NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 21
Chapter 21: Indestructible Dark Demon
When he woke up, it was already Sunday.
The sound of rain “pitter-pattering” came from outside the window.
Dark squinted his eyes as he got up, brushed his teeth, and washed his face, not giving “Laziness” a chance to add points.
He didn’t go to the common room today; instead, he stayed quietly in his bedroom for a while.
It was hard to gauge when the capital sins would trigger, such as now, where he simply stood by the window watching the rain, feeling tranquil and at ease, with nothing happening.
But this state of mind was not easy to maintain.
Around seven o’clock, Dark went to the canteen for breakfast, then borrowed the “Thought Bottle” from Professor Kazel.
Professor Kazel seemed to assume he was researching emotions, so he lent it without much questioning.
As the name suggests, the “Thought Bottle” is used to store memories, emotions, knowledge, thoughts, and other “mental substances.”
Of course…
Whether it’s memories, emotions, knowledge, or thoughts, they all fade over time.
A single “Thought Bottle,” costing only a few credits, can’t completely stop mental substance from fading.
It merely slows down the loss.
The optimal preservation time for mental substances is 72 hours; after that, the fading intensifies.
Dark set the next experiment for Tuesday afternoon or evening of the third day.
At that time, there should be three points of “Pride” available for the experiment.
…
Perhaps due to the rain getting heavier, the freshmen could only sulk in the common room.
Some read books, others played chess, and some were frantically catching up on homework.
Diana belonged to the last category.
She dragged Rose to a corner of the common room, biting her pen as she rushed through her assignments.
Diana really wasn’t very smart; things others could remember in one go required her to look twice.
Her talent was entirely focused on magic power and physical strength.
If she lived in the previous era when demons still existed, she would have been a proficient holy knight with both magic and martial prowess, possibly even making a name for herself on the battlefield.
But in the Saint Maryan era, knowledge is the primary productivity.
To become a qualified magus, one must learn to use their brain.
Half of the reason Diana hasn’t fallen behind in her studies is thanks to Rose’s help, and the other half is due to Dark’s tutoring!
Especially for the difficult arithmetic class, Dark provided her with immense assistance.
Dark had always tried to avoid social interactions. Initially, he feared his short temper might cause him to suddenly awaken with wrath. Now, he feared his sense of superiority might lead him to become overly proud.
Indeed, none of these first-year young magi were worth fighting against!
Topics about Saint Maryan in the “Wise One Daily” began to heat up again, mainly because the descendants of the “Kingdom’s Twin Swords” became new students at Saint Maryan.
Some like the teachers and students of the Secret Rite Academy of the Saints felt sour about it. If they could expose any misbehavior among the new students, they could surely dampen Saint Maryan’s arrogance!
Naturally, they targeted Dark Demon, who was rumored to be a young duke who enjoyed pleasures, was arrogant and lazy, foolish and quick to anger, making him an easy target for beating!
And targeting Dark Demon might also further undermine the peace faction led by Duchess Alvaraite!
Everything in the world is contradictory and cyclical.
Once a valkyrie who did not blink at killing on the battlefield learned the importance of rest and recuperation, becoming a proponent of peace.
The once warlike Saint Church, which advocated for peace during times of conflict, now promoted military expansion due to setbacks in development.
That saying goes, how can there be faith without war?
The Pope of the Saint Church wouldn’t personally get involved, but the Chief Archbishop, one of the thirty-six senators, often stirred up discussions in parliament, urging the king to send troops to conquer.
Taking advantage of the neighboring small countries’ weak states, they planned to capture them all!
Since the king was old and lacked ambition, they urged the eldest prince to take the throne and conquer the world.
The eldest prince, ambitious and in agreement with the Saint Church, made this plan possible.
Thus, the peace faction had no choice but to support the gentle big princess, aligning with the current trend of supporting women’s leadership and advocating for the big princess to ascend!
Of course, as a Galgame, why does it have such a setting? Everyone understands. (?ω?)
However…
Flies don’t land on flawless eggs, meaning that flawlessness equals invincibility (in a foggy metaphor)!
The hawk faction’s agents in Saint Maryan couldn’t find even a hint of dirt on Dark!
Well-behaved, excellent grades, good schedule, self-disciplined life, diligent, not greedy or envious, kind, humble, polite, graceful and handsome…
It seemed like every positive word could be applied to him.
Yes, this is Dark Demon!
An outstanding, perfect, and invincible man!
Even the future little nun observing him secretly almost fell for Dark Demon’s charm!
If forced to pick a fight, perhaps his familiar being a demon race could stir up some public opinion…
On the contrary…
The other descendant of the Kingdom’s Twin Swords was not as impressive.
Clearly, a son of a hero more noble than a valkyrie, Mr. Gao De spent his days and nights with the son of a minor noble from the countryside.
Not only did he not do his homework properly, but sometimes he was late or skipped classes!
In a week, he could lose half his credits!
This was a disgrace to the hero’s lineage!
Moreover, the hero’s son’s familiar was also a demon race!
Descendants of the Kingdom’s Twin Swords, great contributors to eradicating demons, had familiars that were demon races!
Although, through phenomena, one can see the essence, the appearance of demon race familiars could be due to various factors, which doesn’t specifically indicate anything.
But in the eyes of those who don’t understand magic, this could create a huge uproar!
However…
Even the hawk faction dared not target both sons of the Kingdom’s Twin Swords simultaneously, as it might cause nationwide backlash!
With increasing public awareness, people were harder to deceive.
Their original intention was to subtly incite opposition between the two sides, perhaps even pull the hero’s son to their side?
Now it’s better.
They are on completely different levels.
How to incite opposition?
Trouble!
Even so.
The “Wise One Daily” was still filled with the fierce competition between the two factions’ writers.
As the largest and most authoritative newspaper in the country, the “Wise One Daily” reached audiences across the nation.
By the end of the month, everyone knew that the sons of the Kingdom’s Twin Swords chose Saint Maryan.
They also knew of the hero’s son’s reappearance.
Some particularly concerned citizens wanted to know if the hero’s son inherited the hero’s power.
If so, would this mean the seers’ predictions were about to come true, and would disaster rise again?