[{"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-234":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},571493,820,"Chapter 234 - 236: Who Is Your Fiancé?","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-234",234,"\u003Cp>Liya felt a wave of dizziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Vanilla stepped forward and helped Henny up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Henny struggle to support herself on her legs, looking utterly dazed, Liya let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this state, it was no wonder Henny had been absentminded while walking and ended up bumping into her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henny was standing there with her head lowered, swaying unsteadily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya moved a little closer. Seeing how unstable Henny looked, she couldn't help but ask, \"Henny, what did you lose?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Henny's breathing stalled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn't lift her head. She could only keep shaking it, trying to shake off the chaos in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know, I don't know…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only know that it was something extremely important to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henny took a deep breath and stared blankly at the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I… can't live without him…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice gradually faded, but Liya fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Something important...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What could it be?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya found it hard to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she kept thinking, could the \"important thing\" Henny mentioned have something to do with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that thought, Liya froze in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if a question suddenly flashed through her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did she know Henny in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya remembered that Henny was a retainer in her household, a formal employee who had signed a contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… why had Henny become a retainer of the Clavenna family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her memory felt like it was missing a piece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at Henny, wanting to ask about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Henny…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But seeing Henny's dazed condition, she closed her mouth again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved a hand to the servants and instructed them, \"Take her back and let her get some good res...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Henny reached out with one hand and tightly grabbed the hem of Liya's coat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya stared at Henny in a daze, feeling a bit disoriented.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl in front of her was still keeping her head down, but tears spilled uncontrollably from her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like pearls falling from a broken string, they pattered down onto the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please help me, Liya…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me… find him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Henny in pain, Liya felt an overwhelming heaviness in her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took a deep breath and reached out to hold Henny's hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she touched Henny's palm, Liya could feel it, that soft, gentle aura around Henny became even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that instant, an inexplicable impulse surged up from her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if there was a wild urge to trample her, to bully Henny without restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she used her firm rationality to suppress that absurd thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She solemnly removed Henny's hand from herself, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll do my best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get some good rest, Henny.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Henny's strength left her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Led away by the servants, she went back to rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Henny's appearance left an inexplicable heaviness weighing on Liya's mood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya didn't know what had actually happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Henny said she had lost something important, Liya herself also felt as if something important had disappeared from her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thought echoed endlessly in her mind, like a haunting chant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But right now, she didn't have time to think about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya straightened her collar and lifted her head to look ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the green rift, Cocotte Yard was lying on a cloud, slowly drifting out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She yawned, then lifted her eyelids and lazily spotted Liya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, hi?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya also froze, staring at Cocotte.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cocotte!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you coming out from, from…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she saw Cocotte blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because… I'm the Elf Queen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No… I know that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya sighed, rubbed her temples, and asked with a slight headache, \"What I mean is, why are you coming out from there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya felt utterly confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Cocotte was the Elf Queen, at the same time, she was also an employee of the Clavenna family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Cocotte, Liya had always been very clear about her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This lazy dog of an elf, if there was no order given, she wouldn't move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liya understood Cocotte's laziness all too well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Liya say that, even Cocotte herself became confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Eh? That's strange…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her memory, there really had been someone who told her to open a passage between the Elven Forest and the Yard Divine Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that the Elven Forest would directly connect to the backyard of the divine tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These past few days, Cocotte had been busy with exactly that task.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The passage had been opened, and the elves had all been notified…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But… who was it that told her to do this in the first place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cocotte was completely dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that she suddenly became diligent on her own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, that couldn't be it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a fifth-tier mage, Cocotte's perception was extremely sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There had to be someone who instructed her to do something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her memory couldn't be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then there was only one possibility... her memories had been altered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cocotte narrowed her eyes and tried hard to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, Liya had already sensed that something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her head and looked at the passage between the Yard Divine Tree and the Elven Forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, ripples spread across the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the ripples could fully settle, Liya suddenly kicked off the ground and sprinted toward the Clavenna estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servants stared blankly at Liya as she ran off at full speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Cocotte, watching Liya leave, was completely confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the passage opened wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From within it, Vinia stepped out first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She held a wooden scepter in both hands and lifted her head proudly, as graceful as a swan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Head of the Clavenna family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for welcoming our visi...t?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gradually opened her eyes and looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the grass below, aside from a group of servants and Cocotte sitting on a cloud doing nothing, where was there any sign of the Clavenna family head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elves behind Vinia, with nowhere to go after she stopped, crowded out of the passage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lay sprawled across the divine tree, looking at their elven high priestess with utterly baffled expressions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Royal Capital, Delin Estate]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A servant stood at the doorway holding a bowl of porridge, looking extremely worried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kefra walked over slowly and said softly to the servant, \"Give it to me. You can go rest now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking the porridge, the servant bowed slightly to Kefra and hurried away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kefra held the tray in one hand and knocked on the door with the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knock! Knock! Knock!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gwen, it's me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You haven't eaten anything all day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From inside the room came a stretch of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kefra looked at the door, her eyes full of concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If something's wrong, you can talk to your sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what answered her was still silence and no sound at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kefra sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bent down, placed the porridge on the floor by the door, and called into the room, \"Remember to eat. Don't starve yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the bedroom, it was pitch black, with not a single ray of sunlight able to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Listening to Kefra's footsteps gradually fade away, Gwen finally lifted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long silver-white hair was a complete mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was wearing simple sleepwear, one strap on her shoulder having slipped down, revealing snow-white skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was utterly haggard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One leg hung off the bed, the other bent and propped up. Her face rested against her knee, her expression full of melancholy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her arms, she was holding a longsword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fiery, scorching blade glowed red-hot, illuminating the dark room with a crimson light, like a warm sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth had happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen herself didn't know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time she came back to her senses, she had already become like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt dazed, with no desire to move at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time in her life she had been this lazy, even forgetting a knight's daily morning training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No motivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No motivation to do anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was hoarse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, as if she remembered something, Gwen pulled out a golden parchment from her clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The parchment was slightly warm and emitted faint points of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But aside from the warmth, it didn't seem to have any other effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Gwen had a strange feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This thing was extremely important to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to keep it with her at all times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the magic crystal placed on the table began to glow with a soft blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bright, then dim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen's gaze was drawn to that flickering blue light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hint of confusion appeared in her tired eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was trying to contact her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as she was about to drag her body over to pick up the crystal, she suddenly saw, at some point, a black crow was standing on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen was startled and shrank back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crow's deep, solitary eye glanced at Gwen. Then, mysteriously, it flapped its wings and flew toward the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't even part the curtain, flying straight ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen hurriedly tried to warn it, \"The window isn't...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish, the crow's pitch-black body passed straight through the curtain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned into a black shadow and slipped through the gap in the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gwen blankly finished the last word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rushed to the window, pulled open the curtain, and stared in a daze in the direction the crow had flown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no sign of the crow anywhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook herself slightly and drew the curtain closed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her daze, her attention was pulled back to the crystal on the table, still flashing blue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Gwen remember that someone seemed to be looking for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She touched the blue crystal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, a woman's voice came from within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Liya's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her tone sounded incredibly urgent, \"Gwen! Right now! Tell me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who is your fiancé?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1655,"2026-05-30T15:48:18.711Z","2026-06-01T04:31:37.164Z",1,"novelbin.me","a126cf8c7c1a2a9e7e823d75fd7ff44232283bd40c670abfb80817b69de5de80","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-235","am-i-the-villain-or-not-chapter-233",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fam-i-the-villain-or-not-cover.jpg"]