Everything seemed exceptionally peaceful.
Yet that peace was broken by the sound of light, quick footsteps.
A little red-haired girl came skipping out from a corner of the room.
Her steps were light, like a sprite dancing through the air, lively and cheerful.
She wore a simple yet finely made maid's uniform, almost identical to Lilia's, only much smaller.
The little maid's uniform made her look especially tiny and adorable.
The red-haired girl had large, bright eyes and slightly raised eyebrows.
In that respect, she resembled Alice a little, though Alice looked somewhat fierce, while she seemed lively.
The little girl had an innate air of vitality about her.
A radiant smile lit up her face, as though nothing in the world around her could make her feel the slightest bit tired or dejected.
"Aisha!"
The instant Cui Ciyou saw her, information from the original story involuntarily surfaced in his mind.
This was his first time seeing Aisha-or, more precisely, his first time seeing her in four years.
The last time he had seen her, she had been only four.
Aisha had been born in year 413 of the Dragon King Calendar. It was now the end of year 421, making her eight years old.
At eight, Aisha already carried herself with a certain maturity. If he remembered correctly, Aisha in the original story had been quite precocious too.
"She's grown up so quickly."
Cui Ciyou couldn't help marveling at the passage of time.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and studied Aisha.
A little maid of this age probably wasn't a common sight.
"Though Darius might have some."
Cui Ciyou muttered under his breath, his gaze unconsciously drifting into the distance.
"That bastard is a pervert who's obsessed with little girls, after all."
Remembering Darius's perverse fondness for little girls