Otaku Translation: The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 423

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Chapter 423: Dark Demon Crosses Time

When Sister Kaleid learned the purpose of his visit, she was visibly surprised. "To be honest, you're the first person to come to me to treat a magical spirit."

Dark sighed helplessly. "My magical spirit might be a bit special."

But Sister Kaleid simply shook her head and said, "No matter how special, a magical spirit is still a magical spirit. You must understand that everything about a magical spirit is already inscribed in the magic card at the moment of its creation. Whether it's height, weight, appearance, or racial characteristics, all of these are determined at birth. These things are immutable."

Dark was puzzled. "What do you mean?"

Sister Kaleid spun the pen in her hand and said, "I mean that the 'madness' you mentioned is also a fundamental part of Leomon's basic makeup. It’s an immutable trait unless you remake the magic card."

Dark frowned slightly. "Remake the magic card?"

Sister Kaleid nodded. "Yes. You would need to deconstruct the existing magic card, add new materials, and then craft it again without causing damage to the card. This could remedy the card's flaws or enhance certain aspects. However, this is a very advanced technique, involving a lot of knowledge. And if it fails, the magic card will be completely destroyed—it's a huge risk. I doubt you'd want to take that risk."

Dark was silent for a while before saying, "It seems that's the only option."

Sister Kaleid smiled and said, "No need to worry so much. Every magical spirit has its own traits. Whether they are depraved, bloodthirsty, or mad, these are all parts of their characteristics. While these traits may bring some flaws, they also make certain aspects stand out. You need to learn to understand them and use them properly, rather than seeing them as an illness."

Since it was not an illness, naturally, there would be no cures.

Dark walked out of the infirmary, his emotions mixed.

However, Sister Kaleid's words also shifted his perspective. Perhaps Leomon's madness wasn't entirely a bad thing?

Nevertheless, overthinking wouldn't help him much.

Dark soon arrived at his classroom and began today's lessons.

The first class on Tuesday was a Duel Class. Professor Pavar Jones called Dark to the front of the class not long after class started, asking him to assist in analyzing several classic duels from the Easter Duel Festival.

During the analysis, Dark gained a deeper understanding of his shortcomings in duels and learned a lot.

The second class was Professor Lily's arithmetic class, where he had the privilege of focusing on his own matters.

In the afternoon, the first class was History of Magic.

When Dark saw Professor Ryan Hex again, he noticed that the professor showed no sign of awkwardness and was more relaxed.

Thanks to the starry domain set up by Professor Medea, the events of Easter night had not escalated.

There was no significant change either inside or outside the academy.

After History of Magic, Dark visited Professor Silver's office again to inquire about related matters.

Professor Silver had informed Headmistress Arte about the situation, but the Headmistress had given her the freedom to handle it as she saw fit.

So, she chose to remain silent.

"Of course, when you go back, you can choose to tell Alvette or Claire; they are both trustworthy."

Professor Silver rarely smiled, but this time she did, completely settling the outcome of the matter.

Everyone had biases; one shouldn't expect everyone to be absolutely fair.

Professor Silver was like that, and so was Dark.

He smiled as well. "Then I'll tell them about it after the holiday."

---

There were only two months left until the long holiday, but Dark still had a lot to do.

He had originally planned to craft [Zoo] before the holiday, but that now seemed difficult.

Moreover, there had been no progress on the research of [Magic Circle of Love]—in fact, it hadn’t even started.

On the other hand, he had gained some understanding of the content in Blood Sacrifice through some accidental insights.

Besides that, he still needed to learn the improved [Soulless Curse] from Professor Harvey, at least to the elementary level.

To progress from entry-level to elementary level, he had thought of using the [Holy Grail] to bridge the gap, but now it seemed there might be another opportunity outside of that.

Learning magic was incredibly difficult, especially high-level spells like the [Soulless Curse].

If he could learn the improved beginner-level [Soulless Curse] from Professor Harvey and then have the chance to make a wish with the [Holy Grail] at the end of the term, he could use that opportunity to further breakthrough in [Spiritual Concentration Art].

But he was only a first-year student, with little ability to influence the ownership of the [Holy Grail]. He could only hope that the senior students in Noble House would put in the effort to win the House Cup.

Fortunately, Noble House had always been competitive in the House Cup.

Dark still had a chance even if he did nothing.

In comparison, learning the [Transfiguration Spell] could be postponed.

"For now, mastering the beginner [Soulless Curse] as soon as possible is more important. Ideally, I should learn it by May."

"My foundation in the [Soulless Curse] is solid enough that mastering the beginner level shouldn't be too difficult, but the intermediate and advanced levels will require long-term planning."

"Of course, all of this hinges on Professor Harvey completing the improvements to the [Soulless Curse] quickly."

"Additionally, I can start preparing for the secret passage exploration."

"And the idea of living metal can also be pursued!"

After returning to his dorm, Dark took out the last three flower cards from his card pouch, selecting one adorned with a white datura.

This pure white datura flower card was the first flower card he obtained from the gap in the door, holding additional symbolic meaning.

"May this flower banish evil. I hope it brings me good luck."

---

The next day, Wednesday, Dark headed to Professor Cazer's office after lunch.

Professor Cazer was still busy, seemingly not even having had lunch.

Dark felt a little bad about interrupting when he saw the thick stack of paperwork on his desk.

But Professor Cazer looked up and smiled. "So, are you ready to learn the [Transfiguration Spell]?"

Dark immediately said, "Not exactly. Actually, I came to ask for a favor."

As he spoke, he took out the white datura flower card and showed it to Professor Cazer. "I wanted to ask if you could craft another flower card like the last one."

Professor Cazer's curiosity was piqued. "The orchid one?"

Dark nodded. "Yes."

But upon hearing that, Professor Cazer put down his pen and said seriously, "You’re not planning to..."

Dark didn’t hide it. "The Temple of the Moon. I want to find it again in the secret passage."

Professor Cazer frowned. "That’s not something good. And the last Temple of the Moon has already collapsed and disappeared. Recreating it would require more than just luck."

But Dark shook his head. "I believe that the Temple of the Moon—or at least one statue of the Moon Goddess—still exists somewhere in the passage."

Professor Cazer was intrigued. "How can you be so sure?"

Dark smiled mischievously. "That’s a secret, Professor."

Professor Cazer stared at him for a long time before carefully considering it. "In principle, I encourage you to explore. After all, that’s the purpose of issuing the access cards. But finding a new statue could be more dangerous."

Dark smiled. "But only by taking risks can one find fortune."

"Alright." Professor Cazer chuckled helplessly. "Since you’ve already made up your mind, I'll help. But if you encounter danger, remember to use the access card's communication function."

Dark replied, "definitely."

Modifying the flower card wasn’t complicated.

Professor Cazer took half an hour and quickly transformed the card into a magical tool capable of tracking the Moon Goddess's aura.

But as Dark reached out to take it, Professor Cazer held the card and said, "100 credit points."

Dark was momentarily stunned but then smiled as he paid the 100-point fee.

The flower card modified by Professor Cazer wasn’t a magic card but a magical tool created using alchemy.

After receiving the card, Dark infused it with a trace of magic energy, and the white datura on the card slowly floated out, forming an orderly line in the air like a string of pure white wind chimes, rotating and emitting a sound like silver bells.

From the mandala's calyx, pollen-like fluorescence fell, forming a white curtain as it floated by.

Although it wasn’t as vivid as the butterflies released by the orchid card, the white datura was still beautiful.

Dark gently waved his hand, and when the mandala slowly flew back, he put it away and said, "Thank you, Professor."

Professor Cazer looked at him helplessly. "Remember to be careful."

Dark smiled. "I usually don’t take risks."

---

Since he had the flower card in hand, Dark didn’t linger in Professor Cazer's office. He quickly left, made a quick trip back to his dorm, and then headed to the library.

He planned to wait until Friday night, after collecting 10 points of [Greed], to craft [Greed III] before taking action.

But before that... he needed to finish his assignments.

When he arrived at the library, Pandora was working at the counter.

It had been a few days since they last met, and Pandora was as youthful and radiant as ever.

"Name," she said softly, pushing the register toward Dark. "Why haven’t I seen you the last couple of days?"

Dark signed in while replying, "I’ve been a bit busy."

Pandora frowned and complained, "I thought you had forgotten about me."

Dark smiled. “How could I? I just didn't come to the library for two days."

Pandora still wore a face full of disappointment. "Did you forget what you promised me?"

Seeing that the students around them were starting to give them strange looks, Dark suddenly realized and said, "How could I forget your invitation? When and where?"

Pandora finally stopped acting. She chuckled lightly and said, "Next Wednesday afternoon, same place."

"Same place, then." Dark nodded, quickly finished his registration, handed the form to the next person in line, and swiftly entered the library.

After that night, his [Lust] had dropped by 10 points, leaving him with only 92, which was still within a rare safe range.

He had originally planned to maintain it until the long holiday, but now it seemed that might be a bit difficult.

…

The next two days were unusually calm.

Every morning, Dark would check the newspaper, but for the past few days, there hadn’t been a single mention of the Holy Church. Even the usual stories—like how some priest helped an elderly lady cross the street or how another went to the countryside to offer free treatment to the elderly—had completely vanished.

This strange silence, instead of bringing peace, only heightened a sense of urgency.

It wasn’t until Friday morning that the Daily Sage finally featured some news about the Holy Church—but still, it had nothing to do with the Demon King.

Dark had to scour the corners of the paper for this tiny piece of news:

"Top student Maria Euphemia from the Holy Mystery Academy found a lost wallet and spent three days searching for its owner before returning it to Viscount Gabi Eugene... What in the world?"

Dark stared blankly for a moment, then folded the newspaper away.

There were two classes on Friday morning: Dueling Class and Magic Beast.

Dueling Class still focused on analyzing classic duel cases that occurred during the festival, while Magic Beast unusually shifted to teaching pure theoretical knowledge.

Professor Nini had somehow dug up a massive, brick-like book and was stumbling through reading its contents aloud.

She was clearly not very skilled at this method of teaching, but if she wanted to become a proper professor of Magic Beast Studies, it was something she had to master.

Lecturing straight from a book was often criticized, but if one couldn’t even do that, they certainly weren’t fit to be a good teacher.

Professor Nini was striving for her dream.

…

On Friday afternoon, as soon as the gates to Traveller Street opened, Dark immediately joined the crowd and entered.

He had many things to buy—not only supplies for his upcoming expedition into the secret passage but also furniture and small items suitable for an eight or nine-year-old child.

Additionally, he needed to purchase a small bed.

Even though Vampire Fraulein probably wouldn't use it, children tend to care a lot if others have something they don't. Since Dark had the means, he certainly wouldn’t treat any of his magical spirits poorly.

By the time he finished buying everything, it was already 6 PM.

Dark picked up a bunch of food on the way back to the dormitory and shared dinner with his magical spirits. He waited until 8 PM, then took out the magic brain dropper and began his sixth extraction of the month!

From the night of April 1st until now, April 6th, he hadn’t missed a single night of extracting a drop of [Greed].

With tonight's drop, he had collected six drops, equating to 9 points of [Greed].

Including the 2 points of [Greed] stored from last month, he now had a total of 11 points.

With 11 points of [Greed], crafting a [Greed III] card should be more than sufficient in theory.

After successfully extracting tonight's [Greed], Dark resisted the urge to immediately start crafting it. He let his mind rest for half an hour before preparing for the decisive experiment.

He was truly looking forward to the changes [Greed III] would bring!！

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