Their romance storyline only begins on the second playthrough?

Chapter 7.

It's so cold... I'm so cold, Rod, where are you...?

Lilith's limbs were ice-cold, as if her blood had stopped flowing, and her inner turmoil and frustration kept her wandering in hell.

She curled up in the corner, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

"Where are you..." A choked voice came from Lilith's lips, sounding as aggrieved as a lost child.

I can't find my way back, I can't find the path to happiness anymore, everything is ruined...

But suddenly, an aura flowed into Lilith's mind.

It was a warm feeling...

Lilith's brain felt like it had been violently struck by a hammer, but as that comforting scent seeped into her nostrils, she unconsciously opened her eyes in a daze.

Upon opening my eyes, I was greeted by a yellow and white ceiling and a magnificent glass lamp hanging high in the air.

Then, she slowly shifted her gaze.

Beside him, a heated stone was emitting a faint reddish glow, warming the room and illuminating the small wooden house more clearly.

Lilith immediately recognized this as Rhodes's cabin at the St. Starson Academy...

Slightly groggy, she struggled to sit up, leaning against the headboard. She remained dazed for a while before finally coming to her senses—

Oh, right, she fainted?

Because I was completely at a loss, my mind went blank and I fainted...

Strangely, at this moment, she didn't care much about Rod's gentle rescue and return to the house. Instead, a feeling of self-blame, guilt, and bitterness welled up in her nose.

She curled up, wrapped herself in the blanket, and tried to bury herself even smaller.

She's so useless; she can't even do this much.

Everything's a mess. Lilith buried her face in the blankets.

"Awake?" Rod's voice came from the doorway.

"Ugh!"

She instantly panicked and reverted to her original position, putting her legs back down.

"Ah... um, hello, where is this?" Lilith quickly wiped away the tears from her eyes and spoke softly.

Looking at Lilith's appearance, Rhodes maintained a calm expression, but his suspicion grew stronger.

【Aloof】 and 【treating everyone equally】 are Lilith's labels. It's safe to say that getting her to show those expressions was something he only managed much later in the story.

But what exactly is the situation now?

Rhodes was puzzled... but in the end, he had never thought about figuring these things out when he rescued Lilith.

The only reason he saved her was to prevent the Star God from actually dying and triggering a chain reaction of trouble.

Let her recover from her injuries and then leave.

He pondered for a moment:

"This is my apartment in the college. Don't worry, it's just me and another roommate in this whole building, but she usually doesn't live here, so you can stay here without worry... uh, that doesn't seem quite right either, since it would be a lone man and a lone woman again."

Rhodes was actually a little troubled, after all, they were just strangers now, and it was indeed not appropriate for a lone man and woman to be alone together.

But not knowing how to explain it, Rhodes changed the subject:

"So, why did you suddenly faint?"

He walked to Lilith's side and handed the girl the hot vegetable soup he was holding;

"...Thank you." Lilith prepared to take the soup bowl.

"It's a little hot, be careful."

"Yes." Lilith nodded; of course she knew...

After responding to this, Lilith fell silent.

Because she didn't know how to explain to Rod that she had fainted.

Or rather, even knowing she'd already messed things up, she still wanted to salvage the situation, at least to prevent Rhodes from thinking she was crazy... well, even though she really was crazy...

"I..." Lilith pursed her lips slightly before saying in a low voice, "Actually, I have a minor illness. Sometimes I suddenly faint, that's all."

"Huh?" Rod looked surprised.

"Hmm?" Lilith tilted her head.

"Ahem..." Rhodes adjusted his facial expression slightly. "No, it's nothing. It's just that you seem quite healthy, Miss. How could you have an illness?"

What is this?

Does Lilith have a hidden illness?

How come he didn't know?

Is it a bug that appears when starting the game in this life, or did he not notice it in the previous life?

No, he touched every part of Lilith's body he was supposed to touch while healing her, and there was no problem...

So, there really is something slightly different?

"There's no particular reason, it's just a minor issue that only flares up occasionally. I'm sorry for causing you a little trouble."

"It's nothing, just a small matter," Rod replied.

At this moment, Lilith wanted to say something, but she was afraid that if she spoke, it would change the meaning, so she remained silent and lowered her head.

It would have been better if she hadn't looked down; once she did, she saw her own skin.

Eh?

Wait.

Skin, large areas of skin?

Looking to the left and right, there are delectable, exposed shoulders, while looking towards the center, there are only collarbones covered by a lining.

She tilted her head blankly, thinking for a long time—

I suddenly realized what was happening, and my muscles twitched.

"Wait, wait a minute, why am I only left with the lining?" she stammered, revealing obvious shame.

Suddenly, her face flushed red, and the tips of her ears, peeking out from under her blue hair, were also tinged with crimson.

Lilith immediately placed the soup she was holding on the wooden cabinet beside her, slightly lifted the blanket to look at her lower body.

At a glance, you can see the belly button.

That's right.

She's only wearing her inner lining now?! And the skirt's hem's gone too?!

ha? !

Her inner lining was called an inner lining, but in reality it was just like a sports short top with a short skirt. In other words, most of her skin was exposed to the air, so it was no different from underwear!

Suddenly, she turned her head toward Rhodes.

"..." Rhodes avoided eye contact.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

The atmosphere was already awkward enough, but now it's so embarrassing it's like your toes are digging into the ground.

But Rod didn't care.

What happened?

All I did was help you take off those filthy clothes. It's not like I haven't seen them before.

Besides, doctors are busy treating patients; they don't have time to care about your appearance. Don't cause trouble for medical staff, I'm telling you.

Well, the main thing is that Rhodes doesn't care at all about Lilith's opinion of him, so he does whatever is convenient for him.

Those clothes were filthy, and of course Rod couldn't let Lilith soil his bed with them.

"you……"

"After you fell, you hit your head on a sharp wooden stake. I was worried that you might have some hidden ailment, so of course I had to treat you."

"Don't worry, miss, I didn't do anything to you. You can sense it yourself."

"Ha...!" Upon hearing this, Lilith's face turned as red as if it were dripping blood, and she bit her lip tightly.

But who knows...

Lilith hesitated for a moment, feeling ashamed, but then said:

"Oh……"

"?" Rod's face froze.

Oh?

Oh? ? ?