[{"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-421":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},1366170,1806,"Chapter 421: Reason for War [5]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-421",421,"\u003Cp>[Nosferatu Kingdom]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The home of Vampires.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Lumina.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you like the place, Aimar?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise’s excited voice echoed again, a bit too loud for the quiet corridors they stood in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy beside her didn’t answer right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His golden eyes scanned the halls again, walls of dark stone, covered in ivy that somehow never withered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was cold and dry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling above them arched high like a cathedral, lit only by crimson lanterns that gave everything a reddish hue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s... definitely different,\" Oliver finally replied. \"Feels like I should whisper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise grinned. \"That’s the charm of it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spun around on her heel, her black hair flowing like silk behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her rapier clinked slightly against her thigh as she moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not many outsiders ever step foot in this kingdom, let alone the palace.\" She looked back at him, green eyes shining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I had to show you around when you asked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver shoved his hands in his pockets, his usual bored expression returning. \"Thanks for helping me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s nothing.\" she replied, turning serious for a moment. \"And remember your promise, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver smiled slightly. \"....Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though he felt a pang of guilt in his heart, he didn’t show it on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I am sorry to use your girlfriend like this, brother.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver politely thought as they began to walk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the help of Elise and her love for Aimar, Oliver had found a way to stay with the Vampires.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Though, I don’t like when my sister-in-law is giving that look.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤Are you having second thoughts?≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilith’s curious voice echoed in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Nah, not really.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Oliver didn’t like to use Elise, he had a vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A way to end the Von Casita bloodline and he would do anything for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise glanced at him. \"What are you thinking?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver blinked, caught off guard for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise was looking at him with a small tilt of her head, her green eyes searching his face for a clue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\" he said, giving a faint smile. \"Just... wondering things that I probably shouldn’t.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise narrowed her eyes suspiciously. \"You’re a terrible liar, you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver laughed under his breath. \"Yeah, I’ve been told.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t press further, though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she turned her head forward, her expression softening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you ever want to talk, you can. I know you don’t trust people easily... but I’m not people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver looked at her for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said it so genuinely, so... innocently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His chest tightened just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" he muttered. \"You’re not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise smiled, seemingly satisfied with that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They turned a corner and entered another long corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the end of it was a room where they were going.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you really want to meet them?\" Elise asked the same question for the tenth time. \"You shouldn’t—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine.\" Oliver replied, smiling. \"I want to talk with your parents as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elise blushed a little at his confidence but didn’t say anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just... don’t be surprised if my father isn’t very friendly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I figured,\" Oliver said, not breaking stride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened the door and walked inside the empty room before turning towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure?\" she asked again. \"There’s no turning back now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver nodded. \"I’m sure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gave him a look half worried and half proud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait for a while.\" she said, walking out of the room. \"I will call them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver looked around the beautiful room before he sat down on a sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’.....Yeah, I should call him too.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked to his side and blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A solitude of a boy began to form there who looked just like him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver smiled. \"Yo, I am at Elise’s family—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will kill you if you touch her!!!\" Aimar barked, trying to slap him but his hand couldn’t touch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Relax.\" Oliver said, smiling. \"I won’t do anything to sister-in-law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar glared at him for a while before he let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at his translucent body. \"The fuck you did to me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s an ability I got after making a contract with Lilith.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver replied, looking at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It can allow me to form projections in others and in my own mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar looked at him. \"That’s kinda....cool.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver grinned. \"I know, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar looked around the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you make a contract with her?\" He asked. \"Isn’t she like mother of all demons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, we kissed.\" Oliver replied, \"and don’t call her mother, she made them by her blood, not give birth to them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Lucky bastard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on.\" Oliver scoffed. \"It was just a peck on the lips.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤You used tongue.≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I swear, it was accidental.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤Yeah. For two minutes straight?≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver ignored her words as he looked at Aimar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, his mind turned blank as he thought about protecting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...I need to get stronger.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver was sure he would reach the Eternal rank within a year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would reach the pinnacle of Overlord rank a lot sooner, but it’s incredibly hard to form a kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most people couldn’t do that and remained as Overlord all their life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’A little help and I should be able to reach it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤I am here to help.≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Thank you.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, Oliver wondered something else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’How long will it take for Azariah to reach Eternal?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t sure, but Oliver had a feeling it could be before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤It won’t be easy for him.≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lilith commented, her voice strained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Why do you say so?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤He is a special case....≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s all she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver didn’t press but he asked.’Will his kingdom be stronger than mine?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤Oliver—≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I won’t take it negatively, I promise.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤.....Yes.≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What about Adam’s kingdom?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤....Still yes.≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What about you—?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤Oliver.≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice echoed in his mind, making him silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[≤It won’t be easy for him but when he forms his kingdom... It will be the strongest to ever exist.≥]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver smiled softly.’Fucking cheat.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oliver?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have something to ask?\" He said, looking at his brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar met his gaze. \"Why are you doing this?\" He whispered. \"Why are you here with the Vampires?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver smiled softly as he looked at his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When the elves are at their last breath, the vampires will attack them.\" He informed, his voice serious. \"Edel will help them by sending his entire army as aid.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar frowned in confusion. \"But why—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I intend to kill his entire army and even him if possible.\" Oliver said, standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And the best way of doing it is infiltrating the rankings of the Vampires.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How can you be so sure—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because Edel confessed it to Gwenyra.\" Oliver interrupted his words. \"He told everything to her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar blankly looked at his brother who fixed his clothes neatly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t blame me for this, Aimar.\" Oliver whispered softly. \"I am doing this to make a better world for all of us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar stared at his brother. \"Are you really?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver met his eyes. \"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door of the room finally opened up. People barged in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver’s gaze fell on Elise’s mother, Vivienne, and her father, Andro.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze finally fell on the twin sisters behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled gently. \"A pleasure to meet you, my in-laws.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Unknown Island.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Edge of the Pargoina Empire.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A heavy rainfall burst around me as I walked down a makeshift pathway in the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not a single drop of water hit me as a layer of mana protected me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The place didn’t feel the same as when I last visited it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like the grip of mana here was far less than anywhere else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I guess, having a gate to hell does affect the place.\" I mumbled to myself as I stretched my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trees swayed under the force of the rain and wind, their branches rattling like bones in the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Up ahead, the ruins started to appear, those blackened stones swallowed by moss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped onto the worn steps of what once was a shrine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only two broken pillars and a cracked altar remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a few more steps and I finally arrived at the old and dried-up tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just below my feet was an enormous gate, embedded in the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black mist spilled from the gate like blood from a wound, staining the ground and the air itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked around the place before I let out a sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want a place to train.\" I replied, sitting down close to a rock. \"And what’s the best place than hell itself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know you are worried.\" I said, smiling softly. \"But I know what I am doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Well.\" I mumbled softly. \"We need to check the place out, don’t you think?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I know.\" I replied. \"But it’s still better to have a look.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I placed my hand gently on the stone beside the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just want Christina back,\" I muttered. \"And Oliver.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\" I replied, with a sigh. \"But I need more to revive Oliver.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My plan for now is simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To train for one month inside hell and return back to the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And keep on repeating it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would keep on doing it until I reached Eternal rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’It shouldn’t take more than four or five months.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first level of hell, called Saqar, is the least dangerous place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from what I know, there is no God or goddess ruling the place, but a child of Tiamat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I wonder how strong that thing will be.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a sigh as I stood up from my place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand, Inna.\" I mumbled, taking in a deep breath. \"I need to be High Overlord rank, otherwise I would die from all the riot, miasma, and poison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words died down as I extended my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sphere began to form above my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside was the World Tree tainted by the hell energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled. \"Do your work.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tree immediately trembled at my words as a branch shot out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The branch, the width of an arm, began to greedily suck in all the hell energy from around me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black fog rushed toward it, pulled in like smoke to a vacuum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course it is,\" I said, stepping closer to the gate. \"This thing isn’t called a world anchor for nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remember the World Tree once having its roots in both heaven and hell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having something like this to myself was definitely worthwhile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The branch kept draining the poisonous mist, slowly using it to nourish itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It only needs to buy me enough time,\" I mumbled as I looked down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A little over fifteen days should be enough for me to reach High Overlord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood and took a final breath of surface air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then I stepped into 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