[{"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-245":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},418485,682,"Chapter 245: Council's Decision & Rebels","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-245",245,"\u003Cp>Ares signaled Emma to follow after Jack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting hall was plunged into silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares broke the stillness with his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't fight Typhaon until we are completely prepared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Neo in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that you know about our choice, we need to hear yours. Do you still want to save the Child of Mana?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you want to know about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should be obvious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo pursed his lips and the gears in his minds churned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We will become rebels if we go against their decision and try to rescue the Child of Mana,' he thought. 'They will do whatever it takes to stop us.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Well, I tried my best to convince them. This much should be enough.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I give my answer tomorrow?\" he asked, trying to buy time, since lying was useless due to Iapteus' lie detection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not an easy decision to make. We have come to the past to save the Child of Mana, and now you are requesting us to do otherwise. I need to think about it carefully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares stared at Neo for dozens of seconds, his expression unreadable, before he sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo left the meeting hall after receiving the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his departure, Ares sank into his seat, the leather creaking under his weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is going to go for the Child of Mana,\" Francis said as he stared at the door from where Neo had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can see that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Want our help to stop him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, it's fine. He is just a B-rank awakener. We can deal with him ourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know it better than anyone else that our ranking system is highly flawed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Besides, a B-rank awakener should not have been able to survive Anomaly #79 until now, nor should he be able to take out a Necromancer, who devoured Spain, in under 5 minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ares had to agree with Francis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's abilities were too diverse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Time and Darkness elemental manipulation made him a mage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having high mastery in two unrelated elements alone crowned him as an irregular.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Neo also had powerful sword techniques, high physical stats, and a wealthy combat experience that belonged to a physical fighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lastly, his strange ability of removing the corruption of Darkness, inhuman willpower, and his unknown methods with which he defeated Anomaly #33.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One could be either Master of One or Jack of All.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Neo was more of a Master of All.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is just one man,\" Ares said. \"He can't defeat the Association alone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shaking his head, Ares continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget about him. What happened to the World Time project?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've had a breakthrough in the project and we successfully developed its first working prototype, the [Space-Time Cube].\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cube appeared in Francis' hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw it in the air, and the cube disappeared in a portal that materialized above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds later, another portal appeared before Ares, and the cube landed in Ares' hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's the completed prototype. You can check its performance,\" Francis said. \"Who are you going to give it to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Athena.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a good choice. It's best if you can protect the Child of Mana with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo met with Jack outside, who was sweating buckets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pale moonlight illuminated Jack's distressed expression, his disheveled hair clinging to his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just realized, but I cursed at the Gods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack was shaking in his boots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will die even if I complete the trial. They will finish me as soon as I return to the real world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't laugh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not my fault. It's funny to see you angry one second and regretting the consequences the next second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack wanted to cry but had no tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo patted his back and left to meet Athena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\" Jack asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have an appointment with Athena.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo wanted to talk with Athena as soon as possible and ask her about the novel and the reason behind his reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped towards the room he had been told about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor was dimly lit, and the flickering lamps casted dancing shadows on the walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Athena' was written in bold letters on the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can come inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pardon the intrusion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stepped into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scattered notebooks and damaged novels covered the desk, while coffee mugs with dried rings sat precariously on stacks of paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A cozy blanket draped a chair, and sticky notes were haphazardly plastered across the walls like chaotic inspiration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm busy. Please wait a few minutes,\" Athena said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat at her desk, busily scribbling something on what looked like a collage of ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bored, Neo looked at the room to pass time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed the information about the 'Son of Zeus' novel on the sticky notes on the west-side wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cluttered wall was covered in colorful sticky notes, each scribbled with different novel plot ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were bold and underlined, while others were faint and incomplete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up and approached the sticky notes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading through them, Neo noticed a thick notebook near him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The well-worn notebook rested on a desk, its pages slightly dog-eared, its cover faded from use.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ideas for Son of Zeus novel]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can I read your notes?\" Neo asked Athena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can,\" Athena answered without much thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I thought authors were embarrassed to show their behind-the-plot ideas to others. Is Athena different or was I wrong?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't waste too much time buried in useless thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked through the notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The book contained a lot of information he had never read in the novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just that, there was a lot of parallel information too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One note said Arthur had all 108 elements, while the other said Arthur had 24 elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had picked the notebook in hopes of jogging up his knowledge of the plot. Instead, he became confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is it like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed Athena had finished her work and was staring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1018,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","52a4357838f7e19bc2fde90e95355670de61eb34b0af7386c90d0994264de9e5","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-246","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-244",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]