Everyone Was Obsessed With Me After I Became the Youngest Princess Favourite - Chapter 306

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In that sense, I would need to ask Askart to replicate all the magical recordings stored in the Grand Duke’s Castle after I had enjoyed them all.
However, I had no idea when that day would come, and for now, Lucio was only permitted to view the recordings from his childhood when he had been a baby.
Of course, even that was something to be grateful for, so Lucio was about to manipulate the magical device to watch the recording for the eighth time.
“Wait a moment, Lucio.”
Askart, who had remained silent and completely absorbed in his own story despite having watched the recording repeatedly several times over, suddenly stopped him.
Askart laughed as if he couldn’t help himself and spoke.
“Dinner time is coming soon. We should get moving.”
“Ah….”
Only then did Lucio realize it was nearly time for the evening meal shared by both families, and he offered an embarrassed smile.
Yet even as he rose from his seat, his eyes kept glancing back at the magical device with lingering reluctance.
His heart felt somewhat hollow.
While absorbed in the recording, he had been able to forget his longing for Lia, if only for a moment, but now that it had ended, he found himself missing her even more.
‘I wonder what she’s doing right now.’
Perhaps Lia, like him, was thinking of him and wishing to see him…?
Lucio harbored a faint hope, but soon shook his head.
He thought that since Lia was with Diana, whom she cherished and loved as much as family, she would have no time to think of him.
Though a lonely feeling did settle in his heart, he still believed it was enough if Lia was having a pleasant time.
“Huh? Lia?”
Standing before the door that Askart had opened wide to step outside was Lia—the one he had never ceased to think of and yearn for—breathing heavily as if in urgent haste.
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I felt an indescribable emotion watching Lucio, who had noticed me and stood frozen in shock.
I wanted to smile, but tears threatened to spill, so I couldn’t say anything.
“Lia, why are you here? Weren’t you supposed to be on a trip?”
Askart asked with evident confusion.
“We decided to go on the trip another time.”
“Why?”
“That’s….”
After hesitating for a moment, I spoke honestly.
“I missed Lucio too much.”
“Gasp…!”
At my words, Askart drew in a sharp breath and clutched his chest.
“Lia, no matter that you’re about to be engaged… aren’t you being a bit too bold in front of your older brother?”
I agreed with what Askart said, speaking half in earnest and half in jest.
Under normal circumstances, I would never have been able to give such an honest and daring answer.
But now, my desire to convey my true feelings was stronger than any shyness.
“If you’re jealous, why don’t you date someone too!”
“That’s too much!”
“It’s not too much.”
I lightly ignored Askart, who was pretending to be hurt by my cold response, and took Lucio’s hand.
“Let’s talk for a moment.”
Lucio, who had been wearing a bewildered expression until then, nodded his head.
Then Askart quickly spoke up.
“Duke Elrad and Duchess Elrad will be coming to the Marquis Residence for dinner soon. Allen said he and Jack are eating out.”
“Yes, I know.”
After bringing Diana to the Duke’s Residence, I had heard about the plan for both families to gather and dine together while I was running around looking for Lucio.
“I’ll talk to Lucio and be right back!”
I spoke hurriedly, then paused to think before adding.
“Actually, I might be a little late. So go ahead and eat with the adults first!”
Before Askart could grab me, I quickly took Lucio’s hand and waved my other free hand, casting a teleportation spell.
Lucio, who had squinted slightly, belatedly looked around and wore an expression of dismay.
“Why here of all places…”
At his faintly resentful murmur, I let out a soft laugh.
The place we had moved to was none other than the Maze Garden.
Specifically, it was the spot with the blue bench closest to the western entrance—the very place where we had met with the head of Darel and its clients several times.
However, today it looked distinctly different from before.
The walls covered in vines were decorated with colorful, vibrant flowers, and the ground was lined with flower petals and candles.
Anyone could see it was a place prepared for a proposal.
As I waved my hand to light the candles, the romantic atmosphere deepened even further.
I reassured Lucio, who still appeared uncomfortable.
“I already knew you were planning to propose here.”
Not long ago, I had accepted Lucio’s scouting offer and took on the position of Vice Guild Master of Darel.
And the guild members, who had always been quite favorable toward me, hesitated only briefly before eagerly spilling information when I asked how Lucio was preparing his proposal.
Lucio let out a sigh, apparently grasping the situation.
As I observed him for a moment, I spoke.
“I want to receive a proposal right now.”
“…Suddenly?”
He seemed flustered—I had gone on a trip, suddenly come back saying I missed him, and now I was saying I wanted to receive a proposal.
Seeing his face full of bewilderment, I smiled.
A few hours ago, after the ceremony ended, I learned that the ancient Lucio had caused himself to go berserk and died following me.
Thinking of Lucio, who must have endured painful hours alone, my heart ached.
With the desire to meet him again and comfort him, I even briefly considered attempting the “time travel” that Askart had published in his thesis.
Though casually called time travel, it was actually a spatio-temporal magic derived from teleportation—magic that leaped across both time and space.
It was an ultra-high-level magic with many side effects: if one’s mana ran insufficient while crossing the gaps of spacetime, or if one failed to perfectly understand the flow of spacetime, one could suffer bodily damage or fall into the wrong timeline. However, with overflowing mana and having regained ancient memories with perfect understanding of spacetime, it was not difficult magic for me.
But I shook my head immediately.
After reuniting with my family, hadn’t I come to understand keenly how important it was to focus on the present rather than the past?
So I came straight to meet Lucio.
Looking at Lucio, whose expression showed he didn’t understand, I spoke.
“Because I only just learned your name.”
“…!”
In that moment, his blue eyes rippled like a sky reflected in water.
I lifted my hand to his cheek, and tears that had gathered on his trembling lashes spilled down his face.
After a long silence, Lucio spoke in a wavering voice.
“Did it hurt?”
“Not at all.”
“Then… were you sad?”
I felt a pang of guilt, but deliberately avoided his gaze.
“Is that all you have to say right now?”
After everything I had to endure to find my way back to you.
Ordinarily, Lucio would have found my sulking adorable.
But today, his Adam’s apple bobbed noticeably as tension seized him.
Lucio suddenly rummaged through his pocket and withdrew a small jeweled case.
I gasped in surprise.
“You’ve been carrying the ring with you?”
“Yes. I didn’t want to leave it behind.”
Those words suggested he had been contemplating a proposal all along, and my face flushed crimson.
Lucio quickly opened the case and removed the ring.
It was so beautiful that it made me forget the ring I had received before.
Especially the design, with a large pink diamond accompanied by a smaller blue sapphire set beside it, evoked the image of Lucio and me so perfectly that I adored it instantly.
“Lia…”
Lucio’s lips trembled as his expression grew rigid.
“Now you understand—I have yearned for you with all my heart for so long. From this moment forward, I never want to be parted from you. I want to spend every day at your side. In joy and in sorrow, in tears and in laughter, I will be there beside you. So… will you marry me?”
“Yes.”
I answered without hesitation, my face breaking into a radiant smile.
Lucio’s lips gradually curved upward as well.
With the expression of someone who had realized a lifelong dream, he hurriedly slipped the ring onto my finger and confessed.
“I love you.”
“I love you too…”
Before I could finish speaking, Lucio leaned down and kissed me.
As we shared a deep kiss that made my mind melt away, I corrected a thought I had harbored not long before.
Back then, I had firmly believed that only happiness awaited us in the future.
I did not yet know that people inevitably face unexpected trials and sorrows, even over small matters.
But as Lucio had said, if he remained by my side, and if those I loved were near, I knew I could overcome any hardship and find happiness.
So now, more than when I was certain only happiness would fill our days, I felt thrilled and eager for what lay ahead.
The time we would spend together as an engaged couple before marriage.
The new life that would unfold after we wed.
〈The Youngest Duchess Monopolized All Their Affection, So They All Became Obsessed With Me〉 Part 1 Epilogue Complete

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