[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-184":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},336871,598,"Chapter 184 184: The Princess’s Move","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-184",184,"\u003Cp>Among students who fought to survive… and others who clashed endlessly among themselves…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Princess Sansa Valerion sat quietly inside her tree-hollow shelter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana was still there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica, meanwhile, had been coming and going regularly , gathering food, clean water, and supplies,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though the princess had never asked her to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last day in particular had been… oddly quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana hadn't approached the princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't spoken to her at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica only spoke when it involved their immediate needs or survival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa often drifted into her own thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana hadn't noticed at first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after struggling to sleep lately, shaken by recent events ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She caught on to something unusual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa Valerion… never slept.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She sat in silence, lost in thought for hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes she wandered outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was… uncomfortable, in a way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until that day came ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–21 days since the Island Trial began–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, the girls sat within the massive tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica was away at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, something changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa's eyes lit up , she felt something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rain poured heavily outside, as it had so often lately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students had grown used to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa walked to the entrance, peering outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Baij corpses were still there—Jessica hadn't finished clearing them out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the rain had washed over the decaying bodies, cleansing them somewhat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And from amidst those corpses…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana tensed immediately at the sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lately, even her own shadow frightened her—let alone something like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A figure emerged—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A young man, ghostly in appearance, with stark white hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sansa narrowed her eyes, studying him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a faint smile, the boy stepped forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That black armor,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those swirling, vortex-like eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dark lines traced beneath them,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sign of sleep deprivation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, somehow,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He still carried a face that could be called handsome , Even compared to the other Temple elites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a fallen prince from a long-lost wicked kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hello… Sansa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The way he approached made it clear ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had come here on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana instinctively raised her spear ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa, however, didn't move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey expected this sort of welcome—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially from Adriana, whose presence he hadn't anticipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he made his intentions clear from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no need for hostility. I didn't come here to fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the scattered Baij corpses around him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Looks like you had some visitors recently… and dealt with them well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa ignored the pointless commentary and went straight to the heart of the matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you here? Did you use points to locate me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite everything she'd been through lately\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was still a princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She wasn't blind\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had noticed Frey's sudden point drop, the exact 500-point deduction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Connecting the dots wasn't hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Frey… didn't deny it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I came here… for you, Sansa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His admission only deepened the confusion ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the very least…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't see him as an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You came for me, huh?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then come inside. You're soaked enough as it is.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her back to him and walked back into the tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana was stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was she really going to let Frey inside?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tried to speak ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sansa didn't give her the chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey watched them both with a blank expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then followed them inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he hadn't expected Sansa to be so… lenient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she had probably read his intentions long ago ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he meant her harm,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would've sensed it immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Frey stepped into their private shelter,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He paused—his gaze scanning the space within.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was surprisingly spacious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using simple resources, they had set up three separate sleeping areas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Food and supplies were neatly stored to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the scent in the air ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was unmistakably feminine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The kind of scent that could only come from a space occupied by three girls…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So much better than the filth outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's senses picked up on everything… yet he didn't react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess gestured for him to sit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana, on the other hand, distanced herself from him as much as possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time their eyes met,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the timid girl seemed to curl further into herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey chuckled, recalling how she once spoke to him so casually ... back when she didn't know who he was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Humans are selective by nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They often go with the tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If someone is labeled as a \"bad person\" by one group, that label sticks ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Following them all the way to their grave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Frey's reputation was… anything but favorable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now sitting before the princess,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the two locked eyes for a brief moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both of them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>had the same black eyes now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So… do you have something to say?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa asked, leaning against the table Jessica had built earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey crossed his arms,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and got straight to the point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Simply put… I need your help, Sansa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I need help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many times had the princess heard those words from him in the past?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this was the first time she'd heard them since surviving the Ultras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>from this new Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What exactly do you need me for?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you trying to form a team?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You don't strike me as someone who would.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey shook his head,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then began explaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had already decided—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would reveal everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need your help dealing with your brother…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aegon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa's expression darkened the moment she heard the name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana, meanwhile, sprang to her feet, unable to accept what she was hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey Starlight! How dare you try to turn Sansa against the prince like this?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon hearing her, both Frey and Sansa sighed at the same time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, the clueless girl still only saw Aegon as the perfect prince ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unaware of his true nature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her eyes, perhaps Sansa and Aegon were just loving siblings,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>merely caught in a rivalry…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Adriana…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please don't get involved in this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I know better than you what I should or shouldn't do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ordered by the princess herself,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Adriana fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn't expected Sansa to take Frey's side in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Returning to Frey ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa asked calmly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How had Frey earned Aegon's hatred?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey explained it briefly ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't tell her exactly how he had sabotaged Aegon's plan involving Kai Luc,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he gave her a general overview, mixing a large part of the truth into his story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After piecing it together ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aegon rallied the entire third year against you…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just to get you eliminated from the trial?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa thought deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Aegon to label someone an enemy…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't a trivial thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brother saw people as pieces to play with ,Not equals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she also knew some of Frey's secrets…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About the strength he had been hiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could understand how things reached this point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But I don't get it…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey, with your current points, you've already passed the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why risk going all the way against him?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey had enough points to avoid elimination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could just stay out of trouble and let the trial end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that wasn't an option.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"One of the trial's rules states that I must reach the final rendezvous point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I'm eliminated before then, even with my current points…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I won't be allowed to enter the Victoriad.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The final rule of the island exam:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>–Participants must reach the final designated zone, to be announced at the end of the trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Failure to do so will result in disqualification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That single rule was a chain binding Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had to reach that point to secure his place in the finals,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it made him the perfect target.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The extremist group that wanted his head hadn't moved yet,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and he couldn't waste time dealing with the third-years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa stared at Frey for a moment…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before finally asking a question that had lingered in her mind for some time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does the Victoriad mean to you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey responded instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing just how serious he was about it… Sansa didn't quite understand the reason ,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she didn't press further.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You need someone to keep the third-years off you until the trial ends… so you can reach the final zone safely.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey nodded, even though that wasn't entirely true.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he truly needed was cover—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To handle the Moonlight faction without distraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no point in telling Sansa that now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She thought for a moment before giving her answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright… I'll help you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey blinked in surprise at how quickly she agreed ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But masked it with a small chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry… I always seem to end up using our friendship like this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In front of the apologetic Frey, Sansa shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not helping you out of kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm repaying a debt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You saved me once, remember?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her words pulled both of them back ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To that day they faced Feyrith together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it hadn't been for Frey… who knows what would've happened?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system played a big role, sure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it didn't change the fact: he'd saved her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with that, Frey had gotten what he came for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't even have time to lower his guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In one swift motion, he drew his sword ...Blocking a sudden ambush from the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica Thievenin had returned ... And she didn't look friendly at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey instantly unleashed a wave of Dark Aura,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing her back as she activated gravitational pressure to try and restrain him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Princess! Get back , I'll deal with the intruder!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She probably assumed he had come to steal their supplies…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or that he was after the points on their heads.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So she didn't hesitate to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey recognized her—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And considered how to stop her without hurting her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he didn't have to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>SWOOSH\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Out of nowhere, hundreds of black threads lashed forward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrapping tightly around Jessica and binding her completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The strongest in the second year…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Couldn't do a thing against that power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tied down by the black threads, Jessica finally froze ...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring in stunned silence at the one responsible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lower your aura… Jessica. He's a friend.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess's calm words left no room for argument.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grudgingly, Jessica complied...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't exactly have a choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side, Frey was staring in silence…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those threads—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rising straight from Sansa's shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face darkened the moment he saw them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa released Jessica,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then issued her next order without missing a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Jessica , go gather the remaining second-year students.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still confused, Jessica didn't fully understand what was going on…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Frey seemed to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sansa… are you…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded, confirming what he had already suspected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since Aegon rallied the third-years to attack you… We'll have the second-years defend you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Aegon had the third-years backing him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa already held the loyalty of the second-years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey had anticipated this type of support—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was why he chose her from the start.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But Princess—if i leave now—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's an order. I'll explain the situation later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jessica tried to protest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the princess didn't give her the chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, she gathered her shadow…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And returned to Frey's side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Until Jessica brings everyone together, you'll stay here with us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey—if the third year come for us before then…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile, she clasped her hands behind her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her pitch-black eyes gleamed with absolute clarity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll handle them myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey stared at the princess standing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even he hadn't expected this outcome…\u003C\u002Fp>",1933,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:13.202Z",1,"novelbin.me","11312ee5d82152a5183cb60fc19360f502fd3e5467e131cb619497e90ff3a847","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-185","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-183",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]