[{"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-512":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},1366211,1806,"Chapter 512  [When Fallen Fall] [8] [Deal]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-512",512,"\u003Cp>[Aljanah household]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah stared quietly at Himmel's back as he walked out with Nora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze slowly shifted toward those whom he once called a 'family.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the warmth he felt from Avril, he could still feel a slight change in her behaviour…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…like she was turning like the rest of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sudden bump at his side made him glance to his right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…What's going on?\" Kana asked with a curious look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'….What's with this girl?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah thought, taking a step away from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't that he didn't like her, he just wanted to keep a distance because of Heather.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana didn't seem to understand his intentions though, as she stuck to him once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me.\" She urged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know.\" Elijah replied grumpily. \"I am as unaware of the situation as you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana opened her mouth to speak but shut it when Orelena stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a small smile she walked toward Kana, whom she found much more approachable than Kaelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lyssa's daughter, right?\" Orelena asked. \"You look like her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah, yes.\" Kana said, bowing just a little. \"It's nice to meet you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Orelena smiled and nodded as she gently placed her hand on her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good girl.\" She replied. \"I like you very much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana, though confused, could only nod and let out an awkward laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to see my brother.\" Orelena said, walking away. \"You guys should talk to each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one spoke when Orelena left the place, leaving behind the rest of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Levia left with her mother and father the moment she got the chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian and Avril stood close to their mother, while Kaelia and Aimar stood on the side like mere observers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tyshara looked quite troubled as she sat on the sofa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian drew in a deep breath and walked toward Kana with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stopped a measured distance away, posture straight, voice steady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…You are Kana, correct?\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana blinked, glancing from him to Elijah and back. \"…Yes. Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian smiled gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wanted to greet you properly. I'm Killian Noah Aljanah. The first son. I apologize if things seemed tense earlier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana nodded, clearly not interested. \"Uh, yeah, good for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaelia kept her gaze on them, ready to intervene if things turned ugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian only smiled, extending his hand. \"Would you like to go for a walk with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana blinked, looked up, and replied with a straight face. \"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian's smile cracked just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But his face turned resolute as he reached out to grab Kana's hand forcefully. \"Come on, you don't have to—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah grabbed Killian's wrist before he could touch her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He squeezed Killian's hand tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Touch her.\" He warned. \"And I won't hesitate to break your arm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana blinked slowly, staring between the two of them with mild confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let go,\" Killian muttered, trying to pull back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Avril quickly intervened. \"Let go of him, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah looked at her and then back at Killian, whose jaw tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He jerked his wrist back the second Elijah released it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah grabbed Kana's arm and began to take her away. \"Let's go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he was about to leave, Tyshara blocked his path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up at her without saying anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Elijah.\" She said, mild fear in her eyes. \"I think something is wrong in this place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah looked at her without any expression before he ignored her and walked past her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana let herself be dragged for a long while…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…then suddenly planted her feet and didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah immediately came back to his senses as he let go of her hand. \"I am sorry, I didn't mean to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine.\" She replied, rubbing her sore hand. \"I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah let out a sigh, rubbing back his red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite him keeping his cool, the memories of that dream kept on haunting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clearly remembered ripping the throat of Killian…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…and now when he saw him again, he had the urge to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Is Killian being controlled by Nora?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Given his condition Elijah was more or less sure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Killian, unlike him and Himmel, was not blessed by gods or anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'…If he is being controlled then maybe I can kill him.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kana studied his face quietly. \"…You're shaking,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah closed his hands into fists and shoved them into his pockets. \"It's nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is something,\" Kana replied simply. \"But you don't have to explain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah sighed and leaned back on the wall, his gaze moving back to the girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that he saw her clearly, she was short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps around five feet three or maybe less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even her body was on the small side of the spectrum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She noticed his stare and tilted her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Why are you looking at me like that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah blinked once. \"No reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She put her hands on her waist and posed. \"Am I unrissitable to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah let out a sigh and began to move again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Wait!\" Kana quickly followed him. \"Where are you going!?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nowhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah felt like he had made the wrong move protecting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Himmel's POV]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat down as I looked at her. \"…What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need the key, right?\" she asked gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will give it to you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile grew bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you make a deal with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My first instinct was to say no, as I was sure she would ask for some unreasonable things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I kept myself cool as I leaned back on the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why the change of heart?\" I asked, looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled and replied. \"I just felt pity for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Pity?\" I repeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" Nora said it with no hesitation. \"A pitiful person with a pitiful life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled slightly, keeping my boiling anger in check.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a split second, I thought of killing her right there, but I controlled myself once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crossed her legs and leaned closer, elbows resting on her knees, her smile never leaving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I truly pity you.\" She responded. \"As you are the lover of a goddess worse than anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Say what you want,\" I replied dryly. \"I still haven't agreed to anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, but you will.\" Nora tapped the table lightly. \"Because if you don't… someone else will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I narrowed my eyes. \"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't you wonder?\" she asked, leaning even more as her cleavage became obvious. \"What Satan would do to get Azrael's strength?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a chuckle as I looked at her like I was seeing a fool.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think you can deal with Satan?\" I asked. \"Haven't you heard 'A deal with him is like selling your soul?'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora leaned back as her eyes turned slit-like, like a snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I would much rather sell my soul.\" She responded. \"If it means seeing desperation and defeat in Anastasia's eyes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words had the conviction and hatred of countless years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no doubt she would do it without a shard of regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I hated those who were ready to give away everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"….What's the deal?\" I asked, keeping my eyes on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will take you where the key is and you….\" she said lightly, almost playful. \"Will never come in my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept on looking at her as I listened to her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora, on the other hand, brought out a piece of paper and placed it in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…It wasn't really a paper but dead flesh of a snake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pulled a knife and extended it towards me. \"Do we have terms?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at her while rubbing my chin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but…\" I said. \"I will not intervene unless my loved ones are affected—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, no.\" She said, pulling the knife back. \"Don't you see, Azariah? I'm the one who makes the rules here. All you can do is follow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her arrogance didn't surprise me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What surprised me was how comfortable she was saying it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tapped my fingers once on the table, slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Nora.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You do realise that I can kill you without much problem, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smile only grew bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"By all means do it.\" She responded. \"But then you will never find the key and die in the hands of someone more powerful.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept on staring at the contract as I ran all the possibilities in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'…Inna?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blinked in surprise as I heard her voice out of nowhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'When did you come back?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Where is Christina then?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Who?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[] She responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at the snake-skin contract, at Nora's expectant stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora tapped the desk again, impatient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Azariah,\" she said. \"You can stall all you want. But fate is already moving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked up at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you really that desperate to see Anastasia fall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression turned hollow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…I want her to hurt,\" she said. \"To feel what she made thousands feel. I want her legacy to rot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke about a Primordial Goddess the way someone speaks about a childhood enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I flicked my finger and a drop of blood fell on the contract.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The snake flesh and skin lit up before it stopped glowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nora smiled in a way that showed teeth, not joy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Good boy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I simply sat back, letting her bask in whatever victory she believed she had earned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she raised her hand and snapped her fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish you luck.\" She said with a smile. \"Azrael.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground beneath me vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And before I knew it, I was falling down into a bottomless pit.\u003C\u002Fp>",1610,"2026-06-05T21:29:27.041Z",1,"novelbin.me","54ed23abba6c07d280ca2d527cbf14d9a4c7b896aa9f78648e1f200ae20534ae","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-513","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-511",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]