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

　……

　The morning glow fades away, and the bright moon peeks out.

　Anna and Angie's little faces were scrunched up in a grimace.

　The two mischievous little devils finally managed to escape the clutches of the princess by taking the opportunity of going to school, and they were so happy that they forgot about their mother. In the past four months, they probably only thought of their mother a handful of times.

　Tonight is Christmas Eve, and the two had made plans to have a wild party with their subordinates and classmates, but before they could even finish their mission, they were caught by Dark and died halfway through.

　"DakDak, can I not go?"

　"No."

　"Dakdak, my stomach hurts, I want to go to the infirmary."

　"No."

　"Dakdak, Qiuqiu, it's you!"

　"invalid."

　"DakDak, how come you're still alive?"

　"Go to bed early and get up early for good health."

　"Gan!"

　"Shut up!"

　"Ugh."

　……

　"Brother, thankfully Anna and Angie are distracting us."

　Joey walked beside Jon with a sense of relief, glancing at the two little princesses every now and then.

　But Jon suddenly blurted out, "Hey sis, how many math problems have you done?"

　Joey's expression froze, and she glared at Jon: "The weather is really nice tonight."

　Jon chuckled dryly, knowing he should let the matter drop. But as his gaze shifted to Dak, a thought suddenly struck him, and he blurted out, "Sis, do you think Dak will still be a math teaching assistant next semester?"

　Joey gritted his teeth and said, "It's definitely not. I've already asked Professor Melno for information."

　"Oh." Jon breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if the night sky above him had brightened up. "So, can we skip the workbook he sent?"

　Joey said, "Professor Melnor said he wants to focus on advanced mathematics next semester."

　Jon was taken aback and asked, "What do you mean?"

　Joey said quietly, "He wants to make Dark a full-time employee."

　Jon: "Huh?"

　For some reason, the night is unusually desolate tonight.

　……

　Hephaestus Doragon held his daughter's hand, his face beaming with happiness.

　As a professor at the college, although she is still in her probationary period, she is already very content to be able to stay with her daughter.

　Unlike another mother and son on campus, she did not need to hide her identity.

　Her status was different from Ophelia's. Now that she had the protection of St. Marian Academy, she no longer needed to worry about the Holy Church. The Holy Church's initial imprisonment of her was unjust.

　Now, the thought that those children's parents can only see them through remote projection gives Hephaestus a faint sense of superiority.

　Dragons are creatures with a very strong competitive spirit.

　The purer the bloodline, the more pronounced this is.

　……

　The group chatted and laughed as they entered the restaurant, climbed the stairs, and went to a private room, where they all took their seats.

　After Dak settled the two little princesses into their chairs, he took the seat of honor, and then people immediately sat down on either side of the seat of honor.

　Diana, urged by Rose, sat down on the right.

　Pandora chuckled softly and sat down with Hephaestus to the left of Dark.

　Her mother was by her side, and her situation was different from that of the others present.

　But everyone knows perfectly well why she was invited to this "family dinner".

　Once everyone was seated, the restaurant staff began serving fruit platters, tea, and pastries.

　But as soon as they arrived at the door, they were stopped by Ollie. The maids took over the task of serving the food and no longer allowed outsiders into the private room.

　Eve had already taken her seat in her designated spot and activated "Spiritual Connection".

　……

　The Second Princess, who successfully integrated into the group by complaining about how much trouble Anna and Angie caused, secretly sized up Irene while pouring out her grievances.

　In previous wars, the "Spiritual Resonance Technique," which possessed the ability to transmit messages over long distances without delay, was as important as strategic magic. However, its difficulty in training meant that very few mages could master the "Spiritual Resonance Technique."

　Once discovered by the demons, users of the "Spiritual Rhinoceros Technique" will suffer concentrated attacks from the demons, causing their numbers to dwindle.

　Even the second queen rarely saw such talent.

　She felt a pang of envy at the thought that the Duke could use this "spiritual connection" to meet with his children at the academy at any time.

　Beside her, Camilla, the Silver Wolf Knight, who had successfully integrated into the group by "complaining about how much trouble Diana caused," continued to incessantly list Diana's many faults.

　Jon and Joey's mother was also worriedly talking about things like, "Is Jon paying attention in class? If not, I'll break his legs," which were full of maternal love.

　Viscountess Florty couldn't find anything about Rose that made her need to worry, so she seemed a bit out of place.

　However, Alvitt seized on Phoenix's point and launched into a long rant, desperately expressing her worries about whether "magical elves would be bullied," successfully making herself appear less superior.

　Meanwhile, the only three men present—Viscount Gretel, Viscount Flori, and Jon Joy’s father—were sitting around a small table, drinking and quietly complaining about their positions as brothers in the family.

　Three men with vastly different personalities and abilities reached a consensus on a strange point and immediately felt a sense of mutual appreciation.

　Claire then discussed with Princess Elizabeth how to use simulated cards to promote the princess's image—Claire suddenly had a brilliant idea and suggested creating rare cards based on the princess's image.

　Elizabeth was extremely interested in this.

　In recent years, she has come to understand more and more the importance of "public opinion guidance" and how the so-called "whoever wins the hearts of the people wins the world" should be achieved.

　Even if you have impressive achievements, without proper publicity, no one will know what you've done.

　Even without any real achievements, one can gain support simply by saying things in newspapers and media that resonate with the public.

　All of this is predicated on the fact that people must first "know" about you.

　If people immediately think of the eldest princess, rather than the eldest prince, when they hear the term "heir to the throne," she has already won a large part of the battle.

　However, due to the influence of traditional beliefs, many people still only know the eldest prince and not the eldest princess. If she cannot find a breakthrough in this regard, it will be difficult for her to gain an advantage in this struggle for the throne.

　Even if Prince Charles does nothing, he can sit back and relax.

　The more you do, the more mistakes you make; it's better not to do anything at all.

　Of course, Charles is clearly not the kind of person who lies around waiting to be fed; he always does more than he should.

　Want to win.

　We must focus on both tangible results and effective publicity.

　In this day and age, meeting the needs of the people in terms of spiritual and cultural development is just as important as basic material development.

　Eliza is looking to the future, and if Claire's simulated dueling business can be fully developed, it will surely become a major pillar behind her.

　Therefore, she and Claire had a very pleasant conversation.

　……

　As Eve and Irene simultaneously cast the "Telepathic Connection" spell, they established a connection across vast distances. They then projected what they saw and heard onto the wall in the form of magic.

　This "family dinner," though separated by thousands of miles, felt as close as if they were right next to each other, and thus officially began.

　……

　The parents quickly stopped complaining, and the students immediately sat up straight.

　No matter how old they are, children always want to present a better image to their parents.

　Parents, too, mostly hope that they will always be seen as impeccable adults in their children's eyes.

　Viscountess Florentie and her husband put on stern faces again, and Viscount Gretelbeer also began to feign composure.

　Jon and Joey's parents were like a typical aristocratic couple, with every detail on their faces exuding seriousness.

　Even the second princess has started to put on airs again.

　Alvit was the first to speak, offering a brief greeting to Hephaestus.

　As a professor (albeit temporarily), Hephaestus habitually began to take on everything, acting as if to say, "You can entrust your children to me with confidence."

　However, the parents were clearly more concerned about Pandora, who was by her side.

　Many parents of students at St. Mary's Academy began to pay attention to the magic duels because of their children's enrollment.

　This was true of Viscountess Florentia and her husband, Jon Joy's parents, and even the Second Princess.

　Therefore, they had all heard of the most famous "Silver Dragon Girl" in the academy.

　Of course, parents always have different perspectives.

　When they discovered that the "Silver Dragon Girl" was among them, their first thought was... to have her take care of the children.

　Parents often have the common thought that high-achieving older students can help younger children with their studies.

　At this point, they generally don't consider that older students also have their own studies to complete.

　Faced with this situation, what could Pandora do? She could only smile and nod, and like her mother, she began to take on all the responsibilities.

　The parents, on the other hand, quite openly displayed their different attitudes towards Hephaestus, repeatedly saying "Please," "Thank you," and "Thank you," which made Hephaestus jealous of his daughter.

　The dinner was a joyous occasion.

　Apart from Anna and Angie, the other students were quite happy to be able to meet their parents.

　But as the dinner progressed to the academic assessment stage, the harmonious family atmosphere shattered as easily as a bubble.

　Parents began asking about their children's semester project grades and started to understand their children's learning progress through the two "professors" present.

　Together, Hephaestus and Darke could barely be considered a complete professor.

　Hephaestus has learned to be tactful in recent years, but Dark has no such concerns.

　In an extremely fair and calm tone, he recounted in detail the learning progress and attitudes of Anna, Angie, Jon, Joey, Victoria, and Phoenix.

　Even though Anna and Angie tried their best to signal to him or threatened him through gritted teeth, he did not compromise at all.

　The parents soon learned that Anna, Angie, and Joey had formed a "gang" at the academy.

　They soon learned that there was a "perfect child" named Aurora.

　Aurora's mouth was slightly open. She noticed that as Dark kept using her as a role model for comparison, the way her classmates looked at her began to change.

　This made her shrink her neck, wanting to find a broad back like Dark's to hide behind.

　So much so that she subconsciously overlooked the fact that Darko Dimon was the real culprit behind the current situation.

　Although, deep down, Aurora wasn't actually afraid.

　……

　However, aside from their lack of enthusiasm for learning and their tendency to cause trouble all the time, Anna and Angie's academic performance is still quite good.

　Jon is probably the hardest working among the first-year students, and his grades are second only to Aurora's.

　The real idiot in the Dumon family is a little bat from a certain fool's asylum.

　……

　Anna and Angie are seasoned veterans, and they are currently in a state of "being far from the emperor's reach."

　Therefore, as soon as the coursework assessment ended, they quickly returned to normal, and laughter gradually returned.

　The parents, not wanting to spoil this rare "family dinner," quickly suppressed their feelings of disappointment and instead inquired about the interesting things that had happened at the academy.

　When it comes to "fun things", one cannot help but mention the Halloween costume party.