Aiwass and Lily arrived at the Temple of Silver and Tin at 5:30 in the afternoon, when it was still light.
As a result, they had not finished eating until 8:45 in the evening.
There was no dance, and no one else was around. It was just Aiwass, Princess Isabel, and Master Janice chatting away.
The first round of food had gone cold before we finished it, so a second round was served.
Including baked apples, sponge cake, fried scallops with foie gras sauce...
On the way, Isabel realized that Lily, the maid who had been standing behind Aiwas, was a little hungry, so she warmly invited her to sit down and eat together. She had already drunk three glasses of wine, her cheeks were slightly red, but her eyes were getting brighter.
Although it was against etiquette for a maid to eat at the same table with the noble princess... Lily was indeed hungry. Although she had eaten something before going out, as a mortal, she had to stand straight behind Aiwass, which was very tiring.
But according to the rules, whether she can sit down to eat depends on the attitude of her owner, Aiwass.
Aiwass not only agreed, but even asked Isabel if she could let Lily sit here and rest after eating instead of standing behind him. Isabel agreed without hesitation.
All three of them were the type who didn't care much about "rules" - Isabelle was basically raised by her grandmother Queen Sofia, and Janice had even completed a solo around-the-world hike. Not to mention Aiwass, who had an adaptability beyond the road.
So the party of three happily became a party of four and continued.
As Aiwass's personal maid, Lily had to maintain her dignity - she didn't have to wear the same maid uniform as other maids, but could wear nice private clothes when going out with Aiwass.
Lily, who was also born in a knight family, looked like a young lady from Glass Island in both appearance and temperament. Moreover, compared to the young ladies in the capital who were more obsessed with maintaining their beauty and figure, Lily, who was more eager for knowledge because of her family background and therefore read more books, had a quiet and intellectual temperament that made her more like a young lady.
Not only did she not feel out of place after she sat down, she even calmly responded to questions from Master Janice when certain literary topics were mentioned.
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 Janice and asked in a low voice: "Teacher, can I keep my word in this matter?"
After drinking several glasses of wine, even though it was only low-alcohol sweet wine, Isabel became more talkative and her timid temperament also became less shy.
If we regard this current state as her true intention, then it can actually reflect Isabel's true character from the side.
"Of course, my sweetheart."
Janice drank twice as much as Isabel but didn't react at all. She just smiled and said, "This is the Royal Law University. You have the final say."
"Then, instead of a maid who can attend classes, I want to arrange a student status for Miss Lily. Because I think she is more worthy of entering the university than many students in the Royal Law University... Is this okay?"
After Isabel finished speaking in one breath, she became 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.
The princess, who had never been willful and therefore didn't even know how many privileges she had, was a little hesitant for a moment.
"Of course," Janice couldn't help laughing, "You are so cute... You are really my good girl. For such a small matter, you just need to give the order, and all the documents and procedures will be handled by themselves.
"Even though the opinions of the Round Table are more important than those of the Silver and Tin Palace in many troublesome political issues, don't forget that the ministers' decrees always need the signature of Her Majesty the Queen to take effect. Don't underestimate your own importance - if you despise yourself, others will despise you more. Scum are always used to bullying the weak and fearing the strong.
"Believe me, Sofia won't think this is a big deal. She will only be happy for you because you have finally realized your identity and learned how to use your power."
"That's settled then, Miss Lily!"
Isabel looked at Lily expectantly.
—From now on you will be my junior!
Great, I have a new friend!
“… Thank you, Princess, thank you, Master Aiwass, thank you, Master Yannis!”
Realizing that the trajectory of her life might be changed as a result, Lily excitedly stood up, saluted, and hurriedly thanked the three people.
"Well, Lily."
Janice took over and arranged things more skillfully than Isabel: "It's not convenient for Aiwass to move around now, so I don't think it's suitable for him to continue living at home. It takes a while to get from the White Queen District to the Red Queen District... If you just push the wheelchair, it will take more than two hours. This will be troublesome for you too."
"No, it's okay on my side..."
"I know."
Janice interrupted, "But you are students and young people after all. You need more sleep and some time to socialize with your classmates. However, you are just like Isabel, and you are not really suitable to live in a student dormitory...
"So I think there are two ways. One is to buy a house near the school and move there. The advantage is that it is secluded enough, has plenty of private space, and does not need to follow the school in terms of food expenses, but the disadvantage is that it may not be that safe.
"After all, you have the protection of your tutors in 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, Lily will probably be very busy and take up a lot of study time. In this case, I'm afraid we need to let Oswald move in with the servants and the cook to accompany you."
The Kingdom of Avalon is different from Star Antimony and Iris, which have a noble system. 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 people.
In a sense, this also limits the scope of activities of the knight family.
Because the main house and the manor were so large, they required a large number of servants to take care of them. Usually, when a family member needed to move out temporarily, they would only let their personal male and female servants accompany them.
"That's definitely not possible," Aiwass shook his head. "Although my father is away on a business trip and won't be home soon, Yulia needs to be taken care of and protected more than me."
Especially when he couldn't come home often, she would probably 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 can live there. Because it is still within the school, any food, hygiene and safety issues can be solved on campus."
"… Why?"
Isabel was at a loss: "Does Miss Lily need to live with Mr. Aiwass? That would be... inconvenient, right?"
"Isn't that what a personal maid is for?"
Yanis asked back.
She stared at Isabel, and suddenly understood something and couldn't help laughing: "Ah, I see... Are you thinking about this?"
"Teacher, what do you know?"
Isabel was a little embarrassed.
"As far as I know, in order to prevent the hot-blooded young men from being seduced by unclean women outside and getting sick, or leaving bastards outside who are not recognized by the family... before being assigned a fiancée of equal status by the family, the sexual problems of these young masters of the knight family are usually solved by their personal maids."
The elf lady of unknown age did not shy away from asking with interest, "What about you, Aiwass? You don't need it, do you?"
Hearing this, Lily blushed and lowered her head silently.
And Isabel opened her eyes wide, looking shocked.
Aiwass just smiled and avoided answering: "It seems that you must have heard some of my reputation."
"All I can say is, seeing is believing."
Janice smiled and shook her head, saying meaningfully: "As expected, you are full of sweet talk, like a fox... It's better to say that you are better than I thought and more charming than the rumors say."
"… Eh? What's the reputation?"
Isabel, who had no friends at all and was isolated from the circle of rumors, felt a little confused for a moment.
"You don't think you're the only one who sees the charm of Aiwass, do you, little Issa?"
Janice smiled and joked, "Our Mr. Aiwass just didn't go to college. But he was already a popular guy in middle school. The descendants of the Knight family are also public figures. They are not allowed to find a girlfriend on their own - because others may make unnecessary interpretations on the choice of girlfriend, and it may even be reported in various news and cause trouble for the parents. My newspaper has reported some similar news.
"And Aiwass, because he likes to casually show his charm to his peers, he has been suspected of having illicit relationships many times. He is a well-known playboy in the capital circle. He was already famous before he appeared in the newspapers.
"At that time, before he was attacked by the demonologist and put in a wheelchair, Aiwass was also very good at sports and was very good at cricket. He grew up to be tall and handsome, had a good sense of humor and was very respectful to girls.
"Many girls were vying for his favor, and many even thought they were his girlfriends. Although it was later proven that this was just their wishful thinking, it had already left a mark on Aiwass's reputation."
In fact, their reputation about themselves is not wrong.
Aiwass thought.
He himself was a bit of a bad character in this respect. He never disdained to hide his own light, but exuded charm and warmth at will. But at the same time, he was rarely willing to respond to the love directed to him by others.
It was just because he felt that the other person was not good enough to make his heart beat. It was still far from it.
Even before he awakened his past life memories, Aiwass was somewhat arrogant. That kind of arrogance had nothing to do with his understanding of the "plot" but was closer to the essence of his soul.
The biggest difference in personality before and after awakening his past life memories is that before that, Aiwass lacked social experience and didn't have so many malicious intentions to scheme against others... He was quite innocent at that time and even dared to meet his pen pal alone.
After all, there was no Internet in this era. It is normal for young people to be simple.
However, it is difficult to conceal the past history of Aiwass.
At the moment, Aiwas really doesn't have any special feelings for Isabel.
Now he is busy improving himself, changing the future and fighting against doomsday.
All the energy devoted to Her Royal Highness the Princess is focused on helping her become stronger, increase her confidence and overcome her shortcomings. There is no room for romantic feelings.
—But he couldn’t say for sure that he would never be tempted again.
After all, she is really beautiful.
To be honest, this is the main reason.
Besides that, she has a kind and determined heart, and is a reliable teammate who can be trusted.
Even if you spend a long time together, you may not necessarily fall in love... There is no point in deceiving yourself.
—And if that time comes, long-term concealment will become a malicious deception.
Therefore, Aiwas was quite grateful to Master Janice for breaking the window paper at this time.
It is better to say this kind of thing 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, then at the teacher, as if she was thinking about something.
At this moment, Janice looked at Aiwass and their eyes met. "After all, he is also a 'Moriarty'. Everyone knows that old James is notoriously picky when it comes to choosing adopted children. Aiwass is just like his brothers and sisters. He was born to attract attention and be loved by others."
…Brothers and sisters
Upon hearing this, Aiwass, who was standing by, suddenly had an idea.
I have a sister? How come I didn't know
Just when he was about to ask, the butler knocked on the door and reported that someone was coming to pick up Aiwas.
What this means is that the time has come - it's time to kick people out.
We can't let Aiwass stay overnight in the Temple of Silver and Tin, can we
The three of them realized at this moment that it was already nine o'clock in the evening. It was time for Isabel to go to bed.
—Although it sounds outrageous, Isabel does go to bed this early.
"You haven't met Aiwas's eldest brother yet, right? It's a good opportunity for you to meet him once." Janice stood up with a smile, "He is also a very outstanding young man. He was also well-known for his excellence in school..."
“… By the way, Master Yannis.”
Upon hearing this, the butler quickly added: “The person who came is not Mr. Edward Moriarty.
"Just now, there was another warehouse explosion in White Queens, and Chief Inspector Edward was unable to come due to some emergency matters.
"The person who came to pick up Mr. Aiwass is Mr. Counselor Sherlock Hermes."