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

　Finally, he had a flash of inspiration and renamed "Demon King Plyushkin" to "The Miser of the Fairy Tale Kingdom".

　—Discharged from the hospital!

　Later, he casually renamed "Fairy Tale Animal Rabbit" to "Fairy Tale Kingdom Rabbit".

　This resulted in four "Fairy Tale Kingdom" cards.

　……

　Send the question mark back!

　After successfully changing his name, Dark, under the personal guidance of Professor Harvey, performed minor cosmetic surgery on [Demon King Aleister]... no, it should be [Fairy Tale Animal Demon King], so that he would no longer be exactly the same as the Immortal Demon King.

　He then spent the entire day in the hidden laboratory, discussing with her how to transform Victoria into a "Heroic Spirit".

　This is the first step in the experiment of bringing magical spirits to life. Now that everything has been accumulated, it is time to begin the research.

　If all goes well, it would be best to begin the formal experiment in June or July.

　By then, the Celestial Tea Party would have ended, and St. Mary's College would be on holiday, so there was no need to worry about it affecting Victoria's studies.

　Several more days passed, and it was now the evening of May 10th. After completing his final draw for May, Dark checked his "Great Sin" reserves. In the past ten days, he had drawn "Wrath" twice and "Pride" eight times.

　My "Rage" reserves once reached 40 points. However, they were reset to zero after I successively crafted "Rage III I" and "Rage IV".

　After eight draws, the "Arrogance" reserve reached 59.5 points.

　In addition, "Greed" remains at 12 points, "Gluttony" at 3.5 points, and "Ecstasy" at 4 points.

　In addition, he finally mastered the basic ability to use "waveguide power" to control external airflow to propel objects and to fly continuously!

　Although the flight speed is still far from fast, at least we can give up the need to inject magic cards like "levitation spells" and we don't have to worry about falling from a great height again.

　With continuous practice, the flight speed will eventually reach a point where the "flight spell" can be abandoned.

　This was truly excellent news for him. His control over "Aura Force" even surpassed that of the source, "Torchic."

　This made the turkey angry for a long time.

　However, Torchic's control over Aura is significantly improved after evolving into Blaziken.

　Dac has conducted experiments on this.

　Blaziken has even mastered the ability to fly using "Aura Force".

　Its appearance was so similar to "flying technique" that Dark wanted to rename it "Saiyan Chicken".

　Its Mega Evolution form is "Super Saiyan Chicken"! However, whenever he mentions this, "Torchic" gives him a hard kiss, and his forehead swells up for a long time.

　[Bond +1]

　It must be said that college life is indeed reassuring.

　Dak enjoyed a period of peaceful, undisturbed days.

　All learning and research are proceeding smoothly and systematically. The information coming from the outside world is mostly positive.

　Even the Duke's exploration of the Snow Mountain Goddess Temple has yielded a breakthrough. Specific details were not disclosed, but one can still sense from the words that it must have been an unimaginable achievement.

　During this time, in addition to studying and researching, Dak also took some time to spend with Little Guhuoniao and "Feathered Serpent God" Christina.

　Quetzalcoatl's development stopped at around twelve years old, and he grew steadily under the care of the Goddess of the Mind and the Milk Tank.

　I estimate that I will be able to enroll in St. Mary's College smoothly in the second half of the year.

　Another night passed.

　It's sunny and sunny.

　Suddenly, news about the "Celestial Tea Party" spread like wildfire.

　Everyone now knows that the Twelve Heavenly Gods will be holding a tea party in the newly rebuilt Heavenly Court.

Chapter 1658 Darkdemon and the Celestial Investor (4k)

　Prior to this, official newspapers had not made any formal reports on the "Gods' Tea Party," and all related rumors originated from those who were invited.

　However, overnight, news of it suddenly spread throughout the kingdom.

　No one knows how the news spread. Even those who only learned about it today only received answers like "Someone told me," "I think I overheard it on the street," or "I just know it."

　People who lack clear awareness are simply unable to perceive the problem.

　If we delve deeper into this matter, it inevitably leads to some truly terrifying thoughts.

　But in fact.

　This was undoubtedly the work of the gods.

　"It must be Hermes, no doubt."

　As Dak walked toward the cafeteria, he listened to the excited discussions of the students around him and pondered the information the maids had given him.

　The exact time is not yet displayed in the "Time" section of the tea party invitation.

　However, judging from the fact that the gods have already begun to "lay the groundwork," the specific timing will likely be determined within the next couple of days.

　Hermes deliberately used his authority to spread news of the tea party, clearly with ulterior motives.

　Just as Artemis, the "goddess of the hunt," invited a large group of people to a tea party, it couldn't have been without purpose.

　Of course, Hermes' purpose in spreading the news could also have been simply for the sake of "excitement".

　This might seem nonsensical to others.

　But for Hermes, it was an "objective" worth using his authority to kill.

　The thoughts of the gods are hard to fathom.

　This is largely due to the different social classes they belong to. But more importantly, it's due to a lack of understanding.

　Even for Dak, his understanding of the gods came from legends, stories, and documents, rather than from actual long-term contact with them.

　The only person he ever truly came into contact with was Hermes.

　"Who knows what those robes are up to!"

　But there's nothing we can do; that's the reality of the subject and object being out of sync.

　After entering the cafeteria, Dak found Doron and the others.

　Today, he made a rare decision to attend class with his classmates, doing things befitting his "student" identity, and also to prepare for the upcoming final exams. Unexpectedly, his classmates weren't surprised at all by his arrival. Instead, they were all discussing who had been invited to the tea party.

　—It turns out that as the news spread, many people unconsciously revealed that they had been invited.

　The students passed the message around and suddenly realized that there were so many people who had been invited to the tea party!

　Yes.

　It's many times more than I imagined!

　I originally thought that only a handful of people would be invited to the "Celestial Tea Party".

　As a result, there were suddenly so many that they became "overwhelming." This naturally sparked discussion.

　Of course, it's not really "overabundant." It's just that there are significantly more than expected.

　If you still haven't received an invitation under these circumstances, you have to seriously reflect on where you fall short compared to those who did receive invitations.

　Therefore, it is inevitable that some impetuous and jealous remarks will appear when students are discussing.

　So, which of you received an invitation?

　Dark listened quietly for a while, then suddenly asked a question.

　The students sitting next to him immediately fell silent.

　Everyone immediately changed the subject with laughter, talking about the upcoming Academy Cup Dungeon Showdown.

　Today is Tuesday, May 11th.

　This year's Dungeon Showdown is scheduled to begin this Friday at 8 PM.

　The participants for the third year of the Academy of Nobles have been largely determined. The first seeded players are Diana, followed by Rose and Doron.

　However, considering that the confirmed seeded players are all likely to receive invitations to the Heavenly God Tea Party, we have prepared a relatively large number of substitute players this time.

　In short, substitutes will be arranged to play depending on the situation.

　It was clear that Doron was quite excited when the topic came up.

　Originally, the core trio of the third-year academy students would have been Dark, Diana, and Rose. It was only after Dark made it clear that he would not participate in the Academy Cup that he had the opportunity to be selected.

　Ultimately, this opportunity was given up by Dak.

　The participants for the subsequent duels have not yet been determined.

　This is because the duel is still some time away, and it will most likely take place after the tea party ends.

　Considering that the Heavenly God Tea Party is a potentially transformative opportunity for any participant, it is sensible to decide on the participants after the tea party has concluded.

　What if, just what if someone actually becomes a "Chosen One" through this? Wouldn't that prevent them from representing their department in the Academy Cup?

　Dak mingled with his classmates and hurriedly left the cafeteria for his classroom, where he began his "Student Experience Day".

　Although he mostly just sat in the classroom continuing his unfinished studies and research, at least he was sitting in the classroom.

　Then the next day, Dak didn't go to the classroom again.

　On Wednesday afternoon, he received a call from Sylph's classroom to attend an internal meeting in the principal's office, attended by only a few people. The topic of the meeting was "The Tea Party of the Gods".

　Principal Arte had already learned the time of the tea party in advance.

　When it comes to "tea party", it is easy to think of "afternoon tea".

　Because this was originally intended to be a short-lived, not particularly formal, social gathering.

　However, this "Gods' Tea Party" is scheduled to last for several days.

　The tea party is scheduled for the evening of May 14th to noon on May 17th.

　Those invited will simply need to open the invitation and accept the "teleportation" permission to be directly teleported into the "Heavenly Court".

　On the evening of May 14th, the gods will have dinner with the invitees in the "Heavenly Court".

　Meanwhile, they watched the St. Marian Academy's dungeon battle together. However, the latter was merely used as "background music" to replace the main event music.

　Principal Arte knew about this because she received a "broadcast request" from Hermes the night before.

　Principal Art had no reason to refuse, as it was merely observation and not interference.

　After Hermes obtained the broadcasting permission, he casually revealed some information, which is the source of today's meeting.

　"So, the headmaster will also be attending the tea party?" Dark asked curiously. Headmaster Arte nodded slightly and said, "According to etiquette, I have received an invitation from Hermes. In addition, I have several other invitations here, which you need to pass on to the invitees."

　"I need to pass it on." Dark frowned, immediately realizing something.

　Principal Art nodded and said, "Just as you thought."

　After she finished speaking, she pointed her finger, and the stack of invitations flew into Dark's hands.

　Dark did not immediately open it to check. Instead, his expression darkened slightly, and he said, "Is it an invitation from the God of the Sleeves?"

　Principal Arte said, "They come from different gods." "It seems we can't refuse," Dark said.

　"It was delivered to me at noon," Principal Arte said. "There are still two days until the evening of the 14th, so time is a bit tight. Can you still deliver it?"

　Dark said, "We have to be able to, even if we can't." Principal Arte said, "That's good."

　Daklu pondered for a moment, then asked, "So, what exactly is the purpose of this tea party?"

　Principal Art shook her head and said, "On the surface, it's naturally for selecting the 'Chosen Ones'."

　Dark asked, "And what's the real purpose?"

　Principal Arte said, "We will select those who may become the first God of Magic in the future and support them."

　"In other words, it's an investment activity," Professor Sylph added.

　Dak frowned in thought.

　Choosing someone who might become the first Archmage God and supporting them sounds like a fairly reasonable explanation.

　The true details of the magical rituals are known only to those who participated in them and the twelve gods.

　The ultimate goal of the entire ceremony was to introduce that God of Magic. And since they knew in advance that such a God of Magic would inevitably be born, could the Twelve Celestials possibly stand idly by?