[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-as-a-mafia-boss-i-refuse-to-be-an-extra":3,"chapter-as-a-mafia-boss-i-refuse-to-be-an-extra-as-a-mafia-boss-i-refuse-to-be-an-extra-chapter-173":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","As A Mafia Boss, I Refuse To Be An Extra",{"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},154701,290,"Chapter 173: Luna","as-a-mafia-boss-i-refuse-to-be-an-extra-chapter-173",173,"\u003Cp>But as the atmosphere calmed, Luna looked at Damian with eyes that were suddenly tearful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t you stay for a few more days? I didn’t get to spend much time with you while you were here... Just a little longer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice carried such raw emotion that everyone at the table immediately understood what she was really saying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was someone in love, desperate for any additional moments with the person they cared about most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damian became visibly uncomfortable, his posture shifting, his eyes looking anywhere except at Luna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He’d grown used to Luna being shy and reserved about her feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now she was being so open and direct, expressing her love in front of the entire family without any attempt to hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I need to pack and organize things for tomorrow’s departure. I’ll see you guys tomorrow~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up quickly, the excuse transparent to everyone present, and left the dining room with more haste than grace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence fell across the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric, Sebastian, and Lyandra all looked at Luna with expressions mixing pity and concern.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyandra was the one who spoke, her voice gentle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Luna... why don’t you tell him? Actually explain what you’re dealing with? He deserves to know the truth about your situation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna sighed, her smile helpless and sad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s uncomfortable with the whole thing. He still doesn’t think of me romantically, and he has too many other issues demanding his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He probably thinks I’m a weirdo – we grew up together like siblings, and suddenly I’m coming onto him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wiped at her eyes with the back of her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-I already told him what I feel before he went into that portal. That confession was enough. Pushing more would just drive him away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not a weirdo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyandra’s voice was firm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can’t help what’s happening to you. Your innate skill... it’s all that damn skill’s fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still don’t understand how you even have an SSS rank innate skill when neither Alaric nor I have any innate skills at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alaric reached over and placed his hand on Luna’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget about all this for now... You’re both still young. Just try to control your emotions as much as you can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t let yourself feel negative things – they’ll only make everything worse given how your skill works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian remained silent, but his eyes showed deep concern as he looked at his niece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sigh...She’s really pitiful. Her skill lets her see the emotions of everyone around her, making her understand the truth of people in ways nobody else can.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having such a powerful SSS rank ability while not even having awakened yet is bound to have severe side effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No ability that strong comes without cost. Especially not when it’s active from birth.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna stood up quietly, excusing herself with a murmured thank you for dinner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked to her room with measured steps, holding herself together until the door closed behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.. she collapsed face-first onto her bed, grabbing her pillow and holding it tight against her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Status.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her whisper activated the interface that only she could see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Name: Luna Valcor\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Age: 14\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent: SSS\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Core Attributes:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength: 10\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed: 10\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stamina: 10\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vitality: 10\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aura: 0\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perception: 40\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skills: —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empath: SSS (Innate)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hand Combat: E\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weapon Arts: —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warning: Due to Empath Skill being SSS rank, the host is unable to control it as of yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Side Effect 1: All personal emotions are magnified by a factor of 100.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Side Effect 2: Surrounding emotions affect the host by a factor of 10.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Side Effect 3: Skill remains active with no ability to deactivate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>━━━━━━━━━━━━━\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna stared at the status screen through her blurry eyes, the warning section she’d memorized years ago still cutting like a knife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Innate skills had their advantages. Abilities that manifested from birth, that grew with the user, that didn’t require conscious activation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in some cases, they became curses that destroyed everything they touched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna had been born with her Empath skill already active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From her first conscious moments, she’d seen colors representing emotions radiating from every person around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d grown up unable to turn it off, unable to stop perceiving the emotional truth of everyone she encountered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the side effects had shaped her entire existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From childhood until now, she’d always been taken care of by Damian. He’d been her constant companion, her protector and her friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always showing her kindness, always treating her with gentleness, always making sure she felt loved and safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And her skill had absorbed all of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every moment of affection was magnified by her perception. Every gesture of care was amplified by the side effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every smile directed at her created emotional resonance that built and built and built!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She’d developed a crush on him when she was young. Just innocent childhood affection for the brother who protected her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the skill had turned that innocent feeling into something consuming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnified by a factor of 100!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small crush became overwhelming love. Mild affection became a desperate need. Simple appreciation became an all-consuming obsession!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had distorted her mind while she was growing up, warping her emotional development in ways she couldn’t control or prevent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the result was... she started viewing Damian as everything in her life. Not just important or more cherished. But literally everything that mattered!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she’d finally understood what was happening, when she’d been old enough to articulate the problem, she’d told Alaric and Lyandra in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They’d taken her to Sebastian immediately, hoping medical expertise could find a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was nothing to be done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SSS rank innate skills couldn’t be suppressed or controlled until after awakening. And even then, mastering them took years of dedicated effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was trapped with an ability that magnified every emotion she felt by a hundred times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she was sad, the grief was crushing, making her unable to see any joy in life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she was angry, the fury was blinding, making her very cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she was afraid, the terror was paralyzing, making her hide in her room for days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when she felt love...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It became her entire world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her parents had seen how much guilt she carried, thinking herself wrong and broken for feeling this way about her brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they’d told her the truth – that Damian was adopted, that they shared no blood relation, that her feelings weren’t as unnatural as she’d feared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This revelation had removed massive amounts of guilt. Had let her stop fighting against her own emotions quite so hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it hadn’t changed the fundamental problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She still loved him with intensity that would destroy most people. Still needed him with desperation that scared her. And still viewed him as the center of her entire existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she knew – understood clearly – that the skill was responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That without the magnification effect, her feelings would be normal sibling affection or maybe a manageable crush.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But knowing that didn’t make the feelings less real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t make them hurt less when he was uncomfortable around her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn’t make the loneliness easier when he left!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna buried her face in her pillow, tears soaking into the fabric.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down... Don’t think negatively... Don’t think negatively.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She repeated the mantra her parents had taught her, trying to follow the breathing exercises Sebastian had developed for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll be going to Stormhold Academy soon... I’ll be with him soon... I just need to hold on until then... I just need to stay stable until the entrance exams.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She focused on that thought, using it as an anchor against the crushing weight of magnified sadness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’ll be near him every day. I will see him after classes. Will eat meals together. Will train together. Will be part of his life!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just need to survive until then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just need to not let the negative emotions overwhelm everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just need to keep breathing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside her room, the house was quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Downstairs, Alaric held Lyandra while she cried silently, both parents grieving for a daughter cursed by the very talent that should have been a blessing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’There must be something!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian sat alone in his study, reviewing medical texts for the thousandth time, searching for any treatment or solution he might have missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in his own room, Damian sat on his bed staring at nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood Luna loved him. Had known for years despite her attempts to hide it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn’t know about the skill’s side effects. He didn’t know she was trapped in emotional hell by abilities beyond her control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know that every moment she spent trying to act normal was a desperate battle against magnified feelings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just thought she’d developed a crush that would fade with time and distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thought that going to the Academy separately, building her own life, meeting new people, would help her move past whatever she felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth – that her skill made moving past anything functionally impossible – remained hidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A family secret carried by everyone except the person it affected most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luna eventually cried herself to sleep, still clutching her pillow, her status screen flickering and fading as consciousness left her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow Damian would leave again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she would be alone again with emotions that felt like they might tear her apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she would survive... Because she always did.\u003C\u002Fp>",1575,"2026-05-29T04:31:49.426Z","2026-06-01T04:29:09.863Z",1,"novelbin.me","5f6f43071453bce1305a87cb9aa6b71f8b046acc29517c544e9dbff040ba2740","as-a-mafia-boss-i-refuse-to-be-an-extra-chapter-174","as-a-mafia-boss-i-refuse-to-be-an-extra-chapter-172",318,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fas-a-mafia-boss-i-refuse-to-be-an-extra-cover.jpg"]