Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

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Even though the throbbing pain in his brain was excruciating, he still managed to send out that mental signal despite the tearing agony—

【Miss Ivina, please calm down.】

This sentence is like a tiny speck of dust sinking into the ocean.

Even though it's insignificant...

At this moment, a chaotic and disordered soul receives only the one orderly message.

The surging, abyssal ocean, at the moment this grain of sand fell, was like a person hanging on the edge of a cliff being pulled back by a rope—

and……

This was the voice she had longed for for who knows how long, but never dared to pursue.

【Dream】

Rhodes's words shattered her dream in an instant, causing her to open those alluring red eyes deep within her soul—

In an instant, Ivina's soul coalesced and returned to normal, and her body was no longer stiff.

It was at this moment that she forcibly severed Rhodes's consciousness link;

"hiss……"

Rhodes, whose connection was abruptly severed, felt a sharp pain and stumbled back two steps, nearly falling to the ground.

Suddenly, a soft, boneless little hand gently grabbed Rod's palm, helping him maintain his balance.

Yes.

When Rhodes looked over, he saw Ivina stretching out her frail arm and tightly gripping his hand, preventing him from falling to the ground.

At this moment, the two were only fifty centimeters apart.

Ivina took his arm...?

Rhodes was slightly taken aback.

But before he could react, Ivina acted first.

Her crimson eyes and face quickly showed disgust, and she shook her hand away with a look of disgust and disdain.

Furthermore, after she pulled it back, she hurriedly took out a handkerchief and frantically wiped the hand that had just been holding Rod's.

"Disgusting! I warned you not to come near me! You can't blame me for getting attacked just now; you asked for it!"

Ivina quickly took two steps back and snorted coldly.

She didn't say sorry, but Rod didn't care that she didn't apologize.

Because he was a little confused about what was going on...

Rhodes remained silent for a moment, then said, "Thank you, Miss Ivina."

"Useless, I knew it. You're just a piece of trash. You can't even stand up straight. Get out of here." Ivina blinked her crimson eyes, snorted again, and crossed her arms.

"?" Rhodes was speechless, a strange anger rising in his heart.

Who attacked me and made me lose my balance?

But although he was a little angry, he was still more concerned about one issue—

As a soul god, Rhode could naturally see that the so-called [Ivina] had truly replaced the body's consciousness and become an active soul.

In other words, how did this guy's mental state suddenly recover?

His skill doesn't actually heal other people's souls; it only facilitates soul communication.

That's strange. It seems like he can do things that are difficult for others all of a sudden...?

certainly--

Whether it was Felicity, Lilith, or even the maid Daphne who was watching from a distance, they were all stunned.

Their first shock was that Rhode could withstand Ivina's incredibly powerful attack; their second shock was that Rhode could actually make Ivina kneel on the ground.

Of course... Felicity and Daphne were also shocked by something else—he, so fresh and beautiful, stood beside Ivina and talked to her.

That's absolutely impossible!

That's impossible!

Daphne nearly dropped the tea set in fright, because she knew exactly what kind of person her mistress was.

Anyone who wants to get close to her must be personally escorted by the Duke in order to barely adapt within three months.

Moreover, this adaptation only means being able to appear in front of her and prevent her from becoming irritable.

She doesn't let anyone touch her at all, and she would never take the initiative to hold someone's hand!

Daphne felt a strong stimulus in her brain, and in that instant, she lowered her eyes—

"We need to act quickly..."

After saying that, she turned and ran towards the Duchess's room, disappearing from everyone's sight;

At that moment, both girls ran up to Rhodes' side.

Felicity immediately reached out and touched Rod's face anxiously, "Rod, are you alright? Are you hurt?"

"No, no, wait... stop touching me, and where are you touching?!"

Rod slapped Felicity's groping hand away instantly, then delivered a vicious chop to Felicity's head.

“Ah…! Luo…” Felicity looked aggrieved, pursing her lips as if she had suffered a great injustice.

"...It's no use even if you try to be cute."

“No…” Felicity puffed out her cheeks and lowered her head.

"Tsk..." Ivina felt uncomfortable watching this scene.

Are these two trying to show off their love in front of a mentally ill person? They're practically asking for trouble...

And most importantly, there was someone she didn't know there—the blue-haired girl.

When she realized there was a stranger there, her mental state deteriorated again, and her breathing became increasingly rapid.

The long-lost clarity of her mind made her eager to get it sorted out; she didn't want her hard-won recovery to be ruined by a stranger.

She turned around and walked into the house without looking back, seemingly unconcerned about what had just happened;

But at that moment, Rod called out to her again:

"Miss Ivina, wait a moment."

Ivina's eyes flashed with ferocity as she glared at Rhodes, "What?"

Rhodes's expression was sincere:

"I just wanted to get to know you."

"My name is Rod Chivenlance. I will be staying at the Duke's residence for the next period of time, so I came to let you know."

"Huh?! You live here?" Ivina's pretty face showed disbelief. She staggered back two steps, bit her lip, and glared fiercely at Rhodes. "You just want to get close to me and then do me, right?!"

"What else could someone be willing to chat with, besides wanting to mess with me?"

Disgusting, perverted, damn lolicon, get out!!!

Rhodes, or rather everyone else, was stunned—

"?"

Is this something a sickly little girl should say?

Chapter 29 He's Different!

Rhodes opened his mouth to refute,

What are you saying, Ivina? He's already being kind by coming to save her for no reason.

Otherwise, he would have dragged her out and killed her directly. Is this how she views him?

"not me……"

“Rhodes wouldn’t think that way.” Felicity shook her head, like a docile cat denying Ivina’s idea.

“Of course you would speak up for him, Princess Felicity, since you are his good friend.”

When Ivina spoke to Felicity, she didn't have the same strange, irritable tone she had when speaking to Rhodes. Instead, her fair face held a slightly mischievous expression as she looked at Felicity.

"You're really overthinking it, because if Rhodes wants it, I can do it anytime."

"But I haven't even done it yet, so how could he possibly want to do it with you, Ivina?"

Felicity, with her expressionless face, uttered words that shocked everyone.

This time, a different group of people had stiff expressions.

"?"

Are there still humans here?

He quickly reached out from behind Felicity and covered her mouth: "Don't talk nonsense!"

"Waaaaah..."

Felicity's mouth was covered, but she became a little excited, scratching Rod's arm with her little cat paws, trying to prove that she was right.

Lilith's mind had completely gone blank from the very beginning.

what?

What are all these things?