The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　Sister Kallian smiled and said, "That's exactly what I've been waiting for you to say."

　The brain is an area she rarely explores, but she's more daring to study it if Professor Cazell is with her.

　Angus Jeffrey, what an excellent guinea pig!

　……

　"Ding dong."

　The clock had struck midnight, and curfew was approaching.

　With Professor Lily's help, Dak passed through the wall and entered Room 301 of the Noble House Tower.

　"Thank you." He thanked Professor Lily and prepared to see her off.

　But when he turned his head, he saw Professor Lily still sitting at her desk, expertly pouring apple juice into her teacup.

Chapter 711

　Despite Angus Jeffrey's performance of the Demon Lord's Summoning on Saturday's duel stage, the students' daily routines were not affected.

　From the very beginning of Monday, the heavy workload of final assignments immediately weighed on them.

　It was only on Monday evening that Dark learned that Count Jeffrey had traveled day and night and arrived at St. Mary's College yesterday noon, and would take Angus Jeffrey away from the college tonight.

　At that time, Angus Jeffrey's second consciousness had been eradicated, and some obvious conceptual deficiencies and distortions had been repaired.

　But... the gaps in my memory still exist.

　Moreover, according to Sister Carlian, there is a high possibility of long-term effects.

　"What are the side effects?"

　When Dark asked, Sister Kallian said, "Sometimes, he might feel like he's not himself."

　……

　Tuesday evening, December 10th.

　Dark took out the last "Great Sin" of the month, glanced silently at the glass jar on the corner of the table, and then put the "Magic Brain Dropper" away.

　Over the next five days, he drew two points of "pride", four points of "greed", and four points of "ecstasy".

　As for where these "great sins" came from, I will not go into details here.

　In summary, as of this point, his list of "major crimes" is as follows:

　[Arrogance]: 6

　[Rage]: 1

　Greed: 24

　[Binge]: 1

　[Paradise]: 6

　After the surge over the weekend, the reserves of "Lunar Elysium" have exceeded 700 points and are striving towards the goal of 800 points!

　If it weren't for the incident involving Angus Jeffrey that cooled his brain down in time, those 700-plus points of "Lunar Ecstasy" would have been enough to make his brain overheat.

　In addition, he still received many duel challenge requests from upperclassmen that morning.

　However, considering the busy end of the semester and the fact that there were no targets he liked on the list of challenges, he did not accept any of them.

　Another day passed.

　The professors of the remaining subjects also released their final assignments.

　He became even busier.

　It wasn't until after 10 p.m. that Dak had a moment to observe the "brain fluid demon" embryo inside the glass jar.

　However, three days later, the embryo was still just an embryo.

　"Really?"

　In fact, he had already discovered two days earlier that the embryo was not moving at all.

　The reason for delaying this long is simply to further verify the information.

　Next, he opened the lid of the glass jar, took out the embryo that was soaking inside, and then carefully cut it.

　A murky liquid slowly flowed out from the cut, emitting a sour odor.

　"already dead."

　Without any surprise, Dak disposed of the dead embryo and casually poured the liquid from the jar into the pool.

　He is not planning to try breeding it again, at least not for the time being.

　The method for cultivating "brain fluid demons" described in the book "Into the Abyss" is not difficult, and he does not believe he will make a mistake in the process.

　Since there were no errors, it means that the cultivation method itself is flawed.

　Or all of them are wrong.

　Or something is missing.

　The fact that Angus Jeffrey was successfully cultivated must have been due to other factors.

　The "third party" helped him complete this element.

　……

　However, not planning to continue breeding does not mean abandoning the investigation.

　After disposing of all the experimental waste, Dak sat down again.

　He opened his notebook, picked up his pen, and pondered deeply.

　It has now been confirmed that the cultivation method in the book "Into the Abyss" is problematic. Angus Jeffrey's ability to cultivate so many demon materials using this method must have involved a "third party".

　This aligns with his guess that he obtained the "Flash Bug" from that "third party".

　This leads to another question.

　Why would that "third party" help Angus Jeffrey?

　In other words, what exactly did he want to get from Angus Jeffrey?

　"Perhaps if we understand this point, we can find some clues."

　Dak twirled the pen around, then rested the cap under his chin, letting his thoughts wander.

　"To know what the 'third party' wants to get from Angus Jeffrey, we must first understand what Angus Jeffrey possesses and what he can offer."

　"Among those things, there must be something that the 'third party' lacks or is missing."

　……

　Of course, you can't find the answer by simply thinking about it in the air.

　Dak didn't expect to figure it out so quickly.

　He wrote down his analysis and went to bed to rest, as he had an "alchemy class" the next day.

　Since assigning the major project for this semester, Professor Kazel's lectures have primarily revolved around this project.

　Dark has also been spending most of his free time studying the "Alchemy" course.

　After this lesson, he had gained some experience in creating "similar" golems.

　However, the requirement for the "Alchemy" course is to create a golem that is close to "simulacrum level" before the start of the next semester.

　The difference between "pseudo-level" and "similar level" is a whole order, so there is still a long way to go.

　However, learning in this area cannot be rushed; it can only be done step by step, slowly.

　After class, he stopped Professor Cazell and briefly explained his research and analysis results.

　Professor Kazel was somewhat surprised to hear that the cultivation method in the book "Into the Abyss" had problems, but he quickly accepted it.

　He then took Dak to his office and inquired in detail about the relevant experimental details.

　After Dak explained everything, he said, "I see. I have a better understanding now."

　But when Dak asked, he smiled mysteriously and said, "How's your assignment coming along?"

　Dark shook his head, somewhat helplessly saying, "It might have to wait until after Christmas."

　"Keep it up, I'm really looking forward to your work." Professor Kazel smiled gently.

　Most of the students in the "Alchemy" class are highly skilled upperclassmen, so it is indeed quite difficult for second-year students to complete the assignment within the time limit.

　However, he is not prepared to lower his standards, but hopes that the second-grade students can also persevere in their efforts toward this goal.

　Of course, he will relax the standards appropriately next semester and will not actually use it as an assessment item.

　Dak touched the bridge of his nose and could only reply, "I will."

　……

　After leaving Professor Cazell's office, Dark completely put the matter of the incident out of his mind.

　He will likely use "Into the Abyss" again next. But not to cultivate any demons, but to continue researching "Brain Fluid Demons" and then use alchemy to modify the "Demon Brain Dropper".

　However, he postponed this topic to the next semester, intending to continue it after the dust had settled.

　Next, he plans to continue his research on golem creation while enjoying the increasing number of "Lunar Elysium" golems.

Chapter 712

　Aside from Diana, what Dark most wanted to see today was the duel between Witt Gold.

　Although Professor Cazell hadn't caught him red-handed, Dark hadn't actually given up his suspicions about him.

　However, the reasons for his suspicions are not something he can reveal to outsiders.

　Now that Witte's duel is taking place, I'm watching more closely, trying to glean some clues from it.

　However, everything was perfectly normal.

　Witte's opponent in this round is Heidi.

　Although Heidi is one of the best among the second-year students, her overall strength has not been significantly above average.

　In comparison, Witt also possesses strength beyond the normal level of a second-year student, and even surpasses Heidi in terms of deck strength.

　The duel between the two sides was slightly more monotonous compared to the two duels in the winners' bracket, but it was still a back-and-forth battle.

　In the end, Heidi was unfortunately defeated.

　Witt, meanwhile, secured another victory despite adversity!

　At the moment of victory, he raised his arms and shouted from the contestant's platform, finally displaying the bravery and imposing presence of a Knights Academy student.

　After careful consideration, Dak felt that Witt's growth curve was relatively smooth and there were no abrupt changes, so he fell into deep thought.

　In the next round of the duel, Diana, who had been thinking for two hours, stepped into the arena again and faced Vanessa Bolt of the Fools' House once more in the Silver Cup.

　"I remember Bolt was knocked out of the loser's bracket by Diana, right?"

　Dark asked a casual question, and Rose nodded like a chick pecking at rice. But her hand holding the sign still tightened slightly, showing a hint of nervousness.

　Because Diana's two matches against Vanessa Bolt were neither overwhelming victories.

　As the sole survivor of the "House of Fools," Vanessa Bolt certainly has something special.

　Diana is now the sole heir of the "House of Nobles".

　In this loser's bracket elimination match, either the "House of Fools" or the "House of Nobles" will have to be eliminated.

　As a result, the second-year students in both colleges became increasingly emotional when cheering each other on.

　The two departments, which rarely clashed before, now had a tense and fierce atmosphere.

　On the field, Diana and Vanessa felt both encouragement and equal pressure from their classmates.

　Their eyes suddenly focused, and their burning fighting spirit collided in the air, creating invisible sparks.

　The battle begins!

　……