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Chapter 424: Dark Demon’s Endless Greed
"Meow? (Is it finally time, meow?)" Watching Dark begin his experiment preparations, Meowth, who was sitting on a small table carving little figurines, suddenly lit up with excitement and meowed.
Among all the magical spirits present, none were more eager for [Greed III] than Meowth.
After all, being the embodiment of [Greed], it was bound to undergo further evolution through [Greed III].
"Meow! (Once I evolve...)"
Meowth quickly glanced at the few second-tier magical spirits, its heart racing. Could this finally be the day it rises?
In contrast, DemiDevimon, who was hanging upside down from a bird perch, remained particularly calm.
[Greed III] wouldn't bring about any significant change for it; all it needed was [Pride III].
On the other side, Gatomon was still supervising Vampire Fraulein’s phonetics lessons, but the Honedge floating nearby had begun spinning in a circle.
After all, Honedge could also be considered an embodiment of [Greed].
However, its creation only contained 3 points of [Greed], which was quite different from Meowth, who was created using the [Greed Fruit].
[Greed III] might not necessarily push it to the next level of evolution.
Meanwhile, Trash Slime, who was playing with Ditto, kept sneaking glances in Dark’s direction because it was clearly one of the beneficiaries as well.
Little Eevee, holding a book on astrology, would occasionally look up.
It knew it was about to gain a new evolutionary form, but it was slightly puzzled about the evolution choices associated with [Greed III].
What form would correspond to [Greed III]?
…
Feeling the anticipation of the magical spirits, Dark downed the apple juice he had prepared, instantly feeling refreshed.
Then, he immediately began the familiar steps to create [Greed III].
The entire process went relatively smoothly, and in less than an hour, a deadly sin card infused with 10 points of [Greed III] lay quietly on the experiment table.
The surface of this [Greed III] card was a deep blue-black, and if one looked closely, they could see a hint of purple—a hidden [Greed] symbol.
Staring at this deadly sin card for too long would inevitably awaken a sense of greed within.
"It's a success!" Dark couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Every time he crafted a deadly sin card, he was on edge.
After all, each point of [deadly sin] was incredibly precious.
"So, who wants to try it first?"
Picking up [Greed III], Dark smiled as he glanced around at the magical spirits.
"Papa?" Vampire Fraulein pouted and gave a quick glance over, only to have her hand slapped by Gatomon.
She let out a quiet "Ouch," quickly turned her head back to her book, but her long, pointed ears were clearly perked up.
Not allowed to watch? Then I'll just listen. Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮!
Meanwhile, Meowth, who had been holding back for a while, immediately raised its paw with a face full of eager desire. "Meow meow meow, meow meow meow!"
The other magical spirits appeared more hesitant, with DemiDevimon even turning away, clearly not wanting to be the first to take the plunge.
Since DemiDevimon wasn’t willing, and Dark wasn’t a tyrant, he beckoned to Meowth.
Meowth's heart leaped with joy, and even its drooping eyelids lifted slightly.
It placed its carving knife and the small wooden figurine on the table and, with a burst of energy, leaped into Dark’s arms, sitting on his lap and rubbing its head vigorously against his hand.
Dark patted its head, thinking how nice it was to have a willing volunteer.
Of course, he was also very much looking forward to Meowth's evolution.
"In the name of Dark Demon, magic summon!"
…
As the Normal Summoning Spell completed, a deep, dark blue light erupted from the surface of the [Greed III] card.
The entire room was bathed in this dark blue glow, as if covered by a layer of gauzy mist, with an undertone of insatiable desire.
The magical spirits touched by the light couldn’t help but feel a surge of greed.
However, they had all somewhat anticipated this and focused their minds to suppress the rising desires within.
Only Vampire Fraulein, with her immature nature, quickly became blinded by greed.
"Wa!" She suddenly turned and hugged Gatomon, rubbing her soft cheeks desperately against Gatomon’s face—something she had longed to do for days!
Though Gatomon looked disgusted, it didn’t dodge. Instead, it grabbed her with both arms, holding her tightly to prevent her from disrupting the experiment.
Meanwhile, on Dark's lap, the [Greed] symbol had already appeared on Meowth’s forehead coin, and the dark blue light was being absorbed rapidly, turning the golden coin into a deep blue color!
In the next moment, Meowth was enveloped in the light of evolution.
Its body elongated rapidly within the glow, growing larger, and in the blink of an eye, it had transformed into a lithe, large cat!
Dark felt his lap suddenly grow heavy—[Meowth] had successfully evolved into [Persian]!
It still had the same light gray fur as it did in its Meowth form, but the quality of its fur had noticeably improved, feeling smoother than the finest velvet.
The evolved Persian now resembled a female lion, with the coin on its forehead becoming a deep blue jewel. Its face and ears had become rounder, its eyes half-closed, with pupils much thinner, not too different from when it was Meowth.
Although this Persian looked somewhat different from the regular Persian that Dark was familiar with, he certainly wouldn't dislike it just because of its pancake-like face.
In fact, the more he looked at the pancake-like face, the more it grew on him in an ugly-cute sort of way.
Unable to control its greedy urges after its first evolution, Persian, while lying on Dark’s lap, reached out its paw toward the drawer of the experiment table.
Dark quickly grabbed its paw, pressing down on its soft pad, and then used his other hand to infuse magic energy into the [Meowth] magic card, receiving feedback on its new form.
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[Card name: Persian]
[Type: spirit card]
[Level: ✪✪✪✪✪]
[Race: Bird & Beast-type]
[Attribute: Dark Type]
[Magic Energy: 2500]
[Attack: 2200]
[Defense: 2500]
[Ultimate: Fur Coat, Taunt, Protect, Foul Play]
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*Gasp* Dark quickly skimmed through the information, getting a rough idea of Persian's stats and attributes.
Like Mismagius, Persian was also a 5-star magical spirit—something he had expected.
However, Persian’s stat distribution was unexpected.
"If I remember correctly, Persian isn't typically a defense-focused magical spirit, but rather one that specializes in speed... When it was still Meowth, it only had 900 defense, so how did it turn into such a tank after evolving?"
Dark couldn’t help but stroke Persian's fur, which felt even softer than velvet.
"With maxed-out 5-star magic energy and defense, and slightly weaker attack, this Persian has become a standard 5-star tank. And with these four ultimate abilities..."
Dark first looked at the passive skill that should have been generated from its special traits—[Fur Coat].
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[Fur Coat: Persian's thick and sleek fur reduces damage, halving the damage taken during combat.]
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"It no longer has [Technician], and instead has [Fur Coat]? This [Fur Coat] is clearly a defensive god-tier ability, similar to [Defense Curl]."
"[Defense Curl] doubles defense, while [Fur Coat] halves damage; the former is clearly stronger, but the latter isn’t weak either."
"With [Fur Coat], Persian's tanking ability is at least doubled!"
"And with this passive skill, paired with the next ultimate ability, [Taunt]..."
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[Taunt: Provokes the opponent, making them angry, and for 30 seconds, they can only use damage-dealing ultimate abilities, and they will only attack Persian.]
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"Thirty seconds, which is one round."
"They can only use damage-dealing ultimates, meaning they can’t use status-changing ultimates."
"Too bad this Taunt seems to be a single-target ultimate. It would be even better if it was an area-wide taunt."
Dark suddenly realized he was getting a bit greedy.
He smiled wryly and moved on to the next ultimate ability—[Protect].
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[Protect: For 30 seconds, enter a Protect state, completely blocking the opponent's attacks, unaffected by most ultimates. If used repeatedly within 1 hour, the success rate of each use decreases to 1/3 of the previous attempt.]
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"Is that [Protect]!"
"[Taunt] combined with [Protect] gives a full 30 seconds of single-target crowd control."
"Incredible!"
Dark suddenly grabbed Persian and, with both hands, squeezed its pancake-like face, stretching it outward, making it appear even larger and flatter, giving it a comical yet exasperated expression.
If [Fur Coat] was a defensive god-tier ability, then [Protect] was the god-tier of god-tier abilities.
Moreover, [Protect] was a standard god-tier ability that almost every Pokémon-type magical spirit could learn.
If he could use an [Ultimate Card] to extract [Protect] from Persian…
Then using an [Ultimate: Protect] card could keep a Pokémon alive for 30 seconds.
Of course, [Protect] wasn’t invincible; there were many types of ultimates that could bypass [Protect].
For example, environmental changes caused by a [Field Spell Card] would not be affected by [Protect].
This largely depended on the nature of [Protect]. It wasn't a 360° omnidirectional shield but rather a front-facing defensive barrier skill, so it couldn't block the effects of field spell cards that would affect all directions.
Additionally, ultimates like [Whirlwind] were effective against [Protect].
But this still didn't change the fact that [Protect] was an exceptional defensive skill.
“I just wonder how much [Protect] can withstand?”
In the real world, a barrier-type ultimate wouldn't have an unlimited capacity; the only difference was in how much it could take.
The limit of [Protect] might be quite high, but it still needed to be tested to be sure.
As Dark pondered finding time to test this, he glanced at the final ultimate.
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[Foul Play: Borrowing strength to attack. Borrow the opponent's strength to attack. The higher the opponent's attack, the greater the damage!]
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Another [Foul Play]!
Having this dark-type ultimate meant Persian wasn't just a tank; it also had a powerful means to defeat its enemies.
…
“Not bad.” Dark couldn’t resist stretching and squishing Persian’s large round face repeatedly, finding its plump face increasingly pleasant to look at.
“Meow…” Persian’s [Greed] was completely rubbed away.
In any case, Dark didn’t give it any time to react, holding it while recording the experiment results.
Fifteen minutes later, Persian was forced to devolve into Meowth, collapsing limply on Dark’s lap, utterly defeated.
Dark looked up at the time—about 9:45—so he decided to wait until the cooldown for [Greed III] was over before starting the next experiment.
Estimating based on a one-hour cooldown, it would take at least four more hours to complete the necessary experiments, with DemiDevimon, Honedge, Eevee, and Trash Slime all waiting in line.
…
But an hour was enough to dull the enthusiasm of the magical spirits.
By the time the cooldown finished, it was around 10:30, and the magical spirits had all dispersed, absorbed in their own activities.
So when Dark asked for volunteers for the next experiment, only the pitiful Meowth glanced up at him.
He embarrassedly rubbed his nose, then forcefully designated the next experiment subject—DemiDevimon!
“Alright, alright.” DemiDevimon lazily flew over, but it wasn’t too frightened.
Since Meowth had already bravely set an example, it instinctively felt that this [Greed III] was more reliable than something like [Pride III] or [Lust III], and it was unlikely for it to make a fool of himself.
If there was no risk of embarrassment, there was nothing to fear.
Last time, when testing [Greed II], it only stretched its sinful hand toward the small red flower in the drawer. It didn’t think this time would be much different.
With this inexplicable confidence, DemiDevimon perched on Dark’s lap.
But Dark immediately picked it up and placed it on the ground.
“Huh?” DemiDevimon tilted its head, looking puzzled.
Dark smiled awkwardly.
It wasn’t that he didn’t want to hold it; he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to if DemiDevimon evolved!
Digimon could evolve into many forms, and he couldn’t predict what form DemiDevimon would take. Therefore, he naturally couldn’t keep it on his lap.
Dark didn’t explain much. He immediately took out the [Greed III] card and activated it with a Normal Summoning Spell.
“In the name of Dark Demon, Swipe—evolve!”
In an instant, the dark blue light representing [Greed] illuminated the entire bedroom.
The magical spirits, having been mentally prepared, were largely unaffected.
As the focal point of the light, DemiDevimon’s skull pattern on its forehead transformed into the symbol of [Greed].
As all the light was absorbed into the [Greed] symbol, DemiDevimon’s body began to glow, gradually becoming a luminous figure.
Then, its body noticeably elongated.
Judging by the extent of the elongation and the gradually forming outline, it wasn’t much different from when it evolved into Devimon.
“Could [Greed III]'s evolved form also be Devimon?” Dark frowned slightly. While he didn’t mind Devimon, he was hoping to see a few different types of Digimon.
But as the light of evolution faded and DemiDevimon’s evolved form became clear, it indeed had the silhouette of Devimon.
However, just as Dark was about to accept this, a hint of icy blue appeared within the light.
“This is…!”
When the light vanished, DemiDevimon’s newly evolved form was finally revealed.
Almost simultaneously, a wave of extremely cold air spread out rapidly.
Frost even appeared on the nearby table corner.
“Hah… achoo!” Vampire Fraulein, affected by the cold, sneezed.
Gatomon quickly hugged her and pulled out a coat to wrap around her.
Even though Vampire Fraulein was the highest-ranked 7-star magical spirit present, she always gave the impression of needing care. Gatomon completely treated her like a baby.
The other magical spirits also felt the chill; several of them simply curled up in warm beds, with only their heads peeking out.
Under the gaze of all the magical spirits, DemiDevimon’s evolved Champion Level Digimon—[IceDevimon]—suddenly spread its wings, its greedy eyes scanning the surroundings.
“It’s actually IceDevimon!”
Dark was struck by the realization and quickly infused the magic card with magic energy, soon receiving feedback information.
IceDevimon could be considered a variant of Devimon. They usually had hearts as cold as ice, were cruel, and excelled at deceiving enemies with words.
Apart from its skin turning snow-white, as if condensed from ice, IceDevimon was almost identical to Devimon.
Even the distribution of its stats was nearly the same.
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[Card Name: IceDevimon]
[Type: Spirit Card]
[Level: ✪✪✪✪]
[Race: Demon-type]
[Attribute: Ice]
[Magic Energy: 2000]
[Attack: 2000]
[Defense: 2000]
[Ultimates: Frozen Claw, Icy Shower, Sub Zero Freeze, Cold Breath]
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“As expected, it’s very similar to Devimon.”
“Except for the attribute changing from shadow to ice, its race is the same, and its magic energy, attack, and defense are all maxed out at 2000 points. Even its ultimates seem somewhat similar.”
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[Frozen Claw: A sword-like thrust from the wrist; the cold energy in the claw can freeze enemies.]
[Icy Shower: Opens huge ice wings, firing ice arrows from within.]
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“Clearly, [Frozen Claw] and [Icy Shower] correspond to [Deathclaw] and [Laser Wing]. Their power and damage are likely similar, but the added freezing effect is a plus.”
“The downside is, there’s no ultimate similar to [Teleportation Spell].”
“Without [Teleportation Spell], IceDevimon lacks flexibility and tactical value, but maybe the remaining two ultimates can make up for that a bit.”
Dark continued examining the other ultimates.
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[Sub Zero Freeze: Fires a cold blue light from the wrist, freezing the enemy.]
[Cold Breath: Uses cold breath to lure the enemy into a frozen land.]
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“[Sub Zero Freeze] is undoubtedly a status-changing ultimate with a focus on freezing rather than damage. Its freezing effect should be much stronger than [Frozen Claw] and [Icy Shower].”
“And [Cold Breath] seems to be a mental control ultimate, like ‘Attract’ or ‘Disarming Voice,’ luring the opponent into a cold land.”
“Based on their effects, both of these ultimates clearly belong to the category of control-types status-changing abilities.”
“There’s no doubt that compared to Devimon, who has no control techniques, IceDevimon has its own advantages. Additionally, one is shadow, and the other is ice, allowing for different evolution routes based on the opponent during battle.”
Overall, IceDevimon was already quite exceptional. So Dark had no complaints.
He glanced at the eager IceDevimon, who was ready to act, and issued a strict command: “Sit.”
The towering Devimon obediently crouched down. Though its heart might have resisted, its body complied.
Dark lightly patted its head, speaking as he would to DemiDevimon: “Be quiet.”
So, while he turned to take notes, the cruel, cold, and cunning IceDevimon squatted in place like a rabbit for fifteen minutes.
Fifteen minutes later, DemiDevimon, having reverted, suddenly spread its wings and fled to its little bed, diving under the covers, leaving only its claws visible.
From under the blanket came faint cries of “Ah, ah, ah.”
…
Dark wasn’t intentionally making things difficult for DemiDevimon; it was just that demon-type magical spirits tended to have naughty personalities, and the [Deadly Sin Cards] would often bring out their evil sides, especially during the first use, requiring extra caution.
After multiple attempts and getting accustomed to it, even without Dark’s commands, DemiDevimon would be able to suppress its excessive desires with reason.
Dark was confident in this.
“There are still three more necessary experiments.” After finishing his notes, Dark checked the time. He took advantage of the cooldown period of [Greed III] to take a shower, then placed the notebook on the bedside table, got into bed, and started reading while waiting.
Tonight, he planned to stay up until 2 a.m. to complete all the necessary experiments.
Seeing that their master had already climbed into bed, the magical spirits followed suit, each getting into their own beds.
Tonight was one of the rare times when Dark didn’t recall the magical spirits of the “Watchman Alliance” back into their cards before going to bed. Meowth and Misdreavus each had their own beds, and even Vampire Fraulein had a slightly larger bed, leaving Leomon as the only one without a bed, feeling a bit lonely.
"Big titty, tum!" After Vampire Fraulein was helped into bed by Gatomon, she scooted over to the side, leaving half the bed free and beckoned to Leomon.
Leomon looked at the small space, just big enough for one of his arms, and smiled warmly.
He then sat on the edge of the small bed, opened a children's storybook with phonetic annotations, and began reading a bedtime story.
Vampire Fraulein moved closer, sharing half of her blanket with him, and listened happily.
The bedroom gradually grew quiet; only the sound of Leomon reading the story continued.
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