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

Light snow began to fall from the sky.

Rhodes sat in his study, dealing with matters from various parties.

With the final document signed, all the backlogged matters from the past three years were finally resolved.

Rod exhaled a breath of cold air, then took a sip of hot coffee.

"The weather is getting colder and colder..."

He stood up and walked to the windowsill.

It has been almost three months since he returned to this world.

I have now fully adapted to life in this world.

I only occasionally think back to what happened in the past few months.

A gloomy look could not be hidden between Rod's brows.

Most of the Golden Generation were students of Rhodes' course.

They have disappeared without a trace after destroying the Advent Society.

For Rhodes, who strives for perfection, this was like a thorn, subtly pricking his nerves.

Luna felt extremely guilty for not being able to help.

Actually it is not.

The one who truly neglected the task was Rod.

[Assist the Golden Generation in destroying the Advent Society.]

This task is still running on the system's taskbar.

If Rhodes had dealt with this matter immediately after leaving the underground research lab, the outcome might have been completely different.

But it's too late to say anything now.

He had recently visited the ruins of the Adventist headquarters, which had been reduced to rubble, and found no clues.

The only consolation is that although the mission was not completed, it was not a failure either.

Rod pushed open the window and looked outside.

Last night, a heavy snowfall blanketed the entire courtyard in white.

At this moment, on the snow.

His two disciples are having a fun snowball fight.

boom!

A loud bang.

Luna struck first, strengthening her body with a spell and instantly throwing countless snowballs at Ange like a hail of bullets.

However, Anjie is no ordinary person.

Using her innate abilities, she quickly activated an extremely difficult spacetime spell.

In an instant, all the snowballs rolled back the way they came.

Wow!

Snowballs rained down on Luna's location, instantly blasting the snow on the ground into a shower of frost.

Unexpectedly, Luna used the frost as cover to suddenly close the distance with her opponent.

whoosh-

She threw dozens more snowballs at Ange.

But his attacks passed right through Anjie's body, like cannonballs hitting a snowdrift.

It turned out that it was just a lingering illusion of spacetime created by Ange using a technique.

The real Anjie appeared tens of meters away.

She activated the spell engraved on the snow, and the scattered frost gathered towards Luna, freezing her into ice.

Unfortunately, Luna broke through the solidified ice in less than a second.

Both sides used every trick in the book, turning the huge courtyard into a brutal battlefield.

The maids on the side watched the two fight from afar.

They didn't dare to get close at all.

"..."

It's just a snowball fight, why make such a big fuss?

Rhodes was speechless.

Anyone who didn't know better would have thought it was a terrorist attack.

Listening to their conversation again, Rhodes's head was immediately filled with black lines.

"Second place, whether it's magic or emotions, you're still a novice. You can only shamelessly stick to your teacher's side."

"Even if I'm only half-baked, even if I'm shameless, my feelings for my teacher are no less than yours."

"Not inferior to me? For the past three years, I've been taking care of the teacher and staying by her side, while what have you been doing?"

"Hmm... I admit you did better before, but things are different now! For you, teacher, I can stay by your side every night, even when we're taking a bath together."

"Tsk, how laughable. My feelings for my teacher aren't as superficial as yours. For three years, I've shared a bed with my teacher every single day. I know my teacher's body inside and out; I've carefully preserved the teacups she used and the shirts she wore. What makes you think you can compare to me?"

"..."

They were all just spying and night raids, don't try to make it sound so noble!

So, it turns out that Ange was the culprit behind the recent thefts from the mansion?!

Rod's poker face was about to crumble.

Rod knew that Luna often stayed up all night to keep watch outside his bedroom.

He warned Luna more than once to stop doing these pointless things, and she replied with her head down:

"I want to make up for my past mistakes. If the teacher finds me an eyesore, I will obediently disappear."

They simply blocked the road.

As for the bathing incident, it was simply that Luna suddenly barged into the bathroom naked, saying she wanted to repay Rhodes's kindness.

Then Rod kicked him out of the bathroom.

Of course, Anjie wasn't much better off.

It seemed that Luna had ignited her competitive spirit.

Angela also frequented Rhodes' bedroom, and after learning that Luna had trespassed into the bathroom, she followed suit and did the same thing.

The two engaged in one battle after another for Rhode.

The number of potentially disastrous questions is endless.

It often made Rhodes feel like he was dancing on a knife's edge.

If you lose your balance, you'll be met with Luna or Angela's dull, lifeless gaze.

Rhodes already knew what the two would do after losing their spotlight, and he didn't want to go through it again.

"Hehe, your teacher hasn't kissed you yet, has she? My first kiss wasn't with you, it was with me! And not just once, but many times."

"W-what? No, it's just a kiss. I'll get that soon too, and maybe even more."

The two people downstairs were still arguing.

Upon hearing this, Rod's face darkened even further.

He couldn't bear to watch any longer, so he picked up his coat from the coat rack, put it on, and went down to the courtyard to stop the fight between the two.

Let's stop here.

Just as Rod opened his mouth, a giant snowball came hurtling towards him.

boom!

Although he blocked the attack with etheric shaping beforehand, the scattered blood still splattered onto him.

"what……"

Luna screamed in surprise.

"Second place, look what you've done!"

Ange took the opportunity to look down on the other person, and then immediately walked towards Rod.

"Teacher, are you okay?"

"I am fine."

Rod patted the snow off his body expressionlessly.

Seeing Luna walk over with an embarrassed look on her face, he coldly reprimanded her.

"What are you two doing here? This is not the place for you to fight. If you want to fight, go outside the mansion."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ange and Luna exchanged a glance, then quickly looked away.

"Teacher, we're just competing for a spot in the Winter Snow Festival."

"A spot in the Winter Snow Festival? What spot?"

Rod frowned slightly.

The Winter Snow Festival is the grandest festival at the end of the year, almost like the New Year in this world.

There are no restrictions on the number of participants for this festival.

"A spot to date a teacher."

Anjie said matter-of-factly.

Luna also looked up and asked Rod.

"On the day of the Winter Snow Festival, which of us would you most like to go on a date with, teacher?"

"..."

Rhodes remained silent.

He knew it would turn out this way.

After all, the Winter Snow Festival is also a good day for couples to have a romantic date and finally confess their love.

It seems that Ange and Luna intend to make Rhodes choose between the two of them on the day of the Winter Snow Festival.

"Teacher, I want an answer."

"Teachers, don't try to shirk your responsibilities."

Ange and Luna pinned down Rod from the left and right.

Can't we have them all?

Rhodes was ashamed.

He carefully considered his tone before speaking slowly.

"I regret to inform you that I have received an invitation from the Royal Palace. I need to attend a banquet hosted by the Royal Palace on the night of the Winter Snow Festival."

This is not an excuse to avoid making choices.

It was an arrangement that Rhodes had made long ago.