[{"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-503":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},1366202,1806,"Chapter 503  Ancestor [3]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-503",503,"\u003Cp>[Capital City, Akasha.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huff…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina gently blew on her hands as the cold made her hands freeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's really cold here.\" She said, glancing to her side. \"Lumina is better in winter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah…\" Zenith, who was walking beside her, said. \"Akasha is smaller with nothing to heat it from the inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina nodded, looking around the place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people were moving about like normal, but she could still feel the tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....Not everything was going well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I never thought I would see you as an elf.\" Zenith said, her ember eyes on Christina. \"You look a lot different.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't like it.\" Christina replied. \"I feel stronger but I still liked my old body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith nodded slightly, looking at the street they walked on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face looked confused and sad and Christina noted that as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, Himmel brought you back?\" She asked with a smile. \"…He must really love you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah…\" Christina replied but stopped midway. \"—I thought you weren't aware he was my fiancé.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith smiled slightly at her words. \"….I guessed it.\" She mumbled. \"It's not that hard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina slowed her steps a little, eyeing Zenith from the corner of her eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Guessed it?\" she repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith nodded, her breath forming small white clouds in the cold air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn't hard,\" she said quietly. \"Not with those dreams I always had.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina nodded her head slightly. \"Avelia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You remember her.\" Zenith smiled. \"You were the first I told about her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Yeah.\" She replied, stopping close to a bench. \"Did you see anything new?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope, nothing else.\" She replied, sitting on the bench. \"I did see you… holding a child in your usual hair colour.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina nodded her head. \"..I plan to dye my hair soon.\" She replied. \"I am just keeping up with this for Qais.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith nodded as her eyes moved slightly lower. \"…I thought they got bigger because you became a mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What?\" Christina asked slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith blinked innocently, her ember eyes wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I mean…\" she gestured vaguely toward Christina's chest, \"they're definitely bigger now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zenith,\" Christina cut her off sharply, cheeks heating, \"stop talking.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith's lips formed an \"oh,\" but she still looked her over with obvious curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long second, Christina finally muttered. \"They are definitely the same size.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, they're not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Zenith.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm just saying you look…fuller.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"ZENITH.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith held up her hands. \"Okay, okay. Sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith leaned back on the bench, breath visible in the cold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a long while they both sat quiet on the bench without speaking anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Hey.\" Zenith mumbled. \"Is Avelia your child?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina didn't reply as she looked up. \"…I don't know.\" She spoke. \"I am not the one who can see the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith chuckled softly, closing her eyes. \"…Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina slowly turned to look at her, staring at her new body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You look more like your mother now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith nodded, smiling. \"I heard that a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina hesitated before speaking. \"Is Yennefer…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her soul is with me.\" Zenith said softly. \"We share the same body now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina said, her voice soft as she looked at her hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith leaned forward, her voice soft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….She refuses to take over the body.\" She mumbled. \"Mother wants me…to keep living my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mothers are like that.\" Christina said softly. \"…They want their children to live their life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I don't know.\" Zenith whispered. \"I feel like… I don't deserve this life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina frowned, gently slapping her arm. \"Don't say that.\" She scolded. \"You deserve the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith remained quiet as she stared at Christina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while she finally spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But my world is with you.\" Her voice felt bitter. \"And maybe my world hates me now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina's face immediately turned blank as she understood who she was referring to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Qais.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith stared at her clenched hands, her voice cracking just enough to betray how deeply she meant it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know I messed up,\" Zenith whispered. \"I hurt people. I hurt him. And then Mother… forced him to make a choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shut her eyes tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…How can someone like him not hate me after all that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina sighed through her nose, leaning back against the cold bench.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think too much,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith looked up, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he hated you, Zenith, you wouldn't be alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith opened her mouth but Christina raised a hand to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me finish. You know the future, right? You do know things will work out, don't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith swallowed, closing her eyes. \"…Then what does he feel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina shrugged lightly. \"It's complicated, that's just how he is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith didn't respond as she just sat there in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina stood up and stood in front of the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How about this.\" She said with a smile. \"I will help you both get back together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith blinked up at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What?\" she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina crossed her arms, her breath forming a little puff in the cold air. \"I said I'll help you two get back together.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith slowly rose to her feet, stunned. \"Christina… why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why not?\" Christina shot back. \"I'm not insecure.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I am not you, Inna.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina leaned closer, poking Zenith's forehead lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You still love him, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you still regret what happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Every day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then,\" Christina nodded, \"stop being miserable and start fixing things.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith looked at her before she nodded. \"….Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Plan success.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina's grin lingered for a moment before she rubbed her hands together and exhaled sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, enough talking. Let's move before I freeze to death.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as she moved, she paused in her place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'…Yeah, I see her.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina cut off her words as she saw a woman standing right in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long platinum hair flowed gently as she wore a simple black dress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her emotionless grey eyes stared at the elf.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was waiting to find you alone.\" Esmeray said, her voice cold. \"…It's been a while, Christina.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina smiled slightly. \"It has, mother-in-law.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Aljanah's hometown.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Island of Sunset, Ocean Nagar.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aljanah has always been the best-known family within the world of Lumina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a world that has always seen constant wars, there was always one thing common in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aljanah family was never part of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Aljanahs have been on Lumina for as long as the elves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unlike elves, the Aljanah had never been invaded or conquered in their thousand years of history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creator god created Paradox Apostates with the best of his capabilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were given everything: power, charm, and strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The descendants of Samyaza, though carrying not even a fraction of his blood, were still far stronger than most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…And the one leading them was an ambitious man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the high castle at the center of the island, a man sat on a throne carved from solid gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob Noah Aljanah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newly crowned demigod of the family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pure black eyes gazed at the man kneeling in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat lazily, one leg crossed over the other, fingers tapping the armrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Report,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man in a black and gold coat lowered his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Your Grace, the talk with House Atretic; they have decided to take your offer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob's fingers stopped tapping.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How much did they ask?\" he asked calmly, though a small smile tugged at the corner of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man hesitated as he looked down at the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…They ask for life.\" He spoke. \"The life of Esmeray's son.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob didn't react at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Esmeray's son,\" Jacob repeated softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messenger swallowed and nodded. \"Y-Yes, Your Grace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Life,\" he whispered, tapping the armrest once. \"They're asking for too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messenger dared to look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you… refuse, Your Grace?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob tilted his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I say that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messenger stiffened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob leaned back on his chair as he looked up at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"House Atretic is desperate,\" Jacob continued calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Desperation makes people blind. They believe killing Esmeray's son will buy them survival.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He closed his eyes briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It won't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man bowed his head deeper, not daring to breathe too loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man didn't dare to look up as he quietly knelt there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I always wondered.\" Jacob thought out loud. \"How good it would feel to rule over an empire like that of House Atretic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man understood the meaning of his words but didn't say a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….What do you think?\" Jacob asked, looking at him. \"Would Himmel be able to kill everyone within House Atretic?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messenger's breath hitched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He slowly lifted his head… just enough to glance at Jacob's expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob looked… amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-With respect, Your Grace…\" the messenger whispered, \"Himmel is… dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Only dangerous?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man swallowed hard. \"…Extremely dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Better.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tapped one finger against the golden armrest again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would he be able to kill House Atretic?\" Jacob repeated, sounding genuinely curious. \"Their twelve dukes? Their army? Their High Council?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messenger hesitated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Yes,\" the man forced out. \"If he wants to… he could kill them all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly,\" Jacob murmured. \"That is why their offer amuses me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose from his throne, his short black hair combed properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The fools are asking me…\" he spread his arms lightly, \"…to hand over the life of the only man capable of wiping them out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The messenger pressed his forehead to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob continued walking, hands clasped behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder,\" he mused aloud, \"what makes them think they deserve his life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps,\" he added, \"they believe their legacy is mighty.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob smiled as he looked up at the ceiling once again. \"What do you think, dear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pair of golden eyes opened up as a huge body moved out of camouflage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A snake wrapped around the throne as her face touched Jacob's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her scales moved like liquid gold, her gaze sharper than any blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can take over House Atretic, dear.\" The snake spoke softly. \"You can take everything in this world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob smiled brightly as his ego was getting fed. \"Of course, I can.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But…\" the snake spoke again. \"You need to take over the Aljanah of Akasha first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob nodded his head slightly. \"I will get them soon.\" He smiled. \"Without even lifting a finger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The golden serpent tilted her head, amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's why I love you dear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob chuckled as he proudly raised his head. \"Still, I need to do better…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snake named Nora whispered. \"You can, dear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-your grace.\" The messenger spoke once again. \"…There is something else.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob looked at him annoyingly. \"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…They sent another message, my lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spoke trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Lorelei family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jacob turned serious as he whispered. \"…The mermaids did?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1787,"2026-06-05T21:29:27.041Z",1,"novelbin.me","8a14d977810a3bbd90e6faecab94602406366dd77f2e125fba1f05ee9bc519c2","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-504","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-502",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]