[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-pov":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-pov-the-villain-s-pov-chapter-276":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},336613,598,"Chapter 276: A Peace Worth Chasing","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-276",276,"\u003Cp>Frey opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sharp headache throbbed in his skull.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were lingering aches across his body, but nothing he couldn't endure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was lying in a room he didn't recognize, on a wide bed beneath an unfamiliar ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pain flared in his mind ..a stabbing pressure, like someone trying to carve through his brain with a blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart wouldn't settle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body kept trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like he had just survived a battle between life and death…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't remember anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing he recalled .. was the suicidal Ignition he unleashed against Sansa.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everything that happened after, inside his mind…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if someone had intentionally stolen the memory away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, Frey's senses returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced around, taking in his surroundings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that he sat up on the unfamiliar bed ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And beside him, seated in a wooden chair, was a familiar girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him, stunned by his sudden awakening .. too overwhelmed to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sansa…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey let out a relieved sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had done it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He'd completed the mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn't all been for nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa had thought of many things to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To apologize…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To thank him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But instead, she smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey sat up further, his body wrapped in bandages from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Welcome back, huh? How long was I out to deserve such a dramatic line?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed, while Sansa responded nervously ..concerned he might still be in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A week… Today's the eighth day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tch. Guess I didn't break my record.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The longest Frey had ever been out was an entire month ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back when he fought the Moonlight Family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Either this time had been easier…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or he'd just gotten stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey turned his attention back to Sansa, noticing the changes in her appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're gonna have to do something about that hair.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grinned, nodding toward her new black hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And your eyes, too. Maybe try some lenses?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Paler skin, long black hair, dark eyes ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She no longer resembled the princess the world once knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey didn't mind the change.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the people around her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They would.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, she was still a princess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Sansa simply shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's fine. I'm happy with how I am now.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey was quiet for a moment, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, you've accepted yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In response, Sansa raised her right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black fire ignited in her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had fully accepted herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now… she had control over her power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey's final blow had destroyed the demon inside her .. But even that level of holy energy wasn't enough to eliminate the power of the King's Shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, its source was the Demon King himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That power still remained within her…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the will that had once dominated her—was now completely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Frey. Truly… thank you for everything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of this would've been possible without him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was a fact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey stood, motioning for her to drop the formal tone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to thank me. Just live your life the way you always wanted to.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I will. But that doesn't change the fact that you saved me,\" Sansa said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey grinned mischievously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Isn't this the part where the princess falls in love with the hero after he saves her life?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa laughed the moment she heard that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you're supposed to be the hero in this story?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not even close. I'm not cut out to be a hero .. saving people and saying fancy lines doesn't suit me at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could you pull someone out of the abyss when you were drowning in one even deeper?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa laughed again, remembering what happened during the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, it really doesn't suit you. Do you remember what you said to me when you were trying to make me resist the demon?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked, and Frey feigned ignorance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nope. Don't remember.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really? Because half of what you said was either 'Damn you' or some words I couldn't understand but definitely sounded like insults...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course Frey remembered ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperately trying to survive under that barrage while being forced to say something that could push Sansa to fight for her life…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It annoyed him so much that he ended up stuffing some profanity into nearly every sentence he shouted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, I couldn't find a proper hero nearby to handle that role for me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most likely, Snow Lionheart would've done a better job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wouldn't have worked if it were someone else,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sansa cut in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I survived because you were the one who came.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey and Sansa locked eyes for a moment ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Frey immediately shifted the mood to avoid the awkward atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So… where exactly am I right now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This room didn't look familiar to him at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We're still in Moon Castle… or what's left of it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That once majestic castle had been reduced to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only a small part of it survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The princess's home was now nothing more than rubble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I've spent an entire week lying in the princess's bed, huh… what a privilege.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey joked just as the door swung open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who entered wore a mask, just like always .. so much so that Frey could barely remember what his real face looked like.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I interrupt something?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he asked, glancing between the princess and Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oliver Khan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their battle companion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man who had fought beside Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver looked the same as ever .. except for his arms, which were tightly wrapped in massive casts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good to see you alive, Lord Starlight,\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oliver said, as Frey's gaze locked on the casts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your arms…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The greatest injury of that final battle was Oliver's ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking the full force of a fatal blow just to protect Frey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Frey had always been okay with risking his own life ..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But having others sacrifice themselves for him… that was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He already owed too much to his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't want to add more names to that burden.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Luckily, Oliver reassured him.\u003C\u002Fp>",1014,"2026-05-30T03:41:22.346Z","2026-06-01T04:30:12.387Z",1,"novelbin.me","ad16aa42afc9ff332c1f90a386ee139e0b334969651238cd6f5e9e8b8473d202","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-277","the-villain-s-pov-chapter-275",866,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-pov-cover.jpg"]