[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-story":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-story-the-villain-s-story-chapter-160":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},746585,986,"Chapter 160 [160]The Midterm Rank Reevaluation.","the-villain-s-story-chapter-160",160,"\u003Cp>I dropped my spear after who knows how long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My Pheonix powers are exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All I've done this entire time is train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know how long it's been.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I only that the other guys appeared multiple times to train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I didn't pay them any heed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just focused on my art.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So this is what muscle fatigue feels like.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said whilst laying down on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>My body was tired, and without my Pheonix powers to reinvigorate me, I had reached my limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nonetheless, I still had to get up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I opened a portal to my room and stepped inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When I was in my room, however, I was assaulted by a particular smell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sniff...the fuck is that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said, sniffing the air as I failed to realize it was actually me who was smelly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe I didn't notice during my training, but now once I was in my room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It really showed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But of course, my superior sense of smell eventually led me to the source...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which was me all along.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I silently took off my clothes and headed inside the bathroom to take a nice cold bath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahh, that felt great.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I let out as I relaxed on the couch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then opened my phone to finally figure out what time it was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And wow...I spat an imaginary drink I had when I realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three...months had passed...and now our Vacations were near.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And our midterms as well!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hadn't studied shit!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I may...be kicked out of the top ten next year if this goes on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, whilst I was crying, I realized the absurd amount of notifications on my phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were from my guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While one particular one from Shield caught my eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The following students wish to fight you for your rank, please choose three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas Hiddlestone, rank 4\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ray Johnson, ranks 12.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Emily Smith, rank 16.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elijah Ardor, Rank 2.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Edward Thawne, Rank 26.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Susan Wojukaka, rank 66.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thomas Arden, Rank 11.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh right, with our midterms, also came the guys who wanted to fight us to take our ranks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ranks that we had wouldn't change for the entire year unless we lost these fights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if you didnt study, your rank would drop for the year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You would gain points from various activities and tests, and then those points would decide your rank for the next year.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only way you would be losing your rank was through these fights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh well, I don't think any of them can beat me, except Elijah with Decimation, but he doesn't use that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I randomly selected three names and then looked at the messages from my guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most of them were from Maxwell, informing me about the sales of rings and how much we made, whilst I even received one from Kazikato saying he was bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...bitch all you do is sleep every day.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I said in my mind as I read his message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The man himself slept literally all the time...AND EVEN THEN HE HAD EYEBAGS.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't know what it is, but he always had those bags under his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Alice made a joke about the saying they were genetic and referred to him as \"LazyKato.\" most of the time because of those eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this same man says he is bored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hunt for god's sake are you bored?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I angrily typed the message I wanted to send to him, and the bastard replied not even a moment later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alan:If you are bored then go hunt.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Kazikato:... that's a good excuse to enjoy Alice's cooking, thanks boss!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I blocked him after that and went to read the other messages, which were all just nonsense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I then threw my phone away as I grumbled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...damn bastard is enjoying god-tier cooking while I have to eat the food here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shield had top-tier cooks...but for some goddamn reason even their cooking could not stand up to Alice!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The girl was the best cook I knew of!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lucas silently stared at the notification on his phone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Alan Peccator has accepted your challenge.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the message silently, as numerous ideas came into his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'...did he accept because we are both students of the sword Saint?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During these last three months, he had not seen Alan leave the training room at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was always repeating one single movement and was always so focused on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He never saw him leave, and whenever he came to train, all he would see would be Alan Peccator covered in sweat, still in the same spot training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was starting to wonder if all He did was train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him, Lucas trained even more and more, until the sword Saint had to stop him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rest is important your brat!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Are you planning on destroying your body?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then he was knocked out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did wonder why the sword saint never said that to Alan, but his body was way too tired to care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laid down on his bed and closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After the fight...there's midterms exams...wait.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that Lucas realized something very important.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened his eyes in hurry and sat up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was very preoccupied with training...that he forgot something else which was very important...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn't study at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The Challenge notification has been sent to Kyle Flare, rank 6]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex put away his phone as he just realized what he did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shit shit shit shit shit shit I ACTUALLY SENT IT.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>FUCK!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What have I done done done?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I don't why I sent it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, listening to Olivia and Lucas was a bad idea!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were the ones who encouraged him to fight against Kyle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was the idiot that listened!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kyaaah!Im so fucking dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did I even listen to them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm so dead!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Ding!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was then that he received a notification on his phone, a message from Olivia reminding him to study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh yeah, I still have a chapter I need to revise.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex said and got to work immediately after.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of Olivia, he was quite confident in getting good grades.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And also because of Olivia, he was ahead of the two other dimwits who hadn't studied at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two dimwits were his fellow students Lucas And Alan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And during the months he worked with Olivia, training and studying with her, he realized one thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That girl was getting full marks on every test.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And gaining first place in written test marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He did not doubt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he would prove to be wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Olivia would be second, losing only to another student who studied even more than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Way more than her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And this would spark some sort of friendship and rivalry between the two of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unfortunately, he and a certain someone else would be dragged in on this rivalry by Olivia and the first ranker.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alex was, unfortunately, oblivious to his feet during the summer vacations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He along with another Student that was his friend was going to suffer a lot during the event that came before the vacations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And both him and the other poor soul were completely oblivious to it.\u003C\u002Fp>",1205,"2026-06-02T11:57:26.352Z",1,"novelbin.me","1166f8ed411c792ad1b29182f1940c60a142b5bcd85bd95960a05afa045da86d","the-villain-s-story-chapter-161","the-villain-s-story-chapter-159",910,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-story-cover.jpg"]