Chapter 997: So You Know Morality
Irises, Les Eygeans.
"This is the seminary of the 'Decree University.' Long ago, it had another name... the Mendicant Monastery. Good afternoon, Sister! You're still so young."
The Phantom Thief Yasin walked ahead, took off his hat, and greeted the dormitory manager familiarly: "I'm going upstairs to hang out - to play with Mia. These two are my friends."
"Oh, okay. Want the keys?"
The nanny who was sitting at the door knitting a sweater with reading glasses didn't even look at him and replied casually: "Also, remember to register at the door."
"She doesn't have classes today, so she should be in the dorm. She doesn't need the key."
Yasen smiled and chatted with the administrator, who looked to be in her fifties or sixties and had a rather strong physique. Only after he made her laugh did he put on his hat again and walk inside.
"...You really are an idol for middle-aged and older women."
Aiwass complained, "She seems to really trust you. She actually let you in right away? Does she know who you are? A thief?"
"A chivalrous thief. She knows who I am—but I want to make one point clear: even the young ladies like me."
When Yasen said this, he lifted the curly hair at his temples with great satisfaction and smiled confidently.
"As a Phantom Thief..."
Aleister was quite confused: "Shouldn't they just sneak in? And why did they let us in with them?"
"ah?"
Yasen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he reacted: "Ah, yes... This may be the characteristic of our iris.
"A long time ago—before I was even born—Iris was conservative for a while. Back then, this seminary was still just a monastery. Every day, you'd see the nuns harshly reprimanding the young monks and nuns... Forget about bringing someone back to your dorm; even just chatting with the opposite sex on the street could result in criticism.
"But later, Iris had a 'Pink Iris' movement - ostensibly to encourage students to seek true love and 'find their own romantic youth'. But in reality, it was a plan led by the Moon Children to further permeate the country with the path of love.
"No one could stand up to the Moon Children. Several of the leading protesters were either eliminated or converted to the Moon Children, changing their stance. Once people realized the Moon Children were behind this... naturally, no one dared to cross them, and they adopted a completely laissez-faire attitude towards this matter.
"It was also from then on... that irises gradually became the trend we see today. Those maids, who grew up in an era when trends changed, naturally weren't surprised by it..."
Yasen said as he led them past the dormitories on the first and second floors.
Although this was a girls' dormitory, there were actually a few men walking around. They looked at Aiwas and Aleister curiously, then greeted Yasen enthusiastically.
Some dormitory doors were not even closed, and the young couples inside couldn't wait to start playing - of course, according to the habits of the Iris people, the students walking outside might also be part of the PLAY.
While some girls felt shy and quickly left, covering their faces or eyes, their innocent expressions became a source of amusement. Young men pointed at the girls' backs and laughed. Others leaned against the doorway, offering commentary and sharp critiques like coaches coaching professional players.
As they passed, Aiwass could hear screams of delight almost the entire way. Many girls gathered around Yasen, and many took advantage of the chaos to touch him a few times. Aiwass, standing in the back, could even clearly see that there was a man among them.
Aiwass and Aleister looked at each other, with some shock in their eyes.
Although he had known that irises were more "open"... he still underestimated the extent of their openness.
...Is this the country after the Moon Child came to power?
"Hello, handsome..."
Finally, someone brave enough to approach Aiwass and ask, "Is this lovely girl... your sister?"
Aiwass narrowed his eyes and looked at her.
He could clearly feel that the girl's body was already trembling. He could sense her heart beating rapidly, and Aiwass only needed to snap his fingers to make her heart explode.
"It's my daughter."
The white-robed Son of the Moon responded coldly.
"oh!"
The female student smiled and said, "Would you mind finding a mother for the child?"
"She has a mother," Aiwass said coldly.
"Would she mind having one more?"
She didn't even mention "changing one", but "adding one".
——From the very beginning, these girls were not looking for "couples", but "lovers"!
For some reason, Aleister suddenly felt uncomfortable.
She pulled Aiwass hard and left quickly.
"Isa's makeup still isn't working."
After leaving the crowd, Aleister complained dissatisfiedly: "It didn't have any effect of dissuading people from leaving."
Although Isabel had deliberately painted Aiwass as ferocious, and people had indeed dispersed from his presence... However, this kind of persuasion now seemed to be limited.
"What what?"
Yasen came over curiously and said, "Ferocious makeup? That kind of thing is useless."
He smiled, revealing an ambiguous smile that said, "You still don't understand Iris": "After all, some people like this - in Iris, there are many girls who are keen on being controlled or hurt. This is a country where those in power have been immersed in the path of love for hundreds of years.
"This kind of bizarre quirk isn't considered 'immoral' in Iris. Instead, it's fashionable and trendy, sought after by young people because they're different from the norm. Nowadays, if someone doesn't have a quirk, they're called a 'nerd.' Just like the girl who just ran away, a girl who's so chaste, elegant, and pure might be a goddess sought after by students in Avalon... but here, she's called 'old-fashioned and boring.'
"We Iris people are born to rebel. Workers rebel against businessmen, and businessmen rebel against aristocrats. Minors follow suit: students rebel against teachers, and children rebel against their parents. The result is that 'anything traditional is bad.'
"I'll become their idol, probably because the profession of 'Phantom Thief' will never be officially recognized. So in their eyes, I am one of their ideals."
At this point, the smile on Yasen's face faded a little.
That full smile was tinged with a hint of adult melancholy and sadness: "I hope no one else will end up on the same path as me."
Hearing this, Aiwass became a little interested.
This Phantom Thief doesn't seem to be proud of his work...
So how did he end up on this path?
But before Aiwass could ask, they arrived at their destination.
On the second floor of the dormitory building, at the end of one of the corridors, dormitory number 2048 is the dormitory for the student named "Mia".
Although this was just a student dormitory, the living environment was different from what Aiwass had imagined. When he was in school, he would always return to Moriarty Mansion at night. Although Avalon did not have aristocrats, it did have "founding families" that were equivalent to aristocrats. Naturally, it was impossible for him to live with other students.
When he had such an opportunity in college, Isabel directly gave him a house on campus.
And in his memories of his previous life... his impression of the dormitory was only the not-so-good memories of "four people in a room" or the life of living together with his good brother.
——This was the first time that Aiwas had seen and entered the student dormitory of this world.
The corridor here is paved with marble floors, which turn into wooden floors near the doors, with wooden thresholds at least three fingers wide.
The interior looked like a luxurious hotel room. The bathroom was at the entrance, and directly across from it was a living room, at least 20 square meters. It contained three large sofas, a low glass table, and a high dining table. There was also a small, well-lit balcony with some plants planted in pots by the window.
Walk inside and take a look - there are even two bedrooms!
Aiwass didn't say anything. After all, his current personality was that of a cold and aloof vampire.
Even though Yassen had already seen his true identity - of course, Aiwass had not hidden it at all - Aiwass still stubbornly insisted on playing the role of a cold and handsome guy.
——But he was also really shocked.
Fortunately, he still had Aleister as his mouthpiece, so he could speak out whatever he wanted to complain about without worrying about his image: "Is this dormitory so nice? Is this some kind of aristocratic university?"
"This place really used to be a university for the nobility."
Yasen nodded and pointed to the streetlights outside the window. "See? There was one on every streetlight before."
"……teacher?"
"And there are students. We put up as many streetlights as we can, it's kind of a trend. If this school doesn't do it, the other aristocratic schools will look down on us, and think we're 'remnants of the old dynasty.' We have to get enough people... Luckily, this school is small, so we don't have too many streetlights. After we put up the ones that are needed for the teachers, there'll only be about a dozen spots left."
Yassen scoffed. "Unlike the previous movement led by the Sons of the Moon—this one is led by the Hawkeye Organization. And the financier behind it is said to be connected to a certain Grand Duke. Their goal is to weaken the royal power... It was only after so many people were hanged that the old era finally came to an end."
Aiwass couldn't quite understand his expression, nor could he tell whether he agreed or disagreed.
Yassen's expression was deep and complex.
That is an emotion that only those who were born on this land and have a deep love for this land can have.
"What are you thinking about, sir?"
Yasen keenly caught Aiwass's gaze, turned around and asked with interest, "I'm also quite curious... What do you think of this matter?"
"I'm not an Iris person, so I'm not qualified to judge the lifestyles Iris people choose—as long as they don't regret it, that's all that matters."
Aiwass shook his head. "If I had to say it... I'm just glad that my mother didn't finish college at Iris."
"Your mother is also an Iris person? What is her last name?"
"I don't know. She gave up her last name when she married my father."
"Oh no."
Yasen also said meaningfully, "She seems to be a noble lady. We ordinary people often change our original surnames to middle names."
"Are you from a commoner background?"
"Yes," Yassen shrugged. "I used to be a sailor. When I was young, I worked as a loader at the port. I also delivered milk and newspapers - children from poor families have to take on responsibilities early."
"Yasen!"
Just then, a joyful voice was heard.
A slim blonde girl ran out of the bathroom and hugged Yasin from behind.
She kissed Yasen passionately, then stroked his cheeks and the sparse stubble on his face.
"Is this Miss Mia?"
Aiwass looked at the girl.
"No," the girl shook her head. "I'm Zula, Mia's roommate, dear sir."
“…Huh?”
This time, even Aiwass was stunned.
Aleister looked at Yasen in disbelief: "So what were you doing just now...?"
"Oh, dear!"
At this moment, a black-haired girl opened the bedroom door and said happily, "I heard a commotion downstairs, and I knew you were coming!"
She didn't care about the intimate actions between the blonde girl and Yasen, but walked over and kissed Yasen: "Honey, are you going to bring them to play with you? But with such a young girl... isn't it immoral?"
“……?”
What's the meaning?
Aiwass felt his brain was overloaded.
——So you guys also know about morality?
I’m so sleepy today, I’ll write a chapter first and then take a break!
Then recommend the books written by readers~
Silver Dragon Reign
"The demise of a great empire is often due to the untimely death of the emperor, the death of the second emperor. In view of this, we need an immortal successor who can rule for hundreds or even thousands of years to save the people from disaster. This is a blessing from heaven."
".So this is why you brought me here for a blind date and breeding when I was still an egg?"
Wang Gelin, lying on the eggshell, spread his paws and said, "And ruling for a thousand years? Are you sure you're not kidding me? That will only breed extreme corruption, or a saint walking the earth?"
Then he raised the tip of his tail and pointed at the Lolita girl with a glorious face beside him, and asked with interest:
"Also, she is the fiancée you chose for me?"
"Given the long growth cycle of your dragon race, I'm afraid she can only be the mother of your fiancée."
"."Wang Gelin.
This is the story of a silver dragon who, in order to escape the fate of being a stallion, resolutely decides, "Get out of the way, I'll do it myself."
One day, I want everyone in this world to be like a dragon - said Wang Gelin.
(End of this chapter)
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