The Villain Young Master Just Wants to Live a Buddhist Life 42

As a streak of red light shot into the sky, the firmament was torn open, allowing warmth to seep through.

Dark watered the Insect Tree with Magic Potion, fed the Meow Meow Grass some cat juice, and after finishing the breakfast brought by DemiDevimon, he left the tower and headed toward Traveler Street.

The autumn morning was already turning chilly, and there were few people on Traveler Street.

Dark bought a protective railing and some cat toys.

After a moment's thought, he followed the specifications from the laboratory and bought a complete set of experimental tools.

Ordinary experimental tools were not expensive; the costly ones were those that had been processed, such as the mercury glass rods that Professor Thompson had used in class.

In addition, he bought ten 10-credit blank Magitech Cards, two 50-credit blank Magitech Cards, and a variety of common basic materials—in short, a whole heap of bottles and jars.

His credits decreased at a rate visible to the naked eye, leaving him with only about 200 points in the end.

Always borrowing the laboratory isn't a long-term solution; I need to have my own set of equipment.

Dark nodded with satisfaction and carried the large bags back to his dormitory.

It was only just past nine o'clock.

Fortunately, the dormitory was spacious enough that carving out a small corner for experiments was more than sufficient.

He then took the Costume Change Card he had bought yesterday out of his card case and placed it on the table.

According to Leon's explanation, he only needed to engrave the final micro-transmutation array on the bottom right corner of this Costume Change Card to activate it.

A Costume Change Card actually belongs to a type of Item Card, a variant of the armor series.

It completely abandons attack and defense bonuses, focusing solely on style and design, with at most the addition of a "size adjustment" function.

The Kamen Rider Costume Change Card that Leon had made was merely a crude imitation.

To put it bluntly, it was just a cosplay outfit!

Dark quickly completed the final steps and tried it on.

How should he put it?

It was convenient, certainly, but the craftsmanship was actually quite rough.

In particular, this Tuxedo Mask Set was no different from an ordinary suit.

Since it was for Halloween, he might as well buy a high-end one himself.

This won't do. If Mother finds out I'm wearing such cheap goods, she'll cry, won't she?

With that, Dark tossed the Costume Change Card into a drawer, intending to dismantle it and take a look whenever he felt like researching it.

Next, Dark selected one of the nine Flower Cards, preparing to conduct an experiment.

The purpose of the experiment was simple: he wanted to further verify his previous hypothesis.

The phenomenon triggered by a single Flower Card was not enough to prove that they could all absorb "Bliss."

Therefore, at least several experiments were needed to confirm it.

Furthermore, he also wanted to see if he could prevent the Flower Card from mutating or breaking after absorbing "Bliss" by controlling the frequency of his magic power input.

It was mainly Victor's "Forbidden Love" that had given him the inspiration.

Since Victor could transform Flower Cards into Magitech Cards, he naturally could as well.

[Bliss: 92]

Hmm, 2 points more than at the end of last month.

The Sin Index became slightly harder to increase once it exceeded 100 points, which gave him more breathing room.

Dark didn't pay much attention to the extra 2 points, instead observing the Flower Card on the table carefully.

The exquisite Flower Card was adorned with vibrant Red Plum blossoms, standing tall against the frost and snow, unyielding and stunningly beautiful.

But beneath this gorgeous exterior, what kind of evil was hidden?

He prepared himself, once again using the Magic Pen as a medium to touch the Flower Card, slowly channeling his magic power into it.

The Red Plum blossoms bloomed from within the card, releasing a fresh fragrance.

As the magic power continued to flow, they gradually dispersed, and an overly fair, delicate face emerged on the surface of the card.

The heart-shaped scale beneath the corner of her eye always made that face, which clearly belonged to a pure type, look exceptionally bewitching.

Dark held his breath and quickly switched his thoughts.

Pandora's face instantly dissipated, and the cute Meow Meow Grass reappeared in its place.

"Meow—"

The Meow Meow Grass, squatting on the nightstand, let out a timely cry.

"Quiet!"

DemiDevimon, perched on the bird stand, raised its claws at the Meow Meow Grass. A hint of Pride flickered in its eyes as it looked down upon the "flowerpot-bound" Meow Meow Grass, constantly drawing a sense of superiority from it.

Dark remained fully focused on adjusting his magic output.

As the magic continued to flow, the Red Plum on the Flower Card suddenly showed an abnormality!

Dark instantly ceased the input and pulled away the Magic Pen.

The Red Plum trembled violently for a long time before finally coming to a stop.

Only then did Dark touch the Magic Pen back to the surface, attempting to input just a tiny bit more magic.

[Bliss-1]

This mere trickle of magic was enough to push the Flower Card past a certain critical point.

The Red Plum, which had just quieted down, erupted into a riot in an instant!

The vibrant red petals detached from the calyx, emerging from the card surface and transforming into a whistling, swirling storm.

Dark immediately pulled back to retreat.

DemiDevimon, already poised and ready, spread its wings and fired a thick syringe, piercing through the petal storm and pinning the Red Plum Flower Card firmly to the tabletop.

Dark did not give up on the experiment because of this.

He placed the remnants of the Red Plum Flower Card into a sealed bag and selected a new Flower Card.

"The garden is full of spring, it cannot be contained; a single branch of Apricot Blossom reaches over the wall."

The white-and-pink Apricot Blossom was shy and adorable, carrying a faint sense of temptation.

He picked up the Magic Pen again and began to input magic.

Although he was even more careful this time, the magic the Flower Card could withstand still reached a critical point.

Watching the Apricot Blossom trembling wildly within the card, Dark, after much deliberation, still chose to input one last sliver of magic!

[Bliss-1]

The moment the system prompt drifted across his vision, he immediately terminated the magic.

But this Apricot Blossom Flower Card still underwent a transformation!

The Apricot Blossom on the card face began to decompose from the edges of its petals into extremely fine threads!

However, these pink threads did not turn into vine-like snakes to lunge and devour like the Black Rose threads had.

Instead, they began to wrap around the Flower Card, circle by circle, as if weaving a garment—neat, tidy, and orderly.

When the last gap in the Flower Card was covered by the threads, they quickly dissolved, leaving the card dyed a faint, soft pink.

Dark looked at this now entirely pink Flower Card with a strange expression and signaled for DemiDevimon to go pick it up and take a look.

The arrogance in DemiDevimon's eyes had just faded; it immediately flew down from its perch and extended a claw to poke the Flower Card.

With that poke, a wisp of hazy aura crawled up its claw.

It lifted one foot off the ground, spun around in place, and then collapsed with a "thud," its face flushed red as if it were drunk.

Chapter 55: Guidelines for Using Sacrificial Summoning

Looking at DemiDevimon, who was flushed and making incoherent "yi-yi-wu-wu" sounds, Dark couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.

That was close!

It's a good thing I have DemiDevimon here!

Dark quickly picked up his notebook to record the effects.

This Flower Card had clearly undergone a qualitative change, and based on the power bonus inherent to the Flower Card itself, it should be significantly more potent than the effect of "Pride 1."

"I'll tentatively record it as 'Bliss 1'."

"Judging by its manifestation, it is at the very least an ultimate version of the 'Happiness Card'; just a single wisp of leaking aura was enough to plunge DemiDevimon into an inescapable state of bliss."

"But why, when processed in the same way, did the Apricot Blossom Flower Card succeed while the Red Plum Flower Card failed?"

"Is it because of the difference in the flower suit?"

"That seems a bit too idealistic."

Dark wrote in his notes: Perhaps the Apricot Blossom is more compatible with "Bliss."

To prove this conclusion, he would need to conduct more experiments.

But before that, he needed to thoroughly research "Bliss 1."

Dark drew "Magic Phantom Beast: Eevee" from his card pack and summoned little Eevee.

"Bui—"

Eevee-chan tilted her head and looked at him.

For a moment, Dark couldn't bear to do it, but in the end, he hardened his heart and issued the command.

Eevee-chan, whose intelligence level had already reached 2.5, couldn't help but show a hint of grievance. Nevertheless, she still jumped onto the table and pressed her paw pad onto the pink Flower Card.

A wisp of mist overflowed from the Flower Card, causing Eevee-chan to narrow her eyes slightly, a flush appearing on her cheeks as her body swayed a little.

However, she did not pass out from pleasure as DemiDevimon had.

After tapping it twice more, the misty aura within the Flower Card vanished completely.

Dark concluded that this was likely just a leakage of aura from the moment of its creation.

He first used his Magic Pen to touch it, then made direct contact with his hand, and finally picked up the Flower Card.

About a few minutes later.

DemiDevimon wobbled as it regained consciousness, but the moment it managed to lift its head, it saw that lowly Eevee-chan lying softly in its master's arms, licking his fingers.

Immediately after, it saw the pink card in its master's other hand, and it promptly shut its eyes and played dead!

"Magic Guidance Summon!"

Dark activated "Bliss 1" for the first time.

In an instant.

A faint glow emerged from "Bliss 1," and pink petals suddenly swarmed out, though they were no longer in the shape of Apricot Blossom, but rather a completely unfamiliar Bliss Flower.

Upon contact with the air, these petals transformed into a thin mist, which, following the guidance of his magic power, lunged toward the feigning DemiDevimon!

"Waaah!"

With a miserable shriek, DemiDevimon was completely enveloped by the pink mist!

Shortly after, a panting DemiDevimon appeared on top of Dark's head...

Afterward, he conducted experiments using Eevee-chan and finally arrived at the results.

The effect of "Bliss 1" was significantly stronger than "Pride 1," though it fell short of "Pride 2."

The duration was approximately 15 minutes, which was longer than "Pride 1," and it had a shorter cooldown, requiring only 30 minutes.