Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

"Enough! I'm not someone you can just kick. This time, this time..." Natalie shouted half a sentence with a serious and indignant look on her face.

Well, it's only half a sentence.

She bent over again, her eyes glancing towards the sky—

"I really can't bring myself to make Rhodes unhappy..."

Her light red hair was a little matted together, so she simply pulled two tissues from the table next to her and casually wiped her temples.

Yes.

It wasn't out of a sense of justice.

Instead, she didn't want to cause Rhodes to face a situation he didn't need to face again because of her own greed, and ultimately make him sad.

That's how it's been all along anyway.

She was also used to keeping these things to herself and processing them, rather than letting Rod work on them and worry about them.

So, let's do it the same way this time...

She lifted the covers, but then seemed a little reluctant and crawled back under them, before finally emerging again half a minute later.

“Let’s say goodbye, bed.” Natalie patted the blanket, trying to soothe it.

Meanwhile—

In Natalie's eyes, the sky outside suddenly changed at that moment.

The barrier was absorbed, and the clouds in the sky reappeared clearly, with birds flying by like streaks of light.

Her eyes widened slightly, then she smiled brightly again.

"It was resolved safely after all."

She turned around and walked directly to the door.

After a moment's hesitation.

He then opened the door and faced the two girls standing outside—

At this moment, the two maids had already gone out to tidy up the outside, leaving the space to their masters, so naturally only Felicity and Ivina were left in the room.

At this moment, Felicity is playing chess with Ivina. One of them is scratching her head and cheek, while the other is resting her chin on her hand and chuckling.

Felicity's smile wasn't because she underestimated Ivina, but because she finally felt relieved.

The two of them could only stand there waiting for Rhodes to handle the crisis; they couldn't do anything, so it was understandable that they would be anxious.

The reason I play chess is simply to distract myself and catch my breath.

But it was clear that once the curtain disappeared, Felicity already understood that the outcome was decided.

Just like in this game of chess, Rhodes unsurprisingly won—

However, at the same time, Felicity also felt the door being opened.

She did put down the queen's chess piece and quickly looked at Natalie.

"Na," Felicity said in a soft, slightly naive tone.

"Mmm." Natalie supported her back. "I've thought it through. I'll explain everything when I get back."

“Really? That’s great.” Felicity smiled slightly as she looked at Natalie’s final conclusion.

It's only natural... rather, Natalie had to agonize over it for a long time; she was indeed too kind.

It's inevitable to hate Lilith; she took away what they cherished, only to smash it to pieces in the end...

She learned to scheme and to hate the people she wanted to hate, that's all.

Felicity picked up the queen piece again, her amber eyes blinking slightly before she put it down.

"Ah!" Ivina leaned back slightly, supporting herself on her waist, and said with a look of disbelief and a bit of distress, "I've got the checkmate."

"Yes, that's right, it's a checkmate."

Chapter 129 The Harem Meeting with Everyone Gathered at One Table

Felicity nodded slightly without saying anything, and simply tidied up the chess pieces and began to rearrange the pieces.

She wasn't in the mood to hum a tune or anything like that right now.

Firstly, checkmating Ivina, a beginner, is meaningless to her, since the chessboard is a basic teaching tool in court etiquette, so how could she possibly lose?

Secondly, even if she tried her best to suppress her thoughts and prevent them from drifting towards Rhodes, she couldn't help but worry.

Although there shouldn't be any problem with the curtain being lowered, I'm still worried that he might get injured.

Thinking of this, she became even more restless and prepared to get up and go find Rod and the others.

but.

Before they could even move, there was a knock on the door.

Yes, that familiar knocking sound, that familiar footsteps—

In an instant, Felicity's heart began to pound wildly. She quickly dropped the chess piece and ran over.

click -

The door was opened.

Rodna's robust figure instantly came into her view.

Of course, standing next to Rhodes were Lilith and Cecilia.

At this moment, Rhodes seemed completely unharmed, and even had a relieved and warm expression on his face after understanding the truth to a large extent.

Even so, Felicity immediately reached out her soft, sweet hand and said, her lips moving:

"Luo...are you alright?"

She was more concerned about Rhodes' health than Lilith's fate.

Her hand, which had been restless, patted Rod's chest again, and then moved down to check his chest.

When the moment came to touch the taboo, Rhodes dodged as usual—

"Try touching me again if you dare."

Rod reached out and pinched Felicity's slightly chubby face from her chin upwards, rubbed it a bit, and then moved away from her.

His hands were much longer than Felicity's, so her hands couldn't touch him.

"I'm worried about you."

"Don't worry, everything will be fine. Since it's not too late, let's have a meeting."

After all, Professor Merrick will probably be back soon, and I need to go find her to collect my reward and report on the situation.

"Really?"

"Yeah, I'm just a little tired, after all, I've been fighting and using my abilities for quite a while."

Felicity nodded, then immediately turned around and pulled Rod into the house to rest.

"What's the situation like?" Felicity asked, pulling him along like a child following an adult.

"Have a seat." Rod walked to a sofa where he could sit alone, leaned back against the familiar brown sofa, and exhaled slightly.

The sofa has three orientations.

The individual seat in Rod faces west, while the other two sofas facing together face north and south.

"Rhodes—!" Ivina was about to jump up and run into Rhodes' arms, but Felicity quickly pressed her down on her shoulders and made her sit back down.

"We're having a meeting now, so if you have anything to say, say it later, Ivina," Felicity said to Ivina.

"No, I'm worried too..."

Cecilia sat down opposite Ivina, a sneer on her face:

"This is the rule of our meetings. Before the meeting, you must refrain from saying anything. If you can't stand it, then leave."

"Huh?" Ivina tilted her head, unable to comprehend. "Just Cecilia..."

“Yes, that’s how it is.” Felicity interrupted Ivina’s yawn, walked lightly to Ivina’s side, and sat down on the sofa next to her.

She then explained the purpose of the meeting to Ivina:

"This is Ivina's first time attending the conference, let me explain it to you."

The purpose of the meeting was to clarify the direction of future actions and to sort out some internal conflicts and problems.

Therefore, arguments will occur to some extent in almost every meeting... So, it is essential to be quiet and listen to Rod speak, and to enter the room calmly.

Well, to put it bluntly, you should save your energy for when you're arguing.

So I understand you're worried about whether Rod is injured or something, but you still have to hold it in for now.

After all, there was also a [Life God Seed] present who had been upgraded four times, who could check on Rhodes for any injuries.

"Ah...Is that so?" Ivina was a little confused.

Why do meetings always have to involve arguing?

She couldn't understand, or rather, she hadn't really argued with anyone much...

Rather, it's more accurate to say...

There were many people present.

She felt a little uneasy sitting there.

My trypophobia symptoms are acting up again. Now that they're all quiet, it actually looks kind of scary, doesn't it?

At this moment, each girl took her seat. Lilith and Cecilia sat on the sofa that Felicity had just vacated.

Except for Natalie.

Natalie's concerns were never just words, but concrete actions.

She was reaching out to feel Rod's veins, circulating the power of the Life God Seed that belonged to the fourth level of ascension.

"O Holy One of Life... give life."