[{"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-377":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},759667,1006,"Chapter 377 : A Birthday Without Memories (2)","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-377",377,"\u003Cp>Kwa-jik!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that sound, Yutia’s heart shattered, and she thought blankly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Eh? Where is this place? Who am I?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her intelligence dropped for an instant and prompted such questions in Yutia’s mind, but only for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon regaining her senses, she looked at Alon with trembling eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon looked exactly as she remembered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The expression he wore was the same emotionless face he always had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There didn’t seem to be anything different about him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet, somehow, something was clearly wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia lowered her gaze to Alon’s hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In those hands, which were gripping Penia’s chair, anyone could see the clear tension.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A situation that made no sense at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yutia Bloodia, with her characteristically sharp mind, had no difficulty identifying the root cause of all this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hiccup—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Yutia’s eyes turned toward her, Penia let out an involuntary hiccup, unable even to avert her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone could see she was the culprit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lady Penia?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“How, exactly, did this, happen?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice broke into sharp fragments, unable to regulate her emotions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that, Penia’s eyes began darting rapidly in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She clearly had much to feel guilty about.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia tried to press her further—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“E-Excuse me~”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, her mouth was covered by Alon, who had been silent until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I-I think it would be best if you calmed down first…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Alon’s following words, Yutia’s smile vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had no intention of arguing against him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Yutia’s mood plummeted instantly to rock bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because his words sounded as if he were defending Penia from her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ha…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia let out a hollow laugh without realizing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She felt empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head to look at Penia, who was trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘This woman.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one who dared to make Alon treat her like an enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It seems our relationship has become irreparable. What do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penia gasped sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a brief moment, she wondered if there had ever even been a relationship between her and Yutia, but that hardly mattered right now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she could feel the threat to her life more intensely than ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘H-How do I fix this…?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Penia desperately thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Where in the world was she supposed to start explaining this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“L-Lady Penia hasn’t done anything wrong—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But before she could finish, Alon once again took Penia’s side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that, the light vanished from Yutia’s eyes, which had been glaring at Penia with contempt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ah—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Penia knew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She knew exactly what that lightless gaze was saying to her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'We are enemies now, aren’t we?'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yutia’s stare, tears welled up in Penia’s big eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even then, she desperately rolled them around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because she absolutely did not want to die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Desperately trying to think, Penia blurted out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“M-Marquis? You can’t say things like that. T-This is Lady Yutia we’re talking about!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her trembling voice cried out urgently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only then did Alon’s eyes widen slightly, as if surprised, breaking his usual stoic expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia, now radiating strange mana as though all emotion had been erased, was glaring at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon looked at her for a moment and then said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… I-I’m sorry.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He offered a plain apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Yutia’s anger was not so easily soothed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had entered the Marquis household in a good mood today.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But not only did Alon fail to recognize her, he even treated her with hostility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her anger was the type that could never be resolved simply with an apology.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, Penia would have to suffer miserably for it even to begin to fade—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Yutia…?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Would have to—?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“W-What did you just say?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-Sorry?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No, after that.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sister Yutia …?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sister…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He called her sister…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmm…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia’s eyes regained their usual sparkle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, a smile returned to her stiff lips.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My Lord, could you please say that once more?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“S-Sister?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that single word—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia unconsciously clutched her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For some reason, a warm, soft feeling bubbled up within her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm— It seems that, as always, we can remain good friends.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At Yutia’s sudden radiant smile, Penia, who had been on the verge of tears, now froze in stunned confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I still think this situation needs some explaining.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yes, of course…!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She nodded vigorously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn’t know what was going on, but for now, she believed she had survived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a short while.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having heard the whole story, Yutia spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To summarize simply: you drank a regression potion to identify flaws in magic, correct?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes…! Up to that point, there were no issues. There were no errors in magical memory, and the inscriptions took properly. But—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It hasn’t worn off even after two weeks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia turned her gaze slightly away at the pointed question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Y-Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Normally, after two weeks, it should automatically wear off, correct?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. Th-The potion itself definitely had no issues. I even ran experiments just in case.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Experiments?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, since a mage from the Blue Tower happened to be at the Marquis estate at the time, I had him drink it at the same time as the Marquis. I thought there might be some kind of unforeseen issue.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…And that mage returned to normal after two weeks?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes. For some strange reason, only the Marquis—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Letting out a weary sigh, Penia glanced nervously at Yutia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“B-But you don’t need to worry too much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“And why is that?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course I found it strange too, so I checked a few things… and it seems this is caused by the Marquis’s subconscious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Subconscious?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Penia continued explaining to Yutia at length.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So… in conclusion, it means the Marquis himself is intentionally preventing his return, correct?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes, it looks like he’s found some way to voluntarily maintain this state for a longer period.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But is it even possible to subconsciously stop the effects from wearing off?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Normally it would be almost impossible… but this is the Marquis we’re talking about.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yutia nodded as if she understood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very least, she now grasped the overall situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So right now, the Marquis is essentially the version of himself from before he ever met us.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…That’s correct.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who else knows about this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For now, Evan and Blackie… and maybe Basiliora? Other than that, no one else. It’s not exactly something we want the public finding out.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words, Yutia briefly turned her gaze to Alon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She confirmed that the green badge on his chest was clearly glowing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I believe there’s at least one more person who knows.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well, it doesn’t matter now, even if they realized it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She spoke—not to the room—but to whoever might be secretly watching through that green badge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a moment of thought, she smiled slightly, a smile that looked just a bit dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>***\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon, the third son of the Count of Palatio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or rather—Alon, head of the Marquis of Palatio.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though nearly a month had passed, he still found the current situation extremely awkward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And why wouldn’t he?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From Alon’s perspective, it was as follows—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had only just realized this was the world of Psychedelia a few months ago, and after closing his eyes for what felt like a moment, he woke up to this situation, as if he had stepped into a hidden camera prank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that wasn’t all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had planned to live peacefully in Rodmil, yet here he was: the ruthless head of the Palatio Marquisate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And living in that estate with him was none other than the absolute queen of hysteria herself, Penia Crysinne.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that—she was now positioned as something like his right arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, Alon had heard from Penia about what had happened to lead to this state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'To improve magic… huh.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if to show she wasn’t lying, even though Alon had lost about thirteen years of memory, his knowledge of magic remained completely intact.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had disappeared was solely his personal memories.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His memories of Psychedelia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be precise, all records and battle memories related to the magic originating from Psychedelia had been entirely erased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though that section alone had been deliberately carved out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…Even though he had heard the overall situation from Penia, this still felt unbearably strange to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, the fact that the Palatio County had become a Marquisate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that he was perhaps on the brink of being crowned king.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fact that he had become a god…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Alon as he was thirteen years ago, none of this was within the realm of imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not comprehend how any series of events could have led to such an absurd outcome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even seeing Yutia Bloodia today had shocked him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Penia had given him a prior explanation about Yutia and the others, Alon still found himself startled internally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was only natural—because face-to-face, Yutia Bloodia was even more beautiful than he had imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, he had seen her in Psychedelia too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But back then, most of the Sins had already partially fused with their sins, so he had never clearly seen her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why, despite Penia’s explanations, he hadn’t recognized Yutia right away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Haa…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Alon let out a quiet sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Today had already been more than enough confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet instinct told him that tomorrow would be even worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because tomorrow was Marquis Palatio’s birthday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'I should avoid being found out if possible.'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was only natural.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the one who could declare a kingdom—no, who could even become a god—suddenly lost his memories overnight, there would undoubtedly be consequences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was why Alon intended to keep his memory loss a secret from everyone except Yutia.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>'Whether it would work or not was another matter entirely. I need to hide it well…'\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While Alon was deep in thought—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the hill outside the Marquis estate—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m busy. I need to bring a new sculpture.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“…So? Why did you suddenly summon us all here for something urgent?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What’s going on? You said it was about Master?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Indeed.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ve already prepared my gift for Brother, so I don’t really mind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’m busy.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm~ well, I don’t mind since I’m free.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone except Yutia and Rine had gathered in one place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After confirming this, Magrina took a breath and spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Marquis Palatio’s memories have returned to his childhood.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“...What?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was Rine’s desperate move to stop Yutia’s solo rampage.\u003C\u002Fp>",1738,"2026-06-02T12:43:45.413Z",1,"novelbin.me","313ea26d5de6187cea13bfd659da1039e99fb90e7818c619a518da86dd42190a","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-378","became-the-patron-of-villains-chapter-376",479,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fbecame-the-patron-of-villains-cover.jpg"]