[{"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-500":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},1365893,1806,"Chapter 500  A Careless Love.","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-500",500,"\u003Cp>I drew in a deep breath as I looked at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I have a confession to make,\" I said softly. \"…I love multiple women.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence stretched between us as I awkwardly stood there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I feel like I am a shameless guy, I still felt shame saying that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina was the first to blink as she said, \"….I know that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Nymeria who was more shocked, her mouth agape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to look at Christina. \"You know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Duh, he can't hide that from me.\" Christina said, showing a hint of superiority. \"I even gave him permission to have multiple wives.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nymeria immediately stood up, anger burning in her stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then why do you have to make me suffer—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I gave him permission.\" Christina cut her off, staring at me. \"Doesn't mean I like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nymeria.\" I said before she could respond. \"Sit down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nymeria froze when I spoke, but she still respected my voice, even when she was hurt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat back down slowly, but her eyes didn't leave mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina leaned back on the couch, arms crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I don't want any of you to feel unwanted,\" I said. \"I don't want to choose one and destroy the other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nymeria stared at the floor, and Christina stared at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So what then?\" Nymeria whispered. \"We just… coexist? Pretend we're fine? Take turns being ignored?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Shut up.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't ignore you,\" I said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up, her eyes tired. \"But you don't choose me either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina clicked her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's what this is about? Being 'chosen'?\" she scoffed. \"He already chose you, we live with him, what more do you want?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, I'm sorry,\" Nymeria said. \"I didn't realize existing in the house like furniture counted as being loved.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina's smile slowly faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nymeria continued, voice breaking just a little. \"….He loves you and only you, and it shows in the way he treats you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't interrupt her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because everything she said… none of it was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina turned to me, eyes narrowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well? Say something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Nymeria,\" I said softly, \"I don't love you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She remained frozen as her eyes slowly dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…because what I feel for you,\" I continued quietly, \"isn't love yet.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nymeria's fingers curled against her dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I care for you, Nymeria.\" I said, voice steady. \"And I think of you more than I should.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her lips trembled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's not love,\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….Not yet,\" I agreed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swallowed hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina's voice cut in, quiet but sharp:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you're saying she matters… but not the same way I do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The reason you became an elf is because of her.\" I said, looking into her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina looked away, thoughtful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nymeria stood up as she began to walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nymeria!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't listen, her hands moved up to her face as she walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I can see that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly turned to look at Christina, who had her eyes on me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a light smile, she spread her arms as if inviting me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out another sigh as I lay on the sofa with my face within her bosom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned back, adjusting herself in a way to make me feel comfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina gently stroked my hair, her voice low and almost amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You really are terrible at this, you know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks,\" I muttered into her chest. \"Very supportive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am being supportive,\" she said. \"I didn't stab anyone. That's progress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Barely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chuckled, fingers tracing the back of my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why didn't you go after her?\" she asked quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to,\" I said. \"But if I chased her now, she'd think I'm just patching a wound, not actually choosing her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina hummed softly, as if she understood more than she let on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You could've lied,\" she said. \"Told her you loved her. She would've smiled. She would've stayed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't want to love someone by lying,\" I said. \"And I don't want her to resent me later for forcing something half-formed into a promise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Huh,\" she whispered. \"You are greedy, Qais.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head up. \"Is that an insult or a compliment?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I groaned and lay back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina smiled, but there was a strange softness in her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who else do you love?\" Christina asked gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can tell me.\" She coaxed, her voice soft. \"I won't be mad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Innana, Shyamal,\" I spoke gently. \"….Siersha, Yennefer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would keep the others out of it for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She doesn't have to know about all of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina's hand paused in my hair. \"Isn't Yennefer….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not really.\" I mumbled softly. \"She is alive within Zenith.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers kept moving through my hair, but her thoughts had clearly stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long moment, she finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Four,\" she said. \"You just casually listed four other women.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She flicked my forehead, but it didn't hurt at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She is too weak to hurt me right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lifted my face. \"What was that for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing.\" She replied, wrapping her hand around my head. \"I just felt like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'…Hmm?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly got up from her embrace as I felt something around the house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina looked confused as I began to walk toward the main door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Qais.\" She whispered, making me stop. \"Can I talk with Inna?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'…Inna.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded as I began to move again while a bright light left my body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I jumped past all the rooms as I reached the door in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened it and immediately found a boy standing outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy with long crimson hair smiled softly. \"…Hey, Himmel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at Elijah and immediately noticed the tense look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a sigh as I pointed to the guest house. \"Let's go there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened the door of the guest house, finding Aimar laying on the bed, half-naked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fuck?\" He frowned, stabbing his shirt. \"Knock before entering, for fuck—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut it.\" I said, Elijah walking behind me. \"We got company.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah smiled as he waved at Aimar. \"Hey, man.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar didn't say anything as he stood up and arranged the chair for us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat down and so did Elijah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard about the things you did in the vampire army.\" Elijah said, looking at Aimar. \"Aren't you a badass—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kindly kill yourself.\" Aimar cut him off, leaning on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah remained confused as he looked at me for explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'..Ah, he doesn't know it was Oliver, not him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leave him be.\" I said with a small smile. \"Tell me, why are you here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah exhaled slowly, the smile fading from his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Himmel, we have a problem.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course we do. No one ever visits me just to say hi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned back in the chair. \"Which one? The world-ending type, the political type, or something else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's something else.\" Elijah said softly. \"I don't understand how I should….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped in the middle as he fidgeted with his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned forward as I noticed his nervousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah isn't the type to get worked up like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….What happened?\" I asked, more serious this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…My father visited me.\" He spoke after a short while. \"I talked with him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did I not think of it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Things are different in the game compared to reality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah didn't meet his mother this early, he wasn't living a calm life in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Jones, who benefits from Elijah's misery, won't like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….What did he say?\" I asked, keeping my gaze on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….He talked about how the Aljanah will take everything from me.\" Elijah spoke. \"How they will kill everything I love.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aimar's expression shifted immediately and so did mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…And you believed him?\" I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah shook his head. \"No. I know he lies. I know he twists everything. But…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers curled into fists.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…For a while, I've been having a dream… a really weird one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ears immediately raised as I heard about the dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….What type of dream, Elijah?\" I asked, keeping my gaze on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A nightmare.\" He spoke softly. \"In which I was killing every single one of the Aljanah… including my foster mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuck…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is exactly what happened in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Tell me everything,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah nodded slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the dream, I wasn't myself. I was… different, and my body felt stronger, even my thoughts felt colder. I…\" He hesitated for a second. \"…I wasn't fighting for my life, but I was enjoying it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stayed silent because this wasn't just a \"bad dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the shadow of fate — a future that used to be real in the game.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A path Elijah was destined to take, before I rewrote too many things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'…Is this really happening?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Is there something else dragging Elijah back to his original path?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'.....'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a sigh as I reached to my bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant, a blank card appeared in my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…..The card that Samyaza gave me.\u003C\u002Fp>",1522,"2026-06-05T21:29:08.031Z",1,"novelbin.me","ff1e0afc35190e084a668f765ecdb754635277ba69b26d148869f4c6e4cc4cda","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-151","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-499",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]