[{"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-272":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},1366015,1806,"Chapter 272  Himmel [2]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-272",272,"\u003Cp>[Unnamed Island]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Year 2995, A.H.W.-III]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why did you stop?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vacant gaze shifted from the screen panel sticking close to my face towards the voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy with long obsidian black hair stared at me with his piercing golden eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go on,\" he urged, gesturing toward the sand beneath us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, where was I?\" I muttered, shoving the status screen aside while gazing down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like I was saying, this one here is my life source which can also be said as a container for holding my life energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I explained as I pointed at the rough sketch I'd etched into the ground—a cylinder drawn with a stick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearing away stray leaves, I added a bold horizontal line across the middle of the cylinder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is my current condition; where my life source is broken and where I will die if it's not fixed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I concluded as I smiled while dragging the stick across the cylinder, drawing a cross through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar crouched beside me, his golden eyes fixed on the drawing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was silent for a long moment, lost in thought, before finally speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...So,\" he murmured, his voice unusually subdued. \"How long do you have?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two years, give or take,\" I replied with a shrug, feigning nonchalance. \"Of course, if I can get my hands on Anastasia's tears, I can repair the damage—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it won't change the fact that you're still dying in two years,\" he cut in, his voice low and solemn.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Unless I find a way to refill the life energy I have lost,\" I replied as I looked away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heat waves coming from the sea hit my face, while the shade of the tree above offered some reprieve from the sun's glare, but not much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes as I drew in deep breaths to calm down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every inch of my body was slowly getting used to mana again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the last six months, I had been living alone in a dark eerie dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That too without a speck of mana to train my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The faint glow of the silver runes etched across my skin pulsed with each exhale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I gently opened my eyes to look at Aimar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And now we kill the dragon,\" I replied as I looked deep into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar looked at me weirdly, still unable to comprehend the absurdity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go,\" I said, giving him a light slap on the chest to snap him out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He winced, grumbling something before reluctantly following behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a dried-up branch breaking echoed as we moved towards the center of the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe it was because of the humidity, but I felt my body more sweaty and tired.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" I began, glancing over my shoulder at him, \"did you have any contact with the outside world while you were under house arrest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you have something to ask, do it,\" Aimar replied, looking back at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My old man used to tell me every important thing that happened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clenched my fist, suppressing the irritation bubbling in my chest. \"What happened to Ethan?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's living the dream life,\" Aimar replied, his voice dripping with sarcasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The entire human domain worships him as a beacon of hope... the one who'll protect them and kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I chuckled softly at that, pushing aside a tangle of vines blocking our path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about the church?\" I threw another question at him. \"...How are they doing now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Terribly,\" he said bluntly. \"After your little stunt, the humans have lost faith in them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It won't be long before they restore it though,\" I added as I remembered the story of the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'They might also push forward some of the events that are supposed to happen after a few years.' Hmm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That might be a problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am already too late to be part of the First Core of the Second Game from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I don't even know what route Elijah took.' Either way, if I was going to survive in Akasha, I'd need to ensure things unfolded on my terms—not my mother's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is there nothing else you want to ask?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My trail of thoughts halted as I shifted my gaze back at Aimar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, nothing,\" I replied, shaking my head as I resumed my walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The vines thickened as we pressed on, making navigation more challenging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My amputated left hand was a hindrance, leaving me to struggle one-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not going to ask about them?\" Aimar questioned, his voice harsh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's there to ask?\" I replied flatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've already spoken to Shyamal. The rest... aren't important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fuck you mean not important?\" he snapped, his tone rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I already know what they are up to,\" I replied, my tone still flat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Heard they joined the church and vowed to kill me—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar abruptly grabbed my shoulder before jerking my body towards him. \"Do you even know what made them do it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does it matte—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are the reason.\" Grabbing my collar, he rebuked. \"Your stupid stunt—killing the angels—forced them into it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stayed silent, staring into his fiery gaze. I hadn't noticed before, but I'd grown taller than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ashlyn was at least able to live because she is an incarnation, but you fucking almost killed Arianell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pushed me back as he continued. \"The church was planning to burn her alive just because she was close to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahhh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know how I should react to that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know my stupid decision must have consequences, but another person dying...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked, looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And still, I found my tone calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Helena saved her,\" he replied, walking past me. \"You destroyed a lot of lives, Azariah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled softly as I looked down at the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A grumpy and annoyed voice echoed in my head as I resumed my walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Leave him be,' I replied silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'He thinks I'm wrong, and he's just trying to fix me in his own way.' []\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I should have run away,' I said with a shrug, the words hollow as we approached the heart of the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'.....'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned silent as my mind blanked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A memory flashed past my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory of the blue-haired girl smiling brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Stupid idiot.' My mood soured as thoughts of Christina wormed their way into my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instinctively, my right hand reached for the necklace I wore—a keepsake that had once belonged to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Couldn't you have stopped her, Inna?' I asked, my voice tinged with bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'But she was too madly in love to care,' I finished with a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Ahh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The more I thought about it, the tighter my chest felt, anger bubbling within me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much better would things have been if she had been just a little selfish?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selfish enough to think about herself instead of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe then... maybe then, we could've been happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I am angry for her, Inna.' []\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it, I never told her that I loved her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even once have I said it with my mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Still—.' \"Hey.\" My head shifted towards Aimar as he said, looking at me. \"Is this the place?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shifted my gaze towards the huge inactive volcano in front of us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its body covering half of the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....The den of the dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's move up,\" I said without looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My shoulder blades twisted as a pair of wings unfurled from my back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar attached a glowing purple sigil to my arm, and with a single beat of my wings, I launched into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind made me squint my eyes as I howled through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just after a while, I arrived at the edge of the volcano, landing softly on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A portal shimmered into existence beside me, and Aimar stepped through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the bottom of the crater lay the dragon, its massive form coiled like a serpent, sleeping soundly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't it attack us earlier?\" Aimar questioned while I squatted down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I picked up a small stone and lazily tossed it at the dragon's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn't even flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because it doesn't see us as a threat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He isn't wrong,\" he replied, nodding softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We both remained silent for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unable to stop myself, I posed the question. \"Do you hate me for what I did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wouldn't have been here with you, away from my only family, if I did,\" he replied, glancing at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though, yeah, I do hate you for not killing Ethan after all that shit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your mother is your family too—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't,\" he growled, cutting me off. \"Don't talk about her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quietly looked at the dragon. \"Now go kill it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't expect a cripple to do that, right?\" I asked as I showed him my amputated left arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at me blankly again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry, I will have your back.\" I replied with a bright smile, patting his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fuck, I should've just stayed home,\" he grumbled, leaning forward to get a better look at the dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his expression shifted. \"Wait, doesn't it look injured to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go and ask how that happened,\" I replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before he could react, I shoved him forward in the pit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wha—?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dead.\u003C\u002Fp>",1562,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","68cd1a700e34de721240639ca8b133385e91082bd81128de26d7ea729d612223","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-273","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-271",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]