[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-story":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-story-the-villain-s-story-chapter-130":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","The Villain's Story",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},746805,986,"Chapter 130 [130]You Dare To Apologize?","the-villain-s-story-chapter-130",130,"\u003Cp>*Cough*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex coughed up blood as he was thrown into the air by the Sword Saints Kick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Thud.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell on his back into the cold marble floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision was getting blurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...it hurts...it hurts so much...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought as he coughed up even more blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His nose was broken and he was pretty sure some ribs were cracked as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had taken such a beating...and he was the only one who appeared to have been affected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was beaten black and blue and was unable to continue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Well...that was what he thought anyways.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...how do they do it?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do they all do it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How does Lucas keep getting up even after all of his body has been broken?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he's been beaten to a degree that should be bringing him to death's door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how does Olivia even keep up with Master?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Disregarding Alan, who was on leave, he didn't understand how those two did it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't understand how Lucas kept getting up again and again even though multiple bones were broken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was it his pride that kept him alive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And was it her intelligence or superb Battle sense that made her even more of a pared to them I'm...nothing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, along with Alan had started training with the sword saint first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had trained for longer, yet those two had already caught up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...How frightening...talent is.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And how enviable it is...that they have normal elements...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While I'm stuck with this useless [Null] attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I need to get up and get back into the fight.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex thought to himself and tried to get up using his elbow as support...until.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Crack.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He fell face flat into the marble floor as a faint cracking sound was heard from his elbow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat out a tooth covered in blood and looked at it with his blurry vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...hah...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I can't do this...not like them.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't have the superior body Alan does, I don't have his talent with his weapon and mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't have enough whatever makes Lucas stand up again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't have the intelligence that makes Olivia a threat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... I don't even have a normal damn attribute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm...useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm always the first one to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm always the first one who gets his ass kicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex thought as tears started to form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, they went down his cheek, got mixed with his blood, and fell to the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat there in pain, crying at his uselessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know how long he was crying for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just knew that he was crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his lack of Talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his lack of will.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his lack of Intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his lack of an element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of his uselessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I've tried...I've tried..'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought those words again and again in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried...he kept up with this brutal training longer than anyone else...yet they all improved even faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What am I even doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trash is always Trash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's the fucking law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet...I tried to break that law...and failed miserably.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm....I'm....so fucking pathetic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you done?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And suddenly, he heard the sword saint's voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in his blurry vision, he raised his head as high as he could and only saw the Sword Saints' legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn't able to form words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did I hit you too hard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Saint said as he sat down on the stone-cold floor in front of Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, you should be more careful, but congrats-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I'm sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Sword Saint was interrupted by Alex's Apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...im sorry.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He heard it again, and fell into a deep silence, before asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are you sorry for?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He asked Alex, who had kept his head low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he got his answer pretty quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...im sorry im weak...huh...im sorry I can't last as long as them even though I've trained longer...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"....im sorry im always the first to go down.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex said as he cried, even more, letting all his sorrow out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in front of him, The sword saint silently stared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...to think he of all would call himself weak.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arken thought as he stared at Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hah...to think the one who was only behind Alan in terms of hits landed...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To think of the one who was the first to reach him and attack him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the one who was the fastest among his students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who had e best\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>reaction speed, the best reflexes he had seen among all his students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was calling himself weak...when little did he know he was the second strongest out of all his students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was the Fastest?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who was the One who always attacked him first?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And who was the one that received the most hits besides Alan?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he was so fast, unlike the slow Alan and Lucas, The Sword Saint was dealing with him most of the time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Arken knew damn well that he sometimes hit Alexander harder than he meant to hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, He fell...but who wouldn't?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Lucas was knocked out because of the beating he endured, and Arken hit Lucas lighter than he hit Alex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now that Alan was gone for a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander was the top among his students who managed to hit him and the only one who could dodge his counterattacks even when Alan was here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alexander Wright...only had one problem....which was not his element.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his confidence, his belief in himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He always thought so lowly of himself that he failed to realize his potential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you want to hear something, Alex?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arken spoke, and without even waiting for an answer, he continued to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There was a time when everyone is weak when they doubt themselves.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When they fail to realize to realize their potential, and subsequently fall.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's time to teach his Student an important lesson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You can cry all you want because of the pain.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's ok to cry...especially after holding all those feelings inside for so long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But...something else is unforgivable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But...Never...ever doubt yourself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never do it, self-doubt kills your potential faster than anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Most Importantly....\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never ever apologize for trying hard..\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It's an insult...to the effort, to the determination you put in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment you do that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You fall into an endless abyss that you will never escape from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never.\u003C\u002Fp>",1063,"2026-06-02T11:57:26.351Z",1,"novelbin.me","201537f274ebf8b91d2a33c3b0823b48fc8e1497ac97296e21f2703a797815ad","the-villain-s-story-chapter-131","the-villain-s-story-chapter-129",910,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-story-cover.jpg"]