[{"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-24":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},894960,1171,"Chapter 24: A Special Gift...?","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-24",24,"\u003Cp>The class ended without any further problems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, luckily for me, it seemed like the S-Rank Class had one of the best time distribution schedules among the rest of the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We had plenty of vacant times, and one of them? Currently happening, it seemed the academy had prioritised independent learning for S-Rank students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I couldn’t blame them. Anyone who had already reached that kind of rank was already smart enough to learn on their own, either that or had enough resources to teach themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy didn’t want to waste the potential of talented students on rigid curricula.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone with a brain would understand that in a class full of prodigies, the usual curriculum wouldn’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And besides... we already have access to the imperial library.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cael.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina leaned on the doorway, motioning for me to follow her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And of course, I didn’t waste time, obeying her order without complaint, and the two of us quickly left and headed towards her dorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A location I didn’t really expect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had something more in mind: a dangerous dungeon to gain artifacts, or a gathering of students to gain more followers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... it was Evelina giving the order, so whatever it was, it was sure to be calculated and incredible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** Evelina’s Room\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ll get straight to the point.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She loosened her tie, giving herself more breathing room as she cracked her knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was clearly about to ask for something demanding, but whatever it was, I’m ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Make me stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina said bluntly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had already expected this conversation to come up eventually; after all, any competent practitioner of demonology could already see the strange magic that was coursing throughout my entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Evelina was more than merely competent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only obvious that she would ask how I managed to get so powerful in so little time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tapped the fabric wrapped around my neck, and the succubus quickly manifested around my neck as she yawned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Need help already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus froze for a second, seeing Evelina. \"Oh... now that’s a beauty...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled at her compliment to Evelina, nodding in approval. She was definitely a good choice to make a contract with, after all, anyone who appreciates Evelina’s beauty was always automatically on good terms with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A succubus?\" Evelina crossed her arms. \"So that’s why you were wearing a choker...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s quite powerful... I want to hand her to you as a gift.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus laughed. \"You’re already giving me away?\" she said, jokingly, in an offended tone, but she clearly didn’t mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus had already seen Evelina’s potential in demonic energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina raised a brow at my mention of a gift, curious and confused at my choice of words. Usually, she would think nothing of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But using the word gift to hand her a demon’s contract was certainly... not the usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Come to think of it... he just wore the choker today, did he really make a contract with another demon just to give it to me...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina tilted her head, not sure if I had finally lost it or my weird obsession with her was even crazier than she initially thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But like always, she didn’t mind; it benefited her anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened her hands, the fabric choker on my neck disappearing, becoming the demonic contract I had signed with the succubus the day before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And after quickly reading it, she decided it was a good contract; she wasn’t going to get screwed over when accepting my gift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Accept.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered, the contract shifting once more into the fabric choker, but now in Evelina’s possession, along with the succubus that came with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stumbled slightly, keeping herself steady on her desk as she began to gain the succubus’ energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t expect the gift to be such a high-ranking succubus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... definitely... ahh!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She winced again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike me, I didn’t have good synergy with the succubus because of my gender and the already existing chaos energy in my system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Evelina was a completely different case; if I had to describe it, she was a perfect master for the demoness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was clear the resonance was taking a toll on her, and I couldn’t even fathom seeing her in such a state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed her as she stumbled again, with her nearly losing grip of her desk as she felt her body start to heat up to something akin to a fever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t something I had expected to happen; if I had known it would, I would have done more preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was completely my fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kneeled, continuing to support her body as I pressed a thumb on her forehead, letting some of my divine magic flow through her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough to numb the pain, yet not so weak as to weaken the resonance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a delicate balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And stupidly enough...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a hard time focusing. I was way too close to her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s as if my heart itself was threatening to burst out of my chest from the sheer proximity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I’m not careful, I will probably collapse faster than she.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This damn weak heart of mine!\u003C\u002Fp>",872,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","877fd4a424af469f1ddf8458f3c5bf392fe63eda67094c534324aab5f4009ee1","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-25","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-23",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]