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

7

“However, as a maid, you still need to be disciplined…”

Roy was pondering what gentle method to use instead of corporal punishment when, unexpectedly, the next second, Alice stood up as if she had made a resolution.

In her pale blue eyes shone the resolute courage of a hero facing death!

“Master, there’s no need for words, Alice understands!”

“You understand?”

“Yes, I do!”

Alice lowered her gaze, taking a deep breath.

“Alice doesn’t deserve the owner’s hospitality, so it’s time to repay the owner now.”

Roy was almost unable to believe what he had just heard.

Happiness came too suddenly.

Should I say it’s a small angel? She actually got what she wanted!

Although he wanted to raise Alice, they had only known each other for less than a day, no, even less than two hours.

This, is it time to repay?

“This isn’t quite right, is it?” Roy awkwardly scratched his cheek.

Alice’s good intentions moved him deeply, but now Alice was still growing up and didn’t have anything to repay.

No, if I had to say it, it’s not nothing.

Roy’s gaze subtly fell on the exposed skin of the girl.

The sleepwear was too loose.

The neckline of the neck, the outer arm of the elbow, and the legs below.

Under the dim candlelight, the slightly moist skin had a subtle flush, like a block of honey cake, so delicate and edible, emitting a sinful charm that could entice one’s heart!

Roy barely managed to swallow the saliva back down.

However, Alice suddenly started to move closer, her footstep light.

“Owner, don’t worry.”

“Alice is the owner’s property, so it’s only natural to repay the owner with the most precious thing.”

Roy suddenly lost his train of thought: “Wait, wait, what…?”

“Please, owner, take good care of Alice!”

Roy couldn’t believe it: when the words fell silent, Alice suddenly undid the sash of her sleepwear, closed her eyes, and like a moth flying towards a flame, fiercely pounced on him!

He finally understood why Alice had a death-defying look earlier.

As the two were about to have an impure contact, Roy suddenly clamped his iron-like hand on the soft, fluffy head of the golden-haired girl, and urgently shouted: “Alice, stop!”

“Owner, please don’t be disgusted! Alice may not have experience, but she knows everything!”

The girl said while pushing forward like a loyal dog towards its master!

Roy almost spat out blood.

What do you know, little sister? You know nothing!

“You don’t know anything! This is all a misunderstanding!”

“Alice knows! Cocoa and vanilla say that as long as you take off your clothes, what’s left is……”

“All said it’s a misunderstanding!!”

The indignant roar echoed through the dark night.

Alice finally stopped moving, her expression a mix of confusion, shock, and hesitation, as she slowly raised her head.

” Misunderstanding……?”

“What did I ever say I wanted to have a relationship with you for?!”

Alice was taken aback, and then a visible flush spread from her neck up to her face, covering her entire cheek like a fiery red glow.

“Lord, my lord, I…… am not……”

“Anyway, just put on your clothes first, okay?” Roy awkwardly turned away, trying to remind her gently.

The sleepwear barely covered her body, and the snow-white fabric seemed to be bursting with anticipation, leaving him unsure of where to look.

“I’m sorry!”

Alice shuddered like she’d been electrocuted, quickly wrapping her arms around herself and burying her face in her legs, curling up into a ball on the bed.

It was all a misunderstanding.

What had she done to her lord?!

Alice now only wanted to live in a different world.

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After spending ten minutes getting the story from Alice’s hesitant words, Roy finally understood the situation, and a mixture of laughter and tears followed.

He wanted to shout, “I, Roy, am not the kind of person who would take advantage of a girl!” but thought about the “naughty Roy” reputation and kept his mouth shut.

The poor golden-haired girl still had a faint blush on her face, looking embarrassed.

“I’m sorry, my lord.”

“I should have dedicated myself to you, but instead I only added trouble for you.” Alice’s voice was weak and gentle, like a soft melody carried by the evening wind, with tears welling up in her eyes.

“There’s no need to apologize.”

“But, my lord, you’ve been so good to me, and I……”

Alice couldn’t bring herself to say it.

Perhaps Roy Brad was not a good person.

But she didn’t care.

She only knew that the short few hours she spent with Roy were the happiest moments of her life.

Even if her body didn’t need anything, she still had something to repay her lord.

She still had something to qualify herself to stay by his side.

She had never encountered a good thing in her short life, not once.

Alice was already accustomed to this kind of fate.

Already accustomed to…… should have been.

Beaten, scolded, humiliated, she was plunged into darkness.

Yet fate was so cruel.

Just as she glimpsed a sliver of light, it was snatched away in an instant.

But then Roy’s voice came again.

“I’ve said it, you don’t need to apologize.”

“But, I must repay my master… otherwise, I…”

The girl’s voice grew fainter, eventually vanishing into the boundless dark.

Only her pale blue eyes remained, brimming with endless sorrow.

Roy looked at the tears in the girl’s eyes and sighed.

Even now, Alice just silently wept, suppressing all her sadness deep within, as if afraid to anger her master.

Others surely couldn’t understand Alice’s pain.

But Roy did.

In “The Angel’s Waltz,” he knew not the ‘targets’ of conquest, but Alice, the ‘protagonist.’

Having suffered from a young age, Alice never dared to expect kindness from others.

She didn’t understand the warmth of human relationships; her life was utterly cold.

That’s why she couldn’t believe in her own tenderness.

“Of course, you have to repay me,” Roy hummed lightly.

The girl shrank back as if touched, silently bowing her head.

If even the most precious thing a girl has is not needed, she didn’t know what else she could offer to repay her master.

“But not now.”

“Eh?”

Roy gently placed his hand on her fluffy golden hair, painting for her the future he envisioned.

“When did I say you had to repay me right now?”

Alice’s eyes widened slightly, her tone wavering for the first time: “Does that mean, Alice can stay by master’s side?”

“Of course. You are my maid.”

Under the clear moonlight, the boy’s smile deeply reflected in her pale blue eyes.

“Really?” The girl’s voice trembled slightly.

“Even if I’m plain-looking, without talent, just an ordinary me, unable to repay my master, can I still stay by your side?”

As if to soothe her unease, Roy gently stroked the girl’s golden hair, outlining the future he hoped for.

“Of course, you can.”

“Even if you can’t repay now, it’s okay.”

Roy once witnessed the fate of the girl in “Angel’s Waltz.”

In this world, no one understands Alice’s strength, Alice’s kindness, Alice’s future achievements, and Alice’s pure soul better than he does.

No one understands better that this girl deserves happiness.

It just takes a little time.

And this time, he wants to do more than just witness.

“I can wait.”

“Wait for you to grow slowly, to become stronger, smarter, prettier, a bit more confident, to become the elegant lady your name suggests, and then, repay me.”

Looking at the boy before her, suddenly, Alice seems to see that future he speaks of.

Warm, dazzling, so beautiful it doesn’t seem real.

In her short life of just over a decade, she had never encountered a single good thing.

Until today, she finally met her destined master.

She finally caught the only light in the darkness.

Suddenly, years of suppressed loneliness and sorrow turned into tears that couldn’t be stopped from falling.

“Hey, don’t cry! Did I say something wrong?” Roy was startled, thinking he had messed up.

But the girl shook her head repeatedly.

“The master is not wrong.”

“It’s strange, the tears, they won’t stop…” The more Alice wiped, the more her eyes stung.

Roy smiled helplessly, reached out to dry the tears from her eyes, and then gently embraced her.

“It’s okay, cry.”

“I will always be with you.”

Until the candlelight fades, the moonlight dims, and the girl’s sobs return to silence.

Roy did not let go.

The two of them leaned on each other like this, sinking into dreams together.

In the dream, Roy sees a bright future.

It is a church bathed in sunlight and flowers.

Alice, just like in “Angel’s Waltz,” with her beautiful golden hair scattered, pure white wings spread, becomes a holy angel amidst the crowd.

Only, Alice’s dream is slightly different.

She also sees herself becoming an angel, but not alone.

Roy is by her side.

She shyly burrowed into Roy’s embrace, and this time, Roy did not refuse.