[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-183":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},336870,598,"Chapter 183 183: Approaching the End","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-183",183,"\u003Cp>–Frey Starlight's Pov–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the first time in what felt like forever,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I actually felt alive—as my muscles slowly relaxed beneath the cold water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been raining for weeks across this forsaken island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, the river Daemon and I were sitting in was freezing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the chill helped soothe the tension in my body,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Easing the fatigue—if only slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And ever since the Moonlight incident, I'd started to prefer the cold anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if my body had changed somehow after enduring that curse for so long…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence lingered between me and Daemon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Minutes passed slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eventually, he was the first to move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood—showing off that hulking physique of his—and began to leave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Leaving already?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon responded in the same indifferent tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no point in sharing space with someone like you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won't attack you now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if I see you again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'll crush you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the second time I'd crossed paths with Daemon on this island—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first was during our three-way battle with Magnus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now… this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wonder…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you really capable of that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crushing me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon wasn't fazed by the provocation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To him, my words meant nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Crushing someone like you is easy…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're hollow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My expression shifted slightly at that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hollow?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're just an empty vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Your ambition begins and ends in the same place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're chasing something trivial—something handed to you by someone else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can see it clearly in those dead eyes of yours.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He strapped on his armor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even bothering to look back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not a real warrior, Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You're not even worthy of a real fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My dragon will swallow your pathetic serpent whole.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was left in silence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With no words to respond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daemon Valerion had already vanished in a crackle of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But those words—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Empty vessel, huh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I closed my eyes and slowly sank deeper into the cold water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I really was just an empty shell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to people like Daemon, or Snow…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the other elites—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My passion,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My entire struggle,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It all revolved around the Victoriad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a person—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I had no dreams. No desires in this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because I'm not Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he was wrong about one thing—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This \"trivial\" goal of mine…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The pain I've endured…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sacrifices I've made to reach it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you belittle that,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you mock what I'm willing to give up for this so-called meaningless dream…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You won't even realize when the serpent coils around your proud dragon's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I rose from the water slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step by step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My skin was spotless—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nearly perfect athletic body, pale and unmarred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the number of scars carved into this body…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hadn't truly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since the Shadow Sect incident,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body had begun to regenerate flawlessly—leaving no marks behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without that passive ability…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What would I even look like by now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I lowered my gaze, staring at that body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could still see them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds of wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bruises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And I would keep getting more of them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until I achieved that \"trivial\" goal they all laughed at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Winning the Victoriad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finding my way back to my world—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To my home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I strapped on my armor at once,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then dashed back into the forest's towering trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to find the princess—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later… not far from the river where Frey had bathed…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A group of figures appeared all at once, led by a young man with a massive frame and blazing orange hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where is he?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnus Greil scanned the area with a sharp gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was answered by the slim, sharp-eyed Raegan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He was here, but he keeps moving. Makes it harder to track him down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they had located Frey multiple times using the tracking feature,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he never stayed in one place long enough—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the smartwatch only displayed his last known location.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So by the time they arrived, he'd already moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This same situation had repeated several times over the past two days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because of that…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third-years had lost a considerable number of points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is pointless if we keep going like this…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magnus spoke as calmly as he could, though his patience was clearly wearing thin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We split up from here. Use all your points if necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We'll surround every location he shows up at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once anyone finds him—send the signal immediately.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone responded without hesitation, pushing deeper into the forest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Frey Starlight had already covered a significant distance…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the students weren't the only ones roaming the island.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professors moved constantly in the shadows, keeping a close watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most active of them all was Phoenix, who had been assigned to oversee the Lady of Eight Legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In case of emergency, he had permission to eliminate her entirely—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that prodigy was certainly capable of doing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because of that responsibility, Phoenix Sunlight had been completely restricted—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He no longer roamed freely like he had at the start of the exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because of that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time had finally come…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the hidden powers lurking in the shadows to make their move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the golden shores of the desolate island…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A well-dressed man with jet-black hair strolled forward, wearing a crisp formal suit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His glasses shimmered under the darkened sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing him now stood another man—muscular, with a thick white beard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Professor Kaiser Moonlight, alongside another figure…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's the situation?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man before him responded:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The coordinates have been set.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the prince's assistance, the final stage is ready.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>We'll end this on the last day of the exam.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser nodded silently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He clenched his fist, recalling the destruction of his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll kill every last one of them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone responsible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that night,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser had lost his only brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His family was nearly wiped out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the lord of House Moonlight—once their greatest power—was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And there was only one person they held responsible…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey Starlight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some within the Moonlight family were convinced he was the cause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though many disagreed—choosing instead to blame the Ultras entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man before him stroked his beard, sensing his companion's unrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's not much time left. Stay focused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Our job isn't over yet—Mist's son keeps attacking our allies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser's expression darkened at the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why would the son of that assassin get involved in this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how the hell does he even know who our people are?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If I had that answer, I would've dealt with it already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ghost was proving to be an unpredictable threat—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the moment, they couldn't risk taking any direct action against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If he finds out about our plan…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he tells Frey Starlight…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything could fall apart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser trusted the Moonlight students wouldn't betray him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But who could say what might happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a breath—then made a decision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Keep him away from Frey Starlight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Use the same method as before.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The old man understood immediately and nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Understood. I'll leave now—being seen together for too long will raise suspicion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He simply watched his companion vanish as if into thin air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll be waiting…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the day of reckoning,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kaiser Moonlight continued his patrol across the island—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if nothing had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the final days of the exam…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Promised far more than anyone could imagine.\u003C\u002Fp>",1240,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","3e8b55e412ce92935dcb23882c3c080e1606bd96406c870f6a1d6a83606b9226","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-184","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-182",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]