Chapter 155: The Judgment!
Long, beautiful legs, a slender figure, and beneath the cold, snowy silver hair were ice-blue eyes that seemed capable of freezing the world.
Ah.
So this is what they call the “look of disdain.”
I mean, it really has a vibe—if only she wasn’t radiating an icy chill that made even the warmest among us shiver.
“Indulging in romance, giving in to pleasure. Roy, I don’t recall ever teaching you to behave so scandalously.”
“…B-but didn’t Teacher Xue Nuo and Nia tell me to be more proactive and pamper Alice a bit more?”
Nia nearly fainted on the spot.
“So your ‘proactive’ and ‘pampering’ translates to—uh, you know, going back and forth with Alice, huh?!” Nia’s words stumbled out, her face tomato-red from anger.
To be fair, Nia was already quite bold among her elven peers, but most of her actions stayed within the realm of sweet nothings and harmless flirting, never crossing over into anything too…explicit.
Deep down, she was still pure at heart.
As for Xue Nuo, she was the epitome of a conservative imperial person, hiding her face in shame.
Remembering that day Roy had given them that advice, they were both regretting it to the core.
But they never imagined Roy would actually take that step behind their backs.
And not just once—he kept it going for an entire week!
Meanwhile, Charlotte and Leanna were also intensifying their interrogation.
“Who would have thought, as a maid, you would be so brazen and act like a saint gone wild. Alice, do you really know what you’re doing?”
“Hehehe, or are you truly addicted to the charms of men? I bet it’s a joy wiggling your butt in the clothes we picked for you every day!”
To be honest, even though she wasn’t as close to Nia and Alice, putting in all that effort only to find out someone was being unfaithful was still a bit painful for Charlotte.
As for Leanna, her mindset was completely shattered.
Having grown accustomed to scheming and manipulating, she had previously toyed with certain elves, making them look foolish, but she never expected to trip over the seemingly harmless, pure girl.
What a shameful defeat!
Facing the princess’s questions and the witch’s taunts, even the saint couldn’t hold her head high—she looked like a scolded puppy.
Embarrassed and furious, Alice could only explain pitifully, “Alice knows this isn’t right…”
“But…”
Charlotte frowned slightly, “But what?”
Alice was three parts blissful, three parts remorseful, and three parts embarrassed, floating in the air: “But the Master is just too amazing.”
The princess and the witch were immediately struck dumb, their expressions darkening.
Wait, are you actually bragging about it now?!
Without any more chit-chat, they charged in, pinching Alice’s face brutally; one of them took personal revenge and cranked up the pressure, prompting a soft lament from the saint.
Alice, just coming down from a delightful high, had no strength left to fight back.
After tormenting her until she couldn’t stand straight anymore and had to lie on the floor, they finally relented.
Now, all four girls turned their gazes toward Roy, and he felt all the pressure focus solely on him.
“Charlotte…”
“Call me ‘Your Highness.’”
The red-haired princess shot him a tired glance, her strict demeanor practically radiating off her.
It was like a lion, mercilessly judging its subordinate for angering it—no mercy to be found.
“I ask, you answer.”
“When did you cross that line with Alice?”
“When the Holy Light cured her of the corruption! Teresa said that was the only way! And Alice said you all agreed!” Roy blurted out.
Sorry, Alice, I can’t help you with this one!
Everyone turned to glare at Alice.
Leanna snapped her fingers, and shadows swirled, forming snake-like tendrils that hoisted the powerless little maid up in a star position.
Her towel fell off, leaving only the shadow for modesty.
It looked really lewd.
But Roy dared not let his gaze wander to places it shouldn’t under the watchful eyes of four girls; he just forced his head down and pretended nothing was happening.
“When did we ever agree to this?!”
Alice whimpered, eyes teary: “But we did agree.”
“Alice said she wanted to do the same thing you did, and you all definitely said yes!”
“Nonsense! We didn’t… huh?”
Leanna stopped mid-sentence, suddenly taken aback.
Then the four girls exchanged glances, a shared doubt bubbling up within them.
Wait, could there be a traitor among us?
The judgment was temporarily halted.
They all stood up and moved to another room to avoid confrontation.
Charlotte uneasily asked, “Let me just check—none of you snuck off, right?”
Nia was the first to scoff: “You know me—I would have been flaunting it all by now if I had snuck off!”
“You know me,” Leanna sighed, utterly helpless: “If it were me, would I even let the junior get out of bed? You all handled this instead?”
Lastly, all eyes turned to Xue Nuo.
“You all know me. If it were me, if it were me…”
Xue Nuo let out a long sigh, her eyes dim and hollow, as if she had lost her very soul.
“If it were me, how wonderful it would be.”
A whiff of sour lemons filled the air, and it certainly didn’t feel like an act.
So, the only answer was clear.
None of them had snuck off.
Charlotte covered her face in disbelief: “So this kid misinterpreted everything!”
Alice must have confused their nightly cuddles for actual love-making!
So her so-called “same thing” was literally playing the real game!
That’s why she thought she had permission to cross the line with Roy!
What the heck?
The underdog suddenly pulled ahead without realizing it—it’s like a hare and tortoise situation, right?!
And these silly bunnies even agreed to let the turtle step on the finish line, and even actively helped lift her across!
At that moment, Charlotte really wanted to punch herself to death.
Good news: Roy hadn’t violated any principles, and Alice hadn’t backstabbed anyone.
In the end, it was all just a beautiful misunderstanding.
Bad news: What was supposed to happen still happened.
Now they were in a pickle; it was hard to blame the two for anything, but the problem was…
For an entire week, their man had been engrossed with another girl, and they just sat back and let it happen?!
Oh, so it was all a misunderstanding? Sorry to intrude, you all can continue—yeah, right?!
Leanna couldn’t help but hold her forehead, hesitantly asking, “What do we do next?”
“Should we explain it clearly to Alice?”
As soon as those words were out, Charlotte immediately shook her head: “Absolutely not!”
She glanced at the other three in the room, solemnly stating, “Think about it—if that kid finds out we three haven’t done anything up until now, wouldn’t our seniors’ image be entirely ruined?!”