[{"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-539":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},1366238,1806,"Chapter 539: A Hopeless World [10] [Difficulty]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-539",539,"\u003Cp>[Sgaeyl Household, Akasha.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Two Days Later.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked through the hallway of the Household as I stared at the Golden Tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was much more dried up than the last time I had seen it, and it hadn’t been long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what was even more concerning was the ring-like structure those creatures had created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those things were moving along Akasha like they had always been part of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’....This is getting out of hand.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a tired sigh as I reached the room at the end of the hallway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Giving a quick knock, I walked inside the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam stood in front of the window as she looked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked toward her desk and took my seat on the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the hell are those things, Himmel?\" She asked, turning around. \"Where did those white creatures come from?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned back in the chair and rubbed my eyes before answering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Offspring,\" I said. \"They’re fragments of an Outer Goddess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam’s brows pulled together. \".....Outer Goddess?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\" I replied. \"Think of her as an invasive species that is trying to take over the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....That’s terrifying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced back at the Golden Tree outside the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its once bright leaves now looked dull, edges curled, light leaking from its veins in weak pulses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is the tree like this because of her?\" She asked, her gaze back on me. \"...Is she doing this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\" I replied. \"That’s why I am here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a tired look on her face, Mariam sat down on her chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rubbed her temples as she softly asked. \"How strong is she?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"On par with the Creator God.\" I replied. \"Perhaps stronger.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam visibly groaned, hitting her head on the table.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched her for a moment, then added, quieter, \"But she isn’t fully here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam lifted her head slightly, cheek still pressed to the desk. \"That’s supposed to make me feel better?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It should,\" I said. \"We still have some time before dying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a slow breath and pushed herself upright, though her shoulders stayed tense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you have any plans?\" She asked, her gaze hopeful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\" I replied with a scoff. \"What is a small Eternal like me supposed to do?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frustratingly opened her mouth before she closed it once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned back slightly before I said. \"I believe someone will start gathering the demigods to inform them about the Outer Goddess and her threat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She frowned. \"Who?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\" I shrugged. \"Perhaps Samyaza, Gwenyra or someone influential in Kandam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam stared at me for a long second, trying to decide if I was joking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a sigh and looked back once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the window, the white ring shifted again, the creatures adjusting their orbit like a living machine finding balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked back at me. \"I will inform the other family heads about this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I planned to inform Mortis about it when I dropped Epione back, but he wasn’t home.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I replied, rubbing the back of my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just tell everyone to be ready. At this point anything is possible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam gave a short nod, her mind already slipping into the next course of action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I remained seated as I looked up at the boring ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’With how things are going, I need to plan as well.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the best way to start was breaking through the Eternal rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though I was not fully at the peak of my rank, it wouldn’t be long before I reached it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I should get some inside information about breaking through the demigod level.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mariam slid something toward my direction, grabbing my attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked down and it was a folded sheet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I picked up the folded sheet and opened it, it was so big that I couldn’t fit it on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, I put the sheet on the ground and unfolded it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After covering half the room, I could now clearly see everything on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a diagram for a ritual along with all the runes and sigils.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Priest Panta gave this to us.\" She said softly. \"It’s the ritual they want to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly nodded my head as I kept staring at the diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite the complexity of the diagram, I could more or less understand it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...It’s a sealing ritual.\" I mumbled softly. \"On the surface that is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Edel is doing in-depth research on it.\" She said. \"You also have knowledge about rituals.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept staring at the diagram as I felt something was off about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crouched down, tracing one of the outer circles with my finger without touching the ink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’....Fuck, I need help.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I grabbed the sheet and folded it once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing back up, I began to walk out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I quickly turned to look at her. \"Where is Izara?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At school.\" She responded. \"Diana is with her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded my head before I closed the door behind me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took me only a few minutes to reach my destination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beautiful cottage house with a bright garden in front of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood at the front gate, debating whether I should go inside or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’....This is going to be awkward.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been so long since I had talked with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t even know how I should behave around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Even though it’s not her fault.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a tired sigh as I walked toward the main door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hesitating, I knocked on the door and waited for it to open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Coming.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice echoed from inside as I slowly closed my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I hope she doesn’t overreact.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only opened them when I heard the door open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A girl peeked out and froze when she looked at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ember eyes dilated and her face drained of color.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Zenny—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Baam!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she closed the door on my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood there for a second, staring at the closed door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Fair,\" I muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stood outside for a while as I heard her loudly moving around her house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I heard something fall, I heard her scream...I heard a lot of things in the span of a few minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened up once again, slowly this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith didn’t look up into my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re alive,\" Zenith said, staring somewhere near my collar instead of my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You didn’t bother talking with me for so long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Also yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wind moved through the garden, brushing the flowers along the path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The house looked the same as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though, things had changed a lot since I had last come here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith finally looked up, eyes sharp despite the redness around them. \"What do you want, Himmel?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need your help,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked, clearly not expecting that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With what?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I held up the folded ritual sheet. \"Have you seen those things around Akasha?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at my eyes for a few seconds before she opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t refuse as I walked inside the house, which was surprisingly well maintained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Did she learn how to take care of her house?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith walked ahead into the living room and dropped into a chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I looked at her once again she had changed a lot both physically and mentally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hair had grown longer, touching the ground when she sat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The face that had always been beautiful had become even prettier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith gestured for me to sit down as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I did and spread the sheet on the ground. \"I checked it once and I feel something is wrong with it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a barrier ritual.\" She said instantly. \"But it’s much more complex.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I nodded my head as I folded my arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though it was more of a guess, she had inherited all the memories about rituals from her mother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith leaned forward, her expression changing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The awkwardness from earlier disappeared like it had never been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers hovered above the sheet, moving along the lines of the diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...This outer layer,\" she murmured. \"It looks like suppression, but it’s not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s stabilization,\" she said. \"Something big is meant to stand here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at the specific part of the runes. \"Like creating a space?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded and shifted to the inner circle, tracing the runes in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These sigils regulate flow.... mana, faith, life force. It’s designed to feed something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rubbed the back of my neck as I kept staring at the diagram.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though suspicious, I couldn’t say for sure if this was bad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith didn’t rush her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kept staring at the diagram, eyes moving faster now, connecting pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a sigh before she leaned back. \"Why did you help create something like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I frowned at her question. \"I didn’t help in anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blinked at me as if I had said something out of the ordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pointed at the diagram. \"They have used runes that only you know, Himmel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lowered my head as I looked at the ritual once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as she said, there were so many runes that had been lost for tens of thousands of years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zenith asked softly. \"....How do they know about the runes if you didn’t tell them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1555,"2026-06-05T21:29:27.041Z",1,"novelbin.me","8c8357d5e9a6b6dbe74e2fce429468c60955fcc2a30ee047d4ae4caf16c5a916","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-540","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-538",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]