"Huh?"
For a moment, Shien nearly thought he had misheard.
What had he just heard?
"Getting ahead by relying on women?"
Shien completely failed to grasp what that meant.
Seeing this, not only Vivian, but even Tier, Lumya, and Merika wore rather subtle expressions.
"I know you're surprised, but it's true."
Vivian still explained with a wry smile.
"Lyon wasn't born into a noble family like Young Master Magray. He wasn't even a commoner—he was a child born in the slums."
According to Vivian, Lyon's parents had both been thieves and had been arrested and imprisoned many times. Lyon himself had no outstanding talent either. He was already twenty-five this year, yet his level was only twenty-two. Compared to adventurers his age, he lagged far behind.
Ever since childhood, Lyon had decided that he would never be able to rise through his own abilities.
Yet Lyon's ambitions were far from small. Not only did he want to make something of himself, he wanted to stand above others—even become a noble.
To that end, Lyon made full use of the one advantage he had possessed since birth.
That was—his face.
"Although this is only something I heard secondhand, I heard that Lyon had been carefully cultivating his image since he was young. He used every method he could think of to maintain himself, worked hard to practice etiquette and social skills, and then found ways to approach women in Lamigium who could be useful to him."
At this point, Vivian's tone became somewhat strange as well.
"At first, he approached ordinary older women and lived off their support."
"Then he began approaching the younger sisters or daughters of relatively wealthy shop owners, receiving financial assistance from them."
"After that, Lyon started approaching female adventurers and women from merchant families, making them