[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-story":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-story-the-villain-s-story-chapter-20":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},746695,986,"Chapter 20 A Charm That Could Topple Countries!","the-villain-s-story-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>Yes, my charm could topple cities!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hey, even I was surprised when I looked at my status window after a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During these three months, I was eating well and also exercising. Previously I had sunken cheeks due to how malnourished I was, but now?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was healthy!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahhh, being beautiful is such a bliss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I get discounts from the local clothing store because of it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't even enjoy my regular face in my previous life for seven years because it got burned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I knew how people treated the ugly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I knew very well how much your appearance mattered in life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were beautiful, you were lucky and praised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If you were ugly, you were unlucky and shat on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now I had a good face. Coupled with my weird blue diamond eyes, my charm was unrivaled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ahh, my long-lost social self-esteem was returning!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyways, enough about my charm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today was the day that my battle training was going to begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As usual, Ben came at the exact time he comes every day and we both went down into the basement training area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll limit my strength to rank. The goal here is for you to learn how to implement the techniques you learned in combat. So, are you ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment those words left my mouth, he disappeared from my view and I slammed into the wall with a striking headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I couldn't even react to his speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You're not limiting yourself to rank, you liar!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was lying!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he was limiting his speed to my rank then I should've seen it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fine, if that's how he wants to play, then so be it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dragon Eyes!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I activated Dragon Eyes and yelled out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Again!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He disappeared from his spot again, but this time I could see where he was. The bastard was coming from above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was going to use the heel of his foot to kick me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could see his foot coming closer and closer, and I could feel my arms trying to go up to protect my head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But alas, I was too slow. And right before my eyes, that heel came crashing down onto my beautiful face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of my nose breaking could be heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I fell while grabbing my nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood was coming out repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I wanted to curse this bastard so badly, but if I spoke I was afraid that he would become even angrier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Please take this, sir.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bastard said in a sweet tone and handed me a healing potion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drinking the potion, I said, \"...why are you doing this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Doing what, sir?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What did I do to make him so angry?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I recalled whatever I could from our previous training sessions. In every session, he would just stand in a corner watching me train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was the sight of watching me train that infuriating to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I'll have to go early this time, sir. It seems you're in no condition to fight.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even waiting for me to reply, he bolted outside of the training room and suite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I just lay there, pondering how I had made him mad while my nose healed up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ben's POV:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I hurriedly left before Alan could figure out anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I needed to report his progress to the guild, but...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damn, it felt good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beating up a prodigy with your own hands felt amazing. Although I knew I was far stronger than him, I just couldn't stand it — him breaking through far before my initial expectations by putting in the least amount of effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I went through hell to reach B rank, yet I saw someone reach the next rank so easily that the entire guild was dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The location of his suite was hidden from all eyes. And even still, the guild's top-ranked awakened that were trusted made shifts to keep him safe?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the person in question?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was putting in just the required effort while the guild was trying its best to provide time for him to grow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wasn't going to put in a lot of effort, then Ben had no qualms beating the shit out of him and planting a seed of revenge inside his heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he wanted revenge, then he would work hard towards it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Little did Ben know that Alan did overtime training as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Alan only practiced his mana training technique, this was unknown to Ben because the guild hadn't planted any cameras inside due to the contract they had signed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another thing to support Ben's thinking was that Alan shared his mastery ratings with him every day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And every day, Alan would completely drain his mana reserves during the mana training technique.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, thinking about it, his mastery rating increase was known to Ben, and he could deduce that Alan only trained for two hours every day based on their steady increase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for mana, Ben used common sense. The mana of a person took a full day or even weeks to fully replenish without the use of potions — and Alan used none of the potions given to him by the guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, he still broke through with minimum effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was talent. That was true talent that could adapt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ben knew very well that Alan could not see his first kick, but could see his second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was what made him afraid and envious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jealous of the talent he could never have.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But alas, no god would listen to his woes and grant him groundbreaking talent anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Almost crying inside, Ben entered his car and drove to the guild.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon entering the guild, he gave a full account of what happened that day to the guildmaster — even the use of his strength — and explained why he had done so. He also told him that Alan had been able to react to his speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Interesting. You say he could see your B rank speed the second time, but wasn't fast enough to defend against it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Guildmaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ben replied with respect in his tone and gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And he reached rank this quickly without even putting in the least amount of effort... huhu.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Richard had to agree that Ben's fury was understandable. Even he was starting to get jealous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, I permit you to continue. But don't take it too far.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, Guildmaster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And so, on that day, Alan's brutal training torture would begin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And their strategy would work, too — because Alan would finally practice his fighting techniques alongside his mana training technique over time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he would finally, after six months, beat the shit out of Ben.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That would become a story told for quite a while in the guild to mock Ben — about how a B rank awakened lost to a D rank one.\u003C\u002Fp>",1143,"2026-06-02T11:57:26.072Z",1,"novelbin.me","e74bf8ed16856da3d39453d850429ba70fed466314e969da599a2157b35b71b3","the-villain-s-story-chapter-21","the-villain-s-story-chapter-19",910,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-story-cover.jpg"]