Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

The adorable, clueless childhood friend is being affectionate...

Moreover, although Felicity and his friendship were so deep that it was impossible to cultivate so-called love, Rhodes could not deny that if he had to choose someone with whom he could live a stable life for the rest of his days, he would indeed choose Felicity.

A chaotic bunch of strangers is not as simple as a familiar childhood friend.

The only unfortunate thing is that Felicity's character is no different from her sister, and there is no concept of "love".

Dating someone who doesn't know how to be in a relationship is no different from dating an idiot, is it?

It won't work if it lacks emotional meaning and is just a mess.

Every character has flaws...

“Alright, I’ll reluctantly agree,” Rod replied.

After Rod agreed, Felicity raised her head slightly, revealing a sweet, shallow smile, her eyes like crescent moons, and then she stood up, supporting herself on her knees with both hands.

"Luo, trapped."

She opened her arms—

See, they have no sense of proportion.

This was clearly something only couples would do, and she made the request without any shame.

“…I’m tired too, my dear master who has been promoted three times, can you please stop exploiting me?” Rhodes sighed, ignoring Felicity’s request, and walked straight toward the house.

“Okay.” Felicity was a little disappointed, but she followed Rod’s footsteps.

but--

She was behind Rhodes, but quickly raised her eyes to gaze at his back.

It was tiring, but it was worth it.

Everything is in progress.

There's no need to rely on those troublesome things.

There's no need to explain those complicated things.

She has plenty of ways to use her past "purity" to deceive Rhodes—

Even if this is bad for Rhodes, it is indeed the most invincible method.

Calling me despicable...? Maybe... but so what?

My great God, please forgive my greed and selfishness...

With your generosity, kindness, and selflessness, you will surely understand me—you can stay peacefully alone in my beloved's room.

As for your future lover?

Let me take it.

A cold glint flashed in her eyes—

We absolutely cannot let Rhodes die again.

Useless gods.

Chapter 21 Dreams are always good, but reality isn't.

Rod was very familiar with Felicity's room.

After all, he was the one who cleaned when she wasn't around.

When the dim light was turned on, the two people standing in the small room became particularly conspicuous.

At least, their shadows were stretched very long and overlapped.

"Luo, go to sleep, I'm going to change my clothes." Felicity walked to the wardrobe, opened it herself, and took out a clean and normal soft nightgown.

The nightgown didn't reveal anything, since she was used to wearing it in the living room as well. So it was just a simple light blue long dress with lace trim and a cute little cat embroidered on the hem.

She didn't even care whether Rod was watching her, and directly reached her fingertips behind her back to untie the belt that was tightly binding her waist, and her skirt fell down as a result.

"Hiss..." Rod really wanted to teach her a lesson, but he still said the same thing...

Teaching Felicity was like casting pearls before swine, so he had no choice but to walk to the other side of the bed, take off his shoes, and lie down under the covers.

There's no way around it; even if Rhodes is something else, he's still a man. It's impossible for him not to react to a very pretty girl, right?

But Rhodes still complained that this guy was neurotic; it was one thing to treat him, but how could he handle others...?

but.

After thinking about this, his eyes lowered again.

Felicity's future is filled with struggle and despair, so she doesn't really have the chance to do the same to others.

All of this is like a sharp blade hanging over one's head.

It's a very simple principle—

Three months.

His attempt to save the Linlank Empire in three months was akin to ascending to heaven by stepping on his own foot.

He failed on his first try.

He slunk away with what little he could take, along with Lilith and Felicity—the last heir to the royal family—leaving the Linlank Empire to engage in a thorny struggle for the throne in her country.

Can……

In other words.

In the end, although they briefly saved Phillips City from Cecilia's clutches, their efforts were in vain three months later.

During the war, Phillips was still subjected to a bloody massacre, everything was reduced to ashes, and even the name of the city was no more.

And the imperial capital of the empire was even more so, with power shifts, madness, strife, and invasions from foreign countries, leaving bloodshed and corpses scattered for miles.

The entire Linlank Empire was destroyed after the truth about the fall of the Star Goddess Lilith was revealed.

Countless people attempted to seize the position of the Star God, which had been hidden by the Dragon God, while eleven kingdoms greedily coveted this fertile land without divine protection.

The story has reached a dead end.

And the one who bore the heaviest burden of all this was not Rhodes, nor Lilith, but that simple and naive girl, Felicity.

Almost all of her relatives were wiped out. As the only survivor of the "Chosen Family" of the Star God faith, she must take up the mantle and solve all the problems that need to be changed.

She naturally had no time to understand what "love" was, because all that remained in her eyes was "hatred".

My thoughts drifted.

Rhodes felt some pressure about how to change the overall situation.

Three months to get him to a point where he can rival the power of the state... It's difficult, really difficult.

But... this time, I'll give it a try.

What are you thinking about?

Before she knew it, Felicity had already changed her clothes and crawled into bed.

She lay down, her body supporting herself on Rhodes, a warm, intimate sensation washing over her. She gently poked Rhodes' cheek with a finger.

"Ah...some troublesome things."

"Oh, okay." Felicity didn't ask any more questions; she was very good at handling things. Instead, she changed the subject, saying, "Luo, as a reward for our long-awaited reunion, here's a gift for you."

"Hmm?" Rod sat up and took the gift Felicity handed him.

"Thank you," Rod replied politely.

It's rare to see a child who knows how to give gifts.

Rod felt a touch of tenderness, like watching a child grow up, but as he squeezed the hand, something felt off—

It's made of fabric? But why does it feel so warm...?

He withdrew his kind expression, his eyes fixed intently as he stretched out his hands to unfold the cloth folded into a square shape, then his face stiffened.

This is……

“I didn’t know what gift to give you, and then Bella said that nothing would make His Majesty Rhodes like you more than this.” Felicity was still leaning against Rhodes. “So, does Rhodes like it?”

"...Don't listen to that damned maid anymore, get back to your original clothes right now!"

Rod's eyelids twitched as he handed the light pink panties back to Felicity.

That's right.

Damn it, these are underwear!

"Ah, Rod, Rod, he's angry..."

"I'm sorry, I didn't know you didn't like it..." Felicity felt extremely wronged, lowered her head, and pursed her lips.

Rhodes' face stiffened, his purple eyes filled with despair.

Damn it...

He took a deep breath, carefully folded the strip of cloth, and placed it on the bedside table.

"...No, I like it, but you can't just give this to anyone, you understand? This is very important. Don't give it away randomly again."

When he said this insincere thing, he felt as if thousands of ants were crawling all over him.

"Huh?" Felicity's dejected, shimmering eyes vanished instantly. After blinking blankly for a moment, a childlike smile appeared on her face, her eyes crinkling like the moon. "I know, it's only for you, I won't give it to just anyone."

"So, Luo, are you really happy?"

“…” Rhodes remained silent.

If that's ruled out, Felicity will probably have to stay by his side all night, looking at him with a pitiful expression until dawn.

"Hmm." In the end, he could only utter a simple word helplessly and numbly.

"Okay, that's good, hehe." Felicity received a satisfactory response. After saying that, she happily turned around, lay down in her spot, and pinched the corner of the blanket tightly with her fingers, covering herself with it.

Goodnight, Luo.

"Ah."