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"So I think there are two methods. One is to purchase a residence near the school and then you can move there. The advantage is that it's secluded enough and there's plenty of private space, and you don't have to follow the school for food and other living expenses, but the downside is that it might not be safe."

"After all, within the school, you have the protection of tutors, but both of you lack self-protection abilities, living alone outside will always present many inconveniences, and if there's only one maid, I'm afraid Lily will be very busy, taking up much of her study time. In that case, you might need to have Oswald move over with servants and a cook to accompany you."

In the Avalon Kingdom, unlike Star Antimony and Iris Flower with their noble systems, even the Knight Families are strictly limited in the scale of servants they can employ. This was to prevent the Knight Families, who had mastered Transcendent knowledge, from secretly developing their own private Transcendent militias.

In some sense, this also restricted the activities of the Knight Families.

Because the main house and estate are too large, they require a lot of servants to maintain. Typically, when family members need to move out temporarily, they are only accompanied by their personal male and female servants.

"That definitely won't do," Aiwass shook his head, "Although my father is away on a trip and won't be home for a while, Yulia needs more care and protection than I do."

Especially since he couldn't come home often, she would probably feel lonelier.

"So the other method is to have someone clear out a separate dormitory room for you at the school, and you both can live there. Since it's still inside the school, all issues regarding food, hygiene, and safety can be solved within it."

"...Huh?"

It was Isabel who seemed at a loss, "Does Miss Lily need to live with Mr. Aiwass? That might be... inconvenient, right?"

"Isn't that precisely what a personal maid is for?"

Yanis retorted.

She stared at Isabel and suddenly understood something, unable to suppress her laughter: "Ah, I see... Are you thinking about that kind of thing?"

"What do you understand, teacher?"

Isabel was somewhat embarrassed and annoyed.

"As far as I know, in order to prevent the vigorous young men from being seduced by unclean women outside and becoming ill, or leaving illegitimate children unrecognized by their families... Before they are assigned their matched fiancees by their families, these young lords' needs are usually taken care of by their personal maids."

The age-unknown elf lady spoke openly and with interest: "What about you, Aiwass? You don't need that, do you?"

Upon hearing this, Lily blushed and silently lowered her head.

And Isabel's eyes widened in shock.

Aiwass just smiled and tactfully avoided the question: "It seems you must have heard some rumors about me."

"One could say, seeing is believing."

Yanis smiled, shaking her head with profound implication: "Indeed, you have a way with words, like a fox... Rather, you're even better than I imagined, more charismatic than the rumors suggest."

"...Huh? What reputation?"

As someone completely disconnected from the circles of gossip due to having no friends, Isabel felt somewhat puzzled.

"You don't think you're the only one who can see Aiwass's charm, do you, little Isabel?"

Yanis teased with a smile: "Our Mr. Aiwass may have skipped coming to college, but he was already a heartthrob in high school. The descendants of the Knight Families are also public figures, and even 'girlfriends' are not allowed to be chosen by oneself — because others might make unnecessary interpretations of the choice of girlfriend, which could even end up in various news outlets, causing trouble for the parents. My newspaper has reported on some similar stories."

"Aiwass, whom many suspected of having unclean relationships because he liked to freely spread his charm among his peers, was notorious as a playboy in the Royal Capital circles. He was famous even before he made the newspapers."

"At that time, Aiwass wasn't yet attacked by the Demon Scholar and confined to a wheelchair; he also had good athletic results, was very good at cricket. He grew up tall and handsome early on, was witty and humorous in conversation, and treated girls with respect."

"Quite a few girls were jealous over him, and many considered themselves his girlfriends — although it was later proved to be a one-sided illusion, it nevertheless left its mark on Aiwass's reputation."

In fact, they weren't wrong about their gossip about themselves.
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Aiwass thought to himself.

He certainly had a bit of a bad character in that respect. He never cared to hide his own shine, instead freely radiating charm and warmth. Yet at the same time, he seldom wished to respond to the love others directed at him.

It was just because he felt that the other person was still far from stirring his heart.

——Even before the awakening of his previous life's memory, Aiwass's heart held some pride. That pride had nothing to do with knowing the "plot," but was closer to the essence of his soul.

The biggest difference in personality before and after the awakening of his previous life's memory was that Aiwass used to lack social experience and was not so scheming... At that time, he was quite naive, daring to meet pen pals alone.

After all, there wasn't internet in this era. It was normal for young people to be naive.

And it was actually difficult to hide Aiwass's reputation from before.

For the time being, Aiwass truly had no special feelings for Isabel.

Nowadays, he was busy improving himself, changing the future, and combating the apocalypse; he was incredibly occupied.

The energy he expended on the princess was entirely focused on how to help her grow stronger, gain confidence, and overcome her shortcomings, leaving no room for romantic feelings.

——But he also couldn't definitively say that he would never have feelings in the future.

After all, she was indeed very beautiful.

Honestly, that was the main reason.

Besides, she also had a kind and steadfast heart. And she was a reliable teammate to whom one could entrust his back.

After spending a long time together, it was not impossible for feelings to develop over time... Lying to oneself was meaningless.

——And by then, prolonged concealment would become a malicious deception.

Therefore, Aiwass was rather grateful that Master Yanis chose this moment to pierce through this thin veil of secrecy.

It was better to speak of such matters sooner rather than later, to avoid unnecessary halos.

But what perplexed Aiwass was that Isabel didn't have much of a reaction to this.

She simply looked up subconsciously at Lily and then at the teacher, as if pondering something.

It was then that Yanis looked towards Aiwass, their eyes meeting: "After all, he is also from the 'Moriarty' lineage. Everyone knows Old James's reputation for picking foster children is notoriously fierce. Aiwass, just like his brothers and sisters, is born to be noticeable and loved."

...Brothers and sisters?

Aiwass felt a sudden jolt in his heart upon hearing this.

I have a sister? How come I didn't know?

Just as he was about to ask, a servant at the door knocked to announce that the person who had come to pick up Aiwass had arrived.

Implicitly, it meant that the time was up—it was time to send him off.

They couldn't possibly let Aiwass stay overnight at the Hall of Silver and Tin, could they?

It was only then that the three of them realized that it was already nine o'clock in the evening, unnoticed. It was time for Isabel to go to sleep.

——Although it sounded incredible, Isabel did indeed go to bed this early.

"You haven't met Aiwass's big brother yet, it will be a good opportunity to meet him," Yanis said with a smile as she stood up. "He is also an exceptionally outstanding young man. He was famously excellent during his school days..."

"...By the way, Master Yanis."

The servant hurriedly interjected, "The person who has come is not Mr. Edward Moriarty.

"Just now, another warehouse combustion incident occurred in the White Queen District, and Chief Inspector Edward is suddenly occupied and cannot make it.

"The person here to fetch Mr. Aiwass is Mr. Sherlock Hermes, the Counselor."