Chapter 57 Beautiful Girl Dream Factory
Isabel's talent is not weak.
It was already mid-November, and Avalon's demise was expected in the autumn of next year. As members of the main cast, their levels were similar.
In other words, Aiwass and Isabel spent nearly ten months... without feeling any pressure, and easily advanced to around level 30. Level 30 was already considered the fourth level of power, and was considered outstanding even in the entire Kingdom of Avalon.
There are no player characters in this world, nor are there any "adventurer teams" that players found from nowhere and can kill anyone who stands in their way - that is, other players who form a team through matching. Aiwass needs to form his own team.
Thanks to the settings his friend kept mumbling to him, Aiwass was able to understand the personalities, lives, and talents of these important characters... as well as the growth paths that only existed in theory.
He knows many secrets, and the secret of this world is power.
But after all, he couldn't use it all for himself.
When resources are fully mobilized, acting alone is the most foolish act. After all, there are limits to what one person can accomplish. Choosing the right people is even more crucial—slackers, traitors, and ungrateful individuals will only have a negative impact.
Only those who are reliable and trustworthy enough are worthy of Aiwass sharing his valuable experience with.
Isabel is one of them.
This future "Queen of Flowers" was his teammate whom he had already booked.
Therefore, even without Yannis's specific request, he would take the initiative to intervene in Isabel's growth path and seek better development for her.
After all, Aiwass lacks companions. Helping her is helping yourself.
Although according to Janice's request, Aiwass could actually wait until his third promotion—that is, from level 29 to level 30—to form a permanent team with Princess Isabel...
——But Aiwass felt that there was really no need to do so.
He initially adopted the identity of "Fox" in order to reveal it in public. If he delayed it for too long, it would be meaningless.
The reason why Aiwass did not immediately reveal the information of "I am the fox" when he met Isabel this time was because Isabel's character had not been tempered and she had not gained enough confidence.
Because of Master Yanis's own growth trajectory, she is the type of person who believes that "as long as one has real talent and knowledge and constantly overcomes difficulties, one can grow rapidly through pain." She doesn't need excessive interference from others, nor does she need to correct the direction of others' destinies—every life has its own way out.
Therefore, Master Yanis tended to continuously build up Isabelle's "foundation," giving her a solid foundation so she could handle any situation. However, he didn't teach Isabelle the principles of life, nor did he address her small emotions.
Janice hopes that Isabel can move forward in her own life based on the principles she has learned on her own.
This wasn't wrong, and could even be considered prescient. According to the original historical trajectory, after experiencing a sudden change in her life, Isabel relied on her accumulated experience to quickly stand up again, and continued to suffer and grow rapidly amidst the thorns.
It took Isabelle less than five years to grow from a soft and sweet little girl to a reliable and mature queen in the future.
But now, she is still accustomed to subconsciously choosing to escape when she is at a loss.
She was like that shy and withdrawn girl. Although she had some feelings for him, if she confessed too early and too suddenly, leaving him unprepared and unable to react, she might subconsciously choose to avoid the relationship because she didn't know how to deal with the chaotic emotions in her heart.
——It seemed like the favorability was almost there, but when I went in for an A, the other party suddenly ran away. Isabel was just that kind of troublesome.
Aiwass knew how to handle the situation.
This is essentially because she is not prepared. The girl ran away because she subconsciously hoped that "the current sense of comfort could last forever" and did not want to go any further and step into the unknown.
In other words, it was essentially because Isabel was afraid of the unknown.
This fear was developed because she was always worried about the "royal curse" that would take effect at any time.
Every day she feared that her father, elder brother and younger brother would die of illness; every time she fell ill, she would wonder if it was a curse and whether she was going to die; because her grandmother was old, she was also afraid of the chaos and war that might be caused by the queen's death.
After the fall of Avalon, she was able to calm down - because all the worst outcomes she had worried about came to pass.
Then there is nothing to be afraid of.
So Isabel calmed down and, facing "no way out", for the first time did not choose to continue to escape, but instead bravely moved forward -
...However, this solution is not feasible in this timeline.
It is impossible for Aiwass to hurt Isabel specifically for her growth.
Before history changed, Isabel's family was broken up; if her family is still broken up after history changed, wouldn't my trip be in vain?
——It’s just like traveling back to before the plot of the anime game began. Although a lot of things have been changed, at the key points, the "original plot" that you are familiar with is allowed to develop, so that the changed plot can return to the original route.
So Aihua specially arranged another preparation.
Aiwass had already laid the groundwork during the first advancement ceremony. He had originally planned to discuss it later, but the timing was perfect... Master Janice had taken the initiative to ask Aiwass to team up with the princess.
Well, now is the time to activate it.
At the dinner, Aiwass enjoyed his meal and chatted with Isabel.
Perhaps because the teacher was present, Isabel was a little reserved and silent at first, preferring to listen rather than speak.
But after the two drank a few glasses of white wine, the atmosphere gradually became lively.
Music, poetry, philosophy, secrets... the same topics Aiwass had discussed with Isabel in his dream, in that abandoned chemical plant. And this time, with the more knowledgeable Master Janice, Aiwass could actually engage in conversation, rather than the foolish, endless barrage of questions he'd been asking in his dream.
This makes the chat more interesting and valuable.
Although Aiwass deliberately avoided repetition, his views, tone and erudition are very similar to those of "Fox".
——These are some of the flaws that Aiwass deliberately revealed.
He hoped that Princess Isabel might vaguely guess or realize that "Evans might be Mr. Fox", but she did not dare to say it out loud because of insufficient evidence.
The fact that "the friend Aiwass that I know in reality" and "the secret friend Fox that I met in the dream" are the same person is not a bad thing for Isabel... On the contrary, it is a "good thing" that she would rather believe to be true.
Because the identity of "Fox" is too mysterious.
While mystery can spark curiosity and a desire to explore, the lingering sense of mystery after a connection is established can also create a sense of unease, a dread of which Isabel is particularly afraid.
If the "fox" continued to remain so mysterious, Isabel couldn't help but wonder if he had a reason for not revealing his identity—and then she'd start to think his identity might be shady. At least it was an identity she couldn't openly introduce to her father, grandmother, or teacher... In that case, no matter how close their relationship became, it would only be a private friendship that she couldn't share or show off to anyone else.
But Aiwass is different.
The Moriarty family is one of the twenty founding families and has a high reputation and status in Avalon.
Although Aiwass was merely Professor Moriarty's adopted son, as long as the elder Moriarty lived, he would remain a member of the Founding Family. And if Professor Moriarty had made a will before his death, leaving the Moriarty Family to Aiwass... while the lack of blood ties might make the process somewhat difficult, the likelihood of a successful succession was high.
After all, Professor Moriarty had no biological children, nor any living relatives of the same generation, so he could only pass on his inheritance to his adopted children.
Just as Aiwass could now be directly invited by her to the Temple of Silver and Tin - his identity was clean and his future was bright.
If you make friends with such a person, you will definitely not be stopped by your elders.
Can I only meet Mr. Fox in my dreams? If Mr. Aiwass knew of the Fox's existence, would he be angry? What if the Fox learned my true identity and became hostile to me or wanted to exploit me?
——As long as the "fox" is Aiwass, the problems that Isabel is worried and concerned about will no longer exist.
When Isabel hoped so in her heart, she was actually preparing herself mentally.
Faced with a girl like this who would run away in fear at the slightest pressure and was like a little animal, what others said might not be of any use to her. Even if it was the words of her most trusted teacher, Janice, she might not be willing to listen.
Only her own inner thoughts can be accepted by herself.
And in the end, what she expected was successfully achieved, everything went smoothly, without any reversals or surprises - in this way she was able to build up a kind of "hope".
Among the many ways to fight fear, hope is a good and healthy medicine.
What Isabel lacked most was self-confidence. True self-confidence cannot be instilled by others. Only when one's own resolve and decisions receive positive feedback can a wounded heart be healed and soothed.
But because of this, Aiwass can't delay too long.
Because the "prank" that you actively expose and the "lie" that is exposed are essentially different.
Isabel couldn't let him catch her. He had to reveal his identity and admit his deception. Otherwise, their relationship would gradually be tainted with the unpleasant smell of suspicion. That would also hurt Isabel, turning her "escape" into "suspicion."
That would be a wrong way of raising a child.
For Aiwass, the process of cultivating Isabel from now on is like a beautiful girl dream factory -
Although they didn't have the father-daughter relationship in the game, compared to Isabel's irresponsible and non-existent father, Aiwass helped Isabel in her dreams, chose a brighter future for her, chatted with her and played with her, encouraged her growth and learning, treated her mental illness, personally cultivated her self-esteem and confidence, and prevented her from being hurt in the future...
——Maybe he looks more like her biological father than her biological father.
(End of this chapter)
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