Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Wait a minute, their strange topic is still about her lover!

Lilith's light blue eyes, as blue as the sea, widened at this moment, her mind racing with a thousand thoughts!

"What kind of joke are you playing on my lover?!" she roared inwardly, but in the end—

She simply turned her head away, breathing angrily.

It's alright, it's alright. Felicity is just a bit neurotic, while that woman is just a bit mentally unstable...

Mental illness...?

Wait, it seems like I am too... No, no! I'm not like her at all...

Lilith frantically denied it in her mind.

Even Ivina, faced with Felicity's superhuman abilities, had to admit defeat and remain silent.

She remained silent for a long time before speaking:

"Oh, really? Goodbye, Your Highness."

Having said that, even though her mind was in turmoil, she still turned and left, disappearing from Rhodes' and the others' sight without looking back.

This time, however, Rhodes did not stop her.

The initial contact has been successful.

but……

strangeness.

It's really strange.

According to them, Ivina's mental state simply made it impossible for her to communicate with him in this way.

And that's exactly what she did just now, but the problem is that she recovered her mental state right after the battle...

This sense of strangeness made Rod frown deeply.

While it's certainly a good thing to be able to chat with Ivina, this strange start... is clearly unusual.

"Waaaaah!!!" Felicity quickly slapped Rod's hand.

Although she wouldn't actually suffocate after being promoted three times, Felicity still experienced a brief feeling of oxygen deprivation when she was smothered.

But strangely enough, the difficulty in breathing, and the discomfort caused by her lover being behind her, actually gave her a fleeting sense of pleasure at that moment…

Huh? This feels really strange...

A little intoxicated, addicted, and a touch of shame...

No! Now is not the time to think about this...

Felicity slapped Rod again!

"hiss--!"

Only then did Rod release his grip.

"Luo! You're bullying me. I'm helping you, and you're covering your mouth." Felicity, the golden kitten, was really angry, glaring at Luo De.

"Don't you even think about what kind of nonsense you're spouting? You're a girl, you absolutely shouldn't say things like that!" Rod stared at her with terrifying eyes.

Upon seeing Rhodes's serious gaze, Felicity immediately backed down and lowered her head, "I'm sorry..."

“However, Luo, Miss Ivina… is so strange.” Felicity deliberately changed the subject, raised her head, looked at the spot where Ivina had disappeared, and pondered with her fingertips supporting her chin.

“Miss Ivina usually attacks anyone who gets close to her, but she avoided you at first.”

Besides, that wasn't right just now... I've never seen Miss Ivina so normal before, never."

After saying that, she looked at Rhodes, a little hesitant, "Did you know Miss Ivina before? Her attitude towards you was very special."

"Huh? How could that be? You've been with me since I was a kid, how could you not know who I know and who I don't?" Rod retorted. "And what are you talking about, her being particularly disgusted or mean to me?"

"No, her fierceness towards you was only superficial, not her actions. It's impossible that she actually reached out to pull you up just now. Miss Ivina shouldn't allow anyone to touch her."

Rod was slightly taken aback.

so?

how come?

"Are you sure?" Rhodes asked doubtfully.

"Yes, yes, anyone in the Duke's mansion knows that."

"Huh? That shouldn't be... right?"

Rhodes's brow furrowed even more.

He wasn't quite sure for the time being.

Memory, searching...

From the day [Rhodes] was born, his choice was indeed to always do good deeds and take on side quests.

From the age of three, he frequently explored and learned. From the age of seven, he began to organize useful information and decide how to make a name for himself in the world.

Therefore, it is indeed possible to accidentally rescue a complete stranger.

But after some thought, he was certain that he had never done anything good for Ivina. After all, someone of her status and position would definitely have written it down in his notebook as part of his strategy.

At this moment, a strange sensation coursed through Rhodes' body, from the soles of his feet to his scalp, growing increasingly intense—

When Rhodes noticed Ivina's unusual behavior, he could only think of one possible connection—

That was the eye that had just startled him, that scarlet eye.

Could it be... related to [her]?

Cecilia Elman

Same eye color, same birthday...

Could it be that the two of them are actually sisters or something, which is why [Ivina] knows me?

No, he had just denied that idea. Cecilia would never do anything bad to her family; that was her code of conduct.

what is going on……

He turned his head and asked:

"Hiti, does Ivina have an older sister or something? A twin?"

"Hmm? No, I don't think so... I don't know anything about this..." Felicity tilted her head, a look of confusion on her pretty face.

A look of confusion flashed in Rhodes' eyes. This foggy situation was no less dangerous than a perilous one for someone like him who had cleared the game once before.

He couldn't understand it, and if he couldn't understand Ivina's inner thoughts, he probably wouldn't be able to continue their communication and cultivate their friendship...

The only clue now lies with those familiar to the Duchess; perhaps there are answers to the unknown questions that may lie there.

Moreover, he did indeed need to report to the Duchess that he had successfully gotten close to Ivina and even shook her hand.

"Let's go...to the reception room and ask."

Chapter 30 The Girl's Mystery

Reception room.

It's still the same layout.

“That’s how it is.” Rhodes was a little thirsty, but perhaps not really thirsty; he just couldn’t quite figure out what had just happened, so he picked up his tea and took a sip.

At that moment, the Duchess sat gracefully on the sofa, covering her mouth in disbelief with her hand, and murmured in shock:

"Vina, did she really say that to you?"

as predicted.

Even this lady was shocked by how bizarre this matter was.

In fact, she had just heard the message from Daphne, but when it came from Rhodes's own mouth, she found it utterly absurd.

It's unbelievable that Rhodes managed to bring Vina back to her normal state just by fighting her once;

It's worth noting that she and her husband went to great lengths to increase the number of times Ivina was in a mentally stable state.

Neither special artifacts imbued with divine power nor powerful individuals capable of manipulating souls could awaken her...

After all, no one can wake someone who is pretending to be asleep, right?

But Rhodes accomplished it so easily?

Moreover, Vina was even able to shake hands with him?

Even if Vina returned to her normal state, she should absolutely resist contact with strangers...

The Duchess also felt that things were beyond her expectations; she looked at Rhodes as if he were a monster—

Is this the power of a divinely favored family...?

Rhodes nodded:

"Yes. So I'm a little curious, what exactly is this?"

"First of all... thank you." The Duchess extended both hands, instantly grasping Rhodes's palms tightly, her face full of gratitude.

"What you just did pulled her back from her mental reverie, which is why she appeared normal again. But the problem is..."

The Duchess suddenly hesitated, her tone wavering.

"Speak frankly."

“We’ve summoned many people, even [Heroic] level experts from the capital, to help us with the Soul Seed… but even that lord couldn’t accomplish it. So why are you…”

“I only used very ordinary soul skills,” Rhodes shook his head.

Both sides fell silent.

Both of them were thinking the same thing in unison: "What on earth is going on?"

"And the biggest problem is, does Miss Ivina not touch other people?" Rhodes asked the more important question.

Rhodes didn't really care how her soul was restored; what he cared about was why Ivina seemed to treat him differently.