[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game":3,"chapter-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-265":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","How to survive in the Romance Fantasy Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1218757,1604,"Chapter 265: Calm down my ladies...Interlude...","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-265",265,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was chilly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A biting wind swept through the space, but it wasn't the cold that sent shivers down Riley's spine-it was the weight of the moment, the suffocating tension that hung heavy in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's thoughts seemed to converge on a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mama?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mama....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"M-Mama?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three distinct voices, three very different reactions. Yet the same word spilled from their lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo's soft tone carried innocent confusion, her red eyes wide as she tilted her head ever so slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow's trembling voice was filled with heartaching confirmation, her hands balling into fists at her sides as if bracing herself for something unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice's voice, on the other hand, quivered with thinly-veiled denial, like her mind refused to process the implications of what she had just heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, two pairs of eyes turned toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow and Alice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes burned into him like searing flames, full of questions that carried a weight far heavier than words could express.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Riley...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow's voice was sharp, her normally calm demeanor slipping as her piercing gaze demanded\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice's tone was less formal, but the dark undertone in her voice carried a dangerous edge, a cold fury barely held at bay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley felt the pressure intensify. The combined stares of the two girls were suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gulped involuntarily, his throat dry, his mind racing for some semblance of an explanation, some way to untangle this impossible situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he met their eyes-Snow's icy, calculating gaze and Alice's fiery, almost wild intensity -something in their expressions struck him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a look he recognized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A memory he thought he had buried deep resurfaced, unbidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recalled a girl from his childhood, her face twisted in a crazed, unrelenting obsession that had haunted him for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, that same look was mirrored in the eyes of both Snow and Alice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear gripped him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart raced as he tried to suppress the rising panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd faced monsters, disasters, and countless impossible situations before-but this? This was something else entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slew of options flashed through Riley's mind, none of them particularly appealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first option was telling the truth-flatly denying his dear daughter's proclamation and labeling it as some elaborate prank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that came with its own risks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While it might stop this strange situation from spiraling further, it would open the door to an even more dangerous conversation:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If she's lying, then who is the mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second option was to play along, using the opportunity Laura's sudden declaration had created to escape the moment unscathed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet this route came with an equally troubling consequence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agreeing with Laura, even tacitly, would cause great misunderstandings-and Riley could already feel the sting of future accusations brewing in Snow and Alice's sharp gazes. His choices were painfully limited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the more he thought about it, the more he realized just how precarious his position was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley's gaze flickered briefly to Snow, her calm exterior barely hiding the inner storm brewing beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then to Alice, her fiery eyes burning with suppressed frustration, her mind clearly racing to make sense of the unfolding chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed hard, recalling a very specific individual from his past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dragon hiding behind an innocent façade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liyana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't let their attention shift to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mere thought made his stomach tighten with anxiety.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting Snow and Alice involved in anything related to Liyana was too dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because as far as Riley knew, his fiancée was every bit as unpredictable as Rose when it came to certain actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike Rose—whose dangerous whims were often wrapped in calculated grace-Liyana's unpredictability came with an untamed intensity Riley was far too familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he'd spent most of his childhood navigating the minefield that was Liyana's peculiar\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley clenched his fists subtly, his mind solidifying around one absolute truth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't let Liyana become the center of attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She probably came to the conclusion that I couldn't let them know about Liyana...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley mused, analyzing Laura's sudden actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her motives remained a mystery, but he didn't let the thought linger too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His focus shifted to the present, and more importantly, to the opportunity Laura had just handed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If his dear daughter was crafting some elaborate, double-edged prank to give him a means of escape, he couldn't afford not to take the bait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a deep breath, Riley turned his attention to Laura and summoned the inner actor that had gotten him out of trouble so many times before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression softened into one of pure, innocent confusion, masking the rising tension in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Laura...\" he began, his voice steady but laced with just the right amount of disbelief. \"Seo is\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>your mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura's lips curved into a sly smile, amusement practically radiating from her face as if to say,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good move, Papa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow and Alice, on the other hand, had entirely different reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes widened in synchronized shock, and the same question immediately formed in\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>both their minds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before they could finish, the swirling energy in the air surged with a deafening hum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tension snapped as reality around them shattered like glass, filling their vision with an\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>overwhelming flash of blank white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The oppressive weight of the domain lifted in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the light faded, Riley found himself standing back in his room, the familiar surroundings a stark contrast to the chaotic scene moments earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes darted to the others, quickly assessing their state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow and Alice appeared disoriented, blinking in confusion as they tried to process the\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>sudden shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo, meanwhile, stood rooted in place, her face frozen in a mixture of disbelief and embarrassment, clearly still reeling from what she had just heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We're back...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words echoed faintly in my mind as the reality of the room settled in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice's confused face was the first thing I noticed, her golden eyes darting around as if\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>scanning for residual mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her focus seemed to be entirely on the abrupt destruction of Wonderland, her expression tinged with confusion and curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow, meanwhile, was quiet but visibly perplexed, her gaze sweeping over the room before locking onto me with an unspoken demand for answers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo, still in a hugging position, tilted her head, her crimson eyes flickering with innocent\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed to dawn on her that the person she had been holding moments ago had vanished from her arms, leaving her questioning reality itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for me, mana was slowly stabilizing within my body after the chaotic whirlwind of the domain collapse. Yet my mind wasn't afforded even a moment of peace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laura's whimsical smile flashed in my memory, a clear reminder of how she had effortlessly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>cornered me with her antics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe~ Papa! Try cranking that thing up!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh yeah, Papa! Mama was looking for you-she looked really angry~!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah~ Papa, look! I made this for you-why don't you drink it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A parade of memories came rushing back, each one featuring Laura's playful, mischievous\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>grin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she was meant to be nothing more than a fragment of someone I once knew, a person confined to my memories, her presence back then had felt undeniably real. Her demeanor, her personality—it was as if nothing had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the trouble she'd caused, her actions had provided me with a means to divert their\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>attention away from Liyana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the reprieve was short-lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Riley... that girl... who was she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seo's innocent, inquisitive voice cut through the tense atmosphere like a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if on cue, every pair of eyes in the room turned back to me, their gazes heavy with\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>expectation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alice's sharp stare held questions she didn't voice, while Snow's cool, analytical eyes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>demanded explanations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Seo, though more naïve in her approach, seemed genuinely curious, tilting her head\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>slightly as if that would help her understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The weight of their collective scrutiny bore down on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hahaha...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nervous chuckle escaped my lips, beads of sweat forming on my temple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I thought, if I was going to escape unscathed, I'd have to play this carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feigning innocence seemed like the best option for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to crank out a great excuse. After all, what better way to sidestep suspicion than with a perfect act of cluelessness?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearing my throat, I put on my most confused yet earnest expression and prepared to talk my\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>way out of this mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now, about that girl...you might be the mother?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now then plan you might be the mother commence...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout her life as a Shadow Knight, Amana had been trained to expect the unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a young age, she had witnessed the world's darkest atrocities, the heinous crimes\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>people could commit, and the strange, unpredictable events that unfolded from even the smallest of actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her experiences, both positive and negative, had shaped her into someone who believed she was unshakable, unflappable, and immune to surprises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, as she stood cloaked in the shadows, her eyes widened in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth is happening here?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had come to this place under a secret directive, her movements careful and precise to\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>remain undetected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, the scene before her was far beyond anything she could have imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three distinct individuals, each with their own fiery personalities, were clinging to the same\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>young man-him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very same young man who had inflicted upon her an inescapable trauma less than a week\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mana gritted her teeth, her emotions in turmoil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I came here as per the emperor's command... but what's going on right now?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She squinted at the trio, her sharp eyes narrowing as she tried to comprehend the sheer\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>absurdity of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We got married in the future.... and we had a child..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first voice rang out with confidence, filled with innocent honesty and certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Junior said he couldn't figure out who the mother was in his dreams, right? And Junior, you did say Laura loved playing pranks, didn't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second girl's tone was calm but carried a sharp edge of analytical reasoning, as if she were unraveling a mystery right before their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There might be a chance she's ours, Riley,\" said the third girl, her voice full of cold confidence as her piercing gaze pinned him in place. \"After all, I'm supposed to be your first\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amana blinked, her sharp mind trying to process the implications of the words she had just overheard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three girls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three wildly different opinions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the center of it all stood him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amana couldn't help but observe the subtle shifts in his expression as he tried-and failed-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to keep his composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was clearly overwhelmed, his usually confident demeanor cracking under the pressure of\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>their combined intensity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This...' Amana thought, suppressing the urge to scoff, 'is the man who brought me to my knees just days ago?'\u003C\u002Fp>",1817,"2026-06-03T14:40:38.925Z",1,"novelbin.me","ddae226e84835b24decdc23195a8aceb632b37be8d0e479448dcfa7b90025dbd","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-266","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-264",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-cover.jpg"]