[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son":3,"chapter-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-137":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Reincarnated As The Villainess's Son",{"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},1365780,1806,"Chapter 137  Trip.","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-137",137,"\u003Cp>'I am bored.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gentle afternoon light of the spring warmed my body as I grumbled in my head while running through the training ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff, huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside me was a boy who was huffing his lungs out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His posture, his breathing—everything was a mess as he barely kept up with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you serious, man?\" I spat, glaring at him and hitting his back with the back of my hand. \"Keep yourself steady. It's only been an hour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff... Why are you torturing me!?\" he yelled between ragged breaths, an agonized look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm helping you become fit,\" I calmly replied, looking at his face. \"Just think how many girls will be after you when you become handsome.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff... Haaah!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dashed faster with whatever energy he had left, as if running away from me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why all of a sudden?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No particular reason.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shrugging, I replied as I looked at Chubby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Don't lie. It's definitely because he was boasting about how good his mother's food tastes, isn't it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'.....'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Okay, that might have influenced my decision to train him, but that's definitely not the real reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It's fine; even I would have snapped if someone kept mentioning things that I could never have.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hey, at least I can taste now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[From someone else's hands... Without her, it will remain the same.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You're not planning for her to always feed you, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'....No, I can't be too dependent on her.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That's good to hear.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What does fried chicken taste like?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[... Spicy?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I want to try it sometime.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Chubby, when are you going to invite me to your home!?\" I yelled as he dashed faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? Why?\" he questioned back, slowing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wondering,\" I shrugged nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...I seriously want to confirm if that woman is real or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mean, with how Chubby looks, how can she be so—Ahmm, I don't know how to say it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....Beautiful]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Right, beautiful!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about next month?\" he replied vaguely, as he sat on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Stop being so excited.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, really?\" I asked, looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....Sure,\" he replied, his eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Since when did you start liking older women?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I don't like them. Maybe it's because I merged with Inder... Blame him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You both are the same, but yeah, whatever.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Older women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That makes me wonder how things ended in the prequel game in this world.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...I'm itching to know how many women Ragnar ended up with before 'dying.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did things happen the same as in the game, or was there someone like me who changed everything?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How many women did he have in the game?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Best case, five.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Wow, what a scumbag.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I agree, I agree.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I vigorously nodded my head, earning a confused look from Chubby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You're the last person to judge him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm, what?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why are you salty?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Nothing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Anyway, I hope that motherfucker died a virgin.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then again, knowing the game, that's just wishful thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why do you even hate him?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That fucker is just way too handsome.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Again, you're the last one who should hate him for that.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Come on, I got rejected just a few days ago.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm not that handsome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[.....]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could you please stop staring at me so intently?\" Chubby asked meekly, a slight blush on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Arghh... Cough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without thinking, I kicked his bulging stomach, making him scream in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Explain this.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Shut up.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grimaced as I turned around, walking away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going? We have classes now!!\" Chubby shouted from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which class?\" I asked, turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Professor Daphne's,\" he replied as he stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I won't be attending that,\" I replied as I moved toward the main building, where the principal's office was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't have a problem skipping classes as long as it's not Lauryn's class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Come to think of it, hasn't she become a little too aggressive?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mumbled, looking at the empty garden between the two buildings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some time now, Lauryn has become increasingly aggressive, like every small thing has started to irritate her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in class, she throws students out for every small mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She wasn't like that before,\" I mumbled, walking through the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least toward the other students, she wasn't this petty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Hmm, what actually happened to her?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered, standing in front of a door before rapping my knuckles twice on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tired and aged voice came from inside. I opened the door and walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His office was still the same, with books and documents all around the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What brings you here, student Azariah?\" Glancing up, Nathan asked, his voice filled with fatigue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You all right, old man?\" I asked as I sat opposite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you being too casual?\" he asked, narrowing his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cut me some slack,\" I replied, shrugging my shoulders and leaning back in the chair. \"I almost died because of your poor management.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I'm sorry you had to go through that.\" He let out a tired sigh as he earnestly apologized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine,\" I replied, not being too bothered, before asking curiously, \"Anyway, where were you during the competition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He silently observed me without saying a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept looking at me until it started to make me uncomfortable before he replied, \"...I got a clue about who killed my daughter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" I mumbled softly, looking at him. \"But isn't that quite coincidental?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded with a thoughtful look, \"I was thinking the same... The timing of the attack and the clue are somehow linked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Okay, this much should be enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hopefully, he can connect the dots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is your wife not waiting at home....\" My words trailed off at the end as he flinched slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze fell as he softly replied, rubbing his temples, \"...She isn't home now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You already know that, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yeah.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Then—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was she important?\" I asked gently, ignoring El while tapping on the chair I sat on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...She was a princess,\" he replied, his lips curling up in a sad smile, \"...An idiot princess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Makes me wonder if your daughter had a child, wouldn't she be quite important?\" I asked jokingly, which made him chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She would have been,\" he nodded as he leaned back in his chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" I mumbled, not saying anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We both sat in silence as he reminisced about his past, vacantly looking at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, I should tell you this,\" he snapped back after a while. \"You guys are going on a trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" I asked, frowning. \"Someone just attacked the academy students, and you planned a trip now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's not in my hands, brat,\" he grumbled in frustration. \"Due to the pact between the two empires and kingdom, we have to do this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did the church order this?\" I asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There wasn't any mention of this in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, it's new information for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They did,\" he replied, nodding. \"From what I was told, students from different academies will visit each other's lands.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, we're going out of the empire?\" I asked, and he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To show their sincerity, they're sending high-ranking nobles—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And we're going to do the same, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he nodded gently. \"It's a direct order from the emperor, and if you're wondering, then yes, he asked your mother, and she allowed it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So... Where are we going then?\" I asked, leaning back in the chair until I felt comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mizraim Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....Same as the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm, then there shouldn't be any problem.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole event was just for fun; nothing serious happened in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It ended with Ethan having a fight with Keegan and Lucas over all the pent-up frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, of course, he won against both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And around this time, I had already given up on living, so I didn't join the event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I just hope nothing happens.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[... Don't jinx it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Fuck!!'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, do you know anything about Andarnaur?\" I asked, sitting up with curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" he affirmed. \"Why do you ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Can you tell me everything about him?\" I eagerly asked, my voice a little excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, I could know the proper backstory about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm, instead of me explaining it, why don't you go to the library?\" he mumbled, taking out a paper before writing down something. \"Here's the name of the book.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's in the library?\" I questioned, tilting my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, I didn't know that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you should know that Andarnaur took his last breath in the Mizraim Empire.\" Passing the paper, he replied, \"You'll get some clues about him if you search.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks, old man,\" I replied as I stood up from the seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't call me old man,\" he grumbled as I turned around and walked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as I took a few steps, I halted, looking back at him. \"Why are you helping me so much?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't his behavior weird?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He told me everything I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even once did he get angry, even when I asked something personal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave me a mysterious smile as he replied, \"You'll know one day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay,\" I mumbled, helping myself out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a weird old man.\u003C\u002Fp>",1532,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","d552aed86fcc4e7dc8514a121831915cfb535e51a5b0aa90b699c1e3e64dd8b9","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-138","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-136",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]