[{"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-717":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},418707,682,"Chapter 717: Meeting Amelia","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-717",717,"\u003Cp>The guest chamber they were taken to was spacious but simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heavy stone walls, a polished wooden table, chairs lined neatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The guards bowed slightly before stepping out, leaving the two alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo sat down with a calm expression, though inside, his thoughts churned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The palace. The guards. Amelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every piece pointed to the same truth. She had changed, maybe beyond recognition. But if she had become this way because of him, then he couldn’t just walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack leaned back. \"You’re still dead set on this, aren’t you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" answered Neo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack let out a long groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite how Jack was acting, he came with Neo to protect him in case Amelia went berserk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiting dragged on longer than expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guards moved in and out of the guest chamber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each time the door opened, they caught a glimpse of nervous servants hurrying past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole palace seemed tense, as though a storm might break at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, one of the armored men returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Queen will see you now,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stood immediately. Jack moved with him, but the guard lifted a hand. \"Only he may enter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack opened his mouth to argue, but Neo gently placed a hand on his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack looked at him, frustrated, but Neo’s expression was calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one silent gesture was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jack swallowed whatever he was about to say and leaned back against the wall, muttering under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo followed the guard through wide corridors until they stopped at a heavy door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swung open without a sound, revealing Amelia seated behind a desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first thing Neo noticed wasn’t her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the mountain of papers stacked in uneven piles across the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some were already signed, others waiting, and a few spilling to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t look up right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand moved quickly across the page, signing and stamping as though she wanted to finish before acknowledging him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she did speak, her tone was flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you need? I told you not to come to my continent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice carried no immediate aggression, which meant she was calmer than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the sharpness underneath made it clear her animosity had only hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo looked at her quietly for a few moments, then said, \"I wanted to apologize. For the matters related to the Universal Alliance. I... should have been more careful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pen stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t raise her head at first, but after a long pause, her gaze lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The coldness in her eyes cracked, revealing the boiling anger behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wanted to apologize?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed her chair back, stood, and circled the desk until she stood directly in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her heels clicked against the floor, each one heavy with restrained anger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know what actually happened after the Universal Alliance started searching for Earth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can guess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That wasn’t my question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His silence lingered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I don’t know what exactly happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why are you apologizing?\" Her voice rose, and she clenched her teeth. \"Why are you apologizing!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest heaved as she shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet even she couldn’t quite tell where the anger was coming from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it because he never called out her ugly thoughts?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because, no matter what she said, he answered softly, never once showing his own bitterness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was it because, after everything, he still didn’t explain himself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had disappeared for thousands of years, left them to carry burdens too heavy, yet he returned only to bow his head and take the blame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like he didn’t care about how they treated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if their pain, their anger, their judgment, none of it truly mattered to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled. He apologized. He moved on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that indifference cut deeper than cruelty ever could.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia hated him, true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his current words made her emotions boil even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands trembled. The hatred she carried for him twisted, growing heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amelia...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia ignored his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned away, walked back to her seat, and lowered herself into the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand moved to the documents again, signing them with forceful strokes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew, in truth, she would have hated him no matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he came back with explanations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he gave them every detail of where he had been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would still have blamed him for the destruction, for the years of blood, and for Earth’s suffering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But strangely, she hated him more because he never defended himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply accepted everything as though it really was all his fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stood there quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, he spoke again. \"I am going to search for Elizabeth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pen froze, but she didn’t lift her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elizabeth became a witch. So she must have reincarnated. I don’t believe she returned to the past. Which means she is either outside the Golden Domain... or in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence stretched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amelia didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will bring her back,\" Neo said firmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So please,\" Neo’s voice cracked for the first time, \"stop crying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That finally made her look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She met his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo was staring at her with such pained eyes, as if he couldn’t bear to watch her suffer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised her hands, almost unconsciously, and touched her cheeks. They were dry. She hadn’t been crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not your fault. None of it was your fault. So stop blaming yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, she froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze unsettled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t scolding her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t pitying her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her as if he could see every wound inside her, and it made her chest tighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her teeth and looked away sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave my continent, and don’t come back, Neo Hargraves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Amelia—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t try to meet Layla either.\" Her voice grew harsher, almost breaking. \"I’ve already lost too much because of you. I don’t want to lose her too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neo stood still, staring at her. Then he nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Earlier, he quietly opened his senses, peeking into her mind for a brief moment. He had wanted to avoid it, but he couldn’t when he saw the grief in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>",1030,"2026-05-30T08:01:16.233Z","2026-06-01T04:30:42.299Z",1,"novelbin.me","c268da1bb7e3523850936ff442d7ba419f4abe6cf8f86506c88ab45928e32a76","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-718","extra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-chapter-716",839,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fextra-s-death-i-am-the-son-of-hades-cover.jpg"]