Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

He held his breath, his body stiffening slightly as he turned to look behind him—

A sense of suppressed panic did indeed arise for a moment, after all, it was hard to imagine that someone could enter silently when he opened his domain space...

At a glance, Rhodes could clearly see the figure of the girl behind him.

Her blue is as beautiful as the azure ocean.

The girl stood there, her back exposed like a fish's spine, her eyes bright, and she wore a thin, gorgeous blue dress.

Her eyes, like those of a fish, blinked slightly, revealing a lively vitality.

Her eyes crinkled slightly as she smiled. "You want to go out too, right? I feel like you're not a bad person."

Rodben's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, suddenly relaxed.

Marine species.

It turned out that those guys Mirador had sent in earlier, who were now trapped inside, had silently crept up behind him...

It scared him to death.

Rhodes gazed at the other person and spoke softly:

"Hello, I am Rod Chivenlance. I have been sent here by Mirador to help you find the Deep Sea God, as you should know."

"Since we happened to meet, it means that this space is not completely isolated but allows for inter-space teleportation."

"Then, let's cooperate for now and try to get out. Do you have any leads?"

"Hmm?" A look of confusion flashed in the girl's eyes. "Mirado...who is that?"

"Huh?" Rod was taken aback.

"I... I don't remember anything." The girl shook her head gently. "It seems that I haven't remembered anything since I regained consciousness."

Amnesia?

He looked around at the octagonal space and lowered his gaze.

In other words, if you stay in this space for too long, your memory might even be affected?

The last batch of marine species arrived only a few hours ago, and they've already lost their memory to the point that they've forgotten what they were supposed to do?

Moreover, this girl was clearly quite strong; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to appear behind him so silently.

"You don't remember anything? Really?"

"Hmm." The girl gently shook her head.

"Your name? You've even forgotten your name?"

The girl shook her head again.

A slight pause.

She seemed to have thought of something, frowned, and put her finger to her lips in thought.

"It seems like I could write it down...?"

She bent down and then unconsciously used her fingernails to carve words one by one on the ground.

“All that’s left is muscle memory.” Rhodes’ mood sank even further.

Oh no, this dungeon is really difficult.

Amnesia + highly chaotic spatial choices + powerful enemies.

While he was pondering, the girl's words were already carved.

She stepped aside, her eyes looking lost.

Because she didn't even know what those words meant; she just wrote them down based on her intuition.

Rod took two steps closer and whispered—

"Clara?"

"Clara?" The girl tilted her head, lost in thought. "Do these words mean Clara?"

"You don't even know how to read?" Rhodes' lips twitched.

"Hmm, I don't understand."

"It's alright... as long as it's strong enough." Rhodes breathed softly.

Yes, being strong enough is enough. After all, this girl can appear behind him silently, which means her strength is at least on par with Mirado.

"It's okay, it doesn't matter if you don't remember anything. From now on, you'll follow me, and we'll go out together."

"Okay." The girl raised her head and said with a smile, "I knew you were a good person, after all, you seemed very calm just now."

Chapter 117 The Deep Sea God, probably a thug (4k)

Rod and Clara entered the Serpent Gate together.

Upon careful consideration...

This girl... well, she just has a strange, natural quality to her.

Divine? At least his bloodline seems much stronger than Mirado's.

Such a being with a stronger bloodline should not, in theory, be chosen as a vanguard.

Even if she had amnesia, would a typical marine species really be as gentle as Clara upon first seeing a human? That seems unrealistic.

This is very strange; there are doubts about it from every angle.

"Besides the remaining muscle memory, what other information do you have?"

Not the things outside, but what just happened in here.

Rod and Clara walked side by side in the narrow tunnel, which was about two meters wide, and it was actually quite crowded.

However, because Clara was petite and kept moving to make way for Rhodes, Rhodes didn't have much trouble walking.

but--

At that moment, Clara stretched out her fingers and tugged at the hem of Rod's clothes.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

"Ah...sorry, I just feel a little better this way," Clara's clear voice rang out.

This is true.

From the moment she inexplicably appeared behind this man, she had felt quite uneasy.

Because I felt like I had nothing left, like everything had disappeared.

There was nothing she could rely on, and nothing that could put her at ease.

They were all as strange as monsters...

Yes, she didn't even know why she had suddenly appeared, let alone what she was, what the other person was, or what this place was...

Only this human male is different.

It was strange to her; the moment she saw him, she felt as if she knew this man and felt at ease.

That's why she just said, "You must be a good person."

It wasn't because I was foolish enough to blindly trust Rhodes, but because Rhodes was the only one I could trust.

But... if she knew this man before, he wouldn't have asked her "your name," right? Therefore, she shouldn't know this man.

So, it's quite strange.

why?

I don't know, I just need to follow him.

"..." Rod glanced at Clara.

Please, to everyone here, it seems like you're much stronger than me, right?

Rod twitched before managing to speak:

"So now that you're at ease, can you tell me what happened just now?"

He just let her hold onto him, figuring she wouldn't tear his clothes anyway.

“Oh.” Clara nodded. “Just now?”

"If it was just now, I remember killing several strange black monsters while in a state of chaos, and then my consciousness began to return..."

"Then, in the blink of an eye, they appeared behind you."

"That's all?"

“Hmm.” Clara blinked slightly and nodded. “So, how are we going to get out? You… oh, right, Rod Chiven Lance, I’ll remember that.”

"Our goal is to find a powerful enemy, you can think of that enemy as the culprit that created this labyrinthine world, and then help the side of justice defeat the side of evil, so we can get out."

"Huh? I think I understand? Hmm... I don't really understand. Justice, evil..." Her brows furrowed, as if even her so-called "common sense" was flawed.

Even Rhodes felt slightly horrified upon seeing this scene.

It's normal to cause amnesia; many illusionary dungeons can achieve this level of effect.

However, the most fundamental common sense and principles cannot be erased in a short period of time; at least, none of the illusionary dungeons that Rhode has ever seen can do so.

"The Deep Sea God really did create a good barrier using [Carmen], but unfortunately, this damn barrier isn't protecting against enemies, it's protecting against teammates." Rhodes shook his head helplessly.

"Deep Sea God?" Clara frowned. "That name... I think I've heard it before."

"Of course, because you are a marine species, the Deep Sea God is your deity, the one who gives you power."

"Huh, is that so?" Clara's eyes flashed, as if she had regained some of her [existence].

Is the Deep Sea God her deity?

"Is the Deep Sea Goddess a good person or a bad person? Why do you say she created the barrier?"

"The reason we're trapped here is because of the Deep Sea God. Simply put, something dangerous is fighting against her, so she naturally released a protective barrier."

"What we need to do is help the Deep Sea God kill that dangerous thing."