[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each":3,"chapter-villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-20":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Villainess X Villain: They are obsessed with each other!",{"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},1873800,2480,"Chapter 20 -: 19 She will kill me if she hears you!","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-20",20,"\u003Cp>Rosel came running toward Julius with both arms wide open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Papa! Papa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius was just about to step into the carriage. He stopped. He turned and looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyebrows came together in a small frown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you not to call me that,\" he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, after he burned the underground restaurant to ashes, he came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He washed her carefully. He changed her clothes. He made sure she had everything she needed. A warm blanket. A soft pillow. Hot food.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slept peacefully in his arms for the first time in her life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But from the moment she woke up, she started calling him \"Papa.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yesterday, when she looked up at him with those big, trusting eyes and said the word, something warm and heavy bloomed inside his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t bring himself to correct her then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even now, the same feeling was there, soft, strange, and strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, one thought kept stabbing him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’What if my Rose hears her call me that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosel ran right up to him and stopped. She blinked fast, looking up with shining eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Papa... can I go with you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius looked down at her small face. For a long second he said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosel’s cheeks were bright pink, matching her sparkling eyes and soft hair perfectly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With her tiny height, she looked like the cutest weapon ever made. And that made it really, really hard for Julius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What made it even worse? Talking to Rosalina was already tricky enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If she ever heard Rosel call him \"Papa\"... he was finished. Dead. Done.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scary thought kept bouncing around in his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pretty please...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosel blinked up at him with those big, shiny eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment she focused on him, boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>little stars seemed to fly straight at Julius like arrows of pure cuteness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it...\" he muttered under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How am I supposed to fight against this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to look away. Tried to block the stars with pure willpower. It wasn’t working.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the side, Alfred watched everything and couldn’t hold it in anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Little lady, you really—\" He couldn’t even finish the sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosel turned her head toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just one look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those same sparkling stars shot toward Alfred now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahhh...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred’s eyes went wide. Sweat popped up on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw both hands up like he was blocking sunlight. \"My lord... she’s too strong...!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius finally gave up. He rubbed his face with one hand and sighed, long and dramatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fine,\" he said. \"Get in the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only today. And never, never, say it in front of other people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosel’s whole face exploded into the biggest, happiest smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She jumped up and down once, clapped her tiny hands, then ran and hugged his leg tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Papa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Julius just stared down at the little girl glued to his leg...and for once, the cold look in his eyes melted just a tiny bit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached down, picked her up like she weighed nothing, and carried her into the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alfred let out a soft chuckle. \"It seems she will be quite the handful,\" he whispered to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, at the Royal Arcane Academy...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the tall academy buildings, the huge open ground was full of students.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked everywhere, carrying thick books, chatting loudly, laughing with friends. .\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every corner was busy and noisy... except one small spot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That spot stayed empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one wanted to stand too close.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina Velentina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stood there alone, arms crossed, foot tapping fast on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her long black hair moved a little in the wind, and her sharp eyes kept staring at the main gate like it owed her money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why is he taking so long?\" she muttered under her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the past few days, Julius had been showing up right on time. Every single day.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He would walk up, give her that calm smile, and say something annoying or teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She always made an irritated face. She always answered rudely. She always rolled her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But secretly... those few minutes were the best part of her day. The only thing that made her heart beat faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not even a shadow of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She waited three whole minutes at first, arms still crossed, trying to look cool. Then she couldn’t take it anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She marched straight out of the academy grounds and started pacing right in front of the big gate. Back and forth. Back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For two full hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you...?\" she whispered, chewing on her fingernail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren’t you going to come compete with me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just yesterday he had thrown that stupid bet at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you win, we go on a date. If I lose, I’ll take you out.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew exactly what he did. He made it sound like two different things... but it was the same thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A date. He wanted a date with her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t call him out on it then. She just pretended to be annoyed. Inside, her heart was doing flips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had planned everything perfectly in her head:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today she would meet him \"naturally.\" They would talk like usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She would act cool and rude.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, when he said goodbye and started to leave...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she would casually bring up the bet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oi, I know what you did yesterday. Are you so desperate to take me out?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was supposed to be smooth. Perfect. Her first real step closer to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he wasn’t here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina stopped pacing for a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at the empty road beyond the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cheeks turned a tiny bit pink, so small no one would notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come on, idiot...\" she mumbled. \"Don’t make me wait forever.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She started pacing again, faster this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her shoes clicked loudly on the stone path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few students walking by glanced at her... then quickly looked away when they saw her glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn that guy!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rosalina stopped pacing so fast her shoes skidded on the stone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clenched her fists tight. \"I swear... I will make him regret ever making me wait this long!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She started thinking hard. Punishments. Lots of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm... should I kiss him until he faints?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her cheeks went bright red the second she said it out loud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No! No way... not yet. Too soon. Way too soon.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She shook her head fast, trying to chase the thought away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay... then what? What should it be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lip. \"Ahh! If I ever get my hands on him, I swear I’ll eat him alive!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She mumbled more angry ideas to herself, walking in tiny angry circles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then...snap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enough!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped dead. Her eyes narrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m going to look for myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grumbled under her breath and marched straight toward the big academy gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She reached it, put both hands on the heavy iron bars, and slowly pushed it open, just a crack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t step outside yet. She peeked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>First she looked left. Nothing. Just empty road and some trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tsk!\" She clicked her tongue, annoyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then she turned right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her whole body went stiff. Her eyes went huge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because right there, maybe twenty steps away, stood Julius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And clinging to his leg... was a tiny girl with pink cheeks, pink eyes, and fluffy pink hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Papa, I want to go with yo—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shh!\" Julius cut her off fast, voice low and panicked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent down a little, one hand gently covering the girl’s mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don’t call me that... if Rose hears it, she will kill me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1256,"2026-06-10T05:56:21.839Z",1,"novelbin.me","30c62dd922e99dc9eeca9b637b8156b8be22a979b14b51da5ca6bcb653d2c022","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-219","villainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-chapter-19",220,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fvillainess-x-villain-they-are-obsessed-with-each-cover.jpg"]