[{"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-71":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},418211,682,"Chapter 71: The Trickery Of Darkness","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-71",71,"\u003Cp>He stood up and folded the will he wrote before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?\" Paimon asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo placed it inside the drawer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Paimon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you follow me with that appearance?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Indeed. But, worry not, hardly anyone can see me. Now, give me your hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He followed her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paimon jumped on his palm and climbed his arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go, my soldier!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo smiled at her actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed the door's handle, opened it, and saw his homeroom teacher, Anna, and a short old woman, the principal probably, outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna carried a long bag on her back while Charlotte stood with a cane's support.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo, surprised, quickly calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte opened her mouth before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See, Eliz? He is alive. I told you it was a needless worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna — maybe Eliz was her nickname — did not reply to the principal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at Neo silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze shifted to his shoulder and she looked at Paimon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, now, young man, don't be surprised too much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ask us to enter the room at least. You are making us stand at your doorsteps,\" Charlotte said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Please come inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two women entered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo closed the door behind them and followed them into the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte sat on the main sofa and Anna on the small one on her right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was on sofa next to the Anna and directly in front of Charlotte.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, can you release your Death Aura?\" Charlotte asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Confused, he asked cautiously,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We sensed a thick aura of Death and Darkness on the campus a few hours ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It took us time to find its source and the clues led us to you,\" Charlotte answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo noticed Anna's gaze was aimed at Paimon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could she see her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He unleashed his Death aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of surprise passed through Anna's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte raised her hand to cover her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mastery of Death is about to reach Adept rank. How did you do it?\" Charlotte questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to Anna.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You never told me his Immortality worked against Spiritual Death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I did not know about it myself,\" Anna answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the confusion in Neo's eyes, Anna tapped her necklace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her figure blurred, and a woman with white hair and cold expression appeared in her place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Elizabeth? What is she doing here?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Wait, she is my homeroom teacher!?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo, while outwardly calm, was surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The principal and Elizabeth knew each other. This was clear at a glance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Did she hire Elizabeth and ask her to become our teacher in disguise?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Looks like Elizabeth told about my Immortality to her.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Charlotte coughed to bring Neo out of his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The aura of Darkness you are releasing shows your mastery over it has reached Apprentice rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe both of your masteries increased because of a similar reason?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was releasing aura of Darkness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo expanded his senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He failed to find any traces of Darkness on himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, please tell us, how did you manage to kill your Spirit(Mind)?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it was just a Physical death, we would've ignored it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But a method to harm the Spirit(Mind) is dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can't let someone capable of wielding such powers roam on the campus unsupervised.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo understood Charlotte's words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he didn't understand the meaning behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I killed my Spirit(Mind)? Sorry, I don't think I know what you are talking about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Young man, there is no need to hide the truth from us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is only one way your mastery of Death nearly reached Adept rank.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Apprentice to Adept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've experienced a Spiritual Death,\" Charlotte spoke with a strict tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching Neo's confused expression made them realize one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know what they were talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Physical Death is where your body dies, while Spiritual Death is where you Spirit (Mind) dies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fastest and riskiest way to increase your mastery over Death element is to experience different deaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Physical Deaths will help you reach Apprentice Mastery, and Spiritual Deaths will lead you to Adept Mastery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Neo said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew these things already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, he never went through a Spiritual Death….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That… can't be possible…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo died inside the illusions when he first attempted to climb the mountain during the second trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He woke up at the foot of the hill after the death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he had been lucky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That he broke through the illusion of the Darkness through sheer luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luck…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He survived the assault of Darkness through luck?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'It's impossible. The Darkness would never make such a mistake.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Why didn't I realize this sooner?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goosebumps rose on Neo's arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I didn't survive back then.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My mind was consumed by the Darkness even though I was physically alive at the base of the mountain.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's face hardened....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I died at that moment.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The skill revived him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo's Spirit died and he was resurrected back to his physical body in the Underworld.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not survive through luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No wait! If I was resurrected back then, why didn't the count of Immortal reduce?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo opened the Status.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Two stacks of Immortal left]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Time until +1 stack: 16 hours and 15 minutes.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo lost one stack after his fight with Great Gremlin. It was restacked after the midnight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This left him with four stacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lost one of them after he devoured all Gremlin corpses and another one when he returned with Paimon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should have 2 stacks left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The status screen showed the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So I never died inside the illusion?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo felt confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he didn't die spiritually, how did his mastery over Death improve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the status screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something he was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something he couldn't understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, a sharp pain tore through Neo's head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clutched his temples and groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neo?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anna moved next to him swiftly and looked at him with a concerned gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>",1015,"2026-05-30T08:00:57.451Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","54b1fe572923e1b9827635cb12d4c25e2d4fcaf0e558dbd128226b43d33bc748","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-72","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-70",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]