[{"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-714":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},1218806,1604,"Chapter 713: Inheritance 5.5","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-714",714,"\u003Cp>In an endless expanse of darkness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive silhouette, shapeless yet unmistakably feminine, rested upon a throne that seemed carved from the void itself. Her form shifted slowly, like liquid shadow, never fully still, never fully defined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before her floated a fractured screen of light, its surface rippling as it displayed a distant scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing within the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using his divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet chuckle slipped from her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...How cute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound echoed softly, swallowed almost immediately by the endless dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The evil goddess—Erebil—leaned slightly forward, her presence pressing against the void around her as if even nothingness struggled to contain her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite everything...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the power he was showing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was still holding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s resisting,\" she murmured to herself, amusement lacing her voice. \"Even now...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile widened just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not cruel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just... interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley was cautious of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could feel it in the way he moved, in the way he used his power—not fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when it came to causality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood the cost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that made it all the more entertaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eribel let out a soft hum, resting her cheek lightly against her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax, little light...\" she whispered, though her voice would never reach him. \"I did promise, didn’t I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Non-interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she had every intention of keeping that promise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interfering here, at this moment, would only disrupt the flow she had so carefully set in motion. It would ruin the shape of things... and worse—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The backlash from causality alone would be annoying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Patience was far more rewarding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brightest lights were always the most satisfying to watch...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right before they broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile softened, almost fond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I can wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her gaze never left the screen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the dungeon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Queen stood facing Riley, her expression unchanged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was not unaware.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not in the slightest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the very beginning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had known.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley was not ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he interfered with the cultists—those temporary allies she had allowed within her domain—everything became clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They carried fragments of divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley had taken it from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had siphoned it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if it belonged to him in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone told her everything she needed to know.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So when she looked at him now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the distortion surrounding his body, at the broken, unreadable nature of his existence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t show surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only quiet acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...A being that holds divinity,\" she said softly, almost to herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze sharpened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...and yet, you’re still standing here as a human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something about that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interested her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were rules in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unseen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwritten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The higher a being rose—the further they stepped beyond mortality—the tighter those rules became.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power demanded restraint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Existence demanded balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for those who had surpassed their very nature...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those rules were not optional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were binding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Queen understood this better than most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As an ascended being, her power was not truly her own to use freely. Outside her domain—her dungeon—she was limited, restrained by the laws that governed reality itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even that came with conditions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So someone like Riley—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who wielded divinity...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone who may have already crossed into the realm of gods—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should have been bound even more tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stricter rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harsher consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was how it was supposed to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something wasn’t right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flow of causality around him... bent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But subtly distorted, like reality itself was adjusting to his presence rather than rejecting it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone shouldn’t have been possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the most powerful beings paid a price for defying the natural order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Riley—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood there as if those rules only half-applied to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the world itself couldn’t fully decide what to do with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Queen observed him carefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her perception wasn’t absolute. She didn’t possess the all-seeing clarity of celestial magic, nor the overwhelming authority of those who wielded true reality manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t need that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her senses were sharp enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharp enough to see what lay beneath the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re hiding it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buried deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Layered carefully beneath his existence, like something deliberately concealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was his true divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even that wasn’t what unsettled her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...An unknown divinity...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice lowered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he had siphoned the power from those cultists before, she had already formed a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their divinity had been corrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something dark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So naturally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She expected his to reflect that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something tainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what she sensed now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was neither.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t pure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t corrupted either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like both—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the same time...Neither.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Queen’s gaze lingered on him, her expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What exactly are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley didn’t reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren’t normal anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light flickered within them, faint at first, then clearer... like distant stars scattered across a dark sky. The glow shifted constantly, unstable, like an entire galaxy trying to exist inside something too small to contain it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She’s still fine...’ he thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone told him everything he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment he let his authority slip—even slightly—this entire space should’ve reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It always did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Passive Authority: Unreality Field]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Effect: Within a certain radius, reality becomes unstable. Names are forgotten. Gravity falters. Even gods hesitate to speak, fearing their words may twist into something else.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t something he actively controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It simply... happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A byproduct of what he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Queen stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaffected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Tch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley exhaled quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I figured it wouldn’t be that easy...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Part of it was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was holding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surrounded him right now was only a fraction of what his authority could actually do. A thin leak. A controlled exposure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This should’ve been enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...She’s just that stable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her existence wasn’t easily shaken. Her mind, her identity—everything about her was anchored too deeply to be affected by something like this so casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another possibility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were still inside her dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her domain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That alone changed the rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley’s gaze shifted slightly, the faint starlight in his eyes dimming just a bit as his thoughts settled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had the advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dungeon core rested in his hand, its faint pulse syncing with his grip. As long as he held it, he had leverage. Control, to a certain extent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But control didn’t mean certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If things escalated here—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this turned into a real fight—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t know how it would end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was always the other option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could force it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwrite the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lie to the world itself and make that lie true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Change outcomes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rewrite cause and effect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Make it so—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow was already safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Queen already defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dungeon already broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Not like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shallow use of his divinity wouldn’t be enough to bypass everything here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place had rules.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And forcing his way through them halfway would only make things worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted certainty—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted to pull Snow out safely—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would have to go all out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the real problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley’s grip tightened slightly around the dungeon core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because going all out didn’t just solve problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It created them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more he used—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more attention he drew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was someone he couldn’t afford to attract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Erebil.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she wasn’t interfering now...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no guarantee that would remain true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beyond that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liyana was coming to the academy soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things were already moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already fragile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he made the wrong move here—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t just affect this dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would ripple outward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Farther than he could control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley closed his eyes for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weighing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calculating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint starlight returned, sharper this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze locked onto the Frost Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unwavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If Snow’s life is actually on the line...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around him grew just a little quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like something was waiting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Then none of that matters.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Queen watched him closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every slight inconsistency in the way he held the dungeon core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was hesitating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for someone like him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe,\" she began calmly, her voice cutting through the stillness, \"there has been a misunderstanding between us... oh great anomaly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley didn’t respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his gaze sharpened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand your concern,\" she continued, unbothered. \"You fear for your... beloved human.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you should know—my intentions have never involved harming her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley’s expression didn’t change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If erasing her existence doesn’t count as harm,\" he said flatly, \"then me erasing you should be justified too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Queen simply looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You truly misunderstand my purpose.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice softened, but it didn’t lose its weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only wish to pass on what I am... to a successor. That much is true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to Riley—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But to the dungeon core in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To what was inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe she will succeed,\" she said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was certainty in her tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What you are witnessing now...\" she continued, \"is merely part of the trial.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Whether she loses herself... or not...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint chill spread through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...is simply the consequence she must face.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley’s grip tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before he could respond—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Frost Queen took a step forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her presence expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost spread from her feet, not as wild ice, but as something refined—controlled to perfection. A translucent white glow wrapped around her body, soft in appearance, yet suffocating in weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around her began to freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not just physically—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conceptually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Movement slowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sound dulled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the air felt heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully active.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She approached him slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the closer she got—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stranger it felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint crease formed in her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren’t as clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like trying to think through a dream that kept shifting shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her instincts told her to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind told her to proceed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the first time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those two things didn’t align.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...So this is it...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice dropped slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even approaching him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The trial should be nearing its end,\" the Frost Queen said calmly. \"Why don’t we avoid unnecessary vio—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>VOOOOSHHH—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words cut off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in millennia—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something touched her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tight around her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not from her own power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cracks spread faintly across her ice-like skin as Riley’s grip tightened, the pressure unnatural, overwhelming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unmoved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why are you lying?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t seen him move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One moment he was standing across from her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her instincts reacted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her authority surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold erupted violently around them as her power activated, aiming to freeze him completely—body, soul, divinity—everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arm holding her neck froze over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frost spread rapidly, encasing it entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not like ice breaking—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But like something dissolving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His arm dispersed into mist, fragments of divinity unraveling into nothingness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Riley’s eyes flickered slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his expression didn’t change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACKLE—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FOOOOOSH—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Power surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her frost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two forces pushing against each other, reality itself beginning to strain under the pressure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something else cut in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A third presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It slipped between them like it didn’t belong to the same system at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t clash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t resist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It simply... bypassed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their authorities faltered for a split second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Interrupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now~ now~...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A playful voice echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Too casual for the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...don’t be so hasty, everyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A puff of grey smoke burst between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wide, grinning face emerged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes curved in amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Cheshire smile stretching far too wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...it’s not like we’re all enemies here~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheshire floated lazily between them, completely unfazed by the overwhelming forces surrounding him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And besides...\" he added, his grin widening, \"you might regret fighting here right now~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red energy lingered faintly around him, unnatural and impossible to pin down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why don’t we all just get along, hm~?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned his head slightly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Riley first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry, Riley~\" he said, almost reassuringly. \"She means no harm to Snow~ I can vouch for her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without missing a beat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned toward the Frost Queen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his tone shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sharper underneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For someone who’s about to die anyway... why are you making things so complicated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe I did advise you, didn’t I?\" he continued lightly. \"No unnecessary moves that might upset him~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Especially no use of Authority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced back at Riley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he’s quite sensitive when it comes to his lovers~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The grin never left his face.\u003C\u002Fp>",2260,"2026-06-03T14:41:10.023Z",1,"novelbin.me","7ff090d4b1f10d02de4f8f95292f45e369e200655f74298cc6c8dfebb618ada5","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-715","how-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-chapter-713",727,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhow-to-survive-in-the-romance-fantasy-game-cover.jpg"]