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

　Using the barrier of St. Mary's Academy, I will prevent the gods from prying into my life. Then, I will quickly digest what I have gained recently.

　It's sunny and sunny.

　After a full day of exploring the City of Freedom, the students and professors boarded the magic train back to St. Marian Academy.

　This even includes Principal Arte!

　Clearly, Hermes' constant stalking also brought her some hidden pressure.

　She also needs to return to the academy to adjust future plans based on the evolving situation.

　The declaration that "three years later, the gods will drink together" caused a huge uproar in the Free City, making the city lively even after the World Cup ended.

　However, the leaders and representatives of various countries all embarked on their return journeys, appearing to be in a great hurry.

　On this day, many stories spread between cities. For example, the return of Inquisitor McCarthy.

　For example, "victim" Charles was sent to St. Mary's College for emergency treatment.

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　Meanwhile, on the return train, Darkimon opened his ninth chakra.

　……

　[The Art of the Hedgehog Cat]

Chapter 1645 Returning to the Academy, the Demon King Forged (5k)

　At that time, Dak was sitting by the window, relaxing his mind, his gaze drifting aimlessly over the scenery along the way, his mind filled with his research plans for the future.

　His attention was completely off the chakras, so he didn't even think that the ninth chakra could be opened so easily.

　—This can't even be called "opening," because he never actually did the act of "opening."

　It was the ninth chakra that suddenly opened naturally at a certain moment, allowing the flow of energy and all sorts of miraculous manifestations.

　Dark naturally sensed the growth of wave power. The seven basic chakras of the human body, starting from the seventh chakra "Samanchakra", are no longer rooted in the human body.

　The Sahasrara Chakra is located somewhere above the head. If the Sahasrara Chakra is opened, one can release "qi" outward, creating a highly oppressive "aura". The "aura" formed by Dak is quite variable and has no fixed form, making it difficult to describe its true nature.

　However, its eighth and ninth chakras, which transcend the basic human physiology, are manifestations of specific talents.

　Its eighth chakra, the "Lion King Chakra," is located above the right shoulder. Therefore, it is best to use the right hand when performing the "Beast King Fist."

　Its ninth chakra, the "waveguide chakra," is located between the "crown chakra" and the "third eye chakra," protruding outwards from the body surface, forming an equilateral triangle with the "crown chakra" and the "third eye chakra."

　The "Lion King Chakra" combines energy and momentum, much like a fusion of the six basic chakras and the seventh chakra, the "Saman Chakra".

　The "waveguide chakra" is a pure spiritual chakra, which is a further sublimation of the "Saman chakra" in terms of function. It is extremely beneficial for the integration and concentration of spiritual power, perception, and mental strength.

　Therefore, with the emergence of waveguides, he immediately felt that his spiritual, perceptual, and mental powers were merging, and the nature of various spiritual powers became similar and unified.

　With a thought, he activated the "Netherworld God Technique" and found that the "Netherworld God Technique," which had recently been upgraded to a higher level, had become more stable in terms of its realm and showed a trend of continuing to improve.

　The leap from advanced to master level in "Netherworld Art" is an unimaginable one.

　However, he had already experienced the master-level "Netherworld Art" in the most critical moment, so he had a clear understanding of its limitations and could improve more quickly.

　Now that the "waveguide wheel" is activated, he feels as if he has directly "communicated with the gods." He feels that the difficulty of the "Netherworld God Technique" has suddenly changed from "nightmare" to "easy," going from advanced to master level.

　This feeling is extremely mysterious.

　When he activated the "Netherworld God Technique" and concentrated his mind, all distracting thoughts vanished instantly.

　When he suddenly released the "Netherworld God Technique", the previously blank world was suddenly filled with blocks of color, allowing him to push his perception of various emotions and thoughts to the limit in that instant.

　—Even able to hear someone's thoughts directly!

　"I wish time could stand still at this moment." Pandora sat next to Dark.

　As Dak turned his head to look at the scenery, she turned her head to look at Dak, her mind filled with a multitude of thoughts, which stirred within her.

　Then, she suddenly noticed that Dak's cheeks had turned red, and she couldn't help but feel a strange feeling.

　Dark quickly regained his composure and continued to perceive the wondrous uses of the "Waveguide Wheel." Behind him, Diana reminisced about the delicious food in the academy cafeteria, while Rose communicated with the "Goddess of Stars."

　Ahead of him, Aurora was practicing telepathic communication with Nix, recounting tidbits of knowledge about the scenery along the way, but Nix was yawning.

　Suddenly he looked up and saw Nix turn around and lean against the back of the chair, her two big, round eyes staring at him with curiosity.

　He met her gaze, then withdrew his senses without changing expression, revealing a similar look of curiosity.

　Nix was pulled back by Aurora, who then stuffed her mouth with snacks.

　Dak suddenly had a feeling that the distance between himself and the definition of "human" seemed to be growing rapidly.

　Everything originates from the deification of blood, the outward manifestation of divinity.

　With the addition of Apollo's "gift from the gods" and Ergan's "blessing of wisdom," he is rapidly advancing toward the definition of "god" under these extremely special enhancements and blessings.

　Fortunately, these powers were not closely related to the "Demon God," but they would only react chemically with the "Demon God's" power. At the moment when the "Wave Guide Wheel" opened on its own without moving, he finally personally felt the power of the [Saint] level.

　To be close to God but not God is to be "saint".

　His flesh and blood, spirit and soul are still undergoing continuous transformation.

　This World Cup.

　The benefits he gained went far beyond that.

　Time cannot stand still forever.

　The speeding magical train, the relative stillness inside the cabin, and the gradual dulling of the sense of time allowed the students and professors embarking on their return journey to slowly quiet down.

　Then, twelve hours later...

　The magic train arrived at St. Marian Academy at dusk.

　As students and professors emerged from the platform, they were greeted by extremely enthusiastic townspeople. The surging crowd and cheers instantly made them feel like they were celebrities.

　Of course, the players who made it to the final rounds were even more popular. The residents held up all sorts of support merchandise, enthusiastically cheered their names, welcomed them into the town, and then sent them to the academy.

　But once you enter the college, it becomes the students' domain.

　Even more students were waiting to welcome them in the college square! The cheers and laughter continued until the students and professors returned to their towers and dormitories.

　At 8 p.m., there will be a celebration banquet for this World Cup in the banquet hall on the first floor.

　Dark and Aurora agreed to meet in the common room at 7:45. They finally entered the academy and then performed a summoning procedure they were extremely familiar with, summoning all the magical spirits.

　The magical sprites filled the bedroom at an incredible speed, then were squeezed onto the balcony and out the window. The larger magical sprites even flew into the sky above the academy to "long forget" inspect their "territory".

　The lights were on in the classroom of the Fantastic Beasts Club, where two upperclassmen were tending to the plants and animals left inside.

　A magical elf pushed open the door and entered, surrounding them and chattering away, recounting her experiences at the World Cup.

　A gentle spring breeze blows, and life is peaceful and serene.

　April 20th, 10:30 PM.

　After the victory celebration, Darkdemon seamlessly appeared at the secret laboratory behind the classrooms and dormitories.

　Principal Art personally presided over the celebration banquet, praising and encouraging the students and professors who participated in the World Cup and performed outstandingly, and announcing that they would be awarded college prizes equivalent to the competition rewards.

　This direct multiplication of rewards far surpassed the excitement of verbal praise, making the contestants laugh so hard their ears were splitting open.

　Having just experienced the World Cup finals, most of them deeply felt their own shortcomings and needed resources to replenish themselves and digest the lessons learned from the competition. Principal Arte's doubling of rewards came at just the right time. Darke achieved a commendable fourth-place finish in the World Cup, and naturally, he would also receive a substantial share of resource rewards, which would greatly help his upcoming experimental research.

　However, at this very moment, he was already in the laboratory, preparing to perform surgery on Charles without taking a break.

　To take care of the eldest prince's mental health, the professors gave him a special potion that kept him asleep since he got on the train, and he has only just been awakened.

　After being awakened, Charles was in a special state of being half asleep and half awake, and he did not resist and cooperated relatively.

　Professor Steven Harvey walked in wearing a white lab coat, his handsome face full of excitement.

　Unlike his amiable self in his old age, his current demeanor appears slightly morbid.

　He looked at Charles as if he were looking at a whole piece of high-quality beef; of course, he wasn't Hannibal Lecter, and he didn't eat human flesh.

　Without further ado, the experiment began. First, various checks were conducted on Charles. The results came back quickly.

　Charles's mental and physical condition was relatively good. However, a more thorough examination revealed gaps in his memory that were not present before.

　Professor Kazel did not make a judgment on his own, but directly asked Ergani, who was also involved in the experiment, to check and confirm.

　The results showed that Charles's memory had undergone extremely subtle manipulation. The group exchanged glances and immediately realized that King Austin must have altered Charles's memory the previous day.

　However, this approach is not difficult to understand.

　Even if the king himself was innocent in this incident, Charles, as the eldest prince, knew many royal secrets that could not be revealed to the public.

　This treatment involves the very essence of the soul, and he can't possibly rely entirely on the professors' professional ethics.

　Therefore, temporarily stripping away some relevant memories is one solution. Generally, this operation is performed by court mages with specialized skills; they will temporarily store that part of the memory in a special magic card, and then re-implant it when Charles returns.

　This way, Charles's memory state can be recorded and compared upon his return to prevent him from being manipulated.

　In short, this does not prevent Dark from achieving his goal.

　As for Charles's memories, they obtained what they wanted yesterday.

　The experiment continues.

　Professor Harvey, who has regained his youthful appearance, boasts that he is full of energy and does not feel tired even after performing surgery for 72 consecutive hours.

　However, the actual surgery time was seven hours.

　In those short seven hours, Professor Harvey, as the lead surgeon, successfully separated Charles's soul from that of "Demon King No. 3" and sealed "Demon King No. 3's" soul in a special container while it remained in hibernation.

　Then, Shamy, summoned by Dark, worked with the two professors to conduct an experiment on Charles's soul and body to "reverse the Demon Lord".

　This is even more complex and difficult than separating the soul.

　However, the combined efforts of Professor Cazell and Professor Harvey at their peak gave people a sense of "omnipotence," and in the end, they completely extracted and purified the "demon king" part of his soul and body with a 98% success rate.

　Finally, there is memory erasure and personality reshaping.

　Although it is suspected that the knowledge related to the Demon King in Charles's memories has been extracted and backed up by the King.

　However, the necessary memory erasure still needs to be done here.

　The Demon King's memories are also part of his power; only by completely erasing these memories can Charles be completely severed from the Demon King.

　The final memory erasure and personality reshaping were both carried out by Ergani.

　Although Professor Harvey was quite inclined to use the "dream machine" himself, Professor Cazell rejected it unilaterally.

　Dark smiled, took the already written script and lay down in the "Dream Machine". While Ergani was reshaping Charles's personality, he began to forge the event record of "Hero vs. Demon King".

　As for Witte's opinion.

　They confirmed this during the latter part of the celebration banquet.

　After learning some of the details, Witt surprisingly agreed immediately.

　Bearing the false title of "hero who will slay the demon king" is not what he desires.

　But if this would definitively confirm the Demon King's death, then he could bear the burden.

　The escape of the Demon King's true form was ultimately Ophelia Brad's fault, that is, his mother's fault.

　This doesn't make up for his mother's mistakes; it's more like a further cover-up of the truth.

　But people are selfish, and Witte made no secret of that. He wanted to help Ophelia be completely exonerated.

　Both parties reached an agreement smoothly.

　Afterwards, Dark informed Ophelia of the matter in order to coordinate with public opinion manipulation.

　This led to the current phenomenon of projection forgery.

　Duck is already adept at using the "dream machine." Moreover, creating a pre-existing fact doesn't require a complete recording. Fragmented editing is far more effective at manipulating public opinion.

　He divided the projected record into three parts: cause, process, and result. The cause was recorded in a blurred manner, mainly for guidance.

　The video only includes a few exciting clips, mainly focusing on Witt using magical spirits to fight against the remnants of the black-masked demons.

　The final result section is of paramount importance.

　It is essential to create an effect of fighting with all one's might to slay the Demon King and completely dissolve and purify him.

　The conclusion should simultaneously depict the Demon King's terror and weakness.

　The final strike will require the arrival of the previous "Hero".