[{"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-5":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},725390,965,"Chapter 5: Sebastian","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-5",5,"\u003Cp>Knock. Knock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A knock was heard on his door before it went silent, and according to Adrian’s memories, only one person knocks like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a sigh, he walked towards the door, with the cat still on his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Extending his hand towards the wooden door, Adrian pulled it open and came to face with exactly who he expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing on the other side of the door was a man who seemed to be in his late fifties. He had a head full of neatly combed white hair, a beard to match and a pair of green eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He also had on a monocle, and a formal black tailcoat that looked as though it had never once known a wrinkle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath it was a white shirt and a silver waistcoat. A pair of white gloves covered his hands, one of which rested calmly behind his back while the other held a slender cane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything about him was immaculate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a speck of dust...or rather, snow, touched his shoes, and his posture was the definition of perfection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian immediately recognized him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head butler of the Ardent estate, the man responsible for overseeing the training of every candidate selected to serve the Ardent family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man whose discipline bordered on tyranny.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian Wells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was quite an important character in the manhwa, especially to the Ardent family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even through Renelle’s villainy arc which led to the family’s downfall, he was the only servant that had stuck with them till the very end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been executed just after Renelle’s death, as he had refused to abandon the family even when their fate had already been sealed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loyal man to a fault.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant he was an important ally to keep, and the only way to get a man such as him by your side, was to be useful to the Ardent family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian’s eyes calmly scanned the man, meanwhile, the cat on his head also curiously looked at the stranger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian also noticed the cat, and his monocle gleamed as his eyes passed over the cat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if he found the creature strange, he showed absolutely no sign of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His expression remained as composed and unreadable as it always was, as he instructed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, he turned away without waiting for a reply, expecting Adrian to follow, which he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately for him, his shirt was close to the door, so he didn’t have to walk out the cold bare skinned, as he had woken up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Buttoning the shirt up, Adrian fell in line behind the older man, as they walked through the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aligned on the walls of said corridor were portraits of the Ardent family heads, both current and past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figures within them stared forward with expressions that ranged from proud to coldly indifferent, their gazes seemingly following anyone who walked past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Adrian barely spared the paintings a glance, his attention was instead focused on the environment itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The corridor was elegant, yes, but not grand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ceiling was lower than what one would expect from the residence of a great noble house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chandeliers, while expensive, were modest compared to what Adrian remembered from the manhwa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the carpets beneath their feet, though thick and well maintained, lacked the extravagant embroidery the Ardent family’s true estate was famous for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All these told of one thing, this wasn’t the main estate. Now Adrian was sure where they were since the manhwa never mentioned a place in the North that wasn’t the main estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But judging from his memories, this place should be some kind of training facility for the Ardent family servants....or more specifically, personal servants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two continued forward until they were out of the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the doors opened, a sharp gust of cold wind swept in, carrying with it the faint sting of falling snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temperature outside was far harsher than inside the building, the world beyond covered in an endless blanket of white.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow made way beneath their feet as they descended the short stone steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before them stretched a wide training ground, it was a vast open field surrounded by tall iron fences and thick stone pillars etched with faint magical inscriptions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snow had accumulated across the ground, though several large areas had clearly been cleared recently, revealing hardened earth beneath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A number of figures were already gathered around the edges of the field, all dressed in the same uniform as Adrian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They stood in small clusters, watching the center of the arena with varying expressions of anticipation and nervousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Candidates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian recognized the situation immediately, this was the final test...well, the graduation test, the final test would come later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each trainee selected to serve the Ardent family was given several days beforehand to form a contract with a spirit and familiarize themselves with it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after that preparation period were they brought here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the memories, the task they had was simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Defeat a beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they succeeded, they would officially become a personal servant of the Ardent family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they failed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well, he’d rather not find out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sebastian stopped just a small distance from the iron fence before finally turning back to Adrian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Step inside,\" was the only thing he said as he stepped to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without question, Adrian walked into the arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he walked further in, the cat leapt effortlessly from his head, landing on the edge of the iron fence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Good luck contractor,» it said as it got comfortable on the fence, «and make sure you don’t die, I don’t think I’d ever get someone this compatible with my abilities.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian blankly stared at the damn thing, wasn’t it supposed to guide him on the usage of his abilities?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that didn’t matter right now as his grey eyes looked towards the far end of the arena where a wall with a gated opening was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then calmly took a glance all around him, most candidates either seemed worried for him or for when their turns would eventually come.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian tuned all that out and waited for the beast to be released, after all, it was the only obstacle between him and Lady Renelle right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every obstacle between them was going to be cleared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was about to be reminded that he wasn’t looking at the world through the pages anymore..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was now, very much, a part of it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1076,"2026-06-02T10:56:10.487Z",1,"novelbin.me","f4ff406d2ba30fa254776fee3948a0bddfe8664333e8cfe27411602d7c0b17a3","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-6","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-54",146,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-cover.jpg"]