[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-became-the-patron-of-villains":3,"chapter-became-the-patron-of-villains-became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-354":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Became the Patron of Villains",{"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},759644,1006,"Chapter 354 : The Ball (3)","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-354",354,"\u003Cp>“Think about it, Alon. This world has been destroyed over and over again, with nothing carried on afterward. Even though such omnipotent magic existed long ago.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Heinkel’s words, Alon fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He mulled over the sentence before slowly opening his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, to sum up what you’re saying, Lady Heinkel, even those who existed before the era of forgotten gods couldn’t deal with sin despite having such omnipotent magic… is that it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conversation continued in quiet tones.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s one thing I’d like to ask. Is the magic that confirmed their true form really that omnipotent? Enough to deal with sin in one blow, perhaps?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heinkel, like Alon, was silent for a while before speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me say this first—I’ve never once seen sin with my own eyes. I don’t even know what qualities they truly have. What I do know is the extent of the damage they caused when they appeared in the world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But even considering all of that, I don’t think this magic wouldn’t work. If this magic doesn’t work, that would mean the opponent isn’t even a living being in the first place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead of answering, Alon sank into thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Only Wrath remains…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sins of Psychedelia basically appeared in a set order if the player followed the story.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That also meant the order of appearance could change depending on the player’s choices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, since this was a game, the specs of the sins differed depending on when they appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the Sloth that appeared first and the Sloth that appeared last were incomparable in strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The same applied to Wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even so, sin was always meant to be extinguished by the player.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not sealed or exiled—extinguished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter which sin appeared last with the greatest power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, Eliban defeated sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, no matter how powerful Wrath had become now, it should not have reached the level of true omnipotence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Alon, lost in thought, suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—came to a realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By nature, every sin, like an outer god, required time to fully manifest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the sins that players fought were always incomplete manifestations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that thought, Alon reached a reasonable conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then… could it be that a sin appearing fifth, if fully incarnated, would reach an untouchable level?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sloth, too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It nearly destroyed the continent when it appeared later than it should have been handled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling that event, he shared the conclusion he reached with Heinkel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heinkel nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re saying that once a sin manifests and enough time passes, it becomes unstoppable?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. If the people of the forgotten gods’ era perished to sin despite wielding such magic, what else could it mean? Unless…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it reminded him of something Rine had told him last time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They say it also changes depending on the host’s strength.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The host’s strength?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He explained the fact he only learned when Rine visited the Marquis’ house, something he hadn’t known before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So you’re saying there are a huge number of variables.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly. Which means it’s not as though we don’t have a chance.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heinkel reluctantly nodded again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was an odd bitterness lingering on her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before Alon could ask, she quickly erased it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, if that’s the case, I understand.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as he continued, Alon couldn’t shake off the suspicion from the fleeting expression she had shown.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still, I didn’t know you were so interested.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interested? In what part?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In sin. I didn’t know you were actually worried about them.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heinkel gave a small laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it obvious? If sin destroys this world, I’ll be dead too. Though to be honest, it’s less that I’ve been constantly worried and more that I keep wondering—could they really have lost even with this kind of magic?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, that reminds me—you asked why wizards are so obsessed with it, right? I’ve said everything I meant to say, so I’ll explain now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she began telling Alon about the fragments of insight that had fallen out while interpreting the magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time passed, and after leaving the inner world—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll be going now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright. Oh, and if possible, tidy up the wizards a bit too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you telling me to recruit more?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Up to you. Honestly, it’s enough as it is, but if you want to bring in more, that’s your choice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon walked out of the library—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Step.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the unseen place, Heinkel watched the hidden eyes move in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And once Alon had finally left—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Phew.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heinkel let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Worry, huh.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Heinkel had her own worries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the world perished, she too, rooted in the library of this Magic Tower, would vanish without fulfilling her wish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the worry she truly meant to bring up wasn’t about sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Variables…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She muttered the word Alon had spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If what he said was true—that so many variables affected the strength of sin—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her hypothesis might have been wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What’s more, the magic she had interpreted wasn’t even fully decoded yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only figured out how it activated, nothing beyond that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Alon was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sin born from countless converging variables could be strong enough to ignore even this near-omnipotent magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which might explain why the distant past fell to sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heinkel forcibly pushed aside another assumption rising in her mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she reached a conclusion that left a strange bitterness in her mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason the Apostle of Envy was able to deduce Wrath’s identity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because of that final moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he failed to incarnate the Great One and fled, hoping to preserve a chance for next time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Apostle of Wrath appeared before Envy and killed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brutally, by bursting him apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And even that wasn’t enough.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wrath destroyed all of the cells Envy had prepared in advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So that he would meet death forever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Envy did not die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because there were cells she did not know about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—cells she could not possibly know about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The bodies of those transformed into pure white beings, left behind on the cliff when the sin of Envy had manifested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As sin perished, those cells naturally dissolved into nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By sheer luck, before he could completely disappear, Envy experienced physical death and was able to resurrect by shifting his soul into the remaining cells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as there were cells, creating a body wasn’t difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Envy, though stripped of most of his power, survived—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in that moment, he realized the identity of the Apostle of Wrath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, it was impossible not to realize it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the fragments of his body that exploded and disintegrated in real time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clung most heavily to Yutia Bloodia’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From that moment on, the Apostle of Envy investigated Yutia Bloodia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he learned several things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That she, who should have been confined within the Severed Space, had been active in the outside world for ten years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That she shared an extremely close relationship with Alon Palatio, the one hindering the manifestation of sin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that Yutia Bloodia—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was “adjusting” the manifestations of sin itself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each fact, from Envy’s perspective, was impossible to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All apostles were supposed to be confined without exception in the Severed Space.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So how had Yutia managed to act outside for ten whole years?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why was she controlling the manifestations of sin?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not comprehend it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, he only managed to uncover one truth and one speculation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That the Apostle of Wrath cherished Alon Palatio above all else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that the Apostle of Wrath had, at some point, been replaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even if the latter was only speculation, the former truth was enough for Envy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enough to manipulate the very Apostle of Wrath who had killed him without hesitation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a puppet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How did you know?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The moment I reformed my body, the one soaked in my dying fragments was you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, you can tell just from that? I didn’t know that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia answered calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And just as Envy began to think his suspicions were indeed correct—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, I’d like to continue where we left off. How exactly does my identity become a weakness?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia asked, smiling as if intrigued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t pretend to be calm, Wrath. If this fact reaches your dear Marquis Palatio, won’t you be in trouble?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems like you’re not considering the possibility that I could just reduce you to blood first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, I’ve considered it plenty. But—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smirk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you really think I would come here without any preparation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And what preparations might those be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The moment I die, everything I’ve uncovered will be announced across the entire Allied Kingdom.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you seize the Information Guild?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, it’s more certain than that. Do you know this? My replicas can keep functioning for about a month after I disappear. And that’s more than enough time to expose your truth to this world.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vile smile tugged at Envy’s lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even just the revelation of this fact would deal a major blow to Yutia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But more importantly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would wound Marquis Palatio as well, since he was so closely bound to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was something Yutia Bloodia absolutely would not want.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Envy grew arrogant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yutia remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, she grasped something in her hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pocket watch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small enough to fit in her palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as Envy frowned in confusion at the gesture—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Click.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened it and checked it, still smiling with perfect composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me go over a few points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke evenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First, as you investigated, I am not the Apostle of Wrath. Just as you suspected, there was a switch. At some point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy’s mind went blank for an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something felt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was it?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he faltered, Yutia calmly continued.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Second, I wasn’t the one controlling the timing of the apostles’ appearances.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at last Envy realized what felt strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes, he had uncovered several facts about Yutia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he had never actually said which facts they were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Third, you claimed I was in close contact with Alon, didn’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Yutia’s voice went on, Envy felt his mind twisting into knots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What was this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had the investigation been finished from the moment he sent the letter to summon her? Or was it mind-reading?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No, impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no such convenient ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s a little sad to phrase it that way. Alon and I share a much deeper, inseparable bond.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fixing his eyes on Yutia, who had not once lost her smile, Envy realized something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had done nothing with brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t released mana.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t made threats.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had only spoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, the Apostle of Envy instinctively felt threatened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was very wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, should I mention the fourth as well?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At her question, he asked reflexively, entranced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…The fourth?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, the fourth. Or maybe I shouldn’t call it that. I’m talking about the truth you planned to reveal if you failed to survive by any means.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes flew wide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the three facts he intended to use, Envy had reserved one final card.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—one final curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A truth meant to plunge the Apostle of Wrath—no, Yutia Bloodia—into despair at the moment of his death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“‘Alon Palatio is not the one Yutia Bloodia seeks.’ That was it, wasn’t it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at those words, he finally realized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This wasn’t mind-reading.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor prior investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wha—?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His racing thoughts stopped short.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And only then did he realize—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His limbs were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if they had never existed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Aaaaghhh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dull thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And over it, a wretched scream echoed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood filled the cracks in the shattered stone floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Writhing in agony, Envy sank into chaos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not because of pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why?! Why?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his cells—did not regenerate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They simply stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he writhed in confusion and agony, Yutia’s voice reached his ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, you don’t have to say anything more. I already know what proof you had, what basis you were relying on. But what should we do about this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone remained utterly calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I already knew everything.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of it. That Alon isn’t the ‘master.’ That his letters meant nothing more than simple correspondence. And—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice stayed level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—That’s all they ever were.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…Then why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy muttered in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia only raised a finger, still smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Because that was never what mattered to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait! Do you even realize what you’re about to do?!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally sensing her true intent, Envy shouted desperately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I know. If you die, the Allied Kingdom will suffer great damage. You made many preparations, after all. Some you haven’t even told me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia remained calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the major capitals, the hidden pure ones will rise and slaughter the citizens once more. Yes, there will be many casualties.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The monsters and fools will rampage all the harder, thanks to the abyssal entities you and your replicas will have spawned as a last resort.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The rumors your replicas spread will interfere with Alon’s plans, which had been going so smoothly… But it doesn’t matter. Because—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it will never happen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia whispered softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Envy tried to open his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no voice came.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, his vision sank lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lower and lower still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until at last—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His vision filled with the blood-drenched floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And even if it does happen, it doesn’t matter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last thing he heard was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whether Rosario’s faithful are massacred, or the citizens of the Allied Kingdom are butchered, or even if every human in the Allied Kingdom is cut down—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whisper,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as it’s not Alon, nothing else matters.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was absolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter what happens to anything else.”\u003C\u002Fp>",2307,"2026-06-02T12:43:45.413Z",1,"novelbin.me","450ffd09e3f33d56658129cf1f907ad2bd9019c7aa98ec0d24ade5787e25b138","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-355","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-353",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecame-the-patron-of-villains-cover.jpg"]