[{"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-44":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},1365737,1806,"Chapter 44: [Shyamal] [2]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-44",44,"\u003Cp>\"Huh? What is he doing?\" Aaliyah asked with a frown, making me turn my gaze in the direction she was looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, in the middle of the canteen, Shyamal sat alone, eating gracefully, while Ethan stood beside her, holding his tray of food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did he fall in love at first sight?\" Oliver mumbled, shifting his body backward as he observed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I bet he is going to get rejected,\" Aamir said with a grin, taking a similar seated position as his brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's a given,\" Oliver replied, focusing on them as I adjusted my position as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys are blocking the view,\" Miley grumbled, and like the simp both brothers were, they shifted their chairs, giving her a full view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And slowly but surely, the canteen quieted down as students' focus fell on those two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, mind if I sit down here?\" Ethan asked politely, his smile reaching his eyes as he looked at Shyamal, his voice echoing in the quiet canteen hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her crimson eyes, Shyamal glanced at him deeply before she parted her pinkish lips. \"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Told you,\" Oliver gloated, casting a glance at his brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, shut up now,\" Aimar replied, his gaze fixed on them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll just take the seat here.\" Ignoring her blatant rejection, Ethan settled himself opposite to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's shameless behavior,\" Oliver mumbled, nodding his head. \"And I approve. He has some potential.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just like you,\" I commented, slapping Oliver's chest, causing him to wince in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you for real?\" Shyamal asked, her expression bored as she regarded Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, I just wanted to talk with you,\" Ethan replied with a slight smile as he picked up his fork.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine, what do you want to talk about?\" Shyamal asked, looking at him as she paused in her eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing much,\" Ethan shrugged, looking back at her. \"Just wanted to say that you look beautiful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Man, I want his confidence,\" Oliver grumbled. \"How the fuck did he say that without cringing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I even know you?\" Shyamal asked, squinting her eyes as if his praise had no effect on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe or maybe not,\" Ethan replied with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....Fill me in, will you?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What do you want to know?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Didn't you say Ethan was the protagonist? Then why is he flirting with a Villainess?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'If your dumb brain still didn't get it, then let me just tell you: Ethan is Asher lye Heimdall.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[.... Didn't that girl say that he was executed?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'The one who was executed was a body double; he is the real one.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[How did your mother miss it?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'She didn't... Ethan... is like a monkey dancing in her palm.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is just living in delusion that he is safe and his family sacrificed themselves to protect him, but in reality, he is just another pawn in my mother's twisted game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But why is he flirting with her?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...Ethan wants revenge against the empire and my mother, anyway. Tell me, what's the best way to make allies when women are involved?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[..... Seduce them?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'That's exactly what he is doing; he will try to seduce high-ranking women so they can help him in his revenge.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That fucker will go after every woman that has a high enough status, including the third princess Arianell and my fiancée, Christina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the only reason he is starting with Shyamal is because she is his ex-fiancée, and before his family was executed, she was the closest to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Spoil me a little. What happened to both of them? I mean, she is a Villainess for a reason, right?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...As soon as she gets to know about Ethan's real identity, she becomes obsessed with him... to the point of being extremely unstable and sensitive about his matters.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yandere?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'yeah, she wanted Ethan to be just with her, and when she gets to know about him seducing multiple girls... she snapped.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly snapped... letting out her [Primordial Evil] and plunging a third of an island into darkness... and even then, the first one she tried to kill wasn't the woman Ethan was seducing... it wasn't Ethan... it was me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[But... didn't that girl say you were close to her?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'For her, I was nothing but a substitute for Ethan.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I first met her, she was depressed, and like a foolish little boy I was back then, I did everything that I could to cheer her up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pretended to like the music that she liked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I pretended to like her favorite food, even though I couldn't taste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stayed with her even when she scratched me to the point that I bled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when she yelled at me, compared me with Asher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stayed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't picked me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't chose me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't loved me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Are you ok?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Yeah.... I don't feel anything.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I.. don't care anymore.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact I hate her, I hate with the very fiber of my being.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aye, Az, look,\" Oliver shook me violently, making me turn to him. \"Lucus is here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shifted my focus towards Lucus, whom I had met a while ago, as he walked towards Ethan with a disturbed smile on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sorry, my hand slipped.\" Picking up a bottle of milk, he emptied it on Ethan's head as he jeered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fun is about to begin,\" Oliver beamed in joy as he stood up from his seat. \"Aimar, let's go gaslight them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Count me in,\" Aimar replied with a grin as he stood up as well, and so did I.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't overdo it,\" Miley said, and both of them nodded with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan slowly stood up from his seat as we closed in, with Aimar walking towards Lucas and Oliver towards Ethan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dude, what does he think he is, disrespecting you like this?\" Folding his arms, Oliver mumbled in Ethan's ear. \"If I were you, I wouldn't have let this slide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dude, he was flirting with your crush right in front of all the students,\" Aimar mirrored Oliver's action as he whispered in Lucas's ear. \"If I were you, I wouldn't have let that slide.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...I always wondered how they could be friends with a guy like you; now I know.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'....What the fuck does that mean?' I asked, standing at the side away from Shyamal, who was quietly eating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[... Nothing.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" Ethan asked, running his fingers through his brown hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lucus Sai Mairac, heir of Mairac dukedom,\" he replied with a proud smile, looking down at Ethan. \"Nice to meet you, commoner.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ohhh, now he's done it, he's blatantly looking down at you, man,\" Oliver lamented, whispering in Ethan's ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nice to meet you too. Now, if you'll excuse me,\" Ethan replied with a smile, ignoring Oliver's words as he moved towards his seat at Shyamal's table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Man, now he's ignoring even when you told him who you are,\" Aimar mumbled, clicking his tongue. \"Don't know who's looking down on who.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, get up,\" Lucus demanded as soon as Ethan took the seat, grabbing him by his collar and making him stand up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let go,\" Ethan said, looking at him coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both Oliver and Aimar were grinning like idiots as they stood beside them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stay away from her,\" Lucus growled, his eyes glaring at Ethan. \"Or you'll understand what it's like to live in pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She isn't yours,\" Ethan rebuked, clenching his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ohh, that's for now,\" Lucus whispered with a smile, making Ethan glare at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[AZARIAH!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As El shouted in my mind, my instincts kicked in, propelling me off the ground towards Oliver and Aimar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kukkk.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Urgh..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without explaining or saying anything, I grabbed both of them by their collars before propelling them backwards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The very next moment, an ominous dark circle formed on the ground, swallowing everything within its reach.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The table, the chairs, everything dissolved into it as if they were objects sinking into water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked towards Ethan and Lucus, who sat there, taking deep breaths. They had barely avoided the circle, missing their shoes in the process.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haaah...thanks man.\" Oliver mumbled but I ignored him as I looked at the culprit of the mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the middle of the circle...She stood alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a solitude of an obsidian-colored crown adorning her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't as ornate or as clear as the one that my mother possessed, but its similarity was unmistakable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was undoubtedly the same type of crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her crown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Crown of Darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fucking cheat item that only few in this world have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An item that can stack up blessings, ignores the use of blessing forms, providing absolute control on one element and so on...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, my attention swiftly diverted to her attire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her usual academic uniform had transformed into a stunning obsidian-colored bridal dress, enveloping her figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dress that nullifies any type of physical attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You guys are as annoying as pests,\" she remarked, glancing at Ethan and Lucus. \"Don't try to pester me again if you don't want to die.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said that, she looked in our direction, more specifically, she looked at me...and smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful and mesmerizing smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had I not known how much she hates me, I would have surely thought she is a maiden in love with that smile of hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the rest doesn't know that as I felt the glare of all the boys in the canteen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Specifically the glares of Ethan and Lucus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she slowly walked towards me, I felt both Oliver and Aimar walking backwards slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What type of fucking friends are they?' I thought but I ignored them as Shyamal stood in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the same smile on her face, she leaned in bringing her lips close to my ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope you are ready for the most brutal death,\" she mumbled in my ear, her voice barely audible, \"because I will grant you that death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she thinks this will make me afraid then, how much wrong she is.... I have been through worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smirk, I replied, \"stand in line, you aren't the first to say that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But suddenly... She kissed my cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it wasn't a kiss as her lips never touched my cheek but to all present, it looked like she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I hope I could be your first,\" she leaned back as she winked at me with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then she walked away....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am glad we don't have a sister or this fucker would have seduced her as well.\" I completely ignored Oliver's words as I looked at Ethan and Lucus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And... sure enough, they were glaring at me as if I have NTRed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[She unknowingly pitted you against them.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'knowingly,' I corrected him as I let out a tired sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She truly is a [Villainess.]\u003C\u002Fp>",1801,"2026-06-05T21:29:07.751Z",1,"novelbin.me","7c99fd33b0fa47806798327b0c2b86de6070581ce0929bfe3d536c05da3a214d","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-45","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-43",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]