great-warnovel Chapter 157 Lily, the Silver-Haired Girl
Chapter 157 Lily, the Silver-Haired Girl
Arthur slowly turned around, his gaze shifting downwards.
What came into view was a girl whose beauty could only be described as exquisite.
She had long, shimmering silver hair, and in her amethyst eyes, a faint hope and... confusion were intertwined.
The girl, dressed in a light-colored dress, stood beside Arthur's cart, staring intently at him.
Her gaze was incredibly focused; she didn't even dare to blink.
It was as if she was afraid that if she lost focus even for a moment, the man in front of her would vanish into thin air like a phantom.
Arthur was certain that there was no trace of this girl in his blank memory.
He asked softly, "Miss, do we know each other?"
"I don't know her." The girl shook her head without hesitation.
Arthur paused for a moment, his expression turning even more surprised: "If you don't know me, why are you calling me 'Arthur Pendragon'?"
"I don't know," the girl gave an unexpected answer.
"So, do you know who 'Arthur Pendragon' is?"
The girl frowned slightly, thought seriously for a moment, and then gave the same answer as before: "...I don't know."
Arthur was taken aback by this bizarre conversation.
He patiently continued, "So, what brings you here?"
"I have no idea."
Four consecutive "I don't know" answers left Arthur completely speechless.
He gazed silently into the girl's eyes, trying to find traces of lies or probing in those clear eyes.
However, there was nothing there; her eyes were as pure as a blank sheet of paper.
It seemed that she was truly driven by some instinct that she herself did not understand, which led her to suddenly call out that name.
"What's your name?" Arthur asked a different question.
This time, the girl finally didn't say she didn't know.
She looked into Arthur's eyes, her voice unusually clear: "Lily."
Arthur had no recollection of the name "Lily" either.
Since he couldn't get any answers, he could only nod politely and turn to the cashier to pay.
However, when he walked out of the supermarket carrying two large bags of groceries, he found that the silver-haired girl named Lily was also following closely behind him.
"Miss Lily, why are you following me?" Arthur stopped and turned to ask.
"I want to go home with you," the girl replied without any hesitation, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Lily's words startled Arthur so much that he almost dropped the shopping bag in his hand.
A girl actually offered to go home with a complete stranger on the street?
This would be an absolutely irrational and dangerous act in any era!
After arriving here, he was forced to live with two beautiful young women in their prime.
To prevent Arthur, who lacked common sense, from doing anything inappropriate, Aoko had given him a special counseling session on "the boundaries of normal interactions between men and women."
At that moment, Arthur immediately recalled Aoko's theory.
He solemnly explained to Lily the seriousness and potential dangers of young women casually going home with strange men.
Lily listened quietly, her head tilted slightly to one side.
After Arthur finished his long, serious speech, she looked directly at him with her purple eyes, her tone rather indifferent:
"So, would Mr. Arthur do something bad to Lily?"
"I absolutely will not!" Arthur answered resolutely, as if defending some kind of belief deep in his memory.
"That's settled then." Lily's tone immediately became lighter, and she started to catch up again.
Seeing that the girl really intended to go back with him, Arthur could only sigh.
"I'm sorry, Miss Lily, the mansion I currently reside in is owned by Miss Kuonji Yuzu."
I am merely a debtor staying here temporarily; I have no right to bring strangers into her territory. This is basic courtesy and respect.
Arthur's principles and bottom line are unwavering.
Lily stopped and thought about it quietly, seemingly able to understand the logic behind those words.
"I understand." The girl slightly lifted the hem of her light-colored skirt and performed a slightly awkward but proper greeting.
"Well then, I will visit you in a formal manner. Goodbye, Mr. Arthur."
Only after that silver figure disappeared around the street corner did Arthur, carrying heavy shopping bags, begin his journey back to the mansion.
When we returned to the mansion, it was just past noon.
Aoko and Yuzu won't be back until after school in the afternoon. The entire spacious mansion is empty except for the regular ticking of the old clock.
Arthur packed the ingredients into the refrigerator and then sat alone on the sofa in the living room.
"Are you Arthur Pendragon...?"
The girl's question in the supermarket stirred up ripples in his mind.
He murmured the name softly in the empty hall.
He didn't know if he was "Arthur Pendragon".
I don't know who this name represents in history.
They didn't understand why he was given such a heavy title as "King of Knights".
But then he suddenly remembered that on that day, it was Aoko who first called him "Arthur".
Since Aoko chose this name, she should also know about "Arthur Pendragon".