[{"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-543":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},1366242,1806,"Chapter 543: [A Hopeless World] [14] [Growth]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-543",543,"\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the first morning light shone over my face, I leaned back on the sofa, staring at the three children of mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, calling them children would be wrong as they all had grown a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iffa, Willis, and Olivia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All three of them had grown, and now they all looked like they were in their teenage years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iffa’s golden hair had grown a lot, to the point that it was touching the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia had also matured, but she still had that dead look on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Willis...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" the young boy asked, tilting his head as I kept staring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s up with those horns?\" I asked, pointing at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t respond as he just reached up to touch them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\" he said at last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...Well, looks like all three of my spirits have grown healthy.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wow, I felt old now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I leaned back further into the sofa and let out a slow breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...When did you three get this big?\" I muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iffa immediately puffed her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We didn’t get big,\" she protested. \"You just don’t visit when we were evolving.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, I was busy buying milk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rubbed the back of my neck awkwardly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’ve been busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia, who had been standing quietly beside the window, spoke in her usual flat tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are always busy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long dark hair fell straight down her back, and her expression was as emotionless as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I could still feel warmth from her heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You three look stronger,\" I said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willis nodded proudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am very strong now,\" he declared. \"I can punch a mountain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sure you can.\" I said, standing back up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t take Iffa even a second to jump on my back and choke my neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is she trying to get a piggyback ride?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wondered, though I didn’t stop her because I could hear her giggling like a child.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I walked toward Olivia, who stood close to the window, staring out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I messed up her hair, to which she let out an annoyed groan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She swatted my hand weakly, trying to fix her hair immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Stop doing that,\" Olivia muttered in her usual flat voice, though she didn’t actually move away from me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled faintly, though it didn’t last long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"About Siersha...\" I said softly. \"Can you contact her?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head gently. \"I can only feel that she is still alive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt relieved by her words, but I couldn’t ignore the sadness in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Olivia—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t have to say anything.\" she cut me off. \"That woman knew what she was doing, and she is still following her plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That made me pause for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What the fuck was her plan?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t know.\" she replied as if she heard my thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....I see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I could say anything, Iffa tightened her arms around my neck from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are ignoring me!\" she complained dramatically. \"I evolved a lot too, you know!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You evolved into a monkey,\" I replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gasped loudly. \"HOW RUDE.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Willis also chimed in. \"You do look like a monkey hanging on him,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Iffa immediately kicked him from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shut up, horn-boy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He covered his head protectively. \"Don’t call me that!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I watched the two of them bicker and couldn’t help but let out a small breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Ah, I need to visit the academy today.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was going to be a pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The EEA Academy was a big part of a noble’s life on the Kandam Continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Be it social gatherings or meetings between young nobles, the academy had always been the first place for it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>People tended to stick together with those who were close to their status and wealth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the social hierarchy was ingrained within the entire structure of the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that was on par with the nobles were the members of the church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Helena was one of the top in the hierarchy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though she did not consider herself that way because she now saw herself as a slave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena walked slowly through the long marble corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Students stepped aside almost instinctively when they saw her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her expression remained calm, almost empty, as if none of this mattered anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past, she used to feel pride when people looked at her with awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now she only felt... distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She arrived at her office and stood outside for a long second to gather her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking in a deep breath, she opened the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man sat on the seat that belonged to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who took away her breath the moment her eyes fell on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena instinctively kneeled down, though her feverish breath was hard to ignore. \"Sir Himmel.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s been a while, hasn’t it?\" Himmel asked, leaning back while holding a book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\" she responded softly. \"It’s been a while.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may stand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rose immediately, but she still kept her gaze slightly lowered out of habit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face was covered with a veil as she bit her lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How are things going with the church?\" Himmel asked, closing the book.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All three of them are in shambles.\" she replied. \"They are all fearful of the thing that is orbiting Akasha.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are they aware what that is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t think so.\" she replied. \"Perhaps the higher-ups are, but they are not telling anyone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back slightly in the chair, tapping his finger once on the desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that they were withholding the information so as not to create panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn’t matter, as the world would know about the Outer Gods sooner or later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena rubbed her heated body against herself, which Himmel tried hard not to notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anything else?\" Himmel asked once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Helena thought for a long second as she kept her head down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir Vulas of the Argonian family.\" she said at last. \"They are trying to gather all of the other families under different kingdoms.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argonian family?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words immediately grabbed Himmel’s attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why wouldn’t they?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The family was the one closest to the origin race; their head was also the leader of Archons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was more to the Argonian family than that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The history of the Argonian family exceeded four thousand years, making it longer than even an epoch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had witnessed cooperation, betrayal, and even the massacre of gods’ reincarnations done by Qaisel, and they had survived until this very day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it definitely came as a surprise how long the family had lasted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Third Holy War was something that had made almost all powerful families vanish from the face of Lumina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do they have a peak demigod hiding within their family?\" Himmel wondered aloud as he lowered his gaze thoughtfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked up again. \"...What exactly are they doing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They are sending envoys quietly,\" Helena replied. \"It may come as surprising, but I think they are trying to overthrow the current royal alliance.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Royal alliance?\" Himmel questioned, squinting his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, sir. The coalition formed after the Third Holy War that prohibited royal families of different kingdoms from attacking each other.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an old structure, a fragile balance of power that had barely held the continent together for centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...They want to dismantle it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not openly,\" Helena replied. \"But their envoys are persuading families to start preparing for war.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Himmel rubbed the back of his neck as he looked up at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is getting out of hand.\" he grumbled quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Helena moaned inside her mouth at his voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She quickly added when he glared at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The one leading all this is Sir Vulas’ daughter.\" she said. \"Lady Nyxara.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Himmel felt an itch all over his body when he heard her name once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was really someone who made him feel rather uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out another sigh as he stood up from his seat, walking toward Helena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gulped softly when he stood in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep me informed.\" he said, before he walked past her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Himmel reached for the door and walked out of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as I walked out of the room, I heard Helena’s moan from inside her office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Is she really masturbating inside?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn’t help but feel disgusted at her behaviour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she really have no self-control, or did she like being treated like a dog?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Argh, whatever.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only reason I was keeping her alive was so I could have a mole within the ranks of the Church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could never trust those bastards with anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’But the Argonian family....’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did I feel like they were going after more than just the Royal Alliance?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It might have been just a stupid hunch, but I had a feeling they might also attack the church.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, the church was also the main reason why the old structure was still intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’...No, making an enemy out of gods isn’t really a wise thing to do.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I really hoped Nyxara wasn’t stupid enough to not understand that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a sigh as I began to walk down the hallway...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...only to stop when I saw a girl walking down from the other direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’....Joshephe.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ragnar’s daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>",1552,"2026-06-05T21:29:27.041Z",1,"novelbin.me","b8a7dd8f38583f3d7fc2236a0571231dcb80a30771dd61708f204d985ef25216","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-544","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-542",556,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Freincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-cover.jpg"]