[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-259":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},336596,598,"Chapter 259: Fifteen Days of Darkness","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-259",259,"\u003Cp>— Frey Starlight's POV —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time I returned to temple grounds, Sansa was already gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her withdrawal carried heavy consequences, especially given her noble status. The instructors claimed it was only temporary ... that she'd return eventually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But anyone with half a brain could see the lies in their words. They didn't even bother to explain why she left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Something happened the night I was gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before I realized it, my fist had clenched tight enough to nearly crack the desk in front of me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seated in class, my eyes drifted to her empty seat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe… if I had taken the mission seriously from the start. If I'd declined that sleepover ... maybe I could've prevented all of this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Main Mission: Eliminate the Darkness of the Imperial Family (18 Days Remaining)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Should I head to her family's estate? There's no way they'd let me see her. Even imagining a way past their defenses was a stretch ... their guard would be at full alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cursed under my breath, trying to think.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was sure the me from before the Victoriad wouldn't have stumbled into a mess like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lost in thought, I was snapped back to reality when something slammed into my desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Frey Starlight, am I boring you so much that your mind has to wander this far?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah ... apologies, Miss Sophia…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Focus. You never know… even these dull lectures might just save your life one day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled politely, hoping she'd just move along. As attractive as Sophia was, she could be a pain ... and her lessons were only useful for Wave Controllers anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once she walked off, I returned to what mattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I wanted answers, I needed to investigate. And that meant heading to the scene of the incident.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa's room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>---\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>— Midnight —\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the night settled in, I stood facing the left wall of my room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The elite dorms were fully equipped—private kitchen, bath, even a small training area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What mattered most now was that our rooms were directly connected. I was ranked first in our class. She was second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant her room was right next to mine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wall… was the only thing between us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was any place to find clues, this was it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Balerion in hand, I quietly pierced the wall ... just enough to create a small passage into her room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The temple's walls were built to endure just about anything… but not Balerion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Breaking into a girl's room wasn't ideal, but I had no other choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stepped through, expecting little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what I found left me speechless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Where am I?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I asked the words aloud without thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn't an elite dorm room anymore. The space was swallowed in darkness, dense with an eerie power that devoured all light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room was far too large. At least four times the size of a normal one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That shouldn't have been possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The air was thick with destruction. Debris littered the ground. Bloodstains splattered across the walls and floor. The remnants of dark aura still lingered like a haunting echo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"From the outside, it looks normal… but in here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some kind of spatial distortion? A manipulation of dimension?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever it was, it painted a clear picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A battle took place here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly shocked me was that Sansa's shadows still remained. They hadn't faded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course… they were hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I approached one of the floating tendrils, slowly reaching for it as a veil of black aura formed around my hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since reaching the first stage of Shadow Adaptation, I'd gained access to its superior properties. For now, I could only merge my shadow into my body to amplify my strength and aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so… I should be able to exert some control over any nearby shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I reached out ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows reacted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They lashed at me like serpents, and if it weren't for Balerion still fused to my arm, I might've been impaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shadows that move on their own… like a creature with its own will.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think, Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was too much blood here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sansa attacked someone ... and the fight was one-sided.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging from the blood…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"She seriously injured them. Maybe even killed them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the claw marks and damage to the ground said otherwise. Whoever she fought wasn't weak ... they fought back, hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Someone else intervened and ended it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The blurry image in my mind was starting to come into focus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa had lost control—and done something unforgivable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the temple had no choice… but to send her away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I crouched in the middle of the room ...a space that felt cut off from the world ...trying to figure out how to deal with this mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…Useless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sighed, giving in to the frustration, and pulled up the system interface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time to cheat again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> Random Advice : 500 Achievement Points\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Direct Advice : 1000 Achievement Points\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The prices had jumped ridiculously, making me hesitate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Random Advice offered the safest route ... but always in the form of a cryptic riddle I could never fully decipher.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Direct Advice were blunt and clear ... but they always came with a brutal challenge I'd be forced to face afterward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Honestly, I never understood any of the riddles anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this time, I chose the direct Advice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright, let's do it…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do I deal with the darkness of the royal family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The system glowed the moment I submitted the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>> Meet the princess 14 times over the course of 14 mornings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the 15th night, go to her. There, you'll find your answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I stared blankly at the screen, resisting the urge to slam my fist through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, the instructions were clear. But the real issue was still the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was struggling just to meet her once .. now I had to somehow sneak in 15 times?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They really want me to infiltrate the emperor's estate ... the most secure place in the entire empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I ran a hand through my hair, then stood up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No other choice.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Come to think of it… the Ultras had pulled it off once. They even managed to kidnap the princess. So why couldn't I?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was doing this. No matter what.\u003C\u002Fp>",1053,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","ab5002b2113864a31681144401710186aaf49775c92e5c0cbfa41e77cb05cc03","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-260","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-258",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]