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

　In the scriptures of the Holy Church, the "Saint" is the first human being.

　Its name is "Saint," and it is one of the oldest deities.

　Before His coming, there were no "people" in the world.

　Only after His coming did the first "person" appear in the world, which was Himself.

　He is the beginning of "humanity" and the origin of "humanity".

　He is the ancestor of all humankind!

　The most core theory in the sacred scriptures is the "theory of God and Man".

　It means that humans are the children of God, and the blood of God flows in the veins of every human being.

　The doctrine of "human supremacy" was established based on this theory.

　This means that, apart from the gods, the noblest race in the world is humankind!

　Therefore, the Holy Church is a staunch advocate of pure human blood.

　It opposes all foreign races and mixed-race individuals, and its discrimination against subhumans is deeply rooted, believing that subhumans are inferior species that are only fit to grovel at the feet of humans.

　During the war, in order to jointly resist the powerful demon race, humans and demi-humans signed the "Hundred Races Alliance Treaty," with the Holy Church being the biggest opponent.

　However, as the war situation gradually worsened, the Holy Church was ultimately forced to "endure humiliation and sign the alliance treaty that they considered extremely humiliating."

　Therefore, once the war ended...

　Within the Holy Church, voices calling for "tearing up the treaty" have openly emerged.

　This is one of the reasons why the Holy Church was able to reach a consensus with the hawks led by Prince Charles.

　In contrast.

　St. Maryann's Academy has a very friendly attitude towards demi-humans, which is completely contrary to the ideology of the Holy Church.

　Many of the professors in the academy are even subhuman or mixed-race.

　The conflict between the two sides is almost irreconcilable.

　……

　This year's Christmas.

　The Holy Church will join forces with the Holy Church's Mystic Academy to hold a massive Mass in the church, which will be attended by the eldest prince and a group of nobles, in order to promote their shared stance.

　……

　It's afternoon now.

　In the final ten minutes of the History of Magic, Claire informed the students that her next move was still uncertain.

　"If I can't make a decision, then today may very well be the last time we see each other."

　Her tone was indifferent, without any particular lingering affection.

　But the students were clearly much more excited; most of them thought she would continue teaching indefinitely, until she took over as head of the House of Fools, a position she was so suited for.

　"Professor, have we failed to satisfy you?"

　A student from the Magic Academy raised his hand.

　Claire was slightly surprised by her question and couldn't help but laugh, saying, "No, you are all excellent, except for a few students."

　The students who had been turned into piglets immediately lowered their heads.

　Claire said softly, “It’s just that everyone has their own schedule. Some people like to stay in one place for a long time, while others are not naturally suited to staying in one place for long. St. Marian is just one stop on my itinerary. I haven’t decided yet whether I want to stay here for a long time.”

　One of the students from the House of Fools immediately raised his hand: "Professor, will you be attending Christmas this year?"

　Claire shook her head slightly: "I'm sorry I can't spend a warm Christmas with you all here. I have someone who needs my company. She's crying because she has to spend Christmas alone this year."

　Dak covered his forehead.

　Sarah Swati from the Magic Academy raised her hand and said, "Professor, I like you very much. I hope you can stay!"

　Claire smiled slightly: "I like you very much too."

　Sarah blushed and sat down.

　Emma from the Knights College then raised her hand: "Professor Kate, if you don't come next semester, who will replace you?"

　Claire thought for a moment: "I didn't ask Arte, but I don't think she will disappoint you."

　……

　Ten minutes passed in the blink of an eye during the numerous questions and answers.

　Claire waved to the students as the bell rang, leaving not a single pig behind.

　Dak quickly picked up his schoolbag and, at her subtle signal, went out to follow her.

　The classroom erupted in chaos because of this unexpected news.

　Walking down the wide corridor, Claire began, "I'm leaving tomorrow at noon. How's your gift coming along?"

　Dark nodded: "Ready."

　Claire: "Then bring it to my dorm tonight. Don't worry, I won't peek."

　Dak's face darkened. "If you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have thought you were peeking. Are you going to translate it into Morse code when we get back?"

　He asked, "Aunt Claire, are you really not going to reconsider?"

　Claire: "I'm just about to go back and think about it some more."

　Dark pursed his lips, knowing that the matter was probably hopeless.

　Such hesitation indicates that deep down, there isn't a strong determination to stay.

　Even though she stayed at Arvit's suggestion, it wasn't entirely her own decision.

　Dark didn't want Claire to make choices against her own will in order to take care of him.

　It seems that something really needs to be added to that "family letter".

　I wonder who will be the History of Magic professor next semester?

　He pondered for a moment, then asked, "Will you continue traveling?"

　Claire glanced at him, a slight smile playing on her lips: "I'm planning to take a two- or three-year break. If I don't return to teach at the college next semester, I'll just stay at your place."

　Dak breathed a slight sigh of relief.

　Claire continued, "By the way, I've already stored your Christmas present with Arte."

　……

　I've started working on character designs and illustrations.

Chapter 189 Claire's Emotional Support

　The two parted ways at the fork in the road.

　Dak returned to his dormitory and, without waiting until evening, went to Claire's office with the gift.

　Claire was indeed in her office, struggling with how to pack her things.

　Her office wasn't cluttered, but it had a lot of books.

　Many of these books were borrowed from the library, and they all need to be returned.

　Some of them were bought from Traveler's Street, and if you want to take them out of the academy, you need to go through an approval process.

　However, given Claire's status, she must have already obtained permission from Principal Art.

　"Let me help."

　Dak put the gifts aside for the time being and began to roll up his sleeves and sort them.

　Claire, who had been acting like a grown-up not long ago, blushed slightly, marveling at the passage of time, but she didn't feel any aversion to it.

　About half an hour later.

　Dark gathered the books marked with the library symbol, summoned Gatomon to carry them, and headed towards the library.

　Claire then took the rest of her belongings and left the office.

　……

　Although Darke visits the library less often, he is still familiar with every corner of it.

　He had Gatomon move the mountain of books to the counter, then explained the situation to Pandora, and together they registered the books.

　After Pandora registers a book, she uses her administrator privileges to activate the library's magical circuits and send the book back to its original location.

　As each book sprouted wings and flew away automatically, the pile of books beside the counter grew shorter and shorter.

　Both sides now had the leeway to speak.

　Pandora exclaimed, "Are all these books borrowed by Professor Kate? She borrows one or two every day, I didn't expect there to be so many. I really want to know if she has some special way of reading."

　Dark said, "Perhaps this is what a sage is!"

　Pandora: "How's your 'Fusion' spell coming along?"

　Dak: "I slacked off a bit during class and made some progress, but it's still very difficult."

　Pandora: "Difficulty is normal. The 'Fusion' spell is among the most difficult to master even in our fourth-year curriculum. Your progress is already quite remarkable."

　Dark shrugged: "Perhaps it's because my computing power is exceptionally strong."

　I didn't learn advanced mathematics for nothing.

　Pandora was also curious; "I always felt that your arithmetic skills were better than mine. Did you come up with the vertical calculation method and the multiplication table?"

　Dark: "They're all minor tricks."

　……

　After finishing organizing the books, Dak said goodbye to his senior and went straight to Claire's dormitory.

　As soon as I opened the door, I found the room full of animals jumping around.

　Dark touched his forehead, feeling that if Aunt Claire became unreliable, even Aylvit would have to step aside.

　She had clearly set up a "zoo" in her dorm room. But there were obviously too many animals released to help with packing, and they were going to great lengths to compete for attention. Two monkeys were even having a tug-of-war, each grabbing one of the sleeves of a piece of clothing.

　Dak originally came to help tidy up, but he didn't expect that there were already too many monks and not enough meat inside.

　"Looks like we don't need any help!"

　So he closed the door and tried to run away.

　"Don't!"

　Claire's cries for help came from inside.

　……

　Only after they had organized most of their belongings did the two of them go to the cafeteria for a relatively hearty dinner.

　For once, Dak indulged his appetite, giving Claire face despite the "binge eating +1" notification.

　"Eat more, you'll grow taller if you eat more."

　Claire kept putting food into his bowl, but she didn't eat much herself.

　Although it's not particularly obvious.

　But Dark still sensed that the feeling she gave off was decisively different from when she first arrived at the castle.

　She came like a floating duckweed, but when she left, she had taken root.

　It was a very vague feeling.

　But overall, things are moving in a positive direction.

　Dak was less worried.

　After a satisfying meal, everyone went their separate ways.

　Claire needed to hurry up and visit the professors in each subject.

　Dak also has his own research to do.