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(1)","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-371",371,"\u003Cp>Right after regaining consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So, why did you pull a stunt like that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm— I just wanted to let you know that the people around you right now aren’t exactly... pure of heart, Godfather.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon’s eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at Rine, who answered so calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm... in part, yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still smiling, Rine added, “But don’t worry. None of my friends would ever stab you in the back, Godfather.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, after glancing at Alon’s face for a moment, she confessed quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, I won’t be around for long.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hm? What do you mean by that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rine nodded slightly, then lowered her gaze and gestured downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon noticed it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rine’s body was slowly fading from the feet up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What—?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned, not understanding what was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But only for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry too much. I told you before, remember? That I came here with the help of an artifact.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then this disappearing thing—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My time’s up. Normally, I could’ve lasted another month or two, but... well, things got a little intense, didn’t they?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Using power shortens your stay?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm, it’s more like an overload than simple time reduction, but yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon nodded at her explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She hadn’t used her full power during the battle against Sin, but it had still been a fierce fight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, I won’t be able to see you again for a while.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rine murmured softly, sounding a little lonely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a fleeting moment, a strange sadness passed across her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon caught that moment and replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll come find you soon.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, as if her earlier melancholy had been a lie, Rine’s sly, fox-like smile returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......You.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had fallen for it again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon couldn’t even finish his sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m satisfied now. I was the first face you saw after waking up, and now you’ve promised to visit me yourself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still smiling like a fox, she added, “I’ll be waiting for you, Godfather.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that gentle farewell, she completely vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunk—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as Rine disappeared, something fell to the ground — an object that looked suspiciously like a lithium battery from Alon’s old world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bent down and picked it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, Marquis!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Evan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan burst into the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon greeted him calmly, and Evan’s surprise quickly turned into frantic concern as he hurried closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are you all right, sir!?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, not bad.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After checking him over, Evan sighed in relief, then hesitated before asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Do you still have your memory?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My memory?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. After you collapsed, Rine mentioned that your memory might be a little unstable.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon thought for a moment—then decided to tease him a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, I suppose there might be a few blank spots here and there.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“R-Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But don’t worry. I still remember promising to cut your salary in half.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Wh-what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s wrong?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“N-no, sir, I thought you said... increase by half, not cut...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m pretty sure it was ‘cut.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ugh—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing Evan’s pale face, Alon couldn’t help but chuckle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, visitors began to pour in as if they had been waiting for him to wake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to arrive were Basiliora and Blackie — both of whom, for some reason, were in Yutia’s care.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Meow!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[I’ll protect you now~!]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whatever had happened to them, both were trembling slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon simply nodded in acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, one by one, everyone who knew Alon came to visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, there were moments — like when Ryanga or Seolrang subtly tried to test his memory, or when Penia looked at him with eager, sparkling eyes — but Alon decided to play dumb for their peace of mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After enduring that flood of visits, several more days passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once his body had fully recovered, Alon was finally able to grasp the situation in detail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A completely new type of creature?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. We’re calling them monsters for now, but these are totally new species that started appearing after the Milky Way fell. Their forms are all over the place.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the situation bad?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, according to reports, not that bad yet.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......Really?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. If they’d attacked randomly, that would’ve been one thing, but so far they’ve just been appearing, not attacking villages. However—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“However?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If they ever do start attacking, things could get very ugly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And with the anomaly gates on top of that...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, that’s actually fine.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Maybe it’s coincidence, but right after the Milky Way fell, all remaining anomaly gates vanished.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All of them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Milky Way — the divine blood — had fallen, and in its wake, the anomaly gates disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could that really be coincidence?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon pondered it briefly, then nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anything else to note?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm— aside from the meeting tomorrow, not really. Unless... you mean Eliban.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Eliban...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Alon murmured the name, Evan quickly added—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He still hasn’t awakened from his coma. Rine said even she couldn’t tell.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon let out a quiet sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, he had secretly hoped that Eliban would be awake by the time he opened his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was so much he wanted to ask him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Anyway, that’s everything that happened while you were unconscious, my lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon nodded and exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The truth was, ever since this last battle ended, his own thoughts had become heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even leaving aside everything related to Eliban, there was much to consider.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first matter was divinity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More precisely, the change that had occurred in Alon’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon calmly closed his eyes and entered a state of introspection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What he expected to see was the same divine authority he always saw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yes—under normal circumstances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘It’s gone.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon saw nothing but pitch-black emptiness within himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he wondered if he had made an error entering his inner world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no—this was undeniably his inner realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant that all of his divine authorities were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the one that emitted that ominous light—gone without a trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a shocking situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, Alon managed to remain calm—relatively speaking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he could still use divine power just fine.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His divinity was gone, but his divine power remained usable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the first thing troubling him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The second was the divine blood that had fallen to the earth—something he had never once seen in Psychedelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon had never seen anything in the game beyond the point where Psychedelia ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally—because the game ended once Sin was defeated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which meant that from here on out, Alon would have to uncover the truth about the divine blood himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>About those divine bloods that now sought to bring ruin to this world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, Alon did have one possible source of information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......This is what Eliban was carrying?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, sir.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Jewel of the Closed-Eyed One.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon silently stared at the black crystal he had been searching for all this time—yet had never expected to find in Eliban’s possession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With this, perhaps the questions burning in his mind could finally be answered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Questions about the divine blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And questions about himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, his final troubling thought surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......What was that voice?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The words he had heard when the Milky Way fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Now I can finally see you! Come, show me—]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[finallyfinallyfinallyFiNaLlY——]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The intense static had made it impossible to make out clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even from the parts he had heard, it was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It sounded as if the voice had known Alon for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘What was that?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon found it deeply unsettling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Assuming the voices belonged to beings looking down on him from above, their words weren’t entirely unfathomable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that would only explain them knowing him—not the favor he sensed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because mixed in with that favor was undeniable malice as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘And that last voice...?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon recalled it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right before he lost consciousness—after hearing the voices of the falling divine blood—there came another whisper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the time, he couldn’t make out a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had sounded like nothing more than a faint mumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after awakening—and replaying that noise in his mind over and over—Alon was now able to interpret the words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Come to the eastern edge, friend. Then I will return to you that which is precious to you.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A voice so quiet that he hadn’t even realized it had been words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it had even come from behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon remained silent for a long while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why would those divine beings—if that’s what they were—say such a thing to him?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no idea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But eventually, he shook his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In any case, with no information, drawing any conclusion would be impossible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Evan.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, my lord?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“After next week’s meeting, we’ll head to Raksas.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So suddenly...? Understood, my lord.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evan bowed his head, and Alon let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was late at night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One day later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the wake of Ashtalon’s destruction, and the emergence of strange new monster species around the world, a council meeting was convened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon attended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the moment he stepped into the council chamber, he had no particular thoughts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—more accurately...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So then, what are your thoughts, Marquis Palatio—no, Your Majesty?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...Hm? What? No... wait—what?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn’t until Carmaxes III casually referred to him as king that Alon’s mind truly went blank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It had barely been a few days since he had regained consciousness—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And now question marks were once again flooding above his head.\u003C\u002Fp>",1555,"2026-06-02T12:43:45.413Z",1,"novelbin.me","946955533649aa49d816f92ddc99dc2f3c05b17cc2910d2e2d81983cae27c8af","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-372","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-370",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecame-the-patron-of-villains-cover.jpg"]