[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi":3,"chapter-the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-108":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Lady's Butler: I Reincarnated To Serve The Villainess",{"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},725489,965,"Chapter 108: Bullied","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-108",108,"\u003Cp>The Western Frontier was what one would expect of a recently reacquired stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a lot smaller than the royal capital and the houses here were simple ones made of stone, but that much was to be expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students walked out the bus and lined up in front of the giant man who had walked into the bus earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He scanned their faces, his eyes resting on the Prince and the Saintess for a second before moving on without a single change in his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This year’s batch,\" he muttered to himself, \"how pathetic.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally addressed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome to the Western Frontier,\" the man started, \"in other words, hell.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Listen carefully,\" he continued, folding his arms, \"out there, your titles mean nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The beasts out there won’t care if you’re a noble or not, they’ll tear you apart equally and no one would be around to save your asses.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students silently listened to his words, suspecting that if they even tried breathing out too loud, he’d notice them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And before any of you get comfortable thinking this is still the academy,\" the man’s voice dropped slightly, \"let me correct that misconception right now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked a bit forward, stopping just a short distance away from the group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is a stronghold,\" he continued, \"a military one at that. Everything here is earned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze swept across them again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And everything you have can and will be taken.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the students had the chance to understand what he meant, an order was given.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drop your supplies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students just stood there for a second, a bit confused at the command, but the man snapped them out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, most of the students dropped the bags that contained their supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even most of the third years did the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, a group of spirit mages walked towards them and picked up the bags, emptying it just beside the man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn, it’s been a long while since I last ate something from the capital,\" one of them said as they dug into the packaged food supplies with grins on their faces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-that belongs to us,\" one of the students let out, causing the man to look directly at him..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is that so?\" He asked, \"then try taking it back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The student contemplated for a while before stepping back quietly, much to the man’s disappointment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he hadn’t expected much from a bunch of pampered kids, he at least expected them to not be cowards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guess he was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Consider this your first lesson,\" the man continued, \"nothing you carry belongs to you unless you can protect it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll be assigned zones shortly,\" he added, turning around and picking up a chocolate bar from the pile before adding, \"and you’ll spend a month out there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Done with them, he walked away and a moment after, another spirit mage stood before them and said, \"follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took a few minutes of silently walking before the group reached a large circular hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man leading them finally stopped and said, \"I apologize for our commander’s behavior.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He let out an awkward chuckle as he rubbed the back of his neck, \"he makes it a habit to bully newbies, but he’s not a bad person....I think.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he didn’t sound completely convinced of his own words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s fine,\" Cassian stepped forward before looking around the hall and asked, \"but can you tell us where we are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah right,\" the spirit mage said, straightening slightly as if remembering his role, \"this is the assignment hall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gestured towards the center where a raised platform was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Laying on said platform was a large map, projected by a couple of magic tools.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is where you’ll each be assigned to a different sector,\" he added pointing to different glowing spots on the map, \"some are closer to the stronghold and others, not so much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Anyway,\" he clapped both hands and turned to the group, \"that task is up to me, so spilt up into your various assigned groups.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following his instruction, the students separated themselves into their already assigned groups before waiting for further instructions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Great, now then, let’s begin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes passed and every group was successfully assigned a sector...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, rather than calling them sectors, it was more accurately just an unclaimed part of the corrupted lands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their danger levels depending on how close they were to this stronghold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Each group will depart within the hour,\" the spirit mage continued, \"you’ll be given your starting direction and that’s it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No escorts beyond your assigned senior,\" he said, \"oh and one more thing, please don’t try to return here before the month is over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because if you do,\" he continued, \"we’ll just send you back out again, and probably a lot deeper than you were previously assigned.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the second years nervously swallowed at his words, most were certain that since they were in Class One, they were special enough to be valuable to the Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, they had been rudely awakened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Here, they were completely expendable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then reached into his coat and pulled out a small, circular device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is your emergency token,\" he then tossed it toward Cassian and the third years of the other groups.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cassian caught it easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Break it if you’re about to die,\" the man said plainly, \"or if you feel like dying soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few of them frowned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That said,\" he added, \"don’t rely on it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His gaze sharpened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Response time depends on distance... and priority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, they might choose to not come at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood?\" he asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The various group leaders nodded as they looked at the tokens in their hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Finally,\" the spirit mage spoke up again, \"I hope you all survive, and return back here in a month’s time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned towards the door that led outside again and instructed, \"wait here, I’ll come get you in fifty minutes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then walked away, leaving the students in the hall, to at least prepare themselves to depart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Chocolate?\" Adrian suddenly muttered, pulling out a bar and handing it to Renelle causing Darius to look at him with surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought we all handed our supplies?\" He asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did,\" he answered calmly taking out another bar, \"but my lady is a sweet tooth, and I can’t prepare sweets from beast corpses, so I didn’t hand them over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Darius muttered before looking at the bar and asking, \"um...can I have one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain Adrian was going to say no, but to his surprise, a chocolate bar was tossed towards him which he quickly caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thank you,] Renelle’s voice was heard in Adrian’s head and he turned to her, noticing a smile on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across from them, Cassian watched the exchange with a small frown, clenching his fist tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enjoy it while you can,\" he muttered quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darius glanced at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing,\" Cassian said calmly, turning away, but his thoughts were far from calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One month was all he needed to handle this pest.\u003C\u002Fp>",1188,"2026-06-02T10:56:10.487Z",1,"novelbin.me","bb513f425acda4cbadd0c8bd2dc9e738996ba5d64480ecec4d398609b88e0d2f","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-109","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-107",146,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-cover.jpg"]