Otaku Translation: The villain only wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 431

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Chapter 431: Dark Demon’s Warrior Spirit

Seeing that the Moon Goddess didn’t respond, Dark didn’t ask further. Instead he pulled out [Meowth] from his card pouch and summoned it on the spot.

“Meow!” The summoned Meowth appeared with a hint of excitement in its voice.

Dark pointed at the statue and asked softly, “What do you think? Are you interested in this statue?”

“Meow?” Meowth looked confused, its excitement quickly fading.

It had originally thought this summoning was to showcase its majestic post-evolution form, but it turned out to be just to look at a statue?

What was so interesting about a stone statue? It wasn’t even as fun as its little wooden doll!

“Meow, meow, meow.” Meowth immediately shook its head in disapproval.

“Not interested?” Dark felt a little disappointed.

But since Meowth was the embodiment of [Greed], not [Lust], it was normal that it had no interest in the Moon Goddess statue.

Since Meowth couldn’t muster enthusiasm for the statue, the plan to rely on it for the carving had to be scrapped halfway.

“Looks like I’ll have to do it myself.” Dark took a deep breath, didn’t bother to recall Meowth, and pulled out a piece of [Living Metal] from his backpack.

Living Metal was a semi-living metal, something between a biological organism and a metal—highly unique and rare. From the start, Dark had carefully planned how to use the Living Metal and had been preparing for this moment ever since.

From acquiring the access card to entering the secret passage, finding the temple, and locating the Moon Goddess statue, everything was to forge this Living Metal into a special armor!

In his memory, there was a type of digital equipment called "Digi-Spirit," which was the relics of the ten Digimons known as the "Ten legendary Warriors."

Humans or Digimon could absorb "Digi-Spirits" and evolve into the "Ten legendary Warriors."

"Digi-spirits" allowed two forms of evolution: humanoid and beast. Some could even combine the two forms to evolve into Mega-level Digimons!

After recalling this, Dark came up with the idea of using the Living Metal to craft a "Digi-spirit."

But since he couldn’t obtain the spirits of the Legendary Ten Warriors, he directed his thoughts toward the Moon Goddess.

By injecting the remnants of the Moon Goddess's divinity into the Living Metal and crafting it using the “Trinity Armor Crafting Technique,” he might be able to create an item similar to a "Digi-Spirit."

Dark’s idea was undeniably bold. Anyone else, even knowing there was a hidden Moon Goddess statue in the secret passage, might hesitate to entertain such a sacrilegious idea.

But he had no such concerns. His only worry was whether this armor crafting would succeed and how well it would turn out.

After all, he was using the Moon Goddess’s remnant divinity, not the spirits of the Ten Legendary Warriors.

If it were the spirits of the Ten Legendary Warriors, given his expertise in crafting magic cards, he was confident that he could create a Digi-Spirit.

But using the Moon Goddess’s remnant divinity was another matter entirely.

Still, the uncertainty of magical crafting was one of its most exciting elements.

...

After taking out the Living Metal, Dark retrieved the pre-prepared carving tools and a bottle of shaping potion specifically made for this task from his backpack.

Living Metal, unlike regular metals, had a soft surface that could be deformed with slight force. However, when left alone, it would gradually return to its original shape, similar to “memory metal.”

Using the specialized shaping potion allowed him to freeze the form after altering it with tools.

If there was a mistake, another potion could be used to neutralize the effects of the shaping potion, returning the Living Metal to its flexible state.

With these two potions, carving Living Metal became much more manageable.

Fully prepared, Dark began carving by hand. His goal was to carve this Living Metal into the likeness of the Moon Goddess statue!

It wasn’t too late in the day yet.

Dark’s carving skills, though neglected for some time, had significantly improved upon picking them up again.

He adhered to the principle of "slow work yields fine craftsmanship" and began carving slowly and steadily, surprisingly managing to create something quite impressive.

Meanwhile, Meowth, who was supposed to handle this part of the task, had already wandered off inside the temple.

It seemed particularly fascinated by the mural in the temple—on a physical level, at least.

There was a strip of the mural protruding from the wall, along which it playfully walked back and forth, thoroughly enjoying itself.

...

Half an hour later, Dark looked up at the Moon Goddess statue, then down at the Living Metal in his hands, a satisfied smile on his face.

Although the progress was slow, the Living Metal now had a roughly humanoid shape.

With further detailed work and the use of the two potions, he might finish the entire carving process by tomorrow night.

“What are you doing?” The ethereal voice of the Moon Goddess suddenly echoed in his ear again.

Dark, slightly surprised, answered, “I’m building you a nest.”

The Moon Goddess asked, “What do you mean?”

Dark replied with another question, “Don’t you want a new place to live?”

The Moon Goddess fell silent once more.

Dark didn’t mind and continued to pull out a magic card from his card pouch, [Wonderland], and used it to summon all his magical spirits with the help of the [Magical Scribe]. Meanwhile, he resumed his detailed work on the Living Metal.

Once the magical spirits appeared, the atmosphere inside the temple became more lively.

Without needing Dark’s instructions, the magical spirits lit a campfire, set up a grill, and took out boxes of fresh ingredients, beginning a barbecue feast for the evening.

Popplio sang an enchanting melody by the waterway near the fire, adding even more atmosphere to the dinner.

...

Time flew by.

After eating his fill, Dark continued carving late into the night before finally setting the half-finished Living Metal down and retreating into his sleeping bag inside the Haunted House for the night.

The magical spirits, satisfied, returned to their magic cards, except for a few who curled up inside the Haunted House, sleeping close to Dark.

Only the little Misdreavus remained wide awake. After circling the empty temple several times, it suddenly flew to the Moon Goddess statue and began poking her face.

Suddenly, the eyes of the Moon Goddess statue flickered, and a voice entered Misdreavus’s mind through a spiritual link: “You and I are very alike.”

“Misdreavus?” Misdreavus tilted its head in confusion.

The Moon Goddess gently said, “Some of your companions are also similar to me, but you are the most like me.”

Misdreavus’s eyes rolled as if deep in thought, and then it suddenly flew forward, landing on the Moon Goddess’s nose with a “splat.”

[(づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ👃]

The Moon Goddess was perplexed by this: “What are you doing?”

Misdreavus replied, “Misdreavus (hugging)~”

The Moon Goddess: “...”

...

The long night stretched on, and time seemed to flow endlessly.

The temple and the statue may not have emerged from the secret passage long ago. However, the remnant divinity of the Moon Goddess, reflected from the wheel of time, was born in the secret passage in a state of having "resided within the statue for thousands of years" from the very beginning.

It had no confusion or desire, only a primal urge to seek “resurrection.” Beyond that, there was nothing.

Having never interacted with humans, she didn’t even understand what confusion felt like.

Until Dark Demon appeared at the temple door, that was when she truly opened her eyes to the world.

And for the first time, she felt lost.

“Who am I?”

“Am I the Moon Goddess or just a statue?”

This question struck directly at her core, causing deep confusion about the purpose of her existence.

Was seeking resurrection a pursuit of death or life?

Would she still be herself after regaining her primal divinity?

The Moon Goddess fell silent once again.

...

At dawn, Dark woke up from his sleep, first checking his surroundings. After seeing the magical spirits still around him, he felt completely at ease.

“Let’s continue.” He called the magical spirits to prepare breakfast while he resumed his detailed carving.

The secret passage remained completely calm.

Inside the temple, aside from the Moon Goddess statue, there were no other threats.

With only himself present, the secret passage was surprisingly peaceful.

Dark immersed himself in his carving once more.

He held immense passion for this armor crafting process.

Since the beginning of the Duel Festival, every effort he made had been for this moment.

A person’s dedication to something often depended on how much they had invested in it. The more they invested, the harder it became to let go.

The day passed in the blink of an eye. By late afternoon, Dark finally completed his carving.

With a complete reference at hand, the difficulty of the carving was significantly reduced.

Dark held up the finely sculpted living metal to compare it with the statue of the Moon Goddess, a satisfied smile tugging at his lips.

Aside from the difference in color, the texture of the living metal was quite similar to that of the statue. Touching it revealed a soft, gentle feel, and it emitted a unique warmth, like smooth jade.

All in all, this was undoubtedly the most satisfying work he had ever carved in terms of appearance.

"Next, it's time to extract the Moon Goddess’s remnant divinity from the statue." Dark had long been prepared for this step.

For a remnant divinity like the Moon Goddess's, which wasn't tightly bound to the statue itself, using the [Soulless Curse] would weaken the already loose connection even further.

Afterward, he would use the magic brain dropper to extract the stored [Lust] from within the statue.

During the extraction process, the Moon Goddess's remnant divinity inside the statue would slowly be pulled out.

When the last bit of [Lust] was drawn out, the remnant divinity would be fully separated—even if the process failed, the statue would lose the environment that housed the Moon Goddess's remnant divinity once all the [Lust] was extracted.

At that point, the Moon Goddess’s remnant divinity would be forced out of the statue without Dark even needing to intervene.

Then, Dark would only need to summon [Misdreavus], and perhaps evolve it into [Mismagius], to easily capture the remnant divinity of the Moon Goddess.

Without the statue, the Moon Goddess's remnant divinity would be nothing more than a harmless wandering spirit to him.

By using this remnant divinity as an auxiliary material in the [Trinity Armor Crafting Technique], placing it into the [Spiritual Furnace] along with the living metal, and adding some of his own [Deadly Sin] as a catalyst, all the essential elements would be in place.

This task was not particularly difficult.

Of course, it would be even better if the Moon Goddess was willing to cooperate.

Dark briefly organized his thoughts before standing up with the living metal in hand. He then asked the Moon Goddess for the third time, "So, have you made up your mind? Perhaps a change of residence isn't such a bad idea?"

Sensing that it was time to respond, the Moon Goddess finally spoke: "You want me to enter that piece of metal you're holding?"

Dark grinned. "Small things have their own advantages, don't they?"

The Moon Goddess replied, "But what would that do for me?"

Dark explained, "In terms of purpose, it's not much. After all, the idea of going out to see the world probably doesn't hold much appeal for someone like you. But don't you want to be revived? So, are you willing to attempt resurrection through your own will?"

"Through my own will?" the Moon Goddess asked.

Dark nodded slightly. "Break free from the statue and be reborn in another form. You won't be devoured by the true consciousness of the Moon Goddess; instead, you will reshape your divine soul with your own consciousness as the core!"

The Moon Goddess fell silent once again.

Dark patiently awaited her reply.

Finally, she spoke again, "How can I achieve that?"

Dark smiled faintly and said, "Submit to me."

...

In that moment, the remnant divinity of the Moon Goddess clearly radiated intense fluctuations, and thick mist began to rise and roll out from the base of the statue.

It was no surprise that even though this was merely a remnant divinity, the Moon Goddess wasn't about to submit after just a few words.

Dark ignored the spreading mist beneath his feet and decisively took out the magic brain dropper and the Bottle of Thoughts, beginning the extraction of [Lust] from the Moon Goddess statue.

With just a bit of magical energy, he could easily draw out the [Lust] stored inside the statue, and with a simple pull using the magic brain dropper, he could extract a full drop.

After repeating this thirty times, the Bottle of Thoughts was filled.

During this process, although the Moon Goddess voiced objections, she soon realized she was powerless to resist.

Dark extracted another drop and brought the magic brain dropper close to the small Misdreavus.

"Misdreavus~" Misdreavus happily stuck out its tongue and licked the drop of [Lust] from the dropper.

"Misdreavus!" it exclaimed.

(>ω<)

It squeezed its eyes shut, as if it had eaten something incredibly sour, overwhelmed by the taste, yet unable to stop.

"Tasty?" Dark asked.

Misdreavus opened its eyes wide and nodded vigorously.

Dark chuckled, "Then have some more."

One card of [Lust III . Moon] required thirty points of Moon Goddess-version [Lust].

To craft three cards, ninety points of Moon Goddess-version [Lust] were needed.