The Villain Young Master Just Wants to Live a Buddhist Life

Tomorrow and tomorrow, how many tomorrows there are.

But he thought about it from another perspective.

If not for the threat of the Demon God Bloodline, perhaps the one saying "I'll work hard tomorrow" would be himself.

He might even become even more decadent, who knows!

"Sure enough, everything has its pros and cons."

Dark sipped his milk; it was very sweet.

Professor Kazel of Magic Guidance was a very kind old man.

It is said that he is one of the few remaining alchemy masters who existed since the era of Merlin.

Because he was knowledgeable and eloquent, Professor Kazel's classes were very interesting, easily outclassing the two sprite professors.

Due to his goblin ancestry, Professor Kazel stood only 1.43 meters tall—taller than a pure-blooded goblin, but shorter than a normal human.

But no one would discriminate against him for that.

In fact, among all the professors, he was the most popular—though it would be even better if Magic Guidance were a little simpler!

When Dark found Professor Kazel, he was tinkering with something incomprehensible in the laboratory.

"Dimon? Why are you here?" Kazel noticed him first.

Dark asked curiously, "Professor, what experiment are you doing?"

Professor Kazel smiled triumphantly, vigorously stirring the large bucket of pumpkin puree in front of him: "I am preparing to make a 'Jack-o'-Lantern'!"

Dark realized it after only a moment of thought, then said in surprise, "No way, Professor, there is still a whole month until Halloween!"

"Do everything in advance; that is my life motto," Professor Kazel laughed.

Dark easily obtained the key to the adjacent laboratory from Professor Kazel.

It was his own fault for performing so well; he had become a model student even more exemplary than Emma, and all the professors had a very good impression of him.

This time, when he proposed "practicing the production of emotion cards," Professor Kazel lent him the key without a shred of suspicion, and even offered to guide him personally!

Dark naturally couldn't let him guide him, so he declined with the excuse that "the professor is busy."

He arrived at the laboratory next door.

Dark locked the door and opened the experiment cabinet.

Sure enough, it was filled with all kinds of materials.

Although they were all basic materials, the production of emotion cards did not require anything high-end.

He counted them carefully and found that everything he needed was there. He took a compartmentalized tray from the side, took some of the required materials from the cabinet, and placed them into the compartments one by one.

Next, it was time to attempt the first production of a "Refined Emotion Card" according to the textbook!

Dark opened the textbook to the page describing the production method and placed it on the table, holding it down with a small object.

Then, he began to prepare the Magic Potion!

The "Voice of Joy" potion allows people to emit joyful laughter after drinking it.

This potion cannot truly make a person happy, but it can replace "joyful emotions" and be used as a type of "ink."

If one thinks of happy things while using it to make an emotion card, the effect will be increased.

Magicians have always believed that emotions can be transmitted through magic power.

That is to say, without using the Magic Brain Dropper to absorb and inject emotions, one can simply use the "Voice of Joy" potion as a substitute, apply it to a semi-finished blank magic card, and then perform the transmutation to create a magic card of joyful emotion!

Originally, the simple method for emotion cards used the "Voice of Joy" potion.

Dark was just omitting the potion and using "Pride" instead.

But since this was a real experiment to first perform a "Refined Emotion Card," it was necessary to start from the preparation of the potion.

These were all things he had learned and practiced in Potions class!

Dark spent half an hour brewing a pale green liquid identical to the one in the textbook, then poured it into an "ink bottle."

Afterward, he used a magic pen to absorb the "ink" and completely coated the face of a blank magic card in a pale green color.

Green makes people feel pleasant, and Dark's mood was quite good.

After that, he boiled various materials into a paste, applied it to the surface of the magic card, and waited for it to dry naturally or with a hot air blower to form a transparent film.

Only then, following the sequence, did he first draw Transmutation Circle No. 7 on that transparent film to perform the initial transmutation, allowing the "Voice of Joy" potion to initially fuse with the magic card.

Then he drew Transmutation Circle No. 18 on the back to form a frame, locking the energy within the magic card.

Following that was the simultaneous transmutation of Transmutation Circle No. 21, No. 33, and No. 34, forming an energy loop that allowed the magic card to recover autonomously after magic power consumption.

Finally, Refinement No. 13 and Amplification No. 9!

The entire process was quite complex, and there had to be partial overlaps between every transmutation circle.

He had to ensure the correct operation of every transmutation circle during activation, all while avoiding any interference with the effects of the others.

Although Dark had practiced many times in the library last night, his first official attempt at crafting still ended in failure!

He was not discouraged, and he succeeded on his second attempt!

"Oh, my god. I thought you were crafting a Simple Emotion Card!"

Professor Kazel pushed the door open with a look of astonishment, the lock proving no obstacle in his hands.

His face was still smeared with pumpkin paste.

The Beginning of the Pride Series Magic Cards

Dark was not overly surprised by Professor Kazel's sudden intrusion.

He showed the professor his results and took the opportunity to ask about the problems he had encountered during the crafting process.

Professor Kazel was shocked that he had managed to successfully craft a Refined Emotion Card entirely on his own.

After casually providing various answers while inspecting the emotion card Dark had crafted, he finally sighed, "Dimon, your study of emotions is unexpectedly profound."

"Is it?"

Dark looked blank.

Because he truly had no idea he had ever studied emotions...

"Sometimes, being too humble isn't a good thing." Professor Kazel winked. "You should be proud of yourself. When I was your age, I was still playing in the mud underground."

He then turned around and said, "If you want to continue, remember to return the key to my office before five o'clock this afternoon."

Dark: "Understood, Professor!"

"Two blank magic cards left."

Dark's gaze swept over the final two blank magic cards, and then he summoned DemiDevimon.

"Magic Guidance Summon!"

Before DemiDevimon could react, a ball of light flew out from the Happiness Card and struck the back of its head.

Immediately, its naturally fierce expression turned light and airy in an instant.

"Are you happy?" Dark asked.

DemiDevimon nodded foolishly and said, "Happy."

"As long as you're happy."

Dark smiled as he tucked the Happiness Card into his card case; he finally had the first magic card he had crafted with his own hands!

After ordering DemiDevimon to watch the door, Dark's expression turned serious.

The Happiness Card was just a test run; what followed was the real experiment.

He ignored the Voice of Joy Magic Potion and moved directly to the second step, boiling the various materials into a paste and setting it aside.

This "paste" acted as a "sealing liquid," much like a gasket between a screw and a screw hole.

With this layer of "paste," the "emotions" sealed inside would not leak out, which could reduce the conflict between the transmutation circle, the materials, and the magic card, and it would also be less likely to damage the nature of the emotions infused within.

If the transmutation succeeded, it could also serve as a "protective film."

Dark sat down in his chair, took out the Magic Brain Dropper, and heated it slightly with an alcohol lamp to activate it.

Then, he once again employed the "Dragonfly Skimming Method," pressing the tip of the Magic Brain Dropper against his temple, gently squeezing the "magic brain," and releasing it, repeating the process multiple times.

Fine control was not required, because at this moment, the only thing overflowing from his brain was "Pride."

As strands of extremely thin black lines were sucked into the magic brain, the "Pride" finally dropped from 111 to 110!

"Ying--"

The Magic Brain Dropper let out a sharp shriek!

Dark immediately stopped squeezing and submerged the tip into water.

As soon as the Magic Brain Dropper touched the water, it naturally calmed down.

Dark took it out again and shook off the water, and the Magic Brain Dropper stopped shrieking.

Afterward, he pressed the tip of the Magic Brain Dropper against a blank magic card and squeezed the magic brain hard!

The bit of "Pride" stored within the magic brain was all spat out!

Soon, this blank magic card was also dyed a rich, dark gold.

When the dark gold on the magic card became uniform and steady, Dark applied the previously boiled paste onto the surface of the magic card.

The subsequent steps were the same as always.

Having gained the experience of one success, Dark's technique was much more proficient.

He quickly completed the production of this Pride 1!

Judging by its appearance, this Pride 1 only differed from the previous one by an extra layer of protective film.

However, the actual effect remained to be verified.

Moreover, he did not intend to conduct the experiment here.

"It's about time to return the key to Professor Kazel."

Dark cleared away the traces of his experiment and left the laboratory.

Five o'clock in the afternoon.

He returned to his bedroom and summoned DemiDevimon to prepare for the experiment.

Everything that could be done had been done; this was an experiment that would almost certainly decide success or failure!

DemiDevimon was such a clever child that he immediately knew the suffering he was about to endure. He instantly folded his wings to cover his head: "Protest, I protest! A familiar's life is a life too!"

Dark revealed a kindly smile: "Don't be afraid, it won't hurt."

DemiDevimon: "No, no, o(>﹏<)o I don't want to!"

"Magic Guidance Summon!"

Dark held the Pride magic card between his index and middle fingers and activated the Summoning Technique!

In an instant.