[{"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-23":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},1365716,1806,"Chapter 23: A Labyrinth Beneath [2]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-23",23,"\u003Cp>As soon as I entered the labyrinth, I took a moment to survey my surroundings. It was vast, unfathomable to my untrained eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint echoes of my own footsteps reverberated through the corridors as I walked, a constant reminder of the maze's endless expanse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small illuminating stones were carved into the walls, providing some visibility but not enough to feel safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already hate this place,\" I muttered aloud, knowing there was no one around to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, El,\" I called out, gripping the sword in my hand as I continued forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What?] came his response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Talk to me, fucker, I'm feeling bored,\" I replied, my voice echoing slightly in the empty labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....Can't you talk properly?] El retorted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want to,\" I shot back, unfazed. \"You know I lost a third of my soul to get you, and to be honest, you're pretty much useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...I can give you my blessings anytime, but you might die from its burden... Do you still want it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know I was born withAmun-Ra'sblessing. Are you saying your blessing is more powerful than his?\" I asked, my footsteps echoing softly as I continued through the labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That's a different thing... and you know it. Being born with a blessing and being given the blessing later on are two different things,] El responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I know that, but it doesn't mean it's not frustrating,\" I grumbled, my hand trailing along the rough surface of the wall as I walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What are you even doing, touching and counting the walls?] El asked, his voice filled with doubts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....I played the game, and games are bound to have bugs,\" I replied, moving deeper into the labyrinth. \"And right now, I am finding that bug.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This is not a game, it's real life,] El reminded me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know that, and that's why I came here first to check if it's here or not instead of following your plan,\" I replied, as I arrived beside a staircase leading to the second floor of the labyrinth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[So, you thought about what you are going to do next?] As I walked down the stairs he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmmm, first, I want to fucking live and run away from my mother, then...maybe find a beautiful woman who isn't after my life to marry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....Who isn't after your life?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, most of the heroines from the entire series will at least try to kill me later on after I become a puppet, well, in self-defense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking inside the new floor, I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This floor had a different ecosystem, with plants and trees growing around the place, making it look like a small forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the bizarre thing was that there wasn't any sound—no birds singing, nor any bugs moving, just eerie silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....So only one wife then.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....What do you think I am?\" I asked after a light pause, \"Of course, one wife. I don't want a fucking harem in my already fucked up life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....Hmm.] he just hummed in reply without commenting further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"El,\" I said as I walked out of the forest, \"just to be sure, I don't have a third of my soul, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Why are you asking?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just answer me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yes, you don't have it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Goo—No, I mean, that's not good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What are you up to—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words abruptly stopped as I halted my movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Azariah.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" I mumbled as I tightened my grip on the sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single monster sat in front of me, eating some raw meat. Its ears twitched as it slowly looked at me with its hollow eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My eyes met its as the monster stood up on all fours, nearly reaching a height of two meters. It silently glared at me, its hollow eyes piercing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Be careful, it's strong.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just my shitty luck—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could even whine about my luck, the monster jumped at me, extending its claws attempting to tear my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly stepped aside, narrowly avoiding the monster's next attack, and blocked its claws with my sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh...\" Even with just the first exchange, I realized I couldn't defeat it head-on; my hand already felt numb from the impact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gritting my teeth, I blocked its claws again, feeling myself being pushed back slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I managed to place the sword against its jaw as the monster attempted to bite my head off, but its weight made it harder for me to stand properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing it backward with all the strength I could muster, my fragile body strained against the weight of the monster. I attempted to attack its stomach, but the creature dodged my strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its mouth gaped open again as it pounced at me. I took a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step, two step and then I fell onto my back andd let the monster loom above me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Prich.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as it was about to break my neck with its jaws, I pierced its stomach with my sword with all my strength, causing it to let out a whimper of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh...\" I twisted my sword until a large amount of blood started to gush out, soaking my body. Eventually, the lifeless body of the monster fell over my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff...Huff...Fuck.\" Groaning in pain, I pushed the body of the monster aside, taking deep breaths to calm my pounding heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Even though it was amateurish, you did well in killing the monster.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Shut up, bastard,\" I grumbled as I stood up, my lower body drenched in the monster's blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will never walk into this type of place without proper training.\" Grumbling, I retrieved my sword from the creature's body and started to walk again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh.\" I groaned again as I lightly touched my ribs, feeling pain shooting through them once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You trained with swords?] El asked as I tried to find the staircase for the third floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I had to, or else I would have died with all the training I had to go through with Adaliah,\" I replied as I stood in front of the staircase of the next floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She beat you up since childhood?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty much, and you know the reason?\" I asked as I walked downstairs, and before he replied, I continued, \"Because beating me up makes my body forcefully absorb mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...And she knows about it.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....She told my mother as well,\" I replied with bitterness filling within me, \"and that's how my daily training started.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[That's... harsh.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn't,\" I replied as I arrived on the third floor of the labyrinth, \"it was just some physical pain... I have gone through worse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again, the ecosystem changed as I found myself in a rocky place, but I didn't look around much as I arrived at the place I was looking for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Touching the wall on the side, I started counting until I reached an empty well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My voice echoed into the well as I looked inside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The well was completely dark as night, and I couldn't see a thing inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I picked up a pebble from the side and threw it into the well, then waited...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No sound came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...What are you doing?] As I leaned on the well with my back facing its mouth, El asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever wondered how this labyrinth was made?\" I asked him as I placed my backpack on my front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...No.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then have you ever heard ofNiflhandMuspelh?\" I asked again as I took a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Why are you asking this?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will know soon enough.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, I leaned more...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let my body fall into the empty well...\u003C\u002Fp>",1260,"2026-06-05T21:29:07.751Z",1,"novelbin.me","6b56848d60ff9b820fa0ab3d1c1a18d7eeff1d03d2daca292dc87d97a9db9421","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-24","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-22",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]