Traveling to another world, inheriting a mess at the beginning

Chapter 164

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 more respect for Aarons - although he had no fighting power, he could drive monsters with strength far beyond that of ordinary people at will.

This is not something that can be done with strength alone.

"How did the Marquis attract so many women... I can't figure it out at all."

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

"Don't guess blindly. A man who can be favored by Her Royal Highness the Princess must have something special."

Although Aarons did not have extraordinary power, it was a special ability to make people willingly serve and follow him.

As for 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 were still lit.

Everything was peaceful, and this night should be spent peacefully as usual.

...Except for the conference room where no one paid attention.

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

The beautiful Aries girl 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.

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

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

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

The person who leaned against the table under the faint light and kept pouring dark yellow wine into the glass in front of him was the sage Jiangyue who was supposed to stay in the research room overnight.

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

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

"...Are you serious?"

Looking at the bottles of wine of different sizes 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 Jiangyue.

"You need to relax occasionally, right?"

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

"...Yes, there is no point at all."

Although Jiangyue looked like she had drunk a lot, except for some unpleasant smell of alcohol, there was no sign of drunkenness on her face.

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

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

"Stupid."

"The Marquis proposed another good idea today. He said that since machines made of alchemical materials cannot compete head-on with fighting magic, they should be designed as weapons that can attack remotely 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 one of his ideas has the potential to change the whole world... and the reason why I studied the magic source stone at that time was just to make myself qualified to use magic again."

"So what do you want to say?"

"...Compared to him, I am just a selfish mediocre person who will be complacent with a little achievement and reputation."

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

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

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

"Do you think I would really be angry about that? You are wrong. The reason I hate you is... you have 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 or making clothes by the young master's side, it is just a way for me to satisfy myself."

After reaching out to take off the glasses that have been used to maintain the intellectual temperament, Xia Ye's enchanting dark blue horizontal pupils appeared in front of Jiang Yue.

Although Jiang Yue had seen Xia Ye take off his glasses before, she would feel an inexplicable anxiety every time she saw him.

——That feeling seemed to be jealousy."I like greedy humans. Their emotions are the food that keeps me rational. The reason why I stay with the young master is because only he understands what true greed is."

"... Greed?"

"Most humans abandon integrity and faith when seeking benefits. Do you think this is greed? No, it's just an equivalent exchange of depravity."

Devils who crave greed can accept depravity, but what they really want is not the same.

"And the young master is a person who is unwilling to abandon anything - you should understand."

"Ahaha... Miss Yang, do you mean to say that I have abandoned a lot of things?"

"What do you want? Do you need me to guess?"

After hearing this answer, the beautiful sage first laughed dryly, then sighed deeply.

- Of course she knew what she wanted.

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

"No. 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 are really the same kind of people."

After drinking the light yellow liquid in her cup, Jiang Yue leaned back on the chair with a little sadness 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 will swallow pure poison and curses?"

"I don't know... Okay, I'm going back to work."

As if he had won a small victory, Bai Yang slowly stood up from his seat, and the corners of his mouth raised a subtle arc.

"In addition, I can provide paid image design services. If you need it, 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, Miss Xia Ye."