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

　Moreover, Dak could clearly sense that the "Flower-faced Sea Lion" still had room for evolution!

　Therefore, he did not hesitate and continued to infuse "spiritual power" to stimulate bonds and create resonance.

　With the aid of "Aura Force", "Scented Sea Lion" evolved in a state of extreme excitement and became a nine-star "Primarina"!

　"Success!"

　"We've successfully completed two stages of evolution for Pokémon!" The excitement was indescribable.

　Mind evolution is the foundation of Mega evolution.

　Although the Mega Evolution form of Primarina has not yet been discovered, anything is possible with continued research. Dark casually scooped up Curly-Ears and put it on the bed, infusing it with [psychic power].

　"Curly Ears" paused, squinted its eyes, and cuddled up to him. Then, it evolved from "Curly Ears" into "Long-eared Rabbit," and then from "Long-eared Rabbit" into "Super Long-eared Rabbit"!

　Even after evolving into "Mega Lobster," it was still only a nine-star Pokémon. Dark pondered for a moment, thinking that this might be largely related to the Pokémon's base stats.

　The base stat total of "Super Long-eared Rabbit" is 580, which will be below 600.

　This might be one of the reasons why it can't break through to the fourth tier. "Super Blaziken" has a base stat total of 630, exceeding the 600 threshold. Therefore, it can break through to the fourth tier; how many stars it can reach after that depends entirely on its performance.

　For example, "Shami" has a base stat total of 600, so it was initially trained to be a ten-star Pokémon.

　Ten stars is just the threshold, but it's a passing grade nonetheless. If it's refined a second time, it's still possible to raise its star rating further.

　Generally speaking, as long as you pass the threshold of the fourth tier and raise the star rating to twelve stars, it is possible.

　As he pondered, Dak reached for the object beside him. "Hmm...it's a little soft."

　"As long as the bond is strong enough, it seems that evolving a Pokémon to the third tier will no longer be a problem."

　"But further Mega evolution may require more opportunities."

　Dark pondered carefully, and perhaps realized a new problem. "Sylveon's base stat total is 525, is its maximum potential really six stars?"

　"Primarina's base stat total is only 530, yet it can reach the maximum nine stars."

　"If judged by base stats, Sylveon's potential is definitely not limited to six stars."

　"From this perspective, the Ibrahimovic family may still have more room for improvement."

　"And then there's the Wrestling Hawkman, whose base stats are a whopping 500 points, so its maximum can't possibly be three stars."

　"Although Huhu has already been refined from three stars to six stars, with its base stats of 505, there should still be room for improvement."

　"The uncertainty of magical forging often results in a low star rating for magical spirits, which can be largely compensated for by secondary forging."

　"When I have some free time, I can try to refine all these magical spirits that haven't reached their limit to the limit."

　Today, Dark feels that his mastery of magical alchemy has reached a whole new level. Many things that were previously impossible, or even very difficult, are now things he can try and achieve.

　As time passed and night fell, fatigue set in, and Dak gradually drifted off to sleep.

　April 25th, Sunday, rain.

　Dark stood on the balcony, watching the light drizzle outside the window. On the projection screen floating beside him, Pandora's slightly annoyed expression appeared. He turned back, winked at her, and said, "After all, it's an invitation from the gods. Even if the inviter is Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty… in other words, she's the most beautiful goddess in heaven. A human chosen by her must naturally be the most beautiful on earth."

　As soon as he finished speaking, the senior student on the projected tablet could no longer hold back and burst out laughing.

　“If you can’t say flattering things, then say less.” Pandora couldn’t help but chuckle. Dark’s lips curled up, neither agreeing nor disagreeing: “Speaking of which, there’s still a statue of Aphrodite lying in the academy’s warehouse. Why don’t we refine it?” Pandora stopped laughing and smiled: “I’m not a child who would take out my toys to vent my anger.”

　Dak had only recently discovered the statue in a corner of a warehouse.

　I wonder who secretly took it back when we returned from the Mountain of the Gods.

　The statue seemed to contain at least a drop of Aphrodite's divine blood, which was extremely eerie.

　If Aphrodite, the "Goddess of Love," hadn't awakened, Dark would have really wanted to acquire her and then combine her with "Elysium" to refine her into a second "divine weapon."

　But now that Aphrodite has awakened, that kind of thing is definitely out of the question.

　It's likely that Aphrodite would sense it the moment she made her move.

　Unless one can become Aphrodite's "chosen one".

　But both Dark and Pandora aspire to become gods through magic, so they certainly wouldn't become anyone's "chosen one".

　However, just as Dark had told Emma before, even if one had no intention of becoming a "chosen one" of the gods, one could not refuse the gods' invitation to a tea party. That invitation was indeed just an invitation to a tea party, and it did not contain any words related to "chosen one".

　Therefore, anything related to the "Chosen One" is merely the invitee's "self-association."

　Neither Pandora nor Emma had a reason to refuse. "Does the invitation have a specific time on it?" Dark asked. Pandora shook her head and then held the invitation directly in front of the camera.

　Dak glanced at the tablet and saw that where the time should have been written, only faint gold dust floated.

　“It seems the time hasn’t been set yet,” Dark said. In the past few days, many people at St. Marian Academy have been receiving invitations to the tea party of the Twelve Celestials.

　Emma and Pandora are just two examples.

　Dak even heard that a fourth-year student had received an invitation to a tea party from Aphrodite, the "goddess of love and beauty".

　That senior was a very famous social butterfly in the college; apart from her looks, she was utterly useless.

　But perhaps in Aphrodite's eyes, looks alone were enough. Or perhaps social skills were also important.

　Thinking about it that way, it's no wonder that Pandora was unhappy.

　The prestige of Aphrodite's invitation has been completely diminished. But appearances can be deceiving; perhaps that senior student truly possesses some unknown talent.

　"By the way, you were engrossed in the experiment yesterday, so you might not have heard," Pandora said, pausing deliberately.

　Dark looked up curiously and asked, "What happened?"

　Pandora then said, "Professor Sylph received an invitation to the tea party." Dark replied, "Hmm, who is it?"

　Pandora exclaimed, "Artemis, the 'Goddess of the Hunt'!" Dark: "..."

　After a long while, Dark sighed, "This is truly unexpected."

　The twelve Porobosians seem to defy conventional wisdom. During the meeting before returning to the academy, Principal Artemis revealed that Artemis would likely choose a "chosen one" from among the elves.

　Unexpectedly, after going around in circles, the story has come full circle back to Professor Sylph.

　Although Professor Sylph does indeed have elven blood, she is still an elf wielder capable of commanding the "Wind Elf King".

　But why is he coming to the academy to find a wind spirit master when he has so many moon spirits to choose from?

　"However, with Professor Cazell and Professor Sylph present, let's treat this tea party as an opportunity to witness the splendor of the Heavenly Court."

　As Dak finished speaking, he suddenly looked up at the sky outside the window.

　In that instant, the sky suddenly cleared, and sunlight shone down, spreading warmth throughout the world.

　An invitation shimmering with golden light appeared outside the academy's barrier.

　After the barrier opened a small opening, it suddenly darted in and instantly transformed into a stream of light that descended.

　Ultimately, it fell into the hands of Dakdimon.

　Dark: "..."

　"Apollo," Pandora asked curiously.

　Dark sensed the divinity emanating from the invitation and said, "It should be."

　“Then there’s nothing we can do.” Pandora suddenly smiled and said, “I’ll go pick out a decent dress.”

　Dark: "It was just a tea party..."

　【Wow——】

　The projector screen went black instantly, and the senior student's face disappeared. This tablet was a new product from the academy, but it could only be used within the academy at present, relying on a barrier network for communication.

　What Dak held in his hands was merely a newly acquired experimental subject.

　Unlike projection TVs, this type of flat panel is unlikely to become a commodity available to the outside world at this stage.

　But the academy's magic factory doesn't just research products. This tablet was developed to improve teaching quality. And it wasn't Darkdemon's idea.

　Over the years, Dak has provided a large number of product ideas, so it is only natural that someone could conceive of this projection tablet based on those product ideas.

　He expressed his strong agreement with this. "...

　However, after his senior turned off the communication, he also turned off the tablet.

　Because his tablet currently only has two contact numbers. One is Pandora, and the other is Professor Sylph.

　Turn off the tablet and return indoors.

　Dak picked up the invitation and examined it carefully.

　A small lyre mark is affixed to the corner of this golden invitation, one of the sacred objects of Apollo, the "god of light".

　The invitation unfolds naturally when you gently press your finger on the lyre mark.

　Dak took out the letter and glanced at it.

　It was indeed an invitation to a tea party from Apollo.

　Apart from a single line inviting him to a tea party, there was nothing else.

　He remembered that Pandora's invitation even included a line of poetry written by Aphrodite herself.

　In comparison, Apollo, who is known as the "god of art," seems somewhat perfunctory.

　"Could it be that he couldn't find anyone else to invite, so he thought of me?"

　Dark couldn't help but wonder.

　He is an openly known "demon manipulator," and his magical attributes are a mixture of light and darkness, making him unworthy of being the "chosen one" of Apollo, the "god of light."

　Okay, to put it bluntly, I just don't want to go!

　He had only been back at the academy for a few days, a time when he was at his happiest and most relaxed, with mountains of research and projects to complete. He had no time to waste on tea parties or anything like that.

　"It would be great if we could give this invitation to someone."

　Dark muttered something to himself and casually tossed the invitation into a drawer. St. Mary's College could be considered a gathering place for young talents.

　If the Twelve Celestials wanted to select gifted individuals, rather than established archmages, as their "Chosen Ones," then it was quite reasonable for them to focus their attention on St. Marian Academy.

　Dark closed the drawer and summoned "Cute Beast," causing it to super evolve into "Fairy Beast."

　As the "Fairy Barrier" unfolded, he quickly arrived deep within the dense forest. "First, evolve Agumon into MetalGreymon." "Then evolve Impmon into Bastimon." "Finally, use Mega Fusion to fuse MetalGreymon and Bastimon!"

　Such a complex process would be difficult to achieve in a magical duel. However, one of the main reasons Dark fused and evolved it was to gather more information on the Ultimate form.

　"As far as I remember, MetalGreymon and Bastimon can cross-evolve into Apocalymon."

　"Apocalymon" is the most ferocious and evil of all dragon-type Digimon. It is known as one of the "Four Great Dragons" along with "Azuredramon", "Divinedramon", and "Holydramon". Its very existence is a calamity.

　Another theory suggests that "Apocalymon" and "ChaosDukemon" are actually the same entity. Depending on the observer, its form sometimes appears as a dark dragon and sometimes as a black knight.

　It is extremely mysterious.

　……

　As "Advanced Fusion" was activated, a fusion summoning circle suddenly lit up on the ground where "MetalGreymon" and "Bastimon" were located.

　Dark continued to infuse magic, causing the two magical spirits to merge into one in the radiance.

　Immediately afterwards, it transformed into a mass of light and darkness.

　Seeing the fusion and evolution suddenly stop there, Dark frowned, a hint of doubt creeping into his mind.

　The mass of light and darkness tumbled and rolled in the air. Sometimes light prevailed, sometimes darkness took the lead, and the struggle between light and darkness gradually intensified.

　Dark frowned and observed for a moment, gradually realizing that this might be a divergence point in the fusion and evolution.

　If darkness gains the upper hand, it may fuse and evolve into "World Destroyer Dragon Beast".

　But what if light prevails?

　The moment the thought crossed his mind, Dark suddenly realized that light had indeed gained the upper hand!

　Darkness was suppressed by light, which then eroded, absorbed, and transformed it.

　When the balance begins to shift, light gains the upper hand, and darkness is no longer a match, eventually being crushed like a snowball rolling downhill.

　In a short while, only a ball of light radiating a sacred aura remained in the spot.

　Following this, the integration process continued.

　A new magical spirit was born from that sacred orb of light!

　"Angel!"

　The aura emanating from the orb of light was too obvious. Darke detected it almost immediately, which greatly surprised him.