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

"Rhodes, come quick!"

The flower fairies danced merrily, leading Rhodes to the open space in the center of the garden, surrounded by flowers.

The girls followed closely behind Rod.

"The professor doesn't even spare the flower fairy."

The witch was half-joking.

"Some time ago, the administrator of Ula City reported that Princess Yuni, the princess of the fallen kingdom, wanted to study at the Imperial Academy."

The Empress said expressionlessly.

Upon hearing this, Ange and Luna hugged Rod's arms even tighter.

"..."

Rod pretended not to hear and kept his eyes fixed straight ahead.

With the Empress present, the only outsider in the entire garden was the Lord of Flower City.

The city lord of Huacheng was unaware of the empress's true identity. The empress and Xiya were bound by a cognitive interference spell cast by the witch, and only a top-level sorcerer could see through their true forms.

However, Rhodes keenly sensed that someone was spying on them from the perimeter of the garden.

It's Professor Moya.

That guy probably plans to write this down and use it to blackmail me when school starts after the holiday...

"Professor Rhodes, you don't want others to know about this, do you?"

They even thought of the lines for the other person.

Lost in thought.

The flower fairies were already singing joyfully and dancing gracefully around the crowd.

Sparkling pollen drifted down from their wings.

In an instant, clusters of flowers bloomed in full glory.

Centered on Rhodes, a phantom seven-colored flower appeared, enveloping everyone in its bud.

……

When Rod woke up, he found himself locked in a cage.

What's going on here?

Rhodes tried using the spell, but there was no response.

Looking around, he saw a group of puppet soldiers escorting him to some place.

Rod raised an eyebrow slightly.

It seems this isn't the real world.

Soon, he was taken to a dark castle surrounded by thorns.

Rhodes entered the castle. The main hall was empty and lifeless, except for a figure sitting high on the throne.

"Professor Rhodes, I've finally caught you."

The young empress said.

She was wearing a white nightgown, her body stained with blood.

Beneath the throne, countless dismembered dolls lay haphazardly piled up.

"Everyone covets my position, even my family betrayed me. No one is worthy of my trust, except for you, Professor."

"What you care about has never been the Empress of the Empire, but me, named Shia."

"My world consists of only you, Professor."

Holding a blood-stained dagger, the Empress walked slowly and steadily toward Rhodes with a smile.

"So Professor, from now on you can only look at me and only have me in your heart."

The Queen tapped Rhodes' chest with the hilt of her sword.

His words carried an unquestionable tone.

"If the professor still has other people on his mind, then I'll kill them all! That way, the professor will definitely not escape my control."

"...Is this really what you mean?"

Rod asked curiously.

Rumble...

Suddenly, the entire castle began to shake violently.

The Queen's expression instantly turned ferocious and distorted.

"Look! Professor, look!"

She fidgeted, tearing at her hair and stamping her feet.

"They're here! Those nasty, wicked women are here! They must be trying to take you away from me! Damn it! Damn it!"

The queen cried out and immediately summoned the puppet army to resist the enemy's invasion.

She then took Rod's hand and hid in the narrow, secret room.

The petite empress nestled in Rhodes' arms.

Listening to the sounds of fighting outside.

His body began to tremble uncontrollably.

Rhodes looked down at the petite queen who was clutching his clothes.

He already knew that this was the Empress's inner world, and the current scene was strikingly similar to the palace turmoil of years past.

That night will likely remain an unforgettable nightmare for the Queen.

Rhodes, who saved her at that time, became the last support for her fragile heart.

"They'll definitely steal the professor away...they'll definitely steal the professor away..."

"Is Your Majesty afraid that I will abandon you?"

"Can you?"

The Queen looked up at Rhodes with her small face, her eyes pleading.

It's like worrying that your favorite toy will be taken away by another girl.

"Of course not."

As always, Rhodes took the Queen's small hand and kissed the back of it.

"Shea, you can stand tall with confidence. In my heart, you are no less important than anyone else. Until the end of my life, even if the world is about to end, I will stay by your side."

As Rhodes finished speaking.

whisper--

The back of the Empress's hand emitted a dazzling white light.

In an instant, the whole world was stained pure white.

The pitch-black castle quickly faded, revealing a fairytale-like snow-white exterior.

The death thorns that once covered the entire castle gradually came back to life, growing lush green leaves and blooming beautiful roses.

The petite queen in Rhodes' arms was enveloped in white light.

The ball of light immediately split in two, transforming into two girls who were caught by Rhodes.

"professor……"

"teacher……"

The Queen and Shia embraced Rhodes' neck.

The three were teleported to the rose garden of the snow-white castle.

Surrounded by blooming flowers, the air is filled with a delightful fragrance, and the atmosphere gradually becomes enchanting...

It was at this moment that...

Night fell.

Rhodes was grabbed by the collar and sent flying straight into the starry sky.

"Hehe, Professor, I won't stand on ceremony and accept it!"

The witch chuckled and carried Rhodes away into the distance.

Rhodes looked down at the castle garden, where the Queen's furious voice could be heard.

"Damn witch, I'll kill you! Give me back my professor!!!"

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Despite your loud outbursts, Shia was ultimately swayed by your feigned sincerity and became a sacrifice to fill your harem.

"..."

That dog system speaks so rudely.

Rhodes thought to himself.

Then look at the witch; she led Rhodes at breakneck speed and soon arrived at an ancient black forest.

The two arrived at the treehouse in the center of the Black Forest.

"I never imagined that the flower fairy's blessing would allow us to enter each other's inner worlds."

The witch is indeed a witch; she saw through the true nature of the world in an instant.

With great interest, she pulled Rod into the treehouse.

"Is this where you used to live?"

Rhodes visited the treehouse.

He once watched the sunset with the witch in the clock tower of the witch's city, listening to her recount her past.

The witch was called a witch because of an incident where her spiritual power went out of control.

After that, he hid in this dark forest and lived alone for a long time.

"By the way, I mentioned this to the professor, and he actually remembered it."

The witch gave Rhodes a mischievous look.

Rod looked on with an expression of surprise.

"Klana, you really did remember what happened in the time loop."

"After all, I'm the professor's soulmate."

The witch lightly hopped forward two steps, then turned to look at Rhodes, her bright eyes curving into crescents.

"Hehe, I haven't thanked the professor yet! Thanks to the professor for saving me time and time again, I was able to survive, and the professor really did keep his promise and saved the world."

"Hey, professor, why are you going to such lengths? If you do this, people will fall head over heels in love with you! Even though I don't know what love is."

"Professor, do you know what love is?"

The witch blinked and asked.

"..."

Rhodes remained silent.

What's the problem?

I don't even know where the end of the universe is, how would I know this?

He hesitated for a long time before finally giving an answer.

"It's probably about companionship."

"Companionship? Hehe, I guess I get it."

The witch beamed and grabbed Rhodes' arm.

"In that case, Professor, while everyone else is away, you'd better keep me company and have some fun."

As she spoke, she pulled Rod around and started wandering around.

Rhodes watched the engrossed witch.

He roughly understood why the witch's inner world was this dark forest.

The witch always had a playful smile on her face.

But perhaps that was just a way to mask the loneliness in my heart.

For most of the long years, she lived alone in the Black Forest or sat high in the clock tower.

They are unwilling to form too many emotional connections with others, or experience life and death separations.

Perhaps that's why witches hold witch festivals to please sorceresses.

Rhodes stared at the witch.

After exploring the entire treehouse, the two lay on the roof, gazing at the distant starry sky.

"Krana".

Rod couldn't help but speak up.

"You will live on, and I will live on forever."

"professor……"

The witch turned her head in surprise and met Rhodes' eyes.

One second, two seconds, three seconds...

"Wow!"

The witch suddenly cried out in an exaggerated manner.

"Professor, you're too good at this! How many women have you deceived? You haven't secretly built up several harems without my knowledge, have you?"

She frantically rummaged through her clothes, pulled out a bottle of medicine, and handed it to Rod.

He then picked up another bottle of medicine and drank it all in one gulp.

"What kind of potion is this?"

Rod looked at the potion in his hand, puzzled.

"The professor is holding a love potion. Once you drink it, you'll fall in love with the first person you see."

The witch explained with a grin.

"As for what I drank, it was an allure potion. Professor, don't you think I'm especially cute now?"

"..."

Is this the love you know?

Rhodes glanced at the love potion in his hand, then looked at the witch who had drunk the charm potion.

No matter how you look at it, it looks exactly the same as before.

"I'm sorry, the medicine didn't work for you. You're not cuter than before."

Rhodes shook his head.

"Tch, it didn't work."

The witch curled her lip.

But then Rod looked up at the starry sky and continued speaking casually.

"After all, you're already incredibly cute normally."

"..."

The witch did not respond.

The surroundings fell silent instantly.

Rod looked at the witch strangely.

At this moment, the witch was seen clutching the brim of her witch's hat with both hands, covering her face.

Through her exposed chin, one could see the witch's face, which was even redder than the sunset glow.

"..."

Rhodes realized that he might have said something he shouldn't have.

He was about to explain.

Suddenly.

The forest birds took flight in fright.

A violent explosion was heard in the Black Forest.