I Became the Patron of Villains

Chapter 118

118. Why are you like this…? (5)

…Although he didn’t know how it happened, thanks to Heinkel’s “help,” Alon successfully subjugated the receiver Basiliora and received magical teachings from Heinkel.

Five days.

It was a long time if long, and a short time if short, but it was immensely helpful to Alon.

Although Heinkel did not handle words or sentences, her magical knowledge elevated Alon’s magical abilities, which had just reached the 4th rank, to the level of a fully mature 4th rank.

Moreover, due to the issue of magical efficiency, he was able to use magic that he had never even thought of using before, even if only a little.

This was because he learned how to use his magical power more efficiently at this point.

Of course, Alon was not a genius who could perfectly apply what he learned immediately, so it took time to properly operate it.

However, even with just a small teaching, he was able to save a significant amount of consumption compared to implementing the original magic, so it was a great gain.

And above all, the greatest help was…

“Hu-“

This.

Woong-

Alon looked at the magic implemented before his eyes.

No, to be precise, it was the visualization of the magical array.

Like the DNA of a gene, the spiral-shaped magical array formed a geometric shape with a pentagram.

Although it was not perfect yet, it was undoubtedly what he wanted, so he smiled deeply inside.

This was the reason he sought magical teachings from Heinkel and the result of it.

‘I didn’t expect to be able to implement it so quickly.’

The array crumbled into small pieces as soon as he lost concentration.

Nevertheless, Alon exhaled a satisfied breath.

What he created this time was one of the “traits” that wizards could use in Psychedelia.

Trait (特性).

In the game, it is unlocked when entering a specific labyrinth, and when a wizard reaches the 4th rank, they can obtain a unique trait for their magic with the knowledge gained from the labyrinth.

Although it is unique, in the game, it is limited to about ten traits to choose from.

Anyway, Alon, who had not even been to the labyrinth, implemented this “trait.”

It was not because he was special.

In fact, anyone could use it if they knew how to incorporate the overall shape, order, and position of the magical array into the magic.

Of course, unless someone directly enters the labyrinth and discovers the trait, Alon would be the only user of the undiscovered trait.

‘…At this point in time, the labyrinth hasn’t even appeared yet.’

The labyrinth that grants traits only emerged due to the rift after one of the sins descended.

‘With just a little more practice, I think I can handle it perfectly.’

Soon, unlike other wizards, he was satisfied only after recalling a unique trait, a magic that would be very helpful to his current self.

At that moment.

“Marquis.”

Alon turned his gaze to the voice of Evan.

“What is it?”

“Well, the conference is almost over, so I was wondering what you plan to do.”

“Hmm- how many days are left?”

“About three days, I think?”

At Evan’s question, Alon pondered for a moment.

‘…I heard that even after the conference ends, it wouldn’t matter if I stayed for about a week longer. But from now on, it seems meaningless to receive further teachings.’

Heinkel’s teachings had undoubtedly brought Alon an unbelievable gift.

However, apart from that, Alon could no longer receive Heinkel’s teachings.

No, to be precise, it was right to say that even if he received teachings in the future, he wouldn’t be able to utilize them at all.

The physical limit called the magic hole had started to turn Heinkel’s teachings into a beautiful but useless gift.

Therefore.

‘…Since I’ve obtained what I could, should I try to increase my magic power a little more?’

It was the moment when Alon recalled an item that could slightly increase his magic power, which should have appeared near the central tower by now.

“Oh, by the way, Marquis. Did you know? It’s chaos outside right now.”

Evan abruptly changed the subject.

“Chaos outside? What’s going on?”

“To be precise, it’s not that something is happening- it’s just that there are a lot of ‘events’.”

“…So, what events?”

Evan hesitated for a moment before continuing.

“Recently, across the entire United Kingdom, mountains have suddenly exploded and split apart, or natural massacres have occurred in the duchy’s territories.”

“…In the mountains or the duchy’s territories?”

“Yes. I heard there have been over eight incidents in the past week. Especially, Mount Temax near the Kingdom of Rosario has become a complete wasteland.”

“The reason?”

“I still don’t know the reason. But that’s the rumor going around.”

“Is there any commonality in the locations where it happened?”

“I heard the locations are scattered.”

A quiet sense of crisis is felt.

On the other hand, a question arose.

‘…If it were the appearance of foreign news, it wouldn’t be happening sporadically in so many places,’

Alon tilted his head.

But only for a moment.

‘Still, let’s find out first.’

After conveying his intention to Evan to move directly.

‘I guess I should go out soon.’

He slowly made up his mind to leave the Magic Society.

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That night.

As always, Alon was practicing magic alone after receiving his teachings.

Heinkel, who was watching him, had a peculiar expression.

At first, he was disgusted just by Alon’s presence, but lately, Heinkel had taken quite an interest in him.

Partly because Alon had been following Heinkel’s teachings quite well, but more importantly, because the magic he used was very peculiar.

Alon was using ‘primitive magic,’ which had almost disappeared even in Heinkel’s time.

Moreover, the way he used it was so natural that it was only natural for Heinkel to be curious about him.

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No, to be precise, it was curiosity about the ‘magic’ he used.

‘…I want to ask him to teach me.’

Unfortunately, the position of ‘master and disciple’ had already been established between her and Alon.

Given her personality, it was a bit difficult for her to ask Alon to teach her something now.

However, Heinkel’s magical curiosity easily surpassed her personality.

After all, as a wizard who was called the Chalice of the Beginning, her curiosity was immense.

In fact, a few days ago, she had brought up the topic of the phrase to Alon.

…As soon as she uttered the word ‘phrase,’ she closed her mouth again, and the conversation didn’t proceed.

It couldn’t be helped.

Because of the hidden existence behind Alon.

‘…Whenever I try to talk about the incantation, he immediately looks at me, so I can’t even ask in the first place.’

While teaching him magic, Heinkel had already grasped to some extent the eyes that Alon should not perceive.

Alon was unaware of the presence of the eyes behind him.

No, in fact, it was strange to notice. After all, that presence could not be seen unless one had opened their eyes.

To see what was hidden within, one would need to possess a level of enlightenment and strength similar to hers.

And above all.

The eyes that appeared when using magic themselves avoided being perceived by Alon.

“…”

Despite being a spirit, Heinkel felt the hairs on her body stand on end.

For some reason, the eyes that rejected Alon’s perception also showed a clear reaction to the incantation, even if not to the same extent.

Of course, it couldn’t be definitively said that they were avoiding it, but her survival instinct fiercely warned her.

Not to bring up that topic carelessly.

“…I will take my leave for today.”

[Oh, see you tomorrow.]

“Yes. Thank you as always.”

She knew that touching it wouldn’t be good.

Nevertheless, her curiosity drove her madder by the day.

‘…Isn’t there a good way?’

Even after Alon left, she pondered repeatedly until she soon came up with an idea.

‘Come to think of it, the eyes didn’t particularly react when he recited the incantation… If I don’t directly ask him to tell me, but the eyes themselves offer the information first, wouldn’t he be able to hear it?’

In fact, Heinkel was aware that the likelihood of that scenario was low.

However, her brain, already consumed by curiosity, began to think.

‘…How do I get the conversation to come up first?’

She started to worry.

Suddenly.

“You damn old man!!! I know you’re hiding here, so come out!!!”

She frowned at the loud voice that echoed throughout the library.

Who dares so rudely…

“…Hmm?”

But soon after, she recognized the owner of the voice.

Penia Crysinne.

To Heinkel, who wandered around the central tower whenever he was bored, Penia was an unforgettable figure.

Her name was constantly mentioned among the wizards.

And recently, there were even rumors about her and Marquis Palatio…

‘Hmm? Wait a minute?’

It seemed like a path was appearing.

Penia, if Penia was really…

‘…if she was really that close with Marquis Palatio?’

A small plan began to form in her mind.

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Penia Crysinne was in a state of extreme anger.

The reason being, she had no intention of participating in this magic conference in the first place.

It was only recently that the magic supplies had started arriving properly, allowing her to resume her halted experiments.

But the reason she came to the central tower was because of…

“That damn old man-!!!!!!!!”

It was because of the rumor spread by the Blue Tower Lord.

‘Ashamed? You should have told me.’

‘Wow- I didn’t expect you to finish the greetings already-‘

‘Wow, the deputy tower lord getting married- You never know what life has in store.’

Gritting her teeth, Penia recalled the professors who barged in during her magic experiment and uttered those words.

And the source of the rumor was none other than…

Selime Mikardo, who always dumped work on her and wandered around without a care in the world.

She couldn’t stay still.

She had to punish that old man immediately.

Penia rushed to the conference and, while searching everywhere to find him, ended up in the library.

And there…

[Who are you?]

“…!?”

She encountered a girl in a spirit state.

No, to be precise.

“The First Chalice, H-Heinkel…?”

The First Chalice, Heinkel.

[Ho- You know my name, how curious.]

At the affirmative voice, Fenia froze in surprise, forgetting her original purpose.

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Fenia had known about one of the rumors related to the library of the Central Tower, ‘The First Chalice, Heinkel.’

The content itself was simple.

If you visit the library at night, Heinkel appears and teaches magic.

However, there were hardly any wizards who believed that.

Because it didn’t make sense for Heinkel, who should have died hundreds of years ago, to suddenly appear in the library.

Still, Fenia had once visited the library at night after hearing that rumor.

Because her childhood dream was to become a great wizard like Heinkel.

So it was natural for Fenia to recognize Heinkel at once.

She had seen Heinkel’s portrait countless times in statues and books.

[Tell me your name.]

Fenia, who was staring blankly at Heinkel, a figure like her childhood idol.

“Fe-Fenia Crysinne…!”

She answered in a startled voice.

Her heart pounded at the fact that she had met the person she had long admired.

However.

[Fenia Crysinne… I see, you’re the one rumored to be involved with Marquis Palatio?]

“What…?”

Strange words flowed from the idol’s mouth.

She couldn’t help but frown unconsciously.

Because she had been tormented by rumors for the past few months, her threshold was infinitely low.

“That’s completely wrong-“

She tried to explain reflexively.

[There is one condition for you. If you accept it, I will personally teach you magic.]

“What?”

She closed her mouth at the continuing suggestion.

[It’s exactly as I said. I have a favor to ask regarding the Marquis of Palatio. If you are in such a relationship with the Marquis, it shouldn’t be too difficult. What do you think?]

Despite hearing something strange,

“You’re going to teach me magic?”

[Yes]

“By the First Chalice?”

[I do not repeat myself.]

She couldn’t refute.

Countless memories flashed through her mind.

Each one was a painful memory related to the Marquis of Palatio.

Starting from the memory of making and offering potions.

Being dragged away by pirates while traveling with the Marquis.

The stress she suffered almost daily due to rumors involving the Marquis, all these memories flashed through her mind one by one.

Honestly, Fenia wanted to cleanly clear up the rumors related to the Marquis of Palatio.