[{"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-282":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},1366025,1806,"Chapter 282  First Anomaly [1]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-282",282,"\u003Cp>The heavy air breezed past my face, the kind that seeps into one's bones and stirs a sense of unease as I stood in front of a mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silence lingered in the place as I walked towards the main gate, parking my bike outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main gate opened with an eerie voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The mansion loomed in the distance, a brooding silhouette against the oppressive gray sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An old mansion, adorned with intricate stonework and arched windows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Barren trees framed the estate along with beautiful roses that were being cared for by the maids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crossed the bridge, above a still waterway, which mirrored the mansion's imposing figure, the reflection rippling faintly in the cold breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My steps slowed as I stared at the eerie mansion, uneasiness crawling up my spine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...On second thought, maybe I should visit some other time.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought as I turned to leave, my feet carrying me back to the gate before—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Who are you calling a coward?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I am no coward.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I groaned as I turned back towards the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck my life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This place gives me chills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I already hate the ones living inside without even meeting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if they capture me and start drinking my blood?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Hm? Why?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Okay.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shrugged as I steadied my steps, walking forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's not like I would offer my blood to them on a silver plate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't want AIDS.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I neared the mansion, the massive doors creaked open, revealing a woman in a maid's uniform.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin was unnervingly pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bowed slightly, her voice soft yet formal. \"Please, come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded as I took the lead, walking further inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We arrived at the main hall, with a staircase at the heart of the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They led to the second floor, while dim light illuminated the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the ornate sofa that sprawled in the hall, two people sat, their eyes crucifying me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one on the left was a tall, handsome man with short black hair and crimson eyes. He had a stern look on his face, while his skin was as pale as marble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him sat a beautiful lady with long black hair cascading behind her back, her skin pale just like the man, her eyes glowing with a greenish hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the man, she had a smile that didn't quite reach her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man stood up, walking towards me, his eyes keeping watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Himmel, I presume?\" he said, his voice deep as he extended his hand. \"New heir of Segyal highbloods?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, yes,\" I replied, shaking his hand. \"And you are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ledgar Twilight Valantine,\" he replied, his gaze landing on the handcuff around my wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice to meet you,\" I smiled slightly, brushing off the threatening look he was giving me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am against it!\" the lady exclaimed abruptly, standing up. \"How can we let our baby marry him!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aynomi,\" Ledgar said with a sigh, turning toward her. \"Father decided this. We have no say—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How could he?\" she snapped, her glare cutting toward me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of all people, why a wannabe Segyal? What does Father see in this random boy from Lumina?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How would I know?\" he replied, rubbing his temples in exhaustion. \"I am as much in the dark about the engagement as you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aynomi glared at her husband before her gaze shifted towards me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly walked toward me and, like her husband, she was quite tall with an imposing presence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" she asked, squinting her eyes in suspicion. \"And how did you emerge from nowhere and become an heir?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Himmel,\" I replied, forcing a smile. \"And well, my identity is quite complicated.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you a human?\" she asked, stepping into my personal space. \"You don't seem like one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I would like to keep that a secret,\" I replied calmly, taking a step back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See?\" she exclaimed, whirling on her husband. \"He doesn't even trust his supposed mother-in-law!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father explicitly told us not to ask about his origins,\" Ledgar said, his gaze flicking back to me. \"Perhaps it's something we shouldn't know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But why my daughter?\" Aynomi murmured, slumping back onto the sofa. Her anger had faded into something softer—sorrow, perhaps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted her to choose her own husband, not be used as a tool for our family's ambitions.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quietly looked at her without replying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what I know, she also had an arranged marriage without her consent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Maybe that's why she clung to the hope of a different future for her daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have a seat, Himmel,\" Ledgar gestured toward the sofa with a smile. \"And please don't mind my wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded slightly before taking the seat opposite them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is she not here?\" I asked. \"Your daughter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...She is with her friends,\" Ledgar replied with a tired sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn't inform her about my arrival?\" I asked, tilting my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We did, and that's precisely why she isn't here,\" Aynomi replied in his stead. \"She doesn't want to see you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded. \"I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You have no idea how much I want to sprawl out of this place.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I don't want my emotions to control me...not anymore.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it can ruin even a fraction of Esmeray's plans, then I'd gladly break the engagement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I want a better view of her place first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What, how, and why is she doing this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the best way to know it is by being a part of her plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you know Ragnar?\" Ledgar suddenly asked, taking me by surprise. \"The previous heir of Segyal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I do,\" I replied, looking at him. \"Who doesn't know the greatest genius Lumina has ever seen?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you aware of his situation?\" His tone turned serious. \"He will come after you as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" I replied, calmly looking at him. \"He won't spare my life for taking his place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why are you here?\" he asked, frowning. \"Being Segyal's heir is like asking for inevitable death—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want him to target me,\" I cut in, leaning forward, placing my elbow on my knees, staring dead into his eyes. \"I want him to come after me, try to kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aynomi chimed in. \"And why is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I can kill him,\" I said with a smile. \"And give him the worst death he could imagine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aynomi blinked before turning to her husband. \"Congratulations, dear. Your future son-in-law is mentally challenged.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hate this woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring us something to drink,\" Ledgar ignored her words as he said to a maid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What else do you do, Himmel?\" Aynomi asked, crossing her legs. \"Apart from daydreaming that is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I sing as well,\" I replied, ignoring her jab.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Huh? I can sing, Inna.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a pang of pain in my heart as I heard her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...That's so rude, how can you say that?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'....'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Aynomi replied, clearly unimpressed, while a maid walked toward us with a tray. \"How old are you again?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seventeen. Turned a few months back,\" I replied, taking her by surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to her husband. \"He is younger than our daughter?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah,\" Ledgar replied with a weird face. \"I did not know that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The maid set down an ornate bottle filled with a dark red liquid and three glasses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bottle caught my attention immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that...blood?\" I blurted, staring at the bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's wine, kid,\" Aynomi retorted, glaring at me. \"Why do you think we will serve you wine?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean, you guys are blood—vampires.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I bit my tongue mid-way, but my blunder wasn't gone unnoticed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aynomi turned to look at her husband. \"Did he just call us the BS-word?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We only drink blood during bloodlust phases,\" Ledgar said, ignoring her seething irritation. He poured the wine into each glass with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And even then, it's pre-packed blood bags. We don't feed directly from the neck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not?\" I asked, taking the offered glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our saliva is quite special,\" he replied with a slight smile. \"Drinking blood directly is an act of dominance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like in a fight?\" I asked, taking a sip of the tasteless wine. \"You drink blood to subdue your enemies?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aynomi turned to look at her husband. \"Is he dumb?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And, to my dismay, Ledgar gave a subtle nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I swallowed the rest of the wine in one large gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Let's just get out of here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" Ledgar began, continuing the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're the warrior type, then? The first thing that came to your mind with 'dominate' was a fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, was he talking about that dominate?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How can they talk about that with their son-in-law?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, yes,\" I said, clearing my throat awkwardly. \"I do think I'm good at fighting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You mean below average?\" Aynomi said sarcastically. \"No offense, but today's the first I've ever heard of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good fighters at a young age are often famous,\" Ledgar replied, trying to explain his wife.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just smiled, rubbing my brow with my thumb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My son could've wiped the floor with you,\" she boasted with a proud smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head, confused. \"Your dead son?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What!?\" she exclaimed abruptly, standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" I mumbled, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isn't he dead?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned toward her husband. \"Did he just say that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ledgar's gaze hardened as it met mine. \"Don't joke about things like that, kid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...???\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could only nod in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fuck is happening?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A roar of an engine echoed from the outside, making us look at the front gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aynomi smiled as a car parked right in front of the mansion gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly stood up as a handsome young man walked out of the car.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With broad shoulders and a lean, athletic body, he had black hair and crimson eyes just like Ledgar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Eyes that glared at me furiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands of questions ran through my mind as he walked inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only one remained dominant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is he alive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1655,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","931d8c6b9464e5ec906481e972817e9f80b28f53d8586c45f93f79ecbf13af17","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-283","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-281",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]