[{"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-43":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},894979,1171,"Chapter 43: Main Character Powers...?","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-43",43,"\u003Cp>CLICK-FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dark Manipulation]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina and I moved quickly, attacking them at the same time, but with Lillian still temporarily out due to the pain from Evelina’s first strike, Julius had to take us on himself momentarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He deflected both Evelina’s tendrils and my dagger with swift and precise movement, his eyes locked on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to do this, Julius.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lillian winced, standing up and grasping her wound, applying healing magic from the water attunement to soothe the wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t just let—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius attempted to reply to Lillian, but was abruptly cut off by me, charging head-on with a kick to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pay attention.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius barely blocked my attack with his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t matter; I just wanted to remove him from the picture and let Evelina have her desired one-on-one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re coming with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dark Step]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius grunted, feeling himself getting blanketed with darkness as I teleported us away to the other side of the field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We reappeared away from them, Julius quickly counter-attacking after we teleported, his palm glowing with a bright ball of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Explosion]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWISH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dodged it easily, weaving past it with the grace of a dancer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being extravagant while fighting wasn’t really my thing in the past... but with an opponent so weak? It was a good time to show off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’re supposed to be a mage?\" Julius uttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’re supposed to be an S-Rank?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shoot back, taunting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it sure as hell worked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bastard!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Sword]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He charged straight at me, but closing the distance with me was the worst thing he could have possibly done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A trained assassin versus a skilled student, how one-sided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FWISH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword swung fast, splitting the air every time he barely missed my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t just barely missing due to skill; I was purposefully giving him a sense of hope that he could hit me when he tried harder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth? He wasn’t even close to touching me, at least, not at this point in the novel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A self-trained swordsman against me? How amusing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK-FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Watch yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I snicker, firing a dagger at point-blank range at his left shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Displacement]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved at the last second, getting off with only a minor scratch instead of a crippling one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even for someone who still didn’t have as much experience as me, he really was a genius, as expected of a main character.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get away, brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice of Marcellus pricked my ear... can’t he just let the two of us fight without any disturbance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius looked away for a quick second to where Marcellus was sitting on the bleachers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving me a big enough opening to deliver a swift elbow strike to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"F-Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius grunted, feeling his ribs struggle against my blow as he dashed backwards, increasing the space between us just like his brother told him to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’s better at you than close-range, don’t let him get close to you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marcellus yelled out, observing the battlefield, making sure Julius had every advantage possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Got it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius replied, removing his sword and instead fully focusing on a magical barrage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would commend their combined efforts and teamwork... really.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there is one thing very wrong with their plan...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I also have far better aim than Julius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK-FWOOSH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius’s body sprang, expecting my shot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was no use; despite his effort to dodge, he was still struck, grazing his cheek as he winced from the unnatural pain that came from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-How!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius gasped. He was sure of its trajectory; there was no way in hell he should have been hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the head no less!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How? Magic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laugh. Did he really not think I could redirect my daggers mid-air?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What the hell was that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked in the direction of the explosion, to where Evelina and Lillian were fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And to my surprise, the silhouette of what seemed to be Lillian was flying straight towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I teleported away before she landed on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Dark Step]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lillian hit Corvus’ barrier hard, the air leaving her lungs from the impact as Julius’s eyes widened at the sudden appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lady Valemont!\" Julius shouted, catching Lillian before she fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for me, I reappeared beside Evelina, who looked very appeased and amused, and well... a bit bloodlusted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn’t blame her; being able to crush your ’only’ rival like this without repercussions was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we finish them off together?\" I ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\" She replied quickly; in fact, she probably answered a second quicker before I even asked my question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina raised her hand, the tendrils behind her already acting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius shouted, standing in the way of the tendril’s attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To our surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Guardian]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had a breakthrough...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of bullshit is that!?\u003C\u002Fp>",819,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","1136d69e166e7b1cb1fcb7dedbd120c94833314be4e73dc77da955d78200e667","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-44","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-42",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]