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Chapter 46: Roy’s Temptation

“Can’t blame the teachers for being obsessed; it’s just that Roy is way too tempting.”

With noble bloodlines like Xue Nuo and Winter, most teachers take up the job to boost their knowledge and experience, but that’s a rare case.

Most teachers come from common folk.

For them, taking Roy as a student isn’t just about building a relationship; it’s also a way to connect with the Lionheart Kingdom, the Green Council, and even the Magic Association.

Killing three birds with one stone.

Setting aside the selfish motives.

During this semester’s practical exams, Roy’s choice to stay back and cover for everyone moved many teachers who value character.

The biggest fear when taking on a student is ingratitude, but with Roy, you can worry about that issue being totally off the table.

As for his extraordinary strength, even if few teachers have seen him go all out and he’s hidden many details about the battle with Enwei, being Sequence 7 as a first-year already puts him among the top.

A Sequence 7 can easily handle a Sequence 6 teacher, shining even in the prestigious Ainbrad family of knights.

Students with standout qualities are common.

But having so many outstanding traits all combined into one gushing little golden idol? That’s super rare.

Taking Roy as a student is a guaranteed investment; not only can you establish a trustworthy mentor-student relationship, but you’ll also end up with a powerful top-tier warrior in the future.

Trying to find a reason not to take him on as a student is way harder.

Just looking at his looks, there are plenty of single women eyeing him hungrily.

In the academy’s history, probably only that Rolin from eighteen years ago could compare— and that’s not in a good way.

To have someone so notoriously disliked that the school had to pressure people into taking them on as a student—that’s quite the skill.

Anyway, with Winter absent and Sado not taking on students, the competition was clean out, allowing all the teachers to get even more excited.

As for why they need to lure him in with appealing women…

Do you see them lacking money, power, or teachers?

The Marquis’s son, who’s closely tied to the three major powers, certainly doesn’t lack the first two.

As for the last one? No need to mention that.

You’re a top-tier lecturer, and I’ve even won the annual excellent teacher award! We’re both academic big shots; it’s tough to create a gap based on that.

The only way to gain an edge is to cater to his tastes.

And when it comes to Roy’s likes, there’s a textbook answer in every teacher’s mind.

It’s said that one’s nature is hard to change.

Since his bad boy days, Roy has been known for his fondness for beauties; even now, he’s “reformed,” but still keeps ambiguous relationships with multiple women.

Total scumbag alert!

Since that’s the case, just give him the most top-notch beauties you can find!

Roy noticed how the teachers were looking at him, and at first, he felt a little annoyed, but listening to the flowery promises, he shamelessly felt something stir.

His interest was piqued.

Forget about the mature older sisters and sweet junior girls; dancers from Jinsand and singers from Nanhai—he’s never even seen those in the original story!

The world is so vast; he wanted to explore it!

But it was just a thought.

If he really went through with it, he’d probably end up torn apart by three horses on the way home.

Besides, Roy hadn’t forgotten about the mole hiding in the academy.

Enwei’s appearance indicated a clear interest in the False King’s blood.

Despite how friendly everyone around him seemed right now, who knew if there was a traitor among them just waiting for him to fall into their trap before backstabbing him?

“Uh, teachers, it’s getting late; how about we continue this tomorrow…”

“No, no, no, it’s not late!”

“Hey kid, no need to be polite with me!”

“You tired? Why not come over to my place? It’s pretty spacious!”

“Enough with the chatter; I already told Roy I’d take him to see the world!”

“Hey, since when do you get to call the shots?”

“What? Want to throw hands?”

“Old man, are you scared of me?!”

Oh man.

Oh man!

You guys are getting a bit out of hand; recruiting is one thing, but no need to start throwing fists!

The shouting just got louder, and they actually started swinging at each other!

Sure, fight it out, but I’m still standing right here among you!

That makes it all too easy to get caught in the crossfire!

Like a lonely leaf in a storm, weak, pitiful, and helpless, Roy was suddenly missing the days when he was just a scoundrel everyone hated.

However, not everyone was swept away by the desire for students.

At the back of the crowd, Xue Nuo stood silently.

She just wanted to chat with Roy for a minute.

After all, dealing with cultists and seeing such scenes couldn’t have been easy on her mind.

If possible, maybe she’d also try to gauge if he’d be interested in becoming her student…

But with all these people squished together, she hadn’t been able to talk to Roy at all.

Xue Nuo had the patience to wait a little longer.

But when she caught a glimpse of the young boy’s troubled expression through the crowd, her calm heart turned a bit irritated.

Didn’t anyone consider that their ruckus might be bothering Roy?

As the crowd grew rowdier, to the point of almost breaking out in combat, Xue Nuo finally couldn’t hold back.

“Enough!”

The extraordinary aura of Sequence 5 turned into solid frost, spreading pressure like the girl’s cold shout.

Like wolves silenced by a commanding alpha, the entire scene froze.

Taking the chance, Xue Nuo quickly pushed through the crowd and stood protectively in front of Roy, shielding him behind her.

“Proposal. After a tough battle in the practical exams, followed by submitting his report to the academy, Roy is clearly very tired. He needs a rest now; the matter of a direct mentorship can wait until tomorrow,”

Logically sound, persuasive.

But Xue Nuo didn’t expect that her words would earn her equal responses from the crowd.

The mature teacher sneered coldly, “I say, Xue Nuo, don’t act so high and mighty over there; you’re practically laying all your schemes on my face!”

Xue Nuo: “?”

“And who said tomorrow? Aren’t you just trying to act like a good person so you can snatch him up?”

“Right, we’re all in this fair game; you can’t just rush ahead!”

“Besides, as long as Roy agrees, it won’t take long to work things out!”

Xue Nuo was left a bit dumbfounded: “I’m not; I didn’t…”

“Yeah, sure, you’re not! Standing so close and you’re still saying you’re not!”

“Isn’t it just about taking on a student? Why all these excuses?”

“Taking on a student? Hmph, I think you just want to have him for yourself!”

Seeing Xue Nuo standing in front of Roy, to the crowd, she had become the roadblock preventing them from taking him as a student.

Relying on reason and rules has its limits; they were all teachers, and even while Xue Nuo was the head of the department, she couldn’t suppress them at that moment.

But the girl, raised in the blizzards of the northern frontier, wasn’t to be trifled with.

After a few attempts to explain, all drowned out by the crowd’s outcries, Xue Nuo’s mood turned increasingly vexed.

Since arguing was useless, she saw no reason to keep doing so.

Xue Nuo raised her head, spoke coldly, and unleashed the full might of her Sequence 5 pressure without holding back.

Like a snowstorm engulfing everything.

“So what if I do?”

“What if I want to take Roy as my direct student? What can you all do about it?!”

Until an unstoppable avalanche of cold wind erupted, the shivering crowd snapped back to reality, recalling the identity of the silver-haired girl.

The genius extraordinary being of Sequence 5, the Duke’s daughter from the Winter Empire, a key member of the Blue Magic faction of the Magic Association, no less impressive than any veteran lecturer.

In the moment of silence, no one could come up with any point that could compete with her.

Especially considering Roy’s personal preferences; just having a face that made the rest of them look like peons next to a goddess, chiseled from ice with a breathtaking beauty, rendered whatever demands they had completely uncompetitive!

Seeing everyone quiet down, Xue Nuo had nothing more to say, and she yanked the black-haired boy and left, head held high.

 

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