[{"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-374":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},418314,682,"Chapter 374  Different Choices","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-374",374,"\u003Cp>The car rolled to a gentle stop on the gravel driveway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached their destination fairly quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Henry could get out of the car, Neo opened his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a second.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry paused mid-movement, his hand on the car door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing the seriousness in Neo's expression, he hesitated and got back into his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe we shouldn't meet them. It will be too shocking for them to find out they are reincarnations—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Henry's voice cut through Neo's ramblings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His dark eyes narrowed, scanning Neo's face for answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you afraid?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stopped speaking with a sigh and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back into the soft leather seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life is really shit, isn't it?\" he suddenly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stayed quiet, waiting for Neo to speak further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo tilted his head back, staring at the car's ceiling as if searching for answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our family is cursed. The closer we are to each other, the worse deaths we will face. Mom and Dad are about to have a kid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused for a few seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The curse should already be quite strong on them. If we try to make them our 'family,' it won't end well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry didn't respond immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't ask Neo where he had found such information, nor did he question its credibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trusted Neo enough to know he wouldn't spout nonsense about something so serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They should already be dead,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands clenched into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I saved them by luck. But I can't guarantee I can do that again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry's expression darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember the labyrinth incident? They were supposed to die then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I met the Sphinx, and it told me how my interference changed the destined fate,\" Neo explained, mixing truth and lies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So? What are you planning to do? Don't tell me you're thinking we should stay away from them forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, of course not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo shook his head firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips pressed into a thin line as he stared out the window at the dimming sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad was at least a Stage-5 God,\" Neo continued, \"It seems like he wasn't strong enough to destroy the curse that is responsible for our family's reincarnations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All I have to do is—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be stronger than Dad,\" Henry interjected, completing Neo's sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. Until then, we should stay away from them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And how much time do you think you need to surpass Dad?\" Henry questioned, tightening his grip around the steering wheel in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The news Neo revealed was stabbing daggers into his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was the Ruler of the Underworld, Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That isn't the level of strength you can reach anytime soon,\" Henry said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo bit his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to meet their parents just as much as Henry did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We can't do it. Not unless we want them to die again.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palms as he felt helplessness sink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can sit here if you want to,\" Henry said abruptly, pushing the car door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\" Neo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Going to meet Dad, and help him clear the misunderstanding with Mom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just told you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't be a family, but we can be friends at least. Even acquaintances is fine,\" Henry said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry didn't immediately enter the training center visible in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped at the entrance, and turned back to look at Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You aren't coming to meet him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Neo said, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do as you wish,\" Henry replied, though a trace of disappointment lingered in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo watched as Henry entered the premises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The automatic doors slid shut behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's fists clenched tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry was strong—far stronger than Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why he was confident about meeting George—Hades' reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He knows he can protect Dad.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But until when could Henry do that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I'm sure he wants me to meet Dad too, but that would only strengthen the curse.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry would handle the effects that would appear after his interference in their parents' lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would bear the burden of the curse brought by his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He told me to come with him since he was planning to handle the curse's effect brought by my presence too.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But there is no way I can do that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer a kid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't ignore the curse, not when he couldn't even handle the dangers that would appear after he entered the life of his parents' current reincarnation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry could, but not Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life really is a sack of shit,\" Neo muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Closing his eyes for a moment, he activated the Shadow Jump Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows beneath him rippled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pulled him in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like falling into cold, endless water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved through the shadows, and when he opened his eyes again, he had reappeared inside the training center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The well-lit interior buzzed faintly with activity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clinking of weights and muffled footsteps echoed in the vast, modern space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rows of equipment gleamed under the bright fluorescent lights, and the faint scent of metal and sweat hung in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From afar, Neo spotted George.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George was on the ground, bleeding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breaths were shallow, and his face twisted in pain as blood stained the floor beneath him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to have received a powerful punch to the abdomen that knocked the air out of him, leaving him helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in such a state, his sharp features were visible clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we stop the training today?\" the female trainer asked worriedly. \"You have an important day today. It's better if we stop now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-it's fine,\" George said, wiping the blood from his lips and standing up with effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to mask his pain with a weak smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the point of training if I'm going to take a break every time I'm busy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arms trembled from exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His legs wobbed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beads of sweat rolled down his face, and his chest heaved with labored breathes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed to be on the verge of fainting, yet he had no intention of giving up.\u003C\u002Fp>",1027,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","d185053f1f2369a3dbcd5b891e50fd8e920cd8da05c264d9707482c057fbeb81","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-375","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-373",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]