[{"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-74":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},725436,965,"Chapter 74: [The Empress’s Frozen Garden]","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-74",74,"\u003Cp>The cloaked figure, still restrained, watched the smile on both Adrian’s and Renelle’s face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then turned towards their attack dogs, the corrupted humans, that had been turned into ice sculptures and only one thought formed in his mind,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monsters!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only way he could describe the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to their Intel, the Ardent’s young mistress was only supposed to be an E-rank, and yet, the scene before him told a different story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Corrupted humans, capable of taking down C or even B-Rank spirit mages, were now nothing but ice sculptures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then this monster, in the skin of a butler, once terrifying, his aura now seemed like that of a puppy in front of his lady.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If one could only see auras and saw him in both scenarios, they would think that they were looking at two different people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I was doing some cleaning up,\" Adrian gestured to the cloaked figure, \"but I ended up neglecting your safety my lady, I apologize.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle looked at him for a few seconds, knowing very well that he hadn’t interfered on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he could be by her side in a heartbeat, if she needed him to be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, she decided to play along, gently setting her tea cup on the table by her side and standing up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A simple apology won’t do, my dear butler,\" she slowly approached him, stopping just a few feet away from him.\"a punishment is in order.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As you wish,\" Adrian bowed a little, awaiting her next words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"As punishment, you are banned from talking to any female that approaches you at the academy,\" Renelle said without a single change in her expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was obvious,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She definitely was jealous at the attention he got from the opposite gender, thanks to that ridiculous rumor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t going to point that out, instead, he just gave a light smile as he bowed again, \"as you wish, my lady.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their moment was interrupted by a sudden chuckle, pulling their attention back towards the cloaked figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" he started, \"so the damn butler is just a puppet and the Grand Duke’s daughter has been deliberately hiding her rank all along.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either that or their previous informant had been feeding them wrong information, which was impossible since no one would dare betray the cult or the master.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see you brought back a pest,\" Renelle’s eyes seemd to glow as she looked at the cloaked figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I thought you’d want to personally send their gift this time,\" Adrian answered with a nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle slowly walked towards the restrained cloaked figure, look at him for a second before a small dark ice shard formed in her palm and she launched it towards him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure closed his eyes, prepared to turn into an ice sculpture, but all he felt was a bit of cold going through his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a few more seconds of nothing else happening, he opened his eyes noticing that Renelle had turned back around, heading towards her chair again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adrian,\" She said without turning back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, my lady,\" the demon butler answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Release him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, the shadows wrapped around him let got, completely freeing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cloaked figure stood surprised for a few seconds, contemplating whether he should attack,but from what he had seen so far,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He decided otherwise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he already had valuable information, and although the master would be displeased at his failure, he’d be able to keep his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or even if he couldn’t, he’d at least be useful to the master before his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at the two, slowly took out a circular magic tool from his robe but before he broke it he started,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’ll regret —\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t get the chance to complete his words before he suddenly vanished, taking the place of Adrian’s shadow back in the alley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Getting in the way of the cu—\" the cloaked figure stopped talking when he noticed that he was now in a different location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an annoyed sigh, he broke the magic tool and disappeared again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the shop, Adrian had finished up with clean up duty...which just included him sending everything into his [Shadow Vault].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He neither questioned why Renelle let the cloaked figure go nor did he doubt that decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment all the corpses were gone, the mist cleared up to reveal that they were still within the boutique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, no damage was done to the merchandise around, since Renelle had made sure to encase them in hollow ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can come out now,\" Renelle said as he picked up her tea cup again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second, a wall behind Renelle’s chair moved and the head of the shop owner peeked out, just to make sure it was truly safe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Isla stepped out first and slowly walked towards Renelle, stopping just by her side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"U-um,\" she hesitated for a while, but finally asked, \"a-are you okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle froze for a second before a warm smile appeared on her face and sen nodded before patting the girls head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the shopkeeper slowly approached, their gaze moving between the three, as a complicated look appeared in their eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I must say,\" they began carefully, \"this is the first time my boutique has hosted... such an event.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies for the inconvenience,\" Adrian calmly said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inconvenience?\" the shopkeeper repeated, glancing around again, \"I would hardly call—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They seemed to reconsider their word and the earlier situation before chuckling and adding, \"at least none of my merchandise was destroyed, I thank the lady for that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Renelle just nodded as her attention was fully on Isla who was standing close to her with Crystal on her shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since that’s out of the way,\" the shop owner clapped their hands lightly, their earlier energy returning as if a switch had been flipped, \"shall we continue?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Continue,\" Isla asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, yes,\" the shopkeeper said, already moving, \"we were in the middle of something far more important.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They gestured dramatically toward the racks of clothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dressing you up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wish to be connected to the master,\" the cloaked figure from earlier said as he reached one of the cult’s bases.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently in the room of worship and on the alter was a magic tool that allowed communication with the Master himself, operated by the cloaked figure beside it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His position was highlighted by a dark red cloak instead instead of the black one every one wore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you intend to speak with the Master?\" The figure with the red cloak asked, \"and what makes you think you’re qualified, failure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s about the Mesmerling’s new care takers,\" the figure with the black cloak started, \"they’re —\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his words could be completed, he suddenly felt cold. It was so intense that it completely caught him off guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt something pricking his palm and he slowly lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the palm was a rose made completely of ice, something that would be a beautiful sight if it wasn’t literally growing out of a human.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Empress’s Frozen Garden.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before anyone could understand what was going on, a wave of cold energy exploded outwards from the figure with the black cloak, quickly enveloping everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The figure in the red cloak didn’t even have time to react as the wave hit him, immediately causing multiple ice flowers to start blooming on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was then encased in a layer of ice, but that was far from the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The energy spread through the entire base, freezing anything in its path, until the very building itself was encased in solid ice within minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back in the worship alter, the figure with the black cloak was still kneeling, his face finally revealed, showing that his mouth was open, mid scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His entire body, like most here was riddle with translucent ice petals, turning him into a centerpiece.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the ice encased building, a figure floated above the building looking towards it with narrowed eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the light from the sun was brightly illuminating every, the figure’s form still seemed completely shrouded, as if something was actively hiding it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So that’s how much she has grown,\" for a man whose puppets have just been murdered, he sounded completely unbothered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The space by his side suddenly cracked and shattered, revealing that he had never left his spot in the royal capital.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile, he muttered,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This game of ours just got a lot more interesting, V@i#.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First, let’s remove your anomaly,\" he continued, turning to the side where a magic tool, observing Adrian, Renelle and Isla step out of the boutique, was, \"this annoying butler.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1452,"2026-06-02T10:56:10.128Z",1,"novelbin.me","5aa631795b72ccccf7432e99521cc5ca251d81f927574537a552d19c1dac747a","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-32","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-31",146,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-cover.jpg"]