Otaku Translation: The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 375

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Chapter 375: Bursting at the Seams 2 in 1

After strictly forbidding [Magical Scribe] from making the beeping sound, Dark picked out a basic textbook and asked [Magical Scribe] who was making a "biubiubiu" sound to record it.

Then, he personally taught it the fundamentals.

For a magic book that could keep the words it recorded as part of its own memory, the most important thing was to teach it some logical cognizance and the most basic knowledge.

Such as, phonetic notation, spelling system, grammar, and the likes.

Once it got started, [Magical Scribe] would probably learn even faster than the intelligent Gatomon.

But its problem was also obvious. The book itself, as a carrier, had a limit to the amount of text that could be recorded.

As the amount of information increased, it ultimately had to convert the information recorded in the book into its own memory—the part located in the consciousness of its soul.

But before it was filled up, [Magical Scribe] who had the cheat of a book could do whatever it wanted inside the sea of information.

……

At midnight, as the bell indicating the end of the month rang, Dark wrapped up his preliminary education for [Magical Scribe].

The result of the teaching was very good. Magical Scribe truly did master knowledge at a much faster rate than other magical spirits.

It even gave Dark the illusion that it could surpass himself by tomorrow.

"Let's take a bath and relax."

Dark soaked himself inside the hot water. With only half of his head exposed, he gazed at the slowly rising vapor and opened the deadly sin index.

"System, display the index."

[Displaying...]

A moment later, seven indicators appeared in Dark's field of vision.

Comparing it with the data from the end of the previous month, it was:

　　▼

　　[Pride：102→98]

　　[Envy：38→39]

　　[Wrath：84→83]

　　[Sloth：63→67]

　　[Greed：98→96]

　　[Gluttony：70→72]

　　[Lust：103→102]

　　▲

In total, 6 points of [Pride], 6 points of [Greed], and 3 points of [Lust] had been extracted in March.

[Pride] and [Lust], as the perennial champions among the seven deadly sins, had also unyieldingly persevered to come out on top this month.

Even though they respectively had 6 and 3 points extracted, their upward trend still couldn't be stopped.

Under Dark's deliberate indulgence, Greed had gone against the trend and similarly increased, but it was clearly still not enough...

A deadly sin like [Greed] was ultimately different from [Lust], after all. The more he deliberately wished to increase it, the more he would realize that he was in fact not very greedy...

Moreover, he also couldn't be too indulgent so as to prevent it from suddenly skyrocketing.

It was actually very contradictory.

As for the other deadly sins, except for [Wrath], they only rose a little.

This was a good phenomenon.

……

As of this moment, Dark’s remaining deadly sin reserve was:

　　[Pride ]：0

　　[Lust ]：2

　　[Greed]：2

……

With the current situation, it would be very difficult to craft [Greed Ⅲ] in April.

Because the index of [Greed] was only 96, the amount that could be extracted was only 1 point.

Of course, if he could restrainedly stimulate the growth of [Greed] through the [desire to win], then it would be feasible.

However, the remaining 8 points would require 6 draws to complete, after which there would only be 4 more chances of extraction and only 6 more points of [deadly sin] that could be drawn in April.

If these 6 points of [deadly sin] were Pride, it wouldn't be enough to cultivate a [deadly sin fruit].

But if it were [Greed] or [Lust], there would be enough to make up 7 points.

This meant that if he wanted to cultivate a [deadly sin fruit] next month, he could only choose between [Lust] and [Greed].

But he still had about a week until it was really time to make a choice, so he would wait and see until then.

Dark folded the towel and placed it over his forehead, letting the steam surround him.

If tomorrow's competition went well, he would get the opportunity to enter the secret passage again.

At that time, he could get started on his plan for the [living metal].

It might become his most crucial goal in April!

Thinking about the experiment he was about to do, he became rather excited.

The unknown and mysterious were always thrilling, especially at the moment when they were about to be revealed!

……

On the last night before April, there were many people who were gearing up for the future with various thoughts in mind.

As the month passed, the coldness of winter gradually subsided, and the warmth of the spring returned to the land.

The students who had obtained plenty of materials from the dungeon adventure were also itching for an opportunity to showcase themselves.

Especially Dark, Doron and Dianna from Noble House, Emma, Justin and White from Knight House, and Sara from Magister House—these seven first-year duelists were all waiting for the Easter Duel Festival to come.

A true warrior dared to challenge the top.

During the Rookie League, Dark Demon's prodigious performance had secretly kindled the entire first years' competitiveness and also gave the second years a greater sense of urgency.

Especially the second-year senior Elvis Kevin who lost to Dark. He had become even more determined and grown significantly.

He had probably been biding his time to have his revenge on the duel arena.

For him, this year’s Easter Duel Festival was clearly an opportunity.

Furthermore, people like Leon from the second year of Fool House, Mary from the second year of Noble House, Winnie Skadi from the third year of Magister House, Helena Tracy from the third year of Knight House, Angelia Hudson from the third year of Fool House, and Mike Irving from the third year of Noble House...

Some seniors whom Dark could or could not name had also set their eyes on this Easter Duel Festival.

Even if they weren't aiming to win, most of them were very interested in the new mode of preliminary battle royale.

Some people who were considerably more far-sighted had already realized the entertainment value and prospect of this mode.

Some were even participating with the intention of being the first to experience it.

They believed that if this mode did well at the Easter Duel Festival, it would likely be used as reference and imitated by other competitions, and even be further developed and promoted.

Outside the academy, there were also professionals with similar purposes who purchased tickets just to observe the effect of this mode of competition.

Originally, a new mode that had yet to be tested would generally not attract too many people's attention.

But who made Saint Marian Academy the one to launch this new mode?

As a holy place where each and every move could attract countless gazes, Saint Marian was synonymous with "authority".

Even if the mode itself didn't have any perks, there would still be throngs of people who would blindly follow the trend.

At this time, if one didn’t have the business sense to keep up with the changes of the times, then they would only be eliminated by the times.

……

Past midnight, when most students and professors had already fallen asleep, "Leah", who lived in Professor Medea's dormitory, was still gazing out under the moon.

Having shed the disguise of vermilion hair and the face-altering magic, "Leah" who looked like she had just finished taking a bath was standing on the balcony staring at the bright moon outside the guardrail.

Her long hair that hung to her shoulders was as crimson as blood.

Her skin, which was so fair to the point it lacked color, looked especially pale against the pitch-black surroundings.

Her eyes were deep, the bridge of her nose was high, her lips were plump yet petite, and her facial features were exquisite and prominent.

Purely looking at this face, it didn't radiate any sort of gentle temperament brought about by soft features. Instead, it even gave off a sharp aura.

But as long as one had a little contact with her, they would be captured by the gentleness and grace exuding from her behavior and poise.

"Haah." Leaning against the balcony door, Medea Bartholomew let out a soft sigh.

As she looked at "Leah's" back, she couldn't help but recall the first time they met.

At that time, she was so deluded by "Leah's" gentle temperament that she ignored her identity and mistook her for a powerless weak girl.

It wasn't until she rescued her from danger later on that Medea realized just how strong the will hidden beneath this gentle appearance was.

But, something seemed to be different about this meeting?

……

"It's already Easter."

"Leah" suddenly turned around and gave Medea a bright smile.

Medea shrugged. "I wish you good luck."

"Leah" said, "Don't worry, nothing will go wrong. If I succeed tomorrow, I'll probably leave."

Medea disdainfully waved her hand, "Go ahead, leave, I wish you'd leave as soon as possible."

"Leah" smiled, revealing a hint of sadness. "I thought you'd ask me to stay."

Medea sneered, "Without you taking up half of my bed every day, I'll only sleep more comfortably."

"Leah" softly said, "Don't be lonely, alright."

Medea looked unmoved. "It's been so many years."

"Leah" smiled and said, "Well, tonight is the last night."

Medea: "I hope so."

"Leah" casually glanced back at the night view, and then walked back indoors.

"In the long river of fate, we are all ships without sails. If we don't make an oar, we can only drift with the current."

"Then just make an oar."

……

The quiet night was particularly deep, the stars hidden underneath the dark curtain twinkling and glimmering.

The ancient castle lay on the axis of time and space, as if breathing.

When the night receded, the first ray of white light appeared on the horizon.

As far as the day was concerned, Easter had finally arrived.

……

Tick-tock.

Before the alarm clock rang, Dark already woke up due to his biological clock.

He continued to snooze on the bed for a while, enjoying the happiness of snuggling with the magical spirits on his left and right. It wasn't until the alarm clock was about to ring that he suddenly reached out and turned it off.

Then, trying his best not to rustle the quilt, he carefully got up.

Misdreavus, who had snuck out at some point in time, was sleeping soundly on his chest. The red beads hanging around its neck emitted a faint red light, continuously replenishing Misdreavus's magic energy consumption.

It had obviously mastered the technique of converting the magic energy inside [Dread Gem] for its own use and also absorbed a large amount of magic energy from who knew where.

Feeling a little headache, Dark reached out to stroke its head.

There had been no rumors of the Noble House tower being haunted so far, which showed that Misdreavus was still quite well-behaved and didn't unbridledly use [Astonish] to harvest the energy of fear.

But the enormous magic energy stored inside [Dread Gem] also proved that it had absorbed magic energy—which meant that it was attacking people in dreams!

Dreams were a very mysterious phenomenon.

No matter how terrifying a nightmare was, the fear caused by the nightmare could often be fully vented merely through a scream upon waking up.

Coincidentally, the sound insulation of the dormitory tower also happened to be very good.

……

Since it didn't cause any obvious impact, Dark, who was bogged down by all kinds of problems, really didn't have the energy to pursue it further.

He pinched Misdreavus' cheek as if pinching a balloon and stuffed it into the vacated space underneath the quilt after getting out of bed.

"It's indeed sunny."

When he opened the black velvet curtains, the clear sky dotted with a few white clouds came into view.

Dark lightly yawned and stretched out his arm.

DemiDevimon, who got up even earlier than him, took a small leap, flapped its wings, and landed on his forearm.

Dark rubbed the back of its head and smilingly asked, "Would you like to accompany me to the cafeteria?"

After a quick thought, DemiDevimon realized that it would get no little red flower this morning.

But to exchange a little red flower for the joy of having breakfast with the master and the jealousy of the sneaky cats was truly a good deal.

So it immediately narrowed its eyes and said flatteringly, "Today's master is as handsome as ever~"

Dark's hair instantly stood on ends, goosebumps rising all over his body.

……

The day of Easter began with getting up.

Although the academy had previously never arranged any vacation or events for Easter, because Easter was a festival fixed to fall on Sunday, the students could usually go to Traveller Street decorated with a large number of Easter eggs to feel the festive atmosphere.

In addition, the cafeteria's halfling chefs would also specially prepare Easter eggs for the students—the eggs here were naturally real eggs.

Using edible dyes, the halfling chefs would paint the eggs of all kinds of poultry in various colors before boiling them.

On the morning of Easter, the students would be able to get their first Easter egg of the day in the cafeteria.

Of course, the halfling chefs would also hide some surprises in the Easter eggs, which added another layer of fun.

It was precisely because Dark heard about this that he was going to the cafeteria for breakfast.

The students got up unexpectedly early today.

By the time Dark straightened out his clothes, put on his card pouch, pinned the dueling club badge on his chest and arrived at the common room, he found that there were already many people sitting in the common room that was usually rather deserted at this time.

Most people here were waiting for the classmates and friends they had made appointments with before leaving for the cafeteria together.

Dark thought for a moment, then found a seat and sat down.

DemiDevimon jumped from his shoulder onto the table, pacing back and forth.

After a while, a sluggish and sleepy Rose walked down while being dragged by Dianna.

"Slow down, the Easter eggs won't grow wings and fly away..."

"I want to eat it earlier!"

As the two huffled and shuffled to the center of the common room, Dianna suddenly noticed Dark who was standing up. Her eyes instantly lit up, ready to wave her hand and greet him.

When Dark lightly shook his head, she immediately closed her mouth.

Then, the three of them naturally got together.

"Let's go and eat the Easter eggs together."

"I wonder if there's any toffee flavor?"

"I don't know, but I heard there's a super spicy flavor."

"We might even get to eat a phoenix egg!"

"Pfft."

……

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