[{"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-140":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},1365783,1806,"Chapter 140  Eyes with dreams [2]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-140",140,"\u003Cp>\"WOOHOO~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"MUHAHAHA.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"MOMMY, HELP ME!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't help but laugh at the mix of cheering and panicked cries from behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My back pressed against Oliver's chest, we somehow squeezed four people onto one bike, with me in control of the handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been over an hour since we left the house, and we were just a short distance away from our destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eight-lane highway was mostly empty, a few vehicles passing by every other minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still there, Chubby?!\" I shouted, my voice muffled by the rushing wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was at the very back, barely having any space to sit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"PLEASE STOP!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was brittle, as if he might start crying any second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite his pleas, the others yelled, their excitement only growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"FASTER!!\" Aimar yelled, his hand wrapped around Oliver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I glanced at the speedometer, watching as the needle hovered around 140 km\u002Fh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shifted the gear, slowing the bike down a bit, and I could hear Chubby thanking every god in existence, even with the wind whipping against my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chubby!!\" I called out, \"Hold on tightly!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vroom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"NO!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I twisted the handle again, the bike jerking before it picked up speed once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind howled around my ears as the speed climbed above 200 km\u002Fh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their screams echoed throughout the highway as we approached an area with a slightly denser forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hmm, it should be around here,'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought, recognizing the familiar place from blurry memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A broken, rusty red signboard was all I needed to confirm our location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"AZ!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver yelled as I turned the bike off the smooth road onto the uneven ground leading deep into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Trust me,\" I mumbled, slowing the bike as we descended downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Azariah, where are we going?\" Aimar's voice reached my ears as the area around us began to darken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trees above started to intertwine, leaving only a narrow path for me to ride on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bike bumped up and down for a while before I slowed it to a complete stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're walking from here.\" I glanced back, looking around the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right in front of us was an inclined hill covered with small trees and bushes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm never riding with you guys again,\" Chubby grumbled, clutching his stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twins also dismounted, I parked the bike and led them onward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft sound of water hitting rocks echoed in the eerie stillness of the forest as we made our way upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, the forest began to clear, and the sound of the waterfall grew louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After climbing for half an hour, we finally reached the top of the hill, where a blood-red river rushed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thunderous roar of the waterfall filled the air as we moved closer to the edge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it blood?\" Chubby asked, a little frightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled, \"No, it's just the minerals mixed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn,\" Oliver mumbled, looking down the hill, \"How deep is this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Around two hundred meters,\" I answered, staring at the waterfall whose bottom was obscured from view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So why are we here?\" Aimar asked, his eyes on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gently smiled as I pointed ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there, nestled between the clusters of clouds, the sun was setting, creating a breathtaking scene that made us all hold our breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I turned around, looking at the opposite side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curiously, they also looked back, only to be stunned once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, between the trees, peeked the greenish moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The Akasha.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sigh of admiration left Chubby's mouth, making me chuckle as I sat down on the rock close to the edge, facing the moon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver also sat down, using my back to support his weak body as he looked at the sun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar and Chubby moved a little away, following the river down to take some photos of the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know this place?\" Oliver asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I was a child, aunt Belly brought me here once,\" I replied, keeping my eye on the moon. \"She told me that this river eventually meets the Euphrates.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" he replied gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She also told me the Euphrates originates from paradise,\" I mumbled, missing those talks with her, \"from where humanity originated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reply I got for my rambling was utter silence, forcing me to glance back at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Missing your mother?\" I asked, tapping his head with mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you think, Az?\" He breathed tiredly, \"Does she even love her children?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I might be the worst person to ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I swallowed my own experience as I replied,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...They say mothers are the only ones who love their child unconditionally...I'm sure your mother loves you too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She would have visited me if she did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We both know she couldn't do that...Not when her father is against all this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oliver, think properly.\" I interjected, \"Her family has already turned against her; you guys are the only ones she has.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not everyone...Aunt Yennefer still supports her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Yennefer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Right, they are related.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, in the end, it's up to you.\" I announced, \"Right now, only you can save your mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I don't know if I can,\" he mumbled. \"How am I supposed to do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remained silent, just tapping my head against his as a sign of assurance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, why are you not getting engaged with Aaliyah?\" I curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of replying, he questioned back, \"Tell me, if one day you had to choose between your mother and Christina, what would you do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Christina.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow, ungrateful bastard, your mother gave birth to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Think what you want, but I would choose her every single day,\" I shrugged, replying nonchalantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I can't choose between my mother and Aaliyah...And I somehow know I will be stuck in a situation where I'll have to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then ask for help.\" I blurted, stopping him. \"I'll help if you need it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled as I replied, \"If you can risk your life to save my happiness, what's stopping me from doing the same?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hiding my own pain, I continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...And trust me, man, it will sting a lot when she showers someone else with the love and care that was supposed to be yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know if the game is real or not...but I did see that happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Was I angry for what they did?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Maybe a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was better for them to leave a toxic fucker like me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But not this time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won't let that happen again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I see,\" he mumbled thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anything else that's bothering you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A full minute of silence lingered between us before he sighed, bringing his knees up and curling his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now I was supported by his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm scared, man,\" he mumbled harshly, and I could feel his body trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of what?\" I softly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These eyes,\" he replied, and I knew which eyes he meant. \"They don't feel like my own.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Did something happen?\" I calmly questioned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I saw dreams with these eyes,\" he replied quietly. \"...Dreams that I shouldn't have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Do you know something about this, El?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....No.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could ask anything, he continued, his voice turning more harsh,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...For twenty days, I've been dreaming about war...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soaked in the blood of enemies...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>like a machine, all I did was kill...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It filled my mind with rage, Az, rage directed towards someone I don't even know....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words trailed off as I shifted my body, facing him, standing on my knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You used those eyes in front of your mother before, right?\" I asked, as he took ragged breaths. \"Did you see those dreams back then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...No, I saw those dreams only this time.\" He shook his head. \"...They keep flashing in my mind, Az, again and again...like an endless torture.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down,\" I mumbled, rubbing his back. \"Those are just nightmares.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew a deep breath before letting it out. \"Yeah, they're not real.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yep, so chill out,\" I replied, standing up on my feet and helping him as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, Akasha wouldn't have been so close if they were real,\" he mumbled, sliding down the hill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, what!?\" I asked, but he gestured for me not to worry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shrugged as well, jumping down as I exclaimed, \"Yeah, Oliver!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled sweetly. \"If the chance arises, help me bag your aunt.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fuck?\" He cursed, looking at me weirdly. \"You haven't even seen her yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I fell for her name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn't matter,\" he replied. \"She's already married.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correction: 'She was married,'\" I remarked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How do you know?\" Narrowing his eyes, he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just an intuition,\" I replied, grinning. \"Was I correct?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't have a chance,\" he stated as if he was sure. \"And since when did you start preferring mature women?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I always preferred them,\" I shrugged. \"You're the one who didn't notice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, have I somehow given the impression that I give a solitary speck of shit about what you prefer?\" He replied with a dead look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch, what's with the formal language?\" I grumbled as I helped him climb down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not helping,\" he replied, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, I'll do it myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, you purple shit, now let's go home,\" he said, not bothering to comment further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar and Chubby were trying to climb back up, but I signaled them to move down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Az,\" as we climbed down, Oliver mumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The thing you said about protecting my happiness,\" taking a deep breath, he continued, \"I'll take your word on that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled genuinely, nodding, \"Sure, man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1596,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","4bca6e05c68193d36123e2b97a7e1ddfaa3809b6942ed79eb69722c0a4514ffc","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-141","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-139",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]