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

　But Audrey Joan of Arc's status was different after all, and Emma couldn't let her argue endlessly, so she put in a lot of hard work to deal with it.

　"I'm going to give Dark a piece of my mind when this book club is over!" Emma thought to herself, feeling quite angry.

　As for why she came to the cafeteria, that was none of her business.

　The senior students must have had their fill of fun, so they thought of finding another activity to pass the time, which led to this whole situation.

　When they arrived at the cafeteria, they found it shrouded in a rather mysterious atmosphere.

　The originally bright lights were dimmed, and the entire cafeteria was enveloped in a dim, yellowish glow.

　The students coming and going whispered among themselves.

　In the corner where the most people gathered, lights of various colors shone from the very center of the crowd, and one could faintly hear exclamations of surprise, or perhaps even stranger sounds.

　Then, suddenly some people will rush out of the crowd in a panic, while others will slowly walk out looking lost and disoriented.

　Within that crowd, demons were whispering.

　"Audrey, do you sense anything?" Herona Tracy asked in a low voice, keeping up with the atmosphere.

　Audrey Joan of Arc, however, had already furrowed her brows.

　She disliked the slightly gloomy atmosphere, especially since there was indeed a tainted aura of demonic filth emanating from it.

　“It seems the deal involving demons is true,” she murmured to herself, not as if answering Herona Tracy’s question.

　“They say it’s a demon of the mind,” Angela Hudson, a fourth-grader, chuckled softly, holding a book in her hands.

　Herona Tracy then added, "The demons of the mind—I wonder if they can steal our thirst for knowledge."

　Angela Hudson glanced at her and said, "If it were you, you'd probably finish it in one go."

　Herona Tracy wasn't angry: "If it were you, you'd have to do two draws, right?"

　"Stop talking, just squeeze in and see for yourself." The girls, full of enthusiasm, crowded around Audrey Joan and led her toward the crowd.

　Audrey Joan of Arc was meeting most of these female students for the first time. But a single book club meeting was enough to make them feel like old friends.

　She offered slight resistance, then let the senior students push her into the crowd. The "gentlemen" outside the crowd made way for the group of girls, who were enveloped in fragrance, as they crowded in, allowing them to squeeze into the front row.

　Then, they finally saw the demon from the rumors.

　Of course, Emma's gaze immediately fell on "Little Devimon" and "Fairy Tale Animal - Little Rabbit".

　She curled her lip and muttered, "I knew it was that guy who made this."

　[Devimon] is known to everyone.

　Everyone except Audrey Joan of Arc immediately realized that the "Demon of the Mind" sitting in the center must be Dark Dimon's magical spirit.

　With their guard down, a desire for amusement arose within them. In the absence of Jesse Louise, Audrey Joan displayed an indifferent attitude towards most things.

　Herona Tracy and Angela Hudson exchanged a glance, then each flanked Audrey Joan and placed her on the table.

　"How shall we trade?" Herona Tracy asked. The "Cosmic Brain Beast" lowered its gaze, cautiously observing Audrey Jeanne, who was surrounded in the center.

　At the same time, it replied seriously, "For a fee of some credits, or equivalent items, I can extract some of the heart that is troubling you."

　"Knock knock." "Devimon" gently tapped the product list that had evolved into a standee on the table twice, signaling the girls to look this way.

　Audrey Joan and the others instinctively looked over.

　"A heart of laziness, a heart of greed, a heart of avarice, a heart of gluttony... Is there no heart of seeking knowledge?" Herona Tracy asked.

　"Cosmic Brain Beast" said, "The desire for knowledge is a positive emotion, and losing the desire for knowledge is not a good thing. This is not within the scope of our business. Of course, if you feel that your thirst for knowledge has become excessively greedy, I can temporarily take some away from you so that you can have some time to think calmly."

　Herona Tracy's eyes lit up, and she said, "Then could I buy a thirst for knowledge from you?"

　"Cosmic Brain Beast" said, "This is also outside our scope of business."

　The manifestation of "greed" varies from person to person.

　The "Cosmic Brain Beast" already has a considerable amount of "Greed" stored in its brain. Selling it to Herona Tracy would indeed effectively increase her thirst for knowledge.

　But along with this comes even more other forms of greed.

　This will inevitably have some negative effects—damaging the store's reputation.

　Therefore, the "Cosmic Brain Beast" decisively cut off Herona Tracy's idea.

　simply put.

　This "spiritual exchange shop" only accepts and never gives out; it only buys and never sells!

　After listening, Herona Tracy said with some disappointment, "That won't work either."

　The "Cosmic Brain Beast" ignored it.

　It turned its attention back to the seated customer and asked, "What part of your soul do you need to have removed?"

　After a slight hesitation, the third-year student from the Fool's House said, "Could you take away some of your inferiority complex?"

　"Cosmic Brain Beast" shook its head and said, "This is not within the scope of our business."

　"Is it really not possible?" the student pleaded. "I heard that you couldn't get rid of your laziness at first either, and you only mastered it after trying."

　"Cosmic Brain Beast" said, "That's true. But laziness and inferiority are not the same thing."

　The student lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Why isn't it the same thing? Laziness and low self-esteem are both negative emotions that hinder personal growth. I just want to become more confident."

　The "Cosmic Brain Beast" quietly observed him for a moment, then said, "One must be humble. Without humility, one becomes arrogant. Are you sure you need that?"

　"Of course!" the student blurted out instinctively, but then he lowered his head and hesitated, "I..."

　He was clearly concerned about the side effect of "becoming arrogant."

　If losing his sense of inferiority turns him into an arrogant and conceited person, then he is likely to do something that will become a "black history" afterward.

　This leads to a greater sense of inferiority!

　His mind wasn't dull, so he was able to quickly figure out the reasoning behind it.

　“But…” he added, “if I become arrogant because I’ve lost my inferiority complex, can’t I still come here and have you help me take away my arrogance?”

　"Cosmic Brain Monster":

　It's just a baby with a big head that's only a few hours old, can you please stop making things so complicated?

　Whether it will still be here in the future is a question! "Cosmic Brain Monster" is very troubled.

　In fact, the solution to this student's predicament is readily available: simply sell him the arrogant heart you previously extracted, and you can achieve a certain degree of balance with his deep inferiority complex.

　The problem is, it doesn't want to buy. Even less does it want to start this trend.

　"Get it done for him."

　Just as "Cosmic Brainmon" was troubled by this, "Little Devimon" glanced at it and said.

　The "Cosmic Brain Beast" asked doubtfully, "Is that possible?"

　"Devimon" said in a serious tone, "Although we are demons, we are kind demons. If our master were here, he would definitely send us to help him."

　Although the "Cosmic Brain Monster" lacks experience, its mind does indeed work very quickly.

　With just this simple conversation, it immediately realized what it needed to do and turned to the student, saying, "That's right. If it were the master, he certainly wouldn't abandon it. How about this, let me test how deep your inferiority complex is."

　The student immediately widened his eyes and said, "Okay."

　The "Cosmic Brain Beast" then extended its middle finger and pressed it against his forehead.

　At this moment, Audrey Joan and the others stood behind the student and watched the entire exchange between the two parties.

　The girls in the literature club had a completely different initial impression of the "Cosmic Brain Monster".

　Audrey Jeanne's expression as she looked at the "Cosmic Brain Beast" changed slightly.

　"Cosmic Brain Monster's" initial refusal can be seen as being responsible to the customer, and its change of mind after being reminded by "Little Devil Monster" is a manifestation of goodwill.

　This behavior is certainly not "evil behavior".

　As "Devimon" said, it is a "good demon." It's important to know that a Magic Spirit is a Magic Spirit of a Magician.

　Regardless of what the magical spirits do, most people won't judge the magical spirits as good or bad; instead, they'll skip the magical spirits and judge the mages as good or bad.

　At this point, "Cosmic Brain Monster" is Dark Dimon's face. What it does and doesn't do represents Dark Dimon's will. The difference between "Infernomon" and "Cosmic Brain Monster" is that it knows Audrey Jeanne, as well as Emma, ​​Herona, and Angelia!

　"I can't let Dark lose face in front of these people!" This was one of Dark's thoughts.

　On the other hand, it was known that Audrey Joan of Arc was a saint of the Church.

　It has a slight sense of crisis.

　However, "Cosmic Brain Monster" highly respected the advice of its senior, "Little Devimon".

　So after assessing the student's level of inferiority, it said, "The price for this service is 3000 credits, fair and square."

　"3000 Has my inferiority complex really gotten this bad?" The student pulled out his college card from his wallet.

　3000 credits is acceptable for a third-year student. But the reason "Cosmic Brain Monster" raised the credit requirement to this level is actually to tell others that this operation is very expensive, and they shouldn't try it again!

　After all, it wasn't about taking away the student's "inferiority complex," but rather about selling him a "sense of arrogance."

　This is the first time the "Mind Trading Shop" has sold minds, and the "Cosmic Brain Monster" hopes it will be the last.

　"That's exactly it. Once your inferiority complex and arrogance have neutralized, you'll be less prone to feelings of inferiority over the next week. I hope you can use this time to adjust your mindset. Relying on a devil's deal to become confident is not a long-term solution. Although this isn't something a devil should say."

　After explaining the points to note, the "Cosmic Brain Beast" signed a contract with the creature. Then, it extracted a ball of pale golden light from its own head, silently recited an incantation as if it were real, and placed the ball of "Heart of Pride" into the creature's forehead.

　With the infusion of "arrogance," the third-year student of the Fool's House, who originally had a deep sense of inferiority, gained a touch of confidence in his expression.

　There is actually an element of idealism involved.

　He knew his "inferiority complex" had been neutralized. He felt he could do it, and he really could.

　After getting what he wanted, the student got up and left with a beaming smile, looking like a completely different person from when he first arrived.

　However, if he cannot fundamentally adjust his mindset, he will revert to his old ways after a week.

　However, the "Cosmic Brain Monster" explained all of these things in detail.

　Herona Tracy and others had a very positive impression of the "Cosmic Brain Monster".

　As soon as the man left, they immediately nudged Audrey Joan of Arc, trying to get her to sit down.

　But the "Cosmic Brain Beast" suddenly frowned and said, "These guests, please line up."

　“Oh dear.” Herona Tracy quickly grabbed Audrey and said with a smile, “Then let’s go line up.”

　Several minutes later, the group of girls reappeared in front of the "Cosmic Brain Beast".

　During this time, "Cosmic Brain Monster" finally learned about Audrey Jeanne's identity as a "saint" from "Little Devimon".

　And now I finally understand why I felt such disgust upon seeing Audrey Joan of Arc!

　But it doesn't judge a person based on its own likes or dislikes.

　Even suppressing its disgust, it still addressed Audrey Joan of Arc as if she were any other guest, asking, "What kind of Heart of the Soul do you wish to extract?"

　Herona and the others stood behind Audrey Joan of Arc, each with a mischievous glint in their eyes.

　They also wanted to know what spiritual needs Audrey Joan of Arc, as a "saint," might have.

　Audrey Joan sat at the table, pondered for a moment, and said, "Can the thirst for knowledge take away my thirst for knowledge?"

　The "Cosmic Brain Beast" was suddenly taken aback, a sense of doubt arising in its heart. However, it maintained its composure and said, "Guest, as I said before, a thirst for knowledge is a positive emotion, and losing that thirst is not a good thing, especially for guests who are students still seeking knowledge. Our shop does not accept such services."

　But before he could finish speaking, Audrey Joan pointed to the sign and said, "But it says 'Greedy Heart' over there. Just take my 'Greedy Heart'."

　"..." The "Cosmic Brain Beast" paused for a moment, then said, "Guest, are you sure you want to extract the 'Heart of Greed'?"

　Audrey Joan of Arc replied decisively, "I'm sure."

　"Cosmic Brain Beast" said, "May I hear what the guest has to say?" Audrey Jeanne frankly replied, "I want to see what it would be like to read a book after losing the thirst for knowledge."

　"Ha." The little devil beast made a tiny sound. The students watching nearby began to murmur amongst themselves. As the saying goes, a well-fed man doesn't know the hunger of a starving man.

　People who are born with talent simply cannot understand the struggles of those who are not.

　Audrey Joan's behavior at this moment is like that of a gifted person who wants to know what it feels like to lose their talent, a wealthy person who wants to experience what it feels like to lose their money, and a noble person who wants to try what it feels like to lose their status.

　Like an emperor traveling incognito, the wealthy experience life...

　In short, it can't be said that she was wrong, but there are always people who endure the tedium of reading and studying, and they will feel disgusted by this behavior.

　For example, [Devimon]

　However, "Little Devilmon" didn't like her anyway, so it didn't matter. In short, although Audrey Jeanne's idea was somewhat absurd, since it was her own choice, "Cosmic Brainmon" had no obligation to lecture her. It methodically confirmed, "Since the guest made a rational choice, this shop has no right to interfere too much. Please open your mind and do not refuse. I will calculate the number of credits you need to pay based on your level of greed."