237: Chapter 12: Fa 237: Chapter 12: Fa “By the way, brother, about the ring you just gave to Roche…”
Fiona, lost for words montarily, recalled the brief exchange between Anvis and Roche and belatedly realized why Roche had seed downhearted.
Quietly observing Anvis’s profile, the girl blinked her lake-blue eyes a couple of tis before suddenly speaking up.
“Brother, do you not wish for to get too close to Roche?”
I’m worried that damnable fate is forcibly tying you two together.
Muttering to himself, Anvis glanced at her while cutting a slice of Cold Ice Sub-Dragon steak.
He wasn’t surprised that Fiona had noticed this.
The girl was not dumb.
Given the enhancent of life level by her Legendary Bloodline, just in terms of Intelligence, Fiona was actually very smart.
It’s just a pity that she doesn’t often use her brain.
After placing the cut steak into his mouth, Anvis slightly shook his head without directly answering Fiona’s question, and spoke in an even tone that made the girl’s heart skip a beat.
“Fei, do you know what father instructed in the letter sent by Leonard?”
“What…
what did he say?”
Upon hearing this, Fiona imdiately cast aside the matter about Roche and looked at Anvis with a wary face, even her light golden hair started to shine brighter.
“After you arrive at Pamir Academy, I will be fully responsible for providing you with ‘guidance’ in your behavior.”
He emphasized the word “guidance” with a finger and revealed a kindly smile.
“Dear Fei, I believe you understand what father ans.
So, please behave more like a lady when you are outside, at least don’t let your little kitty outshine you.”
“Uh…
Kate, that’s enough!
Your training for today ends here!”
Fiona glanced at Kate, then quickly propped herself up to lift it up, stretching it into a long shape.
“ow…?”
Suddenly being lifted by the girl, Kate owed in confusion, not understanding what was happening.
Did it do sothing wrong again?
“…I was telling you to be mindful of your deanor, not actually to compete with it.
Stop bullying your little kitty.”
Anvis helplessly projected his spiritual power and gently tapped the girl’s head.
“Waaah—”
The latter instinctively covered her little head and glared at Anvis with puffed cheeks.
“As for what you just ntioned, about not wishing for you to get too close to Roche, it’s indeed the case,” he says.
However, after tapping her, Anvis did not continue responding to her but instead, his expression turned slightly more serious, explaining the underlying issues to the girl.
“Although last year you only brought Annie with you, in reality, the family guards are always covertly protecting us.
So, father had long been aware of your encounter with Roche and the fact that you once gave him a bunch of fruits.”
“A noble young lady giving fruits to a commoner boy may not be in line with proper ladylike etiquette, but it can be seen as being people-friendly, not a big deal.”
“But when he gave you a Magic Grass Weaving on the Floating Ship, and you accepted it, the nature of the matter changed.”
Taking a sip of juice, Anvis swirled the clear crystal glass and explained carefully, observing the girl’s sowhat confused expression.
“The disparity between your statuses is too great.
If he continues to seek you out in the future, it will be detrintal to your reputation.
Once you leave Moon Castle, your actions not only represent yourself but also the will of the Olivendi family.”
“In fact, father probably already has arrangents in place regarding this matter.”
As he said this, Anvis put down his cup and smiled.
“If I had not done this earlier, then the ones warning Roche would have been people from the family.
And, due to the difference in identity, they would not be able to persuade your little friend to leave in such a gentle manner as I did.”
“As for the thod that the family mbers would take, I suppose, they would arrange for a High Rank Professional to reveal your specific identity to Roche and warn him to stay away from you, while offering so treasures as compensation.”
He sighed, Anvis paused for a mont, his tone serious.
“So, Fei, have you ever thought?
Assuming because of your actions, if Roche chooses to ignore the family’s warning and continues to seek you out, what would father do?”
“Hm?…
Would he think that he is very brave, has passed the test, and allow him to co and play with ?”
The girl racked her brains and finally replied with so uncertainty.
In the picture books she had seen, they were all stories about princes and princesses, and at the very least, about a down-and-out noble girl.
Fiona thought it over and over, and couldn’t recall any books with stories about commoners and noble girls; she could only think of the classic plot where the hero braves the Evil Dragon Castle to save the princess.
“…You’re lucky your etiquette ntor isn’t here, or you would be in trouble now.”
Looking at the little one shining before him, at that mont, Anvis suddenly understood, to so extent, the feelings of the girl’s etiquette ntor.
“She should have told you, due to the gap in identity, and the different genders, especially between a noble daughter and a commoner boy, getting too close would only be the beginning of a tragedy.”
With his right hand on his forehead, Anvis let out a sigh.
Then, he slowly spread his hands and revealed a sowhat harsh and cruel reality.
“For the sake of the reputation of the nobility, the commoner’s side would disappear permanently from the other’s life—”
“If I had not stopped it and let Roche continue to find ways to see you, soon you would never see him again.”
For one of the Empire’s Four Great Families, dealing with a commoner-born newcor from Pamir was literally a piece of cake.
Arrange a few high-risk tasks, or create an ‘experintal accident’.
Since there is a ’cause’ for the incident, even if Pamir Academy wants to investigate afterward, they wouldn’t be able to say anything.
Because this is an unwritten rule within the upper circles of the Empire.
“But…
all I really wanted was not to refuse his kindness.”
Fiona’s lake-blue eyes widened in disbelief, her expression froze instantly, and her mouth opened slightly, filled with great shock and astonishnt.
Looking at the girl whose mood had dropped and even the glow of her hair had begun to dim, Anvis’s expression softened again.
“So, Fei, I hope you can understand one thing.
In this world, there’s nothing that exists independently.
Every choice you make will lead to corresponding consequences.
After all, the outside world is not as simple as it is within the Castle—”
……
After a sowhat somber lunch, Anvis took Fiona to collect her new Identity Card and selected two separate First-Level residences from the Task Hall.
His lease on the Second-Level residence from last year was also up, so it was a good ti to move at the sa ti.
Compared to a Second-Level independent residence, a First-Level independent residence has many advantages, such as a larger courtyard, more luxurious multi-story villa construction, and special magic arrangents like its own Magic Spring and Arcane Garden.
However, correspondingly, the price is ten tis that of a Second-Level residence, costing a full 500 credits per year.
Although credits are hard to co by, if he, a son of an Empire Duke, couldn’t afford it, then there would probably be very few people in the entire Pamir who could.
Anvis chose a residence next to the girl’s, for the sake of looking after her more conveniently.
After handing over the living supplies prepared by the Family for her and casually transferring 1000 credits to the girl as pocket money, Anvis let her move freely on her own to familiarize herself with the Academy’s environnt.
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