Having the company of the opposite sex is nothing new for Rod, but by Christie's side, Rod feels an unprecedented peace and calm.

The girl's petite and soft body snuggled in Rod's arms, and through the thin pajamas, Rod could even feel the fragile glass-like body, and the girl in front of him was like a living doll made of crystal, which was pitiful. Christie's little hand rested on Rod's chest, raised her head, and a pair of clear eyes looked at Rod like this, full of attachment.

Rod didn't have any thoughts about the petite body in his arms, this is not because Christie lacks charm, in fact, although the girl has not grown up yet, but the slowly developing body also shows a youthful but seductive charm, not to mention the beautiful and lovely face, coupled with the kind of weakness that Christie is unique, it is even more reluctant to stop. But before, a feeling that Rod had never had before had the upper hand in the first place.

I want to protect her, protect her, accompany her, and hope that she can grow up healthy and happy......... Rhodes himself was a little surprised by this state of mind, he had never felt this way around any woman. Even Marlene and Canary are the same, he will protect them from harm and stand by their side. But with Christie, the feeling seems to be a little more complicated.

It's as if ——— she's her own sister.

After that, Christie insisted on "supervising" Rod's schedule, and there was nothing he could do about this little wayward Rod, in order to avoid letting Christie sleep too late and affect his health, so Rod also had to put down his work and rest with Christie.

She's so much better than before.

Feeling the warm body in his arms, Rod couldn't help but sigh secretly in his heart. When I first met Christie, she was almost skinny, and she could easily feel the hard bones anywhere in her body. But now. The petite body is much softer and smoother than before, which shows that Christie's body is slowly getting better, which is a good sign for Rod. However, every time I think of the power of the demon god contained in Christie's body. Rod still couldn't help but be a little worried, after all, he didn't know what kind of impact that force would have on the girl.

“………… Rod............? ”

Christie's voice drifted into Rod's ears, and the girl's voice was always like this, soft, and a little long. It seems that she has to exert considerable effort to say every word, not because of Christie's physical health problems, but because after a long period of confinement on the high cliff, the girl is already a little unfamiliar with the way of speaking, for ordinary people, talking is a very common thing, but for Christie, it is not easy to regain the way of speaking. And because of that. Christie is always incoherent in her speech, often pausing and hesitating between a few words, and Rhodes was a little apprehensive at first. But now, he's getting acquainted with Christie's style of speaking.

"What's the matter? Christie? ”

While staring into Christie's eyes, Rhodes asked as he reached out and gently stroked the girl's hair. Feeling Rod's touch, Christie's eyes narrowed very reassuringly, but she soon raised her head again.

“……… You should rest...... Rod......... It's late............ Going to bed early........."

"Don't worry, Christie, I won't pay for it." …,

Hearing Christie's speech like a child, Rod couldn't help but laugh bitterly, indeed two days ago. He pretended to be a child in front of Christie, and after Christie went to rest by himself, Rhodes immediately got up and began to continue to sort out the intelligence, because he knew that Christie was very weak and could not monitor himself "all night", but he didn't expect Christie to be not stupid at all, and actually came up with such a way to take care of him "closely". This also made Rod really powerless.

Thinking of this, Rod patted Christie's back gently, he found that he cared less about Christie on weekdays, and Rod himself knew this very well, as the president of the guild, it was impossible for him to be by Christie's side every day, and Christie himself had no power to help Rod and others, which also led to the fact that Christie was free from everyone in many cases.

But Christie didn't give up her efforts, she kept trying to find what she could do, and that's why this time Christie would take the initiative to take care of Rod, she expected that she could be a useful person, not a rice worm who would only live under the protection of others.

Christie is not a flower in a greenhouse, because of her cruel birth, it can even be said that the girl knows better than anyone that there is no pie in the sky in this world, and she works hard to do everything she can, such as helping Labis design statues, or running errands for other people. But it was still too insignificant for her. Moreover, Rod could feel that Christie himself was not very happy with this.

He wasn't worried that Christie would be knocked out by defeat, but he was worried that the girl would go to some extreme, after all, her physical fitness itself didn't allow Christie to do something desperately, but ............

"Christie? How was your life in the fortress? ”

Thinking of this, Rod couldn't help but bow his head and asked softly in the girl's ear. Hearing Rod's inquiry, Christie nodded slightly.

“………… Very good...... Rhodes, everybody ...... me Very good......... And Sister Bubbles......... She would also like to be friends with me........."

"It's a good thing to be able to make friends."

Hearing this, Rod couldn't help but feel relieved, and asking Bubbles to get along with Christie was a request that Rod once made to Little Bubblegum. After all, among the people living in this fortress, only Bubble is about the same age as Christie, and Rhodes also knows very well that Bubble doesn't look at the poison of her mouth, in fact, she is also a knife-mouthed tofu heart, but she is just at the age of the second year of secondary school, and she instinctively resists and resists to adults, but for Christie, who is the same age as herself, Bubbles is obviously not so poisonous. Not to mention that Bubbles and Canary are also full of curiosity about this girl who looks almost exactly like Rod, and it can be seen from Christie's tone when she mentions Bubbles that she really likes that little guy. This was the biggest win for Rod.

"But ....................."

"Huh?"

"But............ I still hope to .................. and Rhodes ..............."

Christie's words were not finished, her body was not suitable for staying up late, and the girl at this moment muttered to answer Rod's inquiry, but she could no longer resist the temptation of the dream demon. He slowly closed his eyes, and soon, Rod could feel the girl in his arms fall into a deep sleep.

“……………………”

Rod gently stroked the girl's long hair, Christie's words were not finished, but he knew very well what the girl wanted to say. …,

That's a very simple wish......... But Rhodes knew very well that he had no way to fulfill her wish. At least for now. And what about later? Is it possible for me to fulfill her wish in the future?

Thinking of this, Rod couldn't help but close his eyes, and soon fell into a deep dream...............

………………………………

It was pitch black all around.

Rhodes stared at the darkness in front of him with a little confusion, his consciousness was a little blurred, and the entire world seemed to be shrouded in an inexplicable fog, and there was coldness and darkness everywhere............ And in the next moment, the black fog in front of Rhodes' eyes disappeared like a curtain on the stage. In its place, a whole new landscape is created.

"It's ..............."

Rod's eyes widened in surprise as he looked at everything in front of him——— pitch black. The gloomy sky spread endlessly, the earth dried up, without the slightest trace of life, and the dead trees were as unpleasant as crooked and writhing gallows under the support of the dim sky. Looking at the scene in front of him, Rod couldn't help frowning. He didn't know what kind of place Lu Dao was, and he didn't know why Lu Dao himself would appear here, but something seemed to call him in the dark.

Rhodes looked up, only to realize that in front of his eyes, a large, tall circular tower had appeared in the tunnel, and the stairs spiraled up from his feet. All the way up to the platform at the top. The icy wind with an inaudible whistling passed through his ears, as if inviting himself.

Rhodes walked up the steps.

The tower, which seemed to rise into the sky, did not seem to be so tall after the actual climbing, and it can even be said that here, the concept of time has been completely blurred, and Rhodes has no memory of how long he has been gone, it seems to be a moment. It seemed like hours, and by the time he came to his senses, he had reached the top of the tower.

Then, there Rod saw a petite figure that surprised him greatly.

Luxurious, elegant, full of high society atmosphere, a small body wrapped in a black dress inlaid with cut-out lace, a soft, pitch-black long hair moved with the wind, and a bright red ribbon made a small bow at the slender white neck, and that face was by no means unfamiliar to Rod——— it was his face.

Or rather, that's Christie's face.

"Christie?"

Rod's eyes widened in surprise, he took a half step forward and carefully looked at the girl in front of him. No matter from which point of view, the girl in front of her is Christie, who fell into a deep sleep with him before. But soon, Rod sensed the difference between the two.

Unlike the effeminate, pitiful Christie. The girl in front of her had an unprecedented sense of coercion, she just stood there, as if she was the master of this cold world, firm and absolute, no one could threaten and change the girl's status. Countless shadows swayed at the girl's feet, as if they were courtiers who eagerly welcomed their master, or like prisoners who could not escape the grasp of the tyrant.

"Who are you?"

At this moment, Rod couldn't help but be shocked, he felt that something seemed to be wrong, at this moment Rod had vaguely realized that he should be in a dream, but this dream seemed so real, not to mention that Christie also appeared in it, Rod at this moment suddenly became vigilant——— in his experience, this is mostly not a good thing.

“…………………”

Hearing Rod's inquiry, the girl smiled, and she opened her mouth as if to say something. But Rhodes didn't hear it at all, and the whistling wind passed by his ears, which seemed to drown out all noise. …,

"I can't hear what you're saying, who are you?"

In the face of Rod's questioning again, "Christie" shook her head, and then she walked in front of Rod's with graceful and dexterous steps, then stretched out her hands, lifted the hem of her skirt, and made a perfect ladylike etiquette to Rod, and then, the girl raised her head and looked at him——— and it was only at this time that Rod realized that the biggest difference between the "Christie" in front of her was her eyes.

It was no longer a pair of purple and blue eyes, but a pair of beautiful and even trembling purple pupils. The deep purple eyes seem to be burning with a faint glow, with an unprecedented, mysterious and seductive charm. Then, the girl smiled slightly, then solemnly and cherished her hands and took Rod's right hand, then raised her head and spoke again.

“……………………”

But Rhodes still couldn't hear her, he could hear the sound of his clothes sliding, he could hear the howling wind, and even the sound of dry branches trembling in the wind in the distance, but only the voice of the girl in front of him, he didn't hear it at all. He could only see the girl's lips opening and closing, but it was too difficult for Rhodes to tell what she was saying from the shape of her mouth. However, the girl didn't seem to care whether Rod heard her or not, she just quickly said everything she wanted to say, then took Rodes' right hand, lowered her head, and kissed Rod on the back.

“————！！”

A scorching tingling sensation suddenly hit Rod, and Rod only felt a flower in front of his eyes, as if a bright red and dazzling light flashed in front of him, and then, the world where he was located began to completely collapse and shatter......... Consumed by darkness again. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )