[{"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-298":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},759588,1006,"Chapter 298 : Divine Land (1)","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-298",298,"\u003Cp>The day after Alon greeted Rine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big brother!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seolrang, Radan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon went to see Seolrang and Radan, who were now well enough to get out of bed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you okay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, thanks to you. If you hadn’t told me, it would’ve been a disaster!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Told you? Ah~ you mean that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, about using magic!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Seolrang’s words, Alon let out a small “Ah” of realization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, just as she said, Alon had roughly explained the sin of Greed to her when Mother Greed first appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In any case, I’m glad you’re safe.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You were worried about me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Isn’t it only natural that I would be?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon responded with a question of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seolrang laughed with a “Heehee,” then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Master, my ear~!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pushed her face close to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon naturally pressed Seolrang’s ear gently, and Seolrang clung to him while humming softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing her like that, Alon smiled—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm? Big brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where’s your brooch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brooch?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after Radan asked did Alon realize the brooch on his chest had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon quickly recalled what happened yesterday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, now that I think about it, I tucked it into my chest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why are you asking?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radan hesitated for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if trying to figure out how to answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Alon started to wonder about the long pause—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s just that it looked really good on you, and suddenly you weren’t wearing it, so I got curious. Hahaha.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radan quickly responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah yeah, it looked really good on you, Master.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seolrang, who had been quietly listening, nodded her head enthusiastically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon made a puzzled expression at their reactions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just a moment ago, Seolrang had been smiling happily, but now her pupils seemed to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I suppose I should put it back on.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking nothing of it, Alon pinned the red brooch back on his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seolrang and Radan let out a small sigh in secret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have you met Rine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Alon’s question, their expressions returned to normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, yeah! We met!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, we did, big brother.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“She seemed to be doing well, so I was relieved,” Radan added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that, Alon remembered what Evan had said that morning and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Come to think of it, I heard you’re both leaving soon—is that true?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, that’s right. Something suddenly came up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, big brother. It’s the same for me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Aren’t you moving around too much without resting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That may be true, but there’s something I really have to do, so it can’t be helped.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Same for me, Master. I’d like to hang out with you more too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Expressing their regret, Radan and Seolrang said light farewells to Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you leaving right away?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah, see you again, Master!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll see you again too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They left so quickly it could truly be called in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Like the wind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though they had been oozing with regret, their quick disappearance left Alon with a strange expression—though only for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ria.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Historia appeared in front of Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked clearly better than the last time Alon had seen her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m glad you look well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they spoke, Alon noticed the small pack on her back and felt curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But... are you heading somewhere?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Historia nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You don’t need to rest more?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m fine. I’ll be back soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ll be back soon?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the short farewell of “See you next time,” she was gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Three people vanished so quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon grew more and more confused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the outskirts of Fildagreen—no, of Greynifra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When they had left Fildagreen, Seolrang and Radan had still seemed full of energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now their expressions were somber.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They walked in silence without saying a word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And as they neared the boundary of Greynifra—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We didn’t really help at all, did we.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seolrang murmured quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice carried a trace of discouragement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radan, who had also been silent, replied—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calmly and plainly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once again walking silently, the two finally reached the border of Greynifra.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m heading out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seolrang moved first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...You’re going back to the colony?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m going back to prepare for what’s next.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s next?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yeah. In case something like this happens again next time—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So I can protect Master properly, she murmured as she looked down at the gauntlet on her arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“See you next time, then.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She vanished before Radan's eyes in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radan stared at the spot where Seolrang had been and let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Memories of the past clearly resurfaced in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More than Seolrang, he had been especially unhelpful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......What should I even do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radan whispered softly, like a breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His hands clenched tightly with force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And at that very moment—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Historia was also on the move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I have to retrieve it.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was heading toward the Ronobeli Jungle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With each step she took, her footprints dug deep into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shortly after the three of them had left—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brother, are you sure you don’t need to rest a little longer?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I’m fine. More importantly, how is the situation?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon, who had been visited by Magrina the night before, walked around inside Fildagreen with her to grasp the current state of things, and he quickly came to a conclusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Not good.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was exactly that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fildagreen was not in a favorable condition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of the Sin’s attack, nearly half of the territory had been torn away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though the soldiers and civilians had evacuated in time and were unharmed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rebuilding the town would take over a year, even with every mage mobilized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sigh~ It’s worrisome.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Magrina sighed with a gloomy expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, Alon called to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Magrina.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, brother?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If it’s alright with you, would you consider receiving help from human mages?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Human mages?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he knew that elves generally disliked humans.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in this situation, restoring the territory quickly had to be the priority.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking briefly, she nodded in response to Alon’s proposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If what you say is true and we can really bring in mages, then I guess there’s no other way right now. But~ is there even a method to invite them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you let me use a few administrative permissions, there’s a very simple method.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Some permissions?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon explained calmly to the curious Magrina.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few moments later—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that’s all, it’s not difficult. But are you sure that would be enough to summon mages?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reassuring a still slightly skeptical Magrina, Alon went to find Penia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gasp—so you’re saying that if they want, they can hand-copy the contents of the old tomes...............?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, though not the ones in the underground archives—just those in the outer levels. But, with this condition, the mages—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would come and work, right!? It’s totally doable!! Honestly, if we put out a notice, I bet we’d have fifty of them lining up by tomorrow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......That many?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course that many! They know I wrote my thesis based on information I got here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, that’s fortunate news.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that, they secured labor—no, support—with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Alon nodded in approval, Penia glanced at him and cautiously spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But, um, Lord Marquis.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If I bring in the mages for you... maybe............ would I get something in return?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She fidgeted with her fingers as she asked, and Alon replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll see what I can do about giving you access to the underground archives and old tomes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll prepare right away!!!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With just one word from Alon, Penia’s eyes sparkled and she darted off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her eyes gleamed like a character from an old idol anime who just pulled off a last-minute miracle ending—so Alon thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once the situation had been handled, Alon sat down and took a moment to catch his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Godfather.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, Rine had come to see him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did you get some rest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not really, no.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Alon hadn’t gotten much rest at all today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had sent off Seolrang, Radan, and Historia, who had all suddenly departed in the morning—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And spent the whole afternoon checking on Fildagreen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Honestly, I didn’t have to personally oversee the Fildagreen situation.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But since he had been granted a title, Alon felt it was his responsibility to handle at least the minimum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he had spent nearly the entire day inspecting Fildagreen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Shouldn’t you get some rest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That may be true... Oh, by the way—Rine, what are your plans now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Are you heading back to Lartania?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Rine made a thoughtful expression and soon shook her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I think I’ll stay here for a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For a while? Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rine hesitated for a moment, as if unsure whether to say it or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...The truth is,” She finally began to speak.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Alon—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You're making an artifact out of Agui?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. It's still down in the underground.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was able to hear something quite surprising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, to sum it up, when you were sealed, you used forbidden knowledge to summon the Sin and incarnated Agui?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And then, you erased the Sin but kept only the power of it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the time I had completely subdued Agui, it was actually pretty easy to turn it into an artifact. It just took a long time to fully stabilize.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So in conclusion, you can’t leave the Greynifra area until the artifact stabilizes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right, Godfather. If I get disconnected from it, it'll go out of control.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“.........Is that artifact really that important?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm—if I didn’t have it, I wouldn’t have been able to summon that thing last time.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s a seriously important item.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I’ve put 600 years into it, after all. But—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rine suddenly gave a crescent-moon-shaped smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you tell me to give it up, Godfather, I will.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......All of a sudden?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...That’s not what I meant. And do you really think I’d say that, knowing how much effort you put into it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, I actually figured you wouldn’t say that. So this is—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Kind of like... a way to appeal to you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She added, with a subtle meaning in her words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at Alon with green eyes glimmering between her smiling lashes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“........”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon instinctively turned his head away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rine looked at him with a pleased expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A long silence followed between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just when Alon had fully recovered and was considering returning to his domain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Late at night—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Blue Moon Council was held once again upon Rine’s return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting, which was originally scheduled every six months, had not taken place since Rine's disappearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But despite it not being time yet, Yutia had summoned everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The meeting had six attendees.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia, Seolrang, Rine, Radan, Deus, and Hidan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even excluding Hidan—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining five were such a noisy bunch that a proper meeting was nearly impossible when they were together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially now that Rine had returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this rare meeting—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one dared to speak easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seolrang darted her golden eyes around, trying to read the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Radan was the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deus, who at first cluelessly tried to brag about his little sister with a loud “Ahem,” quickly realized the atmosphere and awkwardly turned his gaze to the distant mountains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for Hidan, who was tasked with leading the meeting—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ghhk—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He involuntarily gasped for air, making tiny choking sounds every few seconds as he nervously glanced at the two sources of pressure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rine and Yutia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then quickly looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Please save me............ everyone thought, except for Rine and Yutia.\u003C\u002Fp>",1929,"2026-06-02T12:43:45.412Z",1,"novelbin.me","5f8d9b30097157ec0affae07ab05522e4094494f7e1404a33a12f1e51370c684","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-299","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-297",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecame-the-patron-of-villains-cover.jpg"]