s expression darken.
“Fine. I’ll speak to Mother about it too. You’ll absolutely never have to draw a sword, but just in case. I need to check whether your magic can be properly used when an urgent situation arises….”
“Really?”
I was merely wearing a bitter expression while thinking of someone.
Lia, who had suddenly gained Askart as an unexpected ally, was so startled that her eyes widened in surprise.
When Askart nodded in confirmation, Lia broke into a radiant smile.
At that sight, Askart stopped regretting his words and drew in a breathless gasp.
“Gasp!”
“Big brother really is the best… huh? What’s wrong?”
Lia tilted her head as she watched Askart frantically checking her shoulders and back.
Askart, clutching his heart with one hand, spoke.
“I’m checking if you have wings. You must definitely be an angel!”
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After barely enduring Askart’s endless teasing, I returned to the Castle using a Teleport Scroll inscribed with instant transfer magic.
The Teleport Scroll was something I had developed with meticulous care—a remarkable artifact capable of transporting someone from the Capital City of Belus Duchy all the way to a village at the duchy’s edge.
‘If I could increase the amount of mana infusion, it might even be possible to reach the Empire in a single jump….’
Direct experimentation like during the development process would be difficult due to my family’s opposition, but as I took a step forward with the thought of eventually revising the magic circle and suggesting experiments to the mages, that was when—

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