Chapter 25 Freshman Exchange Meeting (2)
The conversation was going quite smoothly.
Adelaide's reaction was the same as in the game, his words were very vicious and hurtful.
But Roderick knew that all this was just appearance.
That icy beauty must have developed an interest in me, which is why she responded in such a vicious and sarcastic way.
If that weren't the case, Roderick would have been ignored by her.
Roderick thought everything was going well, but he never expected that the leader Alfred would suddenly jump out and hinder his good deeds.
Roderick decided that after he obtained a powerful puppet and improved his combat power, he would definitely give the opponent a good beating as revenge.
As he thought about this, his gaze inevitably fell in the direction of Alfred.
At this time, Roderick suddenly discovered that Cecilia and Ariel, who were members of the student council, had come to his side without him noticing.
Seeing how they were having such a pleasant conversation, Roderick couldn't help but grit his teeth.
(Damn it, I like those two characters, but if they become second-hand goods, and are left behind by that annoying final boss... Tsk! How disgusting.)
Roderick clicked his tongue in annoyance and decided not to go see Alfred and his group anymore.
Since his previous life, Roderick has been extremely hostile to the rich and extremely disgusted with those young men from wealthy families.
The reason was that during college, she had made a very good friend who was a young playboy.
Although that guy is usually very generous and seems to be a very generous person.
But at the critical moment, he is a despicable person who abandons his friends.
At the time, the other party got into trouble with Roderick at school, but relied on his family's connections and financial resources to avoid being held accountable.
In the end, Roderick was the only one punished by the school. He did not get his diploma and became a cynical shut-in.
If it weren't for the other person, Roderick would have definitely made a name for himself in his previous life.
After all, he is such an outstanding person.
(Tsk, forget it, I'll teach you a lesson sooner or later.)
Roderick adjusted his mood and began to look around the banquet venue.
He looked for other female characters in the game that he could pursue and tried to strike up a conversation with them.
Although she is not as powerful or pretty as the five heroines, or even super popular characters like Cecilia.
But among them, there are still a few strong characters who can be used.
As he looked around, someone patted his shoulder from behind.
"Can I bother you for a minute?"
A very neutral voice sounded from behind.
"You, you are?"
Roderick turned around in panic and saw a boy with long dark purple hair who was so handsome that he didn't look like a man.
He stood behind Roderick, holding a bottle of red sparkling water and with a friendly smile on his face.
"Ah, this is really rude, I should have introduced myself first. My name is Curtis E. Guy, and I am currently the heir to the Earl Guy family, a great noble family in the eastern part of the empire.
I think Zimmerman has heard of my name, right? "
"I, I've heard of your name. May I ask what you want from me all of a sudden?"
Roderick asked back warily.
Although Curitis's attitude was very friendly, he always felt something was strange.
This young man in front of him, who, like himself, had not appeared in the game and was as handsome as a woman, always gave Roderick an indescribable sense of creepiness.
"I'm very interested in Zimmerman, so I wanted to take this opportunity to talk to you."
Curitis said with a smile.
"Besides, we are both classmates in Brunhilde's class, so I also want to get along well with you."
"Get along well with me? Sorry, I'm not interested in you, you should find someone else."
Roderick felt that Curitis was a little puzzled and replied in a very cold tone.
"Mr. Zimmerman, I noticed that you seemed to want to talk to Miss Christiana earlier. Do you want me to help you?"
"Help? What can you do?"
Roderick said with some disdain.
"Let me think about it. For example, I'm going to create an opportunity for you to be alone. Are you satisfied with this, Mr. Zimmerman?"
Curitis put his finger on his lips and suggested with a thoughtful look.
"Humph, that's only if you can really do it. Even I can't get close to that lady, so what can you, the earl's heir whose territory is not even in the center of the empire, do?"
"That sounds really harsh. But we are now in Illya Alia, and the power of our hometown is not very effective here. What I mean is that I can create opportunities for you with my own power."
Curitis first showed a somewhat troubled expression, holding his forehead with one hand, then raised the corner of his mouth slyly and said.
"If you can do that. If you're just talking to me because you're in the same class as me, go find someone else. I'm not the only one in Brunhilde's class."
As soon as Roderick finished speaking, he suddenly realized that the banquet hall had become much quieter.
Curitis, who was standing in front of him, seemed to have noticed something as well. He looked at someone behind Roderick with an expression that was half surprised and half interested.
(Ah...it should be a duel incident...)
Roderick recalled the plot in the game and was originally somewhat looking forward to it.
After all, you can see the annoying Alfred being beaten up by senior students.
But when he turned around and looked in the direction of Alfred and others, he saw an unexpected scene.
Lucius was so angry for some reason that his face turned red and he threw a pair of white gloves at Alfred.
(It’s a duel after all… Wait, that’s not right, why is it Lucius who threw the white glove?!)
Roderick couldn't understand the current situation and was confused.
Because challenging a student who is younger than you, especially a freshman, to a duel is a very shameful thing.
So Lucius provoked Alfred in a provocative way, asking him, who had just entered school, to challenge him to a duel, and then humiliated him severely in the duel.
This should be the original development of the game plot in Roderick's memory.
Just when he was confused about the situation, Lucius shouted.
"Pick it up for me, you piece of trash who is unworthy of Senior Rose!"
"Whether I am worthy of Sister Rose is not decided by Senior Holhua, right? And are you really sure you want to do this? Challenge a first-year student like me to a duel?"