Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough?

Chapter 60 breaks with the past.

Same requirements.

This was the same request she made the first night back at the apartment.

She also stretched out her hands, stood on tiptoe, and said "sleepy".

Back then, he casually brushed it off with words—but things are clearly different now.

Thinking back, when was the last time Felicity made a request of him?

Not the second playthrough, but the first playthrough... Thinking about it carefully, even after returning to her roots and the hatred dissipated, it seems that she never acted coquettishly with him again.

"You can't always act cute." Rhodes lowered his head and looked at the girl.

Just this once.

"I can't do anything with you."

At that moment, Rod's strong figure stood in front of Felicity, and then he reached out and gently embraced her.

The girl was as soft as cotton; at least for the moment she was held in one's arms, the softness of her skin and her delicate fragrance were irresistible.

"Good night."

"Um……"

His shadow stretched long in the moonlight.

"Luo, how do you view Lilith now?" Felicity finally asked the question that terrified her.

However, she really needed to understand, and had to find out, all of this...

Rhodes gazed into the distance, his thoughts a jumble of emotions.

"It's hard to say, but at least I'll go and figure things out later."

"Yes, yes, you can think about everything yourself." Felicity remained completely compliant.

With just a little love, she was infinitely lenient with Rhodes.

The hug lasted only about ten seconds.

Rhodes loosened his grip, and Felicity didn't persist, nor did she take any further steps.

Because the girl had never been able to feel even a ray of sunshine before, she was already quite satisfied now, even with just a little bit.

Of course, this satisfaction will also grow stronger as desires arise, until she can no longer control herself.

Can,

At least, that's all the desire I have for now.

Felicity reached out and gently placed her hand on Rhode's face:

Goodnight, Luo.

"Okay, goodnight."

"Please don't get too close to Miss Ivina, okay?"

"Uh..." Rhodes was momentarily speechless, but quickly replied, "Don't overthink it, we're friends."

"Okay, go figure things out, then go to bed early."

Felicity smiled, then walked to her room and opened the door—

With a touch of reluctance in her heart, even after stepping through the door, she still turned back to look at Rhodes just before closing it:

"Really, really goodnight?"

Complete emotional exploitation.

Rhodes was quite certain that this was the attitude a loving young girl should display, not the initial Felicity.

"Hmm." He nodded gently. "If you don't close the door, I'll close it for you."

"No, I'll close it myself." Felicity didn't want to be turned away by Rod first, so she slammed the door shut—

The door closed.

After the girl disappeared, only Rhodes remained in the corridor.

To be honest, his thoughts are indeed a bit complicated right now.

Ultimately, whether it's a crisis or an emotional issue, everything needs to be handled properly.

Save those who must be saved, and avoid harming those who should not be harmed.

Then——

The time has come for the truth to be revealed.

Although it's almost certain that Lilith's memories are from the second timeline, he still needs to personally confirm this fact.

However, all he wanted to do was figure out whether Lilith's memories were from the second timeline; everything else was meaningless.

It's a very simple principle.

It's unnecessary.

It's a pity... We were so close in the past, but in the end, it was destined to end here.

if not?

Go and tell Lilith about the current situation, and continue following the route of the first playthrough?

Then because of her, he has to keep his distance from all women, not get too close to them, and make them all suffer for the rest of their lives.

Lilith has the strongest desire for control and is the least tolerant of others.

In his first playthrough, he sacrificed far too much to ensure the absolute level of affection he gained for that ending CG.

If he gets a definite answer and Lilith can actually express that she likes him, that would be fine.

Can……

Does she really like me?

Yes, he didn't want to fall into the anxiety of suspicion anymore, he didn't want to fall into the suspicion of whether Lilith liked him or not.

Especially in this life, when he truly became Rhodes and it wasn't just a game, he was even more unwilling.

I don't want to hurt those girls who truly have love, nor do I want to torture myself.

that is the truth.

In the first playthrough, Lilith will show him a very good emotional state and will also subtly indicate that she likes him.

But the story had clearly reached its end, and everyone had already congratulated them the day before their ascension to godhood.

Everyone teased and joked with Lilith, who shyly ran away and then ran back to snuggle up with him to sleep.

But in the end, the laughter and joy of the day before yesterday were instantly replaced by those three cold, unspoken words: "[END]".

Everything disappeared.

Even if this game is just a game, Rhodes still spent countless hours working towards this grand finale.

In the end, all you get is this ending where you are nothing.

That was just a game. Now, for Rhodes, his choice is a real matter concerning his future.

So, who cares whether she was sincere in the end?

Who knows if her behavior these past few days is because he no longer cares about her or revolves around her, and she's afraid that her divine status will disappear, so she's putting on a show for him?

And even if she is sincere, would anyone really like someone who can't even say "I love you" to their partner?

Rhodes understood all of this.

"I just want to ascend to godhood myself."

After that, when I had nothing to do, I could easily find someone who made me feel at ease.

and so……

That's enough for now.

His eyes narrowed slightly as he reached into his pocket and crumpled the amulet, which Lilith had carefully sewn, into a ball, as if—

It's like putting an end to the past.

Footsteps echoed down the corridor.

The short distance from here to Lilith's room door felt like a long way to Rhodes today.

Take it one step at a time, move forward step by step.

And in the end—

He stood at the door of Lilith's room, his figure pausing.

"Miss Lilith."

dong dong——

There was a knock on the door.