[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce":3,"chapter-the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-250":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Hidden Extra: The Lazy Prince Refuses to Ascend The Throne",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},396536,661,"Chapter 250: A Disaster Caused by Carelessness","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-250",250,"\u003Cp>Inside his office, Alvaron worked through a stack of documents on his desk. From time to time, he let out a small sigh and scratched his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn...\" he muttered, shoving the papers aside and leaning back in his chair. \"I can’t calm down in the middle of this mess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The war between the Castellan and Valmire families had already begun, yet he could not interfere. It wasn’t that he lacked the will or the power—it was Nolan’s order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, countless letters of protest had already arrived from the heads of noble families. It was no surprise, considering both were Marquis houses—second only to his own Austin family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their conflict had thrown the surrounding territories into chaos and disrupted the economy in the eastern region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a ball of light suddenly appeared two meters from his desk. In the next instant, the beautiful figure of Malverna, half her face hidden behind a mask, emerged from the glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvaron froze, his body stiff. But he quickly snapped out of it, stood up, and stepped back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who are you?\" he asked cautiously, narrowing his eyes. \"Did you come here to kill me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He examined the woman from head to toe with extreme vigilance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As someone who held the highest position, it was only natural that many would oppose him—even hate him. There had already been several assassination attempts, all aimed at eliminating him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, he was always prepared, and every attack had failed. But now, with a mysterious woman standing before him, panic and fear stirred inside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she radiated incredible strength. If she attacked, he would have no chance of fighting back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malverna glanced at him indifferently and waved her right hand. In an instant, a stack of documents materialized out of thin air and landed on his desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Someone asked me to deliver these,\" she said in a flat, nonchalant tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvaron lowered his gaze, staring at the pile of papers in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" He looked up, ready to ask, but Malverna was already gone—vanished as if she had never been there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lips pressed shut as he fell into silence. Slowly, he sat back down, his eyes still fixed on the documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly is this?\" he muttered under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had never seen that woman before, nor even heard of her. Yet, from the way she carried herself, it was clear she bore no hostile intent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing aside his unease, Alvaron pulled the documents closer and began going through them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Half an hour later, his expression had turned grim and dark—like a man who had just lost his parents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it...\" he cursed, his fists clenching tight. \"The Castellans are bastards—especially Rovert. How dare that piece of trash do this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His breath grew heavy, his chest heaving with rage. Never in his life had he felt such burning fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The documents revealed the truth: Rovert had committed the most depraved and unforgivable acts—turning human beings into experimental material.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As insane as it sounded, it was all written there in chilling detail. At least three to five hundred thousand men had already fallen victim to his experiments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was even more horrifying, Rovert had indulged his vile lust upon them before reducing them to test subjects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alvaron nearly vomited as he read through the reports. He wanted to believe they were forgeries, but the evidence left no doubt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The documents bore the Castellan family’s official seal—clear proof that Rovert himself had written them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quickly, Alvaron put the papers away and drained his tea in a single gulp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it...\" he growled through gritted teeth, seething with anger. \"Just reading this report makes me sick.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even a demon would not stoop to such atrocities. Rovert was human—or no, calling him human was an insult to humanity itself. He was trash, filth—anything but human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Alvaron flinched as a memory struck him: the old reports of missing men from cities across the east.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t tell me... this was all Rovert’s doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart pounded as rage surged once more. Nearly twenty years ago, there had been a chilling case—the sudden disappearance of every man in a remote eastern village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrified women and children had reported it to the local nobles, and the case eventually landed on his desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, he had just succeeded his father as the ruler of the eastern region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Determined to prove himself as a capable leader, he had launched a massive search. But it ended in complete failure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that case was even closed, another report surfaced—fifty men vanishing from a distant town. Then more and more cases followed, piling up until it felt like his head would split apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rovert...\" Alvaron snarled, his voice thick with fury. \"If I don’t kill you with my own hands, I’m not worthy of being called a Duke!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With rage burning like a forest fire, he rose to his feet and stormed out of his study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kyahaha! Keep attacking, Nolan Lorian! The result will always be the same—nothing! You’d better surrender now and accept your fate as my toy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rovert burst into laughter, his eyes full of mockery. More than an hour had passed, and still, Nolan kept hammering away at his monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it was all in vain. The creatures were eternal, impossible to kill—his efforts were useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Nolan, hearing the taunts, didn’t flinch. His expression stayed calm as he continued smashing every monster that lunged at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t be long now,he muttered under his breath, activating the Eyes of Chaos and locking onto the weakening mana flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another ten minutes dragged by, and Rovert’s confidence only grew. He was certain victory was already his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Badump!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart skipped a beat. Fear flashed in his eyes as he clutched his chest with his left hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This...\" He gasped, but blood was already trickling from the corner of his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehehe...\" Nolan’s low laughter echoed from below. \"Looks like my prediction was right. You really are careless, Rovert.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rovert froze, staring down at him in shock and wariness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this your doing?\" he asked coldly, wiping the blood from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My doing? Don’t slander me.\" Nolan shook his head lightly, a faint grin on his face. \"This was all your own doing. Did you really think everything I’ve done until now was in vain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rovert gasped, panic flashing in his eyes. He quickly checked his body—only to realize his mana was completely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What? How... how could I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could finish, blood spewed from his mouth. His body, once floating in the air, plummeted and slammed into the ground with a heavy thud. Pain shot through every nerve, forcing a groan from his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan only chuckled, shaking his head in amusement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a fool,\" he mocked coldly. \"Have your decades of disguise dulled your brain?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a Celestial Mage, Rovert should have sensed his mana draining. Yet he ignored it, blinded by the illusion of victory right before his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That arrogance had dragged him to the edge of defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The surrounding monsters disintegrated into dust, clearing the battlefield. Nolan strode toward Rovert at an unhurried pace, every step echoing with confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So...\" he said with a wide grin. \"How do you want to die? I’ll even let you choose. 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