[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-transmigrated-as-the-original-hero-in-a-game-lik":3,"chapter-transmigrated-as-the-original-hero-in-a-game-lik-transmigrated-as-the-original-hero-in-a-game-lik-chapter-126":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Transmigrated As The Original Hero In A Game-Like World",{"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},978810,1277,"Chapter 126: Ch 126: First Hero.","transmigrated-as-the-original-hero-in-a-game-lik-chapter-126",126,"\u003Cp>At William’s words, the servants shut their mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They did remember what the hero had done at the banquet. But they weren’t going to say that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there is a big difference between what you think and what you say with your mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point when the hero had captured the demon and uncovered the innocence of the prince, it was even more difficult to put it into words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, the servants had no choice but to bow their heads and leave. When they left, only the demon, King William, and Kieran remained in the dungeon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William said, looking at Kieran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Before I ask you why you wanted it to be private, can I ask you one thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks for apprehending the demon and cleaning the rumours, but why did you torture the demon yourself?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"For information, as simple as that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to you, the demon has lost its mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I don’t have a deep knowledge of torture arts.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are excellent torture specialists in the palace.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop asking more questions, Your Majesty. You are blaming my arbitrary torture because of which the demon lost its mind. But I did it for a sufficient reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am listening.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Soulstone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William’s face hardened at the word Kieran uttered. Kieran grinned as if he had caught the right string.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What are these demons aiming for, to be desperate enough to entangle even the prince’s name? As I thought deeply, the direction of my thoughts turned to the royal family. Maybe they want something the royal family has. But as far as I know, there is nothing in the royal family’s possession that demons would want. So I tortured it to see if there was something the royal family was hiding, and I was right.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran got up and brushed the dust off his butt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He walked in front of William and faced him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You will guide me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’m thinking I should have accepted the head butler’s proposal, letting Sir Weasel stay behind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing would have changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Was worth trying.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William sighed deeply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Follow me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William and Kieran walked down the stairs of the dungeon. After going down for a while, they reached the last floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are no prisoners here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not enough prisoners that would requisite the need of this floor, and it wasn’t made for that purpose in the first place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William entered the sixth prison cell on the right and fumbled with the wall across the iron bars. A brick that touched his hand went deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kugugung-!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wall splitted, revealing a passage leading to the inside. William went in first, followed by Kieran.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t look surprised.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been through much to be surprised by just this.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been curious about it for a long time. What kind of experience did you go through that changed you like this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not a great experience, I’ll give you that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s okay if you don’t want to talk. We don’t have time to listen anyway.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William motioned at the purple light he saw through the aisle. That was the end of the passage, and the place the thing Kieran mentioned was stored at.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arriving in the small round room, Kieran found himself in front of a gem emitting dazzling purple light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He recognized it at a glance, this gem was the soul stone, and at the same time frowned at the strong energy it oozed out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soul stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gem that turns captured souls into energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gem touted as a sacred artefact among warlocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran had wondered why the Kingdom had this treasure, but now was more curious as to why the Soul Stone emitted such strong energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How many people did you sacrifice to gather this amount of energy?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not too many. I can count on ten fingers.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are saying that fewer than ten souls will radiate that kind of energy? Like what, had they all been the heroes of the century?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t say nonsense,\" Kieran laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>William went silent with a bitter face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran’s expression hardened slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You said you can count on ten fingers. Exactly how many?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seven in total.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which among them were heroes?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All seven of them... ugh...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before William could finish speaking, Kieran grabbed him by neck. The neck was fragile, so fragile that it could be broken at any moment if desired, but Kieran did not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He just looked at him with cold eyes, his hand around the neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tell me why I shouldn’t break this neck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You... you’re mistaken... something big...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mistaken?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You think the kingdom... forced... their souls... don’t you think...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Never..! The kingdom never siphoned their souls! Kugh..! They sacrificed... for the sake of the kingdom... There’s no way we could have siphoned the soul of a hero... who are beyond the realm of humanity in the first place...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Maybe with threats, you could. There are many other ways.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A hero is a superhuman.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, that does not necessarily mean that the people around a hero are superhumans too. For example, what if you secretly kidnap a hero’s family and force him to sacrifice his soul to the soul stone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he is a man with strong family affection, he will have no choice but to give in to the threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah... There may be many ways like you said... But think about it... If the kingdom had done such a vicious deed... wouldn’t it have been punished by the Goddess?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Now that you bring in the Goddess, even the last bit of trust is gone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What a blasphemous remark!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when William, astonished, prayed to the goddess that he had nothing to do with those remarks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So you are the hero of this time. If that child’s words are true, won’t you let go?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suspicious voice was heard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kieran turned his head in the direction the voice came from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spirit in the form of an old man was looking at him, hovering above the soul stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...and who you may be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sylus, was the first hero of the Kingdom of Prona.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Starting with the introduction of the old spirit, six more spirits jumped out of the soulstone one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>",1031,"2026-06-03T08:03:25.905Z",1,"novelbin.me","bbe16383a5d1b92556df7c5af0db455a0537c1c6aa02deac205ba11c11f11307","transmigrated-as-the-original-hero-in-a-game-lik-chapter-127","transmigrated-as-the-original-hero-in-a-game-lik-chapter-125",191,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ftransmigrated-as-the-original-hero-in-a-game-lik-cover.jpg"]