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(4)","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-304",304,"\u003Cp>Alon, who headed to the garden with Yutia—who seemed to be in an unusually good mood—was able to hear why she had stopped by the Marquis’ estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A meeting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, as you know, there’s been a surge of rioters and bandits lately.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon nodded as he recalled what Siyan had said a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…… It seems the situation is more serious than I thought.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You didn’t know, My Lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. I knew to some extent.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The recent events were not something Alon could have been unaware of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Even if it wasn’t my intention, I am benefiting from it, after all.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike the other territories that were in chaos because of the bandits, the Palatio territory had strangely remained free of bandit activity, resulting in an increase in visiting merchants.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, you stopped by on your way to that meeting?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s right. But I also heard that something is happening within the Empire as well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Empire?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. I heard that a war has broken out inside the Empire.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A nation that had been hostile toward the Allied Kingdom for a long time, and also the setting of Calypsophobia, another game made by the same company that created Psychedelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was there ever a war within the Empire at this point in time?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon pondered for a moment but soon shrugged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, the wars within Calypsophobia weren’t something Alon particularly needed to worry about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As far as he knew, unless one or two countries in the Allied Kingdom were on the brink of collapse, the Empire would never declare war on the Allied Kingdom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, Calypsophobia also had its own protagonist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If I recall correctly... was the name Ner?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Much like Psychedelia, the protagonist of Calypsophobia, who could be either male or female, saves the chaotic Empire from destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, Alon didn’t need to worry about the Empire’s affairs for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The protagonist of Calypsophobia would handle it somehow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And unlike here, that protagonist is pretty much overpowered… If I remember right, they could probably take out one of the four factions of the Empire on their own.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thought crossed his mind briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And besides that, I also have something to tell you, My Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yutia’s words, Alon pushed his thoughts aside and continued the conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Something to tell me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, I was thinking—how about building a church on the Marquis’ estate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A church?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, but only if you’re okay with it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon hesitated for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since he needed to establish a new Divine Land soon, building a church on the Palatio estate could potentially create some awkward situations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at the same time, he wasn’t particularly inclined to refuse, so after a moment’s thought, he nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you want to, go ahead.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you for allowing it, My Lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why suddenly build a church on the Marquis’ estate?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The reason for building the church?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia placed a finger on her cheek thoughtfully, then smiled and asked in return:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, would you like to guess, My Lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia smiled brightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, Alon replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Expansion?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nope.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then……?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn’t quite figure out the reason.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Alon asked again, Yutia held up two fingers and answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There are two reasons. One is that there are more cats around than we expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cats?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon involuntarily glanced over at Blackie.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not long ago, the little black cat had been napping comfortably on the Sea King’s back, but now its pupils were trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to say, “Me…? You mean me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And the second reason is—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without looking at Blackie, Yutia cautiously moved closer to Alon’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I thought it was about time I started being a little more proactive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She whispered quietly in his ear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Proactive?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course. I’m talking about missionary work.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I see.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon didn’t quite understand, but he nodded quietly for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After asking Alon to stop by Rosario when he had time, Yutia left the estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A few days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Come to think of it, I wanted to ask her how she knew about the Sin… but I never got the chance.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feeling a bit regretful, Alon called out to Evan, who was walking ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are all the preparations for the Divine Land trip ready?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, everything is complete. We can depart right away.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How long will it take to get there?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm—based on what I checked last time, it should take about a day.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two chatted casually as they walked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, Alon had exited the outer walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…… More than I expected.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the soldiers and knights packed tightly in front of the castle gates, Alon couldn’t help but exclaim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fifty knights and six hundred soldiers were preparing to head to the Divine Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing them with his own eyes made the number feel even larger than it had sounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And… even though it’s only been a few days, their training seems quite solid……?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soldiers and knights stood in precise formation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Deus watched them with a satisfied expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon glanced over the faces of the knights.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There were too many to check each one, but here and there, he spotted familiar faces from the interviews, including Seamus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a brief inspection, however, Alon began to wonder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The knights’ expressions looked unusually resolute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, Seamus seemed happier than before, and since their commander—Alon—was present, that was understandable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as for the others, he grew more curious as to why they looked that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marquis, shall we depart?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Evan’s words, Alon headed toward the carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“They look very determined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they walked toward the carriage, Evan asked a question, and Alon replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, isn’t it a good thing? It seems Deus is doing a good job.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan nodded in satisfaction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It just feels like an army preparing for war rather than a simple defense force for Divine Land.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, the better trained they are, the better, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s true, but…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt almost like watching a knights’ order preparing for an actual war.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made him feel a bit uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Evan exclaimed as if he remembered something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now that I think about it, when Deus trains the knights, he also conducts one-on-one interviews with them. And after those talks, their attitudes become noticeably more serious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Interviews?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What on earth is he telling them?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That thought crossed Alon’s mind, but he quickly pushed it aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Evan had said, having good discipline was certainly not a bad thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after getting into the carriage, Alon began calmly organizing his thoughts on what he needed to do next.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘First, I’ll establish the Divine Land. As for the matter of citizens, I should talk to Sili about it—there were things I wanted to ask anyway. Of course, I’ll need to stop by Raksas first.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling what Rine had said, Alon finished mapping out his plans regarding the Divine Land.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he thought back to the events that had happened recently in the East.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Meet the Observer…… was it?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He absentmindedly stroked the magatama tucked in his robe, recalling the entity he had seen then.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A being whose mere presence made him bleed from his eyes because he couldn’t withstand its gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unknown being that seemed to possess knowledge capable of explaining all the things he himself did not understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Maybe this time, I’ll be able to learn something.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With those thoughts swirling in his mind, Alon looked out the window.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was an afternoon just like any other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Seamus had first arrived at the Marquis Palatio’s estate, he had been crushed by low self-esteem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But recently, he had slowly begun to regain his confidence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contrary to what his master had told him, there were actually many Master Knights within the Marquis’ estate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of the five squad leaders in the knights’ order had reached the rank of Master Knight, and Seamus himself was vice-captain of the Fifth Order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reason Seamus was able to regain his confidence despite this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was because the squad leaders and vice-captains—also Master Knights—acknowledged him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In other words, it wasn’t that Seamus had misunderstood things—rather, it was that the Marquis’ knights’ order was abnormally strong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Deus, who was passionately training the knights, had also acknowledged Seamus’ talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a result, his self-esteem was steadily recovering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the arrogance that had once defined Seamus was now almost entirely gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though it had only been a week, the many sparring sessions—and especially his matches against Deus—had taught Seamus humility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or more accurately, humility had been forcefully drilled into him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter how talented Seamus was, everyone recognized that Deus’ abilities and level were on an entirely different plane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the point where it was impossible to even feel inferior—so vast was the gap.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, thanks to this, Seamus was learning humility while continuing to develop his talent smoothly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he was convinced that he was inching closer to achieving his original dream—to become the most admired knight, returning in glory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At least, that had been his mindset until just moments ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seamus now looked at Deus with a bewildered expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Deus, with an extremely serious face, didn’t even blink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wha—?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seamus unintentionally dragged out the word, replaying in his mind how he had ended up in this situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This morning, he had set out for Divine Land with the Marquis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stopping early, they had set up camp and immediately began training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instructor Deus had announced that he would be holding individual interviews.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Curious about what was said during these talks—especially since the other knights had emerged looking far more serious—Seamus had come to see him after training.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then, he heard it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Deus’ words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You will become the King’s Sword. A sword that can crush anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Does that mean—?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’ve already understood without me having to say it, haven’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Seamus instinctively looked into Deus’ eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eyes that held not even the slightest hint of deception—only pure truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seamus realized that Deus’ words were sincere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without meaning to, Seamus thought of his original dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That dream of becoming a knight so admired by all that he would return home in triumph.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had been a bright and noble dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A dream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then why…?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he knew it—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had boarded a ship where failure would mean treason and success would mean revolution.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A ship from which there was no disembarking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I will train you so that you will never lose to anyone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seamus found himself trapped on that ship.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘I… I just wanted to become a knight who would be admired by all…’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seamus’ wandering thoughts slowly dispersed into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>",1800,"2026-06-02T12:43:45.412Z",1,"novelbin.me","9f5c8d3734d2b6655f9c922940e545a0a7c3d1e2b19911a6341ad67b8700bdbb","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-305","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-303",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecame-the-patron-of-villains-cover.jpg"]