[{"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-613":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},397069,661,"Chapter 613  Crossing Paths With Evalyn","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-613",613,"\u003Cp>\"Nolan, are you in there? I need to talk to you about something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seira knocked on Nolan's door and waited quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seconds passed, but there was no answer. She knocked again, this time louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, there was no response, and she frowned in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something's strange,\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this hour, Nolan should be in his room. Even if he were napping, he would have heard her knocking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no other choice, Seira decided to enter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning the doorknob and pushing the door open, she was met with a quiet, dimly lit room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan, who she had assumed was inside sleeping, was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh? He's not here?\" Her eyes scanned the room in surprise. \"Where did he go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, this ice cream is amazing! Where did you get it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion licked the chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips sprinkled on top, her face beaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan smiled, took a lick of his strawberry ice cream, and said, \"I stumbled across it once while taking a leisurely walk with Eliza. At first, I thought the stall was closed, but it wasn't. Considering how good it tastes, it makes sense they're still in business.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike big stores, roadside food stalls rarely lasted long. Some only survived a few months, and others couldn't handle the competition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the business world, the law of the jungle still applied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those with strength, capital, and visionary ideas would prevail—just as Blue Moon had gradually pushed Red Obsidian aside before ultimately defeating it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion nodded slightly, as if she understood. She stared at the chocolate ice cream in her hand, and suddenly, an idea sparked in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Master, I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could finish, Nolan flicked her forehead and warned, \"Don't even think that. Do you want to destroy that stall?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ouch!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion groaned, rubbing her forehead, which was now slightly red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I haven't even said anything yet, and you flicked me!\" she protested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan rolled his eyes and teased, \"Do you really think I don't know what you mean? You want to make the same ice cream, don't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion froze, then smiled awkwardly. She had indeed been thinking that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ice cream stall was in a very remote area and was bought only by people from the neighborhood. If they could expand it, the profits would surely be extraordinary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"See—I guessed right,\" Nolan chuckled softly. \"You need to change your way of thinking, Shion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze lingered on the stall, run by a couple and their little daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked genuinely happy serving the steady stream of customers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If we take over their business, it would only bring them suffering. I don't want that,\" Nolan said, letting out a small sigh and shaking his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never claimed to be a saint. There were no saints in this world—every human had committed sins, himself included.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn't cruel enough to destroy a small family's only source of income. Beyond being wrong, his conscience simply wouldn't allow it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Business was a battlefield, yes, but without ethics, how was it any different from animals doing whatever it took to fill their stomachs?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion was slightly dazed by his words. She stared at Nolan's serious face, then smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You're really unique, Master. No wonder I always feel so comfortable around you—you really are the best,' she whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you say something?\" Nolan asked, confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion shook her head and looped her arm around his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing. Don't worry. I was just joking. Don't take it seriously, okay?\" She winked playfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan wanted to say, \"You clearly want to take over that business,\" but he held back, nodding helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, I believe you. Let's go. Next, we're going shopping. Do you have any clothes you want to wear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Clothes?\" Shion paused. She had plenty, but she remembered a novel she'd read where the main character went shopping with the heroine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It described their date, and one part focused on choosing outfits for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just imagining Nolan seeing her in different clothes made her heart race with happiness and excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let's go!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took his hand, and they walked toward the southern part of the city. Suddenly, they crossed paths with a silver-haired woman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan froze, his breathing quickening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Evalyn? How… could it be her?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hadn't expected to see her wandering the city. But after a moment, he thought of his disguise and exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reduce the chance of being recognized by anyone who knew him, he had changed his appearance. Of course, to Shion, he still looked like himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong, Master?\" Shion asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nolan shook his head, tightened his grip on hers, and replied casually, \"Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He quickened his pace. Shion noticed his reaction and felt a pang of confusion, but she stayed silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Evalyn suddenly stopped and turned, her eyes fixed on Nolan and Shion's backs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That woman… is she Shion from the Blue Moon Trading House?\" Her eyebrows knitted together. \"So she has a partner. That's unexpected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shion always appeared firm, decisive, and strong. She seemed like a woman who didn't need a man at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she had a partner, just like most women.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, Evalyn didn't dwell on it. Everyone had their own business, and she had no right to interfere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her gaze suddenly shifted to the man beside Shion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That back… Nolan?\" Her eyes widened in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She rubbed her eyes, and indeed, the figure's back resembled Nolan's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then she noticed the white hair, and doubt crept back in. Nolan's hair was jet black—it couldn't be him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet strangely, her heart insisted it was Nolan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Am I missing him so much that I'm imagining that man as Nolan?\" she muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing the thought aside, she looked away and continued toward the imperial palace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether it really was Nolan or not, she needed to see for herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you found any information on her whereabouts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tall, well-built man with a stern face turned to the bald man beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bald man grinned, holding out a document.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't worry. I just got it. Here—read this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tall man took it and scanned the paper. A smile slowly spread across his lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, she's finally out without protection. This is the perfect chance to eliminate her. Let's complete the mission.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tossed aside the document, which showed a picture of an extraordinarily beautiful woman—Shion.\u003C\u002Fp>",1061,"2026-05-30T06:57:31.684Z","2026-06-01T04:30:35.482Z",1,"novelbin.me","204adf50492099d7a0af788d377d9a1872cf0bb548d2a46f61c2605e1f2af74c","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-721","the-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-chapter-720",748,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-hidden-extra-the-lazy-prince-refuses-to-asce-cover.jpg"]