[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-story":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-story-the-villain-s-story-chapter-159":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},746584,986,"Chapter 159 [159]After The Fight.","the-villain-s-story-chapter-159",159,"\u003Cp>After the banquet had ended, things had gone back to normal at Shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regular Classes, regular routine...is what Sabrina would have preferred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, that was not the case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, there was a lot of commotion in campus regarding the fight, and who knows what was happening outside\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main thing was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'This is so boring.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabrina thought as she closed the book she was reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fun guys aren't here anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now it's just Serena and Elaine with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serena would talk only about Elijah, and Elaine...was in a fantasy of her own, inspired by her sister Elizabeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fantasy Sabrina didnt want to hear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah and Henry had both literally disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alan too, although he was gone most of the time, now even refused to talk to her through the Spatial bond.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And whenever she checked his status, o would always say he training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And whenever she did try to make a conversation through the bond, he would cut her off with the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Don't disturb me, I'm training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you're in danger, only then tell me so ill teleport to you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bye.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every time, this was the response.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was so bored it was getting to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah, she could go around without anyone disturbing her now, and even that Lucas was nowhere to be seen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But still...listening to Elaine's 'ramblings of her sister's love' whilst Serena noted down that exact information....was crushing her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And then..!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Scribble.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabrina sighed whilst she heard Elaine continue and Serena diligently write whatever she said down in a notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately for her, this would be something that would continue until summer vacations and their midterms arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had to deal with this shit for the next few months.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Welcome to the training room, Master Henry Fornum.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry entered his training room whilst wearing his full-on gear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His training suit, along with a bow in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His steps were silent, clearly displaying his skill in his profession, yet his mind was not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...how long has it been since I stepped inside here?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a particular incident, he never stepped inside a training room again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Never, even when he was about to enter shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His grandfather didn't really care about his training, just Ezra's.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A terminal appeared from the ground in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Please select the difficulty level.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry didn't move, he just stared at the terminal in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His thoughts were a mess, remembering about a certain event.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah had asked why he never trained before, and Henry responded with these words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'What's the point? There are always geniuses who can copy what took you years to learn in a matter of seconds.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah was visibly confused when he said it, so Henry explained it to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'You see, it took me a long while to learn something, then my brother came in and did it in seconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know how to exactly describe it, but I just don't want to train anymore after that.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah of course was still visibly confused, but Henry had just refused to elaborate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had explained it poorly because he didn't want to talk about it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...I think I always struggled at level 4.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry thought to himself as he looked at the terminal with his eyes shaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Will I be able to do it...?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This doubt always clouded his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But then, the fight would appear in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight in which his brother, Ezra Himself, the guy who he thought would never lose, nearly lose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fight that resulted in Ezra sustaining severe injuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just far more surprising for him to comprehend at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, he still made it to the training room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite his own...reasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached out his hand toward the terminal...yet it stopped halfway through.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Henry took a deep breath and got over his fears as he touched the terminal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he grabbed his bow and an arrow of wind materialized on the string.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then the voice of the A. I resounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Level 5 has been selected.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Share!*Shaa!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fire danced around the room as Elijah fought whilst imagining his opponent in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His feet were covered in flames, and he blitzed around the room and performed all sorts of movements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And eventually, he grew tired and fell to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Thud!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...haaah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gasped for breath, but he still stood up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do I fight against stronger opponents?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do I fight against someone who is far more skilled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do I fight against someone who is far more skilled?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do I fight against someone who...copies whatever they see?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How do I win against it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These thoughts clouded his mind all the time after that fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if...im weak again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What if I'm not strong enough to fight against them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it matters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swish!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword, encased in flames, struck the air as his body dripped with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swish*Swish*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He swung his sword until he could not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, he lay down on the ground whilst his body recovered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were glowing, displaying the fight he had seen between Alan and Ezra in great detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing it, he got up despite the pain in his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he picked up his sword once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He will never be that weak again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He will never run away again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And for him to do that, he must train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He must unlock the next grade of his movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he must...master one skill that was his strongest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a huge breath and activated his powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All to make him more resistant to the aftereffects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All to make him stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Bloodline of the Fire Drake within you is emerging]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You have activated DECIMATION!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>****\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swish*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swish!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alan Peccator swung his spear alone whilst being in the training room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was currently shirtless, displaying a great body that was covered in scars that he didn't heal on purpose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These scars were from the fight against Ezra, and he didn't want them to disappear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Swish!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His spear split the air apart as Alan's brows trickled with sweat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't how long it had been since he had practiced the same movement over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over and over again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Master the movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until there are no flaws in your execution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the motto he had engraved in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if he was close to falling down due to exhaustion, do the movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever you are tired do the movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same movement, practice until you cannot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Don't ever stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't know how much time had passed since he was in the training too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabrina had contacted him a few times, but he refused to talk to her at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pheonix bloodline healed his exhaustion, so he truly didn't know how much time had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex, Lucas, and Olivia showed up multiple times in the training room, yet he paid them no heed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he needed was to practice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Practice, again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And although he felt the stares Lucas Fall on him, he ignored them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mind was preoccupied with training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew what was coming for the summer vacations anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he had to was a train, until even his pheonix bloodline can't heal him anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All he needed to was practice the movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hundreds, thousands, hundreds of thousands of times.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Again and Again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until he mastered 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