[{"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-55":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},725392,965,"Chapter 55: The Second Trial [Final]: A Reward","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>Adrian thought of her words for a second. Did he still think of her as just a character from a manhwa?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe he had, for other events or other characters but never for Renelle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was always real to him, even when back on Earth, and that thought hadn’t changed even now, so he answered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Adrian shook his head, \"you were and will always be real to me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{True}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the answer was what she expected, the look in his eyes really did catch Renelle off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The look reminded her of the one his younger self had when looking at the pages that held her image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her butler truly was obsessed with her, not that she was complaining though.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then I suppose I have no choice but to accept it,\" she said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Accept what?\" He curiously asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your obsession, all of it,\" She wasn’t fully aware of what she just said until she had already said it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle froze as she realized what she had just said and that there was no taking it back now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially with the smile that had appeared on her butler’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch,\" She turned her head further away, clearly irritated at herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Oh?} The founder’s voice was heard again, full of amusement, {that sounded dangerously close to a confession.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Silence,\" Renelle said immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{My, my. Touchy.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian’s gaze rested on her for a second before moving to the side, of all the things he expected in this dungeon, his lady accepting his obsession was definitely not one of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s all you have to say?\" she asked, a bit confused at his reaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes,\" he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re not going to make a big deal out of it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Would my lady prefer I did?\" He asked, and from the look in his eyes, Renelle had a suspicion that she’d regret saying yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him for a moment before clicking her tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’She looks cute when embarrassed,’ Adrian thought with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Now then,} The founder spoke up again as he reappeared, {since that’s out the way, time for some rewards.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The trial’s over?\" Renelle asked, looking around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Unfortunately,} the old man let out a disappointed sigh, {I was hoping for some entertaining drama, but I seem to forget that you two are....}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man suddenly stopped mid sentence before letting out another sigh, {never mind, now, rewards.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Since you two have completed the trial,} the founder said, {step forward and receive your reward.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian and Renelle walked towards him and stopped just a short distance away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next moment, a slight tremble was felt beneath their feet as a small podium made of the same rock as the walls and floor rose from the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the podium rested what seemed like a black chest with glowing blue texts running along it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chest let out a click as it opened and the mist from within was released. It soon cleared up to reveal two bracelets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They rested side by side within the chest, faintly glowing, almost as if they were alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One was a deep obsidian black, thin and smooth, with faint silver lines running along its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whilst the other was a pale, almost translucent white, with a soft blue glow on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is...\" Renelle started.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{A linked artifact,} the founder explained, {made from a single core, which means one that cannot exist without the other.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at them with a smile on his face, almost as if he was talking about more than the artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The duo were silent for a while as they looked at the artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you going to tell us their functions?\" Adrian asked looking back at the founder who had a grin on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{And ruin the surprise?} The founder asked, {not a chance, now go ahead and pick one.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I figured as much,\" Adrian muttered as he picked up the black bracelet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following his lead, Renelle picked up the silver one and together, they put them on, causing the artifacts to light up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both felt a prickling sensation on their skins, but the next second, it was completely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, nothing happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle frowned slightly, lifting her wrist and turning it over, based on the founder’s antics so far, she had expected something a bit more dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it seemed she spoke too soon, as the next second, her face went completely red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Oh?} the founder’s amused voice was suddenly heard, {looks like you’ve discovered one of its functions already.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle had wondered once before how heavy Adrian’s obsession was.... Well, she was currently experiencing it first hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of the artifacts’ functions was to share the feelings of the wearers, hence the reason she was experiencing his obsession with her first hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it was heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So incredibly heavy that it almost drowned her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-how do you suppress all this?\" She wondered as she looked at him, drawing in a deep breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His every thought, feeling and imaginations was filled with her, it was so intense that she could’ve sworn she saw multiple mini her floating around her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t,\" Adrian answered honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adrian,\" she called out again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Do you... think about anything else?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian paused before answering honestly, \"not often.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\" she slowly lowered her hand from her temple, \"you’re hopeless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle then turned towards the founder and asked, \"is there a way to turn it off?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{You could will it to stop,} The founder answered, {but are you sure you don’t want to feel his love for a bit longer?}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did she?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes it was so intense and obsessive, but did she hate it? No, not in the least bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was, if she continued feeling it, she might just pass out from embarrassment overload.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re really cute when embarrassed, my lady,\" Adrian suddenly spoke up and she could genuinely feel that he was happy to see her like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s it,\" Renelle muttered and as if guided by instincts, she willed the bracelet to stop sending Adrian’s emotions into her brain, and it did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She let out a sigh of relief as she finally tried calming herself down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her damn butler, on the other hand, seemed unaffected by this, which annoyed her, but before anything more could be said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Well then,} the founder clapped his hands once more, {since you’ve both received your rewards, I suppose it’s time to conclude this little game of mine.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space around them began to tremble slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{You’ve passed my trials, uncovered truths about each other, and entertained me quite well,} he added with a satisfied smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked at the bracelets on their wrists before saying, {take care of those bracelets, they have a couple more functions that should come in handy.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Goodbye...for now,} he finished and a golden glow enveloped the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it died down, they were completely gone, leaving the founder alone in his crumbling dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{Should I have told them about that?} He muttered placing a hand on his chin before shaking his head, {I’m pretty sure they’ll be fine.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>{For now, let’s deal with the idiot messing with this universe.}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle’s eyes twitched as she looked at the scene before her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>ROAR!!!\u003C\u002Fp>",1216,"2026-06-02T10:56:10.128Z",1,"novelbin.me","562b9f10f7d1cb9e547b8f1dd69edbae7c9b5fcbeeb6d5b878332857251d17a4","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-7","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-6",146,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-cover.jpg"]