When Ryan stopped "Plymouth Fury" west of New Rome, the burn from Lightning's butt hurt in his chest.

Triton Resort is a large complex perched on a hill, built between the infamous Colosseum and the city's red-light district, Lilith the Younger. Glass domes and tall white spires coexist with elevated entertainment gardens, tennis courts, and hot pools, while the wealthiest customers can enjoy unparalleled views of the New Roman coast. Like almost all the possessions owned by Augustus, it was built in the Roman style. Statues of Venus and Mars – gods, not genomes – are on fountains next to the parking lot, and customers enter from different entrances depending on who they are; Most guests pass through a large and elegant stone arch, while VIPs use a glass elevator to jump directly to the higher floors.

Ryan swapped his bathrobe for what he usually wore, even though he wasn't wearing a mask or hat this time. Livia sat next to him, wearing a blue dress that showed her legs and back. She wore a sparkling silver necklace around her neck and a white rose ribbon in her hair. She looks great, but Ryan thinks she can dazzle him with whatever she wears.

"From now on, I should go to your house," she said suddenly.

No kidding. "I can get used to shock therapy," Ryan said thoughtfully, but it didn't make her smile. "Why don't we rent a house and move in?"

"We should wait a few months before we get down that staircase, right?" She chuckled. "Ryan, if you think you've ever seen my dad angry, imagine he has empty nest syndrome. From now on, it's better for me to go home after the date. ”

"Why is your dad standing motionless in the kitchen?" Insist on his domination of pastry?"

Her gaze turned into the distance. "Daddy...... Not very well. Sometimes he didn't move for hours. ”

"Because of his tumors?" She nodded sadly. "That's why he rarely goes out now, am I right?"

"I ...... I don't want to talk about that right now. I'd rather talk about us. Livia closed her fingers in embarrassment, hesitated for a few seconds before asking. What kind of people are we going to become, Ryan?"

"I've been asked this question before," he replied, remembering Jasmine with nostalgia. "At that time, I replied with a summer romance."

Livia frowned at him. "I don't want us to be just summer indulgences."

"Neither do I."

At one point, Ryan was afraid of an intimate romantic relationship and the promises that came with it. Each time he reset, the pain of their destruction stung him deeply. But for the first time since he gained power, he had a partner who would remember him. Someone with whom he can build a long-term relationship. It's fresh and exciting. Terrible, even.

He carefully took her hand, basking in her beautiful blue eyes. "Livia, do you want to be my girlfriend until time separates us"

A pink flush appeared under her eyes. "You should have asked me before we got laid, didn't you?" You've skipped a lot of steps. ”

"Now I'm playing by the rules."

He could see that the princess was pleased, but her reaction was not what he expected. "My answer is no, Ryan."

The messenger's mouth opened wide in shock. "Again?"

"I want to be your girlfriend until we decide to break up, if we decide to break up," Livia declared, her face becoming stubborn despite her words to Rya

It's music. "Until your power resets everything. I want a serious relationship. ”

"Livia, do you know I'm going to reset it?" What if I die early, or if we can't easily shift your mind back?" Ryan cleared his throat. "I also want something timeless, but ...... Well, there's always the possibility that an unexpected death will ruin everything. ”

"People have been risking death, but they're still planning for the future, Ryan. Logistically, our relationship may need more effort, but we'll find ways to strengthen it. I am convinced of this. ”

Ryan could see that she wasn't going to budge on this matter, so he got it right this time. "Livia Augusti, do you want to be my girlfriend?"

"That's right," she said with a beautiful and warm smile. "Yes, I know, Ryan."

So, Quicksave is no longer single.

"It changed everything," Ryan said, breaking the contact of his hand and going for a notebook and a pen he had hidden in his coat.

"What is this?" As he opened the notebook, Livia asked.

"I complete the list of tasks before completing the perfect run. After the last presidential term, I thought I should write down all my campaign promises so I could keep track of them. Ryan draws a "the sun" line between "killing the psychopath" and "marrying Yuki". "I'm updating the list to accommodate my newfound monogamy."

Livia is as curious as a cat and wants to see what's inside, but her boyfriend keeps the notebook out of her reach. "Give it to me, I want to know!"

"No, that's privacy!"

"Give it to me, Ryan," she insisted.

"No!" He felt a chill run down his spine. "No, no, you don't dare-"

Livia skipped time when Rya

When she regained consciousness, she stole the list and his pen. "That's how I feel when I'm messing around with people at a fixed time, um," he complained. "Are you happy now?"

"A good boyfriend doesn't hide anything from his partner," she replied, then frowned at what she read. "'Let Jamie and Ki Jeong get married'?"

"At first, I was only going to marry Jamie, but since he was going to propose to Ki-jeong soon, I thought bigamy was the only sensible solution."

It seemed to make sense to her, but then the next item on the list made Livia glare at him. "Is it serious to 'sleep with a vampire and live'?"

"I want revenge."

"She's not that good." Livia is at her cutest when she's jealous.

"How do you know?" Ryan asked, squinting.

"Because I know," his girlfriend replied, and then removed the plan from the list, like a dictator signing an execution order. In fact, she removed all the "bullet" and "marriage" goals from the list, except for those related to her. A couple's life is made up of sacrifices.

"You really made a plan for your last cycle," Livia said, as she continued reading. "I'm a little worried about the 'kill' list, though."

"Well, at first I just wanted to find Ryan, but I kept adding new targets," Ryan admitted. "It's not my fault if the city is full of bastards that need to be eliminated"

"Well...... 'Bully Luigi,' 'Save New Rome,' 'Take over the superpower gang,' 'Heal the Psycho,' 'Blow up the Happiness Factory,'......" she frowned. 'Stop the Liberi-Macchia?' Does the word really exist?"

"I'm doing this."

Livia waited for him to elaborate, but when he didn't, she jumped straight to the next target. She grinned. "Let the Wyvern reconcile with the Vulcan?" Now, you're asking for the impossible. ”

"This happened once, even though it came at the cost of the destruction of an entire city." Ryan believes that while he can't date Vulcan because of his promise to Jasmin, he can at least help the genius change her life.

"We can't let things get to that point," Livia replied. "I'm kidding, they can reconcile."

"Have you seen it with your own eyes?"

"As long as Wyve

Find Vulca

and 'apologize' to her ex-partner. She will do so after reconsidering her choices, usually in Dy

After the collapse of AMIS. ”

"So, we can steal two cashmere suits with one gun?"

She frowned at him, suddenly interested. “Dy

Does Ais have a red outfit?"

"You'll look good in it."

"I think so too." Livia hurriedly skimmed through the list and started with "Put Le."

rescued from her father's shadow" to "bury my father's problem", and frowned. "'Find an alchemist's base in Antarctica'?"

"I saw it in 'Purple World,' but I don't know where," Ryan said. To be honest, he had wondered if the sight was just a coincidence. The Violet Terminator left a hint to help the Courier, so maybe it wanted the Time Traveler to visit the base for some unknown purpose. "Some kind of fortress buried in snow and ice."

Livia pondered the matter. "Now I remember......" she whispered to herself. Will it be Orfin?"

"Station O

pheo

?”

"A story that Bacchus told me about an alchemist," Livia replied, before throwing a bomb. "Before Easter last year, he was investigating her, and she twisted him."

"She?" Is the alchemist a girl? Ryan thought she might be a lizardman or a gray Martian!" Do you know someone who has met an alchemist, but you never told me?"

"I don't think it's important?" She replied, a little awkwardly. "The problem is, Ryan, my superpowers can't investigate alchemists. I've tried before, but I can't find a world where I can interact with her...... If she's a human female. ”

"She may have the same abilities as me."

"Maybe. Sorry, I can't see clearly. Dad also wanted to find her, but after years of fruitless investigation, he eventually abandoned the plan. Bacchus himself couldn't help much. All he cares about is happiness and the "God" who connects with him...... Thanks to you, I now know a lot more about his character. ”

"The Ultimate?" Ryan came to the same conclusion after talking to Ducklin. Bacchus refers to God as "it" and believes that psychotropic drugs capable of affecting the genome can help in contact with God. It doesn't take any genius to figure it out. "What do you mean by 'she twisted him'?"

"He doesn't always ......" Livia struggled to find the word.

"Compulsive?" Rya

Suggestion.

"Insanity, although he disguised it well. According to Dad, he adjusted well before the alchemist found him. Later, hallucinogens and later Bliss became his life. His girlfriend shook her head. Even the stories he tells are confusing. ”

"If I confess my sins, will he tell me too? for my heart is full of evil deeds. ”

"No, I don't think so, but you can compare and find out." Livia smiled. "I've never been to Antarctica. It must be a beautiful place. ”

"Want to make it our next stop on winter break?"

"Now you're thinking like a real boyfriend." She flipped through her notebook and blushed when she found the last goal on her to-do list.

"Make Livia happy."

Livia looked at Ryan happily, arranging her hair. "What, are you surprised?" The courier asked his girlfriend, his fingers brushing her red cheeks. "You're also part of my perfect run."

"It's a good list, Ryan," she said, and hurriedly wrote a line. "But you forgot one thing."

Ryan frowned, and she returned the notebook and the pen with the new goal written on it.

Be happy too.

"I thought it was natural," he said as he put things back in his trench coat.

"Ryan, almost all of the goals on the list are about helping others, not yourself," Livia said. "You're noble, but you also have to think about your own happiness. No more suicides would be a start. ”

"What? But the glorious death is half the fun of the cycle!" Ryan protested. "Do you know how many people have failed their lives but succeeded in their deaths?"

"If you reload through death, then it will make you less likely to value your life. We'll find a better, painless way to turn back the clock. Also, don't take drugs anymore. I've seen what you put in the car and it has to be taken away. ”

“But—”

"Don't take drugs anymore," his girlfriend insisted. "Whether you want it or not, I'll put your life in order. You'll embrace a healthier lifestyle. ”

"If you want me to be a vegetarian, I'll dump you."

The way she raised her eyebrows made Ryan feel obscene. "You are always welcome to come and taste my meat."

"I don't have a taste," he replied, breathing on her neck. "I bite."

His rudeness made her blush. "You've gone too far, Ryan," Livia said, unable to hide her embarrassment. "I have to punish you."

"The hostess can whip me at any time."

"I have other ideas."

Her lips brushed shyly over his, and the brief contact seemed like a dream. It has strawberries, her perfume, and the smell of summer. She quickly backed away, her face flushed as if she had never kissed a boy before.

"You stole my first kiss!" Ryan's reaction was a fake shock. "I'm keeping myself for Felix!"

She burst out laughing, Ryan had never heard a more beautiful voice. He put his hand in her hair and the other on her waist, pulling her closer.

He lets Livia steal his second kiss, then his third and fourth. Later, the burning spot in his chest ached, and she put a finger on his lips. "After you're bandaged, we'll take a shower together," she said, taping her forehead to his. "I had a private location at the resort. You'll love it. ”

"The braindead should arrive today," Rya

Pointed. Their plan was to burn down the junkyard and bury the entrance to the bunker after the "genius" arrived, making it look like the Powers had fled the city.

"He would, but at night," Livia said, her voice gentle and soothing. "Until then, you're mine."

He can't refuse his woman.

As he got out of the car, Ryan held out his arm to Livia, and his girlfriend wrapped her arms around him tightly. The mafia princess liked him very much to play the gentleman. They bypassed the security guards and got on the elevator. As they went upstairs, Livia rested her head on her boyfriend's shoulder.

After passing through the marble hallway, the couple entered a place between the living room and the doctor's waiting room. Thick, comfortable leather chairs allow people to rest while admiring colorful tapestries and portraits of old and new celebrities. In fact, the crew includes replicas of Scarlett Johansson, Brad Pitt and Leonardo DiCaprio, but despite their actors' faces, they don't have that natural, effortless charm.

They were greeted by a tall man, the Italian Giorgio Clooney, with the familiar blue eyes and white beard. "Livia," he said, wearing a black suit that was more expensive than most houses. Ryan immediately recognized his voice as Mars, Atom Cat, and Fortuna's father. "Who is this young, brave man with you?"

"Luca, this is my boyfriend Ryan," Livia walked around with the courier. "Ryan, this is Luca Welan, Fortuna's father."

"I offer my condolences," the courier said. "I admire your bravery, you didn't raise her crazy."

"My wife has the greatest responsibility for her education." If Mars was annoyed when he saw his son's ex-girlfriend with another man, he didn't show it. In fact, he warmly held Ryan's hand as if he were an old friend. "Does Jenas know?"

Ryan didn't answer, but lifted his shirt to reveal the burns underneath, and Mars laughed. "It was exactly what I expected," he said. "I suppose you're here to get my wife to have her scars removed, right?"

"She, and Fortuna, if she's there." Livia said.

"No, she said she was going to be with her mysterious boyfriend." Mars frowned at the couple. "Do you know if he has superpowers?"

He doesn't sound so friendly anymore. "He can disappear as he pleases," Ryan said. "Although the pigeon is his nemesis."

"Oh, that's great," Mars said, sounding relieved. "Fortuna seems to be taking the relationship very seriously, and I fear that she may be in regular relationships with the wrong people."

Livia replied with a reluctant smile. "I'm not sure if he's her real thing, but you know Fortuna, she's always got her hands dirty."

"It's like her older brother," Mars said with a laugh. "I really don't understand how Naginia is so filial to these unruly brothers and sisters."

Because you murdered her parents and kidnapped her when she was a baby, Ryan thought, and Livia's arm wrapped tightly around his. She sensed his uneasiness. "When will Nasinia return from Ischia?" The princess asked Mars politely. She may have known the answer with her powers, but for the sake of conversation, she pretended not to know. "I haven't seen her in a long time."

"She will return on the 14th to attend the meeting on the 15th." Mars glanced at Ryan and frowned, realizing he knew what they were talking about. "Are you...... You know, one of us?"

"I cut horses' heads for a living," said the courier, and to his delight, Mars seemed to understand what he meant. "They never run fast enough."

"Would you give me an offer I couldn't refuse?" Mars returned the favor with a warm smile. "Maybe when Nacinia returns, we can treat you two to dinner?" She needs new friends her age, and I think she's going to like you, Ryan. ”

"Delightfully." Livia replied with a smile, though she gripped Ryan's arm tightly.

Mars then leaves, pretending that he needs to attend to other matters. Ryan sat in a comfy chair, and Livia sat on his lap. "Has this place been bugged?" He whispered into his girlfriend's ear.

"Yes, but not my squire," she replied in an equally deep voice. "Wait a minute."

A

d

ea Jula

i-Ve

a

, alias Venus, was subsequently operated on in a perfect operating room. She is a beautiful woman in her early forties, an adult version of her daughter Fortuna. She wore a noble white dress with blonde braids, and she would not look out of place on the cover of Playboy magazine.

Ryan noticed that she didn't have an operating table, just a warm bed where the courier lay and the fashion model lifted up her shirt. Venus touched his chest with his thumb, and the burn disappeared as if it had never existed.

"It's done," Venus said with a professional smile.

"I have a scar on my left butt, can you remove it too?" Ryan asked.

"No, I love it," Livia said shyly, "I love the sound you make when I pinch it." ”

Venus looked between the two of them, unlike her husband, who did not hide her displeasure. "Do you have any news from Felix?" She asked Livia and emphasized her name.

"No," Livia replied dryly, and Ryan slipped on his shirt and returned to her. "He's not coming back."

"Maybe he will," Venus said, looking at Ryan warily. He could see that she preferred to have her own blood relationship with the heir of Augustus, but she had no second son to provide. "If it doesn't work, we'll take him back. When will your father order the complete extermination of the Manada family?"

"I don't know," Livia replied dodgantly, though Ryan knew she meant: never, if I did whatever I wanted. "But we can discuss this on the 15th."

"Of course," Venus replied with a smile, and Ryan felt uneasy. "As usual, are you going to stay in that couple's suite?"

"Yes, of course," said Livia, much to the displeasure of the old woman. Venus gave them a key card and watched silently as they left the living room. Ryan could feel her glaring at his back, and there was no doubt that she had plotted to oust her son for "usurping" his position. Obviously, she was more deadly than her husband, but that courier lived worse than her husband.

Livia took him to a VIP suite on the fifth floor of the resort, a tastefully decorated apartment with its own private jacuzzi. The floors and walls are wooden, but the swanky modern appliances are cleverly hidden in sliding compartments. Stained glass picture windows offer stunning views of the beaches of New Rome and the sea beyond, while some of Livia's paintings adorn the walls.

Although Livia insisted that the place was safe, Rya

Still took a moment to check the room for traps and bugs, but didn't find anything. The Jacuzzi water was warm as he slid in naked, and his partner then joined in.

"I had a feeling that we were going to stick together," Ryan said, as she sat between his legs with her back against his chest. She wore that silver necklace all the time, sparkling in the sunlight outside. "Is it safe?" Venus may have infected me with the plague or something. ”

"It's not how her power works," Livia replied, the bubbles rising to the surface. Ryan had to admit that after being beaten by Augustus, it worked wonders to relieve muscle soreness. She can only do some superficial cosmetic surgery. She can reshape the skin, eye color, hair, but will not disturb your organs. ”

"But she can turn my lips and nose into a piece of skin that suffocates me."

"She could," she admitted, grinning at him. "But only if she keeps in physical contact."

"Good to know."

"I don't want to go to that dinner," Livia admitted, her head resting on Rya

on the shoulders. "I adore Fo

tu

a and na

ci

I'm not getting me wrong, but Venus will try to break us up, and Mars will make racist remarks about normalcy. You'll see. ”

"Then why accept this offer?" You don't need parents. "Fortuna in particular can't stand her mother, and Nassinia will most likely do the same after learning the truth about her parents." I mean, we can put together a party at Jamie's house and invite the Veran sisters to go. ”

"If I'm going to inherit this organization and reform it, I'm going to have to keep it on the surface," Livia replied. "Mars and Venus are followers of my father, but I'm afraid I'm pushing him too hard. A few smiles can put our mind at ease. ”

Ryan looked at her carefully and put his arms around her waist. He could see that she was grateful for the comfort.

"In addition to a luxury resort, is this place still a brothel?" He asked her.

Ryan noticed that the way the actor's imitators and clients chatted looked ...... Suspicious.

"Yes, this is the center of prostitution in New Rome," Livia said with a sad face. "Venus uses her power to reshape the face and body to cater to every taste. Some people are willing to spend a fortune to sleep with their favorite actor or hero. I've heard that the Btwo Pterodactyl Band is very popular. ”

"Does Vulcan come to see her often?" Livia giggled, but didn't answer. "Do you want me to destroy this place, like the Happiness Factory?"

Her fingers flicked her silver necklace with a thoughtful look on her face. "If I asked you, would you do it?"

"Yes." He rubbed his nose lightly against her cheek. "Livia, I don't want you to wear a mask, even when you're eating. If this place and the rulers of this place displease you, I can tear it down and free you from them. ”

"Can you do it without bloodshed?" She asked, looking away from me.

"As long as I have time, I can do anything."

"But you have to make sacrifices, I told you before...... I will not allow you to sacrifice yourself for my sake. "Livia plays with her hair." To be honest, I don't know what to do with this place. Evil things happen here, but most of the resort's activities are legal. What should I do with employees who work honestly at the resort? I don't want innocent people to lose their livelihoods, Ryan. ”

"What blood sacrifice is going to be offered behind closed doors?"

"First of all, I knew that Venus and her husband were using the place to make customers addicted to Bliss," Livia said coldly. "Or make dirt and extort materials."

"I have a cure for happiness addiction" Ryan has been thinking about introducing it to Ki-jeong because she still seems to be struggling with temptation.

"What do you do?" Livia asked, her eyes wide.

"Endorphins blockers," Ryan said with a shrug. It's the solution he finds when he finally becomes addicted to drugs, back in the old cycle. "It's easy to manufacture with the right equipment. You can create a rehabilitation clinic. ”

"It's an interesting idea, but my dad doesn't like it at all." Livia said with a frown. "But I'll remember. Now, we can focus on the future of Narsinia. ”

In the end, just like Lunn, it all comes down to her father.

Whatever good things Livia wanted to do, as long as Augustus was alive, her family's honest actions would be nothing more than a smokescreen for Lightning Bart's insidious madness. It's like the bloodied embers of humanity are only used to hide the monster he becomes.

One day, Ryan will drag the mob Zeus and his so-called Olympians down from the mountains to make sure they don't threaten anyone anymore.

For her.