[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system":3,"chapter-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-445":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Apocalypse: I Have A Multiplier System",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1538854,2001,"Chapter 445: 445: Leticia's Story","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-445",445,"\u003Cp>Chapter 445: Chapter 445: Leticia’s Story\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia carefully handed Su Jiyai the cup of tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scent of calming herbs drifted around them—soft, warm, a little sweet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai took a sip and let out a quiet sigh. “Mm. This is nice,” she said. “You’re good at this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia smiled shyly and sat down beside her, knees tucked under her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai looked at her for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she reached into her pocket and pulled out the necklace—the one with the tiny glowing farm inside the glass bead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft light shimmered in the dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I have something for you,” Su Jiyai said with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia blinked. “For me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai nodded and handed her the necklace. “A gift.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia held the necklace in her palms like it was the most precious thing in the world. Her fingers gently brushed the tiny house inside the bead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes sparkled, reflecting the soft glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow… it’s beautiful,” she whispered. Then she looked up, eyes full of curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Will this… will this protect me? From people who want to bully me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai looked at her seriously. “What kind of bullying do you mean?” she asked gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia didn’t answer right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips pressed together tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands clutched the necklace close to her chest like a small shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai didn’t rush her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she leaned back against the tree again and looked up at the stars. Her voice was calm and soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know… I used to get bullied too,” she said. “Back then, I thought… if I stayed quiet, it would stop. If I just endured, maybe things would get better.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia turned her head a little, listening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But the truth is,” Su Jiyai continued, “not speaking up… was my biggest mistake. It gave them more power. I should’ve told someone. I should’ve fought back in my own way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia looked down at her hands, holding the necklace tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a long silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, quietly, her lips moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My mother hated me,” she whispered. Her voice trembled like a paper in the wind. “She… she treats me as if I…am not her daughter at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai stayed quiet, giving her space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia’s eyes shimmered, and her voice got softer and shakier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She would lock me in a room for days. No food. No light. Just… just silence. I was so scared.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai clenched her hands quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia blinked quickly, trying to stop the tears from falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And… my stepbrother…” Her voice broke. “He used to laugh when she hurt me. Sometimes… he would hit me too. He said it was fun.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears rolled down her cheeks now, even though she tried to wipe them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I tried to be good. I really did. I thought if I was perfect, they’d stop. But nothing I did was ever enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would wake me up at 4 am, ask me to wash all the clothes. It is easy to wash clothes. I have been doing it since I was 8. But the water is too cold. My hand would be frozen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since we couldn’t afford nutrient pills, they asked me to make one from the chemical ingredients at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My cold hand couldn’t even open the bottles properly. Sometimes, the liquid spilled on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One time, it splashed on my arm and burned. But I didn’t cry. I just bit my lip and kept working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said if I didn’t finish by sunrise, I wouldn’t get breakfast. But even when I finished, I never got any. They’d eat everything and tell me I didn’t work hard enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I have to clean the mansion all by myself. At first it was only 3 floors and 10 rooms. But recently, my stepbrother brings his classmates who litter the floor 5 times a day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My entire day goes in cleaning…I don’t get enough time even rest. Then it’s dinner time, and I finally get a leftover pill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did everything in the hopes that my mom would love me. But she doesn’t even spare me a single glance. Why does my mom hate me so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia sniffled and wiped her face again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I kept telling myself to be strong. But yesterday, they crossed the line! My mother said that I should be married off to the Old Eric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is 82! And he had already killed his five wives after beating them. I don’t want to get married to him! So I ran away! ”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai’s eyes widened. Her hands slowly curled into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t speak right away. Instead, she reached out and pulled Leticia into a gentle hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia froze, stiff at first, then melted into it. Her small body shook as quiet sobs escaped her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t know where to go,” Leticia whispered. “I just kept running. In the end, I accidentally entered the Night Vipers’ territory and almost died.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a slight pause before she said softly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ragnar. Thank you so much for rescuing me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai held her tighter. “You’re safe now,” she said softly. “No one’s going to force you to marry anyone. Not while I’m here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia sniffed and buried her face against Su Jiyai’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I was so scared,” she whispered. “I thought I was going to die out there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were brave,” Su Jiyai said. “You stood up for yourself. That takes courage, Leticia. You did the right thing.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia lifted her head slowly. Her eyes were red, but there was a tiny spark of hope there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?” she asked in a shaky voice. “I’m not… selfish for running?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No,” Su Jiyai said firmly. “You were saving your life. And your life matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia looked down at the necklace again, her fingers brushing the glowing glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have anything, though. No money. No skills. But since you gave me a gift. I will give you a return gift. It’s not with me, when we return to my home. I will give it to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai’s heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the interaction may seem normal, the reality was…it wasn’t….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a person who has suffered bullying, she knows the reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A bullied person at the beginning may try to fiercely tell the world about the injustice he or she is suffering, but after a year or so, they lose their spark and subconsciously hide their scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until and unless they become close to a person, they won’t reveal those scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did save Leticia, but it wasn’t enough to make Leticia’s guard go down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Leticia was talking about all the things she had suffered just because Su Jiyai had asked a question, then it means…Leticia had planned the entire conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, from the beginning, Leticia laid the trap for Su Jiyai by asking her the question, ‘Will this… will this protect me? From people who want to bully me?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted Su Jiyai to take the bait before she(Leticia) continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai’s eyes narrowed just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in awareness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gently pulled back from the hug and looked at Leticia with soft, thoughtful eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia had tears on her cheeks, but now there was a small smile tugging at the corners of her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a fake smile… but it wasn’t completely innocent either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai had seen that kind of look before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the smile of someone who had learned to survive by reading people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By carefully planning what to say and when to say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia wasn’t lying—Su Jiyai could feel that. The pain was real. The fear was real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the way she told the story… the timing… the pauses…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was all too perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like someone who had practiced it before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai didn’t judge her for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she gave Leticia a small nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re smart,” she said gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia blinked. “Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You knew exactly what to say to make me listen. You knew how to guide the conversation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia’s body tensed for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands slowly lowered from her chest, holding the necklace a bit loosely now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I… I didn’t mean—” she started, but Su Jiyai raised a hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s okay,” she said softly. “You’ve been hurt. A lot. And you’ve learned how to survive in a cruel world. I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia looked down, her lower lip trembling. “I wasn’t trying to trick you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know,” Su Jiyai said. “But you were testing me. Whether I would help you or not.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia stared at the necklace again. The tiny glowing farm inside shimmered like a little world all on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought… maybe if I told you everything, you’d understand why I ran,” she said softly. “And maybe… You would take me with you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Jiyai knew it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leticia’s sweet: “It’s not with me. When we return to my home. I will give it to you.” Was a test for Su Jiyai.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted Su Jiyai to say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to return to the home anymore.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1507,"2026-06-06T06:36:35.984Z",1,"novelbin.me","e5f07d55db91ef05d182990622b92a07d74c3a66b8e35431ebf6eae0024ff7cb","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-446","apocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-chapter-444",661,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fapocalypse-i-have-a-multiplier-system-cover.jpg"]