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

After the mercenaries who came to challenge Aarons were repelled, this little episode came to an end.

After witnessing the incredible battle, the guards and non-commissioned officers of the base had even more respect for Aarons - although he had no fighting power, he could command monsters whose strength far exceeded that of ordinary people at will.

This is not something that can be achieved by strength alone.

"How on earth did the Marquis attract so many women? I have no idea."

"I don't understand it either, but I know I can't learn it."

"Don't make blind guesses. A man that Her Royal Highness the Princess likes must have something special about him."

Although Aarons does not have extraordinary powers, being able to make people serve and follow him willingly is a special ability.

As to whether it was personal charm or something else, only those around him knew.

……

——One night a few days later.

At this time, most people in the base had already fallen asleep, and only the guards on duty were still patrolling. In the main building of the base, only a few rooms still had lights on.

Everything was peaceful and the night would pass peacefully as usual.

...Except for the conference room where no one was paying attention.

"I heard a noise and thought a thief came in, but I didn't expect..."

The Aries beauty, who took the initiative to patrol the building late at night to ensure safety, accidentally discovered that there seemed to be a faint light in the conference room.

——However, when she opened the door, she saw someone who shouldn't be here.

"It's really ugly for you to hide here and drink alone, old woman."

"Ahahaha... Miss Yang, you haven't slept either."

The man who was leaning on the table under the dim light and continuously pouring dark yellow wine into the glass in front of him was none other than the sage Jiangyue who was supposed to stay in the laboratory overnight.

"I still have work to do. I'm not as free as you are."

"That's really hard work, why don't you take a break and have a drink with me?"

"...Are you serious?"

Looking at the wine bottles of different sizes placed in front of Jiangyue, Xia Ye frowned slightly angrily.

Although she looked a little angry, she still closed the door of the room. After pulling out the chair in front of the table, she sat next to Jiang Yue.

"You need to relax once in a while, right?"

"What's the point of this? Will your body still be affected by alcohol?"

"...Yeah, it's meaningless."

Although Jiang Yue looked like she had drunk quite a bit, apart from the unpleasant smell of alcohol, there was no sign of drunkenness on her face.

Her body, which had reached the forbidden level, would never become drunk.

"I can't even enjoy the pleasure of emptying my mind anymore... I really am a meaningless person."

"madness."

"The Marquis proposed another good idea today. He said that since machines made of alchemical materials cannot fight against fighting magic head-on, it is better to design them into weapons that can attack from a distance and let ordinary people operate them from behind."

With new energy sources that can be used as fuel and explosives, some things that were previously unimaginable have now become a reality.

"Every idea he has has the potential to change the world... And the reason I studied the magic source stone at that time was just to regain the qualification to use magic."

"So what do you want to say?"

"...Compared to him, I am just a selfish mediocre person who gets complacent after gaining a little success and fame."

After hearing this self-evaluation, Xia Ye took the wine bottle and the idle empty glass on the table with a cold face and poured himself a full glass of clear liquor.

"You know why I don't like you, old woman?"

"Isn't it because I might take your job, Miss Sheep?"

"You think I would really get angry about something like that? You're wrong. The reason I hate you is... you've been denying your own desires."

After drinking the liquor in the glass very heroically, the expressionless Aries beauty slammed the glass heavily on the table.

"I am a selfish and greedy demon who will not hide my desires. Whether serving as a civil servant beside the young master or making clothes, it is just a way for me to satisfy myself."

After reaching out and taking off the glasses that he had been using to maintain his intellectual temperament, Xia Ye's enchanting dark blue horizontal pupils appeared in front of Jiang Yue.

Although Jiang Yue had seen Xia Ye without his glasses before, she would feel inexplicably anxious every time she saw it.

——That feeling seems to be jealousy.

"I like greedy humans. Their emotions are the food that keeps me rational. And the reason why I stay with the young master is because only he understands what true greed is."

"……greedy?"

"Most humans abandon integrity and faith when seeking profit. Do you think this is greed? No, it is just a corrupt exchange of equivalents."

Although the devil who craves greed can accept depravity, this is not what he really wants.

"And the young master is someone who is unwilling to abandon anything - you should be able to understand that."

"Ahahaha... Miss Sheep, are you trying to say that I've thrown away a lot of things?"

"Do you need me to guess what you want?"

After hearing such an answer, the beautiful sage first held her forehead and laughed dryly a few times, then let out a deep sigh.

——Of course she knows what she wants.

"...Miss Yang, do you want to hear a story?"

"I don't want to listen. If you want to tell a story, please go to the young master's bed and tell him."

"Ahahaha! I knew you were going to say that... We really are the same kind of people."

After drinking the light yellow liquid in her cup, Jiangyue leaned back in her chair, feeling a little sad for some reason, and covered her face with her arms.

"But... do you think there are really people in this world who are so greedy that they would swallow pure poison and curse?"

"I don't know...Okay, I have to get back to work."

As if he had won a small victory, Aries slowly stood up from his seat, with the corners of his mouth raised subtly.

"In addition, I can provide paid image design services. If you need any, please come to me for consultation during the day. Excuse me."

After saying this, Xia Ye left the room without looking back.

The sage looked at the round glasses on the table that seemed to have been left there intentionally, and a gentle smile appeared on his face.

"...Thank you, Ms. Xia Ye."