Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

All I could see was a strand of silver hair and a lovely face;

At this moment, Ivina had already given in, and Rhodes could only feel Ivina's saliva still on his neck.

At this moment, the two of them looked at each other.

"Why did you agree?" Rod asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Your blood... is so full. It's already swollen after just a couple of bites. Why is that?" Ivina murmured, puzzled.

Leaving aside the fact that Rhodes could casually unlock the ocean of consciousness, and also the reason why Rhodes was able to directly project the [God of Souls] into her ocean of consciousness.

The real problem is—

Why is his blood so thick?

"Who knows?" Rhodes exhausted all his strength, and after several hundred more milliliters of blood were drained, he could no longer hold on.

"Rhodes, wait! Don't die!" Ivina suddenly realized that the most crucial thing now was Rhodes's life.

She was so anxious she was about to cry, and she frantically shook Rod's body.

"Stop shaking me, or I'll die!"

"Yes, I'm sorry..."

"Go quickly and call someone to take me home, and then bandage me up. I know you must have a lot to say to me slowly."

So, let's talk slowly after I've recovered, okay?

“…” Ivina’s fingertips trembled slightly, her heart gripped tightly by Rhodes’ words.

"I'll go right away!"

She quickly got up and ran from the back garden of the Duke's mansion to the front garden.

At this moment, as Rhodes looked at the moonlight in the sky, his eyelids felt increasingly heavy.

I can't sleep... If I sleep, my skills will be turned off, and I might really die.

However, the coldness in my body was definitely real.

It's so painful, so incredibly painful...

But at that very moment, a voice rang out—

【Thank you.】

"Um--?"

For some reason, the moment he heard those words, he couldn't keep his eyelids open any longer.

I closed my eyes and fell asleep—

Chapter 40: Shared Perception Means You Kissed Me.

In Rhodes's room.

"It's alright, everyone." Felix, the Duke's physician, pulled off the last piece of gauze, wiped away his sweat, and finally finished bandaging Rhodes under the gazes of the group of girls.

As a [Destiny God Seed], he was more than capable of fully recovering Rhodes' injuries.

Of course, the key point is:

"Lord Rhodes' injuries are indeed serious, but strangely enough, his body's healing ability is unexpectedly strong."

"So, despite the bleeding, internal organ damage, and severe burns on his back, he is still full of life, so there's nothing to worry about."

Upon hearing this, the young girls standing beside him, as well as the Duchess, all breathed a sigh of relief.

Not to mention the young girls, even the Duchess was terrified.

Rhodes's status is special; if he were to die in the Duke's mansion, her life would likely be in danger.

At this moment, the doctor put all the props into his box and bowed to the Duchess:

"Then, I'll take my leave."

“Yes, thank you, Mr. Felix,” the Duchess replied gracefully.

The door was opened, and then closed again.

At this moment, only they remained in place;

At that moment, Ivina squeezed in from a position away from the crowd.

That cute yet awkward face showed unease in front of so many people, but she still gritted her teeth and spoke:

"Can I have some time alone with him?"

Felicity's amber eyes looked at Ivina.

"Why?" Felicity asked softly.

"He was seriously injured because of me, so I should stay here and watch over him."

“This is not a reason for you to drive us away, Miss Ivina.” Felicity shook her head.

"me……"

“But I understand what you mean.” Felicity suddenly interrupted her. “You must have a lot to say to Rhodes.”

"He saved you, but was seriously injured in the process. I could also see the conflicting emotions in Miss Ivina's eyes. So..."

Felicity added gently, "I'll let you stay with him for a while, though. Well then, I'll be leaving now."

Felicity nodded to Ivina, and at the same time reached out and took Lilith's hand:

"Let's go, Miss Lilith."

"..."

Lilith did not move.

She just stared at Rod on the bed, frozen in place, biting her lip hard.

She wouldn't be so foolish as to shift the blame to Ivina, after all, Rhodes's mission was essentially to protect Ivina.

So Rhodes did a great job; the only one who didn't do a good job was her.

At this moment, a surge of resentment and self-blame welled up within me...

Why did she let Rod get hurt?

Even when Rhodes said, "Don't follow me, I have things to handle myself," it was all the same to her.

She failed in her duty to protect Rhodes, even though it was something she and Rhodes had agreed upon.

Mingming, she had said that this time she would make sure Rod was alright. Mingming had promised herself that she would muster up the courage to do things she couldn't do before.

Time and time again...

She shouldn't be so useless...

"I...don't want to leave." Lilith actually spoke her true feelings;

Felicity's pupils contracted slightly, and her heart skipped a beat at Lilith's emotionally charged words.

Even so—

"Let Miss Ivina vent her emotions first." She held Lilith's hand, her stance clear.

What she was really saying to Lilith was, "Rhodes' goal is to build a good relationship with Ivina. Now that we have this opportunity, we have to leave."

"..." Lilith pursed her lips, finally giving up.

That's true, in the end...

No matter how she tried to act while Rod was still asleep, it was ultimately useless.

Her usually indifferent face now showed a hint of dejection as she followed Felicity out of the house.

“Ivina…” the Duchess began hesitantly.

“I understand, Mother Gina Viv.” Ivina took a chair, placed it at the head of Rhodes’ bed, smoothed her skirt, and sat down.

"Hmm..." Seeing this, the Duchess said no more.

No matter how much she worries or thinks about something, it's never as clear as the thoughts of a young person.

She walked to the door, turned to look into the house, but after a moment's hesitation, she closed the door.

Katz—

The sound of the wooden door opening echoed, and then there was no one else in the entire space.

There were only Rod and Ivina.

In an instant, she finally relaxed, and her crimson single eye stared at Rhodes with a complicated expression.

She reached out her hand, her fingertips carefully touching the skin of Rhodes' palm.

After sensing that the bloodlust within her body had not flared up, she cautiously touched her more.

Touching Rhodes's hand only intensified her inner turmoil.

"There are no more symptoms of bloodlust because I was just fed."

"You slut who's obsessed with lolis insisted on saving me, and now you're hurt? Serves you right... I already told you, I don't need anyone to save me..."

She kept her head down, wanting to say something, but in the end, the words stuck in her throat, and she fell silent again.

The wind blew in again in an instant.

That graceful figure sat on the windowsill once again.

is her.

Cecilia.

"Congratulations, your dream has come true." Cecilia said with a slight smile, resting her chin on her hand.

Ivina did not respond to Cecilia, but kept her mouth tightly shut, showing no intention of replying.

"I'm talking to you, my dear sister."

"I don't want to talk to you."