I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 511

Chapter 58: New Clues

“I can help you deal with Roy Ainbrad.”

After several days of private meetings, Winter no longer had a beautiful woman in his arms this time. Instead, he wore a serious face and suddenly made the bold suggestion.

Seeing the coldness in Winter’s eyes, Barnes from the Necromancy School couldn’t help but twitch his lips. “Mr. Winter, what made you change your mind all of a sudden?”

Wasn’t it only the useless Envy type who’d get angry at a lowly spirit?

“He’s getting too close to my cousin.”

A succinct answer that was enough for Barnes to grasp the situation.

The Necromancy School mainly operated in the East and the Northern West, and he knew a thing or two about the internal struggles of the imperial royal family.

Xue Nuo Andewis was a precious pawn they needed to keep under control.

However, Barnes was quite skeptical about whether the prince of the empire was acting for royal interests or his personal desires…

Skepticism aside, he still had to say something pleasant.

“Ah, I see. Since it’s about imperial interests, it’s no wonder that His Highness is in a rush.”

“Cut the crap. Do you still want his False King’s blood or not?”

“Bringing eternal silence to the filthy False King’s blood has always been our wish, but with all due respect, the Academy City is not what it used to be.”

Without the protection of the Cassandra Family and under the assault of the Mage Association, most of the Necromancy School’s bases had been uprooted, and Barnes was currently the only surviving priest.

To temporarily preach with a half-baked apprentice and send him to the academy was already the limit. This level of effort was far from enough to grab the False King’s blood.

Winter wasn’t angry; instead, his expression softened.

“I know. That’s why I will use our resources to closely monitor his movements. If he makes any unusual moves, I’ll notify you at the first opportunity.”

“Understood.”

Barnes grinned ominously, his eyes gleaming coldly. “As Your Highness wishes. Roy Ainbrad will soon be out of your sight.”

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“Xue Nuo, you really don’t need to trouble yourself with sending me home every day.”

Walking side by side with the Silver-Haired Girl down the tree-lined path dyed by the setting sun and chilly wind, Roy shrank a little.

“It’s so cold. You should go back and rest early, Teacher.”

“It’s fine. I’m an Extraordinary Being with ice and snow abilities. This temperature is nothing. Besides, it’s just a short distance.”

Roy bitterly smiled to himself, thinking that taking such a long detour into the residential area couldn’t really be considered a ‘short distance’, could it?

Since the Sanctification Festival, their relationship had grown much closer.

Xue Nuo no longer carried out her previous strict ‘rule the scroll’ style, keeping him busy until late at night but now acted like a regular strict teacher—ending makeup classes and work right on time.

However, having her accompany him home like this felt a bit strange.

He was an adult, not some neighbor’s little brother. He didn’t need this much concern, did he?

She probably doesn’t even worry this much about Little Bai!

When they reached his doorstep, the Silver-Haired Girl finally stopped.

She looked up and, contrary to her usual cold tone, expressed genuine concern: “Make sure to eat well tonight, and rest early.”

“I know.” Roy scratched his head awkwardly. “Goodbye, Teacher.”

Xue Nuo waved her small hand with a chilly expression. “Mm, goodbye.”

Roy hurried inside the house, knowing she would only leave when he was safely inside.

However, sitting alone on the empty sofa, even with the fireplace warding off the winter chill, Roy felt a bit withdrawn, just staring at the flames and waiting for the sunset to sink.

Before he knew it, he had grown accustomed to having the girls around.

And to the time spent with Xue Nuo.

Indeed, Xue Nuo was always alone, with only the Silver Wolf for company. Maybe she didn’t like solitude and sought some comfort from him…

No, no, no! That would be too presumptuous to speculate about his mentor’s feelings as an apprentice.

Roy shook his head, dismissing such thoughts, and then remembered that he hadn’t checked the letters today.

After all, it used to be Little Alice who did this kind of thing, and only recently had Roy developed the habit of checking the mailbox.

Not just the letters, but meals, wake-up times, changes of clothes, daily chores—these were all managed completely by Little Alice.

Without Alice, Roy had naturally lost the motivation to fuss over these trivial matters, merely scraping by with some food. If it weren’t for Xue Nuo’s work assignments, he would likely sleep until the sun made him uncomfortable.

Sigh, I’ve almost become a useless person thanks to Alice.

Teacher Xue Nuo was strict, but why did it seem like she was heading in Alice’s direction lately…?

Lost in thoughts, Roy opened the latest letter from the academy without much expectation.

Sure enough, there was nothing resembling the Certificate of Kingship on the item list.

But aside from the item list, the letter also contained recent news announcements from the academy.

Mostly about new research breakthroughs, new ruins being discovered, new magical beasts found, and occasionally notices for academy assignments.

However, these messages were often half-true, and not very useful, like mistaking a juvenile curly-haired baboon for a climbing goblin, or discovering a chocolate that tastes like a thesis defense—completely pointless.

Roy treated it as bedtime reading, just for a laugh.

Unexpectedly, this time, the information announcement caught Roy off guard and made him perk up.

“Ruins suspected to be from the First Era discovered at the border of the Kingdom of Gold, at the sun blaze peak?!”

The next morning, Roy rushed to the office to meet with the Sage and inform him about this matter.

“Dean, what do you think?”

It was best to seek help for matters he wasn’t certain about.

Ever since the Sage had endorsed Leanna’s election as the chief magician of the two major schools, Roy had become confident that he could rely on him as an ally.

At least in terms of intelligence, the Sage’s extensive knowledge would definitely be useful.

If these ruins really belonged to a mythic creature from the First Era, they could potentially harbor demigod-level relics. Even if there was no Certificate of Kingship, relevant clues would likely remain.

However, to Roy’s surprise, upon hearing this, the Sage’s worn expression became momentarily dazed, his demeanor complex.

Standing as the pinnacle of high-level Extraordinary Beings in the human realm, a hero who had led humanity to defeat the Demon Race, he now seemed oddly weary.

After several seconds of silence, the old man finally gathered himself and sighed heavily.

“Theoretically, there shouldn’t be any ruins there, and especially no demigod relics.”

“Theoretically?” Roy felt that this phrasing was a bit strange.

“But I can’t say with certainty,”

Booker raised his head, his tone uncharacteristically serious. “If there’s indeed a Certificate of Kingship at Sun Blaze Valley, it might just be what you need the most.”

Roy sensed something odd. “Dean?”

He seemed to know something?

“There, is very likely the place where [Phoenix Queen: Phoenix] fell.”