Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Rod remained calm.

Then, the longsword was thrust upwards!

"die!"

Splash!

Like the creation of the heavens, a beam of light burst forth after the Rhodes longsword pierced upwards, spraying out endless energy that instantly blasted the demon's body into dust.

Rhodes simply stood still, calmly flicking his longsword to wipe away all the bloodstains.

ended.

It's only about this level of improvement after four median upgrades.

Having acquired new skills and after the previous massacre, Rhodes's attribute values ​​had already ballooned to an absurd degree.

At least in terms of physique alone, his attribute value has reached over 800 points when all his skills are activated.

Not to mention that he also deals unique [soul] damage... It can be said that there are almost no enemies he cannot kill during his four upgrades.

but.

Rhodes turned his gaze toward Clara.

It was in that extremely strange girl who had forgotten everything.

At that very moment, Rhodes' pupils contracted.

Because what he saw was neither Clara's panic nor her curled up like a turtle.

At that moment, she threw a punch in a panic.

And it was this punch—

bump!

The monster opposite them instantly swelled up like a bomb and twisted open—

Then, it instantly evaporated into a blood mist.

That's right.

There was no skill involved, no technique whatsoever... just the power of an ordinary punch.

She directly killed an enemy who had been promoted four times to the middle rank.

ha?

Chapter 118 Natalie, will you execute Lilith?

While Rhodes was still in a hostile state within [Carmen]—

Something is happening in Rod's apartment.

The two maids had already started cleaning diligently, but to be honest, the apartment could only accommodate so many people... so it wouldn't take long to clean it up.

but.

Felicity was sitting on the sofa, close to Natalie.

Opposite them, Ivina was blinking.

"To put it bluntly, we're now in an era of fair competition."

Felicity smiled and poked Natalie's face with her finger, while Natalie remained lost in thought, pondering what Felicity had just said.

That's right.

Felicity explained most of the content to Natalie.

Half of this content concerns Lilith, and the other half concerns Ivina.

The story of how Lilith fell from grace and how she wept pitifully after being treated coldly by Rhodes...

Then comes the detailed account of how Rhodes saved the poor girl, Ivina.

but--

There was one thing she hadn't told Natalie yet.

That is, she herself has expressed her love.

After all... this kind of thing should be told to Natalie later, no matter what. Right now, she needs to make Natalie's main focus on Lilith.

Felicity was always a little mischievous; at least in this world, her innocence was reserved only for Rhodes.

Having experienced the loss of all her family members, she had long since become increasingly worldly-wise.

It's not that they're evil, it's just that they've simply learned how to fight for their own interests...

But isn't that good too? At least you don't have to worry about being scammed.

“Yes, yes, that’s it.” Ivina nodded firmly, her tone cheerful and enthusiastic. “So, from now on, please take good care of me.”

"..."

Natalie looked at the young girl Ivina with a somewhat complicated expression.

Honestly, she really wanted to breathe on it. After all, although she was positive about everything, when it came to love, she was like a nonsensical, straight-line vehicle, completely out of control and unable to stop.

To put it bluntly, it's about expressing your love fiercely while also ruthlessly crushing your competitors.

But... after hearing about Ivina's background, she could only sigh helplessly.

Is that all? Anyway, they're not bad people or anything, so that's enough.

After all, compared to Ivina, who is simply a competitor, she now has a broader and farther-reaching vision.

She had tried her best but failed to make Lilith the leader before, but this time she got the opportunity because of these reasons, so how could she not cherish it?

That's right, this is the best opportunity she has, and the most favorable chance to compete for the position of the main wife.

She didn't think that Ivina, whom she had only known for a few days, was more important than her, after all, Ivina was the person who had been with Rhodes the longest besides Felicity.

And Hiti is so dense and clueless, so how could she possibly be inferior to Ivina, who knows Rhodes so well and is familiar with him, even his hobbies and desires?

Cecilia? Just a roadside stall.

As for those who didn't even make an appearance?

They're even stray dogs!

She lowered her head, and a silly smile began to appear on her face.

But then, very quickly, she coughed, looked up, and smiled brightly:

"Yes, please take care of me."

"..." Ivina's once vibrant expression turned indifferent.

She's not blind; she could see Natalie's expression when she was looking down.

Should we say she is kind or evil?

She was even more foolish than her, revealing her true feelings with her expression, and then pretending to be kind and friendly.

Well, the disguise is perfect, after all, she is a saintess.

"Oh." Sensing a bit of danger, Ivina reached out her hand, then gave it a haphazard squeeze before quickly letting go.

“So.” Felicity’s smile gradually faded, and she looked at Natalie with a serious expression, reaching out to gently place her hand on Natalie’s shoulder.

"Na, Rhodes has ultimately placed the power of judgment in your hands. What will you choose?"

"Huh...? What power of judgment?" Natalie paused for a moment, then pointed to herself.

Felicity said softly:

"Lilith tried to restore her to her original status, so... well, anyway, she did something to get Rhodes to forgive her a little bit for the time being."

Even if Felicity was malicious, she wouldn't go so far as to belittle Lilith's actions, so she toned down her description of the matter somewhat and then added:

"So even though I pointed out her problems, Luo still took Lilith in out of pity."

"He said that only if you, who are righteous, tell the truth will he believe that Lilith's approach to him in this life was only to use him."

"But in the end, we've seen so much of Lilith's proud and arrogant nature in our past lives. Given that she refused to confess to Rhodes in the end, how can we possibly believe that her getting close to Rhodes in this life is because she truly loves him?"

"Rhodes, are you entrusting me with whether Lilith is truly sincere?"

"Yes, what he wants to know is whether Lilith sacrificed her divine position for him after his death."

If you can prove this, it means that Lilith is simply not good at expressing her emotions.

Felicity paused slightly, "But if you prove that this is wrong..."

“That means Lilith will once again appear as a wicked god in Rhodes’ eyes,” Natalie murmured to herself.

Felicity leaned closer to Natalie and whispered, "That's right."

"..."

Natalie lowered her head, her fingertips clenched so tightly they turned white, and her breathing became rapid.

In other words, whether Lilith, who was once high above and all-powerful, can stay by Rhodes' side for the rest of her life depends on him.

A strange sense of pleasure and a vengeful urge to cry at the very end surged violently within her, like a bottomless abyss that made her eyes gleam.

Can--

She paused for a moment, then shook her head vigorously.

"Let me think about it."

Natalie put her legs up on the sofa, curled up into a ball, and began to think.

Felicity was taken aback upon seeing this.

Why think about it?

“I…” Natalie shook her head, “I just need to calm down, there’s too much information.”

"Oh, I see."

Felicity smiled and gently ruffled Natalie's hair.