I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 378

Chapter 84: Jason’s Request

After the celebration of victory, people quickly remembered the culprit behind it all.

“Rox! You bastard actually colluded with a cult?”

“Hehe, if that’s the case, the stuff at your auction is also suspicious and needs a thorough investigation!”

“I have the Purple Mage Association backing me, the Cassandra Family will protect me; who dares…!”

Before Rox could finish, he was surrounded by the crowd and beaten up.

“Damn your Purple Mage Association! You think taking you down will solve everything? After such a big mess, your entire association won’t have it easy!”

Recently, the Mage Association has been strictly investigating infiltrators, and today’s events just happened to hit the bullseye. No matter whether the Purple Mage Association colluded with the cultists or not, a deeper investigation was unavoidable.

All the purple mages present, and even the entire auction, became the punching bags for the crowd; the former got beaten severely, while the latter was looted clean.

The underground auction experienced an unprecedented zero-cost purchase.

However, Prince Jason of the Southern Sea didn’t join in, as he kept his eyes fixed on the distant Sword Demon and the witch.

After hesitating for a moment, Jason finally made up his mind and stepped forward.

But just then, Hex’s voice of advice rang out beside him.

“My lord, are you still hesitating about that gemstone?”

“That’s not an ordinary gemstone, that’s the national treasure of my Southern Sea Kingdom!” Jason reminded him, unable to hold back.

“That may be true, but you know, you can’t take it back, right?”

Jason, hearing this, gritted his teeth and let out a powerless sigh.

“Don’t worry, I know what to do.”

In the center of the venue, Roy suddenly felt weak and swayed, but was steadied by the girl behind him.

Even through her robes, he could feel the warmth of the witch’s body, making him uncomfortably grunt, “No need to support me, I can handle it.”

Leanna not only didn’t let go, but pulled him even closer, supporting his wobbling figure: “Where did that good boy from earlier go? You were holding my hand so tightly just now.”

“That was just because…”

Roy was about to explain when he saw Prince Jason approaching, so he could only deal with him instead.

Jason straightened his glasses and said politely, “Thanks to Mr. Sword Demon and Miss Witch for saving us; otherwise, everyone here would be in danger.”

“Please allow me to express my gratitude to both of you.”

He knew Leanna’s identity; thinking of being saved by a formidable enemy made him slightly upset, so he kept his gaze fixed on the Sword Demon.

Of course, Roy found it somewhat funny that the once arrogant upperclassman was now so polite.

However, he wasn’t naive enough to think the other party was just here to say thanks.

Roy maintained the aloof, taciturn persona of the Sword Demon: “What’s the matter?”

“About the Tears of the Mermaid…”

As soon as he opened his mouth, Leanna interjected with a sigh, “Oh dear, our savior just went through a tough battle and is utterly exhausted, yet at this moment you come asking for treasures? The hospitality of your Southern Sea Kingdom is truly special.”

Jason’s face darkened, his lips twitched, but he forcibly suppressed his anger and managed a slight smile.

“No, no, no, you two misunderstood.”

“According to the auction rules, I have already lost to Mr. Sword Demon, and according to the rules for dealing with cultists, the spoils belong to the one who put in the most effort, so I have no objections.”

“It’s just that, after all, it is the national treasure of my Southern Sea Kingdom, so I’d at least like to know what Mr. Sword Demon intends to do with it.”

Roy nearly scratched his head.

Wanting to suck up your national treasure—that sounds a bit weird.

So, he could only respond tactfully: “I won’t do anything that would dishonor the Southern Sea Kingdom; I will treasure it as if it were my own life.”

Once I absorb the Certificate of Kingship and transform it into my bloodline power, wouldn’t that be like gaining half my life back?

Upon hearing this, Jason finally showed a relieved expression.

“I believe in Mr. Sword Demon.”

“However, you also know that as a prince of the Southern Sea, I should do my utmost to reclaim the treasure. Yet now I’m letting it go just like that, which doesn’t reflect well on my reputation, so…”

Hearing this, Roy vaguely guessed the other’s proposal, while Leanna clearly understood: “So, you want it to be said that you gifted the treasure to Mr. Sword Demon as a token of gratitude for saving you, thus brushing aside your loss in the auction and earning a reputation for being chivalrous.”

“I’ve heard the Southern Sea Prince is remarkably wise; that’s quite a clever idea.”

“You…” Jason frowned, immediately feeling exposed, but looking at the ambiguous stance of the girl supporting Roy from behind, he was reluctant to show too much hostility and felt extremely troubled.

“Oh, did I hit the nail on the head?”

“You are joking. I merely want to give my country an explanation, and Mr. Sword Demon surely doesn’t want the Southern Sea Kingdom to pursue him for responsibility, does he?”

Noticing Leanna’s increasingly dark gaze, filled with killing intent, Jason quickly added, “Ah, I am of course not threatening you both, just making a suggestion. No, a request.”

“For public relations, it should be known that I gave the treasure to Mr. Sword Demon, but privately, it’s just that I, Jason, owe Mr. Sword Demon a personal favor. How’s that?”

Leanna didn’t respond, just raised an eyebrow at Roy.

Roy slightly nodded: “Agreed.”

Actually, he intended to agree from the start.

After all, it’s better to have one more friend than one more enemy. While he wasn’t afraid of the Southern Sea Kingdom’s pursuit, it would still be a hassle.

Moreover, Jason’s financial prowess had left a deep impression on Roy; saying he wasn’t concerned would be impossible.

As the saying goes, “A wealthy friend is always welcome.”

However, he didn’t expect Leanna to be even more serious than himself, using her sarcasm to force the other side to compromise.

The condition stated that Jason owed her a favor; she clearly had nothing to gain, right?

In any case, the conditions were settled.

Jason sighed in relief, no longer fearing responsibility from his country.

Roy also didn’t have to worry about trouble from the Southern Sea Kingdom.

Just as they left the severely beaten purple mages behind while dodging the wrath of the red mage coming to hunt the cultists, as soon as they returned to the streets, Roy felt a wave of dizziness.

Beside him, Leanna frowned in concern, “Are you sure you don’t need my support?”

“Of course…”

Before Roy could finish, he closed his eyes and fell into her arms amidst her rare gasp of surprise.

When he opened his eyes again, it was pitch black outside, and he was lying on a soft bed with a strange ceiling and transparent black curtains.

In the eerily quiet room, the young boy sighed weakly.

Looks like I really fainted.

No wonder; frequently using blood-based abilities without being able to replenish like a real blood clan member, losing too much blood was pretty normal.

At this point, even Roy was getting used to this ability that traded his life for output.

But it was all worth it.

【Congratulations on completing the inverse fate point!】

【Royal Cobra Inverse Fate Progress】: 25%

【Leanna Cassandra】: Affection +20

【Reward】: Inverse Fate Point +1