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

　For him now, the "Curse Cage" is no longer difficult to make.

　"What is this?" Ergane, who was observing her familiar, suddenly turned her head and asked.

　Dark explained simply: "This is a 'Curse Cage,' which can temporarily seal familiars or golems and other pseudo-life forms into magic cards, transforming them into magical spirits."

　“To turn a familiar into a magical spirit…” Ergani frowned. “Isn’t that redundant?”

　Dark patiently explained, "As a summoned creature from a Sorting Card, a familiar does not possess offensive capabilities and has no special attack..."

　"No ultimate move?" Ergani looked at the "Serpent of Wisdom," repeatedly prying its mouth open to look inside, then suddenly turned its head to the open space and slapped its forehead.

　The tormented familiar suddenly opened its mouth and spewed out a cloud of colorful mist.

　Ergane turned around, puzzled, and asked, "You mean this is the ultimate technique?"

　Dark: "..."

　Okay, you are the "god of wisdom", you are the greatest!

　Diana and Rose, who knew a great deal about familiars, were also dumbfounded.

　However, Dark quickly added, "One of the main uses of the 'Cursed Cage' in the academy is to store familiars in magic cards for use in magic duels. Do you understand magic duels? If you have time, Professor Kazel can take you to the dueling arena."

　Ergane: "Oh."

　His tone was full of perfunctory attitude.

　Dark shook his head, ignoring it, and focused on using the "Curse Cage" to seal "Gabumon".

　Although "Gabumon" looks like a small dinosaur, its standard evolutionary form is mostly wolf-like, and it should belong to the bird-beast species.

　Therefore, Dark was quite curious about its race.

　"In the name of Dark Demon, a magical summoning—'Cursed Cage'!"

　The light emanating from the card art of "Curse Cage" enveloped "Gabumon".

　The base of a wooden cage immediately appeared beneath Gabumon's feet, and then wooden bars descended one after another, quickly nailing themselves onto the base. A square wooden board was then placed on top, forming a wooden cage.

　Golden magical characters appeared on each surface of the wooden cage, eventually merging into a giant "spell" character.

　After being sealed by the Cursed Cage, Gabumon turned into light along with the wooden cage and entered the magic card in Dark's hand.

　The magic card that originally belonged to "Cursed Cage" suddenly became "Cursed Cage: Gabumon"!

　In the card art, Gabumon, who has not yet developed any intelligence, sits blankly in a wooden cage.

　Dark infused his magic to examine the information and quickly received feedback.

　Card Name: Gabumon

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Race: Reptile]

　[Attribute: Fire]

　【Magic Power: 500】

　[Attack: 700]

　[Defense: 400]

　[Ultimate Skill: Explosive Flame Bullet]

　In terms of dimensions, Gabumon and Agumon are basically the same.

　Although it looks like a small dinosaur, it is classified as a "reptile". And among its attributes, there is no "dragon" type, only "fire".

　Its special move is the "Explosive Flame Bullet," which is the counterpart to "Small Flame."

　【Explosive Flame Bullet: Emits small blue flame bullets from the mouth, attacking and burning enemies】

　After reviewing this data, Dark had a basic understanding of "Gabumon".

　Instead of immediately awakening Gabumon's intelligence, he recalled it and continued to entertain Ergani.

　Sure enough, Professor Mitia's pumpkin carriage appeared outside not long after.

　……

　"Is this the 'Serpent of Wisdom'?" Professor Mitia excitedly pushed open the door and quickly spotted the large, colorful serpent.

　To Dark's slight surprise, Professor Mitya had clearly been in contact with Ergani, who had regained her intelligence, and there was no awkwardness between them.

　As Dak watched her communicate smoothly with Ergani, he slowly poured tea.

　Finally, after a short while, Professor Medea took Ergani away.

　"Great, plan works!"

　Dark then began to work on awakening Gabumon's intelligence.

　But to be honest, he was very curious about Ergani's ability to restore the aggression of familiars.

　If we could master that method, it might be possible to directly allow familiars to evolve in their normal form.

　"Later, I'll ask Professor Mitia for a copy of the research notes."

　Thinking this, he took out "Cursed Cage: Gabumon" and "Pride II".

　Since he couldn't think of any great sin that would suit "Gabumon", he simply chose the same great sin card as "Agumon".

　"In the name of Dark Demon, a magical summoning—'Pride II'!"

　Under the radiant glow of "Pride II", the eyes of "Curse Cage: Gabumon" gradually came to life.

　After yesterday's hardships, this "spiritual awakening" that can be done so easily is truly comforting.

　Dark put away "Pride II" and reached out to touch Gabumon's head.

　"Snapped!"

　His right hand was immediately slapped down by Gabumon.

　"Snapped!"

　He reached out again, and slapped me again.

　"Snapped!"

　He reached out again, and slapped me again.

　Dak was having a blast.

　"I'll come, I'll come."

　Diana also reached out her hand.

　Gabumon glanced at her sideways and sneered disdainfully.

　Gabumon, having inadvertently angered Thor, was soon turned into a dog's head.

　……

　At this moment, Dark checked the attribute panel of "Cursed Cage: Gabumon".

　As two-star familiars, "Agumon" can evolve into various subspecies under the influence of "Sin II".

　Even "Devimon" has gained an extra special attack.

　This "Curse Cage: Gabumon" is naturally bound to have undergone changes.

　Card Name: Gabumon

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Race: Reptile]

　[Attribute: Fire]

　【Magic Power: 1100】

　[Attack: 1300]

　[Defense: 1300]

　[Special Attacks: Blazing Fireball, Garurumon's Will]

　First, it went from two stars to three stars.

　Secondly, magic power, attack, and defense all increase simultaneously.

　While its three main stats are somewhat mediocre among three-star magical Pokémon, Gabumon has not only retained "Blazing Flame Bullet" but also learned a new special move—"Garurumon's Legacy"!

　"Garurumon" is one of the evolutions of "Gabumon".

　It now seems that, under the influence of "Pride III", he should be able to evolve normally into "Garurumon", followed by "WereGarurumon" and "MetalGarurumon"!

　"Let's see how effective this ultimate move is."

　Dark infuses more magic, allowing for a deeper look.

　[Garurumon's Will: The remaining fur of Garurumon contains Garurumon's will. Gabumon who inherits Garurumon's will will become extremely wild and aggressive. Attack +300, Defense +300.]

　"A decent finishing move."

　Dac gave it a high rating.

　Then he had Diana carry "Gabumon" to the open space between the six classrooms, took out "Pride III", and summoned it directly.

　"In the name of Dark Demon, a magical summoning—'Pride III'!"

　A dark golden light suddenly shone from the card, and all the light, under his control, converged into a highly concentrated beam of light.

　The beam of light pierced directly into the forehead of "Cursed Cage: Gabumon," leaving a circular emblem on its forehead like a seal—the emblem of "Pride"!

　The humiliated "Curse Cage: Gabumon," manipulated by Diana, finally unleashed its true self amidst the light.

　"Gabumon" → "Garurumon"!

　A silent background music played in my mind, and a blue and white striped wolf materialized in the light.

　Garurumon has stiff fur, three incredibly sharp blades extending from each of its two shoulders, muscles as hard as rock beneath its fur, and a faint ferocity in its eyes.

　Dark couldn't help but show a slightly excited expression.

　Gabumon has finally evolved into Garurumon in a proper way. I'm so touched!

　Dark couldn't help but glance at "Agumon" beside him, wondering how to evolve "Agumon" into the unremarkable "Greymon".

　In that instant, Garurumon suddenly sprang into action!

　……

　A dark shadow suddenly loomed over her, and Diana's face lit up with excitement.

　But just as she was about to make a move, a figure rushed in from the side, blocking her view with a solid and broad back, and she immediately showed an unhappy expression.

　Meanwhile, Garurumon was already suspended in the air by Leomon!

　"Garurumon, sit down!"

　Dak suddenly gave a command.

　Garurumon's expression showed struggle, but its body uncontrollably sat down.

　Darke, with a stern face, said again, "Lie down."

　Garurumon immediately lay down, utterly dejected, its four legs protecting its belly.

　Dark: "Show your belly."

　Garurumon spread its limbs in humiliation.

　Dak stepped forward and reached out his hand to it.

　"Garurumon" let out a "woof" and looked away. But its curled-up claws instinctively reached out and placed in Dark's palm.

　“Very good,” Dark said. “What were you trying to do just now?”

　Garurumon spoke in human language: "Pounce, get wet, and trample!"

　Dark: "Speak like a human."