[{"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-16":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},894952,1171,"Chapter 16: Conditional Love","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-16",16,"\u003Cp>\"Cael Arden...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina turned to look at me, arms crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only child of a baron... with no special talents or quirks whatsoever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She began to list out everything from my personal life; it was clear she did her research on me the moment I made an impression on her yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now in front of me... overwhelmingly loyal and stupidly talented.\" Evelina tapped her foot. \"Probably even more talented than Julius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her last word came out as a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing about your personal life would indicate why you’re so oddly loyal and persistent.\" Evelina conjured a parchment in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In fact... everything actually leads to the opposite.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at me again, ripping the paper apart as she walked towards me, step after step, until I was pinned between a wall and her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She placed a hand on my chin, forcefully making me look down and into her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you’re truly loyal, surely you won’t mind, will you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed, a small pulse of red energy coming from her thumb that was pressed on my jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was mind-reading magic, something she had obtained through forcefully combining dark magic and imbuing it into a ring that forcefully modified its formula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the only case in the novel of it ever happened, and even I had no idea how to recreate it, the details surrounding it being way too vague and lacking in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s only limitation, however? It acted more like a lie detector machine, requiring physical touch to activate and a question for it to trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite its limitations, it was stupidly effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you love me...?\" She asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was prepared; there was no way I would fail her test, and getting flustered over questions like this was below me already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you die for me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She raised a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you ever betray me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina smiled. She was more than satisfied with the answers she had gotten; it solidified that I was definitely loyal to her. But she needed more answers, and getting them through yes or no questions was definitely a difficult job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even forcing it to work on anything other than yes or no questions would take too much mental strain; she had to make do with what she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you need something from me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does it risk my life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you wish for my love?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina finally released my chin from her grip; that was the most she could do without completely tiring herself out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, guess that confirms things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She headed to the window beside her bed, looking outside and seeing the influx of academy students starting to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The day was just about to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What in the world am I going to do with him?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina muttered, she had many pawns who served her to gain power, and that was simple; she could just give them lessons on dark magic and be done with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for someone so obsessed with her love, she couldn’t exactly do the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I guess I can lead him on for now?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. ’I just need to ensure he loves me and I can keep his loyalty... shouldn’t be that hard.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked behind her shoulder for a brief moment, gauging my reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I was just there... standing, waiting for her to make up her mind, I quite literally had nothing to do in the meantime, after all, the rest of my preparations wouldn’t even take that long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Especially for someone as... eccentric as him.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shrugged, approaching me again. If it means keeping me on a leash, she wouldn’t mind intimacy now and then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mind nearly broke apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I even realized it, she kissed me on the cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...She... kissed me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know I said shame or being flustered was completely below me at this point... but it seems all of that was completely useless when it came to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was as red as the blood that was flowing through my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I overdo it...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina stepped back, seeing my expression and face going completely haywire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she loved it... It meant I had a weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",712,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","b33a4c499075de6f3b53f024087216e46d8e35556fa5ec4c55030aa8a8f17d27","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-17","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-15",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]