[{"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-188":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},895058,1171,"Chapter 188: Infiltration...?","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-188",188,"\u003Cp>\"What else do you think I am?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Humaen—a biologically engineered human given the lifespan and mind of an elf. While humanity thrived in technology, elves mastered magic and biology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humaens are just one example of their creations, an elite guard bred to serve as sleeper agents inside human territory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the novel, Humaens were the spark that ignited the Elven War after the current elven patriarch died under mysterious circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... that shouldn’t have happened yet. In the novel, it was made very clear that elves were forbidden from even touching humans while the current patriarch still lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unless, of course... the succession happened earlier this time because of my interference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A-A Humaen in the flesh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elven leader winced, fingers brushing the dark mark on his neck where my grip had been strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I apologize... I didn’t know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silence. Now tell me, where did you take the girl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-Which one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right... Evelina wasn’t the only woman on board. There were others crammed inside with her. Still, shouldn’t it be obvious who I meant? Obviously, I was talking about the most beautiful of them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What other girl was I supposed to mean!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"White hair. Red eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S-She was taken to our camp along with the other two humans.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take me to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What’s so important about her? Is she a key to Operation Elfhaen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t answer. I could already feel him regretting asking. Bluffing—if there was any skill I’d mastered besides firing a gun, it was that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now it was even more effective, since I knew most of their underground dealings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I had to do now was act like I owned the place and get Evelina out safely. As for Julius and Marcellus? Eh, I’d probably free them too, but I wasn’t about to go out of my way to escort them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O-Of course, my lordship, but one last thing... are those black flames the reason you’re immune to the silencing field?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many questions did this bastard have to ask?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s above your pay grade.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"O-Okay...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Man, he really folded the moment someone he thought outranked him showed up. Maybe I should pretend to fire him later, once I find Evelina, just to see how far the dominoes fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mention of a silencing field was certainly interesting. Was that how Evelina and the others were caught so easily? I guess these black flames came with another pair of new, unexpected perks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The forest thinned as we moved, the air growing heavier with something unseen, likely the silencing field he mentioned, but whatever force the elves wielded, it certainly didn’t affect me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elven leader kept glancing at me, his steps stiff, shoulders drawn tight. He was quite twitchy for a century-old scouting leader...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guess I overestimated them...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How far?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-Not much farther, my lordship. The camp is just beyond the ridge.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then walk faster...\" I crossed my arm and tapped my elbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\" He nearly tripped over himself trying to obey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my attention wasn’t on him anymore; it was ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, faint but unmistakable: a presence. No, not just any presence. Her. Even suppressed, buried beneath whatever field they were using, I could feel it like a thread tied directly to my chest, pulling tighter with every step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t metaphorical either; I could physically feel her being near. Probably something to do with the tracker and her succubus magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A slow smile crept onto my lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment we crossed the ridge, the camp came into view. It wasn’t a fortress, but a temporary camp created from pale wood and grown rather than built.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elven craftsmanship. I couldn’t help but think about how effective they’ll be at rapid warfare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean... being able to set up camp anywhere where grass touches is unbelievably powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guards stood at the perimeter, their sharp eyes snapping toward us the moment we appeared, until they saw me. Or rather, what they thought I was. Their expressions shifted instantly; wariness melted into rigid discipline as they lowered their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A human walking along with an elven squad? With the leader walking ahead like he’s afraid? There was only one reason why something like that would happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Humaen...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up! Just greet him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lordship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t acknowledge them. Didn’t need to, I’d rather not risk accidentally revealing myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’ve been living long enough in this world already to know that the novel had more than a few information gaps...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The leader hurried ahead, waving them off with shaky authority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stand down! He is—he is of higher command!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That only made them bow deeper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>God, this was almost too easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were kinda cute in a strange way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We moved through the camp without resistance; no one dared question us, no one even looked at me for too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a quiet sigh of relief. Because the moment they really looked at me, they’d realize something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t belong here. Not really. But as long as I kept walking, kept breathing like I owned their lives, my performance would hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We stopped in front of a structure slightly larger than the others. Unlike the rest, faint inscriptions pulsed across its surface. A containment unit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sh-She’s inside,\" the leader said, voice barely above a whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fingers twitched. For a brief moment, I considered killing him right there. I didn’t really need him anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... I held back for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Open it already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I waved my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my lordship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stepped forward, placing his hand against the surface. The inscriptions flickered, then unraveled, the structure parting like petals opening to the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even their doors were fancy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chains, of course, bindings made from that same unseen force, wrapped tightly around her limbs and pinned her to the center of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her head hung low, silver-white hair cascading over her face and hiding her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I scanned her body for any bruises, anything that might’ve marred her skin. Lucky for them, I didn’t see a thing. For now, she was just unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Julius and Marcellus, though? I had no idea where they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evelina.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped inside, placed a hand on her shoulder, and tried to shake her awake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing. Not even the faintest trace of her demonic energy. Did the silencing field also cut off her connection to demonic power?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since she was more than just human at this point, maybe the lack of demonic magic—or just magic in general—in the air was why she was asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Photographic Memory]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remembered reading in one of her library’s books that some demons needed ambient magic to stay awake or they’d go into hibernation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn’t thought it would apply to her, too. Guess she really did become part succubus now. Maybe I should figure out a way to make her immune to silencing fields like this in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was she always unconscious?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elven leader bowed and closed the door behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, time to work my magic.\u003C\u002Fp>",1184,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.768Z",1,"novelbin.me","4bf2c0a3899b0cb7cc6801117ff2ec6838d4700ea71552851fbf171ea8398317","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-189","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-187",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]