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

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

For the past five days, Rod has been engaged in a power struggle with Ange.

After a series of negotiations and equivalent exchanges, Rhodes was locked in a small dark room for the first three days, but was finally able to leave the dark room and move around in the underground secret research room for the last two days.

Anjie's mental state is also improving day by day.

That morbid attachment gradually disappeared, which put Rodan at ease.

As for what price was paid during that period.

All Rod could say was that at least the bottom line had been held.

"Teacher, you only need to stay with me for a hundred days, why won't you agree?"

"You can leave with me; you don't need to stay here."

"Are you so eager to leave here and meet other women?"

"I just want to accompany you to the ends of the earth."

Rhodes used his trump card.

This is Anjie's wish, hinted at in the system task.

The end of the world means something similar to traveling around the world.

"..."

Unsurprisingly, Ange fell silent after hearing Rod's words.

"How did the teacher know about this?"

She couldn't help but ask.

"I will tell you when the time is right."

Rod answered.

The main strategy is to stall for time.

We can't exactly tell Anjie that he guessed it from the system tasks, can we?

Anjie stopped asking questions after hearing this.

……

Rod straightened his appearance, smoothed out the wrinkles in his clothes, and left the underground research lab with Ange.

Stepping out of the research lab, a deserted wilderness came into view.

It was a long time since I'd seen a clear sky and felt the warmth of the sun.

Rod was in a good mood.

This is the kind of comeback he wanted.

What kind of thing is it to be locked up in a dark and sunless dungeon?

"Teacher, where are you planning to go now?"

Ange skillfully took Rod's arm, as if asserting her dominance.

After dressing up and shedding her student-era naiveté, she put on a carefully prepared dress and stood next to Rod, looking more like a couple than teacher and student.

"..."

Rhodes felt that the scene was strangely familiar.

He had already decided on his next destination.

"I need to go back to the imperial capital first."

In the past few days, Rod learned a lot about the outside world from Angela.

Shortly after he was assassinated by Luna, an organization called the Advent Society emerged and caused numerous disasters around the world.

Over the past three years, countries have been making every effort to recruit talent to counter the Advent Society, with the Golden Generation being the most active.

The so-called Golden Generation actually refers to the class of genius students that Professor Rhodes was in charge of.

With the support of various nations, the Golden Generation thwarted many of the Advent Society's conspiracies.

Today, the Advent Church is on the verge of extinction.

"Luna should be among them."

"Does the teacher care about Luna that much? It's always been like this, always giving her extra attention. Don't forget, that second-place student almost killed the teacher."

Anjie said softly.

His words carried a chillingly dangerous undertone.

Rod felt ashamed.

His face remained expressionless.

"I told you, this time I'm going back to the imperial capital."

Although no one cares, it must be reiterated that Rhodes is the sole heir of a fallen family and has dedicated his life to revitalizing the family.

His family lived in the imperial capital, and now that he had been brought back to life, he naturally wanted to go back to his family to check on things.

You can also meet some acquaintances you met while playing the villain.

……

Returning to the imperial capital is not difficult.

Simply go to the nearest major city, and then you can take a train all the way to the capital.

However, Rhodes did not go directly to the capital. Instead, in order to fulfill Ange's wish, he first took a detour to participate in the Flower City's celebration, and then went to the Water City to watch the Sea God Festival.

It wasn't until half a month later that they returned to the capital.

Stepping off the train and onto the ground of the capital, Rhodes gazed at the city before him.

Dead memories are revived in the heart.

Three years have passed, and the imperial capital remains prosperous, almost unchanged.

Rod straightened his clothes again, started walking, and led Ange toward the former mansion.

The two of them stood out from the crowd as they walked down the street.

Many people were drawn to Rhodes's arrogant demeanor and were curious about his identity.

A very small number of people looked surprised when they saw Rhodes.

They may have met Rhodes once, but they also know that Rhodes disappeared three years ago.

Seeing Rhodes again now, I'm almost unsure if I'm telling the truth.

"That's...Professor Rhodes?"

Rhodes walked along the familiar road for a long time before finally returning to the gate of his own mansion.

I couldn't help but stop in my tracks.

His gaze was fixed on a certain spot.

In a daze, it felt as if I had returned to that rainy night.

Through his meticulous planning, Luna discovers evidence that he murdered the other person's parents, and then stabs him in the chest with a sword.

Even now, thinking back on it, my heart still aches.

"I'm back."

Rhodes turned his gaze to the mansion.

The mansion's gates were tightly shut, and one could peer inside through them.

I had expected a desolate and dilapidated scene.

However, Rod was surprised to find that there were almost no weeds or fallen leaves in the courtyard, indicating that someone was taking care of it.

That's what I was thinking.

The mansion door suddenly opened.

A steward with graying hair came out.

The moment he saw Rod and Angela standing at the door, he trembled violently, his eyes widening in disbelief, and he stood there dumbfounded.

"Master?!?"

"it's me."

Rhodes nodded.

He also recognized the other person as the old butler who had been in charge of managing the mansion's affairs.

"Master, Master, you're safe and sound, you're finally back..."

The old butler was so moved that tears welled up in his eyes, his whole body trembled, and he could barely speak.

God knows how he survived those three years without Rhodes.

The old butler disregarded etiquette and turned around to shout at the mansion behind him.

"Master is back! Come out and greet him at once!"

In an instant, the entire mansion erupted in chaos.

……

Rod and Ange entered the mansion almost entirely surrounded by servants.

After an hour-long welcome dinner, Rhodes sat in the main seat, listening to the old butler and head maid recount the family's situation over the past three years.

Rod's disappearance had a huge impact on the entire family.

The collateral branches that had originally relied on him rebelled one after another, and even tried to seize Rhodes's property.

Fortunately, Rhodes had once served as the Empress's tutor, so the collateral branches dared not go too far, which barely saved Rhodes's fortune.

After that, the old butler and head maid relied on the family property left by Rhodes to keep the mansion running until Rhodes returned.

"I knew it, Master would come back safely."

The old housekeeper, overcome with emotion, wiped away tears.

The head maid standing nearby was also weeping, covering her face.

"..."

Rod watched the two of them weeping and grieving, feeling utterly speechless.

He had no idea that he had such a high level of popularity.

For a moment, I didn't know what to say.

"By the way, sir, who is this young lady?"

The old butler suddenly remembered that besides Rod, there was another guest.

"This is An Jie, my student at the Imperial Academy. She will probably be staying here for a while."

Rod explained.

"I see. I'll arrange a guest room for Miss Anjie right away."

The head maid bowed to Anjie and then went to prepare a guest room for her.

The old butler continued to respectfully inquire of Rhodes.

"My lord, you disappeared three years ago. Her Majesty the Empress sent people to search for you. Now that you have returned, should we inform Her Majesty...?"

"No need. She should have known from the moment I returned."

Rhodes shook his head.

Based on his understanding of the Empress, he knew she had spies throughout the capital; it was impossible for her not to know about his return.

She may have even received the news as early as when Rhodes and Ange entered the Empire.

The thought of going to the palace to face the Empress was unbearable.

Rodton had a headache.