I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 208

Chapter 61: Coincidence

Roy’s face twitched, sweat pouring down in the heat, “No, how do you know that name?”

It felt like his cringey, edgy childhood internet alias was being publicly executed, leaving Roy almost gasping for air.

“Of course, I heard it from the Adventurers of Lionheart!” Nia said with an air of certainty.

“Are you a big fan of him?” Roy’s emotions got more complicated.

“Absolutely! I heard that Lord Sword Demon is already an A-level Adventurer at such a young age! That’s impressive! And he’s such a handsome guy, it’s strange not to admire him!” Nia was totally in fangirl mode, her face radiant when talking about Sword Demon.

“Too bad he’s always a lone wolf and so hard to track; otherwise, I’d really love to meet him!” With that, Nia couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful.

No, I hope you never meet him. The young boy wiped his sweat and silently complained in his heart.

How strange, there are always a few A-level Adventurers in the Lionheart Kingdom, yet Nia has her sights set only on me?

Sword Demon embodied Roy’s cringeworthiness, shaped into a powerful, cold, enigmatic swordsman, and that was already embarrassing enough.

Whoever started those rumors about battling dragons and fighting against cults turned this embarrassment into a whole different level!

Uh, wait, wasn’t that somewhat true?

Thinking about it that way made Roy feel a little creeped out.

“If you ever meet Lord Sword Demon, remember to ask him for an autograph for me!”

“Uh-huh.” Roy avoided the young boy’s eager gaze, responding coldly.

Roy didn’t want to shatter the girl’s fantasy nor did he want his past mistakes exposed in public.

If it wasn’t for the usefulness of this identity, he would want to cancel his account…

After browsing the first floor, the two made their way to the second floor market.

This was the Adventurers’ bazaar, filled with extraordinary items, from extraordinary materials to weapons, armor, and rare herbs—everything you could imagine.

Nia kept looking at this and that, her head shaking like a rattling drum while Roy worried she might twist her neck.

But for Roy, these things were a bit of a hassle.

The panel shop had everything he needed.

If one had to say, the only downside of the shop was the scarcity of weapons and armor.

After all, these were usually carried by Extraordinary Beings themselves. If they died in battle, their weapons and armor were either broken or stolen on the spot, making them hard to lose.

But the Iron Blood lineage had no shortage of weapons and armor.

This made it hard for Roy to get excited about shopping. Instead of the effects of the items, he was more interested in their appearance.

As they passed a jewelry store, a black pendant caught his eye.

The pendant was shaped like a small shield carved from obsidian, really appealing to Roy.

“Oh? Have you taken a liking to that?”

Nia noticed where Roy was looking, came to the vendor, picked up the pendant with her finger, and held it up for Roy to see.

The vendor eagerly introduced it to Roy: “This item is called Obsidian Shield, capable of defending against a hit from Sequence 7! Only 20 gold coins, and it can be yours!”

Nia nearly dropped the pendant when she heard that.

20 gold coins were equivalent to 2000 silver pieces— a hefty expense for a noble family for several days.

That’s about Nia’s entire adventure earnings for a year— no wonder she ran away from home.

Of course, for Roy, it was just a somewhat larger pocket money.

This left Roy feeling a bit conflicted.

The pendant looked nice, but its effect was quite useless.

Being able to defend against a hit from Sequence 7 is far from being able to defend against a full-force hit; especially since Iron Blood’s defense was already solid, and with Dragon King’s Blessing, Roy didn’t need any extra armor.

Even though he had money, he wasn’t the type to waste it like other rich kids.

Plus, being a guy, practicality was his priority. After pondering for a moment, Roy ultimately shook his head, signaling Nia to put the pendant back.

“What a pity; I thought that suited you quite well.”

“Emm… better not waste money. Mainly, I won’t use it.”

“Men…” Nia pouted.

As long as it looked good, why not just buy it?

Before leaving, Nia hastily glanced and memorized the location of that jewelry store.

“Speaking of which, after looking for so long, you didn’t want to buy anything?”

“Heh heh, of course I want to buy something! I saved up quite a bit for today!”

With Nia leading the way, Roy came to a corner deep within the market.

There sat a bushy-bearded, short, yet muscular red-haired old man at the front desk. Behind him was an endless expanse of workshops and numerous busy blacksmiths.

The glass display case in front of the old man was filled with countless mighty weapons, and a platinum hammer was sculpted on the counter.

Roy had heard of this place.

This was Veszyra’s largest and most upscale extraordinary weapon chain store, Platinum Workshop.

Even though this was just a branch, the weapons produced here were enough to make nobles drool.

Seeing two young visitors, the red-haired old man squinted his eyes, revealing a hint of impatience.

One glance, and it was another rich kid.

“Hey, brat, you might as well go home. My weapons aren’t something you can afford, and you aren’t qualified to buy them either.”

“Hey, calling that a bit premature, don’t you think?” Nia retorted indignantly.

The old man chuckled derisively, pointing at the sign next to him.

It read, “Mithril Weapons, restricted to A-level Adventurers and above” with an average price of 500 gold coins.

“…… Sorry for bothering you.”

Nia immediately shrank her neck back, losing her momentum.

The most common metals in the market, ranked by rarity, are as follows: ordinary iron, refined steel, black steel, and mithril.

Mithril is as light as a feather, as tough as dragon scales, and more importantly, has extraordinary ductility, able to absorb extraordinary power and evolve.

The longer it is used, the more extraordinary power it absorbs, allowing it to take on different properties.

Even many legendary weapons contain a certain degree of mithril.

There isn’t an Adventurer who wouldn’t want their own mithril weapon.

Nia tightly fixated on a pair of mithril short swords in the display case, nearly drooling, but ultimately let out a sigh, leaving the front of the case.

“Looks like this level of weaponry is still out of my league.” Nia said, looking defeated, her smile pale.

Neither her money nor her Adventurer level sufficed.

“Maybe next time.”

“Sigh, that’s all I can hope for.”

Nia slapped her face and cheered herself up.

With her hands behind her back, she took a few steps forward and smiled brightly at the young boy, “I guess we should head home.”

Today’s outing in the city was quite enjoyable, but there was just a little regret left in the end.

But Roy didn’t like regrets.

The girl’s smile wasn’t fake, but Roy wanted it to be even brighter.

After staring at Nia for a moment, Roy suddenly spoke up, “Can you wait for me a moment? I need to visit the restroom.”

“Perfect timing, I need to go too!”

The two entered the restroom separately.

Before long, Roy returned to Platinum Workshop, dressed in the Shadow’s Veil.

The red-haired old man, seeing a swordsman cloaked in black mist with an unusual aura approaching, immediately thought of the recent rumors and exclaimed.

“You, you are Lord Sword Demon?!”

His old face instantly lit up with joy, extremely respectful.

An A-level Adventurer was both a distinguished guest and a branding opportunity, not to be neglected.

“Do let me know what you need!”

Roy silently threw out the black crystal card, pointing to the short sword that Nia had just been looking at.