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

　But this situation did not last long, and a look of wild joy suddenly appeared on the face of the "Soul of the Moon Goddess".

　Then the light that had illuminated the entire hall receded like the tide, instantly shrinking back into the body of the moon goddess statue.

　The statue of the moon goddess closed its eyes and fell asleep again.

　Peace returned to the temple.

　……

　After a brief silence, Dark looked at the "Soul of the Moon Goddess" and asked, "Why the ecstasy?"

　"Soul of the Moon Goddess" immediately exclaimed with delight, "It's 2! It's 2!"

　"You look really silly right now!" A hint of helplessness flashed through Dark's mind.

　But the next second, he suddenly froze, picked up "Soul of the Moon Goddess I" and channeled his magic power into the magic card.

　He quickly received feedback from the magic card, and couldn't help but smile.

　2!

　It went from 1% to 2%!

　[Moon Goddess (1%)] → [Moon Goddess (2%)]!

　This statue of the Moon Goddess was actually endowed with a wisp of primordial divinity from the "Soul of the Moon Goddess"!

　Although it was only a 1% increase, it was a groundbreaking breakthrough.

　More than half a year has passed since the "Soul of the Moon Goddess I" was forged, and it has finally taken a solid first step toward becoming a true Moon Goddess!

　Just as he was overjoyed, the "Soul of the Moon Goddess" suddenly pounced on him and unexpectedly pecked him on the cheek.

　“(?￣3) What is it!”

　The atmosphere inside the temple suddenly turned icy.

　……

　Now that things have progressed to this point, there is no longer any need to hide anything regarding the "Soul of the Moon Goddess."

　Dark gave Professor Lily a wink, and she immediately understood, snapping her fingers to create a barrier that isolated sound and perception.

　Dark then solemnly explained, "My 'Soul of the Moon Goddess' was forged using a wisp of divine soul remaining within a statue of the Moon Goddess as its core. It possesses a trace of the Moon Goddess's primordial divinity. If it can absorb more of the Moon Goddess's primordial divinity, it will have the opportunity to reforge its divine nature, wield the authority of the Moon Goddess, and become a true Moon Goddess! And just now, it absorbed a trace of primordial divinity from that wolf-shaped Moon Goddess statue."

　Aurora and the others were shocked and tried their best to digest this information.

　Only Professor Lily immediately asked, "How much more is needed?"

　Darko said, "98%."

　"Huh?" Lily immediately opened her mouth, her face full of disappointment.

　Dark: "Heh."

　Compared to the "God of Wisdom," who has already resurrected two-thirds of her power within St. Marian Academy, the "Moon Goddess," with only 2% progress, is indeed nothing.

　But after processing this information, Ollie and Angeli couldn't hide their surprise and delight.

　Auli immediately asked, "Then how can we find more of the primordial divinity belonging to the Moon Goddess?"

　Dark said, "Perhaps we need to find more Moon Temples like this one."

　"Where are we going to look for it?" Ollie frowned, immediately looking worried.

　Dark said, "I found two Moon Temples in the secret passages of the Academy Castle, but finding them again might be difficult. However, I know that Professor Midia once discovered a 'Love Magic Circle' inside an ancient Moon Temple. If needed, you can ask her for clues."

　“It’s just one, isn’t it?” Lily, who had just been full of disappointment, suddenly looked smug and waved in front of Dark, as if to say, “Ask me, ask me.”

　Dark smiled and said, "However, I think that an adventurer as knowledgeable as Professor Lily must know more about the location of the Moon Temple."

　“That’s right!” Lily tilted her head back and patted her chest loudly.

　Auli calmly asked, "Then, Professor Lily, could you please tell me the location of the Moon Temple that you have explored?"

　Lily said, "Of course, but I need to think about it carefully. I'll write it down for you when we get back to Earth."

　Auli smiled and said, "No rush, it's not too late to give it to them when we return to the academy. At that time, I will send this message back and send the maids in the manor to explore first. And based on this, we will search for more Moon Temples."

　After digesting the information revealed by Dark, Ollie immediately realized its importance.

　Once this message is relayed back, "finding the Temple of the Moon and assisting the [Soul of the Moon Goddess] in rebuilding its divine status" will immediately become the Duke's mansion's next priority.

　Compared to such a heavyweight mission, important tasks such as continuing to collect "Netherfire" have to take a backseat.

　After St. Marian Academy created its own god, the Duke's Mansion finally had the opportunity to create its own god as well.

　Even though there are still 98% of the progress to reforging the divine status, it is still necessary to do it.

　Moreover, based on the information currently available, the young master's "Moon Goddess" is different from the "God of Wisdom" of St. Marian Academy. He clearly has perfect control over this "Moon Goddess".

　This means that if they succeed, the "Moon Goddess" will truly belong to them!

　With the "Moon Goddess" in hand, the Duke's Mansion finally has the right to occupy a place in the future when the gods are revived.

　……

　This atmosphere lasted for more than ten minutes before it began to dissipate slightly.

　Aurora passed through the protective barrier, inspected the statue of the moon wolf, and then withdrew from the barrier after a moment, visibly relieved.

　Dark asked, "How is it?"

　Aurora said, "Not much has changed."

　This is a good thing.

　But after hearing this, Dark frowned: "It's still intact even after losing its primordial divinity... Could it be that that wisp of primordial divinity isn't a necessary element for the statue? Does that mean that not every statue in the Temple of the Moon possesses primordial divinity?"

　Auli frowned and said, "It seems so. But it's not a big problem; if one isn't enough, we'll find another. What we need is a method to extract that 'Root Divinity' and a storage device."

　Dark nodded and said, "Anyway, we'll study it again when we get back."

　At this moment, Angrey, who had been standing silently at the back, suddenly interjected, "Didn't we say before that there might be undiscovered statues deep inside this temple?"

　……

　Angrey's words clearly served as a reminder to them, giving this temple exploration a clearer purpose.

　Dark and the others were energized and prepared to venture deeper into the temple to continue their exploration after hatching the Ice Moon Elf eggs.

　Dark calmed the excited "Soul of the Moon Goddess," carefully took out his precious "Magic Brain Dropper" from his backpack, and cautiously inserted it into the "Mirror of the Moon Goddess" on the "Soul of the Moon Goddess's" chest.

　"嘤——"

　Accompanied by the scream of the "Magic Brain Dropper", Dark extracted the first drop of "Lunar Version of Elysium" and injected it into the Mind Bottle.

　After more than ten times, a thin layer of liquid appeared inside the mind bottle.

　He then placed his Ice Moon Elf egg into it.

　Visibly, the "Lunar version of Elysium" in the mind bottle is rapidly decreasing.

　And the Ice Moon Elf egg indeed emitted an aura of joy.

　After absorbing all the "Moon Goddess Elysium," it jumped up and down twice in delight. Then, fine cracks appeared on its eggshell.

　"Hey!"

　Professor Lily suddenly leaned closer, excitedly watching the cracks on the Ice Moon Elf egg grow larger and larger, and a small elf exuding a cold aura suddenly hatched from the shell.

　Then, with a "biu" sound, the newly born Ice Moon Elf burst through the membrane at the mouth of the Mind Bottle and crashed headfirst into Lily's forehead.

　Under conditioned reflex, Lily slapped her forehead with a "smack".

　She was startled and lowered her hand, opening her palm.

　The once round and plump ice moon sprite now lies flat in her palm.

　Dark: "..."

　Aurora: "..."

　Ollie: "..."

　Angry: "..."

　Little Demon Beast: "..."

　Soul of the Moon God: "..."

　……

　The poor little guy twitched in Professor Lily's palm, unable to get up for a long time.

　But under everyone's gaze, Professor Lily's expression changed several times, from the initial "Oh dear, I've messed up" to "What the hell is this?"

　"What happened?" Dark asked.

　Lily said with a strange expression, "It told me that I can't move, and I need Grandma to get up..."

　The group exchanged bewildered glances, when Dark suddenly said, "Congratulations, you have gained the favor of the Ice Moon Elf."

　"It seems the contract has been successfully concluded," Aurora said with a smile.

　Fairies are a race favored by nature, and as long as their attributes are suitable, they can easily gain the favor of elemental spirits.

　“Hey,” Lily said with a shameless grin, “then I’ll give mine to Dark.”

　Dark smiled slightly, retrieved the Ice Moon Elf Egg that had been given to her earlier, and repeated the previous steps.

　This time, the people around intentionally moved away.

　He swiftly pressed down on the mouth of the Mind Bottle, and very smoothly formed a contract with the Ice Moon Elf.

　In this way, he, like Aurora, now had a Sun Elf and an Ice Moon Elf.

　He then extracted more "Moon Goddess Version of Elysium" from the "Moon Goddess Mirror" and stuffed two...three Ice Moon Spirits into the Mind Bottle containing the "Moon Goddess Version of Elysium".

　Now that he has plenty of "Lunar version of Elysium", he doesn't need to be stingy about this.

　However, even though he was wealthy enough, the Ice Moon Elves only had a small appetite.

　Before long, the three ice moon elves had eaten and drunk their fill and fell into a deep sleep.

　What awaits them is a long sleep, and a transformation after awakening!

　Professor Lily happily tucked her Ice Moon Elf into her chest.

　Aurora was also very happy to put away her Ice Moon Elf.

　Dark hid his Ice Moon Elf among his hair, sharing it equally with the Sun Elf.

　They left the temple once everything was settled.

　Meanwhile, Tom and Jerry had been waiting at the door for a full hour.

　The two men diligently performed their duties, remaining on duty throughout, and did not inquire about what was happening inside the temple.

　"What's next?" Tom asked.

　Dark looked to both sides and asked, "How many roads are there?"

　Tom laughed and said, "All I can say is that it's well-connected."

　Dark thought for a moment, then asked, "So, how long will it take to complete the explored path?"

　Tom said, "If we go in a straight line, it will only take an hour or two."

　“I see…” Dark said, “Then let’s walk forward for a while and look for roads with special patterns, runes, arrays, or buildings.”

　Tom immediately replied, "No problem."

　The group then continued to venture deeper into the area.

　……

　Lord Montilfali has been excavating and exploring this temple for some time.

　Therefore, the dangers on this section of the road have been largely cleared away.

　Unless you encounter a magical beast living underground along the way, there will be no danger along the way.

　But the process of moving forward is not boring.

　Besides Tom and Jerry keeping the atmosphere lively, the special buildings and various mysterious pictures and texts encountered along the way are also very attractive.

　As he took notes, he reviewed the notes, trying to find some inspiration that could be used to improve "The Great Sin IV".