[Species: Bird-Beast Species]
[Attribute: Normal Type]
[Magic: 100]
[Attack: 100]
"Defense: 100"
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[Special Move: Mimic]
Yes, this was a Magic Spirit Card called "Magic Phantom Beast" that was actually an Eevee!
"First DemiDevimon, now Eevee?"
"A Mythical Pokémon—ethereal, elusive, and ever-changing?"
"I'm so done!"
"Copying Digimon wasn't enough? Now you're copying Pokémon, too?"
"Wait, could this Eevee I made be what the Magic Phantom Beast originally looked like before it was observed?"
Dark thought his guess was probably right.
Just like how the DemiDevimon in this world was merely an inferior member of the Demon Race, unable to evolve.
The Eevee renamed "Magic Phantom Beast" had probably also been altered through a second interpretation based on a copy!
However, looking at this "Magic Phantom Beast" data panel, he noticed something unusual.
→[Special Move: Mimic]
→[Mimic: Copies the move the opponent just used and performs the same move.]
The real Magic Phantom Beast didn't have this special move.
"So my Magic Phantom Beast is just like DemiDevimon... It turned into my image?"
"Emmm..."
"Eevee (Demon God form)?"
Eevee-chan Gave You a Disdainful Look
All in all, as the initial Magic Spirit Card for Little Magisters, the "Magic Phantom Beast" would change into a corresponding species and attribute according to their expectations. novel site
No matter how it changed, though, it was still a one-star card, with Magic/Attack/Defense values of 100 across the board. It was extremely weak.
Its sentimental value far outweighed its practical value.
As Magic Guidance users from Saint Marian Academy gradually grew stronger, they usually treasured their "Magic Phantom Beast" cards as keepsakes, but rarely used them in battle again.
But Dark saw potential in his own "Magic Phantom Beast"!
As he'd said before: "Different perceptions lead to different Magic Guidance!"
Perhaps this "Magic Phantom Beast: Eevee" really did have the traits of a Pokémon, and could evolve just like a real Pokémon?
While thinking, Dark looked around the classroom.
Aside from himself and Diana and Rose, who were moving as slowly as snails, every student's first attempt had ended in failure.
The difficulty of making the "Magic Phantom Beast" lay in its many steps. A single mistake at any stage could ruin the whole thing.
So it required great care and a steady hand.
That was also the lesson Professor Kazel wanted to teach them.
By the time the class bell rang, no one else had finished making one.
Rose had failed too, much to her disappointment.
Diana, meanwhile, was still working away.
Professor Kazel joked, "Luckily, you can keep working in the classroom until your second attempt fails, too. Oh, and your homework for next class is to finish making a 'Magic Phantom Beast.' You can buy more materials from me. A pack costs 100 credits—one set only!"
With that, he gathered up his teaching materials and left, humming a tune, his broad back turned to the students.
That was so frustrating!
Dark didn't leave right away. He mainly wanted to see what the other students' Magic Phantom Beasts would be like.
As it turned out, the second person to finish was Emma Metis.
Emma, who had been only a step behind him, finally succeeded five minutes after the bell rang!
She couldn't help smiling, then glanced over at him.
Unlike Dark, who could keep his cool, she immediately used "Normal Summoning Technique" to summon the first Magic Spirit she'd ever made!
—It was an otter!
She seemed to have a particular fondness for otters. This one's front teeth were a little bigger than her Familiar's. novel site
And the third person to finish was the silly Diana!
"Yes! Yes!"
After celebrating excitedly for quite a while, Diana summoned her own "Magic Phantom Beast."
—It wasn't a goofy giant panda, but a snow-white polar bear!
She might not show it, but deep down, she still hoped to be tall and strong like the other members of the Greatbear Family, as fierce as a polar bear!
Dark looked toward Victor and Robert on the other side.
Robert had completely ruined his second set of materials before class ended.
Victor, on the other hand, had been working methodically and was now on the final step: drawing the No. 1 Transmutation Circle.
He hadn't practiced much, but both his hands were exceptionally steady.
If he had a sword in his hands, they probably wouldn't tremble at all.
Perhaps that was the Hero's talent!
Around twelve minutes after class ended.
Victor became the fourth person across both academies to finish!
Robert seemed even more excited than he was, his face and neck flushed red.
As soon as Victor finished, he summoned his "Magic Phantom Beast"!
It was a glowing white stag!
"So that's where the Patronus was hiding!"
Dark suddenly understood.
The stag was clearly a Bird-Beast Species with the Light Attribute, the exact opposite of Victor's Familiar.
Come to think of it, even though he was the Son of the Hero, Victor's Familiar was a Demon Species with the DARK Attribute, just like Dark's!
Perhaps Victor disliked the Demon Species, because he rarely summoned his Familiar. But Dark had caught a glimpse of it once. It seemed to be a Minotaur, knee-high and pretty cute.
Robert's Familiar, meanwhile, was a robot of the Machine Species with the Steel-type attribute.
The robot had a round head and body, multifunctional arms that could turn into all kinds of tools, and caterpillar treads for its lower half. It looked incredibly useful.
Dark was rather envious of Robert's robot Familiar. With an intelligence level of 2.5, it was more than capable of serving as a lab assistant!
After Victor's success, little Rose failed again.
She looked dejected, but not too downhearted. Diana gave her the second set of materials, and the two of them began preparing for a third attempt together.
After all, their first class in the afternoon didn't start until one-thirty. They still had plenty of time.
12:10 p.m.
After lunch, Dark returned to his dorm room.
Only then did he summon his Magic Phantom Beast.
Magic Phantom Beast: Eevee (Demon God form)!
This Eevee looked less like the one in the anime and more realistic.
It looked more like a fox now. Its round little face had become a pointed, foxlike face, its mane had grown more flowing, and its ears looked more like those of a "Mythical Pokémon."
"Vui?"
It tilted its head slightly as it made the cry.
It had such a girlish air that it was almost too much to look at!
But that was as far as a Magic Spirit with an intelligence level of 2.0 could go.
Dark still hadn't mastered the "Mind Summoning Technique."
After trying to get Eevee to perform some basic actions—"dodge," "charge forward," "lie down and show your belly," "sit with your legs apart," and "lean back and shoot"—Dark took the precious "Pride 1" out of his Card Case.
"Is it really as I thought? There's only one way to find out! Magic Guidance Summon!"
"Pride 1" activated!
A dark-gold orb of light shot out with a long tail and slammed into Eevee's forehead!
"Vui!"
Eevee instinctively raised a paw to cover her forehead. When she lowered it, her gaze had already turned cold.
There was no question about it.
She had the air of a cool, aloof goddess!
Dark tried to give her a "pat," but she dodged with a look of disdain!
For a Magic Spirit to act this way was utterly unbelievable!
Magic Spirits with an intelligence level of only 2.0 usually obeyed their Magic Guidance users completely, even if they were given wrong orders or told to go to their deaths!
They would never dodge their master's pats!
"So, Pride takes a different form in different individuals?"
Thinking of DemiDevimon's seemingly brainless display of Pride, Dark wrote down the corresponding observation in his notebook.
"Eevee, Shadow Ball!"
Eevee-chan glanced at him sidelong with a look of disdain.
"Eevee, Tail Whip!"
Eevee-chan glanced at him sidelong with a look of disdain.
"Eevee, Charm!"
Eevee-chan glanced at him sidelong with a look of disdain.
"Has the nature of the Magic Spirit Card remained unchanged? It still only has one fixed special move, 'Mimic,' which consumes 100 magic points."
Dark reached out and scratched Eevee under the chin. She leaned back as far as she could, but made no further move.
"But judging by her behavior, her life form has indeed changed slightly. At the very least, her intelligence level has increased, so she's gained some awareness!"
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