Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 997: So You Know Morality
Irises, Les Eygents.

"This is the seminary of the University of the Decree. Long ago, it had another name... the Mendicant Monastery. Good afternoon, Sister! You are still so young."

The Phantom Thief Arsene walked in front, took off his hat and greeted the dormitory manager in a familiar manner: "I'm going upstairs to hang out - to play with Mia. These two are my friends."

"Oh, okay. Want the keys?"

The nanny who was knitting a sweater at the door wearing reading glasses didn't even look at him and replied casually: "Also, remember to register at the door."

"She doesn't have classes today, so she should be in the dormitory. No need for the key."

Yasen smiled and chatted with the administrator who looked to be in her 50s or 60s and had a strong physique. Only after he made her laugh did he put on his hat again and walked inside.

"...You are truly an idol for middle-aged and elderly women."

Aiwass complained: "She seems to really trust you. She actually let you in directly? Does she know who you are? A thief?"

"A chivalrous thief. She knows who I am—but I want to correct one thing. Even the young ladies like me."

When Arsen said this, he lifted his curly hair at the temples complacently and smiled confidently.

"As a Phantom Thief..."

Aleister was quite puzzled: "Shouldn't they just sneak in? And why did they let us in as well?"

"what?"

Yasen was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but then he reacted: "Ah, yes... this may be the characteristic of our iris.

"A long time ago - before I was born, Iris was still conservative for a while. At that time, this seminary was still just a monastery. Every day, you could see the nuns severely scolding the young monks and nuns... Not to mention bringing someone back to their dormitories, even just chatting with the opposite sex on the way would result in being criticized.

"But later, Iris had a 'Pink Iris' movement - on the surface, it was to encourage students to seek true love and 'find their own romantic youth'. But in fact, it was a plan led by the Moon Children to further immerse the path of love in this country.

"No one could stand up to the Moon Children. Several leading protesters were either eliminated or transformed into Moon Children, and then changed their stance. When people realized that the Moon Children were behind this incident... naturally no one dared to offend them, and they took a completely laissez-faire attitude towards this aspect.

"It was also from then on that... Iris gradually became the trend today. Those maids were also girls who grew up in an era when trends changed. Naturally, they were not surprised..."

Yasen said as he led them past the dormitories on the first and second floors.

Although this was a girls' dormitory, there were actually a few men walking around inside. They looked at Aiwas and Aleister curiously, and then greeted Yasen enthusiastically.

Some dormitory doors were not even closed, and the young couples inside couldn't wait to start playing - of course, according to the habits of Iris people, the students walking outside might also be part of the PLAY.

Although some girls felt shy and covered their faces or eyes and walked away quickly, these innocent girls became the source of laughter. Young people pointed at the girls' backs and laughed. Some people leaned against the door and gave explanations and sharp comments like a coach instructing a professional player.

As they passed by, Aiwass heard screams of joy almost all the way. Many girls came close to Yasen, and many of them took advantage of the chaos to touch him a few times - Aiwass, who was standing in the back, could even clearly see that there was a man among them.

Aiwass and Aleister looked at each other, with some shock in their eyes.

Although he had known that irises were more "open"... he still underestimated the extent of their openness.

...Is this the country after the Moon Child came to power?

"Hello, handsome..."

Finally, someone bravely walked up to Aiwass and said, "Is this lovely girl... your sister?"

Aiwass narrowed his eyes and looked at her.

He could clearly feel that the girl's body was already shaking. He could sense her heart beating at a high speed, and Aiwass only needed to hook his finger to make her heart explode.

"It's my daughter."

The white-robed Son of the Moon responded coldly.

"Oh!"

The female student smiled and said, "Do you mind finding a mother for the child?"

"She has a mother," Aiwass said coldly.

"Does she mind having one more?"

She didn't even mention "change one", but "add one more".

——From the very beginning, these girls were not going for “couples” but “lovers”!
For some reason, Aleister suddenly felt uncomfortable.

She pulled Aiwass hard and walked away quickly.

"Isa's makeup still isn't good enough."

After leaving the crowd, Aleister complained unhappily: "It didn't have the effect of dissuading people from leaving at all."

Although Isabel had deliberately painted Aiwass as ferocious, people had indeed dispersed from him... However, this kind of persuasion now seemed to be limited.

"What what?"

Yasen came over curiously and said, "Vicious makeup? That kind of thing is useless."

He smiled, revealing an ambiguous smile that said, "You still don't understand Iris": "After all, some people like this - in Iris, there are many girls who are keen on being controlled or hurt. This is a country where those in power have been immersed in the path of love for a hundred years.

"This kind of strange habit is not considered 'immoral' in Iris. Instead, it is fashionable and popular, and is sought after by young people because it is different from ordinary people. Nowadays, if someone does not have some quirks, they will be called a 'nerd'. Just like the girl who ran away just now, such a chaste, elegant and pure girl may become a goddess sought after by students in Avalon... But here, it is called 'old-fashioned and boring'.

"We Iris people are born to rebel. Workers rebel against businessmen, and businessmen rebel against aristocrats. Minors also follow suit, students rebel against teachers, and children also like to rebel against parents. The result is that 'anything traditional is bad'.

"I will become their idol, probably because the profession of 'Phantom Thief' will never be officially recognized. So in their eyes, I am one of their ideals."

At this point, the smile on Yasen's face faded a little.

That full smile was mixed with a bit of adult melancholy and sadness: "I hope that no one will take the same path as me." Hearing this, Aiwass became a little interested.

This Phantom Thief doesn't seem to be proud of his work...

So how did he end up on this path?

But before Aiwass could ask, they arrived at their destination.

On the second floor of the dormitory building, at the end of a corridor, dormitory number 2048 is the dormitory for the student named "Mia".

Although this is just a student dormitory, the living environment is different from what Aiwass remembered. When he was in school, he had to go back to Moriarty's mansion at night. Although Avalon did not have nobles, it also had "founding families" with the same meaning as nobles, so it was impossible for him to live with other students.

When he had such an opportunity in college, Isabel directly gave him a house on campus.

And in his memories of his previous life...his impression of the dormitory was only the not-so-good memories of "four people in a room" or the life of living together with his good brother.

——This was the first time that Aiwas saw and walked into the student dormitory in this world.

The corridor here is paved with marble floors, which turn into wooden floors near the doors, with wooden thresholds at least three fingers wide.

The furnishings inside looked like a luxurious single room in a hotel. There was a toilet at the entrance of the dormitory, and opposite was a living room of at least 20 square meters. There were three large sofas, a low glass table, and a high dining table. There was also a small balcony with good lighting, and some green plants were planted in pots by the window.

Walk inside and take a look - there are even two bedrooms!
Aiwass didn't say anything. After all, his current character was that of a cold and aloof vampire.

Even though Yassen had already seen through his true identity—and of course Aiwass hadn't hidden it at all—Aiwass still stubbornly insisted on playing the role of a cold and handsome guy.

——But he was also really shocked.

Fortunately, there was Aleister, who could speak out whatever he wanted to complain about without worrying about his image: "Is this dormitory so nice? Is this some kind of aristocratic university?"

“This really used to be a university for the nobility.”

Yasen nodded and pointed to the street lights on campus outside the window: "See? There was one on every street light before."

"……teacher?"

"And there are students. We put up as many street lamps as there are street lamps. This is also a trend. If this school doesn't do it, other aristocratic schools will look down on us and regard us as 'remnants of the old dynasty'. We have to gather enough people... Fortunately, this school occupies a small area, so we don't have to build too many street lamps. After hanging up the teachers who need to be hung, there are only a dozen spots left."

Yassen sneered, "Unlike the previous movement led by the Son of the Moon, this part is led by the Hawkeye Organization. And the investor behind it is said to be related to a certain Grand Duke. The purpose is to weaken the royal power... It was after so many people were hanged that the old era finally came to an end."

Aiwass couldn't quite understand his expression, nor could he tell whether he agreed or disagreed.

Yassen's expression was deep and complex.

That is an emotion that only those who were born on this land and have a deep love for this land can have.

"What are you thinking about, sir?"

Yasen keenly caught Aiwas's gaze, turned around and asked with interest: "I am also quite curious... What do you think of this matter?"

"I am not an Iris person, so I am not qualified to judge the lifestyle chosen by Iris people - at least it's OK as long as they don't regret it."

Aiwass shook his head: "If I have to say it... I'm just glad that my mother didn't finish college at Iris."

"Your mother is also an Iris person? What is her last name?"

"I don't know. She dropped her last name when she married my father."

"Oh haha."

Yasen also said meaningfully: "Then it seems that she is a noble lady. We ordinary people often change our original surnames to middle names."

"Are you from a commoner background?"

"Yes," Yassen shrugged. "I used to be a sailor. When I was young, I worked as a loader at the port. I also delivered milk and newspapers. Children from poor families have to grow up early."

"Yasen!"

Just then, a joyful voice was heard.

A slim blonde girl ran out of the toilet and hugged Yassen from behind.

She kissed Yassen passionately, then stroked his cheek and the sparse stubble.

"Is this Miss Mia?"

Aiwass looked at the girl.

"No," the girl shook her head. "I'm Zula, Mia's roommate, dear sir."

"……Eh?"

This time, even Aiwass was stunned.

Aleister looked at Yassen in disbelief: "So what were you doing just now...?"

"Oh, dear!"

Just then, a black-haired girl pushed open the door from the bedroom and said happily, "I heard a commotion downstairs, and I knew you were coming!"

She didn't care about the intimate actions between the blonde girl and Yasen, but walked over and kissed Yasen: "Honey, do you want to bring them to play with you? But with such young girls... isn't it immoral?"

"...?"

What do you mean?
Aiwass felt his brain was overloaded.

——So you guys also know about morality?
(End of this chapter)