[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-235":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"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},1462728,1913,"Chapter 235: Normal People in a Crazy Family","black-online-chapter-235",235,"\u003Cp>\"Tell my son to enter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian nodded. Their talk was over. Therefore, he stepped out of the study and, outside, told Raon, \"Your father wants to talk with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon steeled his expression, entered the study, and made sure to close the door behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen’s study had nice noise-cancelling. It was really hard for anyone to hear them from outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which spoke volumes about how loud Aizen was shouting at Nero and Ronin for those sounds to be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You couldn’t have possibly expected me to completely end this partnership because of this small hiccup?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Small hiccup? I wouldn’t exactly call this shitshow that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon sat down and rolled his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice acting, by the way. I am proud of you. The way you put on a mask that you were actually hurt by what happened with Juniper was really touching.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said with a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I don’t know what you’re talking about. I was hurt. It’s never nice to see your fiance boning somebody else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haha, you were so heavily against the marriage, and now you’re actually hurt that it all came crashing down? Don’t take me as a fool, son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why wouldn’t I be hurt? She is beautiful with big breasts and all. A woman that any man would dream to marry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But not you. You have somebody else in your heart, I can tell. Did you already forget that I can use Read? I was able to see through you like an open book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...I did forget that. Does he know what Anna did then? She can also use Read, so maybe she was able to mask her intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Otherwise she wouldn’t have been so confident in trying to fool Father. I really need to learn to use Read as soon as possible.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s whatever, in the end. I don’t even care if you played a hand in that cheating scandal. Maybe you fabricated it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It all worked perfectly in the end. I feel quite ashamed that I didn’t come up with this plan myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen touched his chin and said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We now have the upper hand in this partnership. We got Rain Family from their balls, and we will squeeze really tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll take you to the Rain Region in the upcoming months to check out that game. I already discussed it with Nero, and he had no choice but to agree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will playtest that game. If you really think that the game is shit, then we’ll consider ending the partnership.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Aren’t you concerned that I will lie just to escape the arranged marriage?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah. You cannot lie to me. Remember? Read?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...What if I can learn Read in the next couple of months? But even still, I most likely cannot learn it to such a high level that I can fool his senses.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do have a mission for you meanwhile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon was afraid to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re now heir to the throne. I can’t let you stay in your room all day playing that game. Every now and then, go out to the village to help people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is good for them to get to know you. It is wise to make connections and build relationships with your people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was surprised that it was such a simple request, as he thought it would be something that he would dislike doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I asked Raikou to do that, he would’ve said, \"Why the fuck should I?\" with his pompous, fucking expression. You keep proving to me that you’re the better option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, I’ll teach you Read. You must know it. You cannot let others know what is going on inside your head. It’ll make you vulnerable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I appreciate that, Father.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no need to refuse, even if he was going to get taught by Rock, it didn’t hurt to get taught by Aizen as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may leave. I’ll come fetch you at random times to teach you Read. You can do whatever meanwhile.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen waved his hand, which signaled the end of the conversation, and Fang Raon nodded before leaving the study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he left the study, he let out the breath that he had been holding unconsciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What did the piece of shit say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna walked over and asked with a smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When nearby servants heard her, they looked ghost-faced, as they were right outside Aizen’s study room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might’ve been able to hear it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing in particular.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said, and started walking away from the study with Anna, distancing themselves from other servants as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He suspects anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, he does, but he has no proof, and even if he does, it doesn’t seem like he cares about what happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The shitty old man found a way to make this situation beneficial to him, huh? I expected as much. ’Lord’ Aizen rarely gets put in a losing position.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna scoffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It infuriated her how smart their Father was, and it wasn’t a surprise how the Fang Family managed to rise to a very prominent position under Aizen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the Fang Family was already quite big before Aizen’s time, they really weren’t one of the Big Families of the business world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only with Aizen did they truly become a force to be reckoned with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What will happen to that male servant?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing he remembered was the bodyguards dragging him away, and he hoped that nothing bad would happen to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he was an innocent party in all of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exiled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t seem to care what would happen to the poor innocent male servant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we tell the truth to help him out? He doesn’t deserve that, you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hell no. Father will still give us some punishment. I don’t want that. Either way, it is just some nobody.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna said, and she then smiled and patted Fang Raon on the back. and she then started running off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll see you tomorrow, okay, brother? Remember, tomorrow night. Do not be late. I’ll deliver the new game card to you today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she was already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Sigh, my siblings really have stone-cold hearts. Why am I so different from them? They are all crazy in their own ways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Maybe I have my own craziness somewhere inside me. Lurking like a shadow beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I do want to help the male servant, but even if I tell the truth, he will still be exiled because he cannot stay here anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Pretty much everyone saw the photograph already. The rumor has most likely spread to the village already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’They cannot allow him to stay here anymore.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon thought with a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard footsteps. They were gentle and soft. It sounded like shoes made of silk gliding across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon breathed out in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking down the hallway, a black-haired woman was approaching him. She had blue eyes, beautiful ones, but they looked unfocused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was wearing a dress. It was so long that it was slightly trailing behind her across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The face of the woman shared a striking resemblance with Raon. As if she were the female version of him. She was really beautiful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was, without a doubt, Fang Sara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon stayed silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t look at him. She just walked right past him. Their arms almost touched, but she made no effort to acknowledge him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her footsteps retreated away until they were no more than a faint echo in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Whatever.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Raon slid his hands inside his pockets and continued walking, his head hanging low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t bother to raise his gaze. It was just looking at his feet moving across the floor. He didn’t look ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was why all the servants that came across him had to move out of the way so they wouldn’t collide with their young master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creak—the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen looked up from his books, saw who entered his study, and rolled his eyes before leaning back in his chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should knock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sara closed the door, and she then walked to the bookshelf, and she just knocked a few books off the shelf with her elbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump~ thump~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oops.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sara said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen rubbed his forehead in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You made him the heir?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sara asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. Why do you care?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve treated him like an insect for years, and now you’re going to leave your kingdom to him? I don’t buy it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sara said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least I was involved in his life. Unlike you. I bet my kidney that he actually likes me more than you, Sara, the Woman Who Is Never Around.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said mockingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Now that I think about it, it makes sense that you’re giving him the keys to your kingdom. Your two’s resemblance is... scary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sara said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that why you’ve avoided him? You are scared of him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I just don’t want to know just how much he resembles you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sara said, and she turned around to already leave the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Raon resembles me. Anna, Raikou, and Raizen resemble you. They’re crazy, just like you, Sara.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sara put her hands on the door, and with her long nails, she scratched the wood so hard that her fingers started bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like a cat scratching a door to be let inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCRATCH~ SCREECH~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaaaaaarghhhhh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She screamed like a witch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen watched her silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Raon and I are the only ones normal in this twisted family. I was late to realize that. I thought he also inherited her craziness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Which is why I will leave my kingdom to him. He is the only one I can trust. I can’t leave it to these lunatics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I don’t have much longer to live anyway.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aizen thought, and then his nose started bleeding slightly, and he took out his napkin to wipe it away.\u003C\u002Fp>",1736,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.438Z",1,"novelbin.me","e88cb2520350b6bbfaceffc268cf0079f96850020eff439be312be7680f02eda","black-online-chapter-236","black-online-chapter-234",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]