Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough?

Chapter 136 It's okay, let's go together.

Chapter 137 It's okay, let's go together.

sorry?

It was quite rare to hear those three words come from Felicity's mouth.

But these are not the main points.

The inner turmoil left Natalie dizzy and disoriented.

What?

What is this?!

Felicity has fallen for Rod —?

This seemingly obvious thing, or something she often joked about, actually happened at this moment?

There's one thing that really proves Felicity's words are true, and it just happened: when Felicity told her this, she had already learned to avoid other people and pulled her into the room to talk alone.

Learning to conceal one's emotions, and even wanting her to calm down and think things through, are all genuine efforts.

But the question is, when did this happen?

In her past life, Felicity showed no signs of anything and remained the same dull and foolish person.

Although Felicity herself said that she grew and understood things after experiencing those things, the problem is that it's unrealistic for someone to reminisce about liking someone after they've died.

If you can't feel love when someone is by your side, it's even less likely to happen when you're apart.

Without the warmth and affection conveyed by the other person, what may arise are only longing and regret.

That's all, isn't it?

Could it be because of rebirth?

In the time since her rebirth, in just one or two weeks, Felicity has changed?

These are all wrong, absolutely all wrong —

Natalie shook her head gently, her pupils trembling.

She shook her head, not because she was shocked that Felicity had fallen for Rhodes.

Instead, a more real possibility began to grow within her—"That's not how it is, is it?" Natalie's figure was slender, the bottom of her priest's robe hanging to the ground, yet she still stood upright, gazing at Felicity.

"No, it's true." Felicity's pretty, fair face trembled slightly. "I really like it—"

"I'm not talking about whether it's true or false that you like Rhodes, but that you only realized it was a lie after being empress for three years."

"ah."

Felicity's amber eyes trembled, and she bit her lip lightly, her heart fluttering.

"You actually knew and understood all along, didn't you? It's just because of Lilith that you haven't dared to express yourself."

You're afraid of embarrassing Rhodes because of your own actions, and you're afraid that Lilith's attitude towards you will worsen after you tell the truth.

So, you've been hiding the truth all this time, right?

"Why ask these questions? These are unimportant—"

"No, it's very important."

Natalie took a step forward, leaping across the distance, and stood half a meter in front of Felicity.

Then, she reached out her hand. Felicity's heart pounded at that moment, and she immediately lowered her head, tightly closing her eyes, her little eyebrows furrowed, afraid that Natalie would hit her.

but----

The kind of pain she had imagined did not come, or rather, a different kind of pain appeared.

That's something Natalie loves to do—squeeze her face into a round shape like a pancake.

That's right, use both hands to pull on either side of her cheeks and then pull outwards.

As a result, her face naturally became a flat, round shape.

"Ouch—Na—Ugh." Felicity's muffled voice came out of her mouth, which sounded unclear because of the deformation of her mouth.

"If you like it, then like it." Natalie lowered her eyes, withdrew her hand, and then placed it on Felicity's head.

"To put it bluntly, I can only feel at ease when you're by Rhodes' side, or rather, when you're by both Rhodes and me."

"This is the best place for you to stay, or rather, there is nowhere else for you to stay."

"So whether you're here as a friend or in a more intimate way, it really doesn't make a difference, right?"

"To be honest, Hiti, you used to be much more troublesome. Even though you weren't taking up a spot, you always managed to barge into our conversations and successfully ruin the perfect atmosphere."

"So now that you're more sensible, I actually feel a little more at ease."

Felicity's body was limp; after hearing Natalie's words, she felt completely drained.

"Na, you're not angry?"

"How could I possibly be angry?"

"They're clearly good friends, but they have to interfere—"

"Weren't you worse than this before?"

That's actually how it is.

Although Felicity once claimed to have no concept of love, she always managed to do those incredibly adorable, naive things.

What action?

That would be the extraordinary act of suddenly intervening between the two of them when they were about to kiss, and thoughtfully asking, "What is the meaning of kissing?"

You said it was hard to hold back, and it really is.

The key is that you can't just drive Felicity away, otherwise she'll be unhappy all day with a tense look in her eyes and her eyebrows furrowed.

Ok.

These are certainly important, but the most important thing is this fact: the girl's light red hair swayed gently in the wind blowing in from the window behind her, like peach blossoms in early spring. At the same time, her eyes, like peach petals, were no longer the deep red color. She blinked lightly and smiled, "I am also your teacher."

"So, I'm happy that you've graduated."

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at the same time.

While Felicity and Natalie were being pulled inside to talk, Rod had naturally finished eating outside and was sitting on the sofa, leisurely reading books or daydreaming.

Rod was naturally curious about how Felicity had gotten in and spoken to Natalie, so he carefully listened to the sounds coming from inside the house, hoping there wouldn't be any arguments.

Fortunately, even after several minutes, he didn't hear any of the so-called argument.

He breathed a sigh of relief, stood up slightly, reached for the teacup, and put the tea leaves into it to steep.

Although it is the most basic method of brewing tea, it is convenient and comfortable.

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However, at that moment, as Cecilia lightly flipped through the book "The Epic of Human Heroes" in her hand, she inexplicably spoke up: "By the way, I happen to have some new information about our witch operation. Rhodes, would you like to hear it?"

Cecilia's voice was calm, yet it instantly captured everyone's attention. "What do you mean?"

"It means exactly what it says. We have a new plan for our operations. We can't just let you talk about your operations while I can't talk about mine, can I?"

Rhodes' eyes were fixed on Cecilia, his brows furrowing slightly.

lie?

Or is he really going to reveal information to repent and reform?

If Rhodes had any brains, he wouldn't have thought it would be the second one.

"Tell me about it?"

"What, aren't you afraid I'm lying?"

"We'll only know if what you're saying is true after we hear the whole thing, right?"

"Ah~ I'm being asked to tell you all these things, so there has to be some reward, right, darling?" Cecilia was still engrossed in the book in her hands, but she was still talking.

"Cecilia, I think you want to be controlled. Don't forget that your body is still bound by a contract."

"This little agreement is just for fun—but I did say I'd do something nice for you, didn't I just go out to buy some food, darling?"

"Okay, none of that matters. What matters is—your birthday."

Cecilia stopped what she was doing, and said in an unusually gentle tone, "In about five days, isn't that my and Ivina's birthday?"

"The coming-of-age ceremony was brought forward, so it's like my birthday didn't happen at all."

"I won't say anything—after all, if we wait that many more days, you won't be able to hold back."

"So, I'll treat this as an early birthday celebration. The day after tomorrow, let's go shopping together, and Ivina and I'll tell you about our plans. What do you think?"

"?" Ivina was slightly taken aback, not expecting that Cecilia would think of her when making a request.

Trying to ease tensions this way? Dream on.

Even when Cecilia betrayed her, she would still silently wish that this shadow could live a good life.

It was clear that her relationship with Cecilia had truly soured in the past two days, to the point that they couldn't even exchange a single word.

Now that things have come to this, the fact that she still includes me when she wants something in return is simply because she wants to get a little closer to me.

Atonement—it's completely unnecessary, and I wouldn't care anyway.

However, it would be nice to be able to get away from so many people and spend time with Rhodes.

"That's all?"

"Yes, that's all." Cecilia nodded, then smiled. "Don't you think it would be interesting? You could even go on a date with Phillips at the end."

"Ivina, what do you think?" Rhodes asked, looking at Ivina.

"I want to go out and play!" Ivina nodded vigorously, a look of joy on her face, and patted her thigh. "I've never been to Phillips before!"

"Alright, let's go out and have some fun together." Rod nodded indifferently.

Little things.

Or rather, regarding Ivina's birthday, he would definitely take her out to have some fun.

Because once we return to the capital, there will definitely be a lot of things to do, and it will be difficult to properly rest and enjoy a few days with everyone.

So, it's not a bad thing to bring Cecilia along and listen to some information that may not be accurate.

"Really—honey, do I even need to ask? She definitely wants to play."

Instead of making Ivina want to hit you even more, tell me whether the news you have is good or bad.

"How could the witch's actions possibly be good news for you, my dear?"

However, the conversation only lasted a few words.

Cecilia closed the book and glanced outside.

That's right.

The figure had already appeared at the door of the house.

dong dong dong-

A knock sounded on the door.

"I need to get down to business. I need to speak with Professor Merrick about the situation."

Rhodes immediately stood up, but quickly paused to think for a moment, then turned to Ivina and said, "If Felicity and the others start arguing, Ivina, remember to tell them to calm down."

After saying this, he finally left the house.

Starry Night Cafe

It was still that familiar seat, unchanged.

The only difference was that there were no students in the café this time, and even the waiters were hurriedly and hastily making coffee for the only two customers present.

Therefore, the coffee was served very quickly today, unlike last time when it arrived right after our conversation ended.

"Thank you." Rod nodded slightly to the waiter and took the coffee cup, taking a small sip.

Instantly, a warm current flowed directly into my stomach.

For places like this, coffee is actually one of the best beverage choices.

Ultimately, the medieval world was still too barren; even the most developed Linlank Empire was not enough, let alone other places.

And unsurprisingly—

Sitting in front of Rhodes at this moment was the elf Merrick, whose body appeared thin, whose eyes and eyebrows were long and narrow, and whose expression was arrogant.

Upon closer reflection, Phillips' problem has been resolved, which means that Professor Merrick has now transcended the timeline of his previous life and embarked on a completely new path.

Yes, a vibrant, half-crippled, seven-times-ascended elf—still possesses immense fighting power.

"Professor Merrick."

Rod greeted him politely as usual.

"I have a pretty good understanding of what's going on at the academy. I've spoken with those marine species on the edge of the coast."

"They all retreated?"

"Well, after all, their [god] personally gave the order, so they had no possibility of refusing."

Merrick paused.

She didn't like to say those words of praise, but it was undeniable that Rhodes had really done something big, and it was as if he had done it casually.

But how could Merrick not know what would happen if Rhodes failed?

The massacre of the academy's students is one thing, but the key issue is that the eastern part of the empire is constantly disturbed by the marine species, and Phillips has almost no peace.

At this moment, the person who avoided these problems was undoubtedly her student.

This monster, which had already been upgraded from zero to four levels of strength in less than half a month, was now a terrifying creature.

"Rhodes, well done."

As she spoke, she took out the five [Third-Order Linked Secret Scrolls] that had been agreed upon from her pocket.

This time, it's truly priceless.

Five link scrolls of third-tier soul divine seeds. Although it would be incredibly easy for Rhode to obtain them in his own country, this is the Linlank Empire, a place where soul divine seeds are extremely rare, and link scrolls are even rarer.

Rhodes accepted the five parchments with a sense of certainty.

His skills had already undergone an extremely terrifying improvement after being upgraded to level two, so what level he would reach after level three is something to look forward to.

"The military's merit points are also being prepared."

"Once you return to the capital, you'll have 2,100 points on your medal plaque, Captain Rhodes."