[{"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-60":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},895201,1171,"Chapter 60: No Pain No Gain...?","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-60",60,"\u003Cp>*** Academy Training Grounds - Private Sector\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I knew it, late night had already arrived in the academy, but surprisingly enough, the private sector’s training rooms were still filled with students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each one bypassing the need for sleep and rest using recovery magic from their own attunements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like they had the same idea as me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The academy didn’t even bother to set up curfews in the private sector; students who were allowed to enter it should already be smart enough to know the consequences of their own actions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That meant I could continue without a care in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, if Evelina needed anything, she would call me using the transceiver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I forcefully tried to heal a wound on my palm, one caused intentionally by slitting myself with a dagger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can’t master light magic without a target after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh began to reknit itself, the glow from the light magic contrasting nicely with the light bulb on top of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I laughed; it had taken me far longer than I expected just to finally close a small wound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I collapsed to my knees on the ground, sighing a fresh air of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was definitely good progress, I could already notice the difference pure light magic recovery had compared to profaned or chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And while I had divine attunement as well, if I couldn’t even cast light magic, pure divine magic was still way out of reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although basic divine manipulation was also possible, just like light, that was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made sense that all the shortcuts I took would start to get the best of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I’d make sure it wouldn’t take long for me to adapt to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Bottomless Daggers (S)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Eye of the Profaned (Unique)]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slit my palm again and once again used basic healing magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Minor Healing]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s still hard to solve, but it’s easier at least...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grunted, focusing on solving the spell formula. My special eye turned something that felt like rocket science into something more basic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally! Another wound sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was starting to finally get used to casting healing magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Chaos and Divine Attunement]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Subtypes: Dark and Light]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Mastery Increased]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Apprentice: Lvl 1]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I even got a breakthrough for it...!?\" I wiped the sweat off my face using the academy uniform’s coat, controlling my breathing as I prepared myself for another run.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rinse and repeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all I needed to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Consistency was key after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this was essentially just like exercising, and in that case, I was already accustomed to the grueling and relentless pace I was about to exert on my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Another...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slit my palm again, this time a bigger wound, something harder to close. It was time to intensify my training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blood flowed more freely this time, dripping onto the floor in steady drops.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain flared sharper, enough to force my focus whether I wanted it or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright... don’t rush it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowed my breathing, forcing the light magic to follow the exact path I wanted instead of flooding the area like before. Thin streams, precise circulation, reinforce first, regenerate second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glow under my skin flickered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The spell destabilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wound partially closed, then tore again as the flow of magic collapsed. A sharp sting shot up my arm, stronger than before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with photographic memory, solving a damn formula while in pain was still a shitty feeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my teeth and adjusted the formula, trying to overcome the sheer incompatibility with the attunement by overlaying light manipulation on top of the healing magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was certainly unconventional, but at this point, trying to understand purity after getting a kill count of over a hundred was impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed an easier way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Minor Healing]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glow returned, steadier this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLICK...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The flesh pulled together slowly, painfully, but it held.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solving two formulas was definitely hard, but at least the manipulation was easier, and even if I couldn’t cast the healing magic fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My light manipulation was able to finish the job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I exhaled, shoulders sagging as the wound finally sealed, leaving behind nothing but a faint scar that quickly faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even feel relief anymore, just confirmation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is workable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light magic demanded purity. Dark rewarded, well... something I was already good at. Chaos bent to will and my eye. Divine answered after mastery of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder people specialize instead of mastering different elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guess I really underestimated how difficult it was; it was foolish of me to think that I’d be able to master two opposite elements as easily as a late novel Marcellus did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flexed my hand, watching the faint residual glow fade from my skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Light Mastery Increased]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not fast, but stable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood up, rolling my wrist once more before reaching for a water flask and downing it in one go. My head still throbbed slightly, mental exhaustion, even using profaned recovery to refresh my mind was starting to take its toll.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mental fatigue meant growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced toward the barrier humming quietly around the room, then toward the clock mounted high on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Very late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I feel like shit.\" I laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wiped my face with my sleeve and leaned back against the wall, letting my spine slide down until I was sitting on the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold stone. Quiet hum of the barrier. Distant echoes of other students training far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was familiar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when I was still a beginner hitman, this was how improvement felt: pain, repetition, and the constant question of when the next break time would come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Except now, I had magic to ease the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at my palm again, turning it slowly under the light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No scar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even discoloration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Light magic really was absurd when it worked properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Talk about overpowered,\" I muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guess even sheer power from a demon prince couldn’t outmatch the healing power of light magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still better for pure offense though...\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1026,"2026-06-03T05:52:53.768Z",1,"novelbin.me","8508bc01bf5a3c7a315d94445356ffa2d4d2a84207711e350a74313b46a5b678","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-61","i-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-chapter-113",324,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-m-in-love-with-the-villainess-cover.jpg"]