Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

It worked! ! !

Lilith's breathing became erratic, and her pale fingers involuntarily covered her face;

While I was having fun, my vision suddenly became blurry.

Tears welled up in her eyes, filling every inch of space. If she moved even slightly, the tears would drip onto the bed.

Huh? Why...?

Oh no, once I'm triggered, I completely lose control...

"Oh no, wait, don't..." the girl said in a panic, but it was no use.

Tears still fell.

In front of Rhodes, she couldn't control her emotions again.

Her eyes were wide open, and her face appeared calm, yet tears kept streaming down her face…

No, no, Rhodes will dislike me if I do that...

Control it quickly, hurry...

But the inner cry grew ever stronger, and in the end, it became even harder to suppress.

"what……"

Her nasal passages were blocked, and she could only breathe through her mouth, while tears streamed down her face...

Upon seeing this, Rhodes was initially taken aback, but then became even more certain that the events had unfolded much as he had predicted.

really.

Lilith is mostly indifferent, but she does cry sometimes.

Most of the time, it was only after enduring great battles or injustices that they could no longer bear it and would bury their tears in his arms.

But right now there's nothing there; he just agreed to look into her request.

Rhodes understood that only the most isolated and helpless person would cry when they received help, and even that person who cried was the most arrogant god.

In other words, his guess was correct; there really is a completely new threat.

This time, the story really did change because of some weird thing...

But what kind of threat could turn this proud goddess into this?

Rhodes felt increasingly that something strange was being revealed, and he could vaguely grasp a clue, but he couldn't figure it out.

He still pretended to be gentle:

"Don't cry, Miss Lilith. You can tell me what's wrong." He took a handkerchief out of his pocket and handed it to Lilith.

At this moment, Lilith did not take the handkerchief, but stubbornly tried to hold back her tears...

Seeing this, Rhode could tell that Lilith was still the same Lilith, and there was indeed no problem.

His eyes darkened, and he pried Lilith's hands open, then used his other hand to cover her eyes with a handkerchief—

Chapter 9 Enemy Attack

Lilith held the hot vegetable soup in both hands like a child, sipping it little by little.

She had wiped away her tears, but the redness in the corners of her eyes remained.

The two of them remained in their initial state, waiting for each other's emotions to subside.

After Lilith finished the last sip of hot soup, the warmth flowed through her stomach, and she felt so comfortable that she forgot about many things.

She put down the bowl, her eyes returning to their original pale, puppet-like, emotionless state. "Mr. Rhodes, I'm sorry, I didn't control my emotions."

"But... I really didn't mean to gain sympathy, it's just that recent events have been too much for me, and I really can't bear it..."

Lilith also found it incredible. Rhode had just wiped away her tears, so why didn't she want to cry anymore? She even felt a little happy...

However, after a long pause, she understood the reason.

To put it bluntly, all her abnormal behavior stemmed from seeing Rhodes again after countless years, having recovered from her madness.

Essentially, it was because she was too afraid and felt distant from the boy she once knew.

But now, that feeling of distance has vanished.

Well... because everything is still the same, even if there are some mistakes, it's still the same.

Rhodes is still Rhodes, with that same gentleness and justice, that same sensitivity that makes people feel safe.

“Alright,” Rhodes interrupted her. “For Miss Lilith, getting well is the most important thing, isn’t it?”

“Ah…” Lilith pursed her lips. “Yes.”

"So, your crying is because of something that happened to you recently? Is that related to your request to me?" Rhodes asked suspiciously.

“No…” Lilith shook her head, “The request and my crying have nothing to do with each other.”

Rhodes' eyes narrowed slightly, his train of thought interrupted once again.

What do you mean it has nothing to do with crying...?

He was getting a little irritated:

"So, what exactly is this commission? Can you tell me now?"

At that moment, Lilith nodded slightly.

She lifted the blanket, revealing her body, which was only covered by a few layers of lining.

She didn't care at all, she just sat on the bed, turned around and sat facing Rhodes, looking at him intently:

"In fact..."

Rhodes nodded intently and continued to listen to Lilith's words.

The crucial moment has arrived.

Rhodes' curiosity about the unknown began to intensify, and his eyes became extremely serious.

Lilith was about to use her calm after crying to reveal her purpose, but at that moment, something unexpected happened—

In an instant, a knock on the door interrupted everything.

dong dong——

It was a rhythmic knocking sound.

Thump thump—thump thump—

Is anyone there?

The girl's voice traveled through the door into the living room, and even Lilith and the others in their room could hear it clearly.

After all, her throat was as sharp as a fine-grit cutting machine, so sharp that Rhodes couldn't possibly miss it.

Suddenly, the entire house was permeated with a musty smell of demonic seeds, extremely damp, and breathing became suffocating.

"?" Rhodes frowned slightly.

Why did they have to arrive just when Lilith was about to mention her "request"...? Wait, who is it?

"Ok?"

Lilith and Rhodes both exclaimed in unison, then looked at each other in confusion.

"What the hell is that?" Rod asked, puzzled.

"I don't know." Lilith shook her head, pulled the blanket next to her over again, and wrapped it around her fair skin. "Clothes..."

"The clothes are over there, on the wardrobe rack on the left. Just pick any set you like."

Rod pointed to the location of the clothes and then stood up.

He looked at the clock.

It was 11:23 p.m.

During this time of the underworld... there are only two people who will come to his house.

One of the very few roommates who might suddenly return to live there is Felicity Calder.

The other one is the guy Rhodes was just told about a long time ago, but he still hasn't gone to see him yet—Rhodes' mentor, Merrick Sheffield.

Because of her conversation with Lilith, Merrick had already been stuck in Rhodes' office for an hour, so even if she came to Rhodes' room looking terrified, Rhodes could understand.

But clearly, the voice just now was neither of those.

An uninvited guest? Even in the academy, there are guys like this?

As Rhodes' mind began to delve deeper, he grasped the crucial information—

Thinking about it carefully, there really is such a thing.

In his previous life, after Rhodes was rescued by Lilith, he did not actually return to the house on his own.

After all, Lilith had entrusted him with finding a place to stay, so he naturally took Lilith to find a good hotel, and they ended up staying there that night.

But when he returned to the academy, he found that the buildings were in a mess.

Everything was smashed to pieces; glass windows, precious jewelry, and even the glass lamps hanging high in the air were all destroyed. It was a complete mess.

All that was left was this note: "Don't let me find you."

Rod still remembers the scene when he came back and saw his house destroyed, and fell silent.

But the matter was eventually dropped. Perhaps the guy was dead, or perhaps Rhodes became too powerful for her to confront. Whatever the possibility...

In other words, the guy knocking on the door right now is the thief?

And... she's actually a [witch] thief?

It was obvious that the power of the [Demon Seed] was lingering around his house, and Rhodes was 100% certain that the guy was just a free experience booster delivered to his doorstep.

However, the only problem is,

Was this guy sent by Cecilia to capture him, or was he one of those people who were unhappy with their lives and came to complain about class differences?

If Cecilia sent them, then things might be a bit more complicated.