Aias: from a world of kaijus to a world of fantasy and magic

Chapter 53

Leading Clare back to my home, she slightly raised her eyebrow when she saw my house.

Taking out my key, I open the door to let her inside.

Stepping inside, she asks.

"Did my lady buy this house?"

I replied with a yes.

"And how did my lady get such funds?"

"I have an acquaintance; she knows about my noble identity but doesn't know I'm a girl and which family I'm from."

"Is she trustworthy?"

"Yes, she is a noble from the Lunslur family. Her name is Alice."

I proceeded to tell Clare about how we met, which was through helping Alex catch some black knights from the Palning family. Then I told her the things preceding that, including the conspiracy about her brother targeting her life.

Hearing all that causes Clare to look troubled.

"But Lady Rita, it is almost guaranteed that he will tell about your identity. Are you sure that is safe?"

"I understand your worry; even though he would spill everything at the slightest provocation, he doesn't know my name, and Alice already has it covered. Plus they can't lay a hand on him, since he is a noble, which falls under the jurisdiction of the third night order."

Out of the 7 knight orders in this kingdom, the third knight order mainly focuses on dealing with nobility since normal people, like the guards, are too afraid to touch them and let them do whatever they want. However, in reality, they focus on keeping the peace among the nobility and protecting commoners from their political scheming and whatnot since one or two commoners or even entire villages could let's just say, go missing if they were caught up in the crossfire.

Clare seems to accept my answer, so I proceed to show her around the house. I showed her the many rooms, like the bathroom, the messy office filled with books on the ground, the safe where I store my coins for her to use, the guest room that Clare will live in, etc.

Once I was done, I was reminded of something.

"Oh right, if something happens, run to the guild and ask for a receptionist named Iris; she is friends with Emma and has helped me out a lot. If that is not possible, go to the inn Alice is in to get her party's help."

For some reason, there was a weird taste in my mouth when I suggested going to Alex to get some help when she was in trouble. The worst thing that could happen is Clare falling for Alex...

A strange feeling welled up from the bottom of my stomach thinking about it. If that happens, I have to say goodbye to Alex then, which is a shame.

A maniacal smile was about to creep up on my face thinking about ways to get rid of Alex, but Clare suddenly smacked me on the head.

"Oww! Why did you just do that?"

Rubbing the top of my head where Clare just smacked me, she said.

"My lady, please. I must ask you to refrain from such disturbing thoughts."

I remember Clare only smacking my head a handful of times back when I was a noble, telling me I was getting too riled up as a reason. It mostly happens whenever I see really strong-looking people brought inside my family manor, like elite members of knight orders or high-level adventurers, making me want to fight them.

Oh right, I forgot she could get a general grasp of my thoughts even with my mask on, and I did unintentionally let go of my mask for a bit. She must have sensed I was thinking something that could be defined as morally grey.