[{"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-97":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},551302,800,"Chapter 97: Disgust","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-97",97,"\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana had a light frown across her face for the first time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyebrows raised, with her mouth forming a slight pout. Maybe she didn’t know what kind of expression she currently had, but it surely was a sight to see.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mana is something that is an integral part of our world. Not using it would be a foolish thing to do. But in the process of using mana, you have become too reliant on it and have neglected the basic physical endurance that your body needs.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I moved towards Diana, standing just a few feet away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You expend mana in each attack, which might indeed give you more physical boosts in the short term, but if the battle becomes long-drawn, then your defeat would be the obvious result.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana, for the entire time, had her eyes looking downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence stretched between us before Diana looked up to stare into my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You had always been good at giving advice to others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She chuckled lightly. Then, pausing for a moment, she adjusted the hair near her ear before looking sideways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you expect a princess to train in barbaric ways?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it was meant to be a question, I didn’t feel like answering it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just shrugged my shoulder before heading towards my group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if not expecting any answer either, Diana followed after me, walking in the footprints left by my feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was she doing?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Will you teach me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her soft feminine voice reached me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Depends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My answer was short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t outright reject her offer, nor did I accept it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though things were moving according to my wishes... wasn’t this development too fast?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shouldn’t she be more hesitant before engaging with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or had she always been waiting for this exact moment...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you need in return, if I may ask?\" This time Diana’s voice had more weight to it, as if she had now decided what she needed to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t answer immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t remember agreeing to teach you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you don’t want to?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never said that either.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I felt a soft hand on my right wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stopping in my tracks, I could see Extro looking at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my attention shifted towards the hand that had gripped my wrist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait a moment, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana spoke with uncertainty in her voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at her hand a second longer before refocusing my gaze on her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Diana looked back at me, her earlier confidence seemed to have shaken a bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uh, sorry, I didn’t mean to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She retracted her hand in haste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know why, but the moment her hand touched mine, I felt a strong sensation of revolt and disgust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The feeling came from the bottom of my soul and had nearly overwhelmed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had a strong urge to take the girl’s head off her body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I had managed to restrain myself. It was surprising for my body to create such a strong sense of discomfort at something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had never experienced anything like this before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just wanted to tell you that... please forget everything that had happened between us.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hm?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I raised my brows in confusion, before quickly hiding my expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was she talking about?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I might have resented you at first, but over the years, I had realized something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana continued, trying not to look into my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t that rude?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe what you did was a mistake on your part, but I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped midway, her eyes widening in realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I didn’t mean to say you were in the wrong. I mean, you were... a little, but I am not blaming you for it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana tried to erase any misconceptions that might have been festering in my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I didn’t know what she was talking about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But I could deduce it was something related to her broken relationship with Kael in the past.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I kept my expression neutral, waiting for her to complete whatever she was trying to achieve.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Haa...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that I had not said anything yet, Diana took a deep breath to calm her previously nervous state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I just wanted to say that you might have had your own reasons for what you did, and I had been impulsive in my reaction. I-I should have tried to understand your reasoning, but...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice broke at the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she raised her head, I could see slight tears forming at the corners of her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn’t cry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Restraining her emotions, Diana kept looking into my eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am sorry for whatever had happened at that time. And... I don’t want our friendship to be broken because of that. Maybe I am being selfish right now, but I just want things to go back to how they were.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last threads of restraint that Diana had were broken as her eyes became moist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears welled up in her eyes as she closed them in acceptance of defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn’t know what had happened in the past...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though I had the general outline of the details, the specifics weren’t shown in the game or in the memories that I had recovered so far.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a good development.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My work had become even easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to get closer to Diana by helping her with her combat expertise, but things took a better turn for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was this Lady Luck’s way of favouring me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I always have free time before dinner, so...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I paused as Diana’s eyes flashed with hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I could teach you during that time. It’s not like I have to dedicate any extra effort. I generally train myself during that time frame, so maybe we could work something out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana’s face brightened a little after hearing my words, but I could still sense some lingering hope in them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What else was she expecting me to say?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having said my part, I began walking towards my group again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana gave a faint smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After staring at me for what felt like eternity, she had finally muttered the words that I had been expecting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just shrugged my shoulders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Diana didn’t speak further, just smiling at my action.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As I reached Extro, who was now sitting cross-legged, I sensed an unusual movement in the distance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I turned to look in the direction where I felt fluctuations in mana signatures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vienna asked, turning to look in the direction I was staring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not replying to her, I sprinted across the sand toward a group of students who were fighting what felt like a big scorpion.\u003C\u002Fp>",1109,"2026-05-30T14:45:47.278Z","2026-06-01T04:31:30.507Z",1,"novelbin.me","6d15fb6f1397cdc020299d5f7f8d8967df9a7e953aea60c38d15fdae917a2c23","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-98","the-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-chapter-96",257,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-reborn-as-game-s-final-boss-cover.jpg"]