Otaku Translation: The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 391

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Chapter 391: Is Not the

"Hi."

Seeing Senior Sister Mary in the contestants’ passage, Dark took the initiative to greet her.

Among the four junior group contestants who advanced to the second phase, Senior Sister Mary was the only one he could exchange a few words with.

raised her head, straightened back her hair, and said, "We're lucky, we both advanced."

Dark walked over with a smile. "Indeed."

Mary then turned towards the stage. "Let's go. I hope I won't meet you next, I now think that I may not be your match."

Dark: "I'm still not as good as senior sister."

"You brat." Mary couldn't help but smile, "No wonder you can even get along well with , you have such a sweet mouth."

Looking at this senior sister who behaved like an elder despite clearly being only one year older than him, Dark helplessly chuckled.

After all eight qualifying contestants had arrived, they made their way to the stage together.

On the stage, a senior student from was playing the violin.

When they reached the backstage, Senior Sister Judy raised her hand and lightly pressed it down, signaling them not to make any noise.

The senior's violin performance was so brilliant that the listeners were enthralled without even realizing it.

Only after he finished his performance a few minutes later did Judy walk onto the stage with the microphone.

"Let's invite the eight qualifying contestants to take the stage!"

Thereupon, Dark and the other contestants successively went on the stage.

There was no need to do any interviews this time. Judy merely asked the staff to bring out the two long tables once more.

There were four placed on each table. The eight contestants were to crack the eggs at the same time and take out a new number tag from inside.

Afterwards, all subsequent matches would be arranged according to the number tags.

Originally, these schedule arrangements could be done behind the scenes, but by doing it this way, it would allow the audience to feel more involved.

"This side is for the junior group, and that side is for the senior group."

Judy separated the eight contestants in turn.

Dark stood in the first spot of the long table on the left.

To his right, Mary Bond, , and Tom Nixon stood in that order.

When all eight contestants had stood in place, Judy smiled and said, "Don't forget to pick up the hammer. Wait for me to count to three, and then you can smash it together."

"Such a childish method..."

As Dark picked up the small hammer, he suddenly felt as if he was playing a game with kindergarten children...

He shook his head to get rid of the absurd feeling, and then knocked down hard as Judy's countdown ended.

Crack! x8

Eight Easter eggs were smashed at the same time.

The audience immersively held their breath.

Bang bang bang!

Gorgeous fireworks simultaneously shot out from the eight Easter eggs, forming two sets of four different numbers in red and blue that lingered for a long time in the air.

"Didn't you say it was number tags?"

Despite inwardly grumbling, the contestants still reflexively raised their heads to memorize the numbers.

"Number 2, is it?"

After glancing at the bright red number 2 above his head, Dark subconsciously turned his head to look at the numbers of the contestants beside him.

Mary Bond’s number was 4.

Stuart Fawn’s number was 1.

Tom Nixon’s number was 3.

According to the competition schedule, it would be number 1 vs. number 2, followed by number 3 vs. number 4. The winners of the two matches would then proceed to the finals.

"So, will he be my opponent in the next match?"

As he searched for number 1, Dark couldn't help but look at Stuart Fawn who was two spots away from him.

The third-year Noble House senior had soft features, middle-parted flaxen hair that hung to his shoulders, deep black eyes, and fair but slightly rough skin.

When he turned to look at him, Stuart Fawn also happened to look over.

The moment their eyes collided, the corners of Stuart Fawn’s mouth irrepressibly curled up, revealing a slightly cruel smile.

Then, he grinned and silently said, "I caught you."

……

In the ring belt, , the president of the , put on a similar smile almost at the same time.

He cupped his hand, propping up his chin, and whispered with a gloomy expression, "Irving, who do you think will win between the two of them?"

truly felt helpless. Originally, he had self-consciously sat in the corner of the back row, but for some reason, Jeffrey unexpectedly called him back to his side.

After he did so, Jeffrey didn't say anything and simply left him hanging, putting him in an even more awkward position.

He didn't expect that Jeffrey would suddenly ask such a question at this time.

He had no choice but to analyze, "Dark Demon has a very strong deck, and in addition, the intelligence level of his is extremely high—this is his unique advantage. However, his fighting style is very direct and could be lacking in terms of entrapment. Against someone who doesn't know him well enough, perhaps he'll be very difficult to deal with, but Stuart's deck… mhm, how should I put it, this type of deck that relies purely on the magical spirits should be something he's least afraid of. That's why I think Stuart's chance of winning will be higher."

Jeffrey asked in surprise, "Are you so sure that Stuart will win? Dark Demon has just defeated you, you know."

Mike Irving put on a wry smile, "It was an unexpected outcome."

Jeffrey suddenly said, "Oh, and here I thought you gave it your all."

Mike Irving helplessly replied, "It was an unexpected outcome that I got after giving it my best."

Jeffrey let out a sneer and stopped looking at him.

……

Meanwhile in the auditorium, after being bored stiff for a long time, finally cheered up again.

One of the reasons why she came here was to check out what "Easter egg figurines" were, and the other was to make a bet and see if she could get lucky.

As a result, her luck was indeed good—she really got to see her baby again.

But the interval between these matches was way too long. It had been more than two and a half hours since Dark's previous match.

Not seeing Dark for a whole two and a half hours made her mood gradually drop.

"I can finally see him again!"

Alvette felt excited for a moment, but all of a sudden she dispiritedly said, "But after this competition is over, I don't know when the next time will be. Why isn't summer vacation here yet?"

Since her baby was recruited into Saint Marian, the kingdom’s Valkyrie had become quite the worrywart over the chance of seeing him.

……

In the City of Freedom, Lady Montierfalli and Aurora had also gradually focused their attention due to Dark Demon’s reappearance on the field.

Although their inner thoughts might differ, both mother and daughter wanted to know more about him.

……

As for Dianna and Rose in the ring belt, they were a little worried.

Stuart Fawn had performed very well in both the preliminary battle royale and the first phase of the main round.

As first-year students, the two of them could feel the sheer difference in league just by watching the competition from the audience.

They could hardly picture just what it would take to defeat such a powerful opponent.

"Don't worry, hasn't Dark already defeated a third-year senior before? That Irvy or something." Upon seeing Rose being nervous, Dianna tried to comfort her.

"It's Irving!" Rose couldn't help but look up at the sky and said, "I always feel that Senior Irving isn't going all out. Just like that time on Valentine's Day, he seemed to be slacking off on purpose."

As she blinked, Dianna doubtfully asked, "Is that so? But I feel like he’s pretty serious, though?"

After listening to what the two said, Pandora chimed in, "Mike Irving's true strength is more than that."

Rose immediately said, "See, senior sister certainly knows more than us. Senior Irving may have other purposes. But, this Senior Stuart Fawn kind of gives off an unpleasant vibe."

Poor Mike Irving—he had obviously truly given his all, yet few believed in him.

Dianna stuffed a piece of toffee into her mouth and smacked her lips, "Alright then, if you guys say so. Anyway, I hope Dark can keep winning."

Rose said, "I hope so too."

Pandora: "Then let's cheer for him."

Rose once again became dejected. "It's too bad I forgot to bring that placard."

……

A girl's worries were like clouds in the sky, coming and going as they pleased.

Dark Demon had no idea that each and every move he made would affect the thoughts of so many people.

Having learned the match order, he shook hands with Stuart Fawn on the stage, going through the pre-match etiquette.

Then, both sides went down the stage and headed to the contestant platforms on opposite sides.

Red side: Stuart Fawn

Blue side: Dark Demon

He once again went to the blue side contestant’s platform.

When Dark climbed up the stairs, he waved in Alvette's direction again, hoping to get another response.

After recovering the memory of his previous life, he found that his longing for "family" had grown even stronger.

But while observing Alvette's reaction, his eyebrow twitched as he suddenly noticed a very conspicuous group of people coming in from the back of the auditorium.

"? Why is he here?"

……

The eldest prince, who hurried over after finishing his conference, walked into the auditorium with a gloomy expression.

Although the seats in the front row were all occupied, being one of the heirs of this kingdom, he undoubtedly had plenty of means to make people give up their seats.

Thus, after entering the branch stadium, he went straight to the first row just a few seats away from Alvette.

Due to this, their eyes thereby met, but only for a fleeting moment.

Alvette put down the hand she had just raised, the expression on her face gradually turning solemn.

"Did he get wind of it so quickly?" Alvette muttered.

Having seen the eldest prince and his entourage as well, Claire said, "Since he has showed up, Eliza should also be coming here soon."

Alvette couldn't help but frown. "This isn’t a good sign."

Claire comforted her, "It's not necessarily a bad thing."

Alvette shook her head. "There are some things you can't shake off once they're stuck on you. I might have to trouble you next."

Claire let out a light smile, "It's no trouble for me to help you."

Beside them, perfectly playing the role of "naive little princesses", Anna and Angie leaned over and asked, "Is elder sister coming as well?"

Just as she finished playing around, Angie abruptly raised her head and huffed, "Tch! She really came!"

Anna lowered her head and whispered, "I suddenly have a bad premonition."

Angie's expression also faintly changed. Looking left and right, she hesitantly asked, "It can't be, right?"

Not long after, , dressed in casual clothes, came to the first row and squeezed Anna and Angie into the same seat.

Then, she proceeded to seize the seat between Alvette and Claire!

The twin princesses’ faces sank with resentful looks.

……

"What are you looking at?"

On the contestant platform, Dark suddenly heard Stuart Fawn's voice coming from the other side.

He turned back, injected his magic energy, and activated the card table.

It wasn't until the loudspeaker device was activated did he finally answer, "I'm looking right at the future."

"Huh?" Stuart Fawn completely didn't expect such an answer from Dark.

He hesitated for a while before finally asking, "Are you a fortune-teller?"

Blinking his eyes, Dark couldn't help smiling, "Don't you think it sounds very profound to talk like this?"

"Damn it!"

Stuart Fawn realized that he had been fooled. However, his expression was still as gloomy as ever. "Glib talk won't help you win. A first year is nothing but a first year. Unlike Mike Irving, I won't pull any punches just because you’re young. Soon, I’ll show you the real gap between a first year and a third year."

Dark nodded and seriously replied, "I'm looking forward to it."

The duel with Senior Irving was indeed not very satisfying.

Having watched so many duels between senior students from the sidelines, he also wanted to have a heated battle that lasted for more than eighteen rounds.

He wondered—would Senior Stuart Fawn opposite him be able to give him a good fight?

……

"Contestants on both sides, please immediately enter the preparation phase!"

The referee's whistle promptly blew.

Dark took his deck out of the card pouch and neatly put it into the card slot on the card table.

Its sensor activated, the card table immediately started shuffling the cards.

On the opposite side, Stuart Fawn similarly put his deck into the card slot with a solemn expression.

The image of the two sides' decks being shuffled was projected into the air through magic projection.

At this time, the eldest prince and eldest princess who had just sat down not long ago both cast their gazes onto it.

The exchange the two contestants had through the loudspeaker spread throughout the entire venue.

Both the eldest prince and the eldest princess reacted very keenly to what Dark said when he was speaking pretentiously.

The eldest princess even hesitantly asked, "Duke, aside from having the qualification of the Brave One, does Dark also possess the gift of fortune-telling?"

While Alvette merely blinked, Claire couldn't help rolling her eyes, speechlessly asking, "Where did you hear that he has the qualification of the Brave One?"

Taken aback, Eliza spontaneously shut her mouth, racking her brains.

But after contemplating for a moment, she ultimately answered, "He can summon the ."

Someone who could summon the holy sword was undoubtedly the Brave One!

Eliza felt that there was nothing wrong with the answer she gave from analyzing the information she had obtained.

Alvette and Claire looked at one another.

The two quickly realized that because they were both well aware that the ones who possessed "the qualification of the Brave One" were Dark's two magical spirits, they had subconsciously overlooked this basic logic.

It had to be known that despite being able to summon some holy swords, even Alvette was incapable of "summoning a holy sword".

What she summoned with the [Holy Sword Spell] she used—also known as [Phantasm Spell]—was a "spear"!

Dark's action of summoning the [Holy Sword] through a magic card could indeed easily cause misunderstanding.

If false rumors were to spread, it might lead to some problems that shouldn’t arise.

After she figured it out, Alvette softly remarked, "Eliza, even your own eyes can deceive you, let alone the information you heard from others. You should learn to use your own critical thinking to analyze the truth. Next, you better watch this duel carefully."

Eliza could only bite her lip and said, "Alright."

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Fweeet——

[Preparation phase][30s]

[Life: 8000]

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