I Became the Patron of Villains

196. How to Use (2)

To Duke Merkilan, elves were mysterious and fearful beings.

It was natural.

The United Kingdom and the Allied Races.

Their relationship was not good enough to have any exchanges.

Since he naturally had no opportunity to see elves, to him, elves were mysterious beings.

‘The lifespan of an elf is ten times that of a human, and the lifespan of a high elf is… twenty times longer-‘

At the same time, he was afraid of them because of what he had read in ancient books.

Even though they had a similar appearance to humans.

They were beings who lived for almost an eternity compared to humans.

As long as they were granted such long years.

He had read in books that the strength of each individual elf easily surpassed that of humans.

That was not all.

‘It feels like I can’t breathe-‘

The pain tightening his chest.

Duke Merkilran unconsciously let out a rough breath as he looked at the elves in front of him.

A group of more than ten elves at a glance.

They were all exuding a strong killing intent, pressing down on Duke Merkilran and Kurak.

As if they would kill them at any moment.

However.

“Hahaha. The temper of these pointy-eared b*stards is still as nasty as ever-!”

Kurak received the killing intent as if it was nothing.

He burst into a hearty laugh under his helmet.

“I won’t say it twice. Do not approach the First Elf.”

The elf, Draim, warned again with a chilling tone.

Kurak, confirming the clear light of fanaticism in his eyes.

Twisted his lips into a smirk and thought.

‘As expected, it’s certain. He is indeed the First One.’

Of course, from the first time he saw Marquis Palatio.

He had somewhat thought that he was the First Elf- no, the First One.

Starting from the black leaves that clung to him.

That ‘black thing’ behind the marquis.

It was something that no ordinary human could carry around.

Moreover.

The unmistakable divinity he felt when he faced him directly today.

It made it impossible to doubt that he was Taejon.

However, one question remained.

The Marquis himself subtly denied being Taejon.

That was somewhat concerning, but,

‘Well, is there any other reason-‘

Kurak glanced over the elves in front of him.

He was once again convinced that his thoughts were correct.

If the Marquis was not the first elf, that is, Taejon,

The elves wouldn’t show such behavior.

Having come to his own conclusion, Kurak spat out.

“Sorry, but that’s impossible. I also move by orders.”

“If you approach again next time, it won’t end with just a conversation.”

“Hehe- Do you have that kind of power?”

“If all of us attack, it would be different.”

“Krr- Just because we had one conversation, you’re being terribly fierce.”

“Think about what your race did to him and then talk like that.”

Blatant hostility.

But Kurak,

“Well- do as you please. I don’t want to fight you right now.”

He shrugged lightly and turned his body as if ignoring the elves.

“Let’s go.”

“…In this situation?”

“Then won’t you go?”

“No, the elves-”

“Don’t worry, those pointy-eared guys are a bit stiff, but they know honor.”

Despite the Duke’s concern, he walked away without hesitation.

“Wait a minute-”

The Duke of Merkiland immediately followed him, fearing he might be separated from Kurak.

He was secretly worried about a clash.

As Kurak said, the elves did not lower their guard but did not attack either.

At that moment.

“Huh.”

In an instant, the group of elves vanished without a trace.

“I think you should have grasped enough without further explanation, don’t you?”

Kurak’s voice echoed soon after.

“…So, Marquis Palatio is the primordial elf, is that what you’re saying?”

A brief silence followed.

“Technically, it’s the primordial being. Well, the pointy-ears call it that.”

With Kurak’s affirmation.

“……”

Duke Merkilian could only gape in astonishment.

‘Marquis Palatio is… a real god?’

Shocked by the unbelievable truth(?).

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About a week had passed since Kurak and Duke Merkilian left.

Alon had been resting during that time.

All thanks to the excellent worker, Alexion.

In the past, after returning from a trip.

He would have to wrestle with paperwork for at least a month.

But now, the capable Alexion was handling it all.

Thanks to that, recently, he only had to give final approval on documents in the morning.

The rest of the time, he either simply rested or immersed himself in magical research with Penia.

Among these, the time spent on magical research was overwhelmingly longer than simple rest.

“Hoo-“

Alon leaned back in his chair and let out a small sigh.

Penia, who had been observing Alon’s magic until just a moment ago.

Nodded after diligently writing something down.

“Hmm, it seems we’ve found up to five seals with this.”

“Indeed.”

[Kyuu?]

What Alon had been researching until just a moment ago.

Was the connection to properly handle Kkamangi.

Over the past week, he found two more connections that could be added.

“Faster than I thought.”

“As you know from last time, once we figure out the molecular structure corresponding to the connection, we can find it right away.”

“I see.”

When Alon patted his head,

Kkamangi, feeling pleased, rubbed his head even more, making a purring sound.

“Oh, by the way, I also looked into the ‘Gyeok’.”

“Did you find anything?”

“Well, yes.”

As he resumed his magic training,

Alon asked Fenia if this divine power could also be integrated into magic.

From that point on, research on the ‘Gyeok’ was also being conducted together.

“Is it good information?”

“Half and half.”

When Alon straightened his body from leaning on the chair, Fenia hesitated for a moment before speaking.

“First of all, let me tell you, this ‘Gyeok’ is similar to magic power, but it feels different.”

“For example?”

“For example, magic power ultimately changes depending on how wizards arrange and utilize the molecular structure, right?”

“That’s right.”

“But the divine power you showed me is different. It feels more like your phrases or sentences.”

“Like phrases or sentences?”

“Yes.”

Fenia touched her chin with her index finger as if deep in thought.

“The phrases you use twist magic power, and the sentences twist the magic itself, like some kind of law.”

“Hmm.”

“This divine power feels similar. The difference, however, is… it feels ‘absolute’.”

“…Absolute?”

“Yes. The sentences you use also cause changes in magic, but this is a bit more extensive. It’s like an absolute law. Unshakable in any situation.”

“What do you think about using it like magic?”

“Well, the divine power you showed me… I’m sorry, but I still don’t quite understand it. I haven’t figured out exactly what it is yet.”

“Is that so.”

Alon felt a slight disappointment inside.

“But if we could use such absolute laws like magic, we might be able to create some truly unbelievable spells.”

“For example?”

“…It’s just a thought, but if the absolute law is something like ‘immutability,’ we could create a fire that never goes out, something like that.”

“Oh…”

“In short, I think it’s worth researching.”

“You’re amazing, as always.”

At Alon’s praise, Fenia shrugged her shoulders with a ‘Who do you think I am?’ expression, but only for a moment.

She sighed, “Ah.”

“But just in case, you should be careful using divine power inside the Simun or Gwaemun.”

“Why is that?”

“As you know, the Simun is basically created by irregular magical phenomena, very irregular ones. Magic itself interferes with space-time.”

“…Would it be a problem to use divine power there?”

“Ordinary magic wouldn’t matter, but using a power with absolute laws like divine power there wouldn’t be good. Hmm-“

Fenia mumbled as if guessing.

Then she added as if she had just thought of it.

“The already unbalanced space-time could be further distorted and fall into a strange place? Or the magic might not manifest and get caught in an explosion, one of the two.”

“We should be careful.”

It seemed best to avoid either scenario.

Later, while wrapping up their research and chatting about various things.

Alon suddenly brought up a topic as if he had just remembered.

“Come to think of it, isn’t it almost time for the conference?”

“Yes, it is.”

As soon as the magic conference was mentioned, Fenia responded immediately as if she had been waiting.

A smile appeared on her lips.

And in her cat-like eyes, a peculiar greed was growing.

“Then we should participate this time. When should we leave?”

“It should be fine in about a week from now…!”

“Let’s do that.”

Leaving behind Penia, who was all fired up.

Alon stepped out of the second office and took out the Foot that Runs Through the Past.

Originally, he wanted to use it right on the day he returned, but he couldn’t.

Ironically.

He realized too late that if he didn’t use the Foot that Runs Through the Past immediately after fully charging its magic power, the magic power would continue to evaporate little by little.

Having replenished the magic power that had evaporated over time, Alon could now use the Foot that Runs Through the Past.

Soon, the scenery changed.

“You’ve come.”

Alon faced Kailas in a world that had perished.

“You’ve done everything I instructed before, right?”

Kailas, confirming immediately upon meeting,

Alon nodded and then asked.

“By the way, before we start training, there’s something I want to ask, if that’s okay?”

“What is it?”

“It’s about the ritual and the divine power.”

“…Ritual and divine power?”

At Kailas’s question, Alon recounted what had happened in the land of the elves, Greynif.

From the story of the reverse heavens.

To the fact that he could only use the green divine power among the various divine powers.

Listening calmly to all the stories, Kailas frowned.

“Setting aside the ritual, why are you asking me about the divine power? You know how I became a god. There’s nothing I can tell you even if you ask.”

“Hmm, is that so. I just thought I’d ask, but is there anything that comes to mind?”

Kailas pondered for a moment and then answered.

“As I said, my knowledge of divine power is shallow. Most of what I know is just hearsay. But if I were to give a speculative answer, it would be to visit the symbol.”

“…The symbol?”

“Yes, you said you had an idea where the faith for one of the five divine powers gathered, right?”

“That’s right.”

“Then go to that symbol of divinity.”

As Alon looked puzzled, Kylas added.

“The power of a god ultimately comes from faith. And that faith flows to you through symbols. If you can find that symbol, awakening your dormant divinity won’t be too difficult.”

“Just finding the symbol will awaken it?”

“Yes. Symbols are extremely important to gods. And if my guess is correct – you’ll be able to handle another divinity.”

To handle another divinity, huh.

Soon, a question appeared on Alon’s face.

The green divinity, the divinity of the primordial elf.

It didn’t seem like it had been awakened by finding a symbol.

But that doubt was short-lived.

He changed his mind.

‘If the World Tree is considered the symbol of the primordial elf, then it’s not incomprehensible.’

In fact, when he was inside the World Tree, the green divinity reacted.

Therefore.

‘…I should visit the Thunder Serpent tribe.’

Right after stopping by the Magic Society, Alon decided on his next destination.