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

time flies.

A long time has passed since I returned from Ula.

During this time, Rhodes first went to the palace to pay homage to the Empress.

Having not seen each other for several years, he was inevitably subjected to a lot of torment by the Empress. During this time, he also discovered that the Empress seemed to have developed a split personality, possessing a delicate and timid second personality.

Then he was left in the palace by his second personality and stayed there all night.

After leaving the palace, he was arrested on the spot by Ange.

"We agreed to go home early, but the teacher stayed at the palace all night... Hmm, the teacher even smells of the Queen's perfume..."

"..."

You can smell that? Are you also born in the Year of the Dog?

Rhodes was also surprised.

Not long after his audience with the Queen, Livia came to his door.

"Professor Rhodes! Come with me to see Luna! I haven't told her about you yet; I'm going to give her a big surprise!"

Rhodes had long wanted to visit Luna, so he followed Livia to her house.

Enter the attic room.

The windows were closed and the curtains were drawn.

Only a figure could be vaguely seen, curled up on the bed in the corner with knees drawn up to their chest.

"Luna, come look who's here!"

Livia exclaimed excitedly.

Hearing Livia's voice, Luna slowly raised her eyes and looked over.

Her eyes were empty and dim, devoid of any spirit, like a soulless doll.

Although still alive.

But it's just existing.

When she saw Rhodes next to Livia, her pupils contracted sharply, and her expression, which had been blank for many years, finally showed a slight change.

"teacher……?"

"it's me."

Rhodes was also watching Luna.

Luna was dressed in simple clothes, and her body was much thinner than before. Her hair was unkempt and had grown to her waist without her noticing.

Unlike the Luna who was full of fighting spirit in the past.

Now she's like a coward crushed by reality, completely losing her backbone, unable to accept reality, and can only cower in the darkness like a turtle.

Rod felt sorry for his disciple at first, and then felt guilty for his negligence.

Until Luna suddenly covered her face with her arm and kept backing away.

"No, no... don't come any closer..."

She panicked and tried to hide herself.

Suddenly, the concern and guilt in Rhodes' heart vanished.

Instead, there was a strong sense of dissatisfaction and frustration at the perceived underperformance.

"You can go out now."

Rhodes said to Livia, who was standing beside him.

"Yes, yes!"

Sensing the burning will in Rhodes' eyes, Livia instinctively straightened her back and obediently walked out of the attic.

He closed the door behind him.

boom.

Rod lifted his foot and walked toward Luna.

But instead of stopping, they went to the windowsill.

Swah——

He abruptly pulled back the curtains, letting the sunlight stream in and illuminate the entire room.

"I'm right in front of you now, how long are you going to keep running away?"

Rhodes looked down at Luna on the bed.

"..."

Upon hearing Rhodes' words, Luna temporarily stopped struggling.

After a long while, she finally spoke, her voice trembling.

"I...killed my teacher..."

Am I a ghost standing before you?

Seeing that Luna was still consumed by guilt over killing him, Rod earnestly told her that he had killed her parents and had long been prepared to be killed by her.

Therefore, Luna was not wrong in seeking revenge for her family. She should have mustered the courage to move forward instead of drowning herself in regret.

"no the same……"

"Nothing is different."

Rod suddenly had a sense of déjà vu, feeling that this would never end.

This kind of boring melodrama is really tiresome.

He simply walked to the bedside, grabbed Luna's wrists, and forcefully pulled them away from her face.

"Waaah..."

Luna's tear-streaked face came into view.

If this scene were recorded, it would definitely become a dark chapter in her life.

Unfortunately, Rod has no intention of joking right now.

He stared at Luna and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Luna, you are my disciple, and your nagging is really annoying."

"..."

Luna trembled violently upon hearing this.

The results were outstanding.

Seeing this, Rod did not continue to apply pressure.

"I will give you time to think about whether to continue locking yourself in here or to step out of this closed room. I firmly believe that the person I know will overcome this insignificant obstacle."

After offering these words of encouragement, Rhodes left the attic.

Then he realized that he might have spoken too definitively.

Luna did not muster the courage to come out and see him.

So when Livia came to visit again, Rhodes seemed confident, but in reality, he was very nervous.

I was afraid the other person would say, "Professor Rhodes is such a failure."

Fortunately, Livia spoke up quickly, dispelling his doubts.

"As expected of Professor Rhodes, Luna has really cheered up since he visited her!"

Livia said with deep gratitude.

From what she said, Luna gradually regained her vitality after Rod left, started talking to other people, and even left the room to reconnect with society.

Now, he has improved a lot and is able to chat and laugh with everyone.

"However, Luna gets very shy whenever the professor is mentioned, her face turns as red as a monkey's bottom, and she's too embarrassed to come and thank you in person."

At this point, Livia gave a strange smile.

"This is the first time I've seen Luna with that expression. She's even started to care about her appearance, just like a girl in love."

"yes……"

Rod took a sip of coffee with a nonchalant air.

In truth, he was sweating bullets for Livia.

Didn't the other person notice that Anjie, who was sitting next to them, had a very cold smile?

Rod felt a little scared just from catching a glimpse of that smile.

He secretly winked at Livia, wanting her to read the room and pay attention to the atmosphere.

Unfortunately, Livia and Rhodes lacked this kind of understanding.

"Don't worry, Professor! I will definitely persuade Luna to muster up the courage to see you."

"This is just my duty."

Can you please stop talking? If you want me dead, just say so.

The coffee cup in Rod's hand trembled almost imperceptibly.

As Livia left excitedly, Ange's voice drifted over.

"The teacher is always like this, showing excessive favoritism and attention to Luna. Sure enough, she prefers the troublemaker in second place to me..."

"I treat all students equally. That's why you will always be my top student."

Rod stared intently at Ange, then activated his water-handling skills.

The results remain outstanding.

After temporarily stabilizing his disciples, Rhodes focused his remaining time on researching soul magic techniques.

He remained resentful that he had failed to save Yuni.

Therefore, they are paying more and more attention to the optional tasks of the system.

It is worth mentioning that.

After the Yuni incident, the mission to destroy the Advent Society was not shown as completed.

Instead, an additional notification appeared in the system pop-up window.

[In assisting the Golden Generation in destroying the Advent Society, you seem to have inadvertently touched upon the truth of the world.]

in other words.

The Advent Society was not completely destroyed.

They are probably plotting a bigger conspiracy to harm the world behind the scenes.

Rod can't let his guard down.

To complete this project, he also had many conversations with the witch.

"Professor Rhodes, you're really serious about this. You're so concerned about soul spells. I'm even moved."

The witch seemed pleased to see how much Rhodes valued her subject.

So he spared no effort in working with Rod to improve the project.

Rhodes has an unexpected talent for soul magic, and he can find the answer to many key points in a flash of inspiration.

The research is progressing much more smoothly than expected.

soon.

Witches' Day is here.

Rhodes and Ange left the mansion and headed to the academy for a party.

Walking on the bustling street that seemed familiar.

The difference is that this time, they encountered the golden generation of students before they had gone very far.