[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss":3,"chapter-the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-198":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Villain Reborn as Game's Final Boss",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},551453,800,"Chapter 198: Curing Sophie [3]","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-198",198,"\u003Cp>\"Should we begin?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking the awkward silence in the room, Arthur asked, looking in my direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could start immediately, but I paused the moment my gaze shifted to Sophie’s clothes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had covered every inch of her body, including the area around her abdomen... And that could indeed make things a little difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be better if she changed into something that would allow the area around her abdomen to be visible, as the mana stone would have to directly touch her skin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though my words had no malice, even I felt my sentence could have been interpreted in the wrong way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s... right. Sophie, how about you change quickly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s words made the girl look at her father, and then at me, before shifting her gaze to the clothes on her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don’t have any clothes like that—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie paused, as if suddenly remembering something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay. I can manage using the ones that I have.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur nodded his head in acceptance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So should I change?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm? Yes, why the question?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur raised his brow at Sophie’s question, only to notice her gaze shifting between me and Julien.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ah!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We will be waiting outside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Getting the hint, I walked out of the room, taking Julien with me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie watched as Kael and Julien left the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will head out too—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Arthur stood up to leave, Sophie gently grabbed his hand, stopping him mid-motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice was still soft, but now it had a certain firmness to it that wasn’t there when Kael was in the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s the cost for curing me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie asked the question that was still bugging her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew her father was now working for someone else... And she knew the reason behind her father suddenly offering his services to Kael—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie knew that her father was an individual who had never bent his knee before someone, or had never spread his hands for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But every time when it came to curing her, Arthur had never hesitated to sacrifice his pride as a warrior and his dignity... If it meant she could be cured of a disease that was considered impossible to cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, it wasn’t hard to figure out the reason behind her father’s decision to serve Kael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie had always doubted whether a kid like him would be able to cure her, but now, seeing the confidence in her father’s eyes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her doubts began to subside, but—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In return, Sophie was getting increasingly nervous about the cost that her father might have paid for her cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had this instinctive feeling that Kael was using her father, despite the best attempts made by Arthur to ease her worries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now that the cure was here— Sophie feared the worst.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her father might have bent his knee on the assumption that Kael could cure her, and now... If Kael indeed cured her, then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie couldn’t imagine the extent to which her father would sacrifice himself to help his benefactor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie wasn’t naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew that every favour had a cost, and her father had paid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still... As his daughter, she couldn’t help but feel worried about what would happen to Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sophie, dear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur gently patted his daughter’s head, as her eyes were fixed on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Kael isn’t a bad person, I have told you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But he is using you, I know it. I am not a fool to not notice such a basic thing. I can see the subservience and respect in your eyes when you look at him.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time, Sophie forced herself to raise her voice to fully convey her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sophie... He is going out of his way to help us, to cure you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please, Dad. Please don’t feed me more lies. I didn’t wish to hurt you, so I had stopped myself from saying anything till now, but... I know what would follow after I am cured. I know how your principles work. Why do you have to offer your life to him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie’s eyes watered, as tears formed at the corners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s a mutual agreement that I have to respect and adhere to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur confessed, seeing that there was no use lying to his daughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though he had told her that Kael was just helping him out of goodwill... Arthur had always known that Sophie had never believed a single word that he had uttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still... He didn’t wish for his daughter to view Kael in a bad light, so Arthur kept trying to make her understand Kael’s kindness...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Arthur knew that Kael was doing everything as a part of their deal... For Arthur, it didn’t really matter what Kael’s intentions were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as his daughter was cured, Arthur was happy with any cost that he would have to bear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t like it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long pause, Sophie spoke again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time her voice was as broken as Arthur’s, as she tried her best to utter the words without stopping in between.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t like it when you bow before someone. I don’t like it when you bow for me. You are my pride, Dad, I don’t want you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur interrupted Sophie with a hug, as he held her tightly, not wishing to let go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For me... You are my everything. So don’t think of it as some sort of sacrifice on my part. I am doing everything for myself. Is that clear?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s warm voice turned firm at the end, as he patted his daughter’s head again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Dad... Hic... Sniff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie couldn’t stop the tears, as they streamed down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And forget about Kael. You can at least trust your dad, right? Or—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I trust you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sophie whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur’s lips curved into a faint smile at her reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good girl, now quickly get changed. I will be waiting for you outside. Call me when you are done, okay?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur ended the hug, as he stood up from his place, giving Sophie a wide smile, which she managed to reciprocate in kind.\u003C\u002Fp>",1020,"2026-05-30T14:45:47.278Z","2026-06-01T04:31:30.507Z",1,"novelbin.me","14e2567d8c544571c6ceae00a94e1c812f08644eae918e548eacdfffc3f3a3ce","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-199","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-197",257,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]