Chapter 76: She's Really Going to Seduce the Master
Isabel felt a little regretful.
This time, she brought Aiwass and Lily with her, a rare occasion... but perhaps because they arrived a little early, there weren't many students in the cafeteria. Most people didn't even notice the princess coming.
And even the few students who saw them only glanced over with some curiosity.
At most, we would point and talk to our friends from afar in surprise.
No one reacted particularly strongly, and no one came over to talk to him or Aiwass.
It's completely different from last time.
This time, Isabel had secretly prepared answers to various questions in her mind, but in the end, they were completely useless.
Until they had eaten and left, no one sat next to them or talked to them.
This made Isabel a little dazed for a moment.
"...Is it really that simple?"
“It wasn’t difficult.”
After eating, feeling a little sleepy, Aiwass squinted his eyes and lay in his wheelchair basking in the sun. He replied in a sleepy and light tone, "You are just scaring yourself.
"Besides, being approached when you're alone is completely different from being approached when you're with someone. And even if someone asks you something, you can completely ignore them.
"Think of it this way—if a commoner sent a letter to Her Majesty the Queen, would Her Majesty reply?"
“…Grandma seems to really be able to do it.”
Isabel replied quietly.
Aiwass was a little surprised. He straightened up, opened his eyes and looked at Isabel: "Really?"
Isn't that old lady too busy? How many letters does she have to reply to on a regular basis?
Isabel quickly added, "But not all letters are answered..."
"Ah, that's the same thing."
Aiwass continued, "Just treat those hitches as letters that Her Majesty the Queen doesn't want to reply to. If Her Majesty replied to every letter, she wouldn't be able to do anything at all. Countless people would keep sending her letters... wouldn't the Queen become a reply machine?"
Isabel thought about it and agreed.
But she was still a little unsure: "Should I be polite and try to persuade him, or just yell back?"
"That depends on whether you sense good intentions or bad intentions from him. If he does, just answer his questions directly and openly. Don't be afraid. People won't die if they say the wrong thing."
Aiwass said dimly, "Of course, even if the other person has no ill intentions, as long as you can't reason with him, or simply dislike him, you can scold him directly.
“Even if you don’t have the adaptability to the Path of Authority, does he dare to have the adaptability to the Path of Transcendence?
"So, from the very beginning, you didn't need any authority. The rules of Avalon have already been established, and you only need to follow them. After all, you are a princess. Anyone who dares to disrespect you is disrespecting the royal family. Even the ministers dare not do this. Are those disrespectful people more arrogant than the ministers?"
He coaxed her like a fox, "You must learn to be a little willful, Isabel. Her Majesty the Queen will only be pleased by this. Even if those on the authoritarian path want to recognize you and want to assist you, you must at least give them a goal, right? If you don't let them do anything, then they will naturally feel confused.
"They're not afraid of wanting to compliment you; they're afraid of wanting to compliment you without knowing what you want."
"...I think I understand," Isabel thought for a long time, "but I'm still a little unsure. I don't know what degree of 'willfulness' is right, what degree will make people annoyed, and what degree will make people hate me."
"You'll gain experience with this kind of thing over time," Aiwass replied casually.
"Can I ask you something then?"
Isabel suddenly said, "You come and help me decide how I should treat them. I believe you won't lie to me."
……Um?
Aiwass was stunned for a moment.
Hearing this, he suddenly thought of Sherlock's evaluation of him during the last advancement ceremony.
——The fox seduces the master.
Good man, I am not really going to confuse the Lord, am I?
I always feel like some powerful official or eunuch...
Isabel's self-confidence was so strong that Aiwass even felt a little soft-hearted and embarrassed to bully her anymore.
At the same time, he was also somewhat afraid...
After all, he'd told a lot of lies. Whether it was his identity as a "fox" or his adaptability beyond the Tao, he might continue to lie.
If she believed in her own honesty and his lies were exposed...
Aiwass's expression was a little subtle, with a hint of kindness and a hint of guilt as he reminded her, "It's best not to say things like 'You're the only one who wouldn't lie to me,' as that will only put more pressure on others. Also, don't trust anyone 100%.
"Perhaps I've lied to you, too. I love lying—or rather, lies are my tools. They can sometimes be as sharp as the truth.
"Remember, don't trust anyone absolutely. Always keep your deepest secrets to yourself."
Aiwass's words were full of sincerity.
But Isabel clearly felt Aiwass's kindness and sincerity, which made her completely feel that "he liked to lie." But if what he said was true, then he was indeed a liar...
Like, like some kind of mathematical paradox...
This strange sense of contradiction made Isabel feel confused and at a loss as to what to do.
But the vague speculation in Isabel's mind became more and more real.
...It really looks like Mr. Fox.
In the dream... Isabel felt this way when he grabbed her hand and pointed to the horrible corpse hanging in the gallows square with only half of its face left.
He has an enviable freedom and a malicious heart that is not annoying.
——Dangerous but not fatal, and even good for the body.
Isabel had never felt this strange feeling on anyone else.
Then, a somewhat impulsive idea suddenly popped up in her mind.
Since Aiwass told me not to believe him, I will believe him anyway.
This wasn't the little girl's rebellion—it was something she suddenly realized.
Are those ministers absolutely loyal to Grandma? Don't they lie?
Of course not.
Isabel had heard countless lies and witnessed countless dirty betrayals and schemes since she was a child. While other girls in the capital might have been obsessed with their friends' purity, she no longer cared about such trivial matters.
She could feel that Aiwass had a kind heart, and she was also sure that what Aiwass did would ultimately be good for her.
Since both the "motive" and "action" were good, that was enough. The rest was Aiwass's secret, and she would not ask about it.
After all, she also has her own little secrets!
They don't want others to know, and will lie to even close people to hide it.
...For example, the existence of "Mr. Fox".
Thinking of this, Isabel's mouth corners slightly raised, and her mood became obviously happier.
They quickly returned to No. 14 Roning Street.
Before Lily was about to open the door, Isabel stopped her.
"Wait a minute, let me do it!"
Isabel smiled triumphantly, pulled the key from her bosom, looped the string around her right index finger, and spun it briskly, humming a song as she quickly walked past the two men and toward the front.
"...You did leave a key behind."
Aiwass was not surprised.
She took out the key deliberately, and it looked like she was showing off.
"This is my house after all."
Isabel opened the door and said with a grin, "Maybe I'll make a surprise attack one night to see if you and Miss Lily have done anything bad."
As if to explain something, she added, "I came here to see if it would make my bed dirty or anything like that!"
Aiwass raised an eyebrow and didn't respond, but his right hand fingers unconsciously flicked a few times on the wheelchair armrest.
——She really remembered what Master Janice had said before.
But Lily noticed a detail: "Your Highness's bed?"
"...Ah, actually I've never slept here before. They're all clean beds."
Isabel quickly explained to Lily, "It only belongs to me in name..."
As an extraordinary person on the path of beauty, Isabel must be a bit obsessed with looks.
Isabel had a feeling that Aiwass's personal maid resembled her—at least in that polite, silent, and reserved way. She felt they might be of the same kind, and so she had a fondness for the gentle and beautiful Lily. She didn't want her to misunderstand her.
But Isabel actually thinks Lily is amazing.
Although she often stood quietly behind Aiwass, as silent as a shadow...but she was able to pay close attention to everything around her. When Aiwass wanted to stop or move on, he didn't even need to tell her what he was doing. Lily would understand his intention directly and carry it out calmly.
Lily was beautiful in her figure, shape, and appearance, like any girl from a knight's family. But when she stood behind Aiwass, it was easy for him to overlook her.
It's almost as if the wheelchair is moving by itself.
This made Isabel very envious.
What she lacks most is the ability to judge the situation - to know what she should do. This is the most difficult thing for her.
From this perspective, she was quite envious of Lily.
Isabel deftly turned on the record player in the living room and asked the disabled Aiwass to stay in the living room to listen to music. Then, under the pretext of "showing you around the dormitory," she took Lily on a tour of the room.
Although the Royal Law University is located in the Red Queen District, not all buildings are red. For example, the exterior walls of this villa are silver-white, reminiscent of the Temple of Silver and Tin.
The villa's overall color scheme is champagne, with light brown furniture and light gray floor tiles. The bedroom features tan floor tiles and wood furniture. From the second floor onwards, there are floor-to-ceiling windows. These windows are common in Avalon for almost everyone of high rank, primarily to facilitate griffin pickups.
The two girls were chatting as they walked around this three-story villa which covered an area of more than 140 square meters and had a total of 22 rooms. From time to time, silver bell-like laughter could be heard from afar.
Aiwass closed his eyes, lay quietly in the wheelchair, listened to the melodious music and rested, and soon fell asleep.
(End of this chapter)
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