Villain: After I died, all the heroines cried themselves to sleep.

Although there was no expression on her face.

But Rod felt genuinely happy when he saw Ange.

In his previous villainous roles, Ange was his prized student. Along with Luna, she served as his disciple and assistant, learning from him and spending several years with him, creating many fond memories.

Now that they've met again after so long, Anjie looks rather haggard, but otherwise she's perfectly fine.

Rhodes was finally relieved.

Everything went as he expected.

His death may have been a blow to them, but as if by destiny, they overcame the obstacles, emerged from the shadows, returned to the right path in life, and moved toward a bright future.

Then, Rod saw Ange excitedly rush into his arms.

She kept calling his name.

"..."

Rod looked at Ange in his arms, listened to her deep cries, and felt the increasing pressure on her.

I felt a little lost.

In his memory, Anjie was not this kind of impulsive person.

There have been times in the past when Anjie hugged me to express her gratitude, but her movements were always very gentle and subtle, unlike the rude and impolite manner she displayed now.

That's something only Luna would do.

"Teacher, are you thinking about other people?"

Anjie asked with a smile.

Just like when we said "Welcome back".

Despite his smile, Rod felt a profound sense of unease.

It made his scalp tingle.

However, he still maintained the demeanor of a chief professor.

"You're holding me too tightly."

Rod said slowly.

"Ah... I'm sorry, teacher, I was just too excited to see you again."

As Anjie spoke, she relaxed her grip slightly.

But as if she hadn't understood Rhodes's underlying hint, she still showed no sign of opening her arms.

Rod frowned slightly.

Has Anjie become rebellious after not seeing her for a while?

Rod had to raise his voice to finally get Angela to release her grip.

He quickly tidied his appearance, wanting to ask the other person what had happened while he was asleep.

Ange didn't rush to answer. Instead, she pulled Rod to sit on the edge of the bed, hugged Rod's arm affectionately, and nestled into her chest.

"Teacher, it's been three years... Three years have passed since that rainy night..."

Ange gazed at Rhodes with deep affection.

She reached out and stroked Rod's face while pouring out her longing for him.

She recounted the immense pain and despair she felt when she witnessed Rhodes being killed by Luna.

She recounted how she restored Rhodes' body, but was unable to awaken his soul, so she had no choice but to take Rhodes' body far away to find a way to awaken him.

She recounted how, over the past three years, she had traveled the world alone in an effort to awaken Rhodes, enduring countless failures along the way. It was only thanks to Rhodes's companionship that she was able to persevere until now.

But it was all worth it.

The moment I saw Rod awaken, all the bitterness transformed into ultimate sweetness.

It made her feel a happiness and joy that surpassed even heaven.

I am deeply immersed in it and cannot extricate myself.

"..."

Ange's gentle voice echoed in Rod's ears.

Rod listened calmly.

My heart was already in turmoil, a raging storm.

This plot isn't right!

He recalled that he had been a rigid and serious professor back then, treating everyone the same, and sometimes even being extremely strict and demanding due to his perfectionist obsession.

Why did Ange spend three years traveling all over the world, solely to revive herself?

Did Anjie really have such deep feelings for him?

Rod knew, of course, that Ange held a kind of admiration for him, but it was due to her being impressed by his knowledge and teaching, a student's yearning for his teacher.

According to his plan, a few years after graduation, Anjie's thinking will mature and her abilities will surpass his own, at which point that vague longing will also fade away.

But now it seems that it's not the same thing at all.

She not only did not let go of this longing, but instead it took root in her heart, growing wildly and becoming increasingly profound.

For the past three years, he has been obsessively searching for a way to bring the dead back to life, even while carrying his own body.

Isn't this a case of not getting over it at all?

Rhodes clutched his head in his heart.

He glanced at Anjie discreetly from the corner of his eye.

Anjie wore a cheerful smile, her cheeks flushed with a sickly redness.

"Teacher, you've just woken up and you're still very weak. I'll go prepare dinner for you first. You need to stay here and rest, and wait for me to come back, okay?"

Ange brought her soft lips close to Rod's ear and gently blew warm breath into his ear.

After saying that, she smiled and looked at Rod, then slowly backed to the door and reluctantly closed the iron gate.

Click.

A crisp sound.

The iron gate was locked again.

"..."

Rod tried to appear calm as he stared at the locked iron gate.

Why lock the door?

Is this considered imprisonment?

He lowered his head slightly, rested his hand on his chin, and pretended to be deep in thought.

He maintains his poker-faced image entirely through his personality.

In reality, he was already drenched in sweat.

Rhodes wasn't some slow-witted wooden man who could be burned as a tree.

He could see the deep emotion in Ange's eyes when she looked at him.

That was a strong possessiveness.

It was so intense it seemed capable of burning Rhodes to ashes.

Come to think of it, Luna seemed to be in a similar state that rainy night...

Thick and terrifying.

"Live on..."

Rhodes recalled one of the mission objectives of this system.

Considering Anjie's current emotional and mental state.

So it means to survive.

……

"Teacher, it's time for dinner."

Anjie brought dinner and went back into the room.

By this time, Rhodes had sorted out his thoughts and reverted to his former arrogant chief professor persona.

At least that's how it appears on the surface.

"teacher?"

"You should know that in the world of warlocks, resurrection of the dead is taboo."

Rhodes looked serious.

"And I broke the taboo, didn't I?"

Anjie answered first.

It seems they had already anticipated that Rhodes would say that.

She put down her plate and looked intently into Rod's eyes.

"I did indeed break the taboo of resurrection in order to awaken you, teacher. But the ritual was not completed, and you did not die at all, teacher; you simply fell into a deep sleep."

Ange frankly admitted that she had broken the taboo, but she ultimately failed to complete the ritual.

She merely awakened Rhodes from his slumber.

"Teacher, don't you believe me?"

No, you're not lying.

Rhodes shook his head.

A person cannot be brought back to life after death; his previous death can only be described as a "false death," not a true death.

Rhodes asked this question mainly as a simple test.

The result was pretty good.

"I knew you would believe me."

Anjie smiled happily.

She invited Rhodes to have dinner with her in the room.

Even in the secret room, Rhodes maintained the etiquette and demeanor of a noble family.

Ange, sitting opposite, kept staring at Rod.

"The teacher's aristocratic manners are so natural that I never get tired of watching them; it's truly enviable."

"..."

Rhodes did not reply.

He calmly finished his dinner, elegantly wiped his mouth, and looked directly at Anjie.

Escaping is not in his nature; it's time to confront him.

"How long do you plan to keep me locked up?"