[{"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-31":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},894967,1171,"Chapter 31: Generic Academy Bullies?","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-31",31,"\u003Cp>\"Room 14C...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was Kevin’s room. I didn’t even need to sabotage him; he would likely do as I pleased the moment I told him to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Soul Sight]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he isn’t in his room.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Profaned Step]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I teleported to the roof of the dormitory building, using my spell to survey the entire academy for his location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it wasn’t hard; while he may still be fairly weak right now, his sheer potential was visible even to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone with even a moderate sensitivity to magic could sense him, just as happened in the novel, but because of his timid demeanor, no one took him seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the ideal target for any high-ranking noble suffering from self-confidence issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who wouldn’t feel powerful after beating up an S-Rank who wouldn’t even put up a fight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as luck would have it, that was precisely what he was experiencing at this very moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned, shaking my head in disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I knew this was going to happen, I expected him to put up a fight at least, especially now that he had such a powerful teacher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn’t enough to completely change his entire character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess I’ll teach him a few spells in favor of dropping out of the tournament...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t believe someone like you is an S-Rank...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A B-Rank student spat in irritation, kicking Kevin to a nearby wall and surrounding him with the rest of his lackeys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leading them was the B-Rank, a son of a viscount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest were barely important children of barons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how did I manage to know that? Well... as a noble’s heir myself, I already knew most of the nobles in the entire kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Photographic memory helped keep track of them all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think he cheated?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The D-Rank student spoke, grabbing Kevin by his hair and forcing him to look him straight in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t we doing too much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A C-Rank added, concerned about any possible punishments if they get caught in the act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t worry about it, we’ll just heal him after we’re done.\" The B-Rank smiled cruelly, resting his hands on his waist as he looked back at Kevin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can’t believe a child of a knight was even accepted in this academy...\" He looked at Kevin with pure and utter disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Knights...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While warriors of incredible renown and one of the kingdom’s most elite infantrymen, they were also considered minor nobles in a way, even lesser than a baron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, they wouldn’t even get accepted to an academy like Eryndor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But due to Kevin’s overall potential for magic and his vague noble blood, he was allowed to attend the academy on the condition that he maintain consistently high marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do as you please...\" Kevin stared down the students who were tormenting him with a neutral gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was already used to this kind of treatment. At least they were kind enough to heal him up after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a mercy most wouldn’t offer him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But... that neutrality didn’t last long the moment he sensed something familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-Wait...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin’s eyes widened, catching the B-Rank student’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally giving a damn, Illinalta?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin shook his head, a small grin forming on his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... but I suggest you all should.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh...?\" Each of them expressed confusion at his strange and cryptic warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you trying to bluff your way out—?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The noise of someone crashing onto the ground caught everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when they looked back...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The C-Rank student was lying on the ground unconscious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I expected better from you, Kevin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled, leaning against the wall with my arms crossed, faint dark energy emanating from the hand I had used to take out the C-Rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take this as my official first lesson: a servant of Lady Evelina must never be a pushover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"G-Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kevin replied eagerly without hesitation, further confusing the students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I-Isn’t that the weird fanatic...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The B-Rank recoiled, while he hadn’t known me personally, the rumours of my eccentric behavior had already spread fairly decently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And what did I do for those rumours to even start?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked too eagerly beside Evelina while we were heading to the classroom on the first day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn’t even aware that it was that easy to start a rumour in a setting like this...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guess I underestimated an academy and its ability to spark rumours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled, clapping my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A fanatic for the one and only.\" I pressed a hand to my chest, proudly declaring my alignment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean... Lady D’Archlight is definitely beautiful, but isn’t Lillian far hotter—?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Profaned Fireball]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, the student who dared compare Evelina’s beauty was now planted straight onto the brick walls, as if hit by a speeding truck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hell did you just say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And here I thought I was gonna go a little bit easy on them as fellow students...\u003C\u002Fp>",815,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","44f1b6f0f6de682ef61839b7fd241086105b0b1b430bb0ab0814a5700f2b67cf","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-32","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-30",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]