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

Leave Sky City.

The journey of Rhodes and his companions did not end there.

They also traveled to the underworld, the final resting place of the living, to witness a ritual for the deceased to be reborn in the afterlife.

Rod explained the history and background of the ritual to Ange and Luna.

After listening, Ange expressed her understanding, and then continued to tug at Rod's sleeve.

Luna's mood was surprisingly somewhat depressed.

Afterwards, the three continued north and arrived at the world's highest city, Li City.

Licheng is located on the highest peak of the roof of the world, with an altitude that even surpasses that of Sky City. It is an ancient city built on a sea of ​​clouds.

Here, looking down, you can see a vast sea of ​​clouds beneath your feet.

Looking up, it seems as if you can touch the distant sky.

Unfortunately, they missed their chance and were unable to arrive in the city in advance to witness the once-in-a-century dreamlike meteor shower.

In the quiet night, only the bright moon hangs high in the sky.

Rhodes left the hotel alone and, unsurprisingly, saw Luna sitting on the edge of the cliff.

Luna had her back to Rhodes, her shoulders trembling and heaving.

"What are you doing?"

Rod spoke up.

Luna shuddered upon hearing Rod's voice.

"N-nothing!"

She frantically wiped her face.

Rhodes thought for a moment, then walked straight up to Luna.

He took out a clean and tidy handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Luna.

"Take it, but don't wipe it with your clothes."

"..."

Luna turned her head, glanced at Rod, and then at the handkerchief.

She hummed in agreement, took Rod's handkerchief, and wiped the tears from her face.

It took me a while to recover.

Luna looked down at the handkerchief and couldn't help but ask.

"Teacher, Anjie is right. Why are you still willing to accept me and forgive me after all the terrible things I did to you?"

"Because being killed by you is also my wish."

Rod answered.

Luna was taken aback by what she heard.

Rod didn't care. He continued to confront Luna, finally ending the misunderstanding from that rainy night three years ago.

"From the moment you became a student at the Imperial Academy, I knew your identity and that your goal was to take revenge on me."

"I don't care about that, because when I killed your parents, I was prepared to be killed by you."

"You don't need to feel guilty. Your revenge that rainy night was all part of my plan. The only thing I didn't expect was that I survived."

"..."

Luna's eyes widened when she learned the truth.

What Rod said had a significant impact on her.

She looked into Rhodes' eyes and saw no sign that he was lying.

"Why? Teacher, you saved me!"

"I don't want my disciples to be forever trapped in the hatred of the past."

"But if the teacher tells me the truth, how could I resent her? My parents joined the Advent Society only to use me for human experiments. If it weren't for the teacher, I might have died long ago..."

"..."

Wait, is there such a setting?

Rhodes was completely bewildered.

However, there was no record of this event in the fragments of fate he inherited.

All he remembers is brutally murdering Luna's parents.

"Regardless, the fact remains that I killed your parents, and you have every reason to seek revenge against me, and that will never change."

"teacher……"

"You should move on from your self-blame. I shouldn't have taught a weak disciple who was stuck in the past."

Rod stared intently at Luna.

"If you can't get rid of the guilt, then what you need to do is take action to make up for the guilt in your heart, instead of indifferently sinking into despair."

"..."

Luna stared blankly at Rod.

Soon after, she suddenly wiped away the tears from the corner of her eye, and her gaze became firm.

"Teacher, I understand! I will dedicate my life to making up for the mistakes I've made!"

"Hmph, that's more like it."

Rod snorted coldly.

A smile inadvertently appeared at the corner of his mouth.

……

The next day, the Luna of the past returned.

That's how it should be, that's for sure.

but……

"Second place, what are you doing?"

"I have decided to spend my life making up for my mistakes, so I will dedicate myself to my teacher and stay by his side."

"If you really had any self-awareness, you should leave your teacher and never appear in front of him again."

"That would just be running away, and I've stopped running away."

Ange and Luna, one on each side, clung tightly to Rod's arms and pulled him toward themselves.

"..."

Rhodes felt the tearing sensation coming from both sides.

For a moment, I felt utterly hopeless.

I was too happy too soon last night.

Why has the chaotic situation escalated?

……

Time flies.

More than a month has passed since the three of them started dating.

They finally returned to the imperial capital one day before early winter.

"I'm finally back."

Rod walked out of the station, feeling a great sense of relief.

Unfortunately, the next second, a hand grabbed his arm.

"Teacher, let's go home."

Luna was all smiles.

Soon, someone else took Rod's other arm.

"Teacher, let's go home."

Anjie said with a gloomy face.

Rod's lips twitched slightly, and he had to reiterate.

"That's my residence; you two are just staying there temporarily."

"Teacher, what are you saying? My life belongs to you, and your home is my home."

"Teacher, you are mine... We promised each other we'd be together forever..."

"..."

I don't know if it's just my imagination.

Rhodes felt that his death was not far off.

After coming down from the world's highest city, they actually went to two more places.

One is the witch's city, symbolizing the end of magic.

There, the three attended a gathering of sorcerers.

Luna and Ange were locked in a fierce power struggle with Rhodes throughout the event, which resulted in a considerable disturbance at the rally.

Those damned witches are just enjoying the show.

They were stirring up fires everywhere.

Rod remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he prepared for revenge.

He has memorized the spells of the witches who were stirring up trouble, and he plans to analyze them all when he has time, so that he can apply for intellectual property patents before they do.

This means that if they want to continue studying the techniques in the future, they will have to beg him to grant them patents.

One is a time-space city at the end of the universe.

There exists a chaotic fragment of spacetime, where one can see scenes frozen before the world's annihilation.

This is certainly not a real scene, but merely a mirage.

Strangely, however, the scene of annihilation seemed to be different from what Rhodes had imagined.

The three of them did not linger there.

The spacetime there was unstable, causing Ange, who possessed a talent for spacetime manipulation, to experience severe discomfort.

Finally, they took the train directly back to the imperial capital.

Throughout the journey, Luna made no attempt to hide her feelings for Rhodes.

Rod could clearly sense that Luna's feelings were filled with deep and heavy emotions.

It is strong enough to rival Anjie.

At first, Rhodes couldn't understand Luna's sudden change.

It wasn't until recently that he heard something from Luna, learning another reason for her previous depression.

Over the years, Luna has been taken care of by her friends, who are also from the golden generation.

Although she did not investigate the Advent Church, she had heard some things from her friends.

Some time ago, the Golden Generation discovered the headquarters of the Advent Society.

They prepared to set out and utterly destroy the Advent Society.

As a result, the coming of the church did indeed lead to its destruction.

But the golden generation never returned.

"If I had been able to muster the courage to act with everyone, the outcome might have been different."

Luna poured out her regret.

He immediately grabbed Rod's arm tightly, a heavy smile on his face.

"So, teacher, to make up for my mistake, I will never let that kind of thing happen to you again."