The Villain Young Master Just Wants to Live a Buddhist Life

The final match that followed was even more meaningless.

Diana's summoning speed was considered fast, but she still couldn't break the 13-second mark. Her pride and joy, the Polar Bear, wasn't even summoned before the match was already over.

In the end, even Professor Jones couldn't help but cover her forehead.

A match like this was a first in her teaching career.

The gap in skill was simply too vast!

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Chapter 47: Dark Demon's Study Secret

At the end of Dueling Class.

After awarding the 1,000 credit prize to the champion, Professor Jones invited Dark onto the stage.

Standing beside Professor Jones, the not-yet-fully-grown Dark only reached the lower edge of her chest.

Professor Jones, who possessed one-sixteenth giant blood, was simply too massive.

Dark maintained a slight, composed smile at the corner of his mouth, facing the chattering students of his year below the stage.

Professor Jones said, "Demon, you wouldn't mind sharing some of your study secrets with your classmates, would you?"

Dark replied readily, "Of course not."

Professor Jones said with satisfaction, "Then the time is yours."

Dark nodded, stepped toward the center, and began, "Actually, there are no shortcuts to learning. The reason I've reached this point is, aside from self-discipline, moderation."

"Those who can restrain themselves have the most authority. But over-restraining oneself can sometimes be counterproductive, which is why moderation is also very important."

"Whether it is the moderation of desires or the moderation of study, both are necessary."

"Personally, I prefer a balance of work and rest, using interesting content to alleviate the boredom of studying and giving the brain some time to recover."

"Furthermore, everyone is the architect of their own destiny..."

Dark spoke for about fifteen minutes in total.

Some grasped the logic behind his words, while others just wanted it to end quickly so they could go eat.

This was just like the path of life; signposts stand at every fork in the road. The left is rugged but leads to the peak, while the right is smooth but leads to the valley. Most people still choose to head right.

So-called wisdom remains mere wisdom precisely because people know it but fail to practice it.

Dark could only say that he had truly shared his feelings from the past month or so.

He stepped off the stage amidst applause of questionable sincerity, and then Friday afternoon arrived, with Traveler Street opening once again!

Dark pulled out his Sorting Card to check: 1570 credits.

Compared to the first opening of Traveler Street, the first-years were much more reserved this week.

In any case, it was definitely not because of some groundless reason like "not having enough credits"!

Fortunately, some common consumer goods weren't actually that expensive. A single credit was enough to buy a cup of coffee and sit leisurely and comfortably in the Forest Coffee Shop on Traveler Street for the whole day.

Before heading to Traveler Street, Dark took out his notebook for recording items once again.

Compared to last week's list, there were a few more items this week.

These items were all containers capable of storing thought-matter for long periods.

[Magic Brain Bottle: One of the alchemy tools in the Magic Brain series. It stores substances like emotions, desires, and knowledge within a pseudo-magic brain. The advantage is its activity and long storage time; the disadvantage is also its activity, which can easily lead to the stored items becoming contaminated or spoiled!]

[Insect Tree: A potted plant with branches that resemble insects. It can inject substances like emotions, desires, and knowledge into the insect branches. Since the essence of the branches is plant-based, there is no need to worry about the stored items being contaminated. The disadvantage is that if the tree dies, the contents die, and it is very difficult to cultivate.]

[Advanced Thought Bottle: An advanced version of the Thought Bottle. It has no downsides other than being very expensive, and it has a shelf life of up to a month.]

But in reality, all of these things were expensive.

It was just that the Advanced Thought Bottle was even more expensive!

Dark's first goal today was to choose one of these to purchase.

From twelve o'clock to twelve-thirty was the peak period for people crowding into Traveler Street.

Dark deliberately waited until twelve-thirty before walking out of the Noble House tower.

On his way to the Castle gate, he unexpectedly ran into Victor, Robert, and Emma.

"Wasn't it them on Monday as well?"

Dark recalled his encounter on Monday and kept his guard up.

Emma Metis had uncharacteristically groomed her fluffy brown hair, pinning it back with a cute cat hairclip. She had even applied a bit of foundation to her face, making her skin appear fairer.

She had never dressed up to this extent before, and her entire impression had changed significantly.

Could the failure in the duel tournament have dealt her such a heavy blow? Dark couldn't help but think with hesitation.

On the other side, Victor and Robert remained the same as always.

After losing their final opportunity, they had racked their brains and finally decided to come and apologize for their previous argument, begging for Emma's forgiveness.

"I've already apologized, Emma!"

Robert blocked Emma's path once again.

Emma puffed out her cheeks, somewhat angry: "I said I heard you, can you move aside?"

Victor hurriedly grabbed Robert's arm, completely at a loss as to how a perfectly good apology had devolved into this state.

Robert's thinking was likely still at the level of a child, believing that as long as one apologized for something, it could be wiped clean.

But Victor had experienced more; he knew that most of the time, an apology could not solve the problem.

They were actually here to beg Emma to give up on collecting the debt!

That was a full 640 credits, and in another half hour, it would double to 1280!

If it were them, they certainly wouldn't easily give up on such a debt!

Recalling his own previous grand words about paying off the debt, Victor couldn't help but blush, and he had no choice but to say: "Emma, we have realized our mistake. We shouldn't have forced you to lend us money to buy Magic Chess, and we shouldn't have insulted you after that..."

Emma: "You already said that before! I accepted the apology, so can you move away from here immediately, right now?"

"No." Victor summoned the courage of the Son of the Hero and said brazenly, "So, can we clear the debt? For example, by revising the contract to fix the owed credits at 640?"

Robert chimed in: "640 is already a lot!"

"Hiss!"

Victor was practically stunned, wishing he could seal Robert's foul mouth immediately!

Emma sneered at Robert, and this time, she finally said it bluntly: "You don't owe me 640 credits. 5 credits, Victor. Pay me back 5 credits, and we are square from now on!"

Victor's ears twitched, thinking he had misheard: "What do you mean? How could it be 5 credits?"

Emma said: "Read the school rules more often, Victor! Credits circulate as a special currency used within St. Marian; the academy couldn't possibly fail to regulate lending issues. Credit loans exceeding 10 times the principal are invalid within the academy! Starting from one o'clock on Monday afternoon, the contract became void; you only need to pay me back the principal."

Victor felt like he was falling apart: "But you said before..."

Emma said angrily: "Because Robert insulted me! I wasn't happy about telling you! So what?"

Victor: "Robert..."

Emma whipped out her Sorting Card: "5 credits, Victor, hurry up! There is a Ladies' Tea Party at the Forest Coffee Shop this afternoon; if I'm late because of you guys..."

Victor hurriedly swiped his card, paying off the debt.

The heavy burden that had been pressing on his shoulders for an entire week suddenly vanished, and Victor felt so light that he felt he could fly if his feet left the ground.

But after Emma took back her Sorting Card, she said without the slightest mercy: "Also, Victor. I think it's necessary to remind you: stop hanging out with Robert! Think about your late parents!"

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Chapter 48: Dark Demon Caught Watching the Drama Online

Emma left behind those final ripples and walked away without looking back.

But the atmosphere between Victor and Robert froze in an instant!

"⊙⊙"

Only Dark, acting as a heartless spectator, had finished watching the entire drama.

Combining what he saw on Monday with the many anomalies between the two during this period, Dark had more or less guessed how things had unfolded.

But what he couldn't understand was how the trio had reached this point of falling apart?

Just because he, the villain, hadn't applied any pressure?

That shouldn't be it, right?

But it had to be said, Dark was becoming interested in the subsequent developments.

Emma had completely broken ties with Victor and Robert, and the relationship between Victor and Robert had also fractured due to Emma's final words.

Next, would Victor turn to Emma to reconcile, or would he remain thick as thieves with Robert?

"Hiss—this is starting to feel like watching a TV series!"

Thinking that it wouldn't be too late to head to Traveler Street later, Dark continued to watch the drama unfold.

Regardless, Victor had indeed taken Emma's final words to heart; the key was that Robert's reckless behavior over the past week had made him realize that Emma's reminder was not without merit.

Yes, Victor was gradually realizing the root of the problem.

This was also the main reason the atmosphere had gradually turned stiff.

Before the air could freeze completely, Robert finally couldn't help but say, "No way? Victor! You aren't actually taking Emma's words to heart and planning to... with me?"

Victor let out a dry laugh and patted Robert on the shoulder, "What are you talking about, Robert? We've been good friends since the start of the school year. How about this? Since this damn debt doesn't exist at all, should we head to Traveler Street for a stroll, or go back and play a round?"

"Ha, don't scare me like that." Robert breathed a sigh of relief, "Of course, go back to... the library?"

Victor was stunned on the spot, exclaiming in shock, "You've got to be kidding me? The library?"

Robert also let out a dry laugh and said, "The assignments for Arithmetic Class and History of Magic aren't finished yet, are they?"

Emma probably never imagined that her final words to Victor would have a greater impact on Robert than on Victor himself!

In that nearly stagnant atmosphere, Robert finally realized that if he didn't make a change, he might completely lose this friend who was the Son of the Hero.

Watching the two of them actually head in the direction of the library, Dark's expression grew increasingly strange, and he couldn't help but step out from the corner.

Is this the "bromance" route they've chosen? I wonder how long it will last?

Once a rift appears in a relationship between people, it isn't something that can be repaired so simply.

Dark suddenly felt that this drama had lost its flavor.

He shook his head and walked in the direction where Emma had disappeared.