[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-extra-s-rise":3,"chapter-the-extra-s-rise-the-extra-s-rise-chapter-12":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Extra's Rise",{"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},1512997,1965,"Chapter 12 First Day (5)","the-extra-s-rise-chapter-12",12,"\u003Cp>\"As expected, it wasn't up to your level, right, Lucifer?\" Ian asked, arms crossed as he watched Arthur pull his fist back, his strike clearly losing out despite the equal aura reinforcement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer didn't answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur simply exhaled, nodded in thanks, and walked off toward his room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer's gaze lingered on his own right fist, flexing his fingers slightly, as if testing something unseen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel frowned, watching him. \"What's up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer wordlessly sank into the empty sofa, his expression unreadable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, almost too softly, he muttered—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian and Rachel both heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian's brows furrowed. \"Dangerous? How?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer tilted his hand, rolling his wrist once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Double Delay Piston,\" he said finally. \"He hit me with two impacts. Two delays.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel blinked. Ian straightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?\" Ian said sharply. \"That's—how the hell is that even possible? We just learned normal Delay Piston today!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know,\" Lucifer said, his voice calm, but weighted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He flexed his fingers again, eyes narrowing slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn't perfect,\" he admitted. \"I was able to disperse it before it landed properly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after a beat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I had to use my Gift to do it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A silence stretched between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian's expression shifted, his usual easygoing demeanor slipping, just for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel's gaze flickered toward Arthur's door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer had never needed to use his Gift against any of them before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But tonight?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur Nightingale had forced him to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Lucifer exhaled, loosening his fingers, \"he's still limited by his mana rank. And he doesn't have a Gift. But that was—\" he paused, eyes narrowing slightly, \"truly impressive.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel didn't respond immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she tilted her head, lips pressed together in thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her instincts had been nagging at her all evening, and now, she wasn't so sure she could ignore them anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'My thoughts... may not be wrong after all.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She filed that away for later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Ian had pulled out his holographic phone, scrolling through something with lazy efficiency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nightingale, Nightingale…\" he muttered under his breath, swiping through historical records like he was skimming a grocery list. \"Ah, got it! I knew I remembered them from somewhere.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer glanced over. \"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian tapped the screen, pulling up a file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Nightingales—they're a knight family.\" He leaned back slightly, still reading. \"Douglas Nightingale, Arthur's father, is an Integration-ranker. He even won a Medal for Merit. That's why his name rang a bell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Lucifer could respond, a new voice cut in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were talking about that loser all this time?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren appeared as suddenly as a bad decision, his violet eyes gleaming with disinterest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer sighed, as if he had been expecting this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's not a loser, Ren.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren snorted, folding his arms. \"Knight captain, huh?\" He sounded thoroughly unimpressed. \"Is that meant to be impressive?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian frowned slightly, but Ren wasn't done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Our families have Radiant-rankers.\" He waved a hand, as if dismissing the very concept of anything lower. \"And his father is a mere Integration-ranker. That's nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And Arthur himself? So weak he got slapped around by Seraphina.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer didn't react immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—slowly, almost lazily—he turned his head and leveled a look at Ren.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet, unreadable look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of look that made people realize they had stepped too close to something dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ren Kagu, be careful of your words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer's voice wasn't loud, nor was it sharp. It was calm—too calm—like the moment before a storm decides whether to break or pass by in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren met his gaze without a flicker of hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lucifer,\" he said, his tone almost conversational, \"I admit it. You're stronger than me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian blinked. Rachel raised an eyebrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was… surprisingly direct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren, of course, wasn't finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But that's only for now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His violet eyes gleamed with a quiet, burning certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll surpass you,\" he said, as if it were a simple inevitability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, a smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, I am a Kagu. A family above your Windwards.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer's expression didn't change, but there was something dangerous in the way he tilted his head slightly, as if weighing whether or not this conversation was worth his time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Above mine?\" Lucifer repeated, his voice still frustratingly composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are arrogant, Ren.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren scoffed. \"Am I wrong?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he went for the throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My family produced the First Hero.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only Hero to ever exist—Liam Kagu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His silence stretched just a little too long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian shifted uncomfortably. Rachel glanced between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ren took that as a victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I,\" he declared, his voice filled with unshakable belief, \"will be someone who surpasses him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned, stepping away, but not before throwing one last glance over his shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Just wait and watch.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, he was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel finally broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was…\" she trailed off, searching for the right word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Annoying,\" Ian offered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer exhaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting,\" he murmured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting?\" Rachel tilted her head, eyeing Lucifer with mild suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer simply grinned, stretching his arms behind his head with easy confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least someone hasn't lost hope in surpassing me,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel sighed. Typical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Arrogant.' The word floated through her thoughts, unbidden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet… it wasn't unwarranted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer Windward was an existence that made others despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A talent so absurd, so overwhelming, that it warped the expectations of what was possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't just that he was strong—it was that, for now, he was so far above everyone else their age that it hardly seemed fair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel leaned forward slightly, watching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you in spellcasting classes as well, Lucifer?\" she asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He nodded, a little too casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, but I'm taking classes with the seniors since I need to learn five-circle magic.\" He flashed her a grin. \"Sorry, Rach.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel scoffed, crossing her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll catch up soon. Don't be so arrogant.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer chuckled. \"You will,\" he said easily. Then, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world, he continued,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You'll be the Saintess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rachel blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer leaned back against the sofa, gaze drifting lazily to the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cecilia will be the Archwitch. Ian, the Dragon King. Ren, the Fist God. Jin, the great necromancer. Seraphina, the Sword Empress.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, with complete certainty—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I'll be the Hero.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a moment of silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, Ian chuckled, shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've gone and given all of us titles, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer tilted his head. \"What, you don't like them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ian exhaled. \"Nah,\" he admitted. \"No one's more suited to be the Hero than you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, quieter—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just hope you become a Hero against the cults—not against a Calamity.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucifer's smile didn't fade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't respond either.\u003C\u002Fp>",1116,"2026-06-06T05:13:22.572Z",1,"novelbin.me","1c29e6feaf99a69f6d396bb4c45b0634cf6e44ecc50aee231048cc5ef3309d2d","the-extra-s-rise-chapter-13","the-extra-s-rise-chapter-11",1100,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-extra-s-rise-cover.jpg"]