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

Although the alarm in Aarons' heart kept ringing, he quickly ruled out several possibilities with low probability.

This unidentified woman probably does not know the person who just held her hostage, and the reason why she appeared here may be just as she said herself - because she had been following her.

The possibility that she was acting with the hostage-taker was extremely small. After all, if it was really acting, she wouldn't have used that wonderful magic to completely evaporate the man.

She was afraid that someone was planning to deal with her just now, but it happened to give her an opportunity to intervene.

"How have you thought about this, sir? I'm sure you have come up with a reasonable answer by now, right?"

"…Please forgive me for my impoliteness. Thank you for your timely assistance, Miss."

It seemed that his thoughts had been seen through by the other party a long time ago, so Aarons stopped thinking about more possibilities and immediately bowed to the woman to express his gratitude.

"You're welcome. I was originally asked by His Excellency Wushen to take you to the mansion after you had an audience with His Majesty. But seeing that you walked down the street in a daze just now, I decided to follow you."

"This... is just thinking about something. I'm sorry to make you laugh, young lady."

"Sir, are you interested in the streets of the imperial capital? I can accompany you for a few more rounds."

This is not asking for your own opinion.

Aarons immediately understood the true meaning of the woman's words - what she actually said was "please accompany me for a walk on the street."

"...I am indeed interested. I hope Miss can explain a little to me."

"In that case, please follow me."

As if seeing through Aarons' embarrassment, the woman in black chuckled twice, then turned and walked towards the exit of the alley.

Aarons looked back at the empty space behind him, then looked down at the dagger that had fallen on the ground, and then he slowly followed with lingering fear.

The magic just now was too unbelievable... I must find a way to make up for it later.

……

"I didn't even have the time to ask you just now, what should I address you, Miss?"

After walking side by side with the woman in black on the street, Aarons finally expressed his doubts.

Although the other party was still dressed the same as yesterday and obviously did not want anyone to know her identity, Aarons still hoped that she could give him some clues.

"You can call me Keliya, sir - but please allow me to keep my last name secret for now."

Wait, why did you just give out the name?

After hearing this answer, Aarons confirmed his guess - she was indeed the daughter of a noble, and not mentioning her surname was probably to avoid exposing the family behind her.

But the name Keliya... he always felt like he had heard it somewhere before.

"So Miss Claire, do you have any recommendations for places to go?"

Looking at the woman next to him whose summer attire did not fit in with the other passersby, Aarons hesitated for a long time before cautiously speaking his next sentence.

However, the woman named Klia simply raised her cane and pointed at the shops on the street.

"They seem to be selling some pretty good drinks there, would you like a drink, sir?"

"This……"

What should I do? The other party has already pointed it out, so I can’t say I’m not thirsty at this time!

Aarons scratched his head awkwardly and did not directly answer Cliya's question... because he had no money at all.

"Young Master is new to the capital, so I'll pay for this small amount of money."

"This... I'm really sorry. I really didn't bring much change when I went out today."

No, this is too embarrassing... Even though Aarons had forty years of life experience in his previous life, his face turned red at this moment.

After watching Cliya walk towards the store and take out a silver coin to buy two drinks in wooden cups, Aarons only had the thought of finding a place to dig a hole and crawl into it.

"Please enjoy, sir. This is a popular drink in the capital recently. It is said to have been introduced from the southeast of the continent."

After taking the cup handed to him by Claire, Aarons was surprised to find that there was a paper straw stuck in the cream layer that overflowed from the cup.

After taking a small sip cautiously, Aarons' thoughts were brought back to his previous life by the somewhat familiar taste.

——The smell, which was similar to a mixture of coffee and cocoa, reminded him of the brief time when he was young and had a love affair with a woman in his previous life.

"Oh...it tastes pretty good."

Because the taste of this drink is actually much softer than coffee, Aarons quickly returned to reality after a brief moment of distraction.

"Although the price is a little high, people in the capital like this slightly bitter taste very much - Sir, are you also thinking of something sad?"

"It's okay. After all, I'm already sad enough now."

Aarons felt a little curious when he saw the other person's straw reaching inside from under the veil that completely concealed his face.

——Why would a woman who seems younger than me hide her identity so much?

"Are you talking about the Marquisate?"

Aarons had told Claire about his current situation yesterday and briefly predicted what was going to happen. Although he felt that the other party was not interested at the time, it seems that this is not the case now.

"I originally thought I could keep a city, but according to His Majesty's will... before I can inherit the territory, I must find a family to marry into first."

"Marrying into the wife's family is indeed a bit troublesome."

Although Aarons even wanted to ask Claire whether she was willing to accept him as her son-in-law, he quickly threw this unrealistic idea out of his mind.

The other party had no intention of showing his face in front of me. If I dared to say such rude words, I would definitely be disliked by the other party.

"But you are handsome, so I'm sure there will be many women who will be attracted to you, right? Those two beautiful young ladies from other countries yesterday must have fallen for your charm, right?"

No, no, no, those two are too scary! There is no charm at all... They are targeting my life!

Aarons' expression froze unnaturally for a few seconds before slowly returning to normal. Claire also clearly noticed this change and couldn't help but chuckle again.

——Apart from anything else, her voice is indeed very nice.

"Although you are facing a difficult dilemma, you don't have to belittle yourself. If necessary, Your Excellency the God of War and I are willing to lend a helping hand."

"Then I would like to thank you in advance, Miss."

Although he said so, Aarons also knew that it was difficult to repay such a favor. So if he was not really desperate, he would never ask for help easily.

"It seems to be getting late, let's go back to the mansion now."