Chapter 243 Reputation

"By the way, brother, about the ring you just gave Roche..."

There was silence for a moment. Fiona recalled the brief scene between Avis and Roche. Suddenly, she understood why Roche had felt lost before.

Quietly looking at Avis's profile, the girl blinked her big lake-blue eyes twice and suddenly spoke.

"Brother, don't you want me and Roche to get too close?"

I'm worried that the damn fate will force you to be together.

Muttering to himself, Avis looked up at her while cutting a piece of Frost Dragon steak.

He wasn't surprised that Fiona noticed this.

The girl is not stupid. Due to the enhanced life level brought by the legendary bloodline, Fiona is actually very smart in terms of intelligence alone.

It’s a pity that she is not used to using her brain normally.

After inserting the cut piece of meat into his mouth, Avis shook his head slightly. He did not directly answer Fiona's question, but said in a calm tone something that made the girl's heart skip a beat.

"Fei, do you know what my father told me in the letter Leonard sent me?"

"How...what did you say?"

Hearing this, the girl immediately put Roche's affairs behind her and looked at Avis with an alert face. Even her light golden hair began to brighten.

"When you arrive at Pamir Academy, I will be solely responsible for providing you with 'instruction' in behavior."

Holding up a finger and emphasizing the word 'teach', Avis gave a kind smile.

"Dear Fei, I think you should understand what your father means. So, please behave more like a lady outside, and at least don't let your little kitty outshine you."

"Uh... Kate, that's enough! That's all for your training today!"

Fiona glanced at Kate and was stunned for a moment, then she quickly lifted it up by the upper body and stretched it into a long strip.

"Meow……?"

Suddenly being lifted up by the girl, Kate meowed in confusion, not knowing what was going on.

What did it do wrong? "…I was asking you to be more careful about your manners, not really asking you to compete with it. Stop bullying your little kitty."

Avis helplessly extended his mental power and tapped the girl's head gently.

“Uuuuu——”

The latter instinctively raised his hands to cover his little head and glared at Avis angrily.

"As for what you said just now, I don't want you to get too close to Roach, that's true."

However, after knocking, Anvis did not continue to respond to her. Instead, his expression became slightly serious and he explained to the girl what was hidden behind it.

“Although you only brought Annie with you last year, we were actually always protected by family guards.

Therefore, Father actually already knew about your encounter with Roach and the fact that you once gave him a bunch of fruit."

"It's not very ladylike for a noble lady to give a commoner boy some fruit, but it can be considered as being friendly to the people, and it's not a big deal."

"But when he was on the airship and gave you a magic straw braid and you accepted it, the nature of the matter changed."

After taking a sip of the juice, Avis shook the crystal glass and explained carefully to the girl's confused expression.

“Your status is too different from his. If he continues to come to you in the future, it will have a very negative impact on your reputation.

After you leave Moonfall Castle, your actions will not only represent yourself, but also the will of the Olivendi family."

"In fact, I'm afraid father has already made some arrangements for this matter."

As he said this, Anvis put down the cup and smiled.

"If I hadn't done this before, the one who warned Roche would have been a member of the family. And because of their different identities, they couldn't persuade your friend to leave in a gentle manner like I did."

"As for the approach that the family will take, I think they will probably arrange for a high-level professional to tell Roche your specific identity and warn him to stay away from you, while giving him some treasures as compensation."

After exhaling, Avis paused and spoke seriously.

"So, Fei, have you ever thought about this? Suppose because of your actions, Roche finally chooses to ignore the family's warnings and continue to come to you, what will father do?"

"Hmm? ...I'll think he's brave and has passed the test, and allow him to come and play with me?"

The girl racked her brains and finally gave an uncertain answer.

The picture albums she had read were all about stories of princes and princesses, and the most common ones were about the impoverished daughters of nobles.

Fiona thought about it, but couldn't think of any book that contained the story of a commoner and a noble girl. She could only think of the traditional plot of a brave man breaking into the dragon's castle and saving the princess.

"…Thank goodness your etiquette instructor isn't here, otherwise, you'd be in trouble right now."

Looking at the little sparkling creature in front of him, at this moment, Avis suddenly understood the feelings of the girl's etiquette instructor.

"She should have told you that due to the difference in status, if nobles and commoners of different genders, especially noble daughters and commoner boys, get too close, it will only be the beginning of tragedy."

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Avis supported his forehead with his right hand and let out a light breath.

Then, he slowly spread his hands and stated a somewhat realistic and cruel result.

"For the sake of the nobles' reputation, the commoner will disappear from the other's life forever—"

"If I hadn't stopped him and let Roach continue to find ways to find you, then soon you would never see him again."

It was not easy for one of the four major families in the empire to deal with a new Pamir student of commoner origin.

Arrange a few high-risk tasks, or create an "experimental accident".

Since "everything happened for a reason", even if Pamir College wanted to investigate later, it could not say anything about it.

Because this is the default rule in the upper circles of the empire.

"But...I obviously just don't want to reject his kindness."

Fiona's lake-blue eyes widened in disbelief, the expression on her face froze instantly, her mouth slightly opened with deep shock and astonishment.

Seeing the girl becoming a little depressed and even the light of her hair starting to dim, Avis's expression softened again.

“So, Fei, I hope you can understand one thing.

In this world, nothing exists independently. Every choice you make will lead to corresponding consequences.

After all, the world outside is not as simple as the castle—" . ….….After finishing the somewhat heavy lunch, Avis took Fiona to receive the new student identity cards and selected two independent first-level residences in the mission hall.

The time for the secondary residence he rented last year had expired, so it was a good opportunity for him to move at the same time.

Compared with the second-level independent residence, the first-level independent residence has many advantages, such as larger courtyard area, more luxurious multi-story villa buildings, and independent magic fountains, arcane gardens and other special magic arrangements.

But in contrast, the price is ten times more expensive than a secondary residence, and it requires 500 credits a year.

Although credits are difficult to get, if even he, the son of an imperial duke, cannot afford to live there, then there are probably not many people in the entire Pamirs who can afford to live there.

Anvis chose to live next to the girl's residence to make it convenient for him to take care of her.

After handing her the daily necessities prepared by her family and allocating a thousand credits to the girl as pocket money, Avis let her move around freely and get familiar with the college environment.

Coo, coo, coo.

Coo coo coo coo, coo coo, coo coo coo! 　　 　 (End of this chapter)