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

　"Speaking of which, why would Emma even consider attending a women's tea party? And what's the reason for this change in her?"

　……

　Emma Metis, of course, wanted to try the so-called "work-rest balance" after hearing Darko's speech after winning the championship.

　In other words, use some fun content to alleviate the boredom of learning, give the brain some rest time, so that the brain can be more efficient when working.

　She learned about the women's tea party in Traveler's Street last week when a maid handed her a flyer while she was passing by the Forest Cafe.

　She threw the flyer away immediately, but her memory was strong enough.

　Forest Cafe is a cafe themed around a "real forest". Once customers step into the store, they enter the area covered by the "Forest Area Card".

　Enjoying the lingering aroma of coffee amidst the tranquil environment of giant tree roots offers a unique and delightful experience.

　This women's tea party was organized by upperclassmen and was mainly for the purpose of communication.

　Emma felt that this kind of entertainment might be quite suitable for her.

　So, in order to become better, she stepped out of the cage that bound her, a cage called "the pursuit of knowledge".

　……

　A person's personality is not something they are born with.

　Even characters with initial personalities in a work can change as the work progresses.

　Is it degeneration, or growth?

　It depends on the character itself.

　……

　Dak understands this deeply.

　He entered the pavilion in the middle of the lake after Emma, ​​chose one of the two empty stone tables, and then sat down on one of the stone stools. With a slight twist of his hips, he was lucky enough to be moved.

　After exiting the pavilion in the middle of the lake and crossing the garden-style bridge known as the "Changing Bridge," you will enter the Traveler's Street.

　After a week's absence, Traveler's Street felt a little unfamiliar again.

　Instead of heading to the Morgan store, Dak browsed around a shop selling flowers and potted plants.

　Keeping animals is forbidden in the castle of St. Marian's Academy. But no one forbids growing flowers and plants. In fact, Professor Thompson, who teaches Potions, occasionally mentions interesting potted plants in class and recommends that students try growing them.

　For example, the cat grass in front of Dark!

　As soon as he entered the shop, Dak was drawn to the cat grass displayed in the most conspicuous place, and almost forgot his original purpose for coming—the insect tree.

　The so-called cat grass is a plant that is entirely cat-shaped except for its tail, which is a root!

　Every spring and autumn, beautiful flowers will grow on the top of the cat grass.

　The college prohibits keeping cats, but allows keeping cat grass, which is quite a mystery.

　Although the roots of cat grass must be planted in soil, they can drag the flowerpot around if they want...

　Moreover, it will not wither immediately if it is removed from the soil for a short period of time.

　More importantly, they also meow and have most of the typical cat habits except for excretion and eating.

　→In other words, growing cat grass doesn't even require scooping litter or feeding cats!

　Instead, a magic potion called "cat juice" was introduced.

　Water the cat grass with "cat juice" every day and take it out to bask in the sun, and that's enough to keep it alive!

　As far as Dak knows, since the Traveler's Street opened last week, many girls' dorm rooms have had a pot of cat grass.

　For example, Rose bought an orange Garfield cat figurine.

　"Cats are truly wonderful companions that heal the mind and body."

　Dak scratched the chin of a short-eared cat and couldn't help but speak his mind.

　"Do you think so too?"

　Suddenly, a familiar aura came from behind him, and Dak shuddered violently, like a kitten encountering a lion, his toes tensing up.

　As the fragrance of orchids gently touched the back of his neck, even without turning his head, Dak could feel the heavy pressure!

　Darke remained in the cat-teasing pose and asked in confusion, "Senior, what are you doing here?"

　Senior Pandora chuckled and said, "I came with you."

　Dark: "Hmm, here to buy cat juice?"

　Pandora: "So hard to fool!"

　……

Chapter 49 Darkdemon Embarks on a Road of No Return

　Dark and Pandora, the senior students, actually had very little interaction.

　Most of the time, they only exchanged a few words during the registration process for entering and leaving the library.

　But in order to avoid getting [Bliss +1], Dark would always register and then run away.

　He just went in and out of the library so often that they became familiar with each other over time.

　Although this was not what he wanted to see...

　He slowly moved away from Pandora's oppressive aura, then stood up seemingly calmly, smoothing out the wrinkles in his clothes.

　Dark turned around and said, "Hello, senior."

　Pandora blinked, and the heart-shaped dragon scales beneath her eyes reflected magnificent colors.

　She crossed her arms below her chest, raised her head, and asked, "You're here to buy cat grass?"

　Dak originally didn't want to buy it, but then he thought, keeping a cat grass plant in the dorm seems like a good idea.

　Owning a cat is indeed a good way to soothe the soul.

　It can help soothe emotions and reduce stress.

　Especially cats that don't need to have their litter box cleaned!

　If used properly, it might be even more effective at reducing "rage" than those legendary magical items.

　"Let's just buy one!"

　But before that, you need to buy a potted worm tree.

　Dark wouldn't get the order wrong.

　If buying cat grass results in not having enough credits to buy insect tree, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?

　So he thought for a moment and said, "I do have that idea, but not now."

　Pandora then asked enthusiastically, "Is there some kind of problem? If it's a lack of credits, I can offer an interest-free loan, payable within a month. How about that?"

　What exactly are you trying to achieve with your skillful technique?

　Dark's face darkened, and he quickly said, "I have other important matters to attend to, so I won't disturb you any longer, senior."

　As he spoke, he had already quietly taken half a step forward. (Novel website)

　But Pandora, having finally seized this opportune moment, wasn't about to let him go so easily.

　Just as Dark was about to take the remaining half of his foot out, Senior Pandora naturally blocked his way, squinting her eyes and smiling, "Do you have an appointment with someone? It wouldn't happen to be that little girl who always sits behind you, would it?"

　→She was referring to Emma.

　Instead of taking advantage of the situation to run away, Dak said seriously, "Senior, I'm still young."

　Pandora was taken aback and asked curiously, "Don't boys your age dislike being called young?"

　Darke then said with a stern face, "This is an objective fact."

　Pandora chuckled and said, "Then I can only look forward to when you grow bigger."

　Looking at her moist pink lips that opened and closed, Dark felt his primal power was about to be out of control.

　He quickly replied, "We'll talk about it later."

　Then he forcibly crossed the line and ran away in a hurry!

　……

　"Shall we talk about it later?"

　"She's really not cute at all..."

　……

　After leaving "Cat Flower Shop", Dak turned around and entered a nearby "Cuckoo Bird Flower Shop".

　Dak abandoned his thought about what kind of bird the "Cuckoo Bird" actually was and stepped right in.

　The main product of Gugu Bird Flower and Tree Shop is a bonsai tree called "Singing Tree", which can make a singing sound when the sunlight shines on it at an angle. It is a "natural alarm clock" that is very suitable for keeping in the dormitory.

　Dak Plunder

　After passing the bizarre and wonderful trees that sang, I suddenly felt a sense of excitement and saw a tree in a flowerpot growing in a corner!

　The insect tree is the relatively cheaper option among the three choices, and it is also Dark's first choice.

　Compared to the "Magic Brain Bottle" and the "Advanced Thinking Bottle", the Insect Tree has obvious shortcomings.

　One is that the shelf life is greatly affected by the growth of the insect-infested tree itself.

　If not properly cared for, it can easily lead to holes in the branches, causing the substances stored inside the insect-infested branches to leak out, and sometimes even be absorbed by the branches themselves.

　The other is that the amount that can be stored is not large.

　Each mature insect branch can only store the amount of 1 to 3 Magic Brain Droppers, depending on the thickness and length of the insect branch.

　However, it also has very obvious advantages.

　First, each branch is separate, allowing different emotions to be stored in different branches.

　Secondly, it's not that expensive!

　……

　After asking about the quality and age of the insect tree, Dak finally got to the point: "How many credits does it cost?"

　The owner of the Cuckoo Bird Flower and Tree Shop was a plump auntie. She looked Dak up and down and said kindly, "This is not something a first-year student can afford to raise. The price alone costs 800 credits. Moreover, to keep it alive and well, you need to keep buying the corresponding potions. The potions are different every quarter, which is very troublesome!"

　Dark thought for a moment: "How many credits are there for potions?"

　The plump auntie was taken aback for a moment, then smiled: "Autumn potions cost 30 credits each and last for a month. Winter potions cost 50 credits each and also last for a month."

　After careful consideration, Dak decided that it was acceptable.

　It feels like paying for the insect tree in installments: an 800 down payment and monthly installments.

　The "Magic Brain Bottle" and "Advanced Thinking Bottle" will be settled in one go.

　The key point is that, judging from the price of this insect tree, the "Magic Brain Bottle" and the "Advanced Mind Bottle" are probably unaffordable for him!

　Dak didn't dwell on it any longer.

　He wrote down all the points that the fat aunt had told him about the things to pay attention to when cultivating the insect tree, and then bought the insect tree and a bottle of autumn potion.

　This bonsai tree is about 80 centimeters tall, with eight branches that extend outwards, resembling caterpillars, and its material is quite similar to a rubber rod.

　After packing it in a black bag, Dak peeked out of the "Cat Flower Shop" to make sure Pandora had left, and then crept inside.

　→He's really decided to buy cat grass!

　"I have 740 credits left, more than I expected."

　Dak figured he could still buy quite a bit, so he strolled around the cat flower shop.

　The store has a huge variety of cat grass, with all sorts of different kinds available.

　And the cat grass plants all look very well-behaved.

　Each one is irresistible.

　But as he wandered around, Dak suddenly realized something was wrong.

　Because a snake appeared in front of him!