Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Seeing this, Ivina turned her gaze to Daphne.

"To be honest, I find all of this quite boring."

“Is that so? That suits me perfectly. Thank you, Miss Ivina.”

"Can I say a few words too?" Ivina said with dissatisfaction in her eyes. No matter what, she was going to say the complaints she couldn't voice in her previous life.

"Ah? Yes, of course."

"I was born with the ability of bloodlust from a young age. Anything that gets close to me will be devoured by me when I lose control."

So my mother died, and from the day I was born, I was the one who killed my mother.

Even so, my father was still willing to support me.

It's actually quite funny. What's the real truth?

The truth is, when I was a child, he smashed me, threw me from a great height like a toy, slashed my body wildly with a knife, and verbally abused and insulted me, using me as a tool to vent his emotions after my mother's death.

But in the end, as I grew up and learned to speak, he increasingly felt that I was also a person, and even with the ominous signs, he finally realized that it wasn't my fault.

Moreover, because his strength far surpasses mine, I could never kill him with [Bloodlust].

So, in return, he treated me well, gave me things, and made sure I was taken care of.

Because this is his deceased wife's only bloodline, isn't it?

"...I've heard about these things, Miss Ivina. I pity you just as much."

"Let's not talk about how pitiful she is." Ivina shook her head and continued:

"But what difference does it make? From the very beginning of my life, I've had no value whatsoever, so..."

At that moment, Ivina smiled;

Her smile, like flowers blooming in the moonlight, was tinged with the tenderness of cherry blossoms, so clean and pure.

But... it is also endless, an endless accumulation of pressure, and finally, a sense of relief.

"Could you give me just one more minute to recall something?"

“Of course,” Daphne nodded.

Ivina looked up at the bright moon, which resembled a full moon, and understood that this time, the lonely cat should choose the third possibility.

Yes,

Why did she insist on having the Knight save her? Why did she insist on having Cecilia save her, and then become a vessel for her?

She always had one more option.

That is--

It would be better to just die.

As long as she dies directly, her death will not become a calamity, nor will it cause other people to die because of her.

Ultimately, she agreed to become Cecilia's vessel simply because she didn't care about her own life or death.

But when you think about it carefully, isn't it a bad thing at all?

After all, even though she was destined for hell, she couldn't afford to add even the slightest bit of sin to her life...

The thoughts of suicide of innocent children are always the purest.

They clearly hated their own lives and were hated by life itself, yet they still didn't want anyone to die in front of them, and they didn't want anyone to die because of them.

A simple, yet laughable idea...

tick, tick-

One second, two seconds...

As time passed, she placed her last glimmer of hope here.

She may be denying it vehemently, but isn't that the truth?

The proud and aloof girl would never admit that she wanted a knight to save her.

But what is the truth?

She gave that possibility again, a one-minute chance, and continued to wait.

can.

Time is up.

Even this time, no one came.

Even if he appeared by chance, even if he happened to be here, he still didn't come.

It's funny, she remembers, he actually lived in the next few rooms, right?

Even at such a close distance... at such a close distance, that "accident" still didn't happen.

That's true, that's true... If there's no expectation, then there's no way to exist.

Gradually, her breathing became erratic, and her nose became congested.

She gazed at the moon, and the tears in her eyes were shimmering.

cry……?

what?

I actually cried because I was so sad?

She stretched out her finger in disbelief and gently rubbed her eyes.

So, no matter what you've been through, if you had to go through it all again, you'd still be heartbroken?

Tears became increasingly uncontrollable, and she bit her tongue hard with her little tiger teeth, trying to calm herself down.

No matter how hard she tried to control it, she couldn't stop. Her face grew increasingly tearful, and her breathing became uncontrollable with each sob.

The frail girl was completely defenseless at this moment—

Even with tears in her eyes, she still forced a smile:

"I'm a little sad, Daphne."

"Time has come, Miss Ivina. You have one last thing to say."

Ivina smiled.

"Hmm... since we're going to die anyway, it's not shameful, is it?"

"Yes, go ahead and say it."

Her face fell, her expression pained, and she cried out through clenched teeth:

Actually, I've always wanted to have a friend!

I've always wanted... a friend!

Why are you doing this to me? I didn't do anything wrong. I was just living, just living...!

The heart-wrenching cries made Daphne's dazed fingertips freeze—

In the end, she too calmed down.

"I'm sorry, Miss Ivina, I hope you will be happy in your next life."

She raised her spear and aimed it at Ivina's head—

Although she felt conflicted and filled with pity, she also understood—

Perhaps, only by piercing Ivina with the spear can Ivina truly be freed;

Ivina is worse off dead than alive now...

Concentrating power at the tip of the spear, terrifying magic surged wildly and coalesced into a sharp storm dagger!

"Everyone understands that death is a release from suffering."

A single sentence drifted from behind them, instantly stunning Daphne.

"Who is it—!"

She tried to turn around, but to her surprise, the figure had already slipped past her from behind and pressed close to her back.

"But I want you to live."

It was just a simple sentence, yet it severed all of this.

She was slightly dazed, and the moment her eyes saw everything clearly, she realized it was too late.

Because the seven dazzling [Magic Crystals], Felicity's greatest weapon, were now distorted and shimmering, and—

boom--! ! !

Chapter 37 Rhodes Gets Bitten

Boom boom boom—!

A surging, scorching current instantly engulfed the entire house, shattering all the windows!

If it weren't for the protection of the barrier, half of the Duke's mansion would probably have been blown to smithereens!

Above that terrifying heatwave, a figure darted out of the window—

At that moment, Rhodes, who was holding Ivina tightly with one hand, was thrown out of the window by the terrifying heat.

"Tsk..."

Rhodes's expression remained calm and composed, but the skin on his back scorched by the terrifying energy wave and the internal organs ruptured by the powerful shockwave were causing him excruciating pain, as if cut by a knife.

However, he had no time to worry about his injuries right now. He simply used [Listening to the Dragon's Song of Life LV.1] to barely maintain his health, keeping him hovering on the edge of falling and recovering, so that he wouldn't fall into a coma.

After all, the enemy is not yet dead.

He rolled over, turning his back to the ground, and held Ivina to his chest like a doll, then let them fall naturally—

This posture is not to resist the slight damage from the impact with the ground, but to face the pursuing enemies!

Yes, even after taking that terrifying blow, Daphne still didn't die!