[{"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-476":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},759437,1006,"Chapter 475: Astarotte (6)","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-476",476,"\u003Cp>[Impressive. Star Eater.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Descended One’s voice, Alon looked at it in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Descended One was still the same as before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its gaunt, skeletal frame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two spears embedded into where its head should be.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the robes like those of a monk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not a single thing had changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, Alon recognized it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had clearly changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its voice was no longer like that of an old man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Likewise, it no longer called Alon “brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And its manner of speaking had shifted from something like a devout believer serving a god into something cynical.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ll admit it. You truly are someone worthy of drawing the attention of high-ranking Divine blood. But—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The body that had regenerated in an instant, and the changed atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of that, tension once again spread across the expressions of the Divine blood, who had been thrown into confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-So, what do you plan to do now?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In contrast, the Descended One showed ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[You got the answer right. That the fragments are nothing more than bait, that what I wanted was the subjugation force itself, and above all, that I cannot ‘absorb’ unless I see the other party’s ability—all of that is correct. But if there is one thing you overlooked—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crush—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of a Divine blood, which had been frozen in tension just moments ago, burst apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[-Regrettably, the ‘conditions’ have already been fulfilled.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Descended One looked down at the Divine blood that had collapsed with its head blown apart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then it turned its gaze back to Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if the other Divine blood were not even worth paying attention to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Star Eater, do you know? Why Divine blood at only the first tier can devour no more than a handful of fragments?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having posed the question, the Descended One—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The answers number in the dozens. But they can be summarized in one. It’s an extremely simple answer. The truth is, a first-tier Divine blood is simply far too weak to accept more than two fragments.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>gave the answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And within it, Alon sensed its intention—and at the same time, saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[In other words, if one is not weak, then it is possible to absorb fragments.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the Descended One’s hand, a ‘fragment’ in the shape of a spear had formed at some point.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ah—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staring at the spear that had appeared, the Descended One wore an enraptured expression as it toyed with the tip of the blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[At first, they were two brothers devoted to Astarotte. But that was not enough.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the spear tip to the guard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Next were the brothers of Astarotte. But that too was not enough.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the guard to the shaft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[So next, I devoured the brothers who had retrieved fragments, but even that was not enough. However—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Divine blood moved on instinct.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because they all knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one in front of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had to stop the Descended One, now gripping the fully formed spear tightly in both hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they realized it, the Divine blood moved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the mouth of the Divine blood at the very front, a horrifying blade burst out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another Divine blood swelled its body to enormous size, while the «N.o.v.e.l.i.g.h.t» one beside it spread its arms grotesquely in all directions like an inverted star.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The abilities they had refrained from using until now for the sake of their allies were unleashed all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Now, at last... I can achieve the great design.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filled with ecstasy, the Descended One moved a step faster than the Divine blood—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and without hesitation brought down the spear it held—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWA A A A A A NG—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—yet failed to drive it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden lightning scattered in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>even through the swirling dust—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>golden hair that had not lost its light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And eyes that shone most intensely within that brilliance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rangchang rangchang—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Thunder God that had descended murmured quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[It is nothing more than a pitiful struggle.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after allowing Seollang to land a terrifying blow so precise it could not be seen, the Descended One walked out at ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>####\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a horrifying surge of lightning, Seollang’s body vanished, and the true beginning of the battle unfolded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWA A A A A—!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Brilliant golden lightning and heavy explosions burst out one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Between them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Divine blood rushing in to assist Seollang in killing the Descended One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the flow of battle did not look good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even while facing Seollang and the Divine blood simultaneously, the Descended One was clearly eliminating them one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, even in that situation, Alon saw a faint hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Still not enough.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon looked at the Descended One, which was still going around killing Divine blood even now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Despite having the time to drive the fragment into itself, it did not do so, and instead continued killing Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In conclusion, it meant the Descended One was not yet prepared to absorb the fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, at the very last moment when its purpose had been exposed by Alon, it had squeezed out a desperate plan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To instill an unbearable sense of crisis in the Divine blood, force them to use their abilities, and then absorb them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘There’s still time.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon calmly assessed the situation and reached a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having already absorbed the Divine blood that followed it—and the previous subjugation force—it was undoubtedly strong even in its current state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Descended One was not being pushed back at all, even while taking the attacks of both the Divine blood and Seollang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it absorbed all the Divine blood, it would likely become almost impossible to stop.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why it had to be stopped now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In this remaining time, before it could become strong enough to absorb the fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Hoo—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon checked the ‘preparations,’ now nearly complete, and at the same time recalled two new deductions as he looked at the Descended One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘When it fights at full power, it cannot summon the Divine blood it has absorbed.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it could summon them simply by absorbing Divine blood whose abilities it had seen, it would have already done so.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how weak those it summoned might be, the difference in numbers could not be ignored.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So at this point, it was correct to assume it could not call them forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And judging from what it said, its strength probably increases according to how much it absorbs.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling the Descended One’s words, Alon turned his gaze to Seollang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before, he had at least been able to follow her with afterimages—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but now even that was impossible, as she moved too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with the help of other Divine blood, she was continuing to fight a second-tier Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Though in truth, she was only buying time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a fleeting moment, Alon caught sight of Seollang’s blurred figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though she was wrapped in brilliant golden lightning, her condition did not look good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long slash ran across her right arm, scattering blood, and her body was covered in wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And finally—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the exhaustion clearly visible even to Alon’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made it obvious she was nearing her limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how much stronger she had become, even with the help of other Divine blood—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her opponent was one that had reached the second tier, and had absorbed dozens of Divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment that thought crossed his mind, Alon saw Seollang’s gaze turn toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still like Seollang—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and yet not like Seollang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at her, Alon nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nod—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Alon’s permission, Seollang nodded as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>####\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sickening sound came from Seollang’s arm—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh—!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suppressing the scream that burst out, Seollang looked at the Descended One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I can’t win.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She couldn’t win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the Divine blood before her, Seollang judged coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The conclusion she reached would not change, not even by chance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because it was a conclusion reached not by her alone, but together with the inheritors who had passed down the essence until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, even if she could not win, Seollang had no intention of giving up this fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the beginning, her goal had never been victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang’s purpose was—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>to buy time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nod.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was no longer any need for that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackle—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming Alon’s nod, Seollang released lightning once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But what wrapped around her now was not golden lightning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>but red lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among those who had inherited the essence until now, the lightning used by the 13th inheritor—lightning that temporarily pushed physical ability to its absolute limit—wrapped around her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[At last—!!?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that brief opening, Seollang struck another Divine blood down and drove her attack into the Descended One’s shoulder, which wore a deep smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>KWA A A A A A NG—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a thunderous explosion that erupted in an instant, Seollang spat red blood from her mouth from using that wrathful lightning even for a moment—but she did not care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because with this, everything she had to do was finished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang’s gaze turned to the Descended One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Descended One, slammed into the ground by her attack, froze in surprise for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, it raised the black fragment it had been holding, intending to drive it into its head—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—and stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[What—!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For once, clear agitation appeared on the Descended One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at the same time—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>stars began to rise in the sky that had been covered by dark clouds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One became two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two became four.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four became eight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eight became—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>in an instant, countless stars beyond counting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a night sky where the Milky Way no longer existed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>they appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And where all the Divine blood’s gazes turned—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Star Eater......!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon was there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Standing in the sky, forming hand seals, looking down below in solemn composure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Above him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>─────────!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a terrifying tearing sound through the air,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a pillar of pure white light devoured the black clouds and revealed itself to all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the gazes of the Divine blood, which had been sinking deeper into despair just moments ago, were swallowed by that white light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>behind Alon, six arms formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hand Seals of Water and Ice\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sixfold Knot\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>began to take shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the stars floating in the sky were fired out in pure white all at once—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grrrrrrrrrr—!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>twisting their structure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From a simple pillar of white—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>into the shape of a spiraling arrow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that twisted arrow—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sniping of Oblivion—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—Revised\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the Descended One could do anything, the moment Alon murmured, it began to fall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Seollang immediately tried to move—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—but failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thud—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body faltered and collapsed, and she turned her gaze downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a black hand, created by the Descended One, which had not existed just moments ago, was gripping her even as it was being crushed by the swelling magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang let out a faint sigh without realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because instinctively, she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could not break free from this hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been her usual self, perhaps it would have been possible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But unfortunately, now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she had exhausted most of her strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And not only that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the severe wounds she had sustained fighting the Descended One, along with the use of the red lightning, had left her in a state where she could hardly use any power at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...To the point that she did not even have the strength to cut off her own leg, which the black hand was holding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang looked up at the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There, the arrow was still falling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that struck, she would certainly die along with the Descended One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that unfamiliar yet familiar word, Seollang’s gaze filled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, despair began to swallow her thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That Alon would not stop that attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Seollang knew he was a kind person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she also knew that did not mean he was foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Alon stopped the attack here to save her, that would be a foolish act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he stopped it, she would live—but the Descended One would use the fragment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then there would be no way left to stop it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant everyone here would die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...The people he had to protect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang turned her gaze far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she could see Basiliora, Blackie, and Evan and Penia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who always stayed with Alon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>those who were more precious to him than anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Beings he had to protect somehow, along with his own life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And compared to them—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what about her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon already knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That she was no longer someone who had built a relationship with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That she was no longer someone he could even call by the same name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...He knew all of it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That she was no longer Seollang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things that must never be lost—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and that which was no longer precious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which one to choose—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was obvious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang looked at the black hands before her as they slowly took the shape of spears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malice, intent on taking her life without allowing her to live.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watching it, sensing the end, Seollang closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...Thinking of a fantasy that would never come true—of how things might have been different if she were her original self.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a chilling metallic sound—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she simply closed her eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>what reached Seollang’s ears—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was not the tearing sound of flesh she had expected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor was it the ringing in her ears from hearing being destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nor the deafening roar of the world exploding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was simply—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crunch—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sound of sharp metal breaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And when she opened her eyes again at that sound—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang saw it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Ah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A coat hem that should never—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>should never be in front of her eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...and yet one she had wished to see—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was swaying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Are you alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice she thought she would never hear again—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>reached her ears once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no choice but to swallow her breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang soon looked at Alon with trembling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she knew what result his choice would bring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seollang looked at Alon, who had now turned his gaze toward her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And she could not help but be shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because the corners of Alon’s expressionless mouth had curved ever so slightly into a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to reassure her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know what you’re worried about.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>tap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>placing his hand silently on Seollang’s head—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>simply—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is a way.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>murmuring that, Alon began to concentrate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To use the law granted to him.\u003C\u002Fp>",2439,"2026-06-02T12:43:45.413Z",1,"novelbin.me","5253708c0c613aef84c009ae509951f10db659a9b821f7ca26bc06d157948f53","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-477","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-475",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecame-the-patron-of-villains-cover.jpg"]