[{"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-66":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},725413,965,"Chapter 66: Awakening","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-66",66,"\u003Cp>\"Welcome back young mistress, Adrian\" Margaret stood at the door, somehow already waiting for them even though they teleported here without prior notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something that confused even Adrian as it had never been explained in the manhwa either.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he just ignored it and bowed to the head maid in acknowledgement before the two walked with her into the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How’s the girl?\" Renelle asked, referring to Isla since the child had been placed under her care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She’s a fast learner,\" Margaret replied, \"but it seems she struggles with being separated from the boy for too long.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" Renelle nodded as they continued forward before adding, \"bring her to the training grounds.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish, young mistress,\" Margaret answered without questions and the walked in a different direction from the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle and Adrian continued forward until they reached the back of the mansion where the training ground was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large open field with dummies here and there, and a short wooden fence surrounding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was empty since the guards at the mansion only trained when they had free time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you sure you don’t want me to help?\" Renelle suddenly asked with a small frown on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are,\" Adrian answered, \"you just have to make sure to interfere if things get out of hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she could argue, he added, \"besides, we need someone to remain unaffected by her ability.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" Renelle finally gave up and stood beyond the fence while Adrian stood inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«This should be an interesting watch,» Noctis, who was calmly back in his spot on Adrian’s head, said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something tells me that you’ll be able to handle this a lot easier than I can,\" Adrian muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«I wonder,» the cat said in a tone that basically confirmed his thoughts, «but even if I could, this form has too much limitations and there’s only one way I can quickly deal with it as I am now.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that is?\" Adrian asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«By eating it,» it replied causing his eyes to twitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, his spirit was a damn glutton whenever it came to things that it wasn’t actually supposed to eat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was curious, so he asked, \"what happens when you eat it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«It ceases to exist,» Noctis replied, «it becomes nothing.»\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" he denied, \"we still might need her abilities in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stripping her of her abilities was definitely not an option, since that was the only reason he saved her in the first place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>«Then I guess you’ll handle it,» it said as it lay back down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle looked at the interaction between the two for a while before smiling and muttering, \"you two really are compatible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not like I had any other options,\" Adrian answered with a sigh, recalling that the previous Adrian couldn’t contract any spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather, all other spirits rejected him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few minutes after, Margaret arrived and just behind her was a girl with white hair and pale skin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked a lot healthier than she previously was when they just arrived, but for some reason, she still seem to lack sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you Margaret,\" Renelle said, \"you may leave.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a bow, the head maid left the training grounds, leaving Renelle, Adrian and the girl plus two spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl, thirteen at most, looked at the two curiously, turning from Adrian to Renelle and then at their spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isla?\" Renelle gently called out, drawing the kid’s attention towards her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm?\" Isla answered looking at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you mind standing close to Adrian for a second?\" Renelle continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl seemed a bit confused, but she still followed the request and walked towards Adrian, stopping a small distance away from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since they were both within the fence now, Adrian turned towards Renelle and said, \"you can activate it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After his words, she tapped what looked like a button at the side of the fence and a light rose from the center of the training ground, creating a barrier round it without going beyond the fence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is?\" Isla curiously asked as she watched the barrier being created.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A barrier,\" Adrian answered, \"it ensures there no mana leaks to the outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded before turning back to him, waiting to see if he’d explain why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isla,\" Adrian called calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you trust me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The question caught her off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought about it for a while, before saying, \"although you’re scary, you’re the one that gave Conan and I a place to stay and warm food, so ...I think so.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good,\" Adrian nodded as adjusted his gloves slightly before continuing, \"then I need you to do something for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at him with her eyes that were a swirling mix of colors that seemed to blend perfectly together, waiting for his request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That thing inside you,\" he added, his gaze locking onto hers, \"the one you see in your nightmares.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pupils immediately shrank as she understood what he was referring to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want you to let it out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... it’s... it’s scary,\" Isla immediately shook her head, denying the request and closing her eyes as she placed both hands on her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if I said that I sold Conan to those men?\" He said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"H-huh?\" Isla slowly opened her eyes to look at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s right,\" Adrian added, \"since he’s a dud that can’t contract any spirit, he was useless to me, so I sold him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Y-you’re lying,\" she stuttered out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you seen him around for the past two days?\" He asked, looking directly into her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"B-but you told us—\" she started, only to be cut off by him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I lied,\" he answered, looking at the aura rising around her, \"I only saved you two because you have something interesting within you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He, on the other hand, is completely useless,\" Adrian added as he observed that the aura around her was rising by the second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He’ll probably have been sold to a different owner by —\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his words could be completed, he was interrupted by a shot from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"SHUT UP!!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An invisible force erupted in every direction and Adrian was pushed back several meters, landing lightly as he looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She now looked completely different from before as her white hair had turned black and her previously colorful eyes had turned completely black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the greatest change was to the surrounding itself, as they now seemed to be standing in a completely empty void.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isla slowly lifted her finger and pointed at him, and the next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SCHILK!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian’s eyes widened as he felt something piercing through his torso forcing him to slowly look down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large shadow spike had pierced cleanly through his stomach, exiting on the other end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately let out a mouthful of blood as everything slowly faded to black.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing he saw was Isla with her finger still extended towards him, before his consciousness fully faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beep, Beep, Beep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adrian’s eyes snapped open, noticing a white ceiling above him with some lights above it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\" He let out as he took in a familiar sight, but before he could fully understand what was going on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SLAM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A loud sound was heard towards his right causing him to turn, and at the doorway, he spotted a woman in pink scrubs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She seemed to have been shocked and had dropped a tray containing a couple of metals and syringes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment their eyes locked, she immediately snapped out of it and turned back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get the doctor,\" Adrian heard her shout, \"the patient’s finally awake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1270,"2026-06-02T10:56:10.128Z",1,"novelbin.me","902725b0b828ecf79ea7f1ce14d87a008949e8db033f9ce7bb8dbb395ef64ec4","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-17","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-16",146,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-cover.jpg"]