[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-villain-s-story":3,"chapter-the-villain-s-story-the-villain-s-story-chapter-581":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},747106,986,"Chapter 581  [581] I knew it.","the-villain-s-story-chapter-581",581,"\u003Cp>[Elaine Parker, POV.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is he getting so involved in this situation? He has never been one to care about small matters like these... Heck, he never gave a damn about his guild mates before. He never cared about anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Alan Peccator I know is mostly someone who...just did what he liked, and almost never got involved in situations that would give him even the slightest discomfort... Unless it was absolutely necessary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why...are you getting involved in this... And what is this pressure I am feeling? It's not the simple killing intent that he subtly releases... I have already taken care of that with a spell. But there is something else, Something other than that, which is penetrating my defensive skills and artifacts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I clicked my tongue, and thought carefully of what to do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can't defeat him, No, not even the entire might of Titan in Shield combined can take this monster on, No matter how much I buff them, Or how much I debuff him... It's simply impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With what I have seen, It would be impossible if even the entire top ten guilds members went at him, using all of their abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The things... I saw him do when in the Tower. We won't even have a chance against Elijah, let alone Alan, the one that defeated Elijah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do I do? It's not like I can just stop... If I want to preserve my position and also deal a blow to Twilight, who have been growing their influence without any signs of stopping... I need to do something. I need to follow...orders...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Ugh.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I shook off the headache and took a look at him once more. His eyes are not that of a human, as expected of his bloodline. There is something within them that scans my entire being, yet it shows a hint of curiosity, or rather confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is that? I wonder, but I'm not exactly at the leisure to think about it. Regardless... I have to do something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You wouldn't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I decided to probe a little bit more, it is foolish... But I want to see where it would go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why do you think so?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I am still heir to Titan, You cannot just-\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't give a fuck who you are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>... Yeah, he was always like this. Acting like he is on a pedestal higher than everyone, of a rank higher than everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Goddammit. Is there nothing I can do to this muscle brain? I should stop...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[No.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did I think of stopping? I can't let him just walk over me like this. I mustered up more courage and glanced at Sabrina, She is the only one who can convince, I can leverage our relationship and her relationship with him...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she closed her eyes, abandoning me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'... Damn it.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I cannot fault her, She is related to this in a matter of her own scale, being the heir to the family that is directly behind Twilight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do I do? What do I do? Fight, and be defeated? Or...make a sacrifice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I can perhaps deal with all the 'special events' he is mentioning until the time when the ranking duels come up, I can just admit defeat the moment we step on the platform...that will make him lose any leverage he can use against me...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But my heart is beating, not out of expectation or happiness of my plan but fear. I'm afraid...so much, I can't think right. Ugh... Is this bastard using a spell to make my headaches increase in intensity? Fucking lunatic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alright... I will proceed with my plan. If I hire some people, I can hold on...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Fight him.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I smiled...wait, why did I say that? And why, with a confident smile? \"So it isn't you, huh...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What do you mean? Stop being cryptic...and answer me. No. There is no point in continuing this conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I will just have to go along with my plan. Despite what he may seem like, He is afraid of Sir Oliver to a certain degree, obviously. Within Shield's campus, he can't do much to me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Haha, I was afraid of nothing.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I excused myself and exited the cafeteria, but I did not take my eyes off him. There...was something I was wary of. His eyes were still looking at me, looking at me with the same intensity as that of a predator at its prey.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I was still wary, but I turned my back to the predator in question, I was sweating profusely, and my headaches were clouding my mind. I figured it would be better to go get some rest, so I made my way towards my dorm room. 'Let's not take any classes, and go to sleep...'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I thought to myself, and proceeded to do it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*******\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It wasn't her.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alan said, as he continued to use his dragon eyes on the retreating Elaine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabrina asked him, clearly confused. She herself did a check on her best friend due to the sharp change in her personality and attitude, but figured it was better to ask Alan himself about it, given his superior skills.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is something influencing her mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don't know. But it's something.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's like a void gap near her chest, probably a necklace type artifact that's causing it, But I can't just see it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sabrina found it hard to understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it was an artifact, Sir Oliver's detection would have already activated, Nothing can escape his mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alan stopped for a moment, muttering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah...mana.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood up and said to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Enjoy your break, I'll be back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't do anything reckless.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alan didn't respond, and began to go after Elaine, as his body seemingly 'vanished.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'There's nothing wrong with Sabrina's statement.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was actually right, No artifact that would influence the user's mind with mana would go unnoticed by the dozens of detection spells in place in shield...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With mana, of course.\u003C\u002Fp>",1000,"2026-06-02T11:57:38.479Z",1,"novelbin.me","efd7ff3360d8afbcbbe5029ce12e3c3ff91b7ac90f4d3be70ec40e673f3233b5","the-villain-s-story-chapter-582","the-villain-s-story-chapter-580",910,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-villain-s-story-cover.jpg"]