[{"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-277":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},1366020,1806,"Chapter 277: The Highbloods Of Akasha [2]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-277",277,"\u003Cp>Lumina has a deep history, and the forsaken families tried their best to preserve it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what they know, the First Holy War was ignited from the clash of the Origin Race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Second Holy War erupted among the Three Children of Mana to determine the superior among them that lived in the same epoch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Holy War, infamously known as the ’Akasha Holy War’, saw the rise of the Dronarta Empire against the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A time where humanity was at its peak, waging war against every other race.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Many found it hard to believe, and why would they not?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an empire of humans, who are widely considered the weakest among all races.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could they stand against the whole of Lumina?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the records held by the forsaken families say otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for the glorious rise and even for the harsh fall of the Dronarta Empire...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Only one man was responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who slaughtered millions alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who was feared so much by everyone that they forced themselves to forget about his existence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Duke of the Dortiona Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Qaisel Ingrid Ayaan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or infamously known as the mad lover Qais.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence stretched within the room after Edel’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one said a word for a short while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It’s in the past,\" Mariam broke the silence, her calm voice echoing. \"And it’s forbidden to talk about him—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That man alone killed four heads of the forsaken families!\" Edel roared, glaring at Mariam. \"And you are talking about adopting the child with the same title?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah isn’t the Exiled Prince,\" Mariam retorted calmly before her gaze trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...She said something she shouldn’t have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, she turned to look at Nerissa, who silently stared at her, holding back her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We all know who the Exiled Prince is,\" Esmeray said, breaking the tension. \"Azariah became the scapegoat because the church couldn’t reveal the real one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, that will cause a huge unrest,\" Coretta commented, glancing at Mariam. \"Don’t you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced away as Mariam turned toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And your grandson will also be coming to Akasha along with him,\" Esmeray added, looking at Edel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Edel turned silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had thought of dealing with Aimar before but couldn’t do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Her’ warning was clearly etched in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even thinking about ’her’ made Edel’s blood boil in anger, but he suppressed those feelings for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Aimar coming toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He got the opportunity he needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To end him just like his brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"While we are at it,\" Edwin suddenly said as he stood up, earning everyone’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would like to announce something as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally, the silent one says something,\" Drake laughed as he looked at Edwin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edwin looked at Mariam, who seemed oddly irritated by his presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My granddaughter Siersha has been engaged to Azariah,\" Edwin announced, taking everyone by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room soon turned chaotic as everyone gave different reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drake laughed harder, his voice echoing throughout the room. \"Are we finally seeing the two eternal enemy highbloods getting together?! That’s hilarious!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa glared at Mariam, and on the other hand, Orelena looked confusedly toward Esmeray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sure Mariam wasn’t the one who arranged it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she also couldn’t understand why Esmeray would do such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the meaning of this, Edwin?!\" Coretta yelled, abruptly standing up from her seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will explain everything to you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\" She cut into his words, glaring at him. \"You promised to marry her off to my grandson!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah is ’engaged’ to my granddaughter,\" Edwin said calmly, emphasizing the word. \"...And I will explain why I made that decision to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coretta quieted down, understanding the hidden meaning beneath his words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone could feel the hidden talk going on between them, but they weren’t interested enough to care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No matter what happens, you won’t go back on your promise, Edwin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Coretta commented seriously as she sat down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She also mentally noted to talk with Edwin properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you know about this?\" Nerissa asked, her gaze crucifying Mariam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam quietly nodded her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you already given up on your pride as an elf?\" Nerissa said, disgust clear in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you really fine with Sgaeyl Highbloods being associated with those filth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edwin coldly looked at her, hiding his fury behind his impassive expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It was necessary,\" Mariam replied cryptically without looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough for you to be fine with the entire elven race looking down upon Sgaeyl Highbloods?\" Shw retorted, not hiding her disappointment. \"...How could you associate yourself with those traitors—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You talk a lot for someone so weak,\" Edwin coldly cut into her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Strength doesn’t come from oneself,\" she said, glaring back at him. \"Bring out the army and see how we crush you underneath us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For how long, though?\" Edwin coldly smirked, leaning back in the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard you still haven’t found the cure for the dying World Tree. Is that true?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That has nothing to do with you,\" Nerissa replied, her voice laced with contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And don’t talk about the World Tree. It makes me nauseous when a parasite like you says its sacred name.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, it doesn’t seem like you elves can defend that ’sacred’ tree,\" Edwin rebuked while glancing at Nerissa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nerissa ignored his words as she looked at Mariam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes clearly judging her decision to have an alliance with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your father was a better ruler than you,\" Edwin commented, and the atmosphere turned chilly the next instant. \"Too bad he died because of your own—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s enough, Edwin,\" Mortis cut his words, stopping him from continuing. \"...You already said what you wanted to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure.\" Edwin shrugged as he sat back down once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esmeray once again took the lead; her voice echoed. \"We will vote once again.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And without even anyone noticing, she took the lead away from them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those who don’t want Azariah to live in Akasha, raise your hands,\" she said, looking at everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silence lingered before Coretta raised her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t want him here,\" she declared, looking at Edwin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I second that.\" Drake raised his hand as well. \"He smells trouble even though I haven’t met him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I agree with Drake’s words.\" Mortis quietly raised his hand as well. \"I don’t want more trouble in Akasha than we are already facing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esmeray looked at Nerissa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could already predict what she was about to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it can stop Mariam’s mistake.\" Nerissa said, raising her hand as well. \"...Then I agree; he shouldn’t come here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of the eight forsaken families, four refused to let him live here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems like we aren’t going to reach a conclusion anytime soon,\" Edel said, looking at everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few sighed, ready for another round of discussion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before the conversation could start again, Esmeray confusingly looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt mana behaving oddly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>.....Oddly emotional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And only after a while did she understand the phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mortis was the first who stood up, his body blurred as he said while looking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look at Lumina.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body vanished, leaving everyone confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\" Orelena asked, noticing the oddness in her daughter’s behavior.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I believe you guys should look at Lumina right now,\" she said before her hologram vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone looked at each other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it wasn’t long before Edel’s hologram vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest vanished one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edwin looked at Coretta one last time before nodding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She just glanced at him before their hologram vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam was the only one left before her body moved as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long, tired sigh escaped Mariam’s mouth as she rubbed her temples.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood up as she walked toward the window of her room before looking up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A huge golden tree loomed over her mansion, its branches moving as if breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And behind it was a planet that loomed in the sky, an enormous, glowing sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lumina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything seemed the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Before she noticed something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere of Lumina pulsed rhythmically, a faint shimmer coursing across its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The colors of the planet shifted—deep purples bled into crimson before fading to soft blues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam gasped in dread as she looked up in horror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lumina’s clouds swirled in spirals, following the specific rhythm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Occasionally, arcs of light danced across the atmosphere like veins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt as if the planet itself was awake, its pulsations mirroring the heart of someone connected to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could another one be born now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whispered softly, feeling her emotions harden, fear creeping into her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door of her room slammed open as a maid with blonde hair walked in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you see that, my lady?!\" Daina asked, making Mariam focus on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inform everyone who is residing on Lumina,\" Mariam ordered, suppressing her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We need to find that child!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[At The Same Time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lumina.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esmeray looked at the clear sky above her, that changed color from time to time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mana trembled with happiness, following the rhythm of a heartbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adaliah’s voice echoed from behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esmeray turned around as she looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that?\" Adaliah asked, uncertain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esmeray nodded. \"He lifted the curse.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adaliah looked up as well, observing the mesmerizing phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even amidst the odd phenomenon, something more bizarre happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My lady?\" Adaliah confusingly called her. \"Why...why is it not stopping?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The phenomenon, which always stopped at one minute, continued even after that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One minute stretched into two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two became five.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five became ten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the rhythmic pulsations continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Esmeray’s face remained impassive, but a faint tension crept into her jawline.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...On that day, the fragile balance of the world was destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A new ’Child of Mana’ had been born—far superior to any of its predecessors.\u003C\u002Fp>",1633,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","3b2cbc17108237a78a2ec19768c229b65111525f6a1e8280b98054b9b2e5ad96","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-278","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-276",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]