Chapter 390 I Will Carry the Sky
When Ligeia went out, she saw Janice standing at the door waiting for her.
Janice beckoned Ligeia to come over, and then took Ligeia into the study.
Ligeia went in, found a seat and sat down, then asked casually, "What do you want to talk to me about?"
"What are you doing staring at them in the room?"
Janice didn't answer, but asked in return.
Hearing this, Ligeia immediately laughed: "Hey, about this matter...I'm just watching them."
"What are you looking at?"
"It would be terrible if I accidentally got pregnant."
Ligeia said bluntly, "Her Majesty has not yet been officially crowned. According to the formal etiquette, it will not be until next summer, and by then her belly will be full. It would definitely be inappropriate."
"Your worry is reasonable...but why are you afraid? Isn't Lily watching from inside?"
Janice sighed helplessly: "Don't worry about it until you see Lily being kicked out."
"ha?"
Ligeia asked, "Isn't Lily that boy's personal maid? I remember she was the one who taught Aiwass... He was about thirteen or fourteen at the time."
Janice was stunned for a moment when she heard this: "Is there such a thing? Impossible."
"She said so herself. It seems to be some kind of tradition, but I'm just a country girl and I don't understand it."
Ligeia shrugged. "Although I've long known that the great families of Avalon are all quite chaotic, I never thought that personal maids would have such a tradition..."
"……Tradition?"
Yanis repeated.
Her expression suddenly became strange.
Ligeia noticed her expression and was confused: "What's wrong?"
Janice asked back, "Did she tell you that the personal maids enlighten the young nobles in order to prevent them from falling in love outside and having illegitimate children?"
"...That's exactly what I said. Is there a problem?"
Ligeia reacted.
Janice burst out laughing and slapped Ligeia on the shoulder.
"I told her that," Janice said, her eyes curved, "but I made it up."
"ah?"
Ligeia was stunned for a moment.
"Use your brain," Janice couldn't help but ask, "If Avalon really has this tradition, where did Lily come from? Do you think the Droste family is short of maids?"
“…Not necessarily.”
Ligeia folded her arms, pointed at her arm, and retorted, "Perhaps he would like this?"
"That can't be the case for everyone, right? If there really is such a rule, then shouldn't the eldest son, who inherits the family business and the title of knight, be paired with a maid? Wouldn't it be more disgraceful for them to give birth to a bastard child than for a child who doesn't have any inheritance rights to give birth to a bastard child?
"Actually, this is a tradition among the Star Antimony people. Unlike the Avalonians, nobles there are not limited to having one servant per descendant, and of course, more than one personal maid. Nobles there can have both male and female servants.
"The origin of this lies in the research of scholars during the Imperial era. Back then, they hadn't yet fully understood the underlying principles of Daoist impulses, and considered them a curse on illegitimate children. They believed illegitimate children were more likely to go mad, which is why they had maids give birth to children and then killed them to break the curse.
"Later scholars understood that there was no such thing as a 'curse of bastards,' but Xing Ti and Iris still inherited some of this tradition. Xing Ti's nobles had numerous maids, and the majority of illegitimate children were born to them, also to vent their righteous impulses. Because Xing Ti's people often married politically, couples were essentially married for personal gain, with little emotional connection.
"In the Iris Kingdom, they don't call them 'maids' at all, but 'guardian knights'. Even noble ladies occasionally like to recruit their own 'knights', who are actually their lovers. This situation occasionally occurs in Avalon, but it is definitely not common. Otherwise, how could Lily have the guts to introduce herself as Aiwass's personal maid at school?"
Janice smiled and rubbed Ligeia's small round head with her hand: "Besides, it's the Moriarty family. Why should they be afraid of illegitimate children?"
“…Yes.”
Ligeia suddenly reacted.
There is no such thing as an illegitimate child in the Moriarty family——
According to the Moriarty family's rules, even biological children born through marriage could not inherit the family business or surname. Only adopted children who were raised and brought up could inherit the family. The question of illegitimate children was completely irrelevant.
"You, a ninety-year-old spinster, certainly don't understand this."
Janice smiled maliciously: "Which do you think has stronger desires: thirteen or fourteen, or seventeen or eighteen? After tasting meat at thirteen, is it possible to stop eating meat at eighteen?"
"I'm not ninety years old. I'm not even one year old."
Ligeia responded subconsciously, but she suddenly realized as soon as she said it: "How do you know that Aiwass has never eaten it? Could it be..."
"I watch it every night. Elves don't have to sleep anyway." Janice said confidently.
"Why are you peeping at a little boy sleeping?!"
"Keep him safe," Janice said seriously. "Isn't Aiwass attacked while sleeping more than once? If Oswald isn't here, and I'm not more vigilant, you won't know when he'll be killed. You don't think Shadow Fiend's protection is really safe, do you? He wouldn't have survived Graham's attack alone."
"...That's fine. No, Janice—why did you lie like that?"
Ligeia asked back dissatisfiedly.
Janice was also very confident: "That was when Aiwass first met Isabel. I had to test him to see if he was a playboy. Didn't you find out about his many romantic debts?"
"It's said to be a romantic debt, but it doesn't seem to have anything to do with him."
"Yes."
Janice commented, "His attitude isn't important, but as long as he has so many suitors, it's bound to cause trouble for Isabel. At the time, I just wanted Isabel, still a princess, to stay away from him. She couldn't handle a man like that."
"Because when it comes to this kind of topic, whether I explain or not, Isabel will definitely lose points. Maybe it will calm her down - two people who have never met or interacted with each other, just seeing each other at the promotion ceremony and then falling in love is too outrageous. If you were in my position, you would also stop it."
"That's right," Ligeia nodded slowly. "Indeed... and now I also feel that Isabel may not be able to control that boy."
Janice crossed her arms and added, "Also, Ligeia. Did you know that Lily learned the Night Rabbit Tantra? This is the inheritance of the Narcissus Principality. Only virgins can transform into primitive werewolves who can eat meat and drink blood normally - this is a restriction from the Path of Love. The Children of the Moon also have similar taboos. This is enough to prove that she was lying at the time."
Ligeia smacked her lips: "Tsk..."
"Why are you smacking your lips?"
Janice said bluntly, "Lily isn't the type to lie to save face. It must have been that little fox who prompted her to lie. It's not so much about what I did, but what you did."
"I didn't do anything..."
Ligeia cried out innocently in a childish voice.
She really couldn't remember what she said at the time.
Was it urging marriage? Anyway, we were just chatting instinctively at the time, without even thinking, so I really can't remember it.
"But since Lily lied so smoothly, she might have fooled you too."
Janice narrowed her eyes slightly. "I think she probably likes Aiwass, too. But it's not surprising. That little fox is likable. Not to mention they've been together for so long."
"Lily and he do have a very close relationship. After all, she was the personal maid who bathed Aiwass when he was a child. When Aiwass was previously unable to move, it must have been Lily who bathed him. But perhaps it's precisely because they are so familiar with each other that she can act so nonchalant."
"……broken."
Ligeia hit the back of her hand, a little panicked: "I told Isabel about this at the time!"
"What did you say?" Janice asked.
"I'm just saying it straight..."
Ligeia jumped up from her chair anxiously and circled around Janice: "Does this count as spreading rumors? I need to explain this to Isabel?"
“…No, there’s no rush.”
Janice thought for a moment, then reached out and held Ligeia down: "It may not be a bad thing."
"Are you sure?"
"Well. Don't be fooled by Isabel's delicate appearance, but our little queen actually has a strong subconscious aggression. She cares deeply about things she values and must obtain them. And the closer she gets to losing them, the more persistent she becomes. It's just that she's used to failure... If she's not in a hurry, she'll hold off until she's 100% sure she's got it.
"That's why I wanted to make her fail before. She's the type of person who's gentle on the outside but strong on the inside. Once pushed into a corner, she'll wake up."
The elf painter analyzed his student, "But the current situation is different. Aiwass used Lily to deflect your urging for marriage, which shows that he doesn't have that many ideas yet. In other words, Isabel likes Aiwass, but Aiwass doesn't like her that much yet.
"If she continues to hesitate at this point, wanting to wait until Aiwass starts to like her before confessing...it might lead to trouble. After all, it's no exaggeration to say that little fox is a heartthrob. If Lily's incident puts her in a difficult position, Isabel will start to get anxious—she'll have to be anxious enough before she dares to act."
"Rather than having to completely lose something and be heartbroken before truly growing up and maturing, it's better to continue like this. If she feels she has a sure win, she might become hesitant again."
Janice concluded, "Anyway, don't tell Isabel yet."
Ligeia sighed. "Never mind. I don't have a brain, so I'll just listen to you. This is my fault too... Anyway, please don't mess around."
On the other side, Aiwass sighed silently as he watched Isabel sitting on his quilt and awkwardly handling the not-too-troublesome political affairs.
Forget it, let's just teach him slowly for now. Avalon isn't in such a hurry now anyway.
Although still a little immature, it is better than the "Isabelle, Queen of Flowers" who truly grew up and became mature and rational after losing everything.
The spirit of enduring suffering is worthy of praise, and the queen who rose from suffering is worthy of respect. But suffering itself is not worthy of praise.
Suffering is suffering.
Since Aiwass has come to this world, he cannot come here in vain.
It wasn't for justice, nor was it to save the world. It was simply because it was within his reach and within his power. As a person with a weak heart, he couldn't bear to see so much wailing and misery.
——It’s better not to have that kind of bloody growth.
He can hold up the sky.
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