I’m Really Not Trying to Be Chased by the Heroine as the Villainous Playboy! – Chapter 837

Chapter 50: The Plan is Mine to Create

The reinforcements for the fortress split into two paths.

One group, led by Charlotte, rushed forward with eighty thousand infantry and two-thirds of the extraordinary troops, heading straight for the royal capital to provide support—this was the absolute main force.

The other group, led by Roy and Naz, took one-third of the extraordinary troops, moving light and fast, hoping to break the siege for Karl in the shortest time possible before also supporting the royal capital.

In search of speed, Roy ordered a few clerics and mages to ride with the griffin knights, leaving no infantry behind.

In just three days, they covered a distance that would have taken the infantry half a month to traverse, reaching the Blood Iron Ridge in the northwest of the kingdom.

What Claudius said was not wrong; the main force of the dragon clan was concentrated in the north. The dragons flying around looked intimidating, but they lacked the manpower to intercept them, only managing to take down a few carrier pigeons.

Whenever they encountered a flying dragon, Roy led the griffin knights to strike first, eliminating them on the spot to prevent any leaks of information.

So far, they hadn’t met any pureblood dragons leading a main force, proving that their journey was going relatively smoothly.

However, finding Karl was proving to be a challenge.

Blood Iron Ridge was not small, and since Claudius mentioned that one of the Seven Heavenly Dragons had come to hunt Karl, Roy and the others couldn’t act rashly and could only proceed quietly, searching little by little for Karl’s traces, which naturally slowed their pace.

A few griffin knights went out to scout, giving Roy and the others the chance to rest and adjust.

But some individuals—or some griffins—just couldn’t sit still.

“Ahhhh, Cake, my Cake, how can I live without you~!”

In the dead of night, Cheese wailed, leaving Roy speechless.

Feeling bored, Roy, leaning against the griffin, asked curiously, “Didn’t you say it didn’t like you? Why are you so lovesick now?”

Cheese shook his head repeatedly, convinced: “No, no, no! I was just too foolish back then; I couldn’t see that Miss Cake was just playing hard to get!”

Could it be that this guy finally understood the tsundere vibe?

Roy’s eyes lit up, ready to praise him for finally getting a clue and taking the first step out of singledom, only to be thrown off by the next sentence.

“Miss Cake scolding me means she has me in her heart!”

“I’ve realized it now; love is about silent devotion. As long as I can have a place in her heart, that’s enough~!”

Watching Cheese with a lovesick expression, Roy felt a dark cloud over his head.

He thought this guy finally took a step forward, only to find him stumbling back!

Silent devotion? Are you trying to become a lapdog?!

If it were anyone else, Roy would just laugh it off as a pathetic puppy love. But seeing his own brother like this, he felt angry that he was being toyed with by a wicked woman.

The problem was, Cheese was not like typical dogs; he actually had a fighting chance!

Even Charlotte, who didn’t understand griffin language, noticed Cake’s feelings for Cheese. They were already just one step away from being together; how could it be blocked by that damned puppy love mentality?

Tsundere crushes usually lead to good outcomes; how could this go wrong? Don’t say you’re mine if you embarrassed yourself like that!

“Is there a chance that Cake actually has feelings for you?”

“Bro, that’s a funny joke.”

“I’m serious.”

Cheese lowered his head in dismay: “Forget it; she’s a noble family griffin while I’m just a hideous golden variant. We’re simply not compatible.”

Roy was momentarily stunned.

That’s surprisingly realistic—a mismatched status!

The Golden-Winged Griffin was the king of griffins. In fact, Cheese‘s power was indeed far beyond the average, and he was already close to reaching Sequence 6 at a young age.

Keep in mind, Karl’s and Charlie’s griffins, who have fought for many years, barely reached the same level.

But the history of the Golden-Winged Griffin had been lost, and right now, the griffins did not believe in this and respected only the golden-red royal griffins.

This was also the result of spending years with the kingdom’s knights.

After all, their masters were subservient to the Lionheart royal family, and the griffins unconsciously accepted this hierarchy.

However, status is not unchangeable.

Maybe they could find some honorary title or honor for Cheese later…

“Ahhh~ Cake~ my Cake~ how are you~? Bro, what if she gets hurt and I’m not there? What will she do…”

“Brother, promise me not to be a lapdog, okay? It just makes you seem useless—no female would like a male like that.”

The Golden-Winged Griffin completely didn’t understand; it looked back angrily, saying, “I’m just thinking of her!”

“Don’t you think about your princess?!”

“Of course, I do,” Roy blurted out.

“Then it’s all good…”

“I really want to sleep with her. It’s weird not having a soft, sweet girl beside me to cuddle with.”

With Roy’s bluntness, Cheese fell into a chilling silence.

Roy continued, “See? So you’ve got to be proactive in these matters… although Charlotte was the one being proactive back then.”

“Can you shut up, big bro?”

Noticing Cheese’s rising killing intent, Roy wisely stopped and didn’t press the issue.

Cheese grumbled, “You say it well, but you two aren’t actually fully together yet, are you?”

“Yeah, we just need to take that last step.”

Roy took out the ring from his magic ring and examined it.

The platinum ring was embedded with a deep red stone, the same color as her eyes.

This was from that time when they were being chased by the Evil Dragon Society, during which he had been unable to give it to her.

“Once everything is over, I’ll make sure to deliver it properly.”

But before that, he had to solve the current issues.

The kingdom’s turmoil, the dragon’s threat—until these things were settled, he couldn’t comfortably indulge in feelings for Charlotte.

Putting everything else aside, the first priority was to rescue his father.

In the following days, Roy and the others continued their search but found little success; the traces they discovered were intermittent.

Before them lay the fallen knights and dragon corpses, the dried blood staining large patches of greenery.

This was not the first time they had encountered such scenes.

Looking out over the endless mountains and forests, the Lionheart Prince felt conflicted: “I have both good news and bad news.”

Roy nodded, “Let’s hear the good news first.”

“The good news is your father was here not too long ago; the bad news is his troops have been caught up by the dragon clan, and it looks like they suffered significant losses.”

Naz frowned: “This won’t do; we have to catch up to Lord Karl before he can’t hold on any longer.”

What he said was far from simple.

The flying speed of griffins was slightly better than that of flying dragons.

However, dragons had keen senses and could easily lock onto bloodlines, which was why Karl’s troops managed to escape multiple times yet were always pursued again.

Searching for a target in the complex terrain of dense forests was quite challenging.

Naz looked back at the mages and clerics: “I wonder if our friends from White Harbor and the Academy have any good ideas?”

But the latter two shook their heads, indicating they couldn’t help.

The red sorcerer was good at direct combat, while the clerics specialized in healing and exorcism; neither had any special skills for tracking.

The search fell into a deadlock.

Just when Naz was at a loss, Roy suddenly spoke up: “Let me think of a way.”