Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

I'm hungry.

She turned her head and looked at Rhodes, her eyes filled with malice.

It's all his fault for causing me to accidentally enter a state of fear.

In fact, this is the case.

Once she falls into a state of desire, her craving for blood intensifies.

Or, in other words, her desires could be very strong if she lacked blood for a long time.

This is why she needs to use other consciousnesses to protect herself... after all, Cecilia can't handle this kind of long-term need.

Okay, anyway—

"what!"

Ivina pounced on him, biting down on Rhodes' shoulder and gulping down his blood.

"What do you mean?" Rhodes didn't understand, but didn't react much. "Are you hungry?"

"Coo coo coo." Ivina's little fangs were poking into Rhodes's shoulder, and she could only make a few random sounds to express her dissatisfaction.

But after only a couple of sips, Ivina was too full to drink anymore.

Even though she still harbored resentment and wanted to drain Rhodes dry, she simply couldn't do it.

"How did you get stronger again?"

"Hiss... just this little bit?" Rhodes was also puzzled.

This time, Ivina was full after drinking less than 100 milliliters, which is too little.

"..." Ivina turned her head away, picked up a pillow and angrily threw it at Rhodes, "I'm not playing with you anymore, I'm going to sleep!"

"Wasn't it you who suddenly drank my blood?"

"You're the one who suddenly said you wanted to do it with me from now on, right?" Ivina retorted, blushing.

"Oh, I was wrong."

"Humph."

Ivina went back to her bed, pulled the blanket over her head, and disappeared without a trace.

Goodnight, Ivina.

Rhodes uttered his last words, but his mind was already deep in thought.

How exactly is he going to make Ivina truly trust him within a single day?

Yes, it's obviously extremely difficult to get Ivina to successfully complete her coming-of-age ceremony, max out her affection level, and unlock special CGs all within a single day.

Rhodes was thinking about how to pass this help on to Ivina.

But in the end, he didn't realize that no matter how much help he tried to give Ivina, it would be useless.

After all, as long as the truth that she is Cecilia's [original form] remains unrevealed, she won't have the courage to do it...

Why is there a new girl appearing in Chapter 75?

The next day.

The Duke's mansion has undergone some unusual changes.

At Ivina's request, the Duke readily agreed and expedited the preparations for the estate.

Rather, he was already overjoyed the moment Ivina said she wanted to attend her coming-of-age ceremony.

Therefore, although the nobles were scattered in various places, the servants of the Duke's mansion all sprang into action, hurriedly speeding up the progress of their tasks.

Unfortunately, in the end, the Duke still told Ivina one fact—

That means no matter how fast it is, it will take at least two days to complete the setup in one day; it is still too difficult.

In the library.

Rhodes sat on the high shelf, fiddling with books in his hand. He picked one up, glanced at it casually, and said to Ivina below:

"Two days is fine, don't be too anxious."

"Perfect timing. I'll read some books today, and then go pick out a nice dress for you tonight. Tomorrow I'll teach you some dance steps."

"Okay, okay... stop being so fussy." Ivina replied casually, engrossed in her search for the storybook.

She had told Rod a short part of the story last time, and she herself was a little curious about the details of the so-called deep-sea rescue of fishermen.

I don't usually read books...

The Duke's library was not small; at least tens of thousands of books were placed on shelves in various fields, enough to keep Ivina busy for quite a while.

At this moment, Felicity was also studying the so-called knowledge with a serious expression, but the knowledge she understood was quite difficult for others to grasp.

At the very least, someone as composed as Lilith, with her cold demeanor, is someone who can learn about sex without batting an eye.

Rod looked through the books in the library, but quickly found them uninteresting and climbed down the ladder.

"I'll be leaving for a bit; I have some things to take care of," Rhodes said simply to the two girls.

Felicity placed the book in front of her chest, her amber eyes blinking slightly. "Where...are you going?"

Rhodes turned to look at Felicity, remained silent for a long while, and then said:

“I want to bring some of my people from the capital to Phillips, so that I will feel safer when facing Cecilia.”

"Then, we can have them escort us back to the capital. It's about time we prepared to go back."

Felicity paused slightly, her expression momentarily taken aback.

Her fingertips tightened around the hem of her dress. "Why?"

"In the first scenario, Ivina plans to bring forward her coming-of-age ceremony. If this successfully thwarts Cecilia's plan, then there is a certain probability that she will evacuate Phillips."

"And if she leaves, then we should naturally go back as well."

"Of course, if she's not satisfied and wants to go against us and annoy us even after her coming-of-age ceremony is disrupted, then we should go back to the academy to get stronger before returning to the capital."

"If that's the case, then the people we brought from the capital can naturally take care of Cecilia. Even if we can't kill her, we can force her to retreat."

"So, this is a win-win situation."

Rhodes understood that Cecilia was not normally killable.

She possesses numerous clones and the terrifying talent of a "Fallen Demon God," so the only thing he can do for Phillips is to kill all her teammates here, making her voluntarily abandon her plan to establish a base in Phillips.

When the king is left with only one piece, she will naturally back down.

Therefore, instead of slowly playing a game with her here and figuring out a strategy, it would be better to just let the Empire suppress her.

After all, he is still not strong enough, and he urgently needs to become stronger...

The progress of ascension cannot be achieved in an instant, nor can it be achieved by immediately fusing with the next divine seed to become stronger. Becoming stronger step by step is the correct path.

"So, Luo, do you want the royal family to help, or do you want the church to handle this?"

Rhodes responded:

"The capital of Linlan is in a state of chaos right now, and the military is too busy to deal with the sudden appearance of high-level ascended demons in the area."

"Not to mention those conflict-ridden northern regions, other countries have already begun to stir, so the royal family basically has no strong figures who can support this distant city."

"If there's anyone who could spare the time and energy to help us solve our problems at a time like this... the only one would be the Church."

Felicity's words caught in her throat, but in the end, she nodded...

"Yes, I understand." She paused slightly before forcing a smile. "I'm kind of looking forward to it. It's been so long since I've seen Natalie. She must be very free and happy now, right?"

Natalie Flora.

She has long, light red hair, often carries a white staff, and wears light white robes. As the High Priestess of the Church, she performs numerous duties and tasks.

However, she is also the healer among Rhodes and his group. She is a special being blessed by the [God of Fate] twice. Her current strength is that of a third-level advanced being, but... she will soon be a fourth-level advanced being.

She is also a mutual friend of Rhodes and Felicity, whom they met when they were studying in the capital. She is a young priestess who enjoys using image magic to record her life.

Therefore, Rhodes often called her Little Priestess, but of course... people preferred to call her—the Church Saintess.

“She probably won’t be able to come, after all, isn’t she busy with her fourth ascension? So it’s more likely that the priests and clergy will come.” Rhodes shook his head, changing the subject.

Like I said, talking about other girls in front of a girl is really too much trouble.

“Oh, right.” Felicity nodded slightly, picking up the book in her hand again. “Well, I need to continue studying so I can practice tonight. You can go ahead and do your work.”

Felicity's eyes gleamed with a fighting spirit; clearly, she had already prepared to confront Natalie.

After all, Natalie is the one who has a crush on Rhodes.

Taking advantage of these two nights... she could indulge her desires to the fullest.

But Rod took two steps back.

Is what you're learning something you can actually put into practice?

Oh no, is it coming for me?

Rhodes felt a little flustered, but he managed to calm himself down.

It doesn't matter anymore... Now that things have come to this, what is there to fear?

He nodded directly. "I'll leave first. Ivina, try being alone with Felicity in the library and see if anything unusual happens."

“I understand,” Ivina replied softly, turning the pages of her book.

but……

Her light brown, fluffy boots twitched unconsciously beneath her feet, and a look of dejection crossed her face.

She had just overheard Felicity and Rod's conversation...

As expected, Cecilia is a bad person.

A pang of indescribable pain flashed through her heart, but she also felt a strange unease about the whole story.

Because, according to them, even Felicity might be a reborn being...

So, there are so many people who have been reborn?