Chapter 58 "The Charmer" Moriarty
Aiwass and Lily arrived at the Silver and Tin Palace at 5:30 in the afternoon, when it was still dark.
As a result, they still hadn't finished eating until 8:45 pm.
There was no dance party and no one else. It was just Aiwass, Princess Isabel and Master Yanis who kept chatting.
The first round of food was already cold before we could finish it, so a second round of food was served.
Including baked apples, sponge cakes, pan-fried scallops with foie gras...
On the way, Isabel realized that the maid Lily, who was always standing behind Aiwass, was a little hungry, so she warmly invited her to sit down and eat together. She had already drank three glasses of wine, and her cheeks were slightly red, but her eyes were shining brighter.
Although as a maid, it was not etiquette to eat at the same table as the noble princess... Lily was indeed hungry. Although she had eaten something to fill her stomach before going out, as a mortal, she always stood upright behind Aiwass, which was very tiring.
But according to the rules, whether she can sit down and eat depends on the attitude of her owner Aiwass.
Aiwass not only agreed, but even asked Isabel if he could let Lily sit here to rest after eating without having to continue standing behind him. Isabel agreed without hesitation.
These three people are all types who don't care much about "rules" - Isabel was basically brought up by her grandmother Queen Sofia, and Yanis has even completed a solo trip around the world on foot. Not to mention Aiwass, who has adaptability beyond the road.
So the banquet of three people happily became four people and continued.
As Aiwass's personal maid, Lily has to maintain her dignity - she does not have to wear a uniform maid uniform like other maids, but can wear nice-looking private clothes when going out with Aiwass.
Lily, who is also from a knight family, looks like the eldest ladies of Glass Island in both appearance and temperament. And compared to the ladies of the capital who are more obsessed with maintaining their beauty and figure, Lily, who is more thirsty for knowledge because of her birth and has read more books, has a quiet and intellectual temperament that makes her more like a great lady. Miss.
Not only did she not feel any disobedience after sitting down. Even when it comes to certain literary topics, he can still calmly finish a few sentences when asked by Master Yannis.
Taking the opportunity, Aiwass also made his request.
"...Indeed, Mr. Aiwass does need someone to take care of him."
Isabel nodded slightly in agreement and said, "Do you want Miss Lily to accompany you to school..."
She turned to Yanis and asked in a low voice: "Teacher, can I keep my word for this kind of thing?"
After drinking several glasses of wine - even though it could only be considered a low-alcohol liqueur, Isabel's words became obviously more talkative. The timid temperament on his body has also been reduced a lot.
If the current state is regarded as her original desire, it can actually show Isabel's true character from the side.
"Of course, my little cutie."
Yanis, who drank twice as much wine as Isabel but had no reaction, just smiled and said: "This is the 'King Law University'. Naturally, you have the final say."
"Then, rather than being a maid who can enter the classroom, I would like to directly assign a student status to Miss Lily. Because I think she is more worthy of entering the university than many students in Wangli University of Law... This can ?"
After Isabel finished speaking in one breath, she was a little unsure about her words: "Is it a little too willful?"
Because she didn't know if this would cause trouble for other people's work.
Her Royal Highness the Princess, who had never been willful and therefore did not even know how many privileges she had, was actually a little hesitant for a moment.
"Of course," Yanis couldn't help laughing, "You are so cute... you are such a good girl of mine. You only need to give instructions for such small things, and all the documents and processes will be taken care of by yourself. of.
"Even on many troublesome government issues, the opinions of the Round Table Hall are more important than the Palace of Silver and Tin. But don't forget that the ministers' decrees always require the signature of Her Majesty the Queen before they can take effect. Don't put yourself at risk either. You take things too lightly - if you despise yourself, you will only make others despise you even more. Scumbags are always accustomed to bullying the weak and shying away from the strong.
"Believe me, Sofia won't think this is a big deal. She will only be pleased with you. Because you finally realized your identity and learned to use your power."
"Then it's settled, Miss Lily!"
Isabel looked at Lily expectantly.
——You will be my school girl from now on!
Great, I have another friend!
"...Thank you, Your Highness Princess, thank you, Master Aiwass, and thank you, Master Yannis!"
Realizing that the trajectory of her life might be changed, Lily stood up excitedly, saluted, and hurriedly thanked the three of them.
"Let's do this, Lily."
Yanis took over the words and arranged them more skillfully than Isabel: "Aiwass is now inconvenient to move, so I don't think he is suitable to continue living at home. It will also take some time to go from the White Queen to the Red Queen. The journey...if you just push a wheelchair, it will take more than two hours, which will be very troublesome for you."
"No, it doesn't matter from my side..."
"I know."
Yanis interrupted: "But you are students and young people after all. You need more sleep time and some time to socialize with classmates. However, you are just like Isabel, and you are really not suitable to live in student dormitory……
"So I think there are two ways. One is to buy a residence near the school and then move there. The advantage is that it is quiet enough and has enough private space, and you don't have to pay for food and other expenses with the school, but the disadvantage is Probably not that safe.
"After all, you are protected by tutors in the school, but both of you lack the ability to protect yourself. Living alone outside will always be inconvenient. And if there is only one maid, I'm afraid Lily will be very busy and take up a lot of study time. . In this case, I’m afraid we need to ask Oswald to move over with the servants and the cook to accompany you.”
The Kingdom of Avalon is different from Star Antimony and Iris, which have aristocratic systems. Even for knight families, the number of servants allowed to be employed is strictly limited. This is to prevent knight families who have mastered extraordinary knowledge from secretly cultivating their own private army of extraordinary beings.
In a sense, this also limits the scope of activities of the knight family.
Because the main house and manor are so large, they require a large number of servants to take care of them. Generally, when a family member needs to move out temporarily, only his or her personal valet will accompany him.
"This is definitely not possible," Aiwass shook his head. "Although my father is away from home for the time being and will not be coming home soon. But Yulia needs to be cared for and protected more than me."
Especially if he can't come home often, she may feel even more lonely.
"So another way is to have someone vacate a separate dormitory room for you in the school, and the two of you will live there. Because it is still inside the school, you can stay in the school regardless of food, hygiene and safety issues. Resolved within.”
"……Why?"
On the contrary, Isabel was a little at a loss: "Does Miss Lily need to live with Mr. Aiwass? That would probably be... inconvenient, right?"
"Isn't that what a personal maid is for?"
Yanis asked rhetorically.
She stared at Isabel, suddenly understood something, and couldn't help laughing: "Ah, I understand... Are you thinking about this kind of thing?"
"Teacher, do you know...what?"
Isabel was a little embarrassed.
"As far as I know, in order to prevent the young young people from getting sick from being seduced by unclean women outside, or from leaving bastards outside who are not recognized by the family... Before being assigned a well-matched fiancée by the family, The desires of young men from knight families are usually solved by their personal maids. "
The elf lady of unknown age did not shy away and asked with interest: "What about you, Aiwass? You don't need it, right?"
Hearing this, Lily blushed and lowered her head silently.
And Isabel also opened her eyes wide with a look of shock.
Aiwass just smiled and avoided answering: "It seems that you must have heard some of my reputation."
"I can only say that seeing it is better than hearing it a hundred times."
Yanis smiled and shook her head, and said meaningfully: "It's really just rhetoric, like a fox... It's better to say that you are better than I thought, and you are more charming than the rumors."
"...Huh? What kind of reputation?"
Isabel, who had no friends at all and therefore was isolated from the gossip circle, felt a little confused for a while.
"You don't think you are the only one who can see the charm of Aiwass, do you, little Isa?"
Yanis smiled and joked: "Our little Mr. Aiwas just didn't go to college. But he was already a heartthrob in middle school. Descendants of the Knight family can also be considered public figures, even if they are just 'girlfriends' You are not allowed to look for it yourself - because others may interpret your girlfriend's choice unnecessarily, and it may even appear in various news and cause trouble to parents. My newspaper has reported some similar news.
"As for Aiwass, because he likes to show off his charm to his peers, he has been suspected of having dirty relationships many times. He is a well-known libertine in the circles of the royal capital. He was already very popular before he appeared in the newspaper. became famous.
"At that time, Aiwass had not been attacked by demonologists and was in a wheelchair. He also had very good sports scores and was very good at cricket. He had grown tall and handsome early on, and he talked humorously and was very attractive to girls. Very respectful.
"Many girls were jealous of him, and many even thought they were his girlfriends. Although it turned out later that this was just their wishful thinking, it has left its mark on Aiwass's reputation."
In fact, their evaluation of their own style is not wrong.
Aiwass thought.
He himself does have some bad character in this regard. He never bothers to hide his light, but exudes charm and warmth as he pleases. But at the same time, he is rarely willing to respond to the love directed toward him by others.
It's just because he feels that the other party is not enough to make his heart move. Not even close.
——Even before awakening the memory of his past life, Aiwass was somewhat arrogant in his heart. That kind of arrogance has nothing to do with the understanding of the "plot", but is closer to the essence of the soul.
The biggest difference in personality before and after awakening the memory of his past life is actually that Aiwass lacked social experience before and did not have so many evil intentions... At that time, he was quite simple and dared to go alone. Meet pen pals.
After all, there is no Internet in this era. It is normal for young people to be simple.
And the old things like Aiwass’s previous reputation are actually not easy to hide.
For now, Aiwass really has no special thoughts about Isabel.
Now he is busy improving himself, changing the future, and fighting against the doomsday.
All the energy he puts into the princess is focused on how to help her become stronger, increase her confidence and overcome her shortcomings, and there is no room for love.
——But he can’t say that he will never be tempted in the future.
After all, she is really beautiful.
To be honest, this is the main reason.
In addition, she has a kind and firm heart. And she is a reliable teammate who can be trusted.
After getting along for a long time, it is not necessarily that you will not fall in love with each other... It is meaningless to deceive yourself.
——If it really comes to that time, long-term concealment will become a malicious deception.
Therefore, Aiwass is grateful to Master Janice for breaking the window paper at this time.
It is better to say such things as early as possible to avoid unnecessary halo.
But what puzzled Aiwas was that Isabel didn't react much to this.
She just subconsciously looked up at Lily, and then at the teacher. She seemed to be thinking about something.
At this time, Janice looked at Aiwas and happened to meet his eyes: "After all, he is also a 'Moriarty'. Everyone knows that old James is notoriously vicious in choosing adopted children. Aiwas is just like his brothers and sisters, born to attract attention and be loved by others."
...Brothers and sisters?
Aiwas heard this and suddenly felt something in his heart.
I have a sister? How come I don't know?
Just when he wanted to ask, the butler at the door knocked on the door and reported. He said that someone was coming to pick up Aiwas.
The implication was that the time had come - it was time to get rid of him.
We couldn't let Aiwas stay in the Silver and Tin Palace overnight, right?
And the three of them realized at this time that it was already nine o'clock in the evening without knowing it. It was time for Isabel to go to bed.
——Although it sounds outrageous, Isabel does go to bed so early.
"You haven't met Aiwas's eldest brother yet, it's a good opportunity to meet him once," Janice stood up with a smile, "He is also a very outstanding young man. He was also famous for his excellence in school..."
"...By the way, Master Janice."
The manservant heard this and quickly added: "The person who came is not Mr. Edward Moriarty.
"Just now, there was another warehouse explosion in White Queen District, and Inspector General Edward was temporarily unable to come.
"The person who came to pick up Mr. Aiwas was Mr. Consultant Sherlock Hermes."
After today's update is posted, it will automatically be removed from the new book list because the number of words reaches the standard.
But it will be on Sanjiang tomorrow, which is almost seamless!
Now is the last week of the new book period, and Mao almost has to start preparing some stored manuscripts for the shelves...
It's 9:30 in the morning now, and I just finished writing more than 7,000 words today. I can't say what time I can wake up in the afternoon, anyway, I will correct the typos when I wake up (sad)