I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 186

Chapter 39: Alice is the Best

Alia and Yana became the talk of the school as new students, and their conflict quickly spread everywhere.

With this happening, Nia and Alice couldn’t focus on class anymore, so they simply went back to Roy’s place. They sent a message with other classmates for Roy.

Upon hearing the news, Roy didn’t hesitate to take a leave and rushed to Alice’s side as fast as he could.

The magic academy operates on a credit system, so as long as you have enough credits by the end of the semester, asking for leave is pretty easy.

As he pushed open the door, the young boy wasted no time and dashed towards the blonde girl on the couch.

“Alice! Are you okay? Are you hurt?!”

“I’m fine…”

While he asked, Roy’s hands were busy, checking Alice from head to toe, even rubbing her fair face three times until it turned a bit red.

After confirming she was really unhurt, he finally relaxed.

And the girl meekly responded, showing no resistance, obedient like a doll for someone to play with.

Then Roy got a not-so-gentle kick from Nia.

Watching this, Nia’s face flushed: “Hey! What are you doing to a girl?!”

“I’m just worried!” Roy scratched his head, feeling embarrassed.

Worried was your excuse for groping a girl?—Nia thought of confronting him loudly, but seeing that Alice didn’t mind, even looking a bit into it, she swallowed her words.

Roy then started checking Nia out with a fixed gaze.

Alice was just a bit dirty and her clothes were tattered, but Nia had not a speck of dust on her.

The elven girl felt a bit intimidated by the stare and quickly scooted to the farthest corner of the couch, crossing her arms defensively: “What? I’m not hurt, so don’t touch me.”

“Then I can relax.” Roy smiled at her, looking relieved.

His smile made Nia feel a strange flutter in her chest, and for a moment, she didn’t know what to say.

Roy’s attention turned back to Alice.

Despite being unhurt, the blonde girl had her head down, knees pulled up, hugging them in the corner of the couch, a shadow of melancholy covering her, her usual sparkle completely gone, visibly feeling low.

Like a poor little puppy.

This reminded Roy of the first time they went shopping, when Alice was lost in the rainy night.

Seeing this, his heart sank again.

Her body was fine, but girls have delicate, sensitive hearts. In Roy’s previous life, many who experienced bullying in school carried lifelong scars.

What if Alice was psychologically harmed too?!

Just thinking about it made Roy feel like he could barely stand.

He half-kneeled next to her, placing his hand on her shoulder, gently comforting her, softly asking, “Alice, what exactly happened? If you don’t mind, can you tell me?”

Alice was silent for a moment before slowly recounting the events.

Throughout the whole ordeal, she stared straight into the void, unable to meet Roy’s eyes.

Instead of fear or anger, what overwhelmed the girl was deep-rooted shame.

As a maid, she should always uphold her master’s reputation.

Yana seemed to come at her, but in reality, she was targeting her master, an enemy to her master.

And not being able to take down Yana and make her pay for humiliating her master was what Alice truly couldn’t bear.

By the end of her words, Alice’s head dropped even lower, her voice trembling.

“Alice disappointed you.”

Roy paused slightly: “Why do you say that?”

“Alice clearly grew stronger for this very moment, yet still couldn’t defeat her, couldn’t uphold my master’s honor… I’m sorry, I’m so useless.”

The light blue eyes that were steady in the face of strong enemies were now slowly welling up with tears.

Roy sighed helplessly, then sat on the couch, pulling the girl into his arms.

This time, Nia didn’t stop him.

“Dummy, that stuff doesn’t matter at all.”

“Eh?”

“Alice being safe is the most important thing.”

“But…”

The little maid seemed unable to accept such reasoning, but when Roy gently placed his hand on her head and started petting her, her tense body relaxed immediately.

“Facing an overwhelming enemy and still being able to protect yourself against a Sequence 8 opponent, with such achievements, you really don’t need to blame yourself.”

In Roy’s view, she had done quite well. At this point in the original story, Alice was so clumsy she couldn’t even use her extraordinary abilities properly, getting bullied by nameless NPCs without being able to fight back.

The “Poison Ivy” was a renowned silver bloodline from the Kingdom of Gold Sand, plus a whole six Sequence 9s, and even using “Iron Blood,” he probably wouldn’t have done better than Alice.

“Um…”

If she could, Alice still wanted to make sure Yana never dared to act so brazenly again.

But right now, she simply couldn’t withstand the praise from her master.

The breath that brushed her ears and the warmth wrapping around her made her body feel like it might just melt away.

The girl slightly lifted her head, her tear-filled, glistening eyes looking over, cautiously asking, “Really? Did Alice really not disappoint you, Master?”

Such an adorable sight made Roy’s heart ache a bit.

With a proudly spontaneous reply, he exclaimed, “Of course! Alice is the best! In fact, I should be the one praising you!”

“!”

Happiness surged in Alice’s chest, completely washing away her anxiety and guilt.

She lightly responded, burying her slightly flushed cheeks into Roy’s embrace, gently rubbing against him, like some needy little animal.

If she had a tail, it would probably be wagging non-stop.

But this warm scene felt just a bit too dazzling for Nia’s eyes.

The couples in their class didn’t even show off as much as them! Staying here felt like torture!

“You guys carry on, I’m heading back.”

Feeling like a third wheel, Nia was about to leave when Roy looked up at her.

“Nia, thanks a lot this time.”

If it wasn’t for Nia, the battle between Alice and Yana wouldn’t have ended so easily. Roy was truly grateful that Nia could be there for Alice, helping out in his absence.

Nia waved her hand, blushing a bit: “What’s with the thanks? Friends should do that, right?”

“You mentioned it before, let me be a good friend to Alice, so think of this as returning the favor.”

Compared to the girl’s casualness, Roy was quite serious.

That promise back then didn’t carry any force, and helping Alia or not didn’t come from any benefit-driven reason, entirely out of Nia’s personal will, making it even more precious.

“Willing to keep a verbal agreement shows you really care for Alice.”

“I’m not only thanking you for returning my favor, but for valuing your friendship with Alia.”

Such straightforward praise and gratitude made the usually carefree girl inexplicably blush, and the warmth and sincerity on Roy’s face stirred her heart.

Weird, her heart was beating a bit fast…

“But…” Roy shifted tone, becoming serious.

“With that woman’s character, this matter probably won’t end so easily.”

“Nia, I suspect she has her eyes on you.”