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

　They cleared a large area of ​​land on the edge of a large lake and, with the help of the college, established a village.

　Then he took matters into his own hands and reclaimed a small plot of land, diverted lake water into the village, and dug a small pond for raising fish.

　Because there aren't many villagers in Monster Village, the overall area is actually quite small. At first glance, it just looks like a bunch of brick houses lined up together, covered in colorful paints.

　Those colors definitely weren't the academy's doing; they were probably created by the monsters themselves. In short, the style is very unique.

　As the pumpkin carriage entered the village, the villagers, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately came to greet it, led by the "Golden Mermaid" Esalia Patus. Dark had seen these monster villagers before, but he didn't remember many of them.

　He got out of the carriage first, and then helped Ergani down after getting off.

　But as soon as he got out of the car, he suddenly saw several centaurs standing on the other side of the lake.

　Upon realizing they had been discovered, the two centaurs immediately turned and ran into the dense forest.

　Dak looked away, his feet touched the ground, and he suddenly felt that the soil beneath his feet was unusually soft. Then something like tree roots began to roll around under the soil.

　He frowned and subtly took a step to the side.

　An extremely thick root suddenly sprouted from there, and then grasped Dak's hand with its tip.

　Immediately afterwards, a large area of ​​the ground nearby suddenly bulged up, and the "man-eating flower behemoth" emerged from beneath the ground.

　It suddenly turned its body, flinging the mud off its body. But a barrier automatically lit up inside the carriage, blocking all the mud.

　Ergane emerged from it.

　The "man-eating giant flower" came running over as if it had seen its owner's puppy.

　Suddenly, a whooshing sound came from the sky.

　Dark looked up and saw the "Sword of the Mountain Giant" transformed into a "Fossil Aerial Dragon" swooping down and landing on the other side of the carriage.

　—It's here to put things in place.

　The arrival of outsiders will provoke hostility from the intelligent creatures in the dense forest.

　Building a temple in the dense forest would only attract attacks from intelligent creatures.

　Aisaliapatus's act of building a temple near the village had already attracted the attention of various creature groups, and some groups were even preparing to attack them.

　The centaur tribe, which was closest to them and shared a lake, had long harbored resentment towards them. This time, they finally found an opportunity to punish these "rule breakers" with trampling on their hooves!

　The intelligent beings in the dense forest do not support the construction of temples; they are unbelievers from birth to death, and even harbor hatred towards the gods.

　Even if the monsters in the monster village receive the academy's support, they will not yield.

　War was a foreign word that the centaurs hadn't used in a long time.

　But even if war breaks out again, they will not be afraid.

　However, just as they were preparing to launch their attack, the temple being built by the monster village suddenly stopped construction and was subsequently demolished, which deprived them of their reason for attacking.

　And now, they have finally found a new reason to attack!

　"..

　With the protection of the "Man-Eating Flower Giant" and the "Fossil Pterosaur", Ergani finally stepped off the carriage.

　"Golden Mermaid" Aisalia Patus quickly waved her hand behind her back, and the monsters bowed in unison.

　Aisalia had initially considered whether to kneel in worship, but ultimately thought that Ergane might not like it, so she opted for a bow instead.

　In short, they must show their respect and worship for the "god of wisdom".

　At least we must endure until we are favored by the "god of wisdom"!

　But how could such a small thought possibly escape the notice of the "Goddess of Wisdom"? Ergani's gaze swept over them briefly, and she saw right through them.

　But she didn't care about those thoughts.

　She did not come tonight to collect any "family members," but simply to build a temple according to the wishes of Dark and the professors.

　She came to build a temple because the academy needed one. Therefore, her gaze was extremely cold, and the divine power emanating from her naturally emanated immense pressure on the hunched-over demons.

　The next moment, no one knows who started it, they suddenly prostrated themselves, paying the highest tribute to the god who had given them wisdom.

　Ergani frowned and walked right past them. Dark shook his head slightly and followed her into the village.

　Dolores Stark immediately glared at Aisalia and hurriedly followed Dark's footsteps.

　Aisalia Patus stuck out her tongue and turned to follow Dolores.

　The monsters that had been crawling on the ground hurriedly got up and followed behind Aisalia.

　The group entered the monster village like a runaway train.

　Dolores Stark quickly introduced Ergane to the various buildings and facilities in the village.

　But Ergani only glanced at it and didn't look again until she had seen all the buildings in the village before heading towards the lake.

　"Where are the temple ruins?" Darke secretly glared at Dolores Stark, who was known as the "strategist."

　Dolores Stark had an idea and immediately led Ergane to see...

　The temple was originally located near the lake. When the temple was completed, Aisalia intended to move in and serve as the priest of the god of wisdom.

　In that case, the closer the temple is to the lake, the better. But Ergani only glanced at it and shook her head.

　"I'm not satisfied with the original site," Dark asked.

　Ergane nodded and said, "Too noisy."

　Ok.

　The temple was originally situated amidst lakes, monster villages, and forests. Unless all the creatures inhabiting the area were driven away, noise was inevitable.

　Although Ergane did not intend to reside permanently in the temple, since it was to be built, it had to be built properly.

　She could easily treat the temple as a suburban villa, coming over for a day or two whenever she had free time to cultivate her mind and spirit.

　In short, this address won't work; we need to find another place.

　Dark understood her idea in a second, so he summoned the "Fossil Aerial Dragon" and said to Ergani, "Get on and let's go up there and take a look."

　“Okay.” Ergani responded softly and climbed onto the back of the “Fossil Pteranodon” with Dark.

　"Ha." The "Fossil Aerial Dragon" let out a slight sound of dissatisfaction, but too lazy to say more, it gave in.

　"Whoosh!" It suddenly flapped its wings, and a gale arose, bending the branches. Its huge body soared into the sky, leaving Dolores and Aisalia still on the ground.

　Dolores and Aisalia exchanged a glance and quickly used magic to take off.

　But the "fossilized pterosaur" clearly didn't want to give the two of them any more rides, and soon left them behind.

　Dark and Ergane sat atop the dragon's back, the oncoming gale whipping their hair back.

　Ergane frowned slightly, and a light barrier opened up, protecting the two of them.

　Dark opened his "Eye of Truth," looked down, and asked, "Take a look, we need to find an address."

　Ergane then came closer and looked down with him.

　As night fell, the dense forest became even darker, and the moonlight falling from the sky seemed unable to dispel the darkness.

　But as the "goddess of wisdom," Erganine could not possibly have her vision obscured by "darkness."

　Dark has activated the "Eye of Truth," which also grants him night vision.

　The "fossil pterosaur" flew around the entire dense forest at Dark's request.

　A colossal shadow, obscuring the sky, passed by as it flew, reflected in the eyes of each intelligent being.

　Many intelligent races that wanted to participate in the "war" suddenly chose to follow their hearts and quietly retreated to their own territories.

　But after the "fossilized pterosaur" circled the dense forest, Dark and Ergani still hadn't found an ideal location.

　The vegetation in this dense forest is incredibly thick. And wherever there is vegetation, there are living organisms.

　Finding a completely quiet place is simply impossible. "Wait... the vegetation."

　Dak suddenly turned his head to look at the huge cliff that had already passed behind him.

　It was a cliff located on the side of a dense forest, towering above the treetops of the surrounding trees. The top of the cliff was flat and extended all the way down to the ground.

　From a distance, the entire cliff resembles the head of a bald eagle.

　“There it is.” Dark pointed to the cliff.

　But before he could even finish speaking, a single word rang in my ears: "Okay."

　Thus, the location of the temple was decided.

　The "fossilized pterosaur" turned in the air and quickly flew back to the top of the cliff, then circled and landed.

　—Dark strongly suspected it was intentional, and his head was spinning from turning it so much. As the "Fossil Pteranodon" landed, Dark took Ergani's hand and jumped off its back.

　The two walked around the top of the flat cliff, roughly measuring its dimensions by the number of steps, and became increasingly satisfied with the location of the cliff.

　Building the temple here, higher than the entire dense forest, naturally highlights its supreme status.

　There was no vegetation around the cliff, not even birds nested there, and there was no quieter place in the entire dense forest.

　As for the difficulty of construction

　In the eyes of the mage engineering team, this level of difficulty was nothing. "Now that the location has been chosen, the next steps are to select the style, design blueprints, building materials, and so on."

　Dark looked at Ergani and asked, "Or are you going to design it yourself?"

　“Design it yourself,” Ergane whispered.

　Dark said, "Well, it's good to design it yourself. Once you've finished the design, hand it over to the college's engineering team. With our college's expertise, it should be completed very quickly."

　The moonlight above the entire dense forest seemed to be gathered onto that huge cliff, reflecting a faint silver light from the gray-white rocks.

　Under the moonlight, Dark and Ergane walked to the edge of the cliff, gazing towards the direction of the Academy Castle. The spiral clock tower housing the Magical Animals Club stood at the edge of their view, its hands turning at a remarkably regular pace. Dark suddenly realized, "It's eight o'clock. Let's go back." Ergane asked, "Go back for what?"

　Dark said, "Filming."

　But no sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of horses' hooves suddenly came from behind him. A group of centaurs charged up the cliff, each carrying a long sword on its back and a large bow in its hand, the bowstring drawn taut, aiming at him.

　Behind them, four-winged harpies flew in the air, watching coldly. They, too, drew their bows and aimed them in this direction.

　"Want to leave"

　"The centaur leader spoke in a harsh voice. His voice carried far across the empty cliffs. But very few intelligent races responded to it."

　The centaur leader revealed a fierce look in his eyes: "If you want to destroy our home, you will have to pay the price!"

　"Thud!" The centaurs behind him almost simultaneously raised their hooves and stomped hard on the ground, displaying an extremely powerful aura.

　This scene was unexpected, yet somehow not so unexpected. Dark glanced at the centaur and the four-winged harpy, then turned back to the "fossilized pterosaur," his meaning clear: "Where's your intimidation?"

　The "Fossil Pterosaur" sat motionless on the ground, seemingly posing as a statue. "Once the temple is built, I'll definitely invite you to come and play the role of a stone sculpture," Dark quipped.

　When he turned back to look at the centaurs and four-winged harpies, they were all lying on the ground.

　A few minutes later, the intelligent beings who came to support the centaurs were also captured.

　Dak did absolutely nothing.

　Ergani merely glanced at them, and they all collapsed to the ground. Dark, in an attempt to "communicate amicably" with them, had to shake awake several intelligent beings who were clearly their leaders.

　When they woke up, they immediately bowed down in reverence, their entire attitude instantly reversed, which was extremely abrupt.

　Dark initially thought they were feigning surrender, but after summoning his "Magic Beast: Goddess of the Mind's Eye" and taking a closer look, he realized they were genuinely sincere. A few more minutes passed.

　The leader of this group of intelligent beings was actually fighting amongst themselves. Before anything was even said, they were already fighting. Listening closely, it turned out they were vying to be Ergani's mount! "!!" Dark was speechless, a string of exasperated thoughts tumbling over him. "Forget it, let's go back."

　Dark shook his head and said, "Okay."

　Ergani responded and followed him onto the back of the "fossilized pterosaur".

　A strong wind blew, and the "fossilized pterosaur" soared into the sky.

　Later, when the temple was completed, Dark returned to the forest and found that all the intelligent beings there had become devout followers of the "God of Wisdom".

　That cliff was originally the sacred site of the four-winged harpy—this became her biggest source of bragging rights.

　Whenever they go out, they tell people the wonderful story of how they voluntarily offered up the sacred land for the goddess to build a temple.

　Dark couldn't fathom whether those intelligent beings were simply overly enamored with strength or had experienced a sudden enlightenment, explaining how they could transform from staunch believers into even more steadfast devotees of the goddess in mere seconds.

　In short, after that, he and Ergani returned to the monster village, told Aisalia about the temple's location, and then left the dense forest directly, heading back to the hidden laboratory behind the teachers' dormitory.

　The short film "The Return of the Demon King" has begun filming!

　In pursuit of authenticity, the protagonist of this short film will be played by the "Demon King" himself.