Otaku Translation: The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 408

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Chapter 408: Dark Demon Is Not a Riddler

The Eye of Stars was shining brighter and brighter.

A thumbnail of the entire castle gradually appeared in Medea's eyes, the corners of her mouth curving up in a smile.

As far as tonight went, she was just an audience, but that did not hamper her from immersing herself in it.

In fact, most fortune tellers had a "role-playing tendency" and could easily substitute themselves in a certain perspective.

"Today is such a good day..."

Medea murmured in a low voice, her gaze sweeping over.

The protagonist and the supporting role, the good and the bad, the lights and the stage, everything was all in place. The next step was to start the play—hold on!

"Why is he here?"

"Who?"

Medea's exclamation made the person in the carriage couldn't help asking.

Staring at the "star cluster" shining somewhere in the castle, Medea answered after a while, "Dark Demon."

……

The entire castle had clearly been sealed off.

All the dormitory towers were clearly blocked out by the barrier.

And yet there was actually one person who stepped out of the dormitory tower before the sealing took place.

Was this an inevitable development, or a guidance of fate?

Once her surprise passed, Medea couldn’t help becoming more intrigued.

In her fascination, she finally recalled her initial purpose in accepting the invitation to become a professor—to closely observe this batch of students in order to decipher a prophecy related to the star cluster, the black fog, and the abyss.

And now, the "Child of the Stars" in her eyes had stepped onto the stage.

"I have a feeling that it will be a pleasant surprise."

……

"What surprise? I don't like unexpected changes!"

However, the voice in the carriage turned stern.

Medea smiled and said, "Don't worry, Sarah, don't you want to see who’s the most worthy to bet on?"

Sarah Silver said in a low voice, "Medea, it seems that you’re really not suitable to be a professor."

Medea spread out her hands and couldn't help but smile. "Isn't there no one else more suitable than me? Or how about you try to find another one?"

Professor Silver ignored her. "Why did Dark appear in the castle? Is he in trouble?"

Medea narrowed her eyes and observed for a moment.

The layers of walls of the castle blocked her line of sight, but in the first place, she wasn't using her naked eyes to see.

After a while, she said, "I saw dark filth around him. He’s undoubtedly in trouble."

Seeing that Professor Silver was about to make a move, Medea reminded her, "The ritual has already begun. Dark's appearance is already a variable, if you intervene again, I don't need to remind you of the consequences, right?"

Professor Silver instantly fell silent.

Medea then said, "Since you found me out and I’ve also made the arrangements according to your wishes, I hope you don't waste my energy. What we need to do now is wait. But I’m very curious, how did Leah manage to convince you?"

When Silver looked up at Medea, a hint of bright smile suddenly appeared on the face that had been keeping a stern look.

"What makes you think she convinced me?"

……

In front of the professors' dormitory.

Boom!

The stormy sword wrapped in air current once again slashed at the void, but even with the buff of [Swords Dance], the slash still could only stir up ripples.

With a solemn gaze, Dark observed the rippling of the barrier and suddenly figured it out.

The moment Gatomon exerted the power of its slash, the force was broken down and spread out to the entire barrier, making the impact at the contact point so weak that it couldn’t cause any damage to the barrier.

"So that's it."

Dark recalled Gatomon and couldn't help but ponder, "But who on earth set up such a strong barrier? Moreover, doing it in the secret passage is still fathomable, but who can set up this kind of barrier in the castle? Do they really treat the professors as noth… It can't be that the professors set it up, right?"

The sudden flash of realization made Dark instantly fall silent.

He took a careful look at the professors' dormitory and suddenly felt a conflicting sense that "those who like to watch the fun would eventually be made a show of".

"No, no, this isn't right!"

Dark paced a couple of steps in place, then picked up [Misdreavus]'s magic card again and carefully observed it.

Perhaps because [Misdreavus]'s condition had truly gotten better, he was gradually able to think calmly.

[Misdreavus]'s magic card had stopped emitting light. There was only the faint flickering of red light on the surface, with the occasional mix of purple and red flashing across the card, indicating a kind of instability.

Dark couldn't help frowning. "Have I no choice but to follow the guidance of [Misdreavus]'s magic card and head to the place where the red lightbeam pointed to?"

While he was contemplating, he suddenly saw Gatomon's ears stand up. Leomon, who stood beside him, whispered in a low voice, "Someone’s coming."

Although Dark didn't hear any footsteps, he didn't doubt Leomon's words.

He put [Misdreavus]’s magic card into his sleeve and asked, "Which direction?"

Leomon pointed towards the castle.

Dark gave a small nod, then picked up the magic energy pen and pointed at the magical spirits one by one, recalling all the first-tier magical spirits into their cards.

When [Wonderland] was not activated, these magical spirits would keep consuming his magic energy, so it was better to summon them when needed.

As for the second-tier magical spirits who would take a long time to summon, they were all left outside for the time being.

In this way, only Leomon, Gatomon, Honedge, Sylveon, Miltank, and DemiDevimon, who was still in its familiar spirit form, were left by his side.

Although there were still six of them, it was already much more compact than the previous overcrowded team.

He glanced at DemiDevimon, let it lead the way, and then took the initiative to walk in the direction of the person.

Someone who could appear in the castle at this time was either a participant or an intruder.

And since he, an intruder, was here, the probability of encountering another one would be much lower.

Therefore, he was more inclined to believe that it was a "participant".

In the situation where he knew nothing about what happened tonight, he needed to obtain the necessary information as soon as possible.

And finding a "participant" to directly ask them about it was obviously a good idea.

……

Upon returning to the castle, Dark soon heard a clear sound of footsteps, which made him realize that the other party did not have any intention to hide.

"Who could it be?"

Dark's mind rapidly churned.

The first person he thought of was "Leah Goethe".

As the most suspicious person at the moment, the existence of "Leah Goethe" was an enigma.

Even if he were to simply pin her as the initiator of tonight's incident, there was a high probability that he would hit the bull's eye.

But if it was really "Leah Goethe", it would be unlikely for her to walk over so calmly.

"Then, is it Professor Medea?"

"It can't be White Gawd, right?"

The possibility of someone with a special identity like "the son of the Brave One" being involved in this kind of incident was naturally very high.

As Dark racked his brain according to normal logic, the sound of footsteps grew nearer and nearer, and the two sides were quickly getting closer.

When the answer was about to be revealed, Dark suddenly caught a hint of discordance in the footsteps, and then all at once thought of a suspect who he almost overlooked due to his gradually decreasing sense of existence.

Lance Hero——Ryan Hex!

……

"Good evening, Professor Hex."

Seeing Ryan Hex appear from the corner, Dark put on an elegant smile and politely greeted him.

"Dark Demon, is that you?"

Upon getting a clear look of Dark, Professor Ryan Hex couldn't help but frown.

Despite wearing pajamas, Dark Demon who appeared in front of him had several magical spirits closely following around him, bestowing him with an imposing aura. Especially the tall and mighty Leomon, who gave off a formidable feel.

Compared to him, Ryan Hex himself was only supported by a cane.

He was dressed very neatly, wearing an ordinary professor uniform, and the artificial eyes and limbs customized for him by Professor Cazer made him look no different than a normal person.

Although he was of advanced age, his gradually recovering heroic spirit still made him look quite handsome.

Originally, he no longer needed the cane.

However, he never put it down.

It was the sound of the cane that exposed his identity.

Because Dark had been mentally prepared, he appeared calmer at this time.

"Professor Hex, my magical spirit caught a problem during the competition, and it suddenly broke out before going to bed just now. I had to go look for Professor Cazer..."

A look of obvious pain flashed across Leomon's face.

Where Ryan Hex couldn't see, Gatomon gave its thigh a hard pinch.

Gaze shifting as he noticed Leomon's expression, Ryan Hex then asked, "I heard a loud noise just now, what happened?"

Dark helplessly said, "A barrier appeared outside the castle. I gave it a small try but couldn't break it. Professor, do you know what’s up with that barrier?"

Ryan Hex promptly frowned. "Barrier? No wonder the surroundings suddenly turned quiet just now. Take me to see it."

Dark stepped back a little, letting Professor Ryan Hex walk to his side before starting to walk back. "You’ll come across the barrier at the gate ahead. Professor Hex, were you unable to sleep tonight?"

Ryan Hex smiled at him. "You don't have to probe, I went to the castle to pursue a suspicious person. It seems that someone is really going to make trouble tonight."

Mind going on alert, Dark curiously asked, "Who is it?"

Ryan Hex shook his head and said, "I don't know, she ran very fast, I only saw her back. If my right leg was still good..."

Dark: "Can you describe what her back looks like?"

Ryan Hex: "It's a woman’s back. If I have to find a distinctive feature, then it's her hair, which is as red as blood."

As Dark's eyes flickered, the clues in his mind began to rapidly come together.

Leah Goethe.

Ophelia Bullard.

Olivia Copernicus.

A woman with long blood-red hair.

Although there was no conclusive evidence proving they were the same person, at this moment, Dark had instinctively linked them together.

Of course, he wouldn’t completely determine it so arbitrarily.

Upon arriving at the gate, Dark slowed down his steps while Professor Ryan Hex passed him by, taking two more steps forward.

Then, with an extremely keen perception, he stopped just as he was about to bump into the barrier.

"This barrier..."

Ryan Hex stretched out his hand and pressed it on the barrier.

Thereupon, just a few seconds later, water-like ripples suddenly appeared where his five fingers pressed, expanding and growing larger, forming enormous circles.

……

Watching this, Dark's eyelids twitched as he gained a better understanding of the [Lance Hero].

Perhaps, it was because Professor Ryan Hex's downtrodden image when he first appeared had left too deep of an impression that every time he habitually talked about his past deeds, he always gave people the impression that he was "boasting".

This led to the students gradually overlooking the fact that he was the [Lance Hero].

However, he was indeed the true, genuine [Lance Hero]!

……

"Phew..."

As Dark was becoming more alert, Ryan Hex had already put down his hand.

He turned around and said, "I've seen this barrier before, it has the smell of an astrologer. For this type of barrier, sunrise and sunset are its nodes. As the day and night alternate, a change will occur in the barrier, and it will most likely be lifted straight away."

Dark frowned a little and asked, "In other words, we can get out as long as we wait until dawn?"

"That's the case. In fact, regardless of whether my guess is right or not, we can still get out by dawn." Ryan Hex winked and pointed to the professors' dormitory behind him.

Dark rolled his eyes and said, "Then professor, what should we do next? Wait here?"

Ryan Hex said, "My suggestion is that you wait here, and I'll go catch the suspicious person. By the way, do you know how many astrologers there are in the academy?"

"I don't know," Dark casually replied, "But I think this barrier that has something to do with astrology is probably the work of Professor Medea. What about you, Professor Hex?"

Ryan Hex picked up his cane and took a couple steps forward. "Very good, your idea is exactly the same as mine. It seems that we must have a lot in common."

Dark nonchalantly asked, "Then professor, can you tell me why you came to work at the academy?"

Ryan Hex smiled. "To impart knowledge and educate people... I'm lying to you, of course it's because the remuneration is good! Look at me now, I have arms and legs, and even my hair has grown. Putting aside my shame and taking the initiative to volunteer at that time was probably the most correct choice I’ve made in the past ten years."

Dark put on a serious look and nodded. "The professors at Saint Marian Academy are indeed well paid."

The teacher and student chatted with one another in an unusually warm atmosphere.

Dark didn't follow Ryan Hex's suggestion to stay in place and wait for dawn.

Ryan Hex also didn't bring it up again.

Chatting as they walked, the two returned to the castle in the blink of an eye.

Dark intended to follow the direction indicated by [Misdreavus]’s magic card, but of course he wouldn’t say it in detail to Professor Ryan Hex.

Similarly, Ryan Hex said that he was going to catch the person, yet he didn’t reveal any relevant information.

Even so, the two never stopped walking.

Moreover, the direction they were heading to nearly overlapped with the direction indicated by [Misdreavus]’s magic card.

In order not to overtax the recovery rate of his magic energy, Dark had also recalled [Sylveon] and [Miltank] into their magic cards, leaving only Leomon, Gatomon, as well as Honedge and DemiDevimon.

After the two climbed to the third floor of the castle, they encountered a large number of patrolling golems.

But Ryan Hex waved his sorting card at the golems and dispersed them all.

As such, when their steps finally halted, they had arrived at the statue of the Grand Magister Dark was quite familiar with.

……

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