[{"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-165":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},1365912,1806,"Chapter 165  Back Home [2]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-165",165,"\u003Cp>\"It's about Ethan,\" Christina said, her expression serious as she looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about him?\" I asked calmly, walking toward a bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed a place to rest—my back still hurt like hell whenever I moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat down, and Christina followed, sitting right beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The church members came to meet him,\" she whispered softly, and my expression hardened at her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Specifically, Lady Irisveil came just after he returned from Ekari Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Why?\" I asked, feigning calmness, though inside I was anything but calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know,\" she replied, shaking her head, her eyes dropping to her hands. \"Even my father doesn't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I see,\" I whispered, leaning back against the bench, glancing at the evening sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The church has asked the royals to keep him safe at any cost,\" Christina mumbled, leaning her body on me, her head snugly placed on my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened to Olesia?\" I asked as I remembered that girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She returned to Akasha yesterday,\" Christina replied. \"Willis was with her until the end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so,\" I whispered softly, closing my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I still can't understand what was wrong with Willis when he met her. But that can wait.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, I can't help but wonder:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'..Did Ethan accept it already?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't think of any other reason for Irisveil to come and meet Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the first place, the church shouldn't have interfered with Ethan's life because he wasn't worth their time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The only time they started protecting Ethan in the game was when they confirmed his identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...As the Avatar of the [Primordial God].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...If that's the case, then he accepted being an Avatar two months before the game timeline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Why?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He should have been more suspicious about the end goal of the gods.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did he do something so stupid? He was supposed to accept it when his life was in danger, not just randomly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'..What should I do now?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, more importantly, what will my mother do now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She won't kill him, that's for sure, but I don't know how she'll torture him now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'..But for the next two months, everything should go smoothly.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, there will be chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The event where someone close to Ethan will surely die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The mid-term exams are coming soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ashlyn used to visit you when you were unconscious,\" Christina commented, taking deep breaths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Did you talk to her?\" I asked, my eyes still closed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, she's such a sweet girl,\" she commented. \"She's quite polite, as if she can't get angry no matter what happens.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" I mumbled, feeling her breath on my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Ashlyn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reminds me of her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I hate that woman with all my heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ashlyn is like that because of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She herself doesn't remember that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...What actually happened to her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...And I hope she doesn't remember that anytime soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because if she does... she will immediately know that I am Noah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The one she's been looking for all this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you stop doing that?\" I grumbled, opening my eyes as I glanced at Christina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" she asked, feigning innocence, glancing up from my shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sniffing me,\" I replied, pushing her head away. \"It's creepy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Creepy?\" she repeated, her mouth slightly open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, creepy. And why do you even sniff me?\" I snarled, shifting my body away from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That reminds me, Az,\" she whispered, smiling softly. \"Didn't you throw me inside that portal even when I asked you not to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did?\" I asked, tilting my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did,\" she replied, smiling brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll be back in a second,\" I whispered, standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you running!?\" she yelled, grabbing my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not,\" I replied, looking back and trying to loosen her grip. \"Nature's call.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm coming with you,\" she exclaimed, standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The hell are you going to do there?\" I asked as she refused to let go of my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep an eye on you,\" she replied, glaring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have some shame, woman!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're talking like I haven't seen it already,\" she snapped, making me fall silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, what?\" I asked, turning around, confusion filling my mind as I felt the evening light on my back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We used to bathe together, idiot,\" she replied softly, still glaring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I always had a towel covering...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My words trailed off as I quietly looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I think about it, didn't that damn silver cat always snatch my towel away?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even in front of everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I swear, I will strangle her someday.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing those thoughts away, I looked back at Christina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Or should I say Christina with red ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Are you seriously blushing right now?\" I asked, tilting my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pressed her lips together, glaring at me, her eyes trembling as they tried to move down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...What is wrong with her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We both abruptly looked to our side as we heard someone cough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oliver?\" I mumbled, looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still alive?\" he asked back, grinning at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are we interrupting something?\" Aimar, standing beside him, asked, looking at both of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, you're not,\" Christina replied before me as she walked away. \"I'll go check on Avril.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed the bothers aside as we quietly watched her walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning back to me, Oliver asked, \"Did you guys fight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not really,\" I replied, shrugging as I sat back down on the bench. \"What are you guys doing here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Why does my back hurt so much?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver quickly sat beside me, taking my hand and starting to massage it. \"My kind brother, I need your help,\" he whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" I asked, jerking my hand away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aaliyah,\" he grumbled, gently massaging my thighs. \"She's not talking to me at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" I asked, tilting my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I kind of threw her to a safe place, not letting her fight with me,\" he replied, showing his tongue slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't try to act cute, bitch,\" I grimaced, glaring at him. \"And what am I supposed to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me, how do I convince her?\" he replied, looking at me with pleading eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Up to you,\" I shrugged. \"Just take her on a date or something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told him that as well,\" Aimar chimed in, glancing at Oliver. \"And you broke our promise, fucker.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not my fault you can't find any girl to date,\" Oliver replied, shrugging. \"I can't always wait for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What promise?\" I asked, feeling left out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we start dating, we'll do it together,\" Aimar replied, standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you planned to drag him with you?\" I chuckled, standing up as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know, right,\" Oliver replied, standing up too. \"Everything was going according to his plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you stop saying that—wait, Az, are you not wearing anything underneath?\" Aimar asked, his voice shrill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not?\" I mumbled, looking down at my patient robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did I notice the gentle breeze inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to move, but Aimar quickly stopped me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" I asked, annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't let the light hit your back,\" he grumbled, glaring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It'll become translucent, and I don't want another round of PTSD.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, I was massaging your leg, right?\" Oliver suddenly asked, looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, why do you ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, I just felt like your leg was quite... soft?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An uncomfortable silence lingered between us as we looked at each other awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You're kidding, right?\" I finally asked, looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" he replied, shrugging his shoulders. \"Or am I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fuck off, bitch,\" I grumbled, glaring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When are you going to be discharged?\" Aimar asked, changing the topic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't know,\" I replied. \"Maybe in a day or two.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I see,\" he replied, nodding his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked towards my room, and they followed suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By the way, that commoner got quite close to Ruby,\" Aimar commented, pricking my interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ethan?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" Oliver nodded. \"I also noticed that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't like that Ruby girl,\" Aimar commented. \"I even saw her with a middle-aged man during the trip.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, don't slander her like that,\" Oliver grumbled, glancing at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just saying,\" Aimar replied. \"I just don't like her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did your father—?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Az,\" Oliver cut in, interrupting my words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" I asked, turning to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry,\" he whispered softly, not looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About what?\" I asked, tilting my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When you were falling down... I could have saved you...\" he whispered, looking down, guilt clear in his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don't know what happened... My own portal refused to listen, and it just—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry about it,\" I cut in, patting his shoulder. \"At least we know that eye of yours prioritizes your safety over the one you want to save.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded his head slightly, \"...There is something we should talk about later on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, enough emotional stuff,\" Aimar interrupted, coming between us. \"I've got something better to tell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what is that?\" I asked, continuing to walk again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come back to the academy, and you'll know,\" he replied, grinning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why try to be mysterious?\" I asked, looking at him annoyingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my steps abruptly stopped as I looked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Why was Christina blushing again?'\u003C\u002Fp>",1534,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","2e868828be7a16c9ab27681d0b05ee37cef7ae9cc84babdbd0959eec9fd87e03","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-166","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-164",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]