The Villainous Young Master Only Wanted a Carefree Life
Author: Ren Zhixia
Synopsis:
[2020 Newcomer King] At the Sorting Ceremony at Duel Academy, the villainous young master Dark Dimon finally remembered his past life. He had been reborn into a Galgame world that was practically the ultimate hodgepodge.
And he was the game's ultimate villain—the Demon God of the Seven Original Sins!
Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Bliss!
If any one of these seven stats exceeded its limit, he would transform into a mighty Demon God, with no way back!
In the Saint Marian Era, when the Demon Race had been wiped out and the Demon King lay eternally asleep, no heretic could hope to survive!
"Wait, does that mean I just have to avoid turning into a Demon God?"
No pride, no impatience, no anger, no delusion, no greed, no lust, no envy, no sloth.
Dark Dimon only wanted to live a carefree life...
Fast-forward to drawing the Seven Sins, printing Magitech Cards, calmly watching the drama, obsessively petting cats, and becoming the ultimate duelist!
Quit rubbing up against me. Women only slow down my card-drawing speed.
What could garden flowers or wildflowers offer that cats couldn't?
[Bliss +1]
Elements: [Card Duels] [Harry Potter] [Yu-Gi-Oh!] [Digimon] [Pokemon], etc.
Chapter 1: Dark Dimon Is Not a Dark Demon
"Welcome to Saint Marian Academy!"
In the magnificent hall, sacred hymns filled the air. Velvet-black curtains, soft and smooth as silk, slowly parted, revealing the woman who was the most beautiful and noble at Saint Marian Academy—the academy's principal, Cynthia Saint Arte!
The Nine Great Spirits surrounding the Saint Archmage conjured flowers and fireflies, turning the stage into a dreamlike, beautiful scene.
Four splendidly decorated long tables stood in the hall. Thousands upon thousands of candles floated above them, illuminating the great hall.
The candlelight reflected off golden plates and silver goblets, scattering a kaleidoscope of dazzling colors. It was like a dream.
By the time Dark Dimon came to his senses, he was already standing on the stage, with Principal Arte beside him, her presence fragrant as a gentle breeze.
Memories came flooding back.
Dark remembered his past life.
"Saint Marian Academy... Isn't this the academy from that ultimate hodgepodge Galgame that everyone trashed before release, then clamored to praise once it came out?"
Duel! Saint Marian Super XX Academy !
In the Galgame industry, where studios generally poured all their budgets into gorgeous character art and made a mess of the story, Duel! Saint Marian Super XX Academy was a rare breath of fresh air.
Although its plot framework was almost entirely copied from Harry Potter, its power system borrowed—plagiarized—from card games like Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the characters on its duel cards came from all sorts of popular anime, the mixture of elements had somehow come together to make an unexpectedly fun game.
Even without pursuing the female characters in the game, players could still get a huge amount of enjoyment out of it.
For a long time, Duel! Saint Marian Super XX Academy had even become a "card-game starter," and all kinds of censored versions had swept through the domestic piracy scene.
But Dark had clung to his sense of justice. He had held fast to his morals and refused to touch that plagiarized, pirated, adult game. So he had only heard bits and pieces about its setting and plot.
He vaguely remembered that the game's final boss was a noble young master named Dard-Demon.
The only son of a duchess, Dard-Demon filled Draco Malfoy's role in the game. At the academy, he was an early antagonist who constantly butted heads with the protagonist. Later, it was suddenly revealed that he was descended from a Demon God. After the resurrected Demon King was defeated, his bloodline awakened, transforming him into the final Demon God. That gave the protagonist the chance to kill him and steal his fiancée!
Come to think of it, Dard-Demon was a tragic character from the start. Even his name translated as "Dark Demon." He was practically a clown doomed to a miserable fate from the very beginning. Hmm...
Wait, why did that name sound so familiar?
Dark's face gradually went pale.
"Dark Dimon, Dark Dimon..."
The warm, soothing voice calling from beside him pulled Dark out of his shock.
He did his best to control his trembling facial muscles and turned toward Principal Arte.
Principal Arte had pure, flawless, moonlight-silver hair. Beneath her long eyelashes, her blue eyes seemed capable of drawing a person's soul right into them.
As one of the game's romanceable characters, she was Saint Marian's bright moon and the very symbol of beauty. Her luxurious dress, tailored two sizes smaller than her actual measurements, set off the Silver Moon necklace hanging over her chest, making it look especially white.
Dark realized he was at Saint Marian Academy's opening feast. As the first new student to appear, he was about to undergo the academy's Sorting Ceremony.
He tried to recall what had happened since his rebirth.
After his memories of his past life returned, his memories of this life had instead grown hazy.
But by combining what he knew with the original setting of Harry Potter, he managed to remember.
Saint Marian Academy was the only academy in the kingdom capable of matching the Holy Church's Academy of Sacred Mysteries. It was divided into four houses.
The four houses were the Noble House, Knight Academy, Magister House, and Fool House.
The students in the Noble House were all distinguished Pure-blood nobles.
The students in Knight Academy were brave and just, like knights.
The students in Magister House were inheritors of knowledge, learned and wise.
The students in Fool House lacked the courage of knights and the wisdom of mages for the time being, but they were innocent and pure, with the greatest potential!
Dark wasn't overly nervous about any of this.
Before his Demon God Bloodline awakened, even the academy's Sorting Card shouldn't be able to detect it.
He was a duke's son, with the noblest bloodline beneath the royal family!
He was bound to be assigned to the Noble House.
Otherwise, this stupid game would be over before it even began...
Once he had calmed down, Dark glanced toward the first-year students. But amid the tightly packed crowd, he couldn't spot anyone who looked like the original protagonist.
Then Dark realized—he didn't even know the original protagonist's name!
But no matter. The Son of the Hero who had sealed away the Demon King would soon stand out like a firefly in the night.
Dark took a deep breath and said, "Principal, I'm ready."
"As expected of the only son of the Dimon Family." Principal Arte smiled faintly.
One of the nine spirits flying around her, a little creature shaped like a griffin, flew toward Dark.
When it reached him, a Magitech Card had appeared in its previously empty beak. The back bore a crown, a knight's lance, a Magitech Book, and the Tarot card of the Fool; the front was completely blank.
"Take the Sorting Card, Dimon."
Following Principal Arte's instructions, Dark drew the Magitech Card from the spirit's beak.
"Now place the Sorting Card over your left hand with your right hand. Think about what you like and what you want, and the card will guide you."
"All right, Principal."
Dark closed his eyes and began to imagine.
He knew very little about the game. All he knew was that he was a villainous boss who appeared throughout the story, and that he would meet his end only after his Demon God Bloodline awakened.
And his Demon God Bloodline seemed to awaken on the day of his coming-of-age ceremony.
Before his Demon God Bloodline awakened, he and the original protagonist didn't get along, but their clashes were minor squabbles, nowhere near a matter of life and death.
His fiancée—the most popular female character in the game—only lost all hope in him after he transformed into a Demon God, giving the original protagonist a chance to take advantage of the situation.
So, as long as he found a way to suppress the power of his Demon God Bloodline before his coming-of-age ceremony, he could remain a duke's son. He would not only be powerful and high-ranking, but also have a fiancée who would stay by his side no matter how badly he behaved!
Things didn't seem so bad after all?
A dazzling white light spilled from his palm. Dark felt the Sorting Card grow hot, as though it were printing a card.
Principal Arte's gentle voice rang out once more. "Dimon, raise the Sorting Card and show this year's new students how the Sorting Ceremony should be performed."
"All right, Principal."
Dark lifted his right hand and saw that the Sorting Card displayed a crown, the symbol of nobility.
He raised the card high, channeled his magic power, and activated it.
"Bang!"
Points of light suddenly shot out like fireworks, forming a gigantic golden crown in the air.
The Sorting Card cried out, "Dark Dimon, Noble House!"
"Oooh!"
Cheers gradually rose from the long table where the Noble House's students from the other years were seated!
"Dark Dimon, the only son of the duke known as the Valkyrie—he was bound to be assigned to our house!"
"OMG!"
It seemed the young master was pretty popular in the Noble House.
The corners of Dark's mouth lifted slightly, and he lowered his hand.
[Beep! Demon God Bloodline detected entering the awakening phase. Triggering...]
"Dammit!"
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Chapter 2: Dark Dimon Only Wanted a Carefree Life
Amid the cheers from the Noble House students, Dark Dimon walked down from the stage.
Although his smile looked a little stiff, he still tried to raise his arm and give his supporters the response they deserved.
As a noble Pure-blood, he had to maintain a level of etiquette befitting his station and avoid behaving too oddly.
Though he was beginning to seriously doubt his own "Pure-blood" status!
—What kind of Pure-blood inherited a Demon God Bloodline?
After taking his seat at the table belonging to the Noble House, Dark turned to face the stage.
In an instant, the smile he had barely managed to maintain collapsed!
"Demon God Bloodline has entered the awakening phase!"
That was even more shocking than the system activation!
"What caused the Demon God Bloodline to start awakening early? In the game, it was supposed to happen in the very late stages, for some unknown reason!"
"Why did it have to happen now? Why not earlier or later, but right after I regained my memories?"
"Could that be the reason?"
"No, I don't have time to get caught up in questions like this."
"If I don't want Principal Arte to take me out with a single Magical Spirit Cannon, I have to find a solution as soon as possible..."
"Fortunately, according to the system prompt, my Demon God Bloodline has only just entered the awakening phase. It hasn't fully awakened yet. There's still hope!"
Dark's eyes flickered as he tried to call the system in his mind.
[Hello, Host! The Demon God Assistance System is at your service!]
Damn Demon God Assistance System!
Dark gritted his teeth.
This lousy system existed to help him become a Demon God!
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