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Chapter 409: Dark Demon Learns the Truth

"Further ahead is one of the entrances to the secret passage."

Dark's heart thumped as he realized that the main venue this time might very likely also be in the secret passage.

"But since it's in the secret passage, why must they seal the entire castle with a barrier? Is it to prevent interference, or for some other reason?"

Just as Dark pondered about this, Ryan Hex suddenly stopped and said, "I hear footsteps."

Although Dark didn't hear anything, he still immediately halted his steps.

Then Ryan Hex glanced at him, reached into his arms, took out a magic card, and winked at him.

It was the first time Dark saw Professor Hex use a magic card, so he couldn't help but ask curiously, "Professor, are you also a magister?"

Ryan Hex made a silent gesture and silently recited the summoning spell.

Although it took a little longer, he did successfully activate the magic card in his hand.

Thereupon, a layer of veil-like light waves floated up, covering the two people and the magical spirits.

Feeling the light sensation of the veil covering his body, Dark's eyes grew curious.

But immediately afterwards, he heard the sound of footsteps quickly approaching and subconsciously moved behind the statue.

However, Ryan Hex grabbed his arm and stopped him.

The next second, someone briskly walked out from another intersection and suddenly appeared in their field of vision.

Eyelids twitching, he soon found that the other party didn't notice him at all.

"Is it a magic card with an invisibility effect?" He promptly realized. But then, his gaze inevitably turned strange as he immediately thought of the "Invisible Man".

However, this really wasn't the time to worry about the "Invisible Man".

After all, there were many people who possessed invisibility-type magic cards.

He focused more of his attention on the newcomer.

What greatly shocked him was that this person turned out to be his opponent in the duel festival—Tom Nixon!

"How could it be him?"

As Dark frowned, he promptly refocused his gaze because he suddenly found that behind Tom Nixon, there seemed to be someone approaching—or tracking him!

……

Without discovering Dark and Ryan Hex's presence, Tom Nixon ran past them with quick steps.

Then, the protagonist of the night finally appeared.

White Gawd.

As well as his henchman, Robert Brogheim.

……

Upon seeing the two of them, Dark surprisingly felt somewhat relieved.

It was as if something was back in his control.

At any rate, it was a warm feeling.

The corners of his mouth even subconsciously curled up.

White and Robert similarly didn't notice them and soon ran past them.

When the footsteps of the three gradually dissipated, Ryan Hex finally put away his magic card, uncovering Dark and the magical spirits’ bodies.

Ryan Hex said, "Look, what did we find?"

Dark: "A cat and two mice."

Ryan Hex couldn't help laughing as he said, "Why can't it be three mice? C’mon, let's follow them and see."

Saying so, he quickly made his move, and Dark promptly followed him.

Ryan Hex was indeed a wartime hero—he was even quite proficient in tracking. Moreover, he always stuck behind White and Robert, making them unable to notice him.

Not long after, the two came before a wall.

"It's here."

Ryan Hex touched the wall and confirmed, "They got in from here. There are many entrances to the secret passage in the academy, and this should be one of them. But under normal circumstances, the entrances to the secret passage should’ve been sealed. How did they get in?"

Dark fell silent for a while, and then suddenly turned to look behind him.

But behind him was a pitch black darkness, terrifyingly quiet.

……

In the carriage on top of the spiral clock tower, Medea Bartholomew almost subconsciously leaned back, and then laughingly said, "What to do, Sarah? You've been discovered."

Sarah Silver lightly replied, "Let it be."

......

"Demon, did you find anything?" Ryan Hex asked suspiciously.

Dark turned back and took a deep breath. "Nothing, I think someone might have broken the seal of this entrance. The reason why the castle is barricaded with a barrier is probably to obstruct the professors' perception. Shall we proceed?"

But Ryan Hex shook his head and said, "I know nothing about this secret passage, and I don't have the confidence to protect you. So, I’ll go on, and you stay here."

Stunned, Dark was about to say that he didn't need protection, but Ryan Hex suddenly raised his head and looked at him with warning in his eyes. "You’re still young, you have a bright future ahead of you. Go back."

After saying this, Ryan Hex's gaze softened again as he added, "If you still want to get an A in History of Magic this semester, that is."

Dark couldn't help feeling speechless. "Professor, you're not following the teacher’s code of ethics."

Ryan Hex nonchalantly replied, "After leaving the battlefield, I realized the truth that a person can't stick too closely to the rules. Are you going back or not?"

Dark could only answer, "Okay, professor, I’ll listen to you."

"Don't let me see you in there." Leaving a final warning, Ryan Hex pressed hard on the wall and strode inside as ripples surfaced on it.

Dark looked at the wall that had returned to normal, pondered for a moment with his hands in his sleeves, and then really made his retreat.

……

After leaving a distance away, he pulled out [Misdreavus]’s magic card and gestured twice at the entrance of the secret passage. Then, he put back the magic card and asked DemiDevimon who landed on his shoulder, "DemiDevimon, do you think this gossip is going to be juicy or bitter?"

DemiDevimon tilted its head and asked in confusion, "Does gossip have any taste?"

"Why are you pretending to be stupid?" Gatomon contemptuously snorted.

DemiDevimon immediately glared at it. "This is called being innocent!"

Dark: O__O...

After a long silence, Dark raised his hand, picked out the wisp of cyan breeze from his hair, and held it in front of him.

Like a naughty little fairy, [Blessing of the Wind Spirit] naturally wrapped around his index finger.

Dark stared at the wisp for a moment, and then suddenly asked, "Professor, can you hear me?"

……

Sarah Silver initially didn't want to answer.

But under Medea's mischievous gaze, she at last helplessly replied, "Yes."

……

As the original master of the [Blessing of the Wind Spirit], Professor Silver had many ways to connect with it.

But on account of her own character, she would never do it under normal circumstances.

Moreover, every time she connected with it, it would inevitably set off fluctuation of magic energy.

Professor Silver was well aware of this.

If she hadn't been truly worried that Dark would be in danger, she wouldn't have done that at all.

Dark asked the question precisely because he sensed the fluctuation of magic energy.

But Professor Silver's answer still came as a pleasant surprise.

He immediately pressed on, "Then, can you tell me what it is that you’re doing?"

"So, should we tell him or not?" Professor Medea's voice abruptly came from the breeze.

Without any surprise, Dark said, "Professor Medea, can you please quit it? I’m really very tired today."

Medea blinked, moved closer to Silver, and replied, "I’m tired as well."

Dark: "Then let's talk straight, okay?"

Professor Silver's voice resounded again, "Demon, have you come across any trouble?"

Dark gestured to his magical spirits, adjusted his posture, then leaned against the wall and said, "There's something wrong with my magical spirit, I need help."

Professor Silver asked in confusion, "Is it Leomon?"

"No," said Dark, "It's another one, [Misdreavus]."

Professor Silver: "That ghost-type magical spirit? What's wrong with it?"

Dark replied, "To put it roughly, it should have something to do with what you guys are doing. So, can you tell me the details? Don't worry, I’m very good at keeping secrets."

……

In the carriage on the spiral clock tower, Professor Silver and Professor Medea looked at each other. With utmost solemnity, Professor Medea nodded and whispered, "They've already entered the secret passage."

Only then did Professor Silver relent, "It's not that we can't tell you."

"That's good." Dark breathed a sigh of relief.

Silver added on, "But you have to keep it a secret."

Dark: "I swear to God."

Silver smiled and said, "I know you don't believe in God. Anyway, you have to remember that you can't tell anyone, even if it's Alvette."

Dark: "Professor, please start."

Silver: "Alright then. You should know about Ophelia Bullard."

Dark raised his eyebrows and replied, "Of course, we’ve had many discussions with her as the center, haven't we?"

Professor Silver said, "You once met a person named Leah Goethe."

Dark's interest was piqued. "Professor, are you trying to tell me that Leah Goethe and Ophelia Bullard are indeed the same person?"

Professor Silver said, "Not only that. Olivia Copernicus is also the same person. Although it's really unexpected, our previous guess is completely correct."

"That’s really a good news." Dark asked, "So, how did you confirm it, professor?"

Professor Silver faintly said, "Bullard personally told me."

Surprise finally crept in Dark's voice, "Professor..."

A hint of cunning look flashed across Silver's face. "Yes, I caught her!"

Dark was truly shocked this time.

He had participated in the professors' plan almost throughout the whole process—from the beginning when they unexpectedly captured Vlad the Vampire while trying to lure out the "Invisible Man", to then overturning all the conjectures about the Blood Princess because of it. Now, he was staggered to find that the conjectures that had been completely overturned were actually the truth...

Especially Professor Silver, who actually caught "Leah Goethe" without making any sound!

How on earth did she do it?

And what happened to the Blood Princess in the past?

Dark's curiosity was uncontainable.

Silver paused for a moment to weigh her words before saying, "Ophelia Bullard's magic energy is very special. I added an identity verification mechanism in all the five access cards assigned as prizes. Once it retrieves a magic energy fluctuation similar to Ophelia Bullard’s, a message will automatically pop up on the access card."

Dark: "What message?"

Professor Silver curled her lips. "Come to my office to see me."

Dark surprisedly asked, "That's all?"

Professor Silver smiled and nodded, "That's all!"

Sitting beside her, Professor Medea clearly saw the pride on her face.

But what Silver was proud of was not her own strategy.

What made her proud was the fact that she always believed in her students, and that her students similarly always believed in her.

Although Ophelia Bullard said she wouldn’t go, her feet still took her to Professor Silver's office.

During that interval, Professor Silver did not do anything!

It was the trust between teacher and student that built a bridge between the two.

……

Upon hearing this, Dark’s expression couldn't help turning strange.

He could’ve never imagined that the development of things would turn out to be so simple.

Since the identity of "Leah Goethe" had been confirmed, many things could be puzzled out.

How could a person who took great pains to sneak into the academy surrender herself just because of such a sentence?

But when it came to "surrendering", the "Blood Princess" seemed to have a track record of doing it.

Could it be a "surrendering addiction"?

My goodness, how could there be such an addiction?

But the development of things was just that unpredictable.

Just like how reality was never reasonable, people who always thought according to reasonable logic were often defeated by the illogical reality.

Ophelia Bullard not only surrendered herself to Professor Silver, but also revealed the entirety of her plan.

"I obviously asked her many times, yet she didn't say anything," Professor Medea enviously muttered.

But no one cared about her little heartbreak.

Professor Silver even glared at her. "I haven't held you responsible for sneaking someone into the academy yet!"

Professor Medea immediately put on a coy act and said, "But I can't refuse the request of my savior~"

Dark instantly shuddered, goosebumps rising on his skin.

Professor Silver clearly also found it unbearable and hurriedly continued her explanation.

Medea Bartholomew once went to the battlefield.

The reason was to seek for her "fated person".

Of course, this was a more elegant way of putting it.

In actuality, it boiled down to the fact that she was tired of people jabbering about her being single, so she went to the battlefield to get some fresh air and see if she could find a man she liked.

With the identity of "fortune-teller of the Star Tower" as a backup, she would basically be a guest of honor wherever she went, and her safety should’ve been guaranteed.

But being a person who couldn’t sit still, she accidentally put herself in danger. At that time, it was [Blood Princess]—Ophelia Bullard—who saved her!

As for why a fortune-teller would be in danger?

If fortune-teller was truly such a useful profession, then everyone would want to become a fortune-teller.

But in fact, fortune-teller was a profession many avoided like the plague.

In view of her life-saving grace, Medea accepted Ophelia Bullard's request and brought her into Saint Marian Academy.

Of course, Ophelia Bullard at that time had a very legitimate reason.

……

"Ophelia Bullard's initial purpose of sneaking into the academy was to see her child—at least on the surface."

When speaking of this, a complicated look flashed in Silver's eyes.

Dark astoundedly asked, "She has a child?"

"Yes." Professor Silver let out a deep sigh, "I never thought that White Gawd would actually turn out to be her child."

Medea added on, "No one could have thought of it."

Professor Silver continued, "I don't know if it's because the power of Bright Gawd's bloodline is too strong or if he did something to cover it, up until now, I can't see the trace of the Blood Race's bloodline in White."

"Before this, I always thought that White's mother was the daughter of a minor noble who fell in love with Bright because she was saved by him and finally died in the war. Moreover, Ophelia Bullard had been missing for a long time since before White was born."

"Of course, now we know that she was saved by Bright in that vampire raid incident."

Upon hearing this, a framework unfolded in Dark’s mind. "In other words, the Blood Princess’ disappearance was fabricated. In reality, after she was captured by the vampire, she was rescued by the Brave One. But the Brave One concealed this matter and married her. Let me guess, the reason why the Brave One concealed this matter was to protect her, and the reason why the Blood Princess needed protection was because she was given the embrace by the vampire?"

As he spoke to this point, Dark's heart abruptly thumped. He incredulously asked, "Could it be that the vampire who bit her is Vlad?"

For some reason, the surrounding atmosphere suddenly turned silent.

After a while, Professor Silver finally said, "You have a very rich imagination."

Dark rubbed his nose and embarrassedly replied, "Just so-so."

But Professor Silver immediately followed up, "To some extent, you're right."

Dark: "Huh?"

Professor Silver continued, "The mistake is that Vlad the Vampire was just a vessel for him."

Dark: "Who is ‘him’?"

Silver: "The demon king."

Dark: "Oh."

Silver: "Aren't you surprised?"

Dark: "I’m very surprised."

Medea: "Pfft."

Silver helplessly said, "That was how it went. This isn’t information that should be disclosed to a freshman, but since it's you, there's no need for me to hide it. After Ophelia Bullard was captured by the vampire, she was sent directly to the demon king. The demon king bit her neck and gave her the embrace, turning the last member of the Blood Race into a Thrall! Then the Brave One Bright Gawd came, saved Bullard from the demon king, and successfully escaped. However, it was already too late."

From Thrall, to Bloodseeker, and then to a vampire, was the necessary advancement process for nonhereditary vampires.

After getting the embrace of a vampire, one would become a Thrall and be controlled by the vampire.

Thralls were bloodthirsty, ferocious, and irrational. They were the lowest-ranked monsters.

Only after advancing to a Bloodseeker would one be able to control their desire to suck blood and gradually regain their rationality.

If Ophelia Bullard was really turned into a Thrall by the demon king, then the Brave One's reason for concealing the matter was evident.

No matter what Ophelia Bullard's identity was before being embraced by the vampire, she would never be able to appear in human society again.

And the reason why Ophelia Bullard was wanted by the holy church at the end of the war was also easy to guess—it was most probably because the Brave One who sheltered her had died.

From the perspective of the holy church, they probably didn't know that Ophelia Bullard and the Brave One Bright Gawd were in fact husband and wife, otherwise... they would probably add a child's name to their wanted list!

Ophelia Bullard chose to surrender herself to the holy church in order to stop their continuous pursuit.

With her status as a war hero and her ability to resist the corruption of vampire bloodline as a member of the Blood Race, she was "pardoned" and was only imprisoned in Bastille Prison instead of being executed.

If only the one who gave her the embrace was an ordinary vampire instead of the demon king, she wouldn’t have fallen to this predicament.

Fortunately, her status as a war hero proved to be of use and she was treated considerably well in Bastille Prison.

Not only did she have her own single room, she could also get the books she wanted.

Aside from not being able to go out, there was no other punishment.

But during the ten years Ophelia Bullard was imprisoned in Bastille Prison, the corruption of the vampire bloodline gradually worsened. She realized that if she didn’t start to take action, she might completely turn into the demon king's Thrall and have her mind be controlled by the demon king.

Therefore, when the heretic sect broke into Bastille, she took the chance to escape from prison.

……

All the clues had been connected.

Listening to Professor Silver's detailed narration, he finally grasped some real sense of Ophelia Bullard's experience.

At the same time, he also had the opportunity to ask for information about the demon king.

"Is the demon king also a vampire?"

"No." Professor Silver decisively denied, "The demon king is not a vampire, but he has all the characteristics and abilities of a vampire. This comes from his vampire vessel, who is none other than Vlad!"

Dark couldn't help asking, "What exactly is Vlad?"

Professor Silver explained, "Vlad is one of the countless vessels created by the demon king. Once the demon king is killed, he will be reborn in one of the vessels. Therefore, even the Brave One can only seal him instead of directly killing him, because no one knows how many vessels he has and where each vessel is. In fact, all the information I know about Vlad also comes from Ophelia Bullard."

After carefully listening to it, Dark couldn't help thinking in his heart, "Why does it sound even more difficult to deal with than Voldemort..."

Not seeing Dark's expression, Professor Silver then continued, "Let's not talk about the demon king for now. Vlad's resurrection should be an accident. He should’ve been completely dead. Ophelia Bullard told me that Vlad was one of the vampires who infiltrated the academy during the war. He had previously come into contact with her, but was later killed in the secret passage. However, his soul is very special. This might have something to do with him being a vessel, and it also created the prerequisite for his resurrection."

"So that's it."

Dark nodded. "I roughly understand. Then what's the Blood Princess' real purpose in sneaking into the academy? It can't be just to see her son, right?"

Professor Silver said, "That’s naturally one of her purposes. The other purpose... is to resurrect Vlad!"

Dark remarked in surprise, "But hasn't Vlad already..."

Professor Silver sighed, "That was an unexpected accident no one could have predicted. Ophelia Bullard's original purpose was to resurrect Vlad, and then order him to expel the vampire corruption from her body. After all, the demon king's vampire abilities came from Vlad, so she believed that Vlad must have a way to do it. But later..."

Dark’s expression turned strange. "But later, she found that Vlad had already been resurrected, and then died again?"

Professor Silver shook her head and said, "That's where the problem lies. Vlad is also not completely dead this time."

Dark was stunned. "How can it be?"

Even his ashes had already been crafted, how could he not be dead?

Professor Silver said, "Ophelia Bullard found Vlad's soul before us, cut off a part, and made a phylactery out of it."

Dark discovered that tonight was truly a night of surprises. "Lich phylactery?"

Professor Silver replied, "Pretty much. Anyway, she successfully cultivated Vlad's soul fragment into completion and planned to resurrect him again on Easter... that is, today!"

"I see." Dark suddenly heaved out, "I finally figured it out."

Professor Silver asked in confusion, "What did you figure out?"

Dark stroked [Misdreavus]’s magic card that he had put back, but did not reveal the fact that [Misdreavus] was crafted using Vlad's Soul Powder.

He had more or less figured out the source of [Misdreavus]’s problem.

The Blood Princess had obviously started the ritual, and Vlad was probably in the process of resurrecting.

And the Vlad who was resurrected this time was likely to recover his memory due to "Easter".

But the one the Blood Princess wished to resurrect was precisely the "Vlad who possessed his memory".

As [Misdreavus] was essentially crafted out of Vlad's Soul Powder, it would naturally be affected by the ritual.

Although the part that contained "Vlad's consciousness" should be in the hands of the Blood Princess and [Misdreavus] would not turn into Vlad because of this, there was a very high probability that it would share part of the memory.

Taking the speculation a step further.

Could [Misdreavus] have become one of the demon king’s vessels?

Dark was rapidly thinking in his mind, but when answering, he said, "The Blood Princess wants to imitate the [Saint]'s 'resurrection' and make Vlad simultaneously recover his memory as he gets resurrected."

"Indeed." Professor Silver affirmed his conjecture, but immediately added, "But that's all in the past. I’ve already convinced her to give up this unrealistic idea."

Dark was a little puzzled. "Why?"

Professor Silver answered, "Because even if Vlad recovers his memory, he won't be able to expel the embrace of the demon king. Ophelia was just blinded by momentary fallacy."

In other words, she was desperately clutching at straws.

Professor Silver continued, "Vampires are a race that attaches great importance to rank, which is determined by their bloodline. High-ranking vampires have an absolute bloodline suppression over low-ranking vampires. Compared to the demon king, Vlad's rank is obviously lower. Relying on it to expel the embrace of the demon king is akin to relying on a lizard to deal with a dragon. It's extremely ridiculous."

Dark actually had no understanding about this, but since Professor Silver had made such a judgement, it was most probably true.

He analyzed, "In this case, if the Blood Princess really did that, not only would she fail, there's also a high chance that she would be counterattacked by Vlad the Vampire?"

Professor Silver smiled. "That's why I gave her another method that’s more likely to succeed."

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