Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

"I'm not going to be a monster anymore."

A short while later.

The entrance to the Duke's mansion.

To allow Ivina to leave in peace, there was no one else present, only Ivina and Rhodes.

Directly opposite Ivina is the bridge that spans the territory of the Duke's mansion.

And she now stands within the boundary of this cursed seal.

When she was around ten years old, she was kidnapped and abducted. The panic and suffocation she experienced almost caused her to die in the outside world.

To her, the outside world was darkness and an unknown place.

She has never gone out to experience, nor is she ever worthy of going out to touch this world.

It's like a monster trapped in a cage...

But now, someone has unlocked the cage and released her—

Ivina bit her lip, then took a deep breath and puffed out her slightly curved chest.

We cannot fail, we cannot panic any longer.

If someone has sacrificed so much for her, then she should also bravely take a step forward.

Rather, it's more accurate to say that if someone is willing to love her, then she has no reason not to move on.

"first step."

"Ok."

Rod took Ivina's hand and took a step forward.

"Step two."

"Ok."

The two of them were like dancers, being led step by step, their figures moving in unison.

Strangely, although Ivina was becoming increasingly nervous, she felt her body becoming lighter and lighter.

It's as if they've discarded the burdens of the past, and cast aside those meaningless pains and hatreds.

You shouldn't be alive. You killed your mother. You are a hideous monster.

You created me, and you bear the sin of killing millions of humans, from which there is no escape.

These things are all real, but she just became greedy, selfish, and wanted to be better and better...

Yes, step by step, I walked forward, gazing at the rising sun and the endless bridge, my eyes filled with increasingly poignant emotions.

Tapping.

He landed in a few steps.

She stepped out of the Duke's mansion.

But nothing happened.

No monster ate her, and no so-called justice punished this ugly bastard.

Even my own heart is so calm, with only a little bit of happiness, happy that I can walk out with the person I love—

She turned around and looked at Rod, who was standing behind her and had quietly let go of her hand long ago. Her silver hair fluttered in the breeze, and her shadow stirred her heartstrings.

Ivina's eyes curved slightly at the corners, her smile like a crescent moon, and she chuckled sweetly:

"Why did you let go? You should hold my hand forever."

The sound faded.

Rhodes' pupils narrowed slightly, and he chuckled in a hoarse voice.

"That's true."

He took a few steps forward and took Ivina's hand again.

"Next, our destination is St. Stasen Academy, which is my and Felicity's school, and a place with many young people."

"Oh? That's good."

"Aren't you scared?"

“Just a little bit, just a tiny bit.” Ivina stretched out her other hand, her fingertips forming the shape of an infinite universe.

“We will go to many places in the future. I will take you to the capital, and even take you back to my country, Melanie.”

"Huh? Going back to your home..."

"That place isn't a good place, but I still have to go and settle some old scores."

Rhodes reached out and patted Ivina's head—

She lowered her head and paused for a long while.

This little brain thinks a lot and understands a lot...

"I will also become stronger, so that I can protect you in the future, Rhodes."

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Rhodes went into the stone house and opened the door to the room where he controlled Cecilia's clone.

But in an instant, he couldn't help but hold his breath and then closed the door of the stone house.

"Do you have some kind of unusual hobby? You dare to sleep naked in such a dangerous place, right?"

Rhodes spoke to the girl who was lying on the stone slab, breathing peacefully.

That's right.

At this moment, Cecilia was naked, curled up in a ball, clutching her clothes while a sliver of skin was vaguely exposed.

"Hmm..." she murmured, seemingly still not fully conscious. She propped herself up, rubbed her eyes, and looked towards Rhodes's position.

"what."

After recognizing Rod as the person who had come, she pulled the clothes she had taken off to her side and then blinked—

"Honey, no normal person would dare to come in here, right? As for you coming in, it doesn't matter whether you see it or not, does it?"

“You would have seen everything long ago.”

She got up slowly, then pulled her underwear up between her legs and tossed her hair back.

But all I was wearing was my underwear.

"..." Rhodes touched his forehead. "Get dressed."

"You were willing to kill me for Lilith in the end, but you still have to meddle in something as trivial as getting dressed?"

At that moment, Cecilia suddenly uttered a sentence that left Rhodes speechless.

She leaned against the wall—

"In the end, they didn't really punish me much yesterday. Those two humiliations and blows were just that... I really don't understand."

“I said…darling.”

"In your eyes, which is more important, interests or feelings?"

Her eyes were moved, and she clutched her heart, unable to find peace.

After all, she had seen and knew everything Ivina and Rod said last night.

It's a minor issue that Ivina's lust makes her chant water magic.

Could those words from Krod really have come from someone who could kill her at will?

hatred……?

I wouldn't say that... Maybe she was just too arrogant from the beginning, so arrogant that she thought Rhodes' love and tolerance could easily accommodate her little goals.

"Honey, did you ever like me because of those little things I did?"

Chapter 111 Ivina, preparing to escape the harem

"The 'small things' you're referring to are the little things you did when you were weak, serving me tea and water, or the little things you did every day, fighting against each other?" Rhodes said calmly, his hands clasped across his chest.

"I guess so? But what does it mean to be with you every day... I just did what I wanted to do, and my dear just happened to be on the opposite side of me."

“Isn’t it normal for a woman to have a career outside the home?” Cecilia smiled.

Cecilia obediently picked up her luxurious blood-red dress, lifted her soft little feet, and slipped the dress over her feet, then added:

"If I could, I would also hope that my dear wouldn't be on the opposite side of me, would I?"

"All I did was to gain a leadership position among the witches and then lead this group of people back to normal. Don't you understand that, my dear?"

"Don't you understand why I killed you?" Rhodes stared at Cecilia.

Indeed, in his past life, he ultimately killed Cecilia partly to increase Lilith's favorability, but the real reason was—

He spoke slowly:

“You simply cannot do it. With only two-thirds of the divine position already, your consciousness is on the verge of being destroyed. If you were to inherit 100%, you would surely die.”

"Should I let the person I've trained die by my own hand, or let you live and become the next mad god who terrifies the world? I'm not stupid enough to make that choice, am I?"

"...That's true."

Cecilia's pupils trembled slightly, and she lowered her head.

Here's what happened...

She smiled; indeed, she was a disobedient child.

But...

"That's why I'm given another chance. This time, I'm sure I can become stronger and accept the divine position."

"Then, I'll make you understand that what I'm doing is truly meaningful."

"Even if the Dragon God is killed, this world will not be at peace. Only when the problem of the Demon God's cannibalism is solved can everything come to an end."