[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades":3,"chapter-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-124":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Extra's Death: I Am the Son of Hades",{"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},418164,682,"Chapter 124: A Deal With The Principal","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-124",124,"\u003Cp>\"All of you can return to your posts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo Hargraves, come with me,\" Charlotte said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She summoned her phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo climbed on its back with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beast's body, despite being covered in flames, was not burning Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was warm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached the mansion of top of clouds and entered the study room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The principal called the puppet maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Prepare tea for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The puppet with silver eyes brought them tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo drank it quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's settle the important topic first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much time do you have left?\" Charlotte asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A few minutes at best.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo raised his palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sparks of condensed red lightning flickered around his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although dead, the Death could not embrace him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was manifesting the Death, which came for him, outwardly and stopping it from pulling him into the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte opened her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The life-element and holy-element can't heal you since you are technically dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The elixirs won't work either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We'd need to reverse time of your physical body and return it to the state before it died. Only then can we heal you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you trying to say principal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can recommend a healer with time-element to heal you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what do I get in return?\" Charlotte asked as she sipped the tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sure it's Academy's job to provide healers to the students who've returned from S-rank mission?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is. But what can you do if I refuse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo smiled as he heard her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could see where Elizabeth had gotten her habits from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do I need to pay to be healed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't leak the news about what happened inside the Window.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you mean, principal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it possible that you saw something unethical and now you are trying to bury the news?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression worsened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo knew exactly what she wanted and he was trying to act oblivious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lucas' attack. I want you to keep quiet about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, you mean how he backstabbed me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo faked a sad expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must say, I was quiet scared back then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know how I felt when the heir of Zeus Clan tried to kill me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte's eyebrow gave a slight twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had seen how Neo's forced Lucas to run away with tail between his legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scared?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like saying a lion was afraid of a hyena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He knows he has the upper hand in the negotiations,' Charlotte thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Neo was a normal demigod, she could've threatened him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, he was the little brother of Henry Hargraves, and it seemed her disciple fancied him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte could not let him die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or else, there would be consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo understood this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sigh escaped Charlotte's lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll be upfront.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you reveal Lucas' betrayal, the Academy will be forced to take strict action against Lucas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Zeus Clan won't take it lying down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At best, they'll crush Hargraves Corporation to take revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At worst they'll declare the Academy as their enemy and demand us to spare Lucas in order to stop a war from breaking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There will be enormous damage to both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we can avoid that if you keep your mouth shut,\" Charlotte said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I doubt a war will happen,' Neo thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Zeus Clan did not put too much importance on Lucas even though he was the heir.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a slight chance the Zeus Clan would protect Lucas to save their image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, it did not matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry would protect Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knowing how strong Henry actually was, Neo was not worried about any God Clan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, there was a high chance Elizabeth would take his side too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I refuse your offer, principal?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm Immortal. I can just revive after I die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you won't accept the deal—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I will. But I want to change the terms of the negotiations.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte went quiet after hearing his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo smiled when he saw her confused expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not want the academy to punish Lucas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not want to kill Lucas either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After dying multiple times, Neo realized death was not scary to everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Living, even though the times were difficult, was more painful to some people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas was one of those people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo would turn Lucas' life living hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would take his revenge with his own hands and not through someone else's help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would make sure Lucas regretted making an enemy out of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't want to be healed, then what do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me the corpses of those who died in the mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte's face stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each student that died had a high-profile background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially Leonora. She was once in a century genius. The Poseidon Clan had high expectations of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The families' of the deceased had demanded the corpse of their children.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is nearly impossible to deny the families since they already know the corpses of their kids were brought back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not my problem, is it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You fulfill your side of the deal, and I'll fulfill mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte's brows creased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was stuck between a rock and a hard place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, she chose the lesser evil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine. I'll do as you want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I need to know why you want the corpses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy pressure hit Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte spoke in a chilling voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll kill you with my own hands if you are planning to devourer those corpses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't do that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then what is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Necromancy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte believed she was right when Neo did not object.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo, on the other hand, let her misunderstand his intentions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no plan to reveal the existence of the resurrection ritual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since we've decided to go ahead with the deal, please let Nathan keep the corpses for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will take them from him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll be taking my leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, take this.\" Charlotte threw a badge towards him. \"Go to professor Daniel in mediation hall and get yourself healed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to leave when Charlotte spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And keep our conversation secret. Especially from Eliz.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Send him away,\" Charlotte spoke to the maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A portal appeared beneath Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled just before he was teleported away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It was good doing business with you, principal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte frowned after hearing those words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had completed a successful deal with Neo. It was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Neo's smile made her uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt as if she had somehow made a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>",1086,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","5c854beffaca90e77d8cb03adf410246454cfb88fa5a293978d398238791d46c","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-125","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-123",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]