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

　"If you hate me, so be it. There are plenty of people who hate me, so one more won't make a difference."

　As he spoke, he walked straight ahead, passing Grace Leon without a care in the world.

　As he said this, he himself felt a strong sense of tea flavor.

　Dark walked up to Spikelon, squinted, and said, "Put your luggage down and come to my office."

　He had meant to say "cafeteria," but that was indeed inappropriate. "Okay, Professor."

　Spikelon nodded, his tone becoming cheerful. Dark patted him on the shoulder and walked outside.

　ended.

　This won't escalate tonight. What a pity.

　"and many more!"

　"Huh?" Darke suddenly turned around.

　Grace Leon felt a sudden sense of unease and instinctively blurted out, "No, it's nothing."

　Dark: "Oh."

Chapter 1158 Trash Heroes, I Can't Stand It (4k)

　"The twenty-second prince of Lionheart still lacks a bit of courage," Dark said, sitting in his office and casually flipping through the books he had left there.

　The arrival of the War Totem Academy made him realize again that September was coming to an end.

　This month, besides completing a full set of mathematics textbooks, he also successfully developed "Paradise IV".

　After today... or rather after dinner, I should have resumed my research on other topics, but the arrival of the beastmen delayed me.

　To make it more convincing, he didn't even go to the cafeteria, but instead chose to receive Spike in his office, and was now starving.

　So when Spike Leon finally put down his luggage and arrived at the office, the first thing he asked was, "Have you eaten?"

　Spike Leon stared blankly for a long time before shaking his head in bewilderment. Dark immediately smiled and said, "Then let's go together."

　The superficial efforts are just for show.

　Now that we've seen everything we needed to see, it's time for "our own people" to enjoy ourselves.

　Dark didn't actually want to get involved in "Lionheart's" family affairs.

　But Spike Leon doesn't seem to be in good shape. He might really need some psychological counseling.

　Once outside the office, the professor and student, who were only a year apart in age, began to talk as they walked.

　Dark didn't even ask, and Spike Leon, as if finally finding an outlet, poured out all the pent-up emotions that had accumulated within him. Spike Leon was born as a rare "soul hybrid."

　This used to be his biggest secret.

　But today he said it himself.

　Dark had already learned about this through "mind reading" in the previous incident, but he still patiently listened to it again.

　Here's the thing.

　Spike Leon's mother suffered a wide-area attack from the "Mind Demon" while pregnant, and a demonic seed was implanted into her soul.

　Then, during the birth, the demonic seed mysteriously transferred into Spike Leon's soul.

　When the seed of evil takes root and sprouts, a demon will grow in Spike Leon's mind, transforming him into a "Mind Demon".

　Therefore, Spike Leon is physically a pure orc. However, on a spiritual level, he has been corrupted by demons.

　He became a very rare "soul hybrid". His current situation is entirely due to unforeseen circumstances.

　When he was born, both humans and demi-humans had just emerged from the shadow of a long and countless generations-long war against the demon race.

　At that time, orcs had absolutely zero tolerance for infants whose souls had been implanted with demonic seeds.

　Fortunately, he was only the thirty-eighth son of Richard the Lionheart. In short, he was insignificant, possessing only the most basic right of succession. This right, which was only available to the first thirty-seven princes who had all died, was completely ignored.

　Otherwise, he could have declared his life over the moment he was diagnosed with the demonic seed.

　Even so, he suffered discrimination and was constantly bullied by his own people who knew the truth.

　And precisely because he was an insignificant thirty-eighth prince, no one would want to go to great lengths to help him remove the demonic seed from his soul.

　All his mother could do was try to completely freeze his other half of his soul and send him to St. Mary's Academy, which had always been the most tolerant of mixed-race individuals.

　However, being a demon oneself and being a magical elf are two completely different concepts.

　Even if St. Marian College itself can tolerate this kind of existence, it is difficult for students' parents to allow it.

　So Spike Leon had kept it a secret all along. However, he was no longer a student at St. Marian Academy, so there was no need to hide this secret from his trusted professor any longer.

　The seed of a "mind demon" implanted into the soul will not result in "possession," but rather in being eroded by the seed and eventually becoming a "mind demon"—at the soul level.

　—On a physical level, he remains a member of the lion-man royal family.

　Therefore, even knowing this, "Lionheart" still brought him to his side and groomed him as one of the future successors.

　Of course, this is all predicated on Spike Leon demonstrating strong magical talent during his year of study at St. Marian Academy, and coincidentally encountering the new version of the Divine Ritual.

　Although King Lionheart had forty sons, only a few of them possessed magical talent.

　Spike Leon is one, and another outstanding one is the Twenty-Second Prince Grace Leon.

　However, besides the same age, there are also the third prince and the eighth prince.

　There are a total of four archmages.

　One in ten probability.

　He hoped that his successor would embark on the path of magic, acquire divine status, and then give back to the orc kingdom, becoming its guardian deity.

　So even Spike Leon was recalled. But this didn't significantly change Spike Leon's situation, because the other princes were also in the know.

　However, although the princes were ruthless in their words, they couldn't actually make a move under the very nose of "Lionheart".

　Spike Leon's current state stems more from his own "inferiority complex".

　In this situation, there wasn't much that Dak could do but listen patiently, let him release his stress, and then offer support and encouragement... turning resentment into appetite.

　Eat up, eat up. The cafeteria food is free anyway.

　After confiding in the cafeteria... no, I mean, to the professor, Sparrow finally regained some composure.

　Dark casually inquired about the "Academy Championship." Spikelon had only transferred to War Totem Academy less than a month ago, but he already knew quite a bit about it.

　The number of students at War Totem Academy is not large.

　Of these, half even train with the goal of becoming "Beast Knights." The remaining half are Orc Magisters.

　Among the orc mages in this category, those who are both powerful and exceptionally talented are even fewer.

　Having just transferred to War Totem Academy, Spyclaion dominated the second year thanks to the solid foundation he had built at St. Marian Academy.

　However, this does not mean that all students of the War Totem Academy are insignificant. While they are weak as a whole, there is still a small group of elites among them.

　In this "Academy Championship," War Totem Academy has sent out its elite troops.

　Spikelon, who is only a second-year student, would have a hard time ranking among the "preliminary contestants".

　He was chosen primarily as the son of "The Lionheart" and as a guide familiar with the College of St. Maryam.

　As for further information, Speckleon didn't say much. After he finished eating, Dak led him back to the tower of the House of Lords.

　After this back and forth, Spike's mental state improved greatly, and he no longer seemed too restrained when he returned to the academy.

　For the next month, he will be spending time with his former classmates, reliving his youth.

　Dak returned to the tower.

　The orcs occupied a space in the common lounge, discussing loudly, intentionally or unintentionally, which made them seem out of place.

　The surrounding students from the noble academy all looked at them with disgust.

　The Noble House is arguably the most exclusive of the four houses of St. Marian Academy.

　It's already quite remarkable that they were able to refrain from taking action.

　But the orcs remained unfazed by the students' stares. Even those like Edwin Clarissa in the Noble Academy didn't intervene.

　In his words, this is nothing.

　More colleges will be coming soon.

　If one orc can start a fight, what about all the other academy students who come? Are we supposed to fight them one by one?

　Wouldn't that ruin the reputation of our own academy? If we really want to fight, let's fight on the field!

　The "preliminary contestants" of the House of Nobles were clearly aroused, but they still remained restrained.

　Nothing was said that night. The next day...

　The orcs of War Totem Academy toured the area, guided by student guides assigned by their professors.

　They were assigned to different departments upon their arrival yesterday. However, they will not participate in classroom learning for the time being; they will have to wait until all the participating departments have arrived.

　The second group to arrive at St. Marian Academy was the public magic academy jointly run by dwarves and goblins.

　Unlike the rising War Totem Academy, the Public Magic Academy is a very old academy, though it wasn't originally a magic academy.

　Before being converted into a magic academy, the public magic academy was already the largest and most formal academy among dwarves and goblins, mainly teaching blacksmithing, construction engineering, magical constructs, and alchemy.

　The world's first "giant robot" was created by the public Magic Academy.

　After being transformed into a magic academy, the public magic academy continued its old traditions and should not be underestimated.

　The dwarves and goblins were all tech geeks. As soon as they arrived at St. Marian Academy and were assigned to their respective departments, they all flocked to their dream destination—the St. Marian Academy library—and then got completely lost inside.

　For some students from the School of Foreign Languages, the outcome of the "College Championship" doesn't seem to matter that much; their month-long exchange student experience is far more important.

　Then, on the third day, the Holy Mystic Academy, the most hostile to other races in the human kingdom, finally arrived.

　The leading figures of the Holy Mystic Academy were naturally "Saint Son" Evan Pearson and "Saintess" Audrey Joan.

　However, both of them were only representatives of the lower grades; there were also upper-grade students from the Holy Church Mystic Academy who could dazzle people.

　They were like walking light bulbs, shining brightly.

　However, the students of the Holy Mystic Academy had clearly received strict orders before arriving, emphasizing not causing trouble and ignoring the "filthy" beastmen.

　[Saint Son] Evan Pearson felt like he was back home, and as soon as he entered the tower, he became friends with Doron and others who were already in their third year.

　As always, Audrey Hepburn, the "Saint," went straight into the library.

　Fourth day.

　That is, the last day of September.

　The Elf Magic Academy, led by "Elf Princess" Lucia Artemis, also arrived successfully.

　Of course, she wasn't a contestant, but rather one of the team leaders. The "Elf Princess" was nineteen years old and had just graduated, so it was a pity she couldn't make it to the first "Academy Championship".

　However, the Elf race is inherently a race with extremely high magical talent, and there are quite a few among them who possess magical abilities.

　The Elven Magic Academy, which combines magic and sorcery, is not superior to any other academy in overall strength.

　The college-related departments are slightly weaker.

　Under the current new rules of dueling, they even have a greater natural advantage.

　The first battle of the "Academy Championship" broke out without warning after the arrival of the elves.

　When it comes to mutual exclusion between races.

　The relationship between orcs and elves is definitely not better than that between humans.

　The elves maintained restraint when facing their hosts. However, they were completely unwilling to tolerate the provocation from the orcs.

　If an unknown professor hadn't happened to be passing by, they probably would have started a chaotic battle right there in the castle's corridors.

　Even so, he still challenged her to a duel at the Duel Arena.

　This finally added a lot of fun to the pre-match time when everyone was too rational and seemed boring.

　That evening, when the parties involved shared what had happened during a meal in the cafeteria with others, the flames burned even more fiercely.

　It was 7:30 p.m. on the last day of September.

　St. Maryann Academy's Duel Arena was brightly lit and packed with people. Students from various academies, who had been feeling stifled for days, poured into the arena, each with their own snacks, drinks, and even small stools, all in high spirits.