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

When Rhodes returned to the party.

The party is coming to an end.

"teacher."

Ange greeted Rod, glancing at the pumpkin head next to Rod out of the corner of her eye.

His expression immediately turned extremely cold.

Rod felt ashamed.

But she still forced herself to remain calm and had Pumpkin Head sit next to her.

"Professor Rhodes, you found a substitute for me so quickly. Wait, so I was the meal replacement all along?"

The witch also joined in the fun at some point.

She looked up at the pumpkin head, and with a flash of the six-pointed star in her pupils, she saw through Luna herself hidden inside.

"It seems the ghost incident at the academy is over."

The witch said meaningfully.

Looking at the gala stage, the best performer of this year's Witch Festival has been chosen.

The champion is a bald monster with no skin, no lips, and almost no nose.

With that, the Witch Festival celebrations came to a successful close.

……

Everyone left the party.

When Rod arrived, he was accompanied by two women on either side of him.

He's gone now, but he's still accompanied by two women.

Unlike the lively atmosphere when they arrived, the current atmosphere felt dull and awkward.

The three of them did not exchange a single word until they returned to the mansion.

"Prepare an extra guest room for me."

Rhodes instructed the maid who came in to greet him.

"Teacher, I'm going back to my room now. Goodnight."

Ange gave Rod a slight bow, then went straight back to her room.

Rod watched Ange's departing figure, then looked at Luna, who remained silent to the side.

In the past, Luna would definitely have expressed her dissatisfaction with Ange, but times have changed. Feeling guilty, Luna could only remain silent and endure Ange's disregard.

Rhodes didn't have any good solutions to this either.

Although the conflict between Ange and Luna stemmed from the script that led to his death at Luna's hands.

But if he gets involved, it will most likely be a fatal mistake.

Leaving it unchecked would violate his professional ethics as a teacher.

We can only try to find a roundabout way to handle it.

"Don't think too much about it. You should go back to your room early. You've stayed here before, so you know where your room is."

Rhodes said to Luna, who was standing there dumbfounded.

"I understand, thank you, teacher."

Luna nodded and then went straight to her room.

"..."

After sending his two disciples away, Rod went to wash up, changed into clean clothes, and went into his study.

There were also family matters that urgently needed to be dealt with on the desk.

Rhodes sat in his office chair, not in a hurry to deal with these matters, but instead glanced at the neatly stacked research materials beside him.

That was a research topic on soul magic that the witch had given him.

Rod hasn't started reading these materials yet.

Looking at these documents, Rhodes thought about the system's tasks.

During his time back, he gradually realized that this return was by no means a simple matter of the future.

The Hakimi system certainly won't let itself off so easily.

"Will I have to pay for my past actions...?"

Rod muttered to himself.

Anjie's obsession.

Luna's autism.

The Empress's split personality.

And the witch whose problems are not yet apparent.

Tracing back to the root cause of all these changes, it was his perfectly planned, suicidal exit on that rainy night.

"So this comeback is about getting their future back on track."

This is not difficult to deduce.

Moreover, based on the system's consistent behavior...

If you follow this path, you are very likely to uncover the truth of the world and ultimately achieve your goal of survival.

"It's like finishing a single line and then starting to walk a perfect, all-encompassing line."

For Rhodes, who is a perfectionist.

This is a task that cannot be refused.

……

Silent all night.

The next morning, Rod sat in the restaurant having breakfast.

Ange and Luna also arrived at the restaurant led by the maid and sat on either side of Rod.

but……

Rod looked at Luna's pumpkin head and was speechless.

Witchcraft Day is over, why are you still wearing a pumpkin head?

"I should have instructed the maid to prepare a change of clothes for you."

"No need, I like it this way."

Luna answered in a muffled voice.

"Tch, you know the enormity of your sins, so you're too ashamed to show your face. Perfect, I don't want to see your shameless face anyway."

Anjie made sarcastic remarks.

"..."

Luna remained silent, but tightened her grip on the cutlery in her hands slightly.

Rod glanced at the two of them almost imperceptibly.

Given his personality, he generally wouldn't allow others to wear outlandish clothes to the dinner table.

But this time he doesn't intend to intervene directly.

So throughout breakfast, Luna swallowed her anger the whole time, and Ange basically ignored her except for the beginning when she scolded Luna.

At this moment, Rod spoke to the two of them.

"I'm going back to the academy to discuss my reinstatement with the dean and to submit a report on the handling of the ghost incident."

When does the teacher plan to return to their post?

"It won't be this year. I need some time to sort out the information, so I'm applying to return to work next semester. I'm planning to take a long trip during this break."

As Rod spoke, he turned to look at Ange.

"I promised you I would go with you to the ends of the earth."

"teacher……"

Ange stared at Rod with wide eyes, deeply moved.

An eerie blush appeared on her face.

However, her face soon darkened again.

Then Rod spoke to Luna.

"Luna, you're going too."

"..."

Luna's pumpkin head jolted violently.

She raised her head slightly, somewhat incredulously.

"Can I go too?"

"Of course, you are also my disciple. It has been three years since we last met, so I must carefully examine your progress in your studies over these past few years."

"Teacher, I disagree!"

Anjie immediately expressed strong opposition.

"This is our agreement, why bring up the second person? She almost killed you, how can you forgive her so easily!"

"Since both you and Luna want to become my teaching assistants, it's essential to get to know each other beforehand."

Rod calmly explained.

This is a hurdle that must be overcome.

"Teacher, are you absolutely determined to let the second-place student join the research lab?"

"I said this many years ago: I encourage my students to start their own research labs. Even if they fail, it doesn't matter. My lab doors will always be open to them."

"..."

Anjie had no rebuttal.

Rhodes did say that, and he said it to her.

Rhodes initially rejected her application for teaching assistantship, but then, seeing her concerns, made this commitment to her.

"I will prove to my teacher that I am his best and most outstanding disciple."

Ange glared at Luna resentfully before sitting down again.

"..."

Rod calmly picked up his cup and took a sip of coffee.

He secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

We've finally taken the first step.

If Anjie showed strong resistance and refused to agree no matter what, then he would have truly exhausted all his options.

After all, it's the so-called perfect line.

But we must make everyone happy!