Uhh...Isn't she like, 12? Why would anyone see her in a romantic light? I can't imagine the same girl with a stature of a child, who walks around with her doll rabbit to be treated as a romantic partner.
And regardless of what we may think ye olde cultures were, an age-gap is a thing, and how relationships are established is crucial. If you babysit someone, it'd be much harder to see them as a romantic option a year later.
And most characters whom interacted with the MC, essentially acted as her guardian. Since that's her role. To be a child. The only
In short, ams confuzzzled.
P.S: This chapter was healing, indeed, in more ways than one.