[{"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-38":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},894974,1171,"Chapter 38: Succubus’ Influence","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>*** Cael’s POV - Dorm Room\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do I feel like someone’s talking about me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snickered, the chaos energy surrounding me slightly fluctuating once it noticed any disturbance or threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that included anyone who spoke ill of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An inherent ability that stemmed from Beelzebub’s power, it wasn’t something that normal demons had access to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s probably nothing, other than being a bit eccentric. I haven’t done anything too noteworthy for powerful opponents to notice me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat on my desk chair, reading Evelina’s journal on how to achieve a breakthrough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was very detailed, even laying out specific steps depending on a person’s attunement, personality, and level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the novel, it was a journal she handed out to almost all of her pawns, especially those who wished to serve her to gain more power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This seems simple.\" I read out the process for reaching level three.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just needed to do a simple ritual that combined various dark magics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** Hours Pass\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With how detailed the guides were for each level, it wasn’t surprising that I was now at the peak of beginner level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could even say the entire process was boring, given how easy it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I definitely couldn’t say the same thing about its benefits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were already casting dark magic as easily as breathing, then right now, it felt like I could just easily exist, and I could wield it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My magic was now nearly unrivaled at this point in the novel, as long as another change doesn’t happen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder how I could make Evelina like me more...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat on the edge of my bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I was satisfied with our current relationship, I didn’t just get transported into this world to stay as a pawn like the original owner of this body...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I were to make the most of this opportunity, I’d need to be more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To matter to her more than just a pawn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Photographic Memory]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she was never really attracted to anyone in the novel; even reading between the lines, she never expressed any interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pulled at my hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recent closeness with her has made me more restless than I initially thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even just being distant from her for a few hours was nearly unbearable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood up in a fit of mania, taking off my shirt and looking at myself in the mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body was more than satisfactory, the demonic energy flowing throughout me keeping it consistently perfect and functional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Would that work on her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bit my nails in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even realize the effect my current emotions had on my powers, the air around me subtly causing light objects to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CHIP!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My nail gave out, my teeth fully biting through it as I achieved a small revelation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was an assassin; in addition to killing and manipulation, I also had to court some targets in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was definitely losing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was fully aware of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the direction in which the insanity was headed? I fully accepted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*** Evelina’s Room\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sounds of the manic movements from my room could even be heard through the thick walls that separated our rooms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Catching Evelina off guard and disrupting some of her preparations as she read out a spellbook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hell is going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said, the choker on her neck responding to her question eagerly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This might have been my fault...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubi laughed, her energy coiling around Evelina’s neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Explain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina tapped on the choker, allowing the succubi to manifest as it sat on the desk with its legs crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He seems to have absorbed too much of my energy back to when he was helping you get accustomed to me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubi grinned, chuckling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me...\" She pinched the bridge of her nose. \"He’s basically in heat?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina couldn’t help but cringe at her choice of words, but with how her demonic pawn was describing things, there was no other way she could have explained it better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The succubus shrugged at Evelina’s answer; it was confirmation enough as it returned to the choker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina looked back at the wall that separated our two rooms. It’s not like I wasn’t her first obsessive admirer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I certainly was the strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is perfectly fine...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said to herself, but she knew full well this was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Guess this is what I get for teasing a literal yandere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her thoughts wandered into stories and novels she used to read as a child when she was still young, remembering characters that resembled me exactly.\u003C\u002Fp>",776,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","128c75c99c512c5c69e14e28496e6c331832da3fb3a9cb9533195bfe25a22177","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-39","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-37",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]