[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b":3,"chapter-in-fairy-tail-sorry-i-really-am-the-mastermind-b-in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-648":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","In Fairy Tail: Apologies, I Am the Mastermind",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2127203,3474,"Chapter 648","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-648",648,"\u003Cp>Sooner or later, they would be able to become the masters of the continent again, as long as they united.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While the elves were surprised, the eldest sister indicated that it was also within her expectations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that the shadow of that hateful human had also penetrated deep into Valkyrie Ailin's soul; to save Valkyrie Ailin, it was feared that some extreme measures would have to be used.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also cannot determine the thoughts of all the elves; even if everyone wants the God Tree to return, Lin Cheng said that for some elves, the return of the God Tree might not be a good thing, and it is very likely that...\" The words that followed, she did not say, fearing that it would make everyone uncomfortable, or even feel angry, etc.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For kind and simple elves, it was simply unimaginable how ugly human nature could be; fratricide and backstabbing were basic operations, let alone asking them to doubt their own clan leaders, or even high-ranking existences like the Empress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an existence that was simply unacceptable to them!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Valkyrie Ailin, having spent a long time with Lin Cheng, had been influenced by him and had barely accepted Lin Cheng's conspiracy theory; she couldn't deny that ten thousand years ago, in order to survive after losing the Faith God Tree, some people had to make changes and sacrifices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of whether this time was a hundred years or a thousand years, they eventually became the people they once hated the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why!!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eldest elf sister among the four sisters could no longer bear it and finally exploded, directly grabbing Valkyrie Ailin's shoulders and pushing her against the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hitting the wall hard behind her, Valkyrie Ailin couldn't help but frown in pain, not understanding what the person who suddenly acted meant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that human that important?\" The eldest elf sister roared at Valkyrie Ailin, and there was some grievance, \"We are all by your side, but you chose to believe that human and not believe us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not like that.\" Valkyrie Ailin shook her head hurriedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't not believe you, it's just that you don't understand humans; Lin Cheng is my benefactor, and also... my lover.\" The second half of the sentence, Valkyrie Ailin said a little more quietly, but those present could still hear it clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am willing to believe him! Believe that he won't hurt me, and of course, he won't hurt you either...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's how it is.\" The eldest elf sister understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Take Elder Murphy, we're leaving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of loneliness clearly flashed across her face, and her voice carried a certain deep unwillingness, but she turned and left resolutely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, the other elves could only sigh sadly and follow along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving so suddenly, Valkyrie Ailin didn't react at all and could only watch her compatriots leave, her eyes also filled with unwillingness and worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't know if everyone would bring Lin Cheng's meaning to the ears of the upper-level elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps she should have taken everyone to see the God Tree; that way, maybe she would have been able to bring them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we just leaving like this?\" ===== CHAPTER 1386 =====\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The four sisters were all disciples of Elder Murphy, and their status was theoretically the same, but Vanessa was the strongest among them, so after Elder Murphy fainted, Vanessa took command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one asking was the second strongest elf, Lisa; she was puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their mission was to rescue the elf Valkyrie Ailin, especially after learning of Valkyrie Ailin's identity and the news about the Faith God Tree; even if they didn't go to confirm whether the news was true, they didn't leave anyone here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning and leaving seemed like the behavior of cowards in human terms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\" Vanessa nodded, her expressionless appearance making the other elves wonder what she was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was thinking about love!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, was the power of love really that terrifying? Could it make an elf betray their own race and faith, and instead wholeheartedly throw themselves into the embrace of a human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because a human saved an elf, and protected and cared for them, did the elf have to pay with love and self to repay the other party?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clan leader once said that the life of an elf is very long, and there is enough time to study the things one wants to study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But most elves don't need love; so-called love has hurt them deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They said so; whether it was older male elves or female elves, they all seemed to be lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were very few elves in the tribe who became partners; when asked what love is by elves with partners, they mostly just laughed it off, saying things that elves couldn't understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You'll understand later; when exactly?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa was curious, but not expectant, because so far, things related to love were always more terrible than beautiful; she was afraid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time Vanessa and her party returned to the tribe, it was already late at night; she, as usual, replaced Elder Murphy to report the day's events to the clan leader, especially telling about Valkyrie Ailin and Lin Cheng, as well as the Faith God Tree, but she was not sure if this matter was true or false; the clan leader's reaction was unusually calm, and she waved her hand lightly, seemingly unconcerned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go back and get some good rest, Vanessa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vanessa left slowly, hesitating and stopping every three steps; the clan leader didn't give an answer, and she couldn't ask directly, so she could only hope that the clan leader would give an answer as soon as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone was very eager to welcome back the God Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could the clan leader not know Vanessa's thoughts, but this matter really needed careful consideration; after Vanessa left, a long sigh came from the clan leader's room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the clan leader summoned an elf with the same status as her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sasha, have Louise come over; I have something to discuss with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Clan Leader.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oriana, what do you want with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A female elf with an unusual hair color walked quickly into the tree house where the clan leader was; her hair color was dark green, deeper than the hair color of ordinary natural elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Louise was also the only special natural priest within the natural elf tribe, known as the God Tree Priest. To put it bluntly, she was the nanny of the God Tree!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could sense the state of the God Tree, including sensing the location of the God Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Oriana could be so calm in the face of Vanessa's report was that she had long known about the appearance of the God Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to find the trace of the God Tree so quickly, she was just a little uneasy inside; according to Louise, the God Tree was still in its infancy and would need at least a few hundred years to reach the growth stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the God Tree was now in human hands, it didn't matter; the lifespan of humans could not be compared with that of elves from the root.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trace of the God Tree had been found; it was in the Panshi Fortress of the Emperor Tianwu Empire, in the hands of an Eighth-Order Blacksmith named Lin Cheng Tute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Cheng Tute.\" Louise muttered in her mouth, her gaze falling into a long memory, but after carefully searching her memory, she didn't seem to have heard this name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tute family had some impression on Louise; it was said to be a craftsman family in the Emperor Tianwu Empire, and their skills were on par with their elf race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Louise's confused look, the careful Oriana also explained to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your news is a bit behind; according to the results of Vanessa's investigation, the Tute family has declined rapidly in the last hundred years, and now the Tute family is only Lin Cheng Tute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now he is rising again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that's it.\" Louise nodded and also lamented, \"The life of humans is really short.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is another piece of news, a piece of news that is not good news for us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lin Cheng Tute contributed a complete collection of inscriptions to the Emperor Tianwu Empire, while ours is...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alas, is this considered reincarnation?\" Louise's eyes immediately became a bit lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While losing the Faith God Tree ten thousand years ago, the elf race split rapidly in the following hundred years, and the complete collection of inscriptions within the tribe was also incomplete at that time, and even divided into several parts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, nowadays, even if the incomplete collection of inscriptions could be put together again, it was feared that it had been changed beyond recognition, and it was no longer a complete collection of inscriptions. ===== CHAPTER 1387 =====\u003C\u002Fp>",1490,"2026-06-16T12:13:35.259Z","2026-06-16T12:23:20.534Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","1d5f23b55f670bfefe0a07c1baf13a78d52a9a647f602291b20a1d3accd610a0","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-649","in-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-chapter-647",660,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fin-fairy-tail-apologies-i-am-the-mastermind-cover.jpg"]