[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-chapter-70":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated as a Princess's Pet: With Trash Stats, but SSS-Rank Skill",{"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},896833,1177,"Chapter 70: The Man Who Should Be Dead","reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-chapter-70",70,"\u003Cp>The guest room door slammed shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group was already inside, fully alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf lay on the bed. Bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorian stood beside him, his hands glowing faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...stay still...\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic flowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf’s hands returned to their proper place. They began to move again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bone and flesh stitched themselves back together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...that’s it. He’s fully healed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf’s eyes snapped open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing was ragged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze—desperate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled suddenly, but the restraints held him in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...please, let my wife go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...she didn’t do anything...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...if you want to kill someone...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...calm down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf looked at him. Suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...we don’t know what you’re talking about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf shook his head. Hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...you won’t trick me again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struggled even more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...you work for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...all of you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...you’re devils.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...no.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed his arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...not really.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max turned slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...guys.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...take off the bracelets. We need him to trust us if we want information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group hesitated for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, one by one, they removed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A faint glow. Their forms shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Horns vanished. Red skin faded. Their eyes returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were no devils in the room anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max looked back at the elf and gave a small smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...see?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...we’re undercover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He crossed his arms again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...in a castle full of devils.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf stared at them, confused, processing. His breathing slowly calmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...you don’t work for him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...on the contrary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...we’re looking for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf hesitated. But something in his expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice lowered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...there’s still a chance...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max stepped closer, serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...that depends on you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked him straight in the eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...tell us everything you know about Dante.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf lowered his gaze. Took a deep breath, as if gathering strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First of all... my name is Vimel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I used to live in a quiet forest...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...on the outskirts of the northern lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes drifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...with my wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...she’s a devil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varis raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vimel continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...we had to leave my village.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...in my land, they don’t accept that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...they don’t accept an elf being with someone from another race.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vimel went on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...but we were happy. Living together in a small cabin in the woods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone watched him closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...until one day...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice dropped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he appeared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...a carriage... pulled by skeletons in black armor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...and inside... was him...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Dante.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he was covered in jewels.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he wanted to buy my wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he said he had seen her in the forest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...that he had fallen deeply in love.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vimel shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I refused.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tear rolled down his cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...there’s no amount of money...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...that could pay for what I feel for her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...but he didn’t give up. Not once.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he kept coming back. Again and again. Every day. For months.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice darkened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...until one night...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he entered our home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he said he always gets what he wants... and that he wanted her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...that the money...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...was just a favor he was offering me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...and then...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breathing broke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he pierced my torso.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...with his entire arm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon covered her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vimel closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’m sure I died right there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I know it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I remember the floor covered in blood... the burning in my stomach...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...and her...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...asleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...while he carried her away over his shoulder.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Absolute silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...the last thing I saw...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...was one of those black-armored skeletons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...carrying me like a sack of meat... toward his carriage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moon wiped a tear away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...that’s horrible...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’m so sorry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...for you and your wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vimel didn’t respond. He lowered his head and broke into tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max stepped forward, serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...wait, Vimel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...if you died...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked straight at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...how are you alive now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf lifted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dorian crossed his arms, thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I felt something strange.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...when I was healing him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at Vimel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...his body...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...isn’t... fully alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group exchanged uneasy looks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...it’s like...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...he’s undead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Varis glanced at Vimel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...is that why he’s so pale?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max spoke again, calmer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Vimel, thank you for telling us your story.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elf looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...but there’s something you need to know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...a few hours ago... you weren’t yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...you looked different. You looked like a devil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vimel tensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max went on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...you were pretending to be Dante.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I put you to sleep with a magic item. Then your appearance changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...don’t you remember anything from the other room?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vimel hesitated a lot. His expression turned confused. He started to feel dizzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...no...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shook his head slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...the last thing I remember...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...is what I just told you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie clenched her fists, her expression tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...then we have nothing. No new information about Dante.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...healing him was pointless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere grew heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...easy, Sophie.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...this is just getting started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie looked at him, annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...if that guy was impersonating Dante...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed at Vimel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...then the real one will probably come looking for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie sighed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...besides...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...we don’t even know if the real one is in the castle right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lowered her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...or when he plans to take Abby.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie looked up again, more serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Max turned to Vimel. His eyes locked onto him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...tell me something... are you willing to help us?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...to face Dante.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...and maybe get your wife back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vimel didn’t hesitate. His eyes shone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’d do anything to find her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1087,"2026-06-03T06:02:49.172Z",1,"novelbin.me","36b37a46418989fe4bc3be78749e560dae6791bc1c7a255d5b969cea43e2b726","reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-chapter-71","reincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-chapter-69",189,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-a-princess-s-pet-with-trash-stat-cover.jpg"]