I Stole the Heroine’s First Love

It’s a loss for me to get angry about something like that.
Seeing this man and that man chirping like this makes me feel like an animal.”

“Why should mother care! Just let her live like that.”

I took my mother’s hand and dragged her towards Aster.

My mother grumbled and looked back, as if something was missing from her.

She didn’t seem to have resolved her anger yet.

“Long time no see.
Tower Master.”

At Aster’s call, my mother slowly turned her head to look at him.
She looked like a person who looked at Aster meticulously to make sure there were no spoils on the fruit.

“Mother, that’s rude to His Majesty.”

“It’s because you and your father seem to have eyes for men on your feet, Kari.”

I had nothing to say to her.

Because I didn’t have anything to refute.
When I shut my mouth, Aster smiled and spoke first.

“The Tower Master will not have anything to worry about in the future.
I assure you, I’m a pretty decent guy.”

“Oh.
Your Majesty, do you mean that my daughter likes you?”

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My mother looked at Aster with the eyes of a beast observing her prey.

It was such a blatant gaze that I was embarrassed.

But Aster just smiled as if nothing had happened.

“Well.
We’ll have to figure that out step by step.”

“Mother, aren’t you going home right away?”

“Yes.
To see what you are doing, and to observe His Majesty a little, and so on.”

Seeing my mother smiling softly made me feel eerie.

What the hell is she trying to do?

As if determined, my mother poured questions on Aster.

She also had a broad spectrum of questions, asking everything from favorite food to values and family plans.

Aster seemed quite sweaty with my mother’s questions, and she smiled as if she had heard a satisfactory answer.

Once the questions were settled, I wondered where my mother would be staying.

Her family had transferred the townhouse in the Islands to their firstborn and went down to the estate.

“By the way, mother, where do you plan to stay?”

“I’m going to think about that now.”

“You mean you came here without a plan?”

She looked at me with a shrug as I asked in surprise.

“No, of course I…”

“Then where do you plan to go? If you have nowhere else to go, you can stay at the palace.”

At Aster’s favor, my mother shook her head.
And she said with a confident face.

“I’m thinking of staying at the duke’s house for a while.’

I had never heard that my mother would stay at the duke’s house.

I asked, tilting my head.

“Did you talk to father?”

“No.
That’s my home, so why should I go somewhere else to live?”

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Unknowingly, I nodded my head as she looked proud.

After asking Aster a few more questions, she left the place to find my father.

She said, ‘Your father was so surprised earlier because he saw me.’

I felt some pity for my father when she caught and scolded him.

“She was a funny person.
I thought the princess was more like the duke, but I think you’re more like the Tower Master.”

“Haha.
Is that a compliment?”

“Of course.”

Aster smiled and took my hand.
My cheeks felt warm as I felt the firm touch between our fingers.

“Then let’s enjoy our date a little more.”

“Hey, we’re on a date?”

“Of course.
Isn’t this the first time we met properly after we decided to date? So it’s a date.”

His plausible words made me feel better.

I looked at Aster and smiled.

It was the first time since I came to this world that I felt so secure while attending a banquet.

I was always on the verge of being attacked by Tatiana and her followers.

However, it was different with Aster by my side.

I felt comfortable as if a huge protective shield had formed around me.

I looked into his friendly eyes and grabbed his hand slightly.

“Then what should we do to have fun?”

“I am sure you will like it.”

His smile, which stood out clearly even in the splendid Great Hall, made my heart flutter.

His good-natured face overshadowed the man who was called a tyrant.

People seemed to hate Aster, but I seemed to admire him on the other hand.

At least, that was the case with the jealous gazes on me who were holding his hand now.

We leisurely walked out of the venue, feeling the gaze of people toward us.