I Became A Patron Of Villains

After suddenly waking up inside a dark fantasy novel he once read, an ordinary man realizes he is not the hero, nor even a side character, but a wealthy noble whose future is doomed. According to the story, the villains he supports will eventually destroy him. Refusing to accept his tragic fate, he decides to change the flow of the narrative by becoming the secret patron of the story’s most dangerous villains. Instead of letting them fall into ruin, he trains them, funds them, and reshapes their destinies. As these once-doomed characters grow stronger and more unpredictable, the world itself begins to change. Caught between survival, ambition, and manipulation, the patron must decide whether he is saving villains… or creating monsters that will reshape the entire world.