[{"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-414":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},1366163,1806,"Chapter 414: Tainted Blood [2]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-414",414,"\u003Cp>I closed my eyes. \"Give me one reason why I shouldn’t kill you right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hallway grew colder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft breeze from the open window stopped, as if the wind itself was holding its breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I came because you needed to talk,\" the guardian spirit said, stepping into my view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her form was soft and glowing almost like mist wrapped in light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But her eyes were clear, and they were watching me with a mix of pain and something else I couldn’t name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood up slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her too and again at me before he took another step and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You knew this would happen,\" I said, glancing back at her. \"You were aware of what was happening last night, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a silence that stretched between us for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Elife replied quietly. \"But I didn’t want it to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why didn’t you stop it?\" My voice came out sharp, like broken glass. \"You could’ve warned me. You could’ve saved them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her glow dimmed slightly. \"Do you think I didn’t help them on purpose?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My fists tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think Pasithea’s parents deserved this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" she said. \"But I had more important matters to attend to—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" I snarled. \"And what might that be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To protect the World Tree.\" She replied, staring dead into my eyes. \"I wasn’t sure if they would have attacked—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You let an entire family die just because you weren’t sure!?\" I snapped. \"Just say you were fucking afraid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped closer. \"There can be hundreds of royal elves that can be born but once the World Tree dies the elves will lose everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at her in disbelief. \"You talk like they were replaceable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m talking about survival,\" she said, voice calm but firm. \"If the World Tree dies, so do the elves. All of them. Not just a family, every last one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because deep down, I knew she wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t mean it hurt any less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You should’ve done better,\" I said, voice low. \"You could’ve protected them instead of that dying fucking tree.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elife’s expression softened. \"I did what I thought was for the greater good, if you were in my place you would have—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me what I would do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t flinch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she took another step closer, her glow lighting the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s not the time for all this.\" She said, looking into my eyes. \"There is something more important, I wish to talk about.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I muttered softly. \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know who killed the elf king and queen,\" she said finally. \"There was someone along with the Demiurge that helped in the massacre.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at me with sadness in her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she didn’t speak the name, my heart felt like breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elife drew in a deep breath before whispering. \"It’s Yennefer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then took a moment to register her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before I knew it my body moved on its own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"URGHH!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elife yelled in pain as I grabbed her neck and slammed her into the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her glow flickered as her back hit the wall with a sickening thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you saying!\" I roared, my grip tightening. \"You think this is some kind of sick joke?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elife struggled beneath my hand, but didn’t fight back. Her glowing fingers simply touched my wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not lying,\" she choked out. \"I wish I was.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Liar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I yelled, squeezing the life out of her even though I know it won’t work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t even know who she is!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She lived here, Himmel.\" Elife whispered softly, looking into my eyes. \"I knew her and I saw her taking care of you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared into her eyes, searching for anything...anything that told me she was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That this was some kind of mistake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was only sadness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yennefer would never do that,\" I said, my voice trembling. \"She wouldn’t...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She didn’t lead the attack,\" Elife said, gasping. \"But she... she killed the elders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My hand loosened, just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" I whispered. \"No, she wouldn’t...why would she do that!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\" She whispered, her voice even lower now. \"...I don’t understand as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hollow silence followed that felt like eternity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let her go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elife dropped to the floor, catching herself on shaky arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her glow had dimmed so much, she barely looked real anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I took a step back, unable to look at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why...\" I swallowed the lump in my throat. \"I don’t see any reason for her to do...that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to think but the sudden blurriness made it hard to do so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-Himmel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said get out!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elife looked at me for a second before she nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body blurred, vanishing from my line of sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I drew in a deep breath, ruffling my hair in frustration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ability to think seems like it has been lost as I remained blank for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t long before I sensed someone moving my way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the way I came from only to find a girl with black hair tinged with a pink undertone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking a hang of myself, I turned towards her. \"How is she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not really well.\" Zenith replied, walking closer. \"She is in shock.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just nodded in response, having no words to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith stopped beside me, her arms crossed tightly like she was trying to hold herself together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She hasn’t spoken a word since we arrived here,\" she said quietly. \"Not even with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a sigh and moved towards the window. \"She needs time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith nodded and walked beside me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t say anything as I felt her shoulder trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned towards her. \"....Are you alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith shook her head as she sniffled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just...\" She whispered, a tear trickled down her eyes. \"...I just thought what would happen if I lost my mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked closer and gently hugged her trembling figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing will happen to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rubbed her back as my gaze shifted outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the far end of my view I noticed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar, staring at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft exhale escaped ’Aimar’s’ lips as he walked out of a grey portal that used to be purple once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his hair and slowly the length of his hair changed back to the long silky black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oliver?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden voice made him look at the chamber he was in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were hundreds of items used in torture and among all was a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that chair sat a boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The real Aimar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver smiled, walking towards him. \"Yo!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A look of confusion flickered on Aimar’s face. \"Are you really him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver smiled, dragging a chair and sitting in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the flesh.\" He replied with a smile. \"Why is it that hard to believe?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We held your funeral, son of a bitch!\" Aimar snapped, trying to break free the chain binding him. \"Where have you been?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wow. Aren’t you going too far?\" Oliver replied. \"I am your twin, bitch, we got the same mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver leaned back in the chair, resting his arms on the backrest like he didn’t have a care in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His smile didn’t quite reach his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I didn’t ask for a funeral, you know,\" he said lightly. \"Bit overdramatic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar didn’t laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He yanked at the chains again, wrists bleeding from how tightly he’d been bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just disappeared. Everyone thought you were dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver tilted his head. \"Well, I was...mostly dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar narrowed his eyes. \"What the hell is that supposed to mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver stood, walking around the room slowly, fingers trailing over the sharp edge of a blade lying on a bloodstained table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s just say... I had to take a little trip. Clean up a few messes. Learn the truth about who we really are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar’s expression twisted with frustration. \"Why are you trying to act cool? Just tell me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver paused, turning toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The easy smile dropped, his eyes looked colder now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why bother?\" He asked, taking his seat once again. \"It won’t change anything now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar’s breathing was ragged, his arms trembling from the strain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me out,\" he growled. \"I swear, Oliver, if this is some sick plan of yours, I’ll kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver chuckled, tapping his foot against the ground lazily. \"That’s the thing about you, Aimar. You always think with your fists first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe because I didn’t fake my death and come back acting like some half-baked villain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. \"I’m not the villain here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No?\" Aimar spat. \"Then why the hell am I in chains? Why did you sneak around pretending to be me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver just smiled like he found this funny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would love to—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His words halted as Aimar’s body moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chains holding him broke and he lunged at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver stood up, ready for a fight as something began materialising in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He froze when Aimar hugged him instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I missed you, fucker.\" Aimar whispered softly, a lump in his throat as he held back his tears. \"I—I thought...I lost you forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver’s grey eyes softened a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hand moved to hug him back but he halted midway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you guys hugging a little too long?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice echoed within the chamber that made Aimar flinch and Oliver sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Aimar could understand, he was bound back on the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure slowly began to materialise beside Oliver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy took his seat once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar stared, jaw tightening as the woman stepped into full view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was barefoot, and every step she took echoed in the chamber like a drumbeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her scarlet hair shimmered like liquid fire, falling straight down to her knees, untouched by the filth around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes were a shade too bright, like blood under sunlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was something off about her, not just strange. Not just powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like her mere presence oozed lust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oye!\" Oliver’s voice snapped him back. \"Eyes off, she is mine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar blinked twice. \"Are you... Aaliyah?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her name’s Lilith.\" Oliver replied. \"She’s the reason I’m alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar’s eyes darted back to his brother. \"She is Aaliyah, isn’t she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman sighed and stood behind Oliver, leaning on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver kept on staring at his brother. \"Are you sure he is a separate being?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" Lilith replied, wrapping her hands over his shoulder. \"Unlike you, he is made out of Horus’ pure essence.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar frowned. \"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver ignored him as he closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-hey, Oliver,\" Aimar whispered with a trembling voice. \"What’s going on? Why are you doing this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver looked back at him. \"You don’t know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver smiled softly. \"So, he didn’t tell you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\" Aimar whispered. \"What are you talking about?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver looked at him. \"It was our grandfather who killed me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver leaned forward, staring dead into his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I will not rest until everyone with Von Castia bloodline is dead.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver raised his hand....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will kill whoever comes in my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....And pointed at Aimar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it’s a God.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1885,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","5f60b35dbb9fcf36ad570a8668fc04c82b27194c9347401646765cd787320ff2","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-415","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-413",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]