[{"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-49":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},894985,1171,"Chapter 49: Caught Red-Handed!","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-49",49,"\u003Cp>\"Look at this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She approached a nearby pile of gemstones and gold, likely old offerings for the long-dead ruler, and grabbed a very unassuming and covered stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a darkyte.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was more high-pitched than usual, looking at it with an impish grin as she pocketed it. \"Do you have any idea how much one of those costs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Five million aurelius, wasn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"More than that, usually. I heard the last time one was sold was five years ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bought by the prime minister, wasn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I don’t know why he wanted it, though, not like a magicless old man like him had any use for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who knows, he might have some ulterior motive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We continued to wander the cavern, with me even finding some stuff I found interesting, and of course... something useful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Evelina was grabbing uniques, I was holding everything that I could bring with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike her, I didn’t have an already vast amount of wealth to be picky about what I grab, and just about anything here would be worth thousands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more so, considering they were relics long gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The text reminds me a bit of elvish and—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped, feeling my hand touch her shoulder. \"Is there anything wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about we try there?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pointed to one of the three unassuming holes behind the statue of Nyx.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three trials of the Goddess, trials which granted access to the Emperor’s coffin itself and all his most prized possessions, when completed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And of course, it required two people in order to activate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is where the love-theme part of the entire tomb comes into play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment we entered the next part of the cavern, just as luxurious as the last, the entrance immediately closed behind us, sealing shut with a magical barrier of enhanced rocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was durable enough to survive a nuclear blast, according to the novel’s description.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s happening?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I feigned ignorance, pretending I didn’t know what was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Demonic Fireball]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina launched a powerful spell that was higher than normal dark but lower than chaos at the rocks that sealed the exit, but it had no effect; it easily absorbed it without any problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’re trapped.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look, I think that can help.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We both looked at the floating text that was hovering in the middle of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First, from a language we couldn’t understand, then switching to another, into something that both of us can read.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To pass this trial, two must express their sentiment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina read out the script, crossing her arms as she realized what it wanted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... a very weird test for a tomb.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe the owner of the tomb had a sense of humour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t deny that, let’s get this over with, shall we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina looked at me, a little disappointed at the instructions; she expected something much more interesting from a cavern that literally trapped them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wants us to reveal how we feel about each other, how basic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She noticed already? How did she—’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stopped, seeing her knowing gaze at me, she knew the whole time I didn’t just pick something random for a date.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should see your face, did you really think I wouldn’t find out what you were up to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She laughed. \"I could read your mind, both physically and mentally.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked, but she quickly shushed me with her finger on my lips, using her other hand to tap the choker on her neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to this little gift of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hands pulsed with a faint red energy, the same as her mind-reading magic that used to act like a lie detector.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"F-Fair play.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I replied, scratching the back of my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t expect to be caught so easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even consider that the succubus would enhance her custom magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But don’t worry, I still did agree to be yours for the day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina leaned closer to me, whispering in my ear, both as her answer to the trial and a way to take revenge for flustering her previously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Attractive...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I backed off immediately the moment I heard her words, my eyes widening as I felt my heart beat faster than usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-Huh... Evelina?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still so easy...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLING!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The script that was still hovering responded, disappearing as it unlocked the exit, indicating the trial’s completion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take long for me to realize what had happened...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind reading also counted as me expressing my sentiment, and with her whispering her answer, the first trial immediately finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t bother me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What bothered me was her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant my suspicion was correct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What part of me is she attracted to!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grasped at my chest, calming myself down before I passed out from the excitement of hearing her whisper in my ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean by attractive? Can you explain!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped me with her hand, keeping me at arm’s length from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s for you to find out, isn’t it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evelina winked, betraying how much information she had taken from me the moment she read my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I could tell even she wasn’t perfectly fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breathing was slightly labored, a faint red creeping beneath her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old fantasies, thoughts, and even how I felt, all she could gather during our small physical contact while she held my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of it was overwhelming to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’This man... he wasn’t lying about being in love.’\u003C\u002Fp>",917,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.471Z",1,"novelbin.me","6495f42b79edb46f3b08c97e9882a16bab1ed172d439b878ad16415f528d2088","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-50","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-48",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]