[{"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-125":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},725506,965,"Chapter 125: The Sinking Prison","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-125",125,"\u003Cp>\"I’m Marion,\" the man extended his hand for a shake and Adrian looked at it for a while before also extending his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adrian,\" he said simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marion shook his hand for a few seconds and a frown appeared on his face as he asked, \"You’re unaffected by the corruption?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian let go of Marion’s hand before replying, \"Rather than being unaffected, I’d like to say I’m pretty resistant to it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Resistant huh?\" Marion muttered as he placed a hand on his chin and stepped back a bit, \"How interesting.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" Adrian asked as he placed his gloved hand in his pocket, \"Is that rare?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rare?\" Marion looked up at him before adding, \"No...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That so?\" Adrian muttered before also looking at what was before him, \"You seem to be doing fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marion let out a chuckle at his words before shaking his head, \"Not at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, he removed his robe, revealing his naked upper body riddled with scars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what truly pulled attention was the being that was stuck on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It looked like some type of mutated spider?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black, web-like veins seemed to be spreading all around it and although it was currently completely still, it felt very much alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just figured out how to slow it down by merging with my spirit after it became corrupted,\" Marion explained, \"but I’m still on a timer and I’m fairly certain that I don’t have much time left before it fully takes over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Adrian muttered as he looked at the spider on the man’s chest before he asked again, \"How long have you been in here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh right, story time, \" Marion seemed excited to share, but he suddenly stopped in his tracks and turned back to the sizzling meat behind him, \"I’ll tell it whilst we eat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then walked towards a certain part of the house and returned with two bowls, he then walked towards the bird’s meat that now seemed mostly ready and put some in the bowls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally walked towards Adrian and handed him a single bowl before pointing to the clean stone again and saying, \"Sit.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Adrian did, but he didn’t eat just yet, not that Marion minded as he also took a seat opposite him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now then, where should I start?\" Marion muttered before answering his own question, \"I guess we’ll go from the beginning.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian silently listened as he started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was among the first group to be deployed to the corrupted lands,\" Marion said, \"it was a task I and a few others were pretty excited to complete, after all, we were finally going to be of use to the Kingdom.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused as he took a bit of the bird before continuing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything was going well at first and that let us grow overconfident, so we kept going deeper and deeper, beyond our assigned zone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Still, despite the increased strength of the beasts we encountered, we were doing fine, after all, our leader was quite a strong one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marion took another pause before picking up another bird wing and bit into it, Adrian still silently looking at him, without taking a single bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We discovered this place after choosing a cave to rest but somehow triggered the entrance that led to this place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Though, when we first arrived, this place was relatively normal,\" a frown appeared on his face, \"there was a large land mass, but no ocean, and even the corruption was barely there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The only problem we encountered was the fact that we couldn’t find an exit no matter how hard we tried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At first, we thought it was just a high-level dungeon with a hidden exit condition,\" he continued, \"So we did what any competent team would do, we split up, mapped the terrain, hunted beasts, looked for patterns.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused and took another bite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we discovered nothing, no matter how hard we searched, \" Marion said, \"and that’s when everything started going wrong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A shoreline suddenly appeared and with it came this corrupted mana in the air,\" he continued, \"next was the skies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked up at Adrian before he said, \"There were once bright stars that filled these dark skies, but they suddenly disappeared and this darkness took over.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, if I had to count from the day we were deployed to now, then I’d save five years or so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he went silent, finishing his meat before turning to Adrian’s bowl that was still untouched and asking, \"Are you going to eat that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian just silently handed Marion the bowl and he immediately started eating again, leaving him in his thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And your team?\" Adrian finally broke the silence after a while, \"What happened to them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They now live in the kingdom which they built,\" Marion responded, \"or rather, they’re ruling it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So they became kings.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marion smiled faintly, \"Something like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A brief silence followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They built a city around what used to be the center of this landmass,\" he went on. \"A safe zone, of sorts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Safe?\" Adrian asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well,\" Marion chuckled, \"relatively.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned forward slightly, resting his elbows on his knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The corruption is weaker there as it’s filtered through..... methods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then tapped his chest again, lightly, where the spider was embedded beneath his skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I used the same principle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was silence for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you’re not with them because?\" Adrian asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because unlike them, I’m still searching for a place out of this hellhole,\" Marion’s expression changed for a second, \"they’ve accepted their fates and have gotten comfortable posing as rulers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But what they don’t know is that this place is a prison,\" he added, \"something I’d like to call, the sinking prison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Adrian nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence returned between the two as the man continued eating, only standing up when he was completely done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned back towards Adrian and muttered, \"Now then, are you searching for someone important in the kingdom?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" Adrian nodded, \"my lady’s currently there.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marion then glanced at him again and noticed what he was wearing before nodding, \"You’re a butler?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm,\" Adrian nodded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right,\" he said simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Marion then stood up slowly, stretching slightly as if shaking off the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well,\" he said, glancing toward the entrance, \"it’s not safe to stay here too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Beasts will start coming soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked back at Adrian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you still plan on heading to the city, \"a faint grin appeared on his face, \"I can guide 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