[{"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-35":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},894971,1171,"Chapter 35: The City Square","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-35",35,"\u003Cp>\"Here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She handed me a synergizer, already calibrated for the tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to dominate your entire matchup.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina glanced toward her desk, and without being asked, I stood up and walked over to it, noticing the list showing which students were fighting whom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if the information were correct, I would be fighting Julius and Marcellus, Evelina’s original opponents, if the three students were still in the picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wanted me to defeat her strongest opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And if that were successful, the final match would be me against her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In which, well... the outcome was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would need to throw the match and have her ranked as the highest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m sure you’ve got the gist of everything.\" She chuckled. \"I suggest going to your room and using the journal I handed you to get stronger. I’m sure you know how powerful your opponents are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waved me off, a simple gesture for me to leave; she had other preparations to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left her room, pondering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If events were to remain roughly true to the novel, the two of them shouldn’t be as strong as I am yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the original timeline, the tournament wasn’t moved, so it’s best to assume they’re currently stronger than they should have been originally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But other than that, the plot hasn’t really changed much...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I whispered, looking through the hallway’s window and seeing the sun now directly above the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had the rest of the afternoon to do my own preparations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** City Square\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Loud and bustling, exactly as its description in the novel, a hub of trade and commerce that could literally be called a more stylized version of Victorian London.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the sheer amount of steam and coal that powered the city, including vehicles, airships, and factories, the square itself didn’t smell horrible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, the air was far cleaner than the modern world, and it was all thanks to magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More specifically, air purifiers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hybrid blend of steampunk and runic technology that cleans the air in real time, preserving the beautiful aesthetics of a hybrid setting while avoiding its drawbacks entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a random detail in the novel, but to me, it was potential power waiting to be uncovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My magic was powerful, but combining it with technology?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that was something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for a tournament, it was perfect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tired of magical anomalies ruining your day? Head to Bree’s Mechanicum for a quick fix.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A steam-powered construct advertised on the sidewalk, its voicebox impressively advanced despite its appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded less like a robot and more like your average Englishman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bree’s Mechanicum?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought, looking around, seeing a few law enforcement officers equipped with steam muskets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With some merchants or even rich citizens equipped with their own firearms, each one powered with steam, and sometimes, even powered with runes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The everyman’s weapon, the perfect choice for those who had no magical talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And something that Bree’s Mechanicum likely sold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I could give it a try.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things I would do to once again feel the weight of a gun in my hands...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic is fun and all, but holding a firearm is undoubtedly more satisfying, especially the moment you feel its recoil when you pull the trigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic couldn’t even compare to that feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I entered the shop, which was just beside the advertising robot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And... It’s just as extravagant as I had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a tinkerer’s workshop, the shelves were filled with an assortment of technology I wasn’t familiar with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hell is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed a copper ball, pressing a button on the top that caused it to start emitting faint heat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You new here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice rang out from behind the counter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brown haired middle aged man with a scar in his left eye and faint stubble on his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Polishing and dismantling what looked like a bronze revolver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a warming stone...\" He chuckled, taking a glance at my uniform. \"But I’m guessing a noble like you doesn’t need them with your fancy fireplaces and all that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I’m guessing his Bree...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quite a cute name for someone who looked like he could manhandle a bear, but, as long as he can make me a custom order, names don’t matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally... I could make use of my body’s privilege of being absurdly rich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you take custom orders?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",736,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","26a90574a9a7738acff7b3c037b3466bb64d5f0afe93c7fb178f2641e944a6cd","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-36","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-34",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]