[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate":3,"chapter-level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate-level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate-chapter-105":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Level 1 to Infinity: My Bloodline Is the Ultimate Cheat!",{"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},741408,980,"Chapter 105: A Small Test","level-1-to-infinity-my-bloodline-is-the-ultimate-chapter-105",105,"\u003Cp>Ethan instantly shut up when he saw Celeste in tears. He knew he'd been tricked, but there was nothing he could do about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slouched in the last row of the Predator Beast X, still fuming but also realizing he might have gone too far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if Celeste had provoked him, she was still a girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good thing Lyla had cut him off earlier, otherwise, he wouldn't have known how to back out of that mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up front, Victor shot Williams a look. Williams got the message, heading to the front to take the driver's seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyla helped Celeste into the second row, gently patting her back as she sobbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ethan, you were a little harsh back there,\" Leo murmured from beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harsh? Did you not hear what she said about you guys?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, but did you have to hit her like that? Look at that face, what a waste…\" Leo sighed dramatically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan side-eyed him. \"Oh? You developed some feelings for her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I—What? Hell no!\" Leo nearly jumped up, his face stiffening as he straightened his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor and Ethan tilted their heads, looking up at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan smirked. \"Relax, man, I was just messing with you. No need to get all worked up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor chuckled, then leaned in to whisper something in Ethan's ear. Ethan turned to him, then back at Leo, who looked suspiciously uncomfortable in his seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No way… Ethan thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor gave him a firm nod. \"Oh yeah. No doubt about it. The guy's got it bad for Celeste.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan was stunned. \"That's a hell of a situation. Celeste doesn't even like men, Leo's got zero chance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, Vic, where's your sister?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan had heard plenty about Victor's sister, but she was nowhere to be seen at the wedding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering how late Victor was getting married, wouldn't his sister have been the first to show up?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor glanced at Leo, who had conveniently moved to the row behind Celeste, then pulled out his phone. He opened a picture. In it, a younger Victor stood amid a wreckage, his arm around a girl who looked about twenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl had a round face, a stocky build, and at a rough guess, twice Leo's size.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan frowned. \"Wait… You got married, and she didn't show up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor chuckled. \"This is Celia. I took this photo when she was sixteen, right after I pulled her out of the rubble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan was stunned. \"Wait… this is—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd met Celia before. She was drop-dead gorgeous, second only to Lyla and Celeste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at sixteen? She'd been massive. And somehow, she looked way older than she was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor put his phone away, grinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back when we were in the military, Leo saw this picture and asked me who she was. I casually said she was my sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that, Williams kept using it to mess with him. To this day, Leo still doesn't know the truth.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan facepalmed. 'Leo's brain, man…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes, the guy was way too sharp. Other times? Clueless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Ethan couldn't help but feel a bit envious. Victor had two solid friends watching his back. Then again, wasn't Leo the same for him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his last life, Leo had looked after him for four years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time around, it was Ethan's turn to return the favor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as for the Ninth Division… He'd see for himself what kind of place it really was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The highway stretched endlessly ahead. Victor and Leo had already dozed off. Even Celeste seemed asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan sat alone in the back row, watching the world blur past the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyla quietly slipped into the seat beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without a word, she reached for his arm and pulled it close, hugging it to her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyla leaned against Ethan's shoulder. \"Ethie, find some time to apologize to Celeste, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not—Ow!\" Ethan yelped as a sharp pain shot through his waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Williams glanced back from the driver's seat, smirking before turning forward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor simply pulled his jacket over his head, pretending to be asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell…\" Ethan grumbled. Celeste had thrown a few punches at him earlier, and he'd barely felt them. But Lyla? Just two fingers, and it hurt like hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the pressure on his waist disappeared, Ethan muttered, \"Fine. I'll do it if she stops plotting against me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I've got it handled!\" Lyla declared proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You? Handled it?\" Ethan turned his head and found her face right in front of his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mhm—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish, Ethan leaned in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their lips met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyla froze completely, her body stiff as a board before melting like water. It was just a light kiss, nothing more. Ethan pulled away, meeting her wide, stunned eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyla's cheeks turned bright pink as she ducked her head, too embarrassed to look at him. But instead of letting go of his arm, she held onto it even tighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So? How'd you handle it? You haven't said.\" Ethan grinned, teasing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph! Not telling. Just know that it's done.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stayed close, quietly wrapped up in their own little world, until Victor suddenly stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't mind me, carry on,\" he said before heading to the front seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyla buried her face in Ethan's arm in embarrassment, while he just laughed, unbothered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>___\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan wasn't sure how much time had passed, but when he opened his eyes, sunlight was streaming into the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd actually fallen asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been years since he slept like this. In his last life, ever since Ethereal launched, he had spent every night in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Real sleep? He had almost forgotten what that felt like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyla was still curled up against him, breathing softly. Glancing outside, he noticed they had left the highway and were now parked by the roadside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully, he laid Lyla down in the backseat so she could rest properly, then climbed to the front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Williams was still in the driver's seat, but instead of driving, he had his VR headset on, fully immersed in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victor and Leo were the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan checked the time—just past six.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Ethereal's servers were still online, they had probably stopped in Ember City while he was asleep and logged in to grind levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celeste sat in the second row, wearing sunglasses and a black mask. Ethan wasn't sure if she was asleep or just ignoring him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stepping out of the Predator Beast X, he stretched, letting out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he turned around, Celeste followed him out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guess she was awake after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um… I'm sorry. I was wrong last night. I shouldn't have—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celeste ignored him. She pulled out a cigarette, lowered her mask, and lit up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan noticed the bruise at the corner of her mouth. His attempt at an apology was met with cold indifference. Awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You weren't wrong,\" Celeste finally spoke, exhaling a thin stream of smoke. \"I was. If someone set me up like that, I'd have reacted the same way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you hadn't fought back, I'd actually look down on you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was flat, unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need people like you. People who'd do anything for their friends, for the ones they love.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was just a small test.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took another drag of her cigarette.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I used to have friends like that. Teammates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're gone now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan's expression shifted. \"Gone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celeste nodded. \"Dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy silence hung between them. Ethan hesitated before asking, \"Killed in action?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celeste was quiet for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If that were the case, it wouldn't be so bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But no. 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