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

"And you even missed Grand Duke Raymond's speech to say hello. Is the Roy family's maid more important than your own father?"

Lei An's expression changed: "I..."

Charlotte stared at Lei An, a hint of amusement and helplessness on her lips: "The most important thing is, Roy said 'to save his maid', but never said 'Leian hurt his maid'. Isn't your excuse too early?"

"Character aside, your brain isn't that great either."

"you......!"

Raymond's face turned blue and white, and he gritted his teeth and his eyes were almost on fire, but he didn't dare to act rashly in front of a princess of a country.

Roy looked at Charlotte's back standing in front of him and sighed in his heart.

He understood the difficulties Charlotte faced as she was in a high position, but he never expected that she would actually be willing to speak for him.

Although it was just a few words, it showed her attitude.

She was in a position that was not in line with the royal family, and this was the limit of what she could do.

"Is there anything else you want to say?"

Faced with Charlotte's cold questioning, Lei An was anxious and angry.

At this moment, a group of nobles finally arrived one after another.

The gentlemen and ladies looked at the mess outside the venue with strange expressions on their faces.

The parents of the people involved came to the scene with gloomy faces to inquire about what happened, which was quite similar to the situation in Roy's previous life when he was a naughty child who made a mistake and was called by the teacher to ask for accountability.

Lei An looked at his father, grasping at his lifeline, and angrily said, "Father! Roy is too much. Not only did he attack me, but he also deceived His Highness and framed me!"

"This is your birthday dinner. He chose this time to attack us. He simply doesn't take our Raymond family seriously!"

After all, old Raymond is Lei An's biological father, and this is the Raymond family's territory. If old Raymond really wants to settle the score, even the princess has to give him some face.

But to Roy's surprise, Old Raymond yelled at him fiercely, "Shut up! You missed the party just now, and you still have the nerve to mention it! Being absent is one thing, but you've caused such a farce at your father's birthday party. You've brought shame upon the Raymond family!"

"I'm not, I didn't..." Lei An was also frightened.

"Stand up and talk! What does it look like for a grown man to kneel down?!"

Lei An was bent like a shrimp, his expression twitching, and he shivered for a long time without standing up. It was obvious that he had not recovered from the "golf critical hit" just now.

Unfortunately, Roy was too busy to laugh at his joke.

Because his own father was here too.

Like these playboy parents, Carl also had a stern face and spoke in a serious and heavy tone.

"Give me an explanation."

Chapter 48 This confinement is quite pleasant

Roy took a moment to tell Carl what had just happened.

From beginning to end, Carl was staring at Roy's eyes, and Roy looked back at his father without any psychological burden, showing his calmness.

After hearing all this, Karl's expression eased slightly, and he asked in a testing tone: "Do you think you did the right thing?"

"Rather than being right or wrong, I just did what I should do." Roy replied slowly.

"Give me another chance and I'll do it again."

Roy was certain that Lei An really wanted to use violence against Alice at that time, and he had no regrets about taking the initiative.

"But I did cause trouble for Father." Roy sighed. "Today is Uncle Raymond's birthday dinner, and this incident has ultimately brought shame to Father."

"I am willing to accept my father's punishment."

As if he had not expected Roy's answer, Carl opened his eyes slightly wide and raised the corners of his mouth slightly, but quickly suppressed it.

Seeing that Roy was about to be punished, Alice immediately stood up and explained, "The master took action for my sake. If there is any punishment, it should be me!"

"No, you didn't do anything wrong." Carl waved to Alice, looked at Roy again, and suddenly changed the subject.

"As a noble, one should always maintain reserve, decency, and courtesy, and should not be impulsive due to personal feelings."

"But as a man, it's my duty to protect those I cherish. If you don't even care about the safety of those you cherish, that's not rationality, that's callousness."

Alice blinked blankly, obviously not understanding the meaning of Karl's words.

"Father, are you saying that I did something wrong as a noble, but nothing wrong as a man?" Roy thought for a moment and couldn't help but feel secretly happy.

He knew that his father was a reasonable man.

Hearing this, Carl smiled but said nothing.

Reserve, decency, etiquette, political considerations and aristocratic face, these superficial things can be pretended at any time.

But so what? The founding nobles of those days all came from military backgrounds. Which one of them hadn't spoken vulgarly and rolled in blood and mud? What truly matters is always the choice a person makes in the face of crisis.

Choices reveal human nature.

If Roy had not taken action at that time, but chose to retreat first to call for help, perhaps the matter could have ended in a decent and elegant atmosphere.

Perhaps that would be a perfect nobleman, but it would only chill Carl's heart.

What Roy did today was what Carl agreed with, and it was the choice a real man should make.

And he won.

The vulgar behavior brought shame to the nobles, but if the rough ancestors of the Ainblood family really knew about this, they would probably praise Roy for his good fighting skills.

Of course, with so many people watching, I still had to put on a show.

"Roy, hitting is wrong no matter what. I'm going to put you in detention and not allow you to attend the dance anymore."

"As my father wishes."

"Don't worry about the rest. Raymond won't make things difficult for you."

Alice's face fell, and she felt indignant for her master.

But when Roy heard this, he already applauded in his heart.

Although he was in solitary confinement, it was actually Carl's way of protecting him, preventing him from being in the spotlight again. Besides, his suit was tattered, and Roy was in no mood to continue attending the party.

After the parents learned the truth of the incident, they gathered together to discuss it.

According to the rules of the nobility, Roy, who started the fight first, should have been the one in the wrong and punished, especially since he beat up a bunch of people, which was considered bad luck.

But Carl and Raymond were close friends, and both were reasonable enough. In the end, the matter ended with both sides taking a step back, making a big deal out of a small matter and a small matter out of nothing.

Roy had anticipated this. Lei An had suffered enough and wouldn't dare to get angry again for a while.

"Okay, shake hands, apologize, and let this matter end here."

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that." Roy straightened up and extended his hand gracefully.

"you.......!"

Lei An, who still couldn't straighten his back or close his legs, obviously didn't have Roy's good attitude. After holding it in for a while, he finally glared at old Raymond and yelled.

"I don't accept it! Why? Father, would you rather help an outsider than your own son?!"

The noisy barking broke the hard-earned peace. Old Raymond finally couldn't stand it anymore and ordered the guards: "Enough! Drag him away!"

"Don't let him out without my order!"

The soldiers dragged him off the field in no time, just like dragging a mangy dog, and the night finally returned to peace.

"I'm really sorry for causing this, Roy. Uncle is so sorry."

"No, no, it's me. I'm sorry for ruining my uncle's birthday dinner."

What matters among the nobles is personal relationships and social etiquette. Besides, it wasn't old Raymond who tried to hurt Alice, so Roy didn't mind maintaining due courtesy for him.

At the same time, old Raymond's personal apology was also a signal to other nobles.

The Raymonds had no intention of causing trouble with the Ironblads.

The ugliest fights between nobles often involve conflicts between families. When it escalates to the family level, both sides will try their best to find fault with each other to gain benefits, regardless of whether they are in the wrong or not.

Now that Old Raymond and Roy had come to terms with each other, the other nobles naturally didn't dare to exploit the situation. After all, even the Raymond family, the center of the matter, had stopped caring about it, so how could other families dare to?

The only person Roy held accountable was the strong man who tried to hurt Alice.

Alice's safety is Roy's bottom line that he will never compromise on.

"Alice is my personal maid. Legally, personal maids enjoy the same rights as nobles and are members of my Ironblood family. I demand that anyone who harmed Alice pay the price."

The strong young man was called Craig, but he was the youngest son of a small viscount. His parents did not dare to neglect Roy's request at all. They deprived Craig of his inheritance rights and expelled him from the family in public, and apologized to Roy.

This was even a bit beyond Roy's expectations. Perhaps Craig himself was a bad boy who was not liked by his family, and he was kicked out at the right time.

All this was done while Craig was in a coma.

When he wakes up and finds that he has lost everything and has become a commoner, he will probably be surprised, right?

Deserve it.

Who asked this bastard to hurt my Alice?

The fight with Lei An came to an end, and the interrupted birthday dinner resumed.

Roy was put in solitary confinement obediently.

Although it was called confinement, it was actually a luxurious single room. I sat on a large soft velvet bed, and the waiter brought a table full of exquisite dishes and even a bottle of high-quality red wine.

The buffet dinner for the nobility is nice, but after all, it is most comfortable to sit down and eat!

This confinement is really long-lasting!

Chapter 49: The Power of Wanting to Become the Master

Roy was about to start when he saw a flash of golden light before his eyes, and the panel changed after a long time.

[Ding! Congratulations on changing others' opinions of you and improving your social value. May you continue to work hard!]

[Reputation +1000]

【title】:

[Reformed]: The Lionheart Kingdom's nobles view you as a reformed young noble, a man of grace and reserve, yet courageous and responsible. They will generally have a favorable impression of you.

Oh? Four digits?!

How could they give so many reputation points at once? Looks like I can finally enter the lottery!

Roy thought, after all, he is now a noble, so shouldn't he be able to act like a European when drawing cards?

As for the title, getting rid of [Waste Evil Youngster] is a good thing.

Apart from anything else, Roy was very satisfied that he could remove the debuff of [Waste Evil Boy] that disgusted women.

It seems that as long as you make achievements, you can change social evaluations, earn reputation, and get titles.

If this continues, will I become a prominent figure in the kingdom in the future?

Well, there's no telling what the future holds, but it would be great if I could wash away the bad reputation.

Just having a fight actually resulted in such an unexpected surprise. Lei An really gave himself a good gift.

Roy was in a good mood and picked up his knife and fork to eat.

At this moment, there was a light and polite knock on the door.

"Master, may I come in?"

"Enter."

The figure who walked into the room was a familiar blond figure to Roy. However, when Alice looked over, her eyes widened immediately. "Master! What are you doing?"

Roy held up his knife and fork, looking a little confused: "Eat."

"The wound hasn't been bandaged yet, and the clothes haven't been changed... I can't help you. I'll help you."

When Alice came in, she was holding a plate of gauze and herbs, as well as a clean shirt. It was obvious that she came well prepared.

But Roy was very casual: "No need."

"They're just minor injuries, nothing serious."

Roy looked scary with blood all over his body, but in fact, he just had a few scratches on his skin, otherwise he would not have been in the mood to eat.