252. Chapter 248: Little Vivian.
Chapter 248 – Little Vivian
This house of Maia’s was messy to say the least.
All kinds of things were placed everywhere – wine bottles, wine barrels, and leftover food. To put it simply, it was full of traces of “short-term high-frequency use”.
But other than that, everything else was neat and tidy. They were placed in the right places in a very orderly manner.
This gave Ivars a marvelous illusion – as if Maia was still a little girl.
It was as if Maia was still a little girl and her parents had just been away on a business trip, so she was eating and drinking with a vengeance.
“Ms. Maia,” Ivars asked, “do you live with your parents?”
“My parents don’t live with me although they are also in the Red Queen neighborhood.”
Maia explained with some haste.
As she spoke, she had begun to pack as she did so. She worked very well, and in no time at all, she had pretty much packed her things.
She grumbled, ”Because I hadn’t wanted to invite you over today …… or else I would have definitely cleaned up. The main thing is that I didn’t expect you to suddenly get promoted again, which makes it impossible to procrastinate.
“I haven’t done any grocery shopping in the past few days, or else I could have let you try my cooking skills. But now it’s just a matter of hurrying to give you the stuff …… can’t delay you eating well.”
“That’s not urgent.” Ivars advised.
And Lily opened her mouth and asked softly, “Why don’t I come and help too?”
This was sort of Lily’s occupational skill.
It was eleven o’clock in the morning after the exam, so there was quite a bit of time.
“No need!”
Ms. Meiya was energetic and replied dryly, “You are my students and my guests. How can there be a reason for students and guests to come and clean up?”
And just then, the door suddenly keyed up.
“I’m home, mom.”
A childish and cool voice came.
…… Mom?
Ivars looked at the voice and saw a little girl in a dark blue nun’s dress with silver hair and eyes appear in the doorway.
Although Maia could also be considered a vibrant beauty, her looks and temperament were completely different from the girl.
With dark brown curls of the same hair color as Mathers, Maia’s hair was tied back in a ponytail and rested in front of one shoulder in a very dangerous hairstyle. Her pupils were a warm, watery light blue color, and she was not very old, probably in her 30’s or 40’s, but she still looked like a vibrant, young girl in her early 20’s.
Despite being a university lecturer, she had a kindergarten-like air about her.
And now, at last, Aywas knew where that aura came from –
The girl who entered through the doorway had slightly pointed ears and clearly had elven blood. Her appearance was delicate and elegant, like a statue, and her skin was a pale white color almost like plaster. Even without dressing up or wearing any jewelry, she had an overriding nobility.
She didn’t have much of a reaction when she saw Ivars and Lily after entering the door.
The girl asked softly, “Do you have a guest, mom?”
Ms. Maia rushed over to her and asked in a soft voice with her hands on her knees and like an idiot, “Why are you back so suddenly, Vivian? Aren’t you staying at school for lunch?”
“We’ve been on vacation, Mom.”
The girl sighed helplessly and walked past Maia, “I finished my exams yesterday. I went up today to get my vacation homework.”
“Ah, sorry Vivian, mom was busy again and forgot ……”
“That’s okay mom. I know you’re busy.”
The girl was understanding, her tone calm.
But as she walked, she suddenly saw the garbage that had been packed up by Maia.
The girl’s eyes instantly glazed over!
“What’s going on, mom? You’re eating this stuff again …… and drinking? Drinking so much?”
“Oops, just a little ……”
Maia smiled sarcastically and reached over, making a shushing gesture at Ivas and Lily, then explained after the girls, “It’s because Minister Meg came over and asked me for a drink, and I couldn’t put it off, so I drank some ……”
Isn’t …… Meg all turned into Ligeia?
Aywas cocked his head slightly.
But still kindly didn’t expose Maia’s lie.
But the reaction of Maia’s mother and daughter made Ivars feel so surprised – one could even say it was new.
It felt as if Vivian was the mother and Maia was her daughter ……
“You need to control your sugar intake or get in shape.”
Vivian said seriously, “And when you get fat you’ll have to diet again – the ritual fire method isn’t foolproof, that’s what you said yourself. It’s better for me to do the cooking these days.”
She checked around the house, then came up to Ivars.
After recognizing the two men for a moment, she bowed slightly and gave a proper nun’s salute, “Mr. Ivars Moriarty, and Miss Lily Drost, good noon to you both. May the silver-crowned dragon watch over you, and may the fire of the Priestly Candle illuminate you.”
…… I’m super, what a proper greeting. What’s with this girl?
Ivars instantly felt a little stressed.
So Aiwas directly took out his attitude towards his peers.
With his right hand on his chest and a perfect smile, he bowed his head and said in a warm voice, “And may the fire of the Szechene Candle watch over your light, little miss. May I call you Vivian?”
“Vivian Mathers. It would be an honor for you to address me by my first name directly.”
The girl let out a cool voice, her expression incredibly serious – more serious than any teacher Ivars had ever seen.
However, because of her cheeks that still had some baby fat, this serious expression looked cute.
“Vivian ……”
Ivars whispered the name and looked at Maia with a somewhat odd expression, “Is this the name you gave her? Or did your husband name it?”
It was not a good name in Avalon.
The story of Vivian, the lake fairy, could be said to be a household name in Avalon. Naming a child Vivian was probably the same as naming a girl “Golden Lotus”. Leaving aside the question of meaning,……, the main problem is that the child may be nicknamed badly at school.
As a senior bishop and university lecturer, Maia should not have made such a cheap mistake.
“I’m not married oh.”
Maia crossed her arms and reasoned, “Although I’m not young, I’m still a teenage girl.”
“It means that you can’t get married.” The girl added from the sidelines. “Vivian-“
“Of course, I think it’s mostly because I’m here,” the girl added again, “and having to take care of such a large daughter is something I don’t think anyone would want.”
“…… That, that wouldn’t be ……”
Maia’s voice, which had just lifted, suddenly lowered again, and she moved a little uneasily to Vivian’s side, “Don’t say that, Vivian. Mom just has you and that’s enough ……”
“I know, I did it on purpose.”
The corners of Vivian’s mouth turned up slightly.
“You little–“
Exasperated, Maia bit Vivian’s ear from behind.
And Ivars already understood, “Is little Vivian …… a teacher’s adopted daughter?”
Just like himself.
“Pretty much. I picked her up at the lake. At that time she looked even younger than now, but she already looked like a small adult. But after all, there’s an elven bloodline, so it makes sense that there’s a mismatch between intellectualism and looks. Her Highness is almost twenty this year, and she still looks like a sixteen year old.”
Maia was a bit distressed, “I originally wanted to name her Annie or Anna, but she prefers the name Vivian. I can only go along with her.”
…… It couldn’t really be Vivian reincarnated, could it?
This thought popped up in Aywas’s mind.
Mostly, it wasn’t even impossible ……
“Right, mom.”
“Uh, what is it?”
“Our school is organizing a trip to Makwan County next week, can mom accompany me?”
The girl spoke lightly, “It’s a bit out of the way.”
“That’s not a problem. It’s during winter vacation then, so I’ll go along for protection.”
Maia replied after thinking for a while.
It was Aywas who was a bit concerned.
He spoke, “Speaking of which, we also plan to go to Makwan County …… Where are you going?”
“We’re going to Bagpipe Town.” The girl looked at Aywas and replied.
“We’re going to Eagle Point Village – it’s kinda close. I’ll be able to take care of it when the time comes.” Aiwas smiled gently.
“Eagle Point Village?”
Maia was a bit puzzled, “What are you guys doing in such a remote place?”
“I was investigating the death of my grandfather.”
Ivars explained in a warm voice, “Sherlock told me that my own grandfather ended up dying in Eagle Point Village. There might be something fishy about it. It just so happens that Hajna-senpai was born there, so we’re planning to follow back and take a look.”
“Maybe it’ll be on the way.”
Maia sniffed and clapped her hands happily, “That’s quite good, if something goes wrong we can take care of each other. After all, Vivian is so young, I don’t feel comfortable going out of town ……”
“Speaking of which, how old is Vivian exactly now?” Lily asked curiously.
“I’m eight years old, that’s how it’s recorded in school.”
Vivian replied fluidly.
At that, both Ivars and Lily froze.
-This fucking eight years old?
“And when did Vivian get picked up by Ms. Maia?”
“Seven years ago.”
“…… And how old were you when you were picked up?”
“About seven years old seven years ago.” The girl’s cool voice replied.
…… always felt scolded in a very advanced way.
Ivars rubbed his chin.
There’s something about this girl ……
“Speaking of which, though,” Maia suddenly remembered something, “that book I lent you has something to do with Vivian.
“At that time, it was to chase this book that I met Vivian.”
“…… chase?” Ivars froze for a moment.
“Yes, The Morning Umbra Sequel is flying.”
Maia said, pulling out an elaborate gold wire birdcage from the house.
Inside this birdcage there were no furnishings for eating or drinking, but there was a beam for the bird to stand on, but Aiwas, who had never kept a bird, didn’t know what that was called.
And the weirdest thing was that there was a book lying peacefully underneath this birdcage. And on the left and right sides of the birdcage, there was a small window that could go in but not out. The outside could top inside, but the inside couldn’t go out.
The book was a few turns smaller than a textbook and about the same thickness. It was about the same size as the detective novels in Aywas’s previous life.
It had a golden glow, like the reflection of sunlight on the surface of a lake. It also had what looked like fish scales and feathered wings in raised relief.
On the golden cover, it was written in the elvish language of the dragon’s flight, “Morning Ummi Continues”.
“It will turn into a crow and fly away. That’s why you need to stick your hand through these two windows to read it …… But don’t take it out to save yourself the trouble.”
Maia admonished, “Also, remember to read it during the day. If it’s nighttime, the words inside this book will turn into other words and lose their usefulness as a secret book.
“As for its specific effects …… you just take it back and read it yourself.”
Update finished meow!
(End of chapter)