[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-am-i-the-villain-or-not":3,"chapter-am-i-the-villain-or-not-am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-233":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Am I the Villain or Not?",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},571492,820,"Chapter 233 - 235: I Give Up, I Really Give Up","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-233",233,"\u003Cp>Marey Dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is the name of this mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also has another name, the Mirror Demon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Empire's distant horror tales, there was an ancient noble known as Marey Dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a famously handsome man known far and wide, Marey Dim had always wanted to find a perfect partner, one worthy of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after searching painfully for many, many years, he found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until one day, someone sought him out in the corner of a brothel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you, Marey Dim. I know what you are looking for.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You only need to look at him once, and you'll understand what it is you truly want.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man in black pulled down the enormous black curtain behind him, and a huge mirror shimmering with silvery light appeared before Marey Dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just one glance, he fell completely and utterly in love with the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, he fell in love with the version of himself inside the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Marey Dim was so overcome with emotion that tears filled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally understood who it was that he truly loved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trembling, he asked the man in black, \"How much do you want? I have any amount you ask for, as long as you sell me this mirror!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want money. I don't want money…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After leaving behind those words, the man in black faded into the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the enormous mirror remained, along with Marey Dim, standing there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overjoyed, he carried the mirror back to his home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked at himself in the mirror, Marey Dim felt more and more dazzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At night, he lay pressed against the mirror, imagining himself embracing the version of himself inside it, and slowly fell into a deep sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until one day, after Marey Dim had not been seen at the brothel for several days, the owner personally brought people to break down the door of his house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, inside the crude room, all they could see was a strange mirror glinting with cold light, and familiar clothes scattered all over the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew where Marey Dim had gone, and no one knew how this mirror had ended up in his home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the game, players can uncover the story of the Mirror Demon, that is, Marey Dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor still remembered it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of the rumors, he began to recall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mirror Demon had always been sealed within the territory of Clavenna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When players explored Clavenna to their hearts' content, they discovered this mirror in the basement of the estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mirror Demon was classified as a hostile character. Players could attack it, but they could not kill it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as the mirror could still reflect anything at all, it would not die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, after repeated attempts and strategies, the players finally found a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the light was completely blocked, and nothing could be reflected, the mirror could be destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the mirror shattered into experience points that the players could divide among themselves, but, the Marey Dim of legend was also released from the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this very moment, the Mirror Demon looked completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not imagine that Viktor actually knew its name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What shocked it even more was the power erupting from Viktor's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This enormous mirror fully reflected the natural colossi standing behind Viktor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three colors of magic interwove together, like countless fine threads of aura entangling and overlapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colossal beasts towered over the land, their terrifying presence bursting forth from their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A three-colored ocean poured down, completely drowning all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them, any living being was no more than an ant, terrifying and awe-inspiring beyond belief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mirror Demon was no exception. It felt itself shrouded in danger, its body trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of the Mirror Demon's abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the mirror, it could reflect a person's soul.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By peering into what was hidden deep within that soul, it could glimpse what the person before it had experienced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when it looked at Viktor, it was confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The person before it seemed as if he had no soul at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps his soul was wrapped in some bizarre power, making it impossible to spy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a single pupil flickered endlessly beneath the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, black wings suddenly spread wide, countless scattered black feathers echoing through the void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not see through Viktor's soul, nor could it see his past experiences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, three streams of natural energy transformed into three masses of differently colored mist, coiling around Viktor's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A catastrophe-like terror instantly swept over the Mirror Demon's soul, making it shudder uncontrollably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Mirror Demon stared blankly at Viktor, doubt rising in its heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is he… really human?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, a red light flickered at Viktor's fingertips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three magic arrays climbed into place around his fingers at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hexagram formations flashed as terrifying magic power turned into thread-like patterns, linking the three arrays together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very quickly, waves of scorching heat burst forth from them, dreadful heat waves that seemed capable of burning everything to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three arrays suddenly expanded, spinning rapidly above Viktor's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A red god stretched out a massive bird-like head, struggling its way out of the array, tearing a shrill cry toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fourth-Tier Magic: Roar of the Evil God]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor raised the staff in his hand toward the lofty deity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Terrifying heat swept across the space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reddish-yellow flames began to erupt from the three arrays. Clumps of fire seemed almost sentient as they slowly descended from the air toward the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scorching heat burst violently from the earth, transforming into flaming birds that surged up around the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their slender tails carried red magma, fully merging with the masses of flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the god's piercing roar, several firebirds dragged the fireballs with them and smashed viciously into the ground of space itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surging heat, in the blink of an eye, completely engulfed the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red flame energy shot forward like a long spear, stabbing fiercely into the fragile, trembling mirror surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mirror was completely unable to withstand such a terrifying attack and shattered into pieces in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, the surroundings did not fall into emptiness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the mirror-like surroundings shattered, the heat and scorching sensation intensified once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor raised his head, feeling the temperature around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath the sky, smoke and dust carrying red sparks drifted through the air. The mountain beneath his feet was covered in magma, flowing endlessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rocks continuously slid down into the central fissure of the mountain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Plop! Plop!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Streams of magma burst upward with tremendous force, soaring dozens of meters into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scorching mountain seemed capable of melting any living being, and the heavy air oppressed everyone's hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can't kill me!!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Along with a wild, arrogant voice, a blazing storm suddenly whipped up out of thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magma beneath the flames seemed to boil, trembling violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, a colossal, sky-blocking figure rose from the center of the volcano.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From its crimson hardened shell, terrifying magma dripped continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scalding heat burst forth as Guldon emerged from the volcano, letting out a dreadful roar toward the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor surveyed his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was Mount Vesuvius, a place he knew well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the Mirror Demon's second ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the mirror, the Mirror Demon could reflect Viktor's power and copy it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now, the surrounding volcanic magma and scorching heat waves were all created by the Mirror Demon copying the power of calamity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Marey Dim laughed loudly, his two purple eyes suddenly widening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you feel it? This power that comes from you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am the same as you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor quietly looked at the Guldon that had been conjured up, a faint smile appearing on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red energy covered it completely, turning it into clusters of pure energy crystals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, in his eyes... this fake was nowhere near as oppressive as the real thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor's disdainful voice followed, \"Have you ever thought about how this power of mine came to be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Mirror Demon suddenly froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It could not see through Viktor's soul, nor could it know his experiences, and naturally had no idea where this terrifying power truly came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even merely copying Viktor's power made the Mirror Demon feel an unparalleled sense of intimidation and strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor's relaxed demeanor made it hesitate… and feel fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Viktor slowly raised Ulrust in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the top of the scepter, red natural energy gathered, like streams flowing into the sea, continuously surging toward Viktor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, Viktor slowly spoke, \"Watch carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me teach you how this power should be used.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, dazzling red light erupted instantly from the center of the magic formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Violent heat turned into a ferocious beast, swallowing everything whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire land began to tremble as a massive pillar of flame and magma mixed together blasted through the world's shell, as if it were about to devour the gloomy sky itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground peeled upward in layers, and the flames roasted the air until it turned into smoke and dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, colossal magma pillars surged forth, each one terrifying beyond measure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Flame Severance: Wrath]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those flames completely engulfed \"Guldon's\" body. Between heaven and earth, only a single color remained, red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guldon\" stared with eyes wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In its vision, there was nothing left but that dazzling, overwhelming crimson, enclosing it from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the red light, Viktor's voice echoed calmly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm very curious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why does no one like using their strongest skill right at the start?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his words fell, white light shone out from within the magma, submerging all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sound was torn apart as well, and the world fell into boundless silence…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya slowly opened her eyes, sensing the vague whiteness fade from before her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her vision was a little blurry. She tried hard to sit up in bed, but only felt a wave of dizziness surge through her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What is going on?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remembered that she seemed to have gone to the mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the workers at home had dug up a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya raised her head and looked at the tall mirror beside her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She… seemed to have fainted?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That mirror had to be some kind of magical artifact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Liya dragged her body and struggled to sit up from the bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, a wave of weakness swept through her entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head hurt. It hurt terribly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if a sharp, tearing pain was constantly echoing inside her brain, like someone was violently stirring it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a maid carrying a basin of water walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she saw Liya awake, she hurriedly set the basin aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam! You're finally awake!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya immediately felt confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Madam?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange thought began to form in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh right, she seemed to be the head of the Clavenna family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya felt a sudden, inexplicable sadness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At some point, she had become the only person left in the family who still bore the name \"Clavenna.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, she held the first right of inheritance to Clavenna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After her father's death, Liya naturally became the lady lord of the Clavenna territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was always an inexplicable tearing sensation filling her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya shook her head, then looked at the maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While I was unconscious these past few days, did anything happen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a black crow by the window fluttered its wings and flew away from the estate window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a pitch-black feather was left behind, a sign that it had once been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Liya was fully dressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a black trench coat and appeared in the backyard of the Clavenna territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Liya wore such a strange trench coat was because she inexplicably felt that, as the family head, she had to have a coat like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was honestly quite hot to wear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her followed a small, white-furred catgirl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanilla, Liya remembered her name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was a demi-human carefully cultivated by the head of the Clavenna family. Even her name had been chosen by the family head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Huh, that's strange.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she refer to herself as \"the head of the Clavenna family\"?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya couldn't figure it out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But during the time she had been unconscious, all of the family's business affairs had been handled by Vanilla.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything had been managed in perfect order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing beside her, Vanilla reported methodically, \"Family head, preparations are almost complete.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The elves have sent word. It won't be long before they arrive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elves would emerge one after another from the divine tree in the backyard of the estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya raised her head and looked at the massive divine tree before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't know where this tree had come from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her memory, there had never been such a tree in the backyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if it had appeared out of thin air in just the past few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Green luminescence slowly lit up in the air, and the branches of the divine tree began to sway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the divine tree, a spatial rift gradually stretched open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive teleportation passage appeared before Liya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waves of powerful natural aura rushed toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya knew that the elves were about to emerge from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at that moment, her body suddenly staggered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if something had bumped into her from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lost her balance and almost fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya steadied herself, then raised her head and looked behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a girl wearing a loose, black robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Liya, she had truly been knocked to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya recognized her and said in surprise, \"Henny? What's wrong with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Liya's voice, Henny's body trembled violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if coming back to her senses, she raised her head. A glimmer of tears shimmered at the corners of her eyes, and her large eyes turned watery.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just looking at her made one's heart ache with regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She made no extra movements and didn't even cry out loud. She simply looked up at Liya in a daze and said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think I… lost something important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═❀═\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[email protected]\u002FXenosX\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>🥳Joining P@treon keeps me motivated and eager to work diligently, so please consider joining.🥰\u003C\u002Fp>",2405,"2026-05-30T15:48:18.711Z","2026-06-01T04:31:37.164Z",1,"novelbin.me","59f51c8710781e3b7de511b485392235d5545003492db17274eaf7d31a06e8e5","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-234","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-232",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fam-i-the-villain-or-not-cover.jpg"]