[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess":3,"chapter-i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-100":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I'm in Love with the Villainess!",{"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},895279,1171,"Chapter 100: Grabbing Another Pawn","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-100",100,"\u003Cp>\"Everyone, on me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyra shouted, desperately calling for everyone to gather outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the professors were powerful, but it was still the first night of the hunt. Only the newer professors, along with a few specially skilled ones, were allowed to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a group of seniors could effectively hold them back with good leadership.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyra narrowly avoided a beam of light aimed at her face, retaliating with a gust of wind that tore through anything in its path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately for her, the rest of the seniors couldn’t join; they were already struggling against multiple professors attacking from all sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was effectively a deathmatch, and the professors made sure to cut off every path the seniors could use to group up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This had been a long time coming; the professors had always wanted a chance to finally humble the so-called \"seniors’ alliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being powerful and proud was okay; being complacent and arrogant was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was the time they’ll pay for not adapting since they first developed their strategy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep fire! How can we call ourselves professors if we can’t even keep our students’ pride in check!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lead professor in charge of the ambush delivered with telepathy, a subtype of wind magic that allowed him to command the battlefield with little problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Urging the rest to continue the relentless barrage of spells while the rest fight the students head-on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t just an exam for the students; it also acted as an evaluation to see if the professors were worthy of teaching at Eryndor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was just as important to them as it was for the students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Spells rained down nonstop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fireballs, compressed wind blades, jagged ice spears—every professor focused on suppression rather than elimination, forcing the seniors to keep moving while bleeding stamina fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyra clicked her tongue as she slid behind a shattered statue, breathing hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Formation C! Fall back in pairs—don’t stop moving!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few students responded immediately, but too many didn’t. Some were pinned. Others were already being dragged out by observers after taking hits they couldn’t recover from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’So this is what it feels like... being on the losing side.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A shockwave blasted past her cover, turning stone into gravel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leapt sideways just as a professor landed where she’d been standing, coat fluttering, staff already raised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still standing?\" he said calmly. \"Good. Would’ve been disappointing otherwise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyra didn’t bother replying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She snapped her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Jetstream Burst]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The compressed wind detonated at his feet, launching him backwards just enough for her to reposition. Not a win—just space. Space was all she needed right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her communicator crackled. \"President—half our left wing’s out! We can’t regroup!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" Nyra replied sharply. \"Stop trying. Scatter and survive. Points don’t matter anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That hurt more than any spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seniors’ greatest strength, numbers and coordination, was now useless. The professors had forced them into isolated skirmishes where experience meant nothing without adaptability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the worst part?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyra could feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That oppressive pressure from earlier hadn’t vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was still there... watching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High above, Corvus finally stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not to intervene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just to observe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His presence alone caused several professors to subconsciously adjust their movements, tightening formations, increasing efficiency. No orders were given, none were needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting recognised by him alone was enough to warrant a promotion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyra noticed it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Unbelievable,\" she muttered. \"He isn’t even supposed to move yet...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her fists, eyes sharp despite the exhaustion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this hunt was meant to break old habits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she’d survive long enough to rebuild them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyra turned, sprinting toward the darker sections of the academy, abandoning pride, abandoning control, doing the one thing the seniors had forgotten how to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adapt and survive alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bravo.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina slowly clapped as she saw the chaos unfold, a sadistic grin appearing on her face as she enjoyed every last moment of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was pragmatic when it came to her evil, but even she couldn’t help but take pleasure in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You even made the professor move...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina hummed as she watched the destruction unfold with interest, as if she were watching a film instead of an actual war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then another idea came to mind, something that should be fun while also giving her more power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two birds with one stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cael, can you send your student to save her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina pointed behind a few layers of building where Nyra was hiding, even that wasn’t enough to mask her location from her keen senses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed, curious about what would happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Any reason?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be useful to have the student council president owe us a favour, but I’d rather avoid the attention that comes with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at me, her crimson eyes shining, and that always happened when she got a good idea. \"I want your student to act as the middleman, so to speak...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kev—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately kicked the door open and flashed me a thumbs-up. The floor beneath him was already swirling around him as he began to teleport.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it! I’ll make sure to handle her!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dark Step]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like someone doesn’t want to be a third wheel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laugh and scratch the back of my head as I watch him disappear, feeling more excitement in that moment than he had in the entire past hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wanted to be anywhere but here, far away from Corvus, and far away from third-wheeling on a couple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess that means we have the entire space for ourselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina walked towards me, placing a finger on my chest with the other on her hip. Undeniably bored with camping and conserving her energy, after all that excitement, who could blame her for lacking a bit of stimulation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then that means we have plenty of time to catch up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No one followed me, good...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyra winced, ripping a piece of her uniform to use as a bandage to stop the bleeding from her left shoulder that was nicked by a stray earth spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was already planning on what to do; at this point, she had fully abandoned all notions of regrouping with the other seniors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professors were clearly targeting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they even managed to get another sizeable force ready, they’d just get attacked immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell cast that thing...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way the building crumbled inward, the destructive rain, and the serpent that coiled across the entire infrastructure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like seeing a mini-version of Corvus at work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if she combed through all the details of powerful students in the seniors’ batch, she couldn’t find a dark mage who was capable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me... It’s a junior that did that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nyra immediately turned when she heard rustling behind her, her hands ready to unleash another gust of wind that could incapacitate any average mage in a single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-a student?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1151,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.768Z",1,"novelbin.me","f0debbc08b9be3dfdf3678abbb00e90fac8fb2478e7965e3f92cfd5933788c11","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-135","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-99",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]