I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 488

Chapter 35: Two-Way Miss

“Good relationship, huh? Looks like you’re living quite the cushy tutoring life,” Charlotte said, her face wearing a smile that didn’t quite reach her eyes.

Roy spread his hands out, putting on a righteous expression. “I know you’re all anxious, but hold your horses.”

“Isn’t it normal for teachers and students to get along? You wouldn’t want to see me annoy the teacher and end up repeating a year, would you?”

That’s right! My relationship with Xue Nuo has more than enough legitimate reasons!

The expressions of the three girls eased slightly, but Alice was quick to jump back in.

“Exactly! So it’s only natural that the master has picked up a bit of Teacher Xue Nuo’s essence, right?”

This time, the girls were genuinely flustered.

“Essence? What essence? Be specific!”

“Ah, I get it! It must be something about getting intimate with the pretty lady teacher, right?!”

“Senior sister thinks it’s fine to like a beautiful big sister, but don’t you think there might be a chance that you don’t need to take the long route when it comes to teachers?”

The three girls rocketed into action, leaving Roy with no chance to defend himself.

In the end, they collectively decided to thoroughly check Roy for any “excess marks” left by Teacher Xue Nuo when they got home tonight!

You want to check marks, huh? The hungry gleam in your eyes is making me blush just thinking about it!

But still, with how these three are drooling over my body, what’s Alice’s deal? Lately, this little cotton jacket seems a bit too breezy, huh?! And how did you even notice if I had any “essence”?

Looking at the blonde girl quietly drinking her milk, Roy felt a wave of helplessness wash over him.

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The day of the final practical test soon arrived.

Early in the morning, students gathered at the outskirts of the ancient ruins.

There are many secret realms around the Academy City, and the Ancient Ruins of the Blazing Sun is undoubtedly the most famous of them.

Legend has it that this realm was remodeled during the Third Era by the Human Alliance to train new soldiers based on the birthplace of a demigod. It retains the blessings of the ancient demigod, and those who return after completing the trials will become the new generation of heroes, tasked with saving the world.

None of that is true, of course.

Listening to the excited gossip around him, Roy felt absolutely no fluctuation inside.

At this point, even magical beasts with demigod bloodlines are seldom seen; if there were still remnants of demigod powers, wouldn’t it have already been turned upside down by now?

Besides, every year, first-year students take their practical exams here, and no one has ever heard of a savior popping out from it.

Given the three instances of the Certificate of Kingship projections, Roy has developed serious doubts about a lot of history.

But regardless, with the Ancient Ruins of the Blazing Sun being the school’s diamond investment as a testing ground, exploring it was bound to have some difficulties.

The homeroom teachers for each class were busily explaining precautions, urging everyone to stay safe.

“Um, everyone, no matter how the results turn out, please don’t push yourselves! Although you can use signal flares for help just in case, there have been instances in the past where students died at the hands of magical beasts—please be careful!”

Barbara might have intended to warn everyone, but with her pale, trembling face, she only managed to frighten her classmates into looking pale and distressed.

Seeing this, Roy stepped forward to comfort her. “Teacher, have a little faith, your students are capable of handling this kind of test.”

“Ugh…! Roy! So reassuring! You do your best too; I wish you a good result and hope you get chosen by your preferred mentor!”

Technically, it’s not uncommon for homeroom teachers to select their own students as personal apprentices.

But for Barbara, who has only been working for three years, Roy, as the son of a marquis, displayed extraordinary talent, even winning the Blue Trial; his future is limitless.

She, a mediocre person, isn’t qualified to be a personal mentor!

Roy scratched his head at that.

Given Barbara’s weak and feeble demeanor, she didn’t come off as a spy and was originally on his mentor shortlist.

However, seeing she had no intention of accepting students, Roy couldn’t bring it up.

Even though the exam hadn’t started yet, teachers who were set on accepting apprentices were already asking around and beginning conversations with their desired candidates.

After Barbara finished going over the precautions, Roy also started looking around, keeping an eye on which teachers were accepting apprentices.

With his status, he wasn’t lacking in options.

Among them were Alice and Nia’s mentor, Sasha, and the prince of the empire, Winter.

Though most of the teachers remained shrouded in mystery, making it hard for Roy to feel secure.

After all, even the prince of the Lionheart Kingdom secretly connived with the Cult of the Evil Dragon, so every teacher looked like a cultist to him!

Muscle man? Totally screams Cult of the Evil Dragon! Female teacher? No doubt about All Things Wither! Tall, pale sorcerer? This dude absolutely looks like a member of the Necromancer Academy!

If possible, Roy would prefer someone who had made an appearance in the original story, someone whose background he was familiar with.

Excluding Barbara, two candidates looked promising to Roy.

First was Sasha, the black-haired teacher of Alice and Nia. The original story mentioned she used to be an adventurer, then stepped back to take a position at the Academy. Eventually, she would become Nia’s personal mentor.

Second was the silver-haired, handsome prince of the Winter Empire, Winter. This guy had quite a story. In Xue Nuo’s plotline, he was her fiancé, only to be forcefully called off by her, ending up watching her and Alice leave on his own wedding day—a truly tragic tale.

No matter how handsome or high-ranking he is, once you fall for a yuri girl, you’re pretty much done for.

In Roy’s eyes, this guy was already green-haired.

However, the teaching levels of these two were not low, and their popularity was high.

Before Roy could get close, many students swarmed in and surrounded them, making it look like a fan meeting.

But, these two weren’t perfect either.

After everything, Roy had come to realize that what he saw in the original story was merely the tip of the iceberg; Veszyra is a real world.

As background characters, both are hiding unknown stories; it’s hard to be 100% sure whether they’re connected to any cults.

Ugh, thinking like this means I won’t have a suitable candidate left?!

Just as Roy was torn, he unexpectedly bumped into the silver-haired figure.

“Teacher Xue Nuo? Good morning!”

In response to the boy’s habitual greeting, the silver-haired girl froze slightly, surprised by his warmth.

She had thought that once tutoring ended, the boy would treat her like a stranger.

Little did she know, Roy’s eyes lit up at her arrival.

Upon careful consideration, wasn’t Xue Nuo the most credible choice for a mentor?

As the main heroine of the original story, she certainly wouldn’t be linked to any cults. Safety level maxed out!

But in the original, didn’t this character not take on apprentices?

Should I try to probe a bit?

“Uh… *2”

The two started speaking at the same time, exchanging blank stares.

“Teacher, you go first.” The boy stepped back.

Xue Nuo fixed her icy blue eyes on him, her gaze clear like ice crystals in the morning sun, yet laden with a certain emotion that Roy couldn’t decipher.

After a moment of staring, Xue Nuo finally looked away. “Never mind, I just wanted to wish you good luck on your exam.”

Once she finished, the silver-haired girl walked away without looking back, offering Roy no chance to speak.

Great, looks like she wasn’t here to take on apprentices.

Every year, countless students begged to be taught by her, but no one had ever melted her frosty demeanor.

Honestly, Roy couldn’t even imagine the cold Xue Nuo would willingly take on an apprentice.

Without him realizing, the silver-haired girl stepped out of the crowd and turned to glance back at the black-haired boy, letting out a soft sigh.

If she had to choose someone, the boy would be her only candidate.

If only she could’ve tested the waters a bit…

No, with his abilities, he certainly wouldn’t lack for mentors, right?

Better not get carried away.

Xue Nuo shook her head, quickly calming the ripples forming in her heart.