[{"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-164":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},1365911,1806,"Chapter 164  Back Home","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-164",164,"\u003Cp>\"Arghh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A groan escaped my mouth as my eyes fluttered open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body ached in pain, but my back hurt more than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like my back had been slammed again and again with a metal rod for hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You fell twice on your back, what else do you expect?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Can you shut up, man?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I groaned, gazing up and finding an unfamiliar ceiling—a pure white one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hospital it is.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought, letting out a tired sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shifting to my side, I looked around, finding myself alone in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The beeping of the machines was the only sound in the background.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking around, I found the insignia of the Pargoina Empire engraved on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Willis?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dada!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...We are safe for now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought, letting my body relax.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mumbled, shifting and lying on my stomach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing I remembered was being on the broken bridge with Olesia before I lost consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...You partially awakened your racial trait.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mumbled, closing my eyes, with only one question in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This wasn't supposed to happen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grumbled, reaching up and massaging my temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I never awakened anything like that in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, it wasn't possible for me because I didn't have any mana in my body since childhood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Do you remember what happened when you fell into the river?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I heard voices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whispering softly, I vacantly looked at the white tiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There weren't many things I remembered, but one thing was clear: that one voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...My mother's voice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I whispered tiredly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why, of all people, did I hear her voice in my head?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She might know you have awakened.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Are you not feeling repulsed?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...If anything, I don't want that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why would I?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can guess my race, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I whispered, shifting my torso and placing my legs on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes, what about it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Don't you know about them?\" I asked, moving towards the door, \"Even in the forsaken families, we are the ones hated the most.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That doesn't mean anything to me, Az. You are still the same—dumb little boy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What the fuck do you mean, dumb?\" I grimaced, opening the door, \"I am smarter than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Sure, you are.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since when did he start being sarcastic?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as soon as I opened the door, a girl stood in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What are you doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina asked, grabbing the door as I tried to close it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing.\" I mumbled, stepping back, letting her inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked in, grabbed my hand, and made me sit on the bed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't move too much.\" She said, moving the chair and sitting in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are we?\" I asked, looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back home.\" She replied, grabbing her blue hair and starting to tie it, \"It's been more than a week since you lost consciousness.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What happened after that?\" I asked, standing up and walking behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Someone working for your mother was there, helping you.\" She whispered as I grabbed her hair softly, \"...You were already unconscious when we found you with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Do you know her?\" I asked as I tied her hair in a high bun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I haven't seen her before.\" She replied as I walked back and sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Who was she, then?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered, feeling curious about that person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina knows almost everyone important working for my mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn't know her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I will ask Adaliah later.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So how are we back here?\" I asked, rubbing the back of my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Royal guards came to rescue us as soon as they could.\" She replied, glancing at my hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" I asked, grabbing my robe and covering my arms, \"...How did they let a foreign empire's force into their lands?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They didn't.\" She replied, shrugging, \"Royal guards just barged in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That works as well.\" I mumbled, rubbing my temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few seconds of silence lingered in the room before I asked, \"How many died?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Five students.\" She replied, leaning on the chair, \"The Muzzrim imperial family has promised proper compensation for all the deaths that happened because of their negligence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what was our royal family's response?\" I asked, having some idea of how it must have gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They accepted it.\" She replied, letting out a sigh, \"...It will be beneficial for the upcoming pact between the empires.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....Using this mishap to gain the upper hand later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not a bad idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is Oliver?\" I asked, gazing back at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is fine.\" She replied, \"He woke up before you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I see.\" I mumbled, getting up and moving towards the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\" She asked, standing up as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I feel uncomfortable here.\" I replied, opening the door before glancing back at her, \"Let's go out for a walk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as I turned around, another girl stood in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are you, brother?\" Avril asked softly, looking up at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's talk outside.\" I replied, walking out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hallway was silent, with no one around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you alright?\" Avril asked again, walking beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am doing fine.\" I replied, shrugging, \"What are you doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What does that mean?\" She frowned, a displeased look on her face, \"I am here to take care of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Right.\" I mumbled quietly as we reached the garden within the hospital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The gentle light of evening filled the garden with an orange hue as we walked on the pathway quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother told me you awakened?\" After an awkward silence, Avril asked, breaking the ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Partially.\" I replied, glancing at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled softly, nodding her head, \"You are second to awaken in our generation.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remained silent, not commenting on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Killian is the firs—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't ask who the first is, Avril.\" I cut in, glaring at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am just telling—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I don't want to know!\" I snapped, glaring at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What type of idiot shouts at his big sister?\" She snarled, stomping on my toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, now you remember you have a brother?\" I asked, annoyance clear in my voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you so grumpy all the time?\" She frowned, trying to pinch my arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't touch me.\" I moved away, walking faster to avoid her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Azariah!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes I wonder if that girl even has any brains or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How can she be so dumb?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....You could just tell her—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Tell her what? Do I have to say everything for them to understand it?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seriously, day by day, my suspicions keep on growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why the fuck was I so kind to everyone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that all done of my own accord?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did I really want to help them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did I even help them by hurting myself?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that all a lie?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was my personality never my own?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What!?\" I shouted back, turning around to look at Avril.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you not listening?\" She asked, looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I am avoiding you.\" I replied, glaring at her, \"Now, do me a favor and stay the fuck away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned around, walking away from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't do it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While wearing so many masks on my face, I have already forgotten who I really am.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I really kind, or am I just a bastard?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Am I even a human?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'..Wait, I am not.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled at my own stupid joke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My steps halted as I heard a soft whisper from behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\" I asked, turning back to look at Christina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She ran away crying.\" She replied, standing in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guilt crept into my heart, but I quickly shrugged it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then you should have gone after her.\" I replied, looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe.\" She agreed, nodding her head, \"But it seems you need more help than her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She extended her hand to grab mine, but I didn't let her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have already seen it.\" She whispered softly, making me stop my protest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rolled up my sleeves, the cuts and burn marks lay bare for her to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It doesn't hurt anymore.\" I mumbled as she touched them lightly as if they were fresh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not going to tell me how it happened, are you?\" She asked, glancing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My mouth remained shut as I just looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have said it many times, but I will say it again so your small brain can register it.\" She whispered softly, looking into my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you want to share anything, I am always there for you and always will be.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I know.\" I replied, rolling my sleeve back to hide it, \"...I am guessing you already know about it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aljanah family.\" She whispered softly, nodding her head, \"...The only living descendants of the Fallen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you alright with it?\" I asked, uneasiness filling my voice, \"You know we are not the most likable bunch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn't concern me.\" She replied, shrugging as a smile returned to her face, \"If anything, I got my own personal flying vehicle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, very funny.\" I replied with a deadpan look on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway, I wanted to talk about something.\" She said, her face turning serious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's about Ethan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1548,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","57c0a2dac85427282784a45679afc6881e66ad1031fc538e7d809aafc3ac0901","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-165","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-354",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]