[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-the-final-villain-s-vessel":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-the-final-villain-s-vessel-reincarnated-as-the-final-villain-s-vessel-chapter-75":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated as the Final Villain's Vessel",{"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},699888,934,"Chapter 75: Lunch with Two Beautiful Ladies","reincarnated-as-the-final-villain-s-vessel-chapter-75",75,"\u003Cp>Two days had passed since our return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were exempted from classes and given the rest of the week off, so there had been no studying over the past two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And since I had nothing better to do, I spent most of my time training... and I wasn’t the only one doing that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I moved through my private training hall, dodging a wave of flames that shot toward me, only forElliotto appear in front of me, swinging his sword wrapped in light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At just the right moment, I raised my sword in a defensive stance and blocked his strike, but even so, my arm went numb as I was pushed back several steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my teeth and lunged at him again, only for him to vanish from sight and reappear at the perfect timing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had become much faster and stronger today...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That bastard had already reached theAdvancedsub-rank... he had probably broken through just yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So we were back to square one again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, that was bound to happen sooner or later anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dodged an arc of light as I asked, \"So, did you tell them everything when they interrogated you... fighting the Dream Demon and awakening a new ability?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot nodded. \"Of course I did.\"He said it as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Were you questioned by the vice director?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot stopped attacking and stood a short distance away from me. \"No... it was someone namedDarin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darin... I felt like I’d heard that name before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elliot continued, \"He specializes in entering dreams, so he asked me a few questions... how I got out of the dream and what I did afterward. I just told him what I did, and about our battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our battle?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did he want to share the credit with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was that Elliot wasn’t the type of idiot who refused rewards. This bastard never turned down anything that was offered to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, I had to admit he was smart... smarter than most fictional heroes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and we finished our training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I returned to my residence drenched in sweat, so I headed straight for the bathroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a hot shower and changing my clothes, I checked the time on my phone.11:45 a.m.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost lunchtime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I should try a new restaurant today,\" I muttered as I walked over to my desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several sheets of paper were stacked there.I picked them up and looked them over for a few moments before placing them into my ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a detailed reportAliciahad asked me to write and submit as soon as possible. She hadn’t given me a specific deadline, but I did it while I had free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I left my room and took the elevator down, heading out of the dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked leisurely through the streets of theAxis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I planned to submit the report to Alicia after lunch, so I was heading toward the district filled with shops and restaurants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After walking for about fifteen minutes, I reached my destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was a wide street lined with beautiful, well-organized buildings on both sides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students walked back and forth in groups or alone... even couples holding hands, fingers interlocked in a romantic display for everyone to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t just first-years wandering around here; even second- and third-years were present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I checked my phone, following the precise location of a five-star Italian-style restaurant, until I finally found it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I went inside, where a waiter greeted me and led me to the tables on the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place was relatively empty, with only a few people seated around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chose a table in the corner near the window overlooking the street and sat down as the waiter handed me the menu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked it over, thinking about what to choose. \"Pizza, pasta...\" flavors I remembered from my past life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It seemed that humans in this world had carried over and preserved recipes from old Earth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After some thought, I chose pizza, along with a few other dishes I didn’t recognize, just to try them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The waiter wrote down my order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your food will be ready in a few minutes, sir.\"With those words, he turned and left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned back in my chair, gazing down at the crowded street below, when I noticed two familiar figures... or rather, one, then the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her fiery red hair and blazing orange eyes,Izelwalked alongsideLeona, both of them looking around as if searching for something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leona pointed toward a spot on the side of the street—it looked like a clothing store.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead of heading there, Izel said a few words to Leona, then pointed somewhere else... this restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leona nodded, and the two of them made their way over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know why, but the moment I saw them, I expected they’d come here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes later, two beautiful girls entered the seating area behind the waiter, who looked visibly nervous because of the lovely ladies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked around, choosing a place to sit, drawing plenty of glances from the other young men there, which sparked some tension among the couples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rested my head on my hand, watching them while wondering when my food would arrive—and silently praying they wouldn’t notice me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My prayers went unanswered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izel’s blazing eyes landed on me, and she froze in place the moment our gazes met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leona looked at her in confusion.\"What’s wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she followed Izel’s line of sight and found me sitting there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A smile formed on her beautiful lips as she headed toward me, dragging Izel along with her...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached my table in moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look who we have here, Caius himself,\" Leona said cheerfully, pulling out a chair and sitting down without asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ve got a great table here, with this view.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at her with dead eyes. Izel did the same.She ignored our stares until I finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Leona. It’s good to see you... but if you hadn’t noticed, you just sat down without an invitation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at me with that cheerful smile.\"Well, we’re colleagues, so that automatically makes us friends... and friends don’t ask each other for permission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked a few times, trying to process the logic of this girl, who clearly had an excessive amount of social energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She then turned her head toward Izel, who was still standing there.\"Why don’t you sit down, Izel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izel raised an eyebrow.\"Are you seriously expecting me to sit with this person?\"She said it while pointing at me with obvious disdain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leona wasn’t bothered at all. She grabbed Izel by the wrist.\"Come on, Izel, stop being shy and sit down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shy... what are you talking about? I’m telling you I don’t want to sit with this trash, and you’re talking about shyness?\" Her tone was clearly angry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched them with mild amusement... this might at least make the time pass faster and get my food here sooner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m leaving. Are you coming with me or not?\" Izel asked, while Leona’s smile only grew wider as she replied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izel nodded and turned to leave, only to realize that Leona was still holding her wrist.\"You can let go of me now, Leona.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of answering, Leona shook her head in refusal, which only made Izel angrier.\"Leona, stop provoking me, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled and seized the chance to intervene.\"Or what... you’ll burn the place down?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leona let out a soft laugh, while Izel’s face reddened slightly with anger as she glared at me, those eyes trying to bore holes through my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her teeth.\"You—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Leona cut her off.\"Maybe it’s better if you sit. You’re making a scene.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Izel notice that everyone was staring at her—even the waiter was standing there like a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hesitated, then returned and sat down on one of the chairs.\"Damn you, Leona... I’ll make you pay for this later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leona ignored her and turned her attention back to me.\"So, did you order yet, Caius?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was really rolling with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded. \"I did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew she wouldn’t get up or back down no matter what I said... and I hadn’t planned to push her away in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, what man would complain about having lunch with two beautiful girls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if one of them looked ready to explode and set everything on fire at the slightest spark.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leona looked at the waiter, who was still standing by the table.\"Could you bring us the same thing he ordered?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, miss,\" the waiter replied before leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Izel didn’t speak or look at us. Instead, she rested her head against her hand, staring down at the street below, avoiding any interaction with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t plan to provoke her—especially since the food arrived just then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ignored the two girls as the smell of freshly baked pizza filled my nose while the waiter placed the plate in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a pleasant moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only if I had known that things were about to take a completely different turn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A path that hadn’t even existed to begin with.\u003C\u002Fp>",1525,"2026-06-02T09:38:17.164Z",1,"novelbin.me","b7455c8b7c24fa4229902ae72ec323ca862f589988a39cdbc672e73da647273e","reincarnated-as-the-final-villain-s-vessel-chapter-122","reincarnated-as-the-final-villain-s-vessel-chapter-121",183,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-final-villain-s-vessel-cover.jpg"]