As a Villain I Really Don’t Want To Be Pursued by the Heroine

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Today is the day Roy uses the magic potion, officially ascending to a supernatural being.

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Carl’s face was gloomy, his fork already cutting the food on the plate into a mess, yet he hadn’t taken a single bite.

“Master, please believe me, the young master has been working hard these days, haven’t you?”

Anna thought that as a father, Carl would be worried about his son, and it was only natural. However, Carl’s current behavior seemed overly worried.

Was he being too indulgent?

“The worst-case scenario, there’s a medical team present, and the young master won’t get hurt.”

“I know,” Carl put down his fork, revealing a faintly exhausted smile.

He quietly gazed at the empty space beside him, his thoughts wandering, as if he had returned to the past.

If possible, he would rather Roy never become a supernatural being.

Supernatural beings would bear responsibilities far beyond those of ordinary humans.

And Roy would bear the responsibility, far more than he had imagined.

At this moment, a chilling pressure swept over them.

Every supernatural being in the Marquis’s mansion was taken aback, and Anna’s face changed instantly.

It was absolutely not the kind of fear that could be emitted by a low-level supernatural being with the White Silver Bloodline, but rather seemed to be a dreadful presence from outside!

The source of this unexplained pressure was coming from Roy’s room.

“Master, something’s happened!”

However, before Anna could call for the maid to go and check the situation, Carl interrupted her in a low tone.

“Nobody is allowed to disturb him.”

“Master?!”

Anna noticed that the words “disturb” were bitten off sharply.

“Roy can only rely on himself.”

Carl closed his eyes, his words carrying a decisive tone.

This was also a reminder to himself.

For a moment, Anna had countless doubts flash through her mind, but when she saw the other person’s tightly clenched fist, she understood that Carl was indeed the most worried about Roy.

Anna finally understood what Carl was worried about.

However, the truth behind it was not something she, a mere maid, could investigate.

I hope the young master is safe.

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Alice didn’t expect such a strange phenomenon to occur in just a few seconds.

The purple incense in the room suddenly became thin, the green medicinal liquid in the bathtub evaporating at a visible rate. Most importantly, Roy’s entire body turned a deep blue, with blood seeping out from his eyes, mouth, and skin.

Even if Alice knew nothing of extraordinary knowledge, she realized that something had gone terribly wrong!

“Master, just hold on a little longer, I’ll call for help right away…”

Instinctively, Alice wanted to go out and call for help to interrupt Roy’s ascension, but as she turned around, she heard Roy let out a beast-like, mournful howl that made her heart tremble fiercely.

The girl’s footsteps could no longer move.

She couldn’t just abandon her master like this.

“Something’s wrong, quickly call for help!”

With the loudest voice she had ever mustered, Alice shouted towards the door, then ran over and grasped Roy’s fierce palms tightly with both hands.

To prevent accidents during the ascension, maids were always on standby outside the door. After her call, someone would soon come to save Roy.

All she could do now was to stay by her master’s side.

“Master, just hold on a little longer, Sister Anna will come to save you soon…!”

A sharp pain from her wrist twisted Alice’s brows for a moment.

Like a poor creature that had fallen into the deep sea and grasped the last straw, Roy’s hand clutched Alice’s slender wrist tightly like iron claws.

Alice was not worried but rather relieved.

The strength meant Roy had not given up on survival.

“Master, please hang in there! It will be alright soon,” Alice endured the pain, comforting with a voice gentler than usual.

Compared to the beatings she suffered from the bar owner in the past, this was nothing.

Compared to the pain her master was enduring now, it was even less significant.

If it could help Roy, she wouldn’t mind if this hand was rendered useless.

But still, she couldn’t help feeling resentful.

Alice, who had long been accustomed to being weak, hated for the first time that she had no strength, unable to even share a fraction of Roy’s pain.

With her other hand free, Alice gently placed it on the back of Roy’s hand, bowed her head, and prayed silently.

Master, I beg you…

Please be safe.

The girl, who had never believed in gods, didn’t know to whom she should pray.

But the wish for Roy’s safety was so intense.

Alice didn’t realize that at this moment, specks of silver light emerged from within her body.

The scattered lights danced in mid-air, turning into a holy silver halo, like a pair of pure white wings, covering Roy’s body.

In the pitch-black abyss, no matter how much one reached out, it was in vain.

Roy felt so exhausted, his will to resist and survive gradually frozen by the darkness.

Perhaps death wouldn’t be so bad after all?

After all, I’m just a traveler from another world. A good-for-nothing young master at that.

Even if I died, no one would shed a tear for me, right?

However, at the edge of my blurry consciousness, in the boundless darkness, just as Roy was about to give up, he noticed a faint light flickering before his eyes.

The light grew brighter, bringing warmth and hope.

Be it the ancient murmurs or the terrifying pressure, even the agony of a soul being torn apart, all faded under this halo of light. And the only thing Roy could feel was a slight touch in the palm of his hand.

He was not alone.

It was far from time to give up.

With renewed hope, Roy mustered all his strength, reached out again, and firmly grasped that sacred light.

“Ha————!”

Roy suddenly sat up, gasping for air, feeling a burning pain in his lungs, his vision a blur.

He had almost suffocated just now!

After panting for a while, he finally regained his senses and looked around blankly.

The purple incense had long been burned out, and the medicinal liquid in the bath had completely dried up. There was no trace of light seeping through the edges of the bed curtains.

Was it already night?!

A single dose of the silver-grade “Iron Blood” potion had him digesting for an entire day?!

Surviving the ordeal, Roy’s emotions were incredibly complex.

Was it his constitution that was too weak, or was there a problem with the potion?

But the panel showed that the “Adaptation Level” and “Carrying Capacity” weren’t that bad, and there was no indication that the “Iron Blood” potion had any issues.

Could it be that the panel itself was a trap???

Exhausted in spirit, just a few simple thoughts gave Roy a headache.

Roy subconsciously wanted to touch his forehead, only to realize there was something in his hand.

Turning around, he saw Alice clutching his hand tightly, collapsed weakly beside him.

“Alice?!”

Roy was startled, he quickly supported the girl and hurriedly checked her condition.

The good news was that Alice had only fainted, her breathing was normal, and she was not in any serious trouble.

But Roy noticed that Alice’s originally fair and delicate wrists were now covered with a painful-looking bruise.

It was clearly caused by his own grip.

Roy could guess what had happened.

When the incident occurred, Alice must have come to check on him, trying to calm him down, but instead, he had grabbed her fiercely.

You fool, why didn’t you push away when you were grabbed so harshly?

Roy sighed, ignoring the tearing pain throughout his body, and staggered to his feet, lifting Alice in his arms.

The girl was lighter than he had imagined.

Such a fragile girl, yet she had stayed with him all day, never letting go even when she fainted from exhaustion.

Roy placed Alice gently on the bed with immense tenderness, and only after confirming she was unharmed did he check his own condition.