The Lord of Another World: All Wasted at the Beginning, and He Made His Fortune by Taking in the Fem

When Aarons finally returned to the house, he found that Her Royal Highness the Princess was already sitting in the reception room with Karin Xiaye waiting for him.

However, the atmosphere in the room was a little solemn, as if something had just happened.

"Are you guys okay?"

Because Her Royal Highness the Princess was wearing a mask and Xia Ye usually had no expression at all, he could only observe Karin's reaction.

"It's alright, Master. We were just chatting with Her Royal Highness the Princess about some private topics."

Looking at the slightly trembling ears and the constantly swaying tail, Aarons felt that Karin had no thoughts in her head.

"That's true. I just saw something very interesting. It's really enviable that the Marquis can recruit such excellent subordinates."

Envy? Then why don't you take them with you? They could kill people if they stay here!

However, the princess' voice seemed a little strange, as if there was a subtle sense of stiffness - could it be that Xia Ye had just done something to her?

"Well, I still have some private matters to attend to, so I won't bother you any more today. Does the Marquis have anything else to say? If not, I'll go back first."

“…Please take this.”

After a slight hesitation, Aarons took out a magic core from his pocket and handed it solemnly to the princess.

"What is this? Is this a gift for me?"

"No, this is just a tool... a tool that will keep me from regretting not being able to use it in the next battle."

After hearing these words that seemed to carry some deep meaning, the princess was stunned for a moment, and then she solemnly stuffed the magic core into the secret pocket of her shirt.

"I have accepted it. Then, Marquis, we will see each other again in a few days."

After saying this, the princess in black left without looking back.

Aarons realized that there was something wrong with her attitude, so he found an opportunity to ask the two women in his family.

"What did you just tell her?"

"It's just a bad deal... Why would you get involved with such a dangerous person?"

"…Are you really qualified to say such things, Ms. Xia Ye?"

However, Xia Ye's slightly cold attitude made Aarons give up the idea of ​​continuing to ask questions.

Maybe she just suffered some loss at the hands of Her Royal Highness the Princess, so she was so unhappy.

"Also, I want to ask you, did you only prepare a gift for Her Royal Highness the Princess? Did you forget about the two of us?"

Huh? So this is why you're unhappy!

Aarons took out the colorful magic cores from his pocket somewhat awkwardly, and also explained the uses of these things.

However, after learning the uses of these things, Karin and Xia Ye became even more interested.

"Can consciousness resonate using mental power? This is the first time I've heard of this in my long life. Please demonstrate it to us later, Master."

"Hey, does this thing have to be held in your hand to work? That's inconvenient, isn't it?"

"Well... since they happen to be magic cores, why not just make them into jewelry."

Seeing the two extraordinary beauties leaving him aside to discuss jewelry styles, Aarons, who had been somewhat self-defeating, couldn't help but relax a little.

——Maybe I really shouldn’t worry about so many problems.

……

But two days later, unexpected trouble came knocking on the door.

"Mr. Marquis! A noble has formally submitted a request to the Supervisory Group, requesting an honor duel with you!"

When Aarons was still concentrating on studying how to freely control and release his mental power, a city office employee suddenly came to his door and brought him some not-so-good news.

"Take a breath first, then speak slowly."

"The applicant is Honorary Viscount Lomar. He publicly claimed that you were engaged to Her Royal Highness by fraud, so he wanted to use a duel to prove that you are not qualified to marry Her Royal Highness... He also summoned a number of reporters."

——An honor duel cannot be refused.

According to the rules of the empire, the noble who initiated the honor duel must first demote himself by one level of nobility, regardless of whether he won or lost. If the initiator lost, his noble status would be directly revoked.

Such regulations not only avoided the possibility of abuse of this form of duel, but also gave those who wanted to challenge the authority of high nobles a relatively fair opportunity.

"What is his appeal?"

"If he wins, you must take the initiative to cancel your engagement with Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"What a joke! Can he afford the equivalent price?"

——If a duel could be used to cancel an engagement for no reason, the empire would have been in chaos long ago.

The initiator must be able to pay a price equal to the demand in order for the duel to be established. And how could an honorary viscount possibly afford the price of asking Aarons to cancel his engagement with the princess?

"That viscount seems to have an ancient scroll that can heal all kinds of injuries. It is currently being appraised."

"……I see."

In fact, many treasures from the Demon War period thousands of years ago have been passed down to later generations.

When the nations were fighting for supremacy five hundred years ago, these things were looted by the various forces at the time and eventually scattered all over the continent.

Therefore, it is not particularly surprising that an honorary noble who may have a backer happens to own such an ancient treasure.

After all, Aarons himself once had that kind of thing.

"Master, what happened?"

"Nothing, someone wants to send us something."

Because Xia Ye happened to come to the yard, the conversation between Aarons and the city office staff also attracted her attention.

But after hearing that someone had challenged Aarons to an honor duel, this Aries beauty, who usually had a blank expression on her face, unexpectedly smiled.

"Why don't you take this opportunity to test those things again? Miss Karin and I are ready."

"...let's try it."

Although the conflict in his heart still exists, Aarons does not intend to move forward.

"The witnesses are the supervisory team, right? Then I'll go there myself. Xia Ye, go get Karin."

"Yes, please wait a moment."

After patting the employee on the shoulder and telling him to go back and wait for news, Aarons began to adjust his mood.

——I don’t have the cheating power like the princess, and I can’t change the absolute gap in strength.

But the ability that the disappeared young master left for him is by no means meaningless garbage.

"…I am an incompetent waste, but you are not."

Even if it was just to prove a point, Aarons would never back down now.