[{"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-20":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},894956,1171,"Chapter 20: A Fair Deal...?","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>\"What do you want, mortal?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus spoke to me, crossing her legs. It was clear she had no interest in me, the moment it was revealed I wasn’t Beelzebub.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... a succubus was a succubus, I could probably make a deal with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Demon Prince (Partial)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aghh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus winced slightly. At first, she thought it was a misunderstanding, but now, seeing me having the presence of a demon prince firsthand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It now looked like she wasn’t crazy after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beelzebub’s authority... why do you have it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’d rather not tell a succubus about any sensitive information,\" I replied. Remaining as calm as possible was my only defence; demons loved prey who feared them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only way to make them less interested was to make yourself as uninteresting as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus tried to reach out to me, but the moment she was inches away from my skin, she felt a sharp prickling sensation vibrate throughout her entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was my partial demonic authority... instinctually preventing me from being touched by any demonic entity lower than me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you want from me...\" She looked me up and down, still confused about what I am. \"Half-breed...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Abandon your current vessel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For what? You can’t just say that without expecting me to ask nothing in return...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While she couldn’t harm me, I couldn’t harm her either; we were trapped in a perfect stalemate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at me again, tilting her head and uncrossing her legs. \"Actually... you might have something that I’m interested in...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She purred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is she... is she proposing what I’m thinking she’s proposing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I might... accept your offer, if only you allow me to turn you into my host...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A host, a succubus’s special magic that allows it to parasitise on a willing vessel, gaining power and experience in tandem with the host.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the reason why most succubi were as powerful as they were in the novel; they had a ton of willing men that they could just leech off of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... what do you say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that isn’t a deal I’m willing to make. The moment she makes contact with my chaos energy, she would likely evolve into a succubi queen... still lower than me in demonic rank, but still dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I’d rather not willingly create a high-tier demon just for an amulet to literally counter demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like giving away a dollar and being handed another dollar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Declined...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not so gullible, are you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubi crossed their arms, looking at me expectantly. \"Well? Give me your own terms already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make a contract with me...\" I offered that, while being a host was a one-sided deal, a contract benefited both if it was written correctly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And god knows I’ve had my fair share of reading contracts in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A contract?\" The succubi laughed at my shamelessness. She was already in a losing deal here, and yet I dared ask for more?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re kidding, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She narrowed her eyes, starting to get irritated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I doubled down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think about it... If I already have a demon prince’s authority as a mortal, imagine my potential when I eventually die and get sent to hell... imagine the fame you get for creating a contract with me while I was still... fresh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to make it as tempting as possible, and this time, I wasn’t even lying; I wasn’t just content to borrow a demon prince’s power. I was planning to obtain it fully without needing the ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for any demons who had sided with me when I eventually achieved that goal... they would gain power beyond imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this time, I didn’t even need to worry about her turning into a succubus queen; instead, I’d actually prefer it if she did, because a contract would make her work with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So her evolving would just also make me stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Big words... but other than that, you didn’t really show me anything impressive that would warrant your boasting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chaos Serpent]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cast immediately the moment she doubted me, already having it in the chamber, just waiting for it to be useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"N-Nevermind...\" The succubi’s eyes widened, chuckling. \"Fine~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up from the bed, looking at me eye to eye. \"You know... You have quite a nice figure... I guess that’s a bonus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There it is... the classic Succubi personality trait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I didn’t mind... if it wasn’t Evelina, I wasn’t interested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And speaking of Evelina... could giving her a succubi servant work as a good gift?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might be worth a try.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened my palm, and from it appeared a demonic contract, laying out my terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to her surprise, I was fairly... well... fair, she had her own fair share of power, and I had mine, not only that, but it even said that she could even get a better vessel if I found one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t a bad contract at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow~ You really know how to make a girl’s day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit on her finger, using the blood that came out of it as ink to sign the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the moment she did, she blew a kiss at me, right before turning into a red fabric that wrapped around my neck, which could easily be mistaken as a choker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess... that’s that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It went smoother than I expected, honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With my only gripe being the fact that I looked stupid with the fabric on... but I’d be an idiot arguing over a succubus on what proper attire should look like.\u003C\u002Fp>",927,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","a97764e11a830188d9fea8b47d0192da0e97cae72cf2d6f39ccd80eb1e3fe6ec","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-21","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-19",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]