Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough

Love has been expressed, the story has been told, and everything has been entrusted to him.

A few days ago, she was too cowardly to speak of her own death, but now she is different.

It's not that I believe Rhodes would never abandon her, but rather that it wouldn't matter even if Rhodes were to abandon her.

Inner pain? Struggle?

Now that she is facing someone she truly loves, she has no reason to make him make a difficult choice.

Yes, she has now shifted from "thinking about herself" to "thinking about Rhodes".

So-called love can make people willing to sacrifice themselves to save others.

There's nothing to be afraid of anymore, and the truth must be told—

At that moment, Ivina stopped in her tracks.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Rhodes' eyes showed confusion.

Ivina bit her lip, the pain piercing her tongue and giving her eyes a resolute look.

"Rhodes, aren't you curious why one of my eyes is blind?"

"It doesn't matter... It's just one eye. There are so many disabled people in this world."

Ivina shook her head. "No. My eyes are not disabled. The reason I cover them is simply to conceal some things."

Rhodes' eyes narrowed slightly, and his heart skipped a beat.

He always harbored some peculiar thoughts, but he would never casually speculate about them—

He narrowed his eyes and asked softly:

"Concealment...?"

“Mm.” Ivina nodded gently.

"Actually, my right eye has never been blind. The reason it was tied up was because someone could see what I was doing through that eye."

"Tsk, saying too much is useless. I'll just show you once, and you'll understand."

A stubborn smile appeared on Ivina's lips:

"You won't go back on your word, will you?"

"What?"

"What I mean is, if I were a bad person or something, you would teach me properly and wouldn't abandon me."

Oops.

Rhodes felt increasingly that something was amiss.

He could sense that there must be some secret hidden in Ivina's eyes, otherwise she would never have repeatedly said, "If I were a bad person."

Yes, thinking back carefully, Ivina brought up this topic twice at night, and this time makes it the third time...

Normally, after such a perfect storyline, what should be presented to him now is a successful animation that will receive special CG.

The problem is, something's clearly not right now.

Why does something always go wrong whenever he tries to get a good story?

"I will never take back what I say."

“Alright.” Ivina nodded. “Hmph… I’ll reluctantly show you one. You’ll understand after just one look.”

Ivina reached out and traced the back of her head, gently tugging at the bow of the bandage.

Can--

click-

With a bang, all the lights in the banquet hall went out.

Whether it was light emitted through magic or the light of candles, it all vanished without a trace.

The scene instantly fell into a deathly silence and darkness.

A trembling panic flashed through Ivina's mind. She gritted her teeth and moved closer to Rhodes, trying to use the moonlight to reveal her hidden golden eyes, but it was all in vain...

"Snapped."

With just a strange clapping sound, Ivina froze on the spot, unable to move.

"Luo..." She tried to open her mouth to say something, but her body was forcibly controlled and she could not utter a single word.

At that moment, an elegant yet exhilarating violin melody rose from the highest platform at the front.

The powerful and forceful sound spread out like ink flowing from a painting, instantly igniting the passion of the entire stage!

The stench of blood wafted out, and the scarlet, turbid fluid surged wildly, turning the entire space into a pitch-black world.

At that moment, the sound of lights being turned on rang out.

In an instant, the light returned, but the person carrying the lantern was none other than the nearly one hundred witches standing on either side.

They now stood atop those high platforms that had appeared out of nowhere, looking down down at all the spectators.

At the same time, the strongest light shone down from the stage dome, bathing the girl at the very front like moonlight.

At this moment, her hands are frantically plucking the bow, her dancing steps rendering everything into a dark scene.

Yes.

All the witches descended in an instant.

Even before some nobles could react, he suddenly felt his chest being pierced through in a moment of confusion and disorientation—

With a soft "plop," blood splattered out instantly.

He felt his body grow cold, his breath began to tremble, and his lips felt cold.

"What, something..."

That was the witch's purpose.

Of the nobles present, kill 70%, and capture the remaining 30%, the most precious of them all.

"Enemy attack—!"

Chapter 101 An empty soul, dead at this moment (4k)

"Shh-"

Cecilia, standing on the high platform, slightly gestured with a finger for silence, and at the same time, the violin in her hand instantly turned to ashes and disappeared.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please be quiet and refrain from making noise. The stage is being set up, and you are merely spectators."

Instantly, upon hearing her words, all the guards reacted and looked at the nobles around them.

That's right...

At this moment, after killing several nobles, the witches did not begin a large-scale massacre. Instead, each witch held a knife to the back of a noble.

Nearly a hundred nobles in the audience were all taken hostage.

“You all know very well that if you make any rash moves, their heads will roll off.”

In an instant, everyone's expression turned to gritted teeth.

That was the truth. Even Horenad, a knight who had been promoted four times, could not possibly save the nobles from these witches in an instant. Therefore, at that moment, no one dared to make a move.

The situation is just like this hall corrupted by the fallen demon god; everything is under the control of the witch.

Breathing became difficult, and no one knew what the witch's purpose was...

Even Rhodes simply watched this scene, calmly waiting for Cecilia to continue.

He wasn't afraid of being threatened, because as long as Merrick released his aura, all the demons would be so terrified that they would wet themselves and become paralyzed, making the threat pointless.

But he really didn't understand why Cecilia would deliberately create such a quiet opportunity for conversation.

Did she want to chat with him? Or... was her surprise more than just a form of blackmail?

The unknown made Rhodes hold his breath, a sharp glint flashing in his starry eyes, his skills were ready.

tick, tick-

The pendulum rang, and at that moment, only Rhodes, Ivina, and Cecilia remained standing in the very center of the stage.

At that moment, Cecilia revealed her chilling smile, her eyes looking down at Rhodes:

"Alright, Rhodes, now that everyone in the audience has quieted down, here comes my surprise~"

"Snapped."

The drumbeats fell again, and in that instant, Rhodes felt the soft little hand he was holding vanish.

A flicker of surprise crossed his eyes, and he turned his head instantly, only to find that Ivina had vanished.

In the blink of an eye, Ivina appeared beside Cecilia—

Cecilia wrapped one arm around Ivina's shoulder, and with a flick of her other hand, a purple, gilded dagger appeared.

In an instant, she pressed the knife against Ivina's neck.

Ivina felt the coldness and stinging pain on her neck, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

At the same time, Cecilia gently blew warm breath into her ear:

“My dear sister, you are so naughty. You always want to do something on your own.”

"Well……!"

Ivina was still under control, so she could neither speak nor move, and could only force herself to let out two sobs.

Cecilia smiled, rested her head on Ivina's other shoulder, and looked at Rhodes:

"Darling, are you scared? The person who was in your hands a second ago is now in my hands."

"You'd better let her go now," Rod said, his voice tinged with anger.

At this moment, all the nobles were completely lost in thought as they listened to Cecilia and Rhodes' conversation.

Because they clearly heard Cecilia, the leader of the witches, call Rod [darling].