Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

The warm breath emanating from the other person's nasal cavity could be clearly felt on the face, and the water vapor could be felt as it condensed into mist.

It's warm and soft.

In an instant, Natalie's gentle, natural, and sunny aura flooded into Rhodes's senses, and her crimson eyes, tinged with the golden light of the setting sun, seemed to strike Rhodes's heart like rubies.

"I forgave Lilith not because I'm stupid, but because I have the magnanimity of an empress."

From now on, she'll be just a little thing by the roadside. When she sees me, she'll think, "Ahhh, I was only able to stay because of Lady Natalie's grace," and then she'll obediently step aside.

A woman of her caliber should just stay obediently by the door and watch us make babies.

Natalie's words flowed softly from her lips, warmly reaching Rhodes's ears.

"what."

What inappropriate and offensive language.

If Ivina is just a stubborn child, then Natalie is different.

A true top-tier priestess succubus.

"So, Mr. Rhodes, don't you think I should give my beautiful, elegant, and generous wife a little reward?"

"If the reward makes me happy, then all the sadness I felt because of Lilith... I guess I'll just let it go."

Chapter 134 Natalie, I want to be with you.

While Natalie was collecting her reward in the twilight—

Cecilia happened to push open the door of the college cafeteria and come out.

For the people of the Linlank Empire, eating doesn't have much of an effect, but they still maintain this habit.

This is a custom of the Linlank Empire, because the pleasure attribute of the [Star God] taught believers some basic habits—eating can make people happy.

Therefore, even ascendants who do not need to eat these ordinary foods retain this habit.

The fountain in the square was spraying water, and the lush green vegetation had not turned yellow or withered due to winter.

This is how the eastern part of the Linlank Empire is... warm all year round, at least the cold winter doesn't change the landscape much.

But the capital city is different. The capital city is probably covered in snow now, with snow piled up on the trees and you could sink 30 or 40 centimeters into the snow with every step, Cecilia thought peacefully.

but--

Her body felt disoriented for a moment, and she began to feel dizzy.

Feeling the call, she quickly walked to the chair under the fountain, sat down, hugged the hot meal to her chest, and closed her eyes.

[Thump.]

As if a clock had turned, the pointer in her mind shifted from the twelve o'clock position to eleven o'clock.

Nothing had changed for her; it was just that some force had brought her back to life.

When she opened her eyes, the world before her was no longer the scene of the academy, but a dark and gloomy space.

Although it was dark, the room was still clean and warm. However, being on the first floor, the piles of snow were almost touching the windowsill.

Cecilia understood perfectly well that this was her room, or rather, her room in the capital city, the room of her "body".

The formidable talent of the [Twelve Bells] is precisely reflected in this aspect.

Regardless of distance or soul state, they can switch quickly.

But...

"What's wrong, Night Owl Witch?" Cecilia looked up at the witch standing in front of her and asked softly.

“Cecilia, would you like me to erase this contract for you? I can even do it remotely to free your body.” The Night Owl Witch casually tugged at her witch hood.

Night Owl's figure appeared much fuller, at least more mature than Cecilia's, and his smile was quite kind at the moment.

"No... just a little fun. So, business?"

The owl blinked its dark eyes slightly:

"Tell me about the progress so I can get you ready to come back sooner and stop playing around."

"Now, things have taken a new turn."

As you said, the space where the demon god fragments are sealed is located in the Advanced Imperial Academy, and we have almost completely infiltrated it this past week.

And most importantly, the holding of the [divine sacrifice] was decided through pressure from spies and some outsiders... ultimately bringing the decision to a close.

The Linlank Empire is doomed.

The date was set for fourteen days later. On that day, the [Divine Sacrifice] would reveal the truth that the god was dead, plunging all the people of the Linlank Empire into panic.

In this way, our plan will proceed smoothly, and Phillips's setback will be insignificant.

Divine sacrifice.

This is the ultimate means by which a divine kingdom seeks divine favor.

The highest form of reverence for the divine was organized and executed by royalty and the pope; the process of this ceremony was a grand celebration.

The people enjoy the festival in peace and happiness, and the gods will bestow blessings on the day of the sacrifice, nourishing all the people in the center of the ceremony.

In other words... this sacrifice is not to seek the protection of the gods, but to confirm the truth that the gods are still alive.

That's right. If Lilith fails to bestow blessings during the divine sacrifice, it absolutely means that something is wrong with her.

Once this truth is confirmed, even before the energy reserved by the gods disappears in two months, the collapse of Linlank will occur rapidly, and the demonization of its people will drive them mad.

Traditionally, religious ceremonies are held once every three years, or only when there are major national events.

In the first playthrough, the divine sacrifice was not successfully held ahead of schedule. After all, with the interplay and probing of forces, two months passed quickly.

But this time it's different.

Too many people want the empire to collapse prematurely... Whether it's a witch or a spy from the Dragon God Empire, they have already reacted in the second playthrough through the revived [Divine Legacy].

Therefore, with the encouragement of all parties, this dangerous sacrificial ceremony was officially confirmed.

In other words, just as Rhodes had predicted, the impending crisis had indeed arrived ahead of schedule.

“Is that so?” Cecilia’s lips curled slightly. “Lilith’s empire is doomed.”

Upon hearing this comprehensive information about the preparations, Cecilia's previous frustration and dissatisfaction vanished.

After all, as long as she can absorb this portion of the panicked [resentment] in the capital and fuse with one of the fragments of the Demon God's position, she has a real chance to become a preliminary [false god].

What's wrong with letting Lilith be happy for a few more days?

She... deserves to die sooner or later.

The despicable god has corrupted the love that belongs to me; I will never let her go.

Cecilia has always been quite eccentric, at least emotionally, as evidenced by the fact that she was even willing to harm her Primarch Ivina in order to get revenge.

No pollution allowed, no contamination allowed...

Natalie's old friends were one thing, but those who appeared later were all outcasts, and the worst of these outcasts was Lilith.

"That's why I told you to come back early to prepare to fuse that divine fragment. There's no time to keep playing around."

The Night Owl Witch gazed at Cecilia and slowly spoke, adding, "After all, only you are qualified to fuse with the fragments of the Demon God. Don't let our plans be ruined."

“You are our future god, the future pinnacle of the world, and you must always remember that.”

"So even if Chiven Lance is the reason you became a demon seed, you still need to restrain yourself."

“I know.” Cecilia’s heterochromatic eyes gleamed. “About three days. My birthday is coming up soon. After my birthday, I’ll go on a date and then I’ll be back.”

"Yes, that would be best."

Cecilia closed her eyes.

In her mind, the clock ticked from eleven to twelve again.

……

...

At the St. Starson Academy—

With Natalie pinning him down, Rhodes' breathing became increasingly cautious.

After all, putting everything else aside, Natalie is now pinning him down and asking for a reward; it can't be a simple matter, can it?

It's still afternoon, and the soundproofing in the college dorms is terrible. You'd better behave yourself, Natalie.

However, Rhodes wasn't really surprised... after all, that's just Natalie's personality.

What reward do you want?

It was unusual for Rod to be pinned down by a girl, but he asked calmly.

Giving a cute child a little reward is not a problem at all.

"Kiss, hehe." Natalie teasingly rubbed her face against Rhodes' nose.

"Hmm? This..."

To be honest, in the first playthrough, Natalie had already kissed him in various ways, so this level of reward requirement wasn't considered bad in Rhodes' eyes.

Or rather... nowadays, isn't there anyone who hasn't kissed someone?

"Just kidding, how could I be so shallow? Wouldn't I be stupid to waste my time on a request like this when I can do something anytime I want to?"

"..."

Rod's eye twitched slightly.

He knew it.

So, what do you really want?

"Hmm... I want to sleep with you tonight."

"what?"

"What, it's not okay?"

Rhodes pondered for a moment and said: