Chapter 149 Diomedes's Advice

With the help of the old butler Oswald, they quickly packed up the things Yulia wanted to take.

This time, she wasn't just going to school; it was essentially a move—Moriarty Manor was clearly no longer safe until Oswald returned. So, at Aiwass's urging, Yulia took everything she wanted with her.

But unlike other young ladies of the same level, Yulia did not bring too many clothes and jewelry.

What really took up space were her tool kits and boxes of materials. Even the books Aiwass hadn't allowed her to bring much. The library at the Royal Law University was the largest in Avalon. Even Professor Moriarty's personal collection wasn't as good as the restricted section of the university library.

Yulia only brought a few more advanced research books in the field of alchemy, as well as a few reading notes related to university knowledge.

Fortunately, Yulia had sorted her studies into categories. She easily found the notebooks she'd taken while studying on her own in college—ten thick notebooks from freshman to junior year. Stacked together, they were taller than her shins.

In order to help Yulia "move", Oswald also came along.

After recovering, Yulia was visibly full of energy, or rather, excited - like elementary school students before a spring outing, chattering non-stop in the car.

The only difference was that Yulia's chatter was quite substantial—she and Aiwass chatted about everything from extraordinary career planning and promotion rituals to dreams, astrology, and tarot. She almost regretted not bringing her telescope. Then they moved on from alchemy to elixirs and plant breeding, as well as Avalon's land policies and economic taxation.

In other words, Aiwass is knowledgeable enough to keep up with Yulia's topics.

She had almost no social experience—all her knowledge came from books and newspapers. But she had read enough and her memory was good enough that she became almost a search engine.

Yulia could even remember the day Aiwass first appeared in the newspaper and what the article said that day - Aiwass himself had forgotten what the article was about. Anyway, he basically talked nonsense that day... because he didn't expect to be stopped by a reporter from the Glass Steps.

The girl's cuteness made the old butler's face, which was as old as an ancient tree, rarely reveal a smile.

To get a wheelchair for Aiwass, they first went to the Inspectorate in Red Queen, which was very close to the Royal Law University, just on the same street.

The wheelchair was placed directly in Edward's office. Aiwass and Yulia chatted in the wheelchair while Lily followed Oswald to the Inspectorate.

This was Lily's first time entering the Inspectorate.

She had gone to the Supervisory Office in White Queen District when she had retrieved the tantra book. It was already night, but the office was still very busy—supervisors in half armor walked around, and from time to time someone went to the Griffin Terrace at the back door of the Supervisory Office and left on a griffin.

There were also people flipping through piles of documents, calculating something, or calling their colleagues from a distance to discuss something that Lily could not understand at all.

Before that, Lily's impression of the Inspection Bureau was that it was "responsible for arresting people." But then, she finally realized that they were also responsible for collecting taxes—in fact, tax issues were even more difficult to resolve than public security issues. The Inspection Bureau gave people the impression of being busy... almost everyone had a frown on their face or a serious expression.

At the time, Lily was even worried that she would block someone's way, so she kept walking to the side. She looked so aggrieved, not like someone who came to collect a reward at all, but more like a prisoner arrested by Supervisor Haina.

But the atmosphere in the Inspectorate is completely different from that in the Supervision Bureau.

In general, the feeling here is "gloomy and cold".

It was only 3:30 in the afternoon, and it wasn't even time to get off work, but the spacious corridor was deserted.

The mirror-like clean floor reflected the shadows of the old housekeeper and Lily, and their footsteps echoed in the corridor. There was a faint sense of terror.

"...Mr. Oswald."

Lily whispered, "Why is there no one here? Aren't they at work?"

"If the Inspectorate is as busy as the Supervision Bureau, that would be a big problem."

The old butler stood with his hands behind his back, speaking calmly without turning his head. "The Inspectorate is responsible for examining the loyalty and moral flaws of knights and officials, as well as whether they have accepted bribes or betrayed the Queen. They also monitor spies from other countries... and infiltrate other countries to become spies.

"There are so many rooms here, and any one of them could be under investigation or interrogation, or simply empty. For businessmen, the increase or decrease in the number of officials under investigation can be used as intelligence for buying or selling stocks. The very fact of 'who is under investigation' is a secret.

"For this reason, each room in the Inspectorate is soundproofed. When the door is closed, the only sound you can hear is knocking."

The old butler saw how much Aiwass valued Lily, and was trying to pass on some of his experience to her. It just so happened that he had always been quite fond of this sensible and motivated human girl...at least much better than Haina.

He stopped and pointed to a door and said, "This is Master Edward's office. Remember?"

"I remember."

Lily nodded and replied, "I can come here to find Master Edward."

"right."

Oswald replied simply.

He knocked on the door, and suddenly the inside and outside were connected—like a blocked ear suddenly becoming clear. Lily clearly heard the voice inside suddenly pause. It seemed that there was more than one person.

"Is there something urgent?"

Edward's cold voice sounded: "I'm taking care of some business. There's a chair at the door."

What this means is that if you are not in a hurry, just wait outside.

"It's me, Master Edward."

Oswald's voice rang out.

After a while, Edward opened the door.

He looked rather serious, but relaxed a little when he saw Oswald.

"Come for the wheelchair, Mr. Oswald?"

Edward asked.

Oswald nodded and looked inside. He saw two other people in Edward's office besides him.

One of them was a blonde woman in red who looked to be in her thirties, yet still mature and charming.

The other one was an elderly elf with a rare square face.

"I originally wanted to tell you some good news, but you have guests here, so it's not convenient."

Oswald said slowly, "Remember to go home tonight."

"I'll try my best."

Edward nodded.

He turned back to the woman and ordered, "Go ahead, Madam Red."

"You always throw such offensive work at me, my dear Inspector-General... There are no good men at Lloyd's."

Madam Red complained, but didn't refuse. "That's fine, since I'm destined to be a hard laborer. But if I disappear on my way back for unknown reasons, you must remember me next year."

"I'll remember you every year, go ahead and do it," Edward said mercilessly.

The moment she passed Lily, Lily suddenly felt as if time had slowed down.

Her perception suddenly became sharp—she felt as if she had seen this person somewhere before.

……red?

Could it be...

Lily thought of the Red Lady of the Path of Love during the Ascension Ceremony. Although she hadn't met her during the ceremony, she had listened to her conversation with others in the waiting room for over an hour as the "Gray Robe Person."

Although the voice had changed slightly, the low and lazy tone left a deep impression on Lily.

When Lily looked at Madam Red, Madam Red also sensed Lily's gaze at the same time.

But she didn't care and just smiled at Lily in a friendly manner.

And this old elf...

Lily also always felt like she had seen him somewhere before.

"Long time no see, Diomedes."

It turned out that Oswald was the first to speak and say hello.

"It's been a long time indeed."

The old elf known as Diomedes nodded at Oswald and smiled, a rare smile: "It must be nearly thirty years since we last met, hasn't it?"

"Indeed. The last time we met was before Master adopted Master Edward."

Oswald also felt a little nostalgic.

He smiled and said, "I'm planning to go back to the Theocracy. Do you need me to bring you a few words or some local specialties?"

"Can you let go of those two from your family?"

Diomedes raised his eyebrows and asked back.

Edward also looked over when he heard this, frowning slightly and looking worried.

The old butler shook his head slightly at Edward, indicating that they should go home and talk about it later.

"If you want to talk about it, bring some rose gold brew."

Diomedes chuckled and said, "I'm kind of craving some wine from home."

"It seems you have nothing more to say to me, old man. Just die peacefully in a foreign land."

Oswald smiled and said, "I intend to see His Holiness the Pope."

The square-faced elf also shot back: "Same to you, dying old thing... Just don't say bad things about me."

Even by human standards, these two looked old, at least in their seventies or eighties. If calculated by the elves' lifespan, they would have lived for four or five hundred years.

If one does not use any Taoist power to prolong life, even as an immortal elf, the average lifespan is only 500 years.

If the lifespan is longer, then they will be considered as the followers of Amber.

Oswald also introduced to Lily, "This is Diomedes, the guardian of the Droste family. He and I are old friends. Before being sent to Avalon, we were both selected from the same group of Papal Guards.

"It was he who introduced you to the Moriarty family back then."

"...Ah, I still remember this young lady."

Seeing Lily, Diomedes' expression became a little serious: "We met once more than ten years ago."

"Thank you, Mr. Diomedes."

Lily bowed sincerely in thanks.

——It turns out that this person is my benefactor!

Without this old elf, it would have been difficult for her to enter the Moriarty family and she would not have met Aiwass again.

But Diomedes' expression when he looked at Lily was somewhat complicated.

He was silent for a long time, hesitant to speak.

He just sighed and whispered, "Be safe during this time, kid."

Hearing this, Oswald narrowed his eyes slightly and patted Lily's shoulder gently.

"I know what you mean, old man."

The old butler said with narrowed eyes.

(End of this chapter)