As a villain, I really don't want to be pursued by the heroine.

Charlotte is the typical tsundere princess. Although she cherishes others in her heart, she is too proud to let go of her attitude and speaks very rudely.

Unless her favorability is high enough, she will always have a sour face towards everyone.

I thought that even if I didn't get angry this time, I would still be scolded, but Charlotte's attitude was surprisingly good.

"I'm not a tyrant. I don't need to apologize!" Charlotte rolled her eyes at him angrily, then pouted and said sullenly, "Why, you're not happy?"

"No, no, no, I'm so happy to be dancing with Charlotte!"

"Humph."

"It's a pity that we'll have to wait a long time for another dance of this scale."

Roy felt a little regretful.

After all, the kingdom only had one duke and two marquises, so there couldn't possibly be birthday parties every day. And the royal family didn't even bother with parties for those below the rank of marquis, and the scale was much more modest.

But Charlotte raised her eyebrows, her eyes filled with expectation and hint of something: "That's not necessarily true."

"Perhaps there will be an opportunity soon?"

Roy was wondering what other activities were going on in the aristocratic circles recently, but Charlotte had already hurriedly stood up.

Before leaving, the princess turned around and gave a serious instruction: "Anyway, even if you owe me this dance, you must not break your promise again this time!"

Roy smiled back, "I'll definitely do it this time!"

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After finishing his trip to Duke Raymond's birthday dinner, Roy's life returned to normal.

Maybe not so peaceful either.

"Raise the sword—slash!"

In the early morning, before the roosters crowed and the morning sun was just beginning to show a hint of sleepiness, Roy stood on the grass outside the Marquis's Mansion, holding a wooden sword, and began to practice the boring swordsmanship under Carl's supervision.

It was a good thing to get Karl's approval, but it also meant that Karl officially regarded him as his successor and stepped up his supervision.

To become a qualified aristocrat, both political and social skills and extraordinary power are indispensable. The former is a bright and beautiful face, and the latter is the foundation for sitting firmly on the aristocratic throne.

Roy's performance at the previous dinner could be said to have received almost full marks, but this also made Carl have deeper expectations of Roy.

In the words of Roy's previous life, "My son Roy has the potential to be an emperor!"

Faced with his old father's trust, Roy can be said to be both sad and happy.

Although it is tiring, the improvement in strength is real.

If a superhuman wants to become stronger, he must digest the potion, and there are two ways to digest the potion.

One is to understand the nature of potions.

The nature of each extraordinary bloodline is different. For example, [Iron Blood] needs to go through a life-and-death battle to stimulate extraordinary power and sublimate the bloodline.

And it must be a real life-and-death battle before it is used. The ancestors of the Ainblood family had already tried to be beaten half to death, or hired thugs to show mercy, but all ended in failure.

The nature of bloodline cannot be fooled.

But this thing is too anti-human. In a life-and-death battle, if one doesn't play well, he will die on the spot. The extraordinary people are all treasures, how could they really lose their lives in a dangerous place.

Fortunately, there is a second way.

As long as you frequently use your supernatural powers, you can also digest the potion. This method is universal to all bloodlines, but the speed is a bit slow.

To put it bluntly, it’s all about improving your proficiency, and practice makes perfect.

At the same time, Carl will personally practice with Roy and teach him practical skills.

Roy also benefited greatly from this.

Carl is a veteran who has been through hundreds of battles and one of the kingdom's top extraordinary people. He is familiar with the valuable experience gained with blood on the battlefield, and Roy cannot catch up with him just by imagining it.

This is far superior to Lei An's street-fighting-level showmanship.

If he had only relied on his imagination to catch his opponent off guard last time, now Roy, armed with the battlefield experience Carl had taught him, wouldn't be afraid even if he faced Lei An head-on again.

"That's all for the warm-up, it's time to start sparring."

That’s right, Carl is more of a guide, but it would only be meaningful if you were to fight against an opponent of equal strength.

In the clear morning breeze, a strand of platinum hair tied into a short ponytail swayed in the wind, spreading a faint fragrance of irises.

The blonde girl was wearing a white shirt, a black short skirt, and wrist and knee pads. She raised the wooden sword she used for training with a serious look on her face.

Looking at it this way, she really does have the heroic spirit of a female swordsman.

Alice has now become a superhuman, so she naturally joined in the training, just in time to keep Roy company.

"Today, I would like to trouble you for your guidance."

"Uh-huh. Come on."

As the words fell, Alice's face was tense, and she raised her sword high, taking two steps at a time, and attacked as fast as a hound.

"Ah!" The wooden sword fell with a delicate cry, and faint sweat was dripping from her face.

Oh my, this is so cute!

Despite his emotion, Roy showed no mercy and immediately raised his sword to fight.

This is also part of the development process.

Although it was a little earlier than before, with Alice becoming a transcendent, Roy was about to officially start his training plan.

Becoming stronger yourself is just for fun, but Alice becoming stronger is the real treasure in the later stages!

As usual, Roy easily defeated Alice with his [Not Diing with Bare Hands], and then analyzed the reasons for her defeat and gave her guidance.

"Alice, do you know why you lost just now?"

"Because the master is so awesome!" Alice looked up in disbelief, her sparkling eyes filled with genuine admiration.

Although Roy was very touched by the girl's respect, he still shook his head and said, "No, it's because you haven't used your extraordinary power well at all."

Roy was able to win because he used [Don't Die with Bare Hands] and became an expert with the wooden sword.

But Alice didn't use any supernatural powers.

Even though she swung the sword skillfully, she was still just an ordinary fifteen-year-old girl. Roy was giving her the upper hand if she could last a few rounds.

Chapter 53: Alice will never let her master be bullied

Even Carl couldn't get a word in when Roy was giving instructions.

In the eyes of Carl and others, Alice's bloodline is the most common [Holy Light] bloodline in the Eastern Continent.

However, Roy, who was familiar with "Angel Rondo", knew that the so-called "Holy Light" was actually a degraded version.

Alice is a true Angel.

It’s just that due to malnutrition in childhood, his bloodline was unable to awaken for a while.

Not to mention [Iron Blood], even the royal family's [Lion Heart] is inferior to [Angel].

No matter how strong your bloodline is, it is almost impossible to become stronger without a mentor and relying solely on your own exploration along the way to becoming extraordinary.

However, there is a cultural gap between the East and West continents. Not to mention [Angels], Carl and others don't even know much about [Holy Light].

So even someone as strong as Carl is a complete amateur in this area.

Only Roy can teach Alice to master her true power.

"Remember what I told you about your core abilities?"

Alice sat obediently on the grass in a duck-like sitting position, holding her hands high, like a well-behaved child listening attentively: "[Holy Light]."

"The [Holy Light] bloodline is the most common bloodline in the Eastern Continent. Its core ability is just as its name suggests. It can harness holy light to enhance one's strength and speed, use light magic, and even heal injuries."

Roy lied here and hasn't told Alice the truth yet.

[Holy Light] is rare in the Western Continent, but it is the most common bloodline in the Eastern Continent.

But Angels are different.

Once the news of [Angel] gets out, it will attract attention from all over the world. Both the cult and the Holy Light Church will notice Alice's existence.

Before Alice became stronger, Roy didn't want the name of "Angel" to spread and cause unnecessary trouble.

In fact, Alice's core ability is called [Seraph], which can enhance strength, speed, cast light magic, defend against extraordinary curses, and even heal wounds.

True pentathlon, the best panel.

The true protagonist of Destiny Saint is like this.

[Holy Light] can only choose one out of five at a time. Its ability seems very similar to that of [Seraphim], but it is actually an extremely degraded version.

However, no one understood what Roy meant by "Holy Light", so he used it as a cover.

The only problem was that Alice's progress was a little slower than Roy expected.

"If you remember, why didn't you use it just now?"

When asked this, Alice looked a little confused: "How do I use it?"

"Just... based on feeling?"

Roy scratched his head.

Alice had to practice almost ten times before she could successfully use her extraordinary power, but Roy could use it at will.

The time span in "Angel Rondo" is very long, so Roy is not sure how long it took Alice in the original work to master it.

Logically speaking, as the protagonist, Alice should have good talent, so why did she get stuck at the first step for so long?

At this time, Carl on the side suddenly started to explain.

"Don't be too demanding. A transcendent's abilities are like a new limb; it takes time to adapt."

Carl looked at Alice with unconcealed admiration and praise in his eyes: "This child's speed in mastering supernatural powers is quite fast. I'm afraid she will be able to use it proficiently in another week."

"Assuming the information you told her is correct."

What Roy said was of course correct. Putting aside his memory of the original work, Alice's abilities were clearly written on the panel.

However, he explained it to Karl as "knowledge he read in books", and Karl did not ask any questions about it.

"Is it considered fast? But I..." Roy looked at his hands, hesitant to speak.

Putting aside the passive ability of [Iron Bones], it seems that on the day I become a transcendent, I can use [Weapon Projection] to play with iron balls!

Carl's explanation was simple and straightforward: "Alice is fast, but you are faster."

...I always feel offended.

Of course, faster has its advantages.

Could it be that my talent for supernatural powers is actually better than Alice's?

After thinking about it carefully, Roy came to his senses.

[Iron Blood] and [Steel Wrist] both have silver bloodlines.

Lei An became a transcendent two or three years earlier than himself. Logically, he should be able to digest potions faster, but it was not as good as Roy had imagined.

Could it be that he is not too weak, but I am too strong?

"Father, is my speed considered fast for your generation?"

Carl stared at Roy's face quietly and fell silent for a moment.

But his thoughts were far from as calm as they appeared.

More than just fast?

In their era, when talented people emerged in large numbers, geniuses were as numerous as stars, and Carl was one of them.

Unfortunately, the [Holy Light] bloodline is not strong.

Otherwise, with Alice's learning speed, if she had a stronger bloodline, she would definitely lead the world in the future.

But Roy's speed can no longer be described as fast.

After Carl became a transcendent, it took him a full month to successfully forge his first longsword.

This caused a sensation at the time and made him the kingdom's top genius.