Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough?

Chapter 49 Hunting the Witch and the Witch Hunt

High platform.

"Did a bird fly away?" The witch, who was eating dessert, seemed to have caught a chill. After taking a couple of breaths, she shivered and came to her senses.

"Yes, Mr. Rhodes let him go," the Plague Witch said with a smile, revealing her sharp teeth.

"But don't worry about it, it's just a matter of reporting that they encountered a witch or something."

It's no wonder Cecilia chose this prey; it's something else entirely. Despite only having been upgraded twice, it can use the power of being upgraded three times.

Unfortunately, that's all it is.

There are only a few capable fighters in the Duke's mansion, and the only one who has advanced to the fourth rank is currently away from home.

Honestly, I really want to slaughter the Duke's mansion right now... I want to eat, I want to eat.

She pouted slightly, a hint of dissatisfaction in her eyes, and swung her legs in the air.

"Please wait a few more days until the coming-of-age ceremony, which gathers elites from all sides, arrives. Only then can we wipe out all the powerful and influential people in this area at once."

"At least we'll have to wait until tomorrow, because tomorrow... His Excellency the Duke, and many nobles, will be making their appearance ahead of schedule," the witch, who was eating dessert, advised.

Cang Wen said with dissatisfaction, "I know! Stop being so fussy... but I really want to go eat Mr. Rod's food."

"I want to see Cecilia's face contorted with rage as she watches her prey being dismembered. I want to savor the internal organs of those noble people, because they always have a lot of fat and like to scream before they die, 'Ahhh, I am so-and-so, a nobleman, don't kill me!'"

"Hahaha, this is so funny, don't you think?" The Plague Demoness burst into laughter, her eyes gradually becoming infatuated, her lips parted in a wide smile.

"Wow, it feels like I'll be going soon..."

"Please...have some self-respect."

The little witch sat beside her, too afraid to say anything.

The main reason is that she can't defeat Cangwen, so she doesn't dare to say it directly.

She pondered... if Lady Cecilia were to discover that her prey had been killed, then Lord Cangwen, you would surely be killed by her as well...

After all, there's a significant difference in strength between the two of you...

She shook her head, quickly dismissing the thought.

However, it's unlikely. So-called witches just move on to the next prey after losing one. Lady Cecilia might get angry for a moment, but she wouldn't kill Lady Cangwen.

"Hey...wait a minute." Suddenly, Cang Wen realized something, blinked, and looked at the little witch.

"You're saying the Duke will be coming tomorrow, and quite a few nobles will be coming too?"

"Yes, according to the schedule, tomorrow is the pre-coming-of-age ball, which is also a time for the nobles to exchange ideas and discuss matters in advance."

After all, the Duke couldn't possibly allow the nobles to actually discuss matters on his daughter's coming-of-age ceremony.

"Then why don't we just take action today, instead of waiting seven days?" Cang Wen asked, tilting his head in confusion.

"Eh~ that's how it is, but this was arranged by Lady Cecilia, wasn't it? You can ask Lady Cecilia..."

A malice flashed in the eyes of the Plague Demoness, and she sneered.

"No, I won't discuss it with her. After all, if I do, she might ruin my enjoyable hunt for her prey."

She suddenly clapped her hands excitedly:

"Kreiss, let's take action tomorrow! Let's use all the witches in our branch and wipe them out!"

"Think about it, even if we wait seven days, we can only catch a few hundred people at most, since we have limited manpower. Why waste time?"

"And, and, I really couldn't hold back anymore..."

A cold blue light flashed in her eyes. "I'm going to eat him!"

……

...

early morning.

As soon as Rod opened his eyes, he felt a constant knocking outside the house.

He looked into the distance and immediately saw Professor Merrick's little green bird pecking at the window.

He tried to get up, but felt his body was being held firmly in place.

Turning his head, he saw Ivina sleeping soundly, her arms wrapped around his waist.

When he came back late last night, he intended to sit down and sleep, but instead, he kept grumbling and saying things like, "I can't sleep if you don't come and sleep," so I forced him to roll into the bed with me.

So in the end, he really did become Ivina's body pillow...

The girl's body was soft and bouncy, and her nightgown was in disarray from a night of haphazard sleep.

Almost every time you wear a nightgown, you'll inevitably face two problems—

First, the shoulder strap slipped down; second, the nightgown rolled up.

And Ivina is in that state right now.

The slipping shoulder strap revealed the elegant curve of her collarbone in the sunlight, which, combined with her snow-white skin, was simply unfair.

The worst part was that Rod was still wrapped around her thigh;

This brings us to the issue of nightgowns being rolled up...

The girl's skin pressed intimately against his body, which was indeed stirring his heart.

She exuded a youthful fragrance, and Rod, gazing at her sleeping face, was somewhat dazed.

Unlike Felicity's routine, there's no denying that... the novelty is certainly exciting enough.

broken.

Why do I feel like my aesthetic sense has actually become a little childish?

Seriously? You're actually a bit of a lolicon? I'm kidding!

His cheek twitched, and he quickly pried Ivina's wrist off, then got out of bed.

"Damn it..." he muttered, and after confirming that Ivina hadn't regained her senses because of his departure, he went to the window.

He opened the window and then took the messenger.

In an instant, a sentence caught Rhodes's eye—

Come find me in the central garden.

This was a message from Professor Merrick, a very simple sentence that gave Rhodes complete confidence.

There was no way around it; Merrick's strength was absolutely overwhelming against Phillips.

He splashed water on his face twice to clear his head, then dried it off immediately. He walked to the door and carefully opened it.

He stepped out of the room first, then turned around and closed the door.

but--

For a moment, he was slightly taken aback.

Because Lilith also came out of the room.

Lilith's outfit remained the same as before, simple and based on blue.

But Rod felt that something was slightly off.

Clearly, the state of her eyes was different from how terrible they looked a couple of days ago.

Her azure eyes remained as calm as the sea, yet they naturally exuded an aura.

After Rhodes carefully considered the differences, he finally realized that this aura was called "confidence".

Yes, Lilith is exceptionally confident today...

"Good morning, Lilith." Rhodes nodded.

"Good morning. I failed to protect you last night. I broke my promise. I'm sorry."

Lilith spoke in a cool, clear voice.

Rhodes' eyes narrowed slightly.

Sure enough, she seemed to have returned to normal.