[{"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-3":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},894939,1171,"Chapter 3: Academy’s Test","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-3",3,"\u003Cp>I immediately went to the train station, its metal railings contrasting nicely with the smooth marble and opulent statues that covered the entire area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire area was completely crowded, filled with other students and businessmen waiting for the train; it was exactly as I had envisioned and now remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t so different from the modern world, considering it was a merger of real-life eras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of steam grew closer as another train arrived, its previous passengers slowly departing the train and being replaced by new ones, and that included me within the fray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire trip was nothing to write home about, a simple train ride in a steam engine while I admired the sights of the city.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sure, I was impressed, but with how my memories had already been merged, the wow factor was definitely reduced by a hundredfold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take long before I arrived at the academy itself, which was as big as you would expect from a royal academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess I’ll go take the entrance exam...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The exam itself was held across the entire academy’s campus, each room having an assigned number. It was a huge operation, one that required enough security.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professors themselves were patrolling the halls, each one tense and ready when the need arises, each one a master of their art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest, however, stayed in their assigned classes, overseeing the examination, and it looks like I have arrived at mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cael Arden? Correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female professor asked, already holding examination sheets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, ma’am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good, you’re just in time, take a seat at unit twenty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I took a seat, I immediately grabbed my pen and began to wait as the professor began to distribute the papers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Usually, this would be fairly stressful; I had to score high marks if I was to achieve my goal, but my talent was already proving useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Photographic Memory]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the activation, I felt everything flow inside my mind. The real Cael Arden never really paid attention to his tutors or even studied his textbooks, merely looking at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t deter me at all...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who will if you have the entire textbook ingrained in your mind through a cheat?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SHUFFLE!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My paper was finally distributed to me, and just as expected, it was a piece of cake; everything I needed to answer it was easily accessible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Lady Evelina... your faithful servant is coming...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I muttered as I finished the test in record speed, my prowess as an assassin surprisingly translating to my handwriting speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes...? Cael?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor asked, sitting in front of the room, as she saw me raise my hands, surprised, considering barely twenty minutes had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"May I submit the examination?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this a joke...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, ma’am.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I answered bluntly; I was fully confident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Very well then, I hope you don’t regret it later...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professor grabbed the paper herself, ensuring no funny business would happen when I passed it myself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Here, this is your permit to take the second part of the examination.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She handed me a small token with the academy’s insignia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy itself had three examinations: academic, practical, and magical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next step would be the practical exam, a simple physical test, but one that will definitely take longer than the academic one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood up and bowed, then left the room and followed the signs to the next exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire process was briefly explained by the novel, but it wasn’t really explored upon, only being described in three sentences as the MC passed in flying colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And obviously, the original Cael Arden had the lowest scores, but still enough to somehow pass and enter the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Can’t believe how pathetic this character actually is...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Guess I’ll have to work overtime to at least make this body serviceable.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a crude test. Is this really the best this academy could offer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spiteful voice came just from the corner, a voice that immediately made his entire body shiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A reaction that only one person could elicit from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down, Evelina, not everything has to be on your level.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another voice sounded, it was the prince, Marcellus Lionbright, the MC’s twin brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s right, you know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And speak of the devil, Julius Lionbright himself was here as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed they had also finished the academic test at record speeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcellus uttered, noticing my presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems like we have another overachiever within our midst.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who else is it this time...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina sighed, also looking, her face was as spiteful and sadistic as I imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short... it was divine.\u003C\u002Fp>",774,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","6b7962c0a10c199e002fcf77e2902adeb5881ecee72d924a76fa953601c98ce9","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-4","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-2",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]