Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Knowing the enemy is one thing, but if an unknown enemy reappears, that's deadly.

Thinking about this, even his strong heart couldn't take it.

"So, with this sudden and drastic change, has my mission changed?" Rhodes changed the subject and asked in return.

“No, your mission is still to find the possible [treasure], nothing has changed.” Merrick shook his head. “I just have an additional mission to help the military kill the marine species on the coastline.”

"However, the crisis is clearly much more serious than the previous two days, so if the performance is outstanding, more rewards may be provided appropriately."

In other words, she was going to help the military kill those monsters, so the academy's part was left to Rhodes and his team to handle, and the reward was increased.

That's obvious, since firstly, there are definitely no strong monsters in the academy, and secondly, Merrick isn't really good at finding clues, so leaving it to Rhodes is the best choice.

"Understood, Professor Merrick."

"Alright, it's getting late, let's go back and rest."

"Hmm." Rhodes nodded gently.

Watching Merrick brush past him, Rhodes gazed at Ivina's room in front of him and took a step forward—

It's time to truly soothe the girl's emotions and then let her live obediently.

Rhodes walked to Ivina's door and then gently knocked—

Bang bang bang.

“Ivina”.

There was a slight silence in the room, and no response.

There was a response only after several rapid thuds of footsteps on the wooden planks.

The girl walked to the door and opened it.

At this moment, Ivina had removed her makeup and changed into the white dress she usually wore to sleep in.

Although her eyes still had red marks from crying that night, her energy and spirit had clearly improved. Her face was a little rounder than before, and her lips looked healthier.

Her hands gripped the wooden door like cat paws, she said cautiously, "Yes..."

"Are you okay staying in your room by yourself?" Rod asked with a smile.

"Huh?" Ivina looked up blankly. "Now? I'm not even in my room by myself yet."

"?"

A big question mark appeared in Rhodes's mind.

However, as soon as Ivina opened the door, Rhodes understood the truth—

At this moment, Felicity was sitting in front of the dressing table, helping Ivina tidy up her makeup-free clothes, while Lilith habitually sat in a chair in the corner.

Yes, there are three girls in this room now.

Rhodes fell silent for a moment.

No, I'm about to start a special cutscene. You two stay here?

I do not engage in group sex.

No, that's not the point.

The key is--

Ivina's room was bombed a couple of days ago, so it's understandable that they slept together.

But now Ivina has her own room, and he still comes to see her in the middle of the night, which is then seen by Felicity and Lilith—

Young girls wouldn't want their lovers to sneak into someone else's room in the middle of the night, or rather, they would definitely be jealous...

After all, what is it that absolutely has to be discussed so late at night? We can discuss it tomorrow morning, right? After all this exhausting experience, everyone should get some rest.

He deliberately chose to enter her room at night, when the girl was vulnerable...

Yes, at that moment, Rhodes suddenly realized,

He fell into a trap.

The two girls' eyes, like those of tigers, peered over.

Chapter 108 Ivina's Special CG, Part 1 (4.4k)

This is probably what an execution ground looks like.

I was hoping to get the perfect CG, but I still have to go through this first.

Felicity and Lilith were sworn enemies in their past lives, but Ivina is different.

In their eyes, Rhodes' rescue of Ivina was both a "mission" and a "kind" act of goodwill.

They also understood that if Ivina continued to follow them, she would inevitably become one of them.

but--

Ivina's thoughts are Ivina's thoughts, and Rhodes' thoughts are Rhodes' thoughts.

They certainly wouldn't allow Rhodes to show too much affection to other girls, at least not until they had the upper hand. They absolutely wouldn't allow this new girl to stand in their superior position.

It wasn't exactly causing trouble; it was simply not allowing Ivina to be secretly eaten by Rhodes.

Therefore, it's perfectly understandable that Felicity would deliberately come to the room.

You can say whatever you want, whether it's about feelings or clarifying things.

It's certainly a good thing to make Ivina happy, but the problem is, even if they were here, they could still say these things, right?

As for those overly intimate actions, there's no need for that, right?

She looked completely bewildered. "Rhodes, why are you in Ivina's room so late at night?"

"..."

Rhodes remained silent.

But his brain was working at lightning speed.

"Go find Ivina and sort out the situation so she can rest assured."

Rhodes reached out and patted Ivina's head. "After all, if she's keeping it all inside, she probably won't be able to sleep at night."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Felicity wiped the last bit of powder off the table with her slender fingers, then glanced at her pretty face in the mirror, and adjusted the diamond-shaped hair clip on her bangs.

After doing all this, she walked step by step to the door, bent her waist into a crescent shape, leaned close to Rhodes, and looked straight at him.

"I'm not an idiot who doesn't understand emotions anymore, so I feel uncomfortable."

“It’s not a good idea to deliberately seek out Miss Ivina alone at night.”

The girl's eyes sparkled, and the moment she exuded that coquettish charm, Ivina, standing to the side, also felt nervous.

Ivina quickly spoke up:

"Wait... Rod only promised to come and deliver something to me! We already agreed on that before the battle."

She waved her hand, not wanting everyone to fight over such a small matter; they would be living together eventually anyway...

Felicity blinked slightly, then smiled at Ivina: "Miss Ivina is not wrong, I didn't mean to blame you."

Felicity could never hate this girl who was also saved by Rhodes with an umbrella.

Weak, modest, seemingly arrogant, but actually just a fluffy ball covered in thorns.

Ivina being deceived by Rhodes's feelings is, of course, Rhodes's fault.

Coming into a girl's room in the middle of the night is such a bad thing to do.

As the situation became increasingly complex, Rod also felt the pressure.

Bad.

One-on-one is simple, but when dealing with one or more people, no matter what you do, it's wrong...

It's either equality and kindness, or equal injustice.

But no matter which one it is, in the end they will both be torn apart by greed in their hearts.

Even though they knew perfectly well that the other girls also needed Rhodes's presence, they just couldn't control the urge to stray from him.

Because the demand for love is limitless.

If a person truly loves their lover, then they will absolutely not allow him to have affairs or go looking for other girls.

That's just how it is; any girl who likes him will only want to possess him more and more.

The previous life of Lilith was the ultimate embodiment of this, but in this life, her status as a loser has only made her take a step back.

But... taking a step back created even bigger problems.

Because, originally one person was in control of the whole situation, now everyone can greedily rush in.

Fortunately, Felicity has always been kind, or rather, she understands that Ivina needs a buffer period to recover after her heartbreak.

So, she finally moved closer to Rhodes and whispered:

"This is the last night that Miss Ivina can properly possess you."

"However, Miss Ivina's health is very fragile, and she hasn't fully recovered."

"Besides, Luo, you understand, favoring any girl before everyone comes back makes her a target of everyone's suspicion."

"So, promise me... don't do anything too outrageous, at least not now."

Wow, you don't even need to tell me that.

I'm not really a perverted lolicon.

“I know,” Rhodes replied softly, “or rather, I never even thought about it.”

"Oh." She reached out and gently pinched Rod's cheek, only satisfied after a while.

I pinched his face not because I was complaining about him, but because it's really fun to pinch the face of someone I like.

Seeing him suppress his own greed, his helpless yet indulgent expression, brings me greater peace of mind.