I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 384

Chapter 90: Had to Go

“You guys in the Magicians’ Guild, what does the conflict with the Purple Magic Guild have to do with me as a student?” Roy raised a reasonable question.

“That’s not right. Mr. Roy, you are no ordinary student,” Malfoy replied meaningfully. “First was the Trial of Blue’s All Things Wither, and then it was the Necromancy School at the Blue Moon Theatre. Mr. Roy has thwarted cultists’ plots twice, putting him right at the front lines against those cultists.”

“The significance you embody far surpasses your imagination.”

Upon hearing this, Roy understood.

He had long suspected that there were more than just one or two traitors colluding with the cultists within the Purple Magic Guild. However, the Magicians’ Guild couldn’t just move against a major faction without enough evidence.

So, they needed to stir up the narrative about ‘colluding with cultists’.

And to create a narrative, they needed to establish a shining image.

Roy raised an eyebrow. “Shouldn’t you be looking for the Holy Light Church instead of me?”

Malfoy huffed slightly, showing some disdain. “Hmph, those from the East are ultimately outsiders.”

“As far as I’m concerned, other than not being completely devoid of humanity, those religious folks are no different from cultists.”

The relationship between the Magicians’ Guild and the Holy Light Church had never been that great. The former believed that the latter’s faith in the Holy Light and their prayer for miracles denied human efforts, while the Holy Light Church considered magicians as unruly and decadent, a bunch of barbaric practitioners of bizarre witchcraft.

Though in Roy’s view, both were pretty much the same in their craziness.

However, Roy didn’t miss the other layer of meaning in Malfoy’s words.

“From the East,” huh?

It seemed the higher-ups in the guild weren’t too trusting of the Holy Light Church. No wonder; this incident was seen as a scandal within the guild. If they were to seek external help, it would be more face-saving to involve their own rather than the church.

As a student of the Magic Academy and a winner of the guild’s Trial of Blue, he was half one of their own.

“Wait, if we’re talking about the academy’s representative, does that mean Senior Sister… the Student Council President is going too? Wouldn’t she be enough?” Roy suddenly realized that Malfoy was likely here to discuss that matter with Leanna.

However, upon hearing this, Malfoy’s face grew awkward as he looked away. “One person isn’t enough.”

“The identity of a Black Mage is special; as a critic, it’s still not flashy enough.”

Just as Malfoy stated, to the public, a Black Mage was simply a mad wizard who dabbled in the powers of the Demon Race. While they were a bit better than cultists, they were still quite feared.

Only after hearing Malfoy’s words did Roy suddenly remember something.

In “Angel’s Waltz,” there was an event late in Leanna’s storyline.

One day, Leanna seemed to have attended some party, got completely drunk, and barged into Alice’s dormitory, wildly pinning Alice down and doing things that were difficult to describe!

That was probably the most thrilling CG in “Angel’s Waltz,” and just thinking about it made one’s mouth dry.

That party was apparently related to the Cassandra Family!

This was originally a very late event, but considering how the storyline had already been disrupted, Roy severely suspected that the party making Leanna drunk was the same one Malfoy was talking about!

In the original storyline, after Leanna vented her frustrations, she would bounce back the next day, feeling refreshed and even awakening a strange hobby in the maid.

Of course, now Alice and Leanna were at best just acquaintances.

The problem was, he was now the one closer to Leanna!

Especially on weekends when Charlotte and Nia would come to his house to stay over.

Just imagine, as Charlotte and the others burst in excitedly, they find a disheveled, red-faced beauty crying and clinging to him, shouting things like “You don’t want me anymore, do you?” while riding on him…

Thinking about this, Roy couldn’t help but shiver, not daring to think any further.

Is this what hell on earth looks like?!

To avoid a midnight raid from a madwoman, he now had to go.

Roy declared to Malfoy, “Let’s be clear, I can represent at the party, but I won’t get involved in your actual struggle with the guild.”

“No problem. As long as you’re willing to show your face, that’s enough,” Malfoy slowly nodded.

In fact, this was a dispute among magicians. The external noble forces attending the party were mostly just there to show their faces and take sides.

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A few short days passed quickly.

On Saturday afternoon, the Purple Magic Guild held a grand feast, inviting nobles from the Magicians’ Guild and Veszyra to clarify the suspicions of colluding with cultists.

The Purple Magic Guild had always been managed by the prestigious Cassandra Family, and its headquarters was at this very banquet location, which was the Cassandra Family Mansion located on the outskirts of Academy City.

Although the relationship between the Magicians’ Guild and the Purple Magic Guild was somewhat tense, at least the banquet was calm for now.

Especially for the uninformed youngsters, it was a rare social gala.

Under the starry sky and fragrant flowers outdoors, people were drinking and laughing, enjoying a leisurely and comfortable time.

Many young people were attending such a large banquet for the first time, marveling at the prominent figures they usually seldom encountered and the imposing and luxurious residence of the Purple Magic Guild.

However, for the hormone-driven boys and girls, any banquet was all about socializing, and what attracted them were the eligible and outstanding opposite sexes.

“President, quick, quick look, isn’t that the pretty boy from the South Sea Kingdom? And the rich guy from the Golden Sands Kingdom! Ah, this is my first time attending such a large banquet…”

Kreya excitedly yelled for a while, only to realize the girl next to her didn’t even raise her eyes, leaving her feeling deflated.

Today, Leanna was dressed in a fitting brown fishtail gown that highlighted her curves, with her brown curls cascading down, and her purple eyeshadow making her look even more charming than usual.

However, she lacked the elegant smile she usually wore and was instead looking blankly at the bustling crowd, sipping champagne alone, projecting a sense of melancholy that contrasted with the lively scene.

Originally, Kreya thought that Leanna was just playing a thrilling one-night stand with Roy or was merely a ‘friends with benefits’ situation.

So she exaggeratedly introduced one handsome man after another, hoping to lift Leanna’s spirits, and indeed many young nobles graciously invited Leanna for a chat.

Yet, Leanna was even colder than usual, not bothering to fake a polite smile, leaving everyone disappointed.

Seeing this, Kreya abandoned her plan to introduce more men and sighed secretly, “I didn’t expect the President to be so hung up on Roy…”

Unexpectedly, as soon as she said that, Leanna suddenly looked up and gazed intently at her, her purple eyes shining brightly.

“You just said, Roy?”

“Uh, I was just saying it casually. Isn’t the President yet to invite him?”

“…Right.”

Leanna paused, smiled bitterly, and her eyes were once again shrouded in a shadow of melancholy.

At the same time, several flying mounts in the night sky slowly landed on the landing platform beside the Cassandra Family Mansion, and the most eye-catching one was the golden-winged griffon.