[{"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-41":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},551496,800,"Chapter 41: Lazy Writers","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-41",41,"\u003Cp>I won.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t easy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man before me was a monster in his own right. He had seen through all of my tactics but still proceeded with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it was someone else, the fight could have ended much earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had defeated him, but that was merely a small hole in his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I wanted to deal was a life-threatening injury to make him take me more seriously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even I had to know the limits of my current body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If defeating Arthur were this easy, then he wouldn’t have survived till now despite being a mere immortal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An immortal was one of the highest possible ranks in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not many people had reached it, but still, compared to the total population, there were a number of Immortals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there were beings stronger than them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sovereigns.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur had not only survived in this world, but he had done so by offending most of the major powerhouses of the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And despite all that, he was here—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared into Arthur’s eyes for a second before moving out of the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No discussions were needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed the man before me to understand something, and I hoped he had learned the lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Showing things was better than verbally explaining them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of my feet echoed as I made my way towards my residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to take a bath. My body felt fatigued from everything that had happened so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no need to overwork if the situation wasn’t of importance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Keeping yourself in a prime condition was a thumb rule that I followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your death could come at any second, so it was better to be prepared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur spoke from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice was low, but I could still hear it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t reply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The old age might have gotten in my head.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur kept muttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like he was talking more to himself than to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had many things to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most important being—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could I achieve full control over this body at my will?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how long would this state last?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the past events were analysed, then the only conclusion I could derive was...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damaging my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t seem a proper resolution to the problem, but I felt instinctively that doing so would be able to make me gain uninterrupted control over the body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kael’s childishness and behaviour patterns were necessary for me to mix in society, but that didn’t mean I had to entertain his stupid acts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Being able to control this body in times of danger was sufficient enough for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A more stable solution could be derived in the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thump... thump...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt my heartbeat faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My vision felt like it was being cut with every passing moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So the effect seemed to have ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed more information to understand the true limit of this state of mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, it was best for Kael’s soul to take over, or at least have majority dominance between the two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I dropped to my knees due to the exhaustion that I felt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was more of a mental dizziness than a physical one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain began to resurface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My head felt like it was being split apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, I didn’t let the pain overwhelm me. I wasn’t Kael.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew how to deal with pain of such mere levels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fuu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a short breath, and—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Haa...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was fucking cool!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had defeated Arthur?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt more like a question to me than an actual statement. I had won against one of the strongest people in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no talent like mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was meant for something great.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew it from the moment I was born.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Umm...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not quite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t like I remembered any of Kael’s life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that I think about it, does anyone really remember their just-born days?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I can’t remember it, then neither should you!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So where was the bath again...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huu...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This felt good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was currently in a big, old-styled bathtub. It was filled with hot water to the brim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had dipped myself up to my shoulders, and I must say hot baths after some fucking death training were worth it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt all my fatigue wash away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The water had some added healing potions in it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not that I needed them. My body had already healed from all the injuries that I had suffered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the fatigue, it was just a way of saying I felt relieved in the bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a matter of fact, I didn’t really feel any physical fatigue. My muscles felt like they were ready for another session.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of combat!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cough... Cough...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it would have been best if the bath was in the open, under the blue sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or was it white?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Might be the clouds...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Replaying today’s battle, I could say with confidence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had learned a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t something that could be explained, but I just felt like it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body now felt more attuned to combat than ever before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a feeling of knowing your body or what it could really do!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I feel some small gaps in my memory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew how I won against Arthur, but it felt more like I had seen myself winning against that monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It didn’t feel like I was the one who had defeated him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I was overcomplicating the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But somewhere deep inside, my gut was telling me—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was right!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were indeed some variations in how I fought. It was more like an advanced version of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don’t tell me I have some hidden last-moment winning talent?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one where the protagonist is about to lose, then suddenly he wins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There’s no logic in it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still, it happens.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How the hell do they hire such lazy writers?!\u003C\u002Fp>",1008,"2026-05-30T14:45:47.000Z","2026-06-01T04:31:30.507Z",1,"novelbin.me","afee17daf0f53e96a6a5abcafee9edbd5662a71fc312793afcdaba1b644547c7","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-42","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-40",257,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]