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

"It's just business... huh?"

——The previous meeting seemed to have dealt a severe blow to Keliya.

Even after leaving Duke Booker's house and returning to the Chamber of Commerce convoy's base, Her Royal Highness the Princess was still muttering these words.

"Your Highness...are you confused?"

Although Karin and Zhuying knew what happened, they were unable to persuade Klia.

Because they do have some essential differences from Her Royal Highness the Princess.

"I actually feel scared because of such misunderstanding and error... oh, how embarrassing."

Karin knew very well why Claire became like this - because what Duke Booker said at the time was indeed a possibility that could not be ignored.

[It's just that no one can offer the price you like yet. 】

"The price I want... Will I abandon my husband for a more valuable option?"

Although this was just Duke Booker's nonsense, Claire actually thought about that possibility.

——If one day, someone really offers you a price that you cannot refuse, will you really throw yourself into that person's arms?

The mere thought of the possibility that she might make such a choice made Claire tremble with fear.

"Am I actually someone who could possibly do such a thing?"

"Your Highness, you and the young master are really similar."

Seeing that Claire's thoughts were gradually sinking into an unsolvable vicious circle, Karin finally couldn't help but express her own evaluation.

These half-sarcastic words also paused Her Royal Highness the Princess's self-denial.

"Sister Karin, what do you mean?"

"Your Highness... No, Claire. You and the young master are really very similar now - you both worry about things that have never happened, and then constantly repent for the mistakes you may have made."

Karin abandoned her usual honorifics and respect, and adopted the demeanor of an elder, and began to teach the still confused Claire a lesson in a very serious manner.

"If you are worried about things that haven't happened yet, then you might as well cut off the possibility of those things happening at the source. If you think you might betray the young master in the future, why don't you break up with him peacefully now?"

"How is that possible! I still..."

"You have already weighed the value of the two options."

Only then did Klia finally realize the fallacy in her thinking.

In fact, she already knew what she would choose, and she was actually afraid that she would be abandoned by Aarons - because only that person accepted her ugly heart and face completely, and brought her back to the light from the darkness.

What she was afraid of was actually just the darkness that was constantly trying to drag her back into the quagmire.

"The young master once asked us a question - a car is about to pass a fork in the road at high speed, and you know there is a person and a group of people on the two roads ahead... and neither of them realizes that they are about to be hit."

Although this is a modified version of the trolley problem, the core contradiction is the same - how can we measure the value of a choice?

"And you just happened to pass a fork in the road. You have time to guide the driver to turn to a certain road, but you don't have time to save the people on that road - that is, you can sacrifice a group of people to save one person, or sacrifice one person to save a group of people."

"Only I can decide?"

There is no correct answer to this question, because no one can measure the value of life. But if it is extended to other aspects, it has another meaning.

"You don't have to answer such a demanding question. I am just using this question as an example to let you know what those great nobles are really doing."

“…They’re forcing me to make a choice?”

"On one side is the young master, and on the other side is the well-being of the entire empire. They believe that you will definitely make a more valuable choice... and what you are afraid of is just yourself being at a loss when faced with a choice."

Just as Aarons had seen before - the great nobles simply placed two completely unequal chips on the two ends of the scale and asked Claire to choose one of them.

If an ordinary person has no connection with either party, he will naturally choose the one that is more important. However, the princess who has connections with both parties will feel guilty about the other party when she chooses one.

The nobles were taking advantage of Claire's guilt and inducing her to make a choice against her will.

"Phew... it's really, disgusting."

"So, Princess, of course you feel fear... But you have to understand that it is more important not to regret your choice than to feel the pressure when making it."

Karin couldn't tell Klia what to choose, because in her heart, Aarons' position was unshakable, and no country or person could compare to it.

If she were asked to choose, she would not hesitate at all.

"Do you regret it..."

However, Karin was not worried that Claire would make a choice that she would regret, because Her Royal Highness the Princess's selfish desires were much deeper than others expected.

"Heh... Sister Karin, how did my husband answer that question himself?"

After a short silence, Claire's distress quietly disappeared.

Although no one knew what choice she had made, Karin could clearly feel that her momentum had returned to normal.

"Master's answer... do you really want to hear it?"

"Eh? Did my husband give a different answer?"

No matter which side you choose, someone will sacrifice.

Should you choose the lesser of two evils, or sacrifice others to protect the one person you care about?

"He said... this is not the world in his previous life where he had no power. In this world, he can give new answers—"

As if she had anticipated Aarons' answer, the corners of Claire's mouth curled up slightly, and her long bright golden hair fluttered slightly with her breath.

"He's going to push that car back."

……

One day later, the White Wing Chamber of Commerce officially started its activities.

The convoy successfully received several transport orders for bulk goods, and Claire also deduced the current scale of the Duke's trade from the flow of these goods.

Although the transaction with the Duke's family has not yet been finalized, this does not affect the Chamber of Commerce members from taking orders from the public and making money.

"Let these people see our business potential - ordinary transport teams will soon be out of income."

When the Dukedom, which needed transportation capacity, became dependent on truck transportation, Claire could legitimately go and find out the other party's secrets.

"Of course the more money I make, the better. It would be best if I could earn a warship from the Booker family. Only such a dowry would be worthy of my husband."

"If there really is such a thing, the young master would probably be very happy."