I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 47

Chapter 47: Give Me an Explanation

After seeing who had arrived, Roy’s expression became a bit subtle.

In his expectations, the best scenario would be for his old man to show up first to stabilize the situation since they were family. The second best would be old Raymond, at least he seemed somewhat reasonable.

Who would have thought that the first to arrive would be Princess Charlotte?

Compared to Ryan, Charlotte had a little more fondness for him.

But Roy knew that the Lionheart Princess had never been one to abuse her position.

On one side was Ainbrad, and on the other, Raymond; both were founding heroes, and the royal family’s stance must remain absolutely neutral.

Roy didn’t expect to be favored in this matter.

However, with Charlotte present, at least no guard dared to take action.

Charlotte, in her fiery red gown, glided to where Roy and Ryan were, surveying the chaotic scene around her, and finally looked back and forth between Roy and Ryan, saying in a solemn voice, “Who can tell me what on earth has happened that has led you all to forget your noble decorum and lower yourselves to such disgraceful behavior?”

As she spoke, Charlotte’s gaze landed heavily on Ryan.

Ryan misinterpreted her look as encouragement and support, and immediately endured the pain, forcing a ghastly smile: “Charlotte, I knew you’d back me up!”

“I won’t help anyone until I understand what’s going on. And let me say it again, don’t casually call my name.” Charlotte’s eyelashes deepened in weight.

But Ryan didn’t catch the anger hidden in the princess’s words and began to explain himself, “It was that bastard Roy who threw the first punch!”

“I didn’t do anything! He just cold cocked me! Rude, despicable, and completely unreasonable!”

“Liar. You clearly—” Alice couldn’t hold back her voice.

“I clearly what? Little girl, don’t get ahead of yourself! I just wanted to say hi, and your master hits me! There’s a limit to favoritism!”

As Ryan finished speaking, the surrounding rascals who had been beaten half to death began to chime in one after another.

“It’s all Roy’s fault!”

“A bully taking advantage of the situation!”

“Your Highness, you have to stand up for us!”

Alice, who was never good with words, felt anxious but was at a loss faced with the ruckus.

Even though Ryan tried to hit her, she wasn’t hurt, so she had no evidence.

Ignoring the noisy crowd, Charlotte turned to Roy, her eyes softening a little.

“And you? Don’t you have anything to say?”

Roy shrugged casually, “Good people aren’t afraid of shadows.”

“I only acted to save Alice. Other than that, I have nothing to say.”

Charlotte was about to respond when Ryan yelled again.

“Save? Don’t pin this on me! I didn’t hurt your little maid; it was you who threw the first—”

“Enough!”

Charlotte’s voice rang out sharply, and the next moment, a wave of roaring flames danced in the wind, carrying a searing pressure that exploded outward!

The girl shot a sidelong glare, as if the slumbering lion king had finally shown a hint of impatience.

Including Ryan, all the rascals who had been shouting felt their hearts tremble, instinctively filled with the most primal fear and dread of royal bloodline, and they all fell silent.

Since the Fourth Era, the Lionheart family had always been the kings of the lion’s heart; the respect for royalty was deeply engraved in the blood of every noble in the Lionheart Kingdom.

More importantly, this blazing fire seemed to subtly morph into the shadow of a lion king, bringing with it the terrifying pressure of an Extraordinary Being!

“That’s… Sequence 8?!”

“The princess has already reached Sequence 8?!”

Every promotion of an Extraordinary Being represented a holistic upgrade in abilities, and also a transcendence in the level of life.

This requires an extraordinary talent, relentless effort, an accumulation of vast resources, and perhaps a bit of luck.

And a young Sequence 8 is extremely rare across the East and West continents.

Once everyone quieted down, Charlotte let out a soft sigh, then slightly turned as if to shield Roy.

“Ryan Raymond, I thought you were already bad enough, but it seems I overestimated your limits.”

“Your Highness?! What are you talking about?!”

“Do you think I’m a fool?”

Charlotte’s gaze swept across every rascal present, and each time it passed over the previously rowdy rascals, they all shrank back.

“You brought so many lackeys just to say hello to a little maid?”

“And you even missed Duke Raymond’s congratulatory speech to do so; is the maid from the Roy family more important than your own father?”

Ryan’s face changed color: “I…”

Charlotte stared at Ryan, a sly smile of amusement and helplessness on her lips: “The most important thing is, Roy said he was ‘saving his maid,’ but he never said, ‘Ryan harmed his maid.’ Isn’t your defense a bit premature?”

“Setting character aside, your brain isn’t doing so well either.”

“You…!”

Raymond’s face flickered between green and white, his teeth clenched as his eyes nearly sparked with rage, but facing a princess, he didn’t dare act impulsively.

Roy looked at Charlotte’s back, standing in front of him, feeling a wave of emotion.

He understood the difficulties of Charlotte’s high position but didn’t expect her to genuinely speak for him.

Even though it was just a few short sentences, it already signaled her stance.

In a situation where neutrality was required, this was the best she could do.

“Do you have anything else to say?”

Faced with Charlotte’s cold inquiry, Ryan was both anxious and furious.

At that moment, a crowd of nobles finally started to arrive one after another.

The gentlemen and ladies looked at the mess outside with strange expressions.

Meanwhile, the parents of the involved parties showed up one by one with dark faces, coming to inquire about what had happened, creating a déjà vu reminiscent of Roy’s past life when a misbehaving child was called in by a teacher to meet with the parents.

Ryan looked at his father, clutching at his lifeline, yelling, “Father! This guy Roy is bullying me, not only did he attack me, but he also misled the princess and framed me!”

“This is your birthday banquet; for him to act at this time is simply disrespectful to our Raymond family!”

Old Raymond was still Ryan’s biological father, and they were in the Raymond family’s territory; if old Raymond really decided to settle accounts, even the princess would have to give him a little face.

But to Roy’s surprise, old Raymond immediately shouted, fierce as a tiger: “Shut up! You missed the banquet opening, and you still have the nerve to mention it! Missing it is one thing; to cause such a ruckus at your father’s birthday feast, you’re bringing shame upon the Raymond family!”

“I didn’t, I didn’t…” Ryan was scared too.

“Stand up and speak! What kind of man sprawls on the ground like that?!”

Ryan curled up like a shrimp, his expression twitching, trembling for a long time but still couldn’t stand up, clearly still recovering from that ‘golf swing.’

Unfortunately, Roy didn’t have time to laugh at him.

Because his own father had arrived.

Like these rascals’ parents, Karl was also wearing a stern face, his tone serious and heavy.

“Give me an explanation.”