Zongman: The wrong person on the ground, double Shenwei at the beginning

Leila nodded naturally.

"right!"

"hateful--!!!"

Uskali knelt down in the snow with a thud, his hands facing the sky, his face covered in snowflakes, tears of jealousy streaming down his face.

"There really are men in this world who can do something like this! I'm so envious... no! It's so worthy of criticism!!!"

The armored knights behind him also broke down in tears, wailing in anguish.

"Damn it! The thought that some people in this world are actually living the life we ​​dream of fills me with hatred!"

"Damn it, it's one thing to be handsome, but to be surrounded by so many girls! Why does Mr. Rhodes always get all the good things in life?!"

"Waaaaah... It's okay! At least we still have Princess!"

However, at this moment, their princess was filled with curiosity about Rhodes and his friends.

Taluvi tilted his head curiously, his hands behind his back.

"I've heard that the chief god of Rhodes is a goddess named Hestia. So, from which god's kin do you come?"

Just as Lyra was about to speak, she was pulled down by Alexandra, who coughed lightly.

"Well, it seems necessary to introduce ourselves? Then let us give you a proper and detailed introduction!"

"Wait! Am I really going to say that incredibly embarrassing line here?! I'll die of embarrassment!"

"Oh my, it's rare that Rhodes specially had someone deliver these lines this morning. Even the goddess was moved to tears when she saw them!"

With the commanding presence of a leader, Alexie forcefully suppressed Lyra's attempt to escape, then instructed the flushed members behind her to strike a pose before raising her fist with a broad smile and shouting.

"We will fight the strong and help the weak! Occasionally, we will punish both sides! We pursue differential treatment, freedom and equality, and everything will be measured by the scales of justice!"

"His desire is for order, his thought is for smiles! The markings on his back are the sword and wings of justice!"

"we are--"

Despite their reluctance and shame, the others couldn't do anything about their idiot leader and joined in the shouting.

"—The Astrea Familia!!!"

Taluvi clapped excitedly and even ran into the crowd of Astrea's Familia to imitate them and strike a pose.

"Wow! I don't know why, but I feel so fired up!"

Only Uskali, brushing the snow off his knees and slowly rising from the ground, showed a moment of gloom upon hearing the word "justice," but quickly concealed his emotions.

Afterwards, the embarrassed Star Maidens learned that Taluvi had come to ask Rhodes to go out and have fun, and they all expressed their undisguised envy.

"Hey, Sister Alexie, everyone, can't we all go play together?"

Celty held her wand, a gentle smile on her face.

"If we all slack off, then who will maintain the peace of the city?"

Taluvi paused for a moment, looking at the girls with earnestness and admiration in her eyes, and sighed.

"Sacrificing your own happiness and daily life to maintain peace for everyone, you are truly great!"

Taluvi remained silent for a long time, his voice becoming somewhat low.

"But...don't you find it tiring?"

Maru looked at Rhodes as he walked out of the courtyard, her eyes filled with undisguised admiration.

"In the past, we did have thoughts of 'just giving up.' But... we were lucky to meet a silly guy who was willing to silently protect our innocent side~"

"Don't let our current situation fool you, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that we were all saved by that idiot!"

Taluvi looked up at the boy with a confident smile.

Were they saved...?

Iska tidied her wind-blown hair and began to speak.

"Alright, everyone, there will be other opportunities to play with your new friends later. But we've heard that a new instructor is coming, so we've come here specifically to train him."

Alexandra, hands on her hips, announced confidently.

"It's alright, my sense of justice will surely win over that instructor!"

The other girls also didn't show any serious expressions; they all looked relaxed.

Because they were completely unprepared for the Hestia Familia, and with those people being so united, they had no idea what kind of hell they were about to step into.

As she brushed past Rhodes, Alexie's smile faded, and she whispered something.

"Those guys are acting strange..."

Rod patted her on the shoulder and gave her a reassuring look.

"I know." 517

Upon hearing this, Alexie relaxed and followed the others towards the training ground.

Taking this opportunity, Rhodes spent 1000 wish points to directly condense Alisha's intuition into an entry and copy it over.

Unlike the Gluttonous King's combat intuition, Alisha's intuition tends to be the ability to suddenly perceive hidden real dangers without any connection, which is quite a useful ability.

Ryu barely escaped death because he was traveling with Rod.

"Huh? What's this? What a beautiful cat!"

Taluvi immediately noticed Alice nestled in Metaria's arms, and her eyes lit up instantly.

"Her name is Alice!"

The two girls, who had similar personalities, soon started chatting away, hand in hand, and headed towards the street.

Rhodes followed behind them with Ryu and Alphia.

Soon, Adi and Amid also gathered, and then... Riveria grabbed Ais by the back of her collar.

"You are..."

Riveria reluctantly put Ais down, who looked sleepy and was almost asleep.

"Perhaps because it was a rare opportunity to go out and have fun, Ais didn't sleep last night for the first time, and was still thinking about going to the dungeon early this morning."

Ais, curled up in a ball, muttered resentfully.

"Kill a few more monsters and I'll sober up."

Taluvi quietly peeked over and whispered in Ais's ear.

"Are dungeons fun?"

Ais didn't understand what "fun" meant. After thinking for a moment, she replied in her characteristic, emotionless voice.

"When I'm unhappy... I go to the dungeon to kill monsters... and I'll be happy when I come back."

"Oh, I see. Can I go play in the dungeon then?"

"No! Your Highness!!!"

Uskali and the armored knights shouted at the same time to stop her from having this dangerous idea.

Taluwi could only express his regret.

Alice did spark a lot of discussion, but apart from a slightly subtle expression on her face, everyone quickly accepted the fact that she was Rhodes' pet.

After that, everyone went shopping.

Taluvi and Metalia ran hand in hand into various shops, while Alphia and Ryu acted as their protectors.

Ais and Amid thought they wouldn't have much in common, but they unexpectedly started talking about the types of monsters in the dungeon.

Rhodes and Riveria followed leisurely behind them.

“I always have this feeling… that after we retire, we’ll be taking a bunch of kids out to play…” Rod said half-jokingly.

Upon hearing this, Rivera turned her head slightly and met a pair of eyes that were filled with a mischievous smile.

She subconsciously tucked a strand of her long, emerald-green hair behind her ear with an elegant movement.

“Kids in their rebellious phase aren’t always so cute.”

"So... has Riveria thought about what her child will be like in the future?"

"Well..."

The first image that popped into Riveria's mind was of a cute little girl with Rhodes's black hair and her own emerald green eyes, who was calling her "Mama" in a sweet, childish voice.

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Riveria's ears instantly turned a suspicious red, and she quickly suppressed her inexplicable excitement and unease, pretending to be calm as she spoke.

"I... I never even thought about that. Ais alone is already giving me a headache!"

Rhodes noticed Riveria's panic, which secretly relieved him.

It seems she did have that thought...

So he got straight to the point.

"If you have time, would Rivera like to travel with me?"

Upon hearing this, Rivera's beautiful emerald green eyes widened suddenly. After a moment of inner turmoil, she gently shook her head.

"My companions still need me..."

Perhaps fearing that Rhodes might misunderstand, Riveria immediately added another sentence, her voice barely audible.

"When I retire...no, when I get through this dark period! I...I'll have time...who knows!"

Rivera naturally understood the deeper meaning behind Rhodes' words.

Despite knowing that Rhodes was a complete womanizer, Riveria didn't have a particularly strong resistance.

She originally wanted to wait until she retired, but then she thought that Rod might be an old man by then, which would be very detrimental to a happy life!

So she quickly changed her tune.

Rod's eyes lit up, and he was immediately filled with motivation.

"We have no choice but to wipe out that group of dark factions as soon as possible!"

Rivera arched her eyebrows and red lips, unable to suppress a soft laugh. Her smile was like a gentle spring breeze, tender and beautiful, with a hint of shyness that only Rhodes could perceive.

"You bastard..."

The distance between the two people became imperceptibly closer, and their hands would occasionally "accidentally" touch each other while walking.

While taking the newcomer shopping, the time management master also managed to deepen his relationship with Riveria.

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As they passed a potato ball stand, the vendor was pleasantly surprised to recognize Rod.

He seemed to be an unlucky guy whom Rhodes had unintentionally saved.

Upon learning that everyone wanted to experience the atmosphere of the past Holy Night Festival, he didn't hesitate. He even abandoned his business and went to purchase materials on the spot to carefully make a "Snow White Creamy Potato Ball" limited edition from the past Holy Night Festival, which he presented to Rhodes with both hands.

Rod picked up a piece with a skewer, took a bite, nodded in satisfaction, and gave the stall owner a thumbs up.

Upon seeing this, the stall owner smiled genuinely with joy.

"Haha, I'm glad you're satisfied. This is one of the few things I can do for you!"

Taluvi looked at the regular-sized potato balls in her hand, pouted slightly, rolled her eyes, and then, like a happy little deer, trotted over to Rhodes' side.

"Mr. Rhodes, would you like to try something different?"

Her voice was soft and sweet, with a hint of coquetry, and her big, watery eyes blinked as she looked at Rod.

"I want to try Mr. Rod's potato balls! Here, in exchange, you can have some of mine!"

Rod did not refuse.

"Okay."

So, the two of them each stuck a fried potato ball on their skewer and simultaneously held it to each other's mouths.