Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Rhodes's brain, as if connected by countless wires, frantically linked to this small, exquisite stone, and in just two short seconds, he unraveled the complex circuitry within the stone according to his thoughts.

“Too slow,” Rhodes murmured softly.

In that instant, he concentrated all the muscles in his arm at one extreme point, and—instantly launched the [Exploding Magic Crystal]!

boom--!

The [Magic Crystal] shattered, tearing into a long and terrifying crack along the trajectory of Rhodes's ejection, and instantly striking the Demon Seed!

The terrifying explosive energy detonated on the demonic creature in that instant, causing its dive attack to be instantly repelled by the shockwave.

In an instant, it crashed back to the ground, and countless burning sensations spread throughout its body, causing it excruciating pain as if its entire body was being torn apart!

The demonic seed roared with heart-wrenching fury:

"what!!!"

It felt the pain in its body, initially in fear, but quickly turned into incomprehensible anger.

It clearly launched a surprise attack while the only capable person was being held back by that good-for-nothing, so why did an attack suddenly erupt from there?!

Moreover, it is an explosive force that has been upgraded at least three times in intensity!

It was furious at this sudden and inexplicable attack!

[Death...die...! 】

Countless droplets of fluid gushed from its mouth. Immediately after being knocked down, it stomped its feet on the ground, its body springing back up like a dough ball.

But here's the interesting part—

The moment it sprang up, it lost its focus;

Because, let's do it together—

The brand-new [Magic Crystal] exploded right on its face.

【what? 】

Only that last word remained in its mind when it saw a dazzling ray of light burst forth.

Then, its consciousness completely disappeared.

boom--!

The energy of the raging waves erupted instantly, and the air currents and smoke from the explosion spread throughout the entire space!

The energy was inexhaustible, constantly shaking the surrounding vegetation, while Rhodes simply stood still, his right hand fingers poised as if about to launch.

He was slightly taken aback.

"Oh no, we fired the wrong one, and the high-powered one was fired."

Chapter 35 The Girl Who Discovered the Truth

The moment the demon dies, its energy naturally flows into the hunter's body like particles.

[By hunting three upgraded demonic species, you have gained a significant amount of attribute bonuses.]

Physical Fitness: 32→58

[Agility]: 25 → 41

[Physical Constitution]: 26→44

[Spirit]: 30 → 53

The moment the voice prompt finished, Rhodes' muscles bulged.

After Rhodes was promoted twice and then three times, his level increased by two-thirds of his original attributes!

This is an unimaginable number. At least, Rhodes is now virtually invincible after being promoted three times. Even those who have just reached the third promotion level may not be without the power to fight!

After all, his skills are simply too terrifying.

Skill……

Yes, skill improvement is actually the key...

He might be promoted three times in a few days, but his skill improvement is still a long way off.

Professor Merrick's mission... is a fog, the fog of Ivina.

He snapped out of his reverie and looked at the dilapidated garden, some parts of which were even ablaze, with a detached expression.

Take it slow, there will always be a chance to teach that vicious white-haired brat a lesson.

He was thinking about what to do next, but the girl in front of him was thinking about even more things.

It's about the truth.

“Rhodes.” Felicity bit her lip, her amber eyes fixed on Rhodes.

And in that instant, they grabbed him and turned him around.

Rhodes blinked, and asked, puzzled:

"What's wrong? Oh, are you asking if I'm hurt? I'm not hurt, since it didn't even come close to me."

"It's not about being injured!" Felicity shook her head nimbly like a cat, her face filled with inexplicable confusion.

"How could you possibly use my [Magic Crystal]...?"

"Ah, is this it?"

Rod smiled faintly and patted Felicity on the shoulder in return:

"What's wrong? Are you bothered by it? Actually, I suddenly had a clear mind and successfully deconstructed the problem about two weeks ago, but I just didn't tell you."

"..." Felicity did not let go, but clenched her teeth tightly.

Impossible... Absolutely impossible!

Because the "deconstruction" of her skills happened four months later!

When they fled the Linlank Empire and returned to the Melanie Empire, she and Rhode were at the same level, so it took them a lot of trial and error to find a way to help him become stronger.

How could she possibly forget that memory of the two of them huddled within the spell, one constantly generating it while the other constantly deconstructed, exploded, and retried it?

Yes, every night, the two of them would run to the courtyard to secretly test the feasibility of this method.

It's impossible to forget, and there's absolutely no way to forget...

After all, the memory of Rhodes dragging her along to try it out while shouting, "Shh, be quiet tonight, don't let Lilith find out we're huddled together researching this, or her affection level will drop," is one of the few times they had alone together.

She was filled with hatred at the time, and was determined to make the most of her power and restore the country. Therefore, that period was truly precious...

If Rhodes had truly deconstructed the situation very early on, why would he have wasted so much time acting alongside her?

She vaguely sensed the truth, that the man she loved was using his superb acting skills to portray the man from the past.

and--

All the differences seem to be explained by that truth, don't they?

Rhodes inexplicably returned to the academy's apartment and inexplicably came to rescue Miss Ivina...

All of this proves one fact—

She bit her pink lips tightly, her amber eyes seeming ready to spill out all the stories and truths.

The emotions pent up inside her made it hard for her to control herself, but... for a moment, she was slightly distracted, and then her eyes froze.

and many more……

She realized something.

If Rhodes is truly a returning being like her, then...

Where is Lilith?

thump.

A strange, twisted force rose within her heart, and her expression began to turn strange.

Yes……

If she returned, if Rhodes returned, there's no reason why Lilith wouldn't return...

The distortion of her memories and the peeling away of contradictions made her realize the possibility of the truth, and—

They swallowed the truth, tightly.

You can't ask.

We can't ask here, nor can we reveal everything directly.

Because of Lilith, no one knows when Rhodes deconstructed her spell.

Initially, Lilith was a cold, indifferent machine who wouldn't care when these two people developed a combo attack. Moreover, this was an experiment that Rhode deliberately conducted behind Lilith's back.

What does this represent?

This means that if Lilith is also one of the returnees, then she was unaware of the truth just now.

In other words... she could have used this opportunity to keep her great "god" in the dark, allowing him to continue acting out their "first meeting" with Rhodes, while she could have run away...

Her inner excitement, coupled with her growing understanding of the true nature of the situation, fueled her anticipation.

She looked up, and said blankly:

"Luo...you deconstructed my spell?"

"Hmm. I've mentioned it before, haven't I? Your skills are very versatile, maybe we could give it a try."

"But this is a spell...this..."

"Alright, are you afraid that you won't be able to beat me once I figure you out?" Rod gently patted her head.

"No... Rod would never hurt me. Never mind, Rod, hug me."

Just act cute.

Disgusted by that god, I also satisfied myself.

See, even God couldn't resist anymore—