[{"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-391":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},418348,682,"Chapter 391  Hard Decisions","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-391",391,"\u003Cp>\"Out for a walk,\" Jack replied in a casual tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the excuse was blatantly weak, no one called him out on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's recent struggles had left them all feeling sympathetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack had somehow lost his powers after returning from the Shadow Trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a devastating blow for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Felix and Arthur sometimes noticed him crying when he thought no one was watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To support him, they tried to stay close, but sometimes, they gave him space, like now, respecting his space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where have you been for the past weeks?\" Jack asked, his tone laced with quiet frustration. \"And why didn't you come inside? Everyone would be happy to meet you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack stared at Neo, holding Beelzebub carefully in his hands as the caterpillar grumbled and wriggled, soup dripping from its round body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo had grown visibly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He seemed a head taller, and his skin gave out a healthy glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. I'm short on time, and they're tired. It's better to let them rest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While they spoke, Neo used his Intent to scan Jack's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He found no trace of Void Element's awakening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Jack was using Void Element with his Necromancy in the future Sphinx showed me,' Neo thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How is that possible?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Jack is corrupted by Void, but that Void is mimicked Shadow Element, even if it came from a 100% synchro world.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Sure, mimicked Void can corrupt his Core and cause him to lose powers, but it shouldn't be able to awaken the actual Void Element.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He doesn't have Void affinity. Shadow elements can't give it to him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's status screen had Void affinity, since the Akashic Record saw him using it in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Akashic Record didn't have much information about 100% Synchro Shadow Worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It couldn't predict everything related to those worlds, especially since they weren't connected to Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Records must've assumed that the Void affinity Jack gained from there was real.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But that doesn't explain how Jack used Void affinity inside that vision.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'And how can the Akashic Record make such a simple mistake?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the Akashic Record thought Jack had received Void Affinity, it should've predicted others' futures and realized Jack had no Void affinity in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's future and other's future would've been like trying to piece together wrong pieces of puzzle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vision of predicted future shouldn't form since the pieces didn't fit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was a vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant Jack having Void affinity was a consistent detail in everyone's future, causing Akashic Record to believe this was the correct future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Something like this can only happen when Jack got his Void affinity from another source and the Akashic Record didn't realize it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It already believed Jack got Void affinity from the Shadow World, and it predicted a future like that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Putting two and two together it had no reason to not believe Jack got his Void affinity from somewhere else.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's thoughts churned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Who gave Jack Void affinity?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was lost in thought when Jack's voice broke through the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong? You look like you were thinking about something serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo blinked, turning to face Jack, who stood a few steps away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did something strange happen to you in the past few days? Did someone shady come to meet you?\" Neo asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No?\" Jack answered, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression made it clear he had no idea what Neo was referring to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Forget about it,\" Neo said, shaking his head slightly. \"I'm here to tell you about the Excavation mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about it?\" Jack asked, straightening slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys will fail, and everyone except Arthur and you will die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's expression stiffened, but there was no surprise or fear in his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's words trailed off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys failed because you opened the seal on Mars wrongly,\" Neo explained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Are you sure?\" Jack asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sure about it. As for the correct method of unsealing, no one knows it honestly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys need to awaken your Void Affinity and use it along with Death – as Chaos – to slowly corrupt the seal and break it successfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should work that way, in theory at least.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you think you can't do that, then don't try to remove the seal,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, but who is 'you guys'?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arthur and you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arthur has Void Affinity?\" Jack's questioned, surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He does,\" Neo confirmed and he thought. 'He was bred to be the perfect warrior. Of course, he has Void.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo gave Jack a few more warnings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Be careful,\" Neo said finally with a small encouraging smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was about to leave when Jack suddenly called out to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo, you should come with us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stopped and turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we fail and Mars goes on a rampage, then we need someone to subdue him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, that's why I'm explaining everything to you. I trust you enough to know you can handle it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's impossible for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack's voice wavered, and he clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Window and Shadow World.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In both places, he had done nothing to help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Worse, he had caused more damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What if I make a mistake again? I'm not strong enough to handle—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then be strong,\" Neo interrupted Jack. \"If you can't do that, don't remove the seal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or ask my brother for help. He'll get you someone strong enough to hold off Mars' rampage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo activated his Shadow Jump Spell before Jack could respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His figure melted into the shadows in an instant, and he disappeared without another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack stood there, alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I hope I did the right thing by pushing him like that,' Neo thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As much as he wanted to help, Neo understood that this was something Jack had to overcome on his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to stand back on his two feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He really doesn't know how to talk,\" Jack chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood Neo's intentions were good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now I need to find a way to break the news to everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took one last look where Neo had disappeared into and returned to the cafeteria.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are back already?\" Arthur questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>",1027,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.452Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","deb743cf87f27e0012af5a47de26a2157f090e35a849287c0b41546359548f4b","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-318","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-317",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]