[{"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-81":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},725451,965,"Chapter 81: Three Intruders","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>The boy’s plan was simple, since Conan was dumb enough to spare him, he would play along for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Conan let down his guard, he would attack, take his token and get him out of this test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with the amount of beasts the idiot had taken down so far, his token was bound to let anyone immediately make it into the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What an idiot.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or at least that’s what the boy thought, until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why the hell am I doing this?\" He screamed as he dodged to the side to narrowly avoid an attack,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him, what looked like a massive serpent with what seemed to be horns sticking out the side of its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was enormous, at least ten meters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It also had scales that were made of hardened rocks, and between each crack, lava was flowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boy had tried facing it with his golem earlier but the serpent had easily dealt with it, and that’s when he realized that the thing was of a higher rank than him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be more specific, it was a C-rank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it all,\" the boy muttered as he jumped out the way of the serpent’s attack again, \"I didn’t plan for all this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For one contracted to an earth Spirit, he was quite agile, so much so that one might think he was contracted to a wind spirit instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But all that was thanks to his sheer determination not to get eliminated and lose his chance to enter the academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he did, he’d be considered a failure by his family, after all, they saw this as a chance for them to increase their noble rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he could make it into the academy and become a great spirit mage, then his family’s status could be increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So no matter what, he couldn’t fail here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A distance away, Conan sat in a tree, observing the boy expertly avoiding the Serpent’s attacks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could interfer and take down the beast, but he chose not to, for two reasons, one, it was punishment for trying to steal a token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And two,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conan turned to another side of the forest where his current golden eyes had picked up multiple mana signatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems he’s not the only one after tokens,\" he said as he turned back to the boy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what he could read, there were three other candidates laying in waiting, hoping that the boy either defeated the Serpent, become exhausted and they’ll easily take his token.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or the serpent would waste time on the boy, defeat him, and they would take that brief opening while it was distracted to strike, finishing it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It truly wasn’t a bad strategy....if a variable that they weren’t aware of, didn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Conan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let’s deal with them first,\" he muttered as he turned back to the running boy, \"I’m sure he’ll be able to hold out until then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two boys and a girl crouched behind a tree, looking at their target running away from the serpent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Does the idiot have no intention of fighting it?\" The girl muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or is he just running for his life?\" one of the boys added under his breath, eyes narrowed as he tracked the frantic movements of the target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doesn’t matter,\" the second boy replied calmly, his hand resting lightly against the ground, \"as long as he doesn’t gets eleminated too quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, they went silent, as they continued looking forward, unaware of a fourth presence behind them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That is, until the person spoke up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should we attack now?\" The voice asked, sounding close enough to them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you an idiot, I just sai—\" the boy with his hand on the ground suddenly realized that something was wrong and immediately turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So did the other two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing behind them was Conan who had one hand in his pocket and a smile on his face as he looked at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who the hell are you?\" They asked as they spotted him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A candidate?\" Conan answered with a shrug causing them to frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I advise you leave,\" the girl spoke up, \"if you don’t want to lose your token.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm,\" Conan placed a hand on his chin as if seriously considering it, \"I would, but you see... you were planning to jump someone I’m currently using.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Using?\" She asked, a bit confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" he nodded in affirmation, \"the one you’re currently trying to ambush is currently working as my bait, so I’d appreciate if you searched for another.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The three exchanged glances before the first boy scoffed and said, \"he’s lying, he just wants to steal the points himself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his words, the other two stood up and fully faced Conan, each immediately activating activating their elements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two boys controlled water and earth, whilst the girl controlled plants, something that Conan had realized from the moment he scanned them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was only this calm because he knew they were not much of a threat to him, else, he’d have just ambushed them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh,\" Conan let out in disappointment, \"I was really hoping you’d believe me and go away.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He then looked up the sky where he felt a gaze from again and smiled, \"but since it has come to this, I’ll just have to use you three to impress my benefactor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without warning, the ground beneath him split open as large thorny vines exited, aiming to wrap around his feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just before it could reach him, he disappeared, causing their eyes to widen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on,\" Conan said, \"at least pretend you expected me to move away from such an obvious attack.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You talk too much,\" the boy that was contracted to an earth Spirit said as a hand made completely of rocks slammed into the place where Conan previously stood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, I get that a lot,\" Conan answered from a completely different direction of the attack, \"but I must say, your attacks are really easy to predict.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth user clicked his tongue, his irritation was obvious in his expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then stop dodging and stand still.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tempting,\" Conan replied with a chuckle, hands still in his pockets, \"but I’m not that generous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough,\" the water user said with a frown, \"let’s just overwhelm the idiot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, perfectly coordinated attacks of three elements was launched at him. At his sides, earth walls rose from the ground, quickly closing in on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above him, a large pool of water was about to rain down on him and below his feet, throny vines started growing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s more like it,\" Conan said with a smile, and the next second,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>",1107,"2026-06-02T10:56:10.128Z",1,"novelbin.me","7ed403e95cb3c9b4cca698dbb8fbfcfaf1e5b160c26f1dff5d22c611e40b97c7","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-40","the-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-chapter-39",146,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-lady-s-butler-i-reincarnated-to-serve-the-vi-cover.jpg"]