[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-145":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","THE VILLAIN'S POV",{"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},336782,598,"Chapter 145 145: The Promised Victoriad","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-145",145,"\u003Cp>- Frey Starlight's Pov -\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whole month…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sat at my old desk inside Frey's manor, absentmindedly tapping my fingers against the wooden surface, my expression blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A month had passed since the incident at the Moonlight Estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that time—not long enough to feel like an eternity, yet not short enough to be insignificant—I had missed a lot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, what happened in Winterfell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, both Ada and Carmen survived… though I had no idea what became of Rem… or Azura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just thinking about that little girl made my chest tighten.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn't seen everything that happened, but I could still vividly recall her standing there… acting like an old woman trapped in a child's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it… is everything that comes near me destined to spiral into chaos?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Battle of the Moonlit Night.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was what they called it—the battle that unfolded that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The clash between Oliver Khan and Ivar Valerion against Godfrey completely overshadowed everything that had come before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sending Godfrey, though…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Ultras didn't play around if they sent their strongest tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, I had no clue what had happened to Baylor and Madam A.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But one thing was certain—the Moonlight family had been utterly crushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the past month, Frost Moonlight had risen to become the sixth lord of the family… only for the once-mighty house to plummet, now weaker than even Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Baylor missing, Heisenberg dead, and several S-Class Awakened killed in the fight against Godfrey…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, for some reason, Ada had been pouring money and resources into them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out a frustrated sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ada… what kind of deal did you make?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Making Rem her ally obviously didn't come for free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could only hope she knew what she was doing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I said I didn't care about Ada anymore, I'd be lying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'd be a damn ingrate—no one had done more for me than she had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, I wanted her to be safe… until the time came for me to return to my world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared at the ceiling for a while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Should I help her take full control of Starlight?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't have time… and she can handle herself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What I needed to focus on now was the one event I had been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Victoriad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Two years… two goddamn years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything had led to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to return to the Temple.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, after that month-long nap, I had already missed a good chunk of the new academic term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Word was, the Temple had changed completely—new headmaster, new leadership…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew what awaited me there?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My thoughts were interrupted by a knock at the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sir, your dinner is ready.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All that time spent in Nightmare's Land and the Temple had made me forget—Frey was a pampered noble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wasn't used to being treated this way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to get out of here soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The servants… and worse, Ada acting like my mother lately…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was getting suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had always hated the ties that bound people in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They wouldn't do me any good. If anything, they'd only weigh me down… and keep me tethered here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had convinced myself of that for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a hollow smile, I stared at the glowing laptop screen in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had never truly lost it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, the feeling had only grown stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My emotions… my longing… the fire within me that refused to die out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My yearning for my family… my world… my real life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how many bonds I formed here, no matter how many connections I made…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for that, I was grateful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was grateful to myself—for never wavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, only one question remained…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do I have what it takes to crush everyone in the Elite Class?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been a while since I last checked my stats…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, they were displayed clearly before me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Host Name: Frey Starlight (Dual Soul)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Class: Swordsman\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talent: S\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Current Rank: C\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Strength: C-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Speed: B-\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Agility: C\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Endurance: C\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aura: SSS\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magic: —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[ Swordsmanship Level 4 ] (Limit Broken – The user can now reach Level 7.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Talents: {Swordsmanship}, {Aura Manipulation}, {Poison Immunity}\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combat Style: Ten Thousand Steps of Shadow\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Skills:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hawk Eyes (A-Class)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Phantom Steps (A-Class)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sudection (D-Class)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ascension (S-Class)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignition (SS-Class)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Abilities:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Adaptation : 0\u002F7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anti-Magic Level 1\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Current Achievement Points: 5000\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Main Quest: Survive until the deadline (Completed)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Surviving the curse…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That wretched curse that tormented me for so long… I had finally broken free. At least I gained some free points out of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On another note, my stats were looking decent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially considering my greatest obstacle—Snow Lionheart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything I had honed, every skill I had gathered—it was all for this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And among them, Ignition stood out the most.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had spent all my quest points to obtain it back when I was at the Moonlight Estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, I had intended for it to be my final trump card against Snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after witnessing what it could actually do… I was having second thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ignition detonates an enormous amount of SSS-Class Aura within me, unleashing it in a single devastating attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it's a double-edged sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First—I won't be able to fight after using it. My body will be completely wrecked. On top of that, I need a Balerion-tier sword to withstand the attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Any other blade would shatter the moment I unleashed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Second—it's far too powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had underestimated its sheer destructive force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one in the Elite Class would survive if they got hit by it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant… I probably wouldn't use it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to bet on my other skills instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, there was something else…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadow Adaptation 0\u002F7\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn't budged an inch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I was still clueless about what it truly was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I knew was that it would allow me to counter any kind of attack… but when?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even during my fight against Frost, someone leagues above me, it barely progressed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe I've been looking at this the wrong way…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe this wasn't how it was supposed to work.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking back on it, the moment I felt the most progress…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was when I fought Snow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was much weaker than Frost… yet, most of my advancement had come from fighting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be that fully understanding an opponent's combat style was a requirement for Shadow Adaptation to evolve?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If so, that would explain why it only progressed against Snow—I knew everything about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That complicated things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I slowly stood up from my desk as hunger finally started to gnaw at me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need to develop my theoretical approach just as much as my practical skills.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But first… did I even need Shadow Adaptation?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you asked me, I'd say what I had was already enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either way… the answer would come soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I tried to stay as calm as possible, but with each passing day, my nerves tightened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not much time remained…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until I finally got the answer I had been waiting for.\u003C\u002Fp>",1189,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","928ec8fce8888c31485a3dace1980da5747125d63b79238fd25701104050a9aa","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-146","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-144",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]