[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army":3,"chapter-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1218":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reborn As A Ghost: Time To Build My Undead Army!",{"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},1693820,2163,"Chapter 1218: Nightmare Born","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1218",1218,"\u003Cp>\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So yeah, I went through so much shit, now that I think about it, my heartbreaking rejections weren't even the bad things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I got everything I wished in my second life, but even then, the world itself wasn't having it, so it decided to ruin my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The perfect life I had, they destroyed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made me ponder a lot of things, when I finally regained all my memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being a ghost without those memories actually helped me move forward without falling into despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was able to get a family, friends, and even a daughter before regaining all those memories. Because if I still had them since the beginning, I might have become something completely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It helped me move on... I guess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it also made me realize how good I actually had it in my first life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just because of some dumb rejections, I let it ruin my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I became depressed, and too focused on just reading to escape my reality, a reality I ruined on my own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn... I never thought this much about everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This trial, it sure has made me think a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I hadn't let those rejections and my school life affect me so much, I might have not been in the library in that moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I might have not died when the Earthquake hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In resume...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I died because of my own life choices, and because I let superficial problems ruin my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you know about anything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sofia spoke to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're miss perfection... everything always goes well with you... everyone admires you... everyone loves you! Have you ever had any hardship in your life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah, too many to count, dear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What? Don't joke with me...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously, I'm not joking... When I came to this school, I thought everything was going to be an easy walk in the park, but it wasn't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed, glancing at Alma and Emily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has been just two days but... It has made me think so much about my life, more than I thought...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maria?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-Why are you talking like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two girls noticed something weird, yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just was talking from the heart, no more hiding bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And somehow, I feel moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are these emotions...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ding!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The {Lingering Emotions} of the {Fallen Heroine} are slowly being imbued into your heart.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You're understanding more what her emotions were towards her friends.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Your empathy towards Sofia has increased.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Memories the {Fallen Heroine} has gone through are being shared with you] This is...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then I saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time stopped for a moment, and countless mini movies appeared around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Projections of the memories of the character I replaced, seen through first person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first time she met Sofia, when she was a cocky young lady without a hint of friendliness. \"Hmph! You might be quite strong, but so what?! I'm even stronger! I'll beat you and proclaim the title as the strongest here!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was full of insecurities and wanted to prove herself to make her father proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because to her, her father's approval was everything in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Heroine won and defeated her in the Student Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-This can't be... I lost?! No...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cocky face shattered, and she...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't rage like a villain or something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... lost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She started crying like a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cried, and everyone saw her cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at the arena spectators, a tall, bearded man with the same features as Sofia\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>glanced at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmph... What a disappointment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And walked away in disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... father! Wait...! FATHER!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sofia desperately called for her father, crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at her with smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some even laughed at her misfortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had gained a bad reputation in the school due to her attitude after all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So everyone kind of hated her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the Heroine...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She extended her hand towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? I-I don't... need your pity!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sofia slapped her hand away and ran from the arena, however.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the visions continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the days, Sofia became someone almost unnoticed, always silent, alone, depressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Heroine, Alma and Emily, helped her slowly feel better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They constantly talked to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you doing, Sofia? I-I bought you some cookies I made! Want to try?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alma offered her cookies, which Sofia reluctantly ate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're bad, add less salt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ouch... ok.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was cold at first, but over time, the cookies tasted better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They're not bad...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Alma smiled cutely, making Sofia smile back a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sofia! Let's go train together!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily trained with her, and Sofia was able to grow stronger over time, learning about her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>magic and techniques.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you for helping me, Emily.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the heroine? She did all of this with them, always at Sofia's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although she was cold and silent at first, they slowly melted her icy heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, although she never thanked them for their friendship, Sofia became their friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I... I like ***... Please don't tell him, ok?! I'm so embarrassed I'm telling this to you, ***. But you're my... my best friend so... I thought I could tell you that, at the very least!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she told the heroine she liked ***, the person that Jonathan is now replacing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that's what's happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This world...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The characters we replace, they aren't completely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their emotions, their wills, even their memories, somewhat...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Remain, and slowly, they become ours too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This love I felt, it wasn't romantic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the love of a friend.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The lingering love of the Fallen Heroine towards the selfish Sofia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll do you a favor then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll tell her how you feel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sofia...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I love you as a friend... We've gone through a lot for these years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I touched the bathroom's door gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Remember that time when you were rejected by your father, and you cried because I\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>defeated you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sofia reacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't hate you back then... I never did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I admired you, and I wanted to fight you because of that... I didn't want to humiliate you\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>||||\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why... I... I wanted to become your friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maria...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, Sof... but please, don't let this break our friendship, the friendship we've forged\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>for all this time... I don't want to see you cry anymore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, you're the prettiest of this school! So I think a smile would... fit you better. A-And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Um, well, you moved on from your father, right? So... Can't you move on from this too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sofia... please!\" Alma called.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We love you... please don't... do this,\" Emily sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, Sofia... for everything I've done. And I'm willing to take responsibility for this. I'll\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even... go away, and never talk to you if you want... But please, don't do the same for Alma and Emily,\" I said. \"They love you and... They have no fault in any of this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maria...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two seemed a bit hesitant, they didn't want me to take the burden, but it was fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't mind it, as long as they would remain together as friends.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was only silence for a couple of minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Creaak...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door of the bathroom slowly opened, revealing a very depressed-looking Sofia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her makeup was all ruined, she cried a lot, and even her hair looked messy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sofia...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced at her with Alma and Emily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maria...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She started crying again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sof?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I... can't... take it... anymore...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sofia suddenly started breathing heavily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"R-Run...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced into my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please run away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha...?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, I heard it, a crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRACK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The crack of Sofia's Dream Heart, before black fog surged from her body, and she fell into her\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sofia!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We all ran towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was too late.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was being born from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A black cocoon, with red, fleshy tendrils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the shape of a heart, pierced by a thousand black needles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It opened its single eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Nightmare?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly grabbed Emily and Alma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>TRUUUM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before a huge shockwave of Nightmare Essence erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a Fractured Nightmare Realm was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>",1359,"2026-06-06T14:07:57.851Z",1,"novelbin.me","f49f339e6b51035afeb2d099953ef4855c6103b7a8e54e12c4345282f4dd1349","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1219","reborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-chapter-1217",1954,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freborn-as-a-ghost-time-to-build-my-undead-army-cover.jpg"]