[{"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-70":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},418210,682,"Chapter 70: Talk With The Former Grand Duke Of Underworld","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>\"Oh my, you've reached Apprentice mastery in Darkness already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman smiled in delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn't expecting that,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snapped her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Neo felt as if a hand holding his head disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts were his own again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman descended down the staircase and stood in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm Paimon le Noir, former Grand Duke, pleased to make your acquaintance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She curtsied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo felt compelled to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo Hargraves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just Hargraves?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped only to realize her gesture was rude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pardon my surprise. It is my first time meeting a kin of his who has yet to go through ennoblement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This must be why Barbatos came to find me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo didn't understand the current situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind told him to run away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his senses were calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They told him there was no danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either the woman had no intention of harming him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was too strong for him to even think of escaping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What is this trial?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman snapped out of her thoughts and faced him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh my, look at me. I haven't even asked you for a tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked towards the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Neo didn't follow her, she showed him a small flag post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will give this to you if you listen to my words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo followed her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two stepped out of the mansion and entered the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took them a few minutes to reach the tea house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled a chair for him and began preparing a tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you?\" He asked as sat. \"You feel… same as Barbatos.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We've might've inherited the Monarch's blood, but it doesn't belong to us, so we never noticed we 'felt' same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon poured him the tea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inherited the blood… You are a Grim Reaper too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat in front of him and drank from her cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How old are you?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First year in Demigod Academy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are quite young. What about family? Do you have siblings?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother, yes, an older one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a surprise. There are two descendants of the Monarch in a single era. It's a good news.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't say that. My brother couldn't awaken his God Blood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. He must've been devastated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's the opposite. We didn't know we had the blood of Monarch until I awakened. I haven't told him about it either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Didn't have the time to tell him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two talked over the tea like old friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon asked questions and Neo answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like she just wanted to talk to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was peaceful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and it made Neo suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no need to be cautious. I only wanted a conversation partner,\" she said as if she read his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you the former Grand Duke? There is should be no shortage of people who want to talk to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon placed her empty tea cup on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked him in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could say I lost the interest in anything and everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason I wanted to talk to you was to see if a descendent of Monarch could rouse my interest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Paimon slashed with her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A scythe came out of her sleeves and the blade stopped just before Neo's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo wasn't afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he should've been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the tip of the scythe calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm the same as you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My emotions have been numbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I gained immense power as I walked on the path of Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I can't feel anything anymore,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon retracted her arm after the scythe disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out the flag post.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is your third trial. Teach me about Emotions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo looked at her, unable to understand the nuisance behind her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How far you can walk on the path of Darkness is measured by your emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The more emotions you can sacrifice, the higher your progress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But sacrifice everything, and you'll reach your limit, never to progress on the path again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've lost them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teach me about what I can't remember.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a difficult trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second trial was nothing compared to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time, he knew what he had to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Barbatos has made this trial for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Teaching me will have you teach yourself about the emotions too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you succeed, you won't fall to the numbness of Darkness in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo massaged his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon chuckled when she saw his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should return to the world of living. It should be time for your academy to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Worry not, we have plenty of time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo expression worsened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time limit would begin when he returned to the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stood up and used Immortal to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to refresh his mind and try to come up with a solution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo woke up in his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sunlight peeking through the window made him squint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He waited for the Quest timer to appear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It never came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, he heard a voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's been a while since I came to the world of living.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A small skeleton doll, the size of Neo's palm, wearing a cute dress, jumped down from his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It landed on the table and looked at him with his burning black eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Paimon…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed, it is I, Paimon, in bones.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo sank back into the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sigh of relief escaped his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is why the timer didn't appear.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I haven't left the Quest area as Paimon came with me.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The Quest is going on even though I've returned to this side.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was one less thing to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he still had to think of a way to teach Paimon about emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should freshen up, no? The classes should be starting soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a lot of things to do in the world of living.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding the fifth team member, completing the team registration, learning about Magic Spells, and complete missions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had a Barbatos' training too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you smiling?\" Paimon questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, I'm just happy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything he did was for his future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could he not be happy?\u003C\u002Fp>",1059,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","58c9b271a25c10be4214b682e2d21d888dab383778de1b9cd97b0f4963be661c","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-71","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-69",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]