[{"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-72":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},1365815,1806,"Chapter 72: [Christina] [1]","reincarnated-as-the-villainess-s-son-chapter-72",72,"\u003Cp>\"Huff...Huff...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of my heavy breathing resonated throughout the training ground as I stood in the middle, a bright red Katana gripped tightly around my waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every single muscle in my body felt stiff, and an agonizing pain speared through me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....Have you rested enough?\" Lauryn's voice cut through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked up to see her standing a distance away, her hair tied back in a ponytail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wore a black t-shirt and matching leggings, her arms crossed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Argh...Yeah,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I replied after a brief pause, strengthening my back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shifted my grip on the Katana, bringing my right hand underneath the hilt, while my left thumb rested on the Katana's ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nodding, Lauryn flexed her muscles, preparing for our next round.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tensed my muscles, my right hand glowing with a hue of silver, and then, in an instant, Lauryn disappeared from my sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air around me quivered slightly, signaling her incoming attack aimed at my solar plexus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reacting swiftly, I drew my Katana from its sheath, aiming to sever her hand from her wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all I heard was the sound of metal clashing with each other, drawing my attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at Lauryn's hand, which was covered in a thin layer of mana, protecting it from the sharp edge of my Katana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck, mana shield!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cursing, I raised my left hand, but it was too late. She twisted her body and raised her leg, ready to kick my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Urgh..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite my attempt to shield myself with a hexagonal mana shield covering my left hand, it shattered immediately, leaving my entire arm numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....argh..\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My ability to process information halted as I flew onto my left side, a heavy force knocking me off balance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I coughed, clutching my right rib, which ached with pain from Lauryn's kick as I sprawled on the ground in defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You survived one hour and fifteen minutes....That's a new record,\" Lauryn informed me, nodding her head as she checked her watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....My weakness?\" I asked softly, glancing at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You take too much time in using zato-ichi style even though it's based on speed, your way of using mana is a mess and...You shouted the name of your next move like an idiot,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she pointed out, listing all my weaknesses. But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The last one felt personal,\" I rebuked, only making her glare at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"... Don't do that unless it's some kind of incantation,\" she replied, shaking her head before walking away while grabbing a bottle of water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Status screen....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I willed my status screen to come in front but...it didn't.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been more than a week since the end of the club house selection, and since then, my status screen was missing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing I got after arriving in this world was also gone...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What kind of fucking luck did I have?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....It might come back someday.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I don't want that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Yeah, but look at the bright side, you are still alive even after getting cooked and frozen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'.....'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....Ahem, anyway, are you feeling alright?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of replying, I lay on my back and extended my hand above my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Neplh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as the words left my mouth, my entire hand turned cold, and my fingernails morphed into sharp claws of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I looked at the beautiful, shining claws before curling my hand into a fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I did, three sharp, long claws emerged from between my knuckles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a heavy sigh,I stared blankly at the sky above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I am cursed....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Shut up! I've already said countless times that it's not the curse you're thinking of.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'How do you know!?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Just trust me!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'.....'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever it is, it won't change the fact that I feel cursed by some entity I have no idea about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'El..'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Yeah?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What's with this Neplh and Muspelh?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...Honestly, I have no idea. In the first place, it's not something that any living being should have.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Something that sustains the world tree, that's all I know...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[...And about that, just stay away from elves.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I'm not going to be around those arrogant bastards, anyway.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No, you don't have any idea how bad of a situation you're in....they will skin you alive the moment they realize what you did.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...You're exaggerating it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I am not! The world tree holds the entire world together... What you did is bound to affect the entire world someday.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He might be right....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well... For now, I'll just leave that to future me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Anyway, El, I wanted to ask you something.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'....What are the chances that the one who noticed me that day was the god 'Elohim?''\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....Why do you ask?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He is my mother's archenemy....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who wants to destroy everything around her, including her descendants...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That includes me as well...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[....We are fucked.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We were from the start...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey! Get up, what are you thinking?\" I shifted to my side as I heard Lauryn shouting at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....I was thinking about asking you on a dat—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Swish!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tilted my head smoothly, dodging the bottle she threw at my face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you always targeting my face?\" I asked, glaring at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't like it,\" she replied, shrugging her shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? It's not that bad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Exactly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Titling my head, I asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing, go away, the class is about to start.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah! Right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I replied weakly as I stood up, heading towards my dorm room....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need to take a shower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey Oliy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After taking a long shower and changing into my academic uniform, I met with Oliver right in front of the dormitory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at me for a while before opening his mouth, about to say something, but he just shook his head and started walking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" I asked, walking beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We both walked silently without saying much.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the day I got beaten up, Oliver has always been trying to stick around me in case that happens again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....Did another rumor start about me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I mumbled as I looked around, only to find quite a few girls whispering something and giggling while stealing glances at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....Nothing like that,\" Oliver replied, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's weird.\" Rubbing my chin, I mumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...There is another fan club made by the girls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? For whom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ethan should get his fan club after three months from now, then who got one?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Just some idiotic bastard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's with girls nowadays? They like anyone with a handsome face.\" I replied, shrugging.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....Yeah,\" he replied, a vein throbbing on his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What happened to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Ring!! Ring!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As we headed to the classroom, Oliver's phone rang, which he picked up without looking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello, Daddy speaking.\" He answered, but his face soon turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"U-Uncle, I-I was just j-joking, I am an innocent c-child,\" he stuttered in reply while I was barely holding back my laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, he is here, yeah,\" Oliver answered before handing me his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just answer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello.\" Taking his advice, I took the phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Clank!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I quickly cut the phone before looking at Oliver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who was that?\" I asked, passing his phone back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't recognize the voice?\" He asked, walking inside the class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't... But he sounded drunk?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without saying anything else, he walked towards his seat, and I followed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning.\" As soon as I sat down, Ashlyn arrived close and greeted me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good morning.\" With a smile, I replied back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Help me tie my hair.\" She requested, giving me a band and facing her back against me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sighing, I gathered her hair in a ponytail, making sure not to let any hair fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\".....Where did you learn this?\" She asked softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From my siste—.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I halted my movements as something clicked in my mind...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That call....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to go!\" I exclaimed as I hastily tied her hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before I could, my eyes caught Oliver's reaction as he slowly stood up, looking at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'No, not now.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My heartbeat quickened at an abnormal rate, and the sounds around me turned silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in the silence, only the sound of someone's footsteps echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes as my entire body trembled slightly, while numbness spread around me, and I slowly turned back....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of footsteps stopped right in front of me as I slowly opened my eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>seeing her face again, I realized...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>all the pain I have gone through was worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her sapphire hair tied down, her deep blue eyes tinged with redness looked at me with emotions...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, she raised her hand, and I closed my eyes again....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slap!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she gently slapped my cheek.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....That's for ignoring me all this time,\" she mumbled, glaring at me before grabbing my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait! Who are you!?\" But before she could drag me away, Ashlyn grabbed my other hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glanced at Ashlyn's hand grabbing mine before she took a deep breath to calm down...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looks like she was about to explode...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies, I should introduce myself.\" Loosening the grip on my hand, she replied before grabbing the hem of her skirt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My name is Christina Shea Mendonca.\" She introduced with a slight bow, and I felt Ashlyn's grip on my hand loosen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soon to be Christina Noah Aljanah...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Azariah's wife.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>===============================\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>END OF VOLUME ONE :- The reckless boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>?? 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