The Villain Young Master Just Wants to Live a Buddhist Life

At that instant, Dark and DemiDevimon both narrowed their eyes.

Time seemed to stand still, and the room became so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.

DemiDevimon opened its eyes first, dark golden light blooming from the slits of its pupils.

The corners of its mouth curled upward, its gaze sharp, chin tilted slightly as it declared: "I, DemiDevimon, shall stand above the heavens!"

(?ˊˋ)

Dark was stunned for a moment, followed by wild joy!

Whether DemiDevimon had become arrogant due to the influence of the Pride magic card no longer seemed so important.

What mattered most right now was that it could speak human language!

It is common knowledge that Digimon can speak human language.

However, the mechanism behind the birth of a familiar is not the same as that of a Digimon.

At the very least, this DemiDevimon could not speak before, and its intelligence level was slightly lower than that of a common beast.

But now, having absorbed the energy of Pride, it spoke fluently!

Does this mean its life form has changed, moving closer to that of a Digimon?

Professor Sylph once said that the birth of a familiar is inseparable from factors such as the magus's magic power, knowledge, and personality.

Perhaps the familiar I summoned is not the same type of life form as the DemiDevimon that exist in this world.

The greatest magus in history, Merlin, once said that differences in cognition determine the differences in magic!

Besides...

Dark looked at the Pride magic card in his hand.

Fine cracks had already appeared on the surface of the card!

Magic cards in the emotion series are usually reusable.

It seems this magic card has transcended the category of "emotion" and has become a one-time use item.

From this, Dark thought of a term—"demonic transformation"!

The so-called "demonic beasts" in this world are all wild beasts that have lost their reason after being "demonized"!

DemiDevimon's current state should be closer to a "Pride-based" demonic transformation.

He thought for a moment and recorded this type of magic card as "Pride 1".

Then, he wrote down the corresponding effects in his notebook.

Next, he prepared to further observe how long it would take for this "Pride-transformed" DemiDevimon to return to its original state.

"Servant! Release my shackles! Do it now!"

"It seems 'Pride 1' did not grant it excessive power."

Dark carefully observed DemiDevimon's behavior.

Its own will was still there; it was just that its personality had changed based on the influence of "Pride 1".

It seemed very eager to break the bird chain, feeling that it was an "insult".

But its strength was not enough to support it in breaking free from the chain.

"Speaking of power..."

Dark immediately thought of DemiDevimon's signature move, Petit Dart.

As a familiar, it originally did not possess the ability to unleash signature moves.

But it had changed drastically now, so perhaps it could!

Thus, Dark wrote a few sentences in his notebook, looked up, and said: "DemiDevimon, use Petit Dart on the wall."

DemiDevimon, however, folded its wings, tossed its head back, and said arrogantly: "Unlock me!"

"Heh."

Dark was amused.

However, a familiar is a familiar after all; it cannot truly defy its master's will.

To better observe DemiDevimon's skill activation, Dark unlatched the shackle on its ankle.

Gaining its freedom, DemiDevimon immediately fluttered around the room twice, then gave a fierce flap of its wings and shouted: "Petit Dart!"

In an instant, three shark-headed syringes appeared beneath its wings and shot violently toward the wall!

"Thwip! Thwip! Thwip!"

The three syringes pierced the wall simultaneously, forming a perfect triangle!

However, after a short while, the three syringes dissolved into specks of light and vanished, leaving only three holes in the wall.

Dark immediately wrote in his notebook: "Skill activation successful; it can be proven that the experimental subject is no longer a familiar."

3:43 PM.

The dark gold in the eyes of DemiDevimon gradually faded, returning to its normal pale yellow state.

Immediately after.

It suddenly blinked, stretched its wings, tilted its head back, and flopped onto the table with a "thud," straightening its claws like a dead sparrow.

"The duration of the Pride state is about 13 minutes, which is three to five times stronger than the effects of a standard emotion card."

Dark wrote this line in his notebook before looking up at DemiDevimon, saying helplessly, "Stop playing dead."

DemiDevimon remained motionless.

Dark reached out and scratched it under the chin.

DemiDevimon immediately curled into a ball, giggling.

Then it gave a sudden twitch, lifted its head stiffly, and looked at Dark with eyes full of pleading.

"You didn't have that expression when you were pointing at my nose and calling me a servant just a moment ago."

Dark said with a deliberately straight face.

DemiDevimon rolled its eyes, immediately sensing that its master wasn't actually angry, and hurriedly fawned, "Mas-ter—"

Dark felt a chill run down his spine.

But he quickly wrote in his notebook: "The change in life form has not been reversed."

Dark initially believed that this change should be irreversible.

It was much like a Magister awakening a talent, possessing magic power, and becoming extraordinary from then on.

And after "awakening," DemiDevimon had become much more talkative!

Although the DemiDevimon that couldn't speak before was occasionally mischievous, its good habit of being the ultimate sycophant made it very likable.

But what if it could talk?

What if it spent all day being sarcastic and annoying?

This was truly a point that needed attention.

Dark didn't want to lose out on the exclusive takeout from St. Marian again.

Perhaps, putting a muzzle on it would be a good idea?

Under the master's strange gaze, DemiDevimon hurriedly stood up and obediently folded its wings behind its back, looking like a primary school student being reprimanded.

Dark shook his head and decided to continue his research for now: "Right, you are not allowed to speak in front of outsiders!"

He had now used the Magic Brain Dropper to reduce the "Pride" index from 112 to 111.

But that was far from enough.

However, using the Magic Brain Dropper was extremely dangerous and required caution.

Dark did not immediately begin a second use.

The Magic Brain Dropper User Guide clearly stated: "If you don't want to suddenly become an idiot, remember not to extract mental matter more than once a month!"

It collectively referred to memory, emotion, knowledge, thought, and other substances as "mental matter" and advised moderation.

But after reading the entire book, Dark knew that Magisters who delved into this path usually performed two or three extractions within a month.

Because experiments were always accompanied by failure, and one had to bear the risks to make a breakthrough.

As the number of mental matter extractions within a month increased, the danger coefficient also showed a trend of rising each time; the danger coefficient after three times approached 60%, already exceeding half.

That was why there was the saying, "Don't do anything more than three times."

Of course, the Magisters in the book dared to perform two or three extractions in a month because their technique was solid.

Even so, doing this continuously for several months could easily lead to "intermittent amnesia."

Dark had self-awareness and knew that, as he was now, even a normal extraction of mental matter was exceptionally dangerous. That was why he chose the "Dragonfly Skimming Method."

The "Dragonfly Skimming Method" could only extract mental matter overflowing from the brain, and the danger coefficient was extremely low.

But even so, it could not be used recklessly.

According to the advice in the Magic Brain Dropper User Guide, it was best to use it once every 24 hours, and after using it more than 10 times in a row, it was best to wait a month before using it again.

Leave enough time for the brain to fully recover!

The brain was the most complex system in the human body, and one could never be too careful.

Besides, there was no need to rush.

According to Dark's understanding of the Dragonfly Skimming Method, this technique should only be used to draw out the portion of the Sin Index that exceeds 100.

Therefore, at the moment, only Pride can be extracted.

Next, he prepared to go to the library to search for and study materials related to emotion-series magic cards, striving to further improve Pride 1 or focus on developing Pride 2.

By 4:30 in the afternoon, Dark had already appeared at the library.

Pandora, the senior student at the library, seemed to be on leave, as she was surprisingly not there today.

This was truly great!

Dark completed his registration under the kind gaze of Ms. Bella and entered the library with a light heart.

The creation of Pride 1 had originally been in his plans, but it was only one of many potential paths.

He was very clear that if he only suppressed the sins blindly without converting them into power he could use, his future path would only be one of desperate flight, eventually forcing him into a dead end!

Foolish people only know how to escape.

Wise people know how to channel.

Today, he confirmed that the route of crafting overflowing sins into magic cards was a breakthrough!

As for the extent to which the Sin series of magic cards could be developed, and what kind of core power they could manifest?

Everything remained unknown.

The flickering light gently caressed the library desk.

The back of Dark Demon appeared increasingly noble.