[{"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-510":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},1366209,1806,"Chapter 510  [When Fallen Fall] [6] [Pets]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-510",510,"\u003Cp>I had zero information about what Azrael was like in his prime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inna talked cryptically about him, and El never even mentioned him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was no reason for me to believe he was a good guy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'So, did he really fucked a mermaid?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might not be that far-fetched from reality, from what I understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'…. Perhaps that what triggered Anastasia's rage on the mermaids.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyssa guided us outside of the palace onto the street of the kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wait, should I call it a kingdom?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was way too small for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, Himmel.\" Elijah's voice echoed, earning my attention. \"…I have a question.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head. \"Ask away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The thing with choosing a wife.\" He said, rubbing his cheek. \"How are you going to explain it to others….\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am not choosing anyone.\" I said, looking away. \"Don't think too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….You surely won't let them all die.\" Aimar chimed in gruffly. \"Right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept my silence, gazing around the city of mermaids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyssa seemed like someone who had the respect of the civilians.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People came to greet her and bow down wherever she moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, they gave the same respectful gaze to me as well, albeit they kept their distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't understand another thing.\" Elijah mumbled in a thoughtful voice. \"How would Goddess Anastasia descend on Lumina.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sniffed lightly, because I knew better than anyone how it would happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know something?\" Aimar asked, noticing my reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….A Primordial God can descend through their Avatars.\" I mumbled grumpily. \"Given a few conditions are fulfilled.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait, so that means…\" Aimar caught on to my words in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Christina or Nymeria could become her target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only if I didn't choose one of Lyssa's daughters as my bride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'....'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a load of bullshit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyssa only stopped when we reached the gate of a place that resembled a garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Close to the city, yet I saw no mermaids around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is the Heart Garden,\" Lyssa said. \"Few are allowed here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed the gate open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, the noise of the city vanished completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Water floated lazily in the air like drifting clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tall plants swayed even though there was no wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the center of the garden stood a shallow pool, its surface perfectly still, like a mirror.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is this?\" I asked, glancing at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A historical place for us.\" She responded with a smile. \"…And it's where vows are made.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wedding place?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyssa walked forward, gesturing for us to follow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like all the other mermaids, I have a fascination for lord Azrael.\" Lyssa said, moving around the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…But unlike other mermaids, I had the opportunity to read all the books about him passed down only to the head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I immediately asked. \"Can I get those books?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced over her shoulder and smiled. \"Only if you marry my daughter~.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah, fuck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How was he?\" Elijah asked quietly. \"Like was he good?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyssa looked forward as she answered. \"He was a tyrant.\" She spoke. \"A gentle tyrant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no such thing like that.\" Aimar rebuked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He ruled with absolute authority,\" she said calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He decided what was right and what was wrong, and once he decided… there was no appeal.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is nothing gentle about that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at me. \"When he destroyed something, it was always with conviction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyssa stopped in front of the pool at the center.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…The pool was first used for the marriage ceremony of lord Azrael.\" She whispered softly. \"Anastasia destroyed everything but not this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Lyssa.\" I mumbled softly. \"Whom did Azrael loved?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to glance at me with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Her name was Chione.\" She responded. \"Everything else about her is already destroyed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned. \"Everything?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyssa paused for a second, then slowly turned and walked toward the other end of the garden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though confused, I still followed right after her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She only stopped when she stood in front of a statue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a beautiful lady wearing an ancient robe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a veil that covered her face and only left her stoic lips visible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What caught my attention were the two beings around her, whom she placed her hands on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….They looked like dogs, but at the same time they were not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their bodies were longer, leaner, with tens of tentacles protruding out of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faces longer like an elk, with horns like demons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….Is she Anastasia?\" I asked, feeling something strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyssa nodded grimly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…And the two creatures around her?\" I asked. \"They are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her face to look into my eyes. \"Chione's parents.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They say lady Anastasia turned them into her pets.\" She continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…For as long as she lives, they will be her slaves and suffer for eternity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept staring at the statue without saying anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was so much going on in my mind right then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Why did Azrael never did anything?\" Aimar asked, folding his arms. \"He loved Chione right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lyssa looked at me and just smiled. \"A gentle tyrant is still a tyrant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head in confusion. \"…What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't reply as she began to walk away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My gaze shifted back to the statue of Anastasia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened to Chione?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed and moved back toward the pool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Glancing down, I saw my own reflection staring back at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thought lingered in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did Azrael do nothing to save Chione?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Aljanah Castle]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora walked down the hallway with a bright smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her daughter-in-law Verena and son Havier walked a few steps behind her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Why did you call them here, mother?\" Havier asked, biting his lips. \"We shouldn't get involved with the Akasha—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do not give me your opinion, Havier.\" She spoke softly yet firmly. \"I don't like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Havier immediately lowered his head. \"Yes mother.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Verena desperately stopped herself from showing disgust on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't like how her husband acted in front of Nora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They reached the main hallway, where a few were already present, sitting on the sofas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora's smile only grew brighter when she saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to notice her was Orelena, the demigod head of the Aljanah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside her sat her daughter-in-law, Tyshara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other sofa sat Killian and Avril, the children of Jones and Tyshara.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orelena stood up when she saw Nora walk inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora smiled and hugged the woman. \"It's been so long since I last saw you~.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orelena stiffened for just a moment before returning the hug.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It has,\" she replied carefully. \"You look… well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I always am,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora said lightly, pulling back. Her eyes moved across the room, taking in every face without missing a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've gathered everyone so quickly. I'm touched.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyshara rose next, offering a polite bow. \"Lady Nora.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora reached out and brushed a finger along Tyshara's cheek. \"Still so proper.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian and Avril exchanged a glance before standing as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avril dipped her head, while Killian merely nodded, his posture guarded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sit, sit,\" Nora said, waving her hand as she walked past them. \"There's no need for formalities among family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took the central seat as if it had always belonged to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Havier and Verena moved to stand behind her, like shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So,\" Nora began, folding her hands on her lap, \"I'll be direct….I have something to tell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orelena tilted her head in response. \"…What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I have been meaning to ask.\" She said, glancing at Killian. \"He is going to marry a mermaid right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian sniffed as he looked at her. \"…What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora smiled even more brightly. \"You don't plan to reject the tradition like your father, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian turned serious as he replied. \"I have a lover.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora's smile did not falter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, it softened, as if Killian had said something mildly amusing rather than defiant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A lover,\" she repeated slowly. \"How… modern.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian straightened his back. \"I'm serious.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure you are.\" She nodded her head. \"…But it doesn't really matter.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned to look at Orelena. \"You know how important it is for a fallen to marry a mermaid right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orelena didn't respond. \"…Where is Jacob?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He is busy.\" She said. \"…And can you not change the topic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orelena didn't respond as she rubbed her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like always, the more she looked at Nora, the more her mind felt numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Do you have any girl in mind for him?\" Orelena asked, looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mother!?\" Tyshara cried. \"What are you—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orelena raised her hand while rubbing her temples with the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyshara quieted down, clenching her fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course I have.\" Nora replied with a smile. \"Don't worry, I choose a princess for him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian, who was about to speak, stopped when he looked into Nora's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Um.\" Avril, who had been quiet the whole time, spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Killian already has a lover named Cecily then why are you forcing for him to marry another girl?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora smiled sweetly at her. \"I am doing it for the safety of all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avril tilted her head. \"….What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think Killian should understand.\" She said with a smile. \"That he deserves more than some random girl.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian didn't speak as he stared blankly at Nora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Orelena spoke softly. \"….We will see the girl first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora smiled brightly. \"Sure~.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Apart from Tyshara, who wasn't an Aljanah-born….\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>….No one else saw anything wrong with the outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>",1567,"2026-06-05T21:29:27.041Z",1,"novelbin.me","e056698fd32f95f3e528b5b88a28a23a0905359227f4ec0958ac404e27d7759d","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-511","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-509",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]