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

　……

　After half an hour.

　Professor Sylph's office.

　Ophelia Brad knocked on the door.

　……

　The end of the Easter Duel Festival did not diminish the festive atmosphere.

　After leaving the dueling arena, the students generally split into two groups, one heading to Traveler's Town and the other to the cafeteria.

　Although the cafeteria still serves surprise eggs with dinner, most students lost interest after getting "boiled eggs" twice in a row. Since the competition was over, they decided to enjoy the activities in the Traveler's Street while the excitement was still going.

　As a result, fewer students chose to eat in the cafeteria.

　Dak and his group chatted and laughed, but still entered the cafeteria.

　The halfling chefs in the cafeteria spotted the blond boy with the bat familiar in the queue, exchanged a few words with him, and then smiled.

　When it was Dak's turn, the halfling aunt in charge of managing the Easter eggs winked at him, then took out an Easter egg with red petals painted on it and placed it among a pile of Easter eggs right in front of him.

　Dark was genuinely stunned by the halfling aunt's blatant cheating.

　The halfling aunt congratulated her, saying, "Congratulations on winning the championship."

　Dak suddenly realized, and without any hesitation, he reached out and took the Easter egg.

　Of course, Little Devimon didn't forget to pick one as well.

　The cafeteria's menu tonight is very lavish. Large platters of meat are placed on the plates in the window, and the rich aroma of meat permeates the surroundings, mixed with the fragrance of desserts.

　While selecting food, Dak also discovered...

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　Bottles of fruit wine.

　There is no rule in this world that forbids minors from drinking alcohol.

　However, to protect students, the fruit wines provided in the cafeteria have a very low alcohol content.

　Dak casually picked a bottle and put it on his plate before continuing to look for food.

　Having won the championship, he was determined to reward himself, so the amount of meat on his plate kept increasing.

　But when he turned around with his plate full of meat, he was surprised to find that two of the three people behind him had plates piled high with meat!

　He looked down at his own plate, then looked up at the plates in Diana's and Pandora's hands, and sighed.

　People are truly not comparable.

　……

　At noon, Diana and Pandora were somewhat reserved because they were not very familiar with each other.

　So tonight, they completely let loose.

　Besides, as long as the reason is "to celebrate Dark's victory," it wouldn't seem out of place for them to take as much meat as they want.

　As a result, a mountain of meat was quickly piled up on the table for the four of them.

　The little devilmon stood on the table, looking up at the mountain of flesh with a bewildered expression. Beside it stood Pandora's familiar, "Young Winged Dragon," which looked ravenous. A drowsy creature also lingered in the corner.

　Sleeping chinchilla.

　"Then, let's open the egg first!"

　Dark moved the painted egg with red petals to his eyes, already impatient.

　"Okay, let's open the egg first."

　Pandora responded, but did not touch her own egg; instead, she simply stared at Dark.

　Dak glanced around and found that everyone was staring at him—not just the three people at his table, but even the students at the next table were watching him.

　"Hey, don't hesitate, hurry up!"

　A senior student from the Knights Academy grumbled impatiently.

　The others then echoed in agreement.

　Dark couldn't help but laugh: "Looks like everyone wants to know what this cheat code can yield?"

　After holding it in for a while, Diana finally couldn't help but say, "It must be a phoenix egg!"

　Rose whispered, "Didn't I tell you? There are no phoenix eggs."

　Dark advised, "We'll know once we break it open."

　So he pulled down and took out one of the prizes, a small golden hammer, and smashed it down on the Easter egg.

　"Snapped!"

　Throughout the day, Dark had opened quite a few Easter eggs, but this one undoubtedly had the hardest shell.

　Despite striking it with such force, it only created a tiny crack.

　He frowned, then put his strength into it and knocked twice more.

　However, after these two blows, only two more cracks appeared.

　“Infuse it with magic,” Pandora advised.

　Dark then poured magic into the small golden hammer, and with a forceful strike, he activated the magic circle attached to the hammer!

　The seven-colored halo rippled instantly

　The opening attracted even more attention.

　Immediately afterwards, the egg-sized colored egg shattered.

　Dozens of eyes instantly focused on them.

　Within the remaining third of the eggshell, a teardrop-shaped gem slowly rose, emitting a fiery red light.

　"what is this?"

　"A fire-attribute gem?"

　A murmur of discussion arose, and the gem suddenly burst into flames, causing the surrounding temperature to rise sharply!

　"Paji."

　Pandora casually grabbed something and extinguished the gem's flame.

　She held the ruby ​​up to her eyes, glanced at it, and handed it to Dark, saying with a smile, "An unexpected treasure, don't lose it."

　Dark took the gem, didn't look at it much, and stuffed it directly into his card pack: "Well then, let's eat!"

　……

　The incident of Dark Dimon finding a gem in an Easter egg in the cafeteria was just a minor episode during dinner.

　song.

　As he quickly put the gem away, the people around him soon moved on and started chatting amongst themselves.

　Pandora, Diana, Rose, and Devimon all unlocked their respective Easter eggs afterward, with Devimon even unlocking another credit ticket!

　Although it was only a 30-point credit voucher, it was enough to make it happy.

　In this way, Little Demon Beast accumulated another 200 credits.

　It happily shared its meal with the young winged dragon, who was also a familiar, and was extremely pleased with itself.

　Influenced by Devimon, the atmosphere here became even more pleasant.

　The mountains of meat on the dining table are also decreasing at a visible rate.

　Diana ate with her mouth full of oil.

　Pandora was quite polite, but she ate very slowly.

　Dak already knew about her appetite, so he wasn't surprised.

　It was already 8 p.m. when the four of them finished their meal and left the cafeteria satisfied.

　Sunday evening, a rare moment of free time.

　After leaving the canteen, the four of them did not return to their dormitory, but instead took a leisurely stroll along the castle road as a way to digest their meal.

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　Before they knew it, they had arrived at the "Lovers' Bridge" located between the castles. They leaned on the bridge railing, felt the night breeze, and squinted at the night view.

　It's quiet around here.

　Perhaps because most people went to Travellers Street, Lovers' Bridge was undisturbed tonight.

　The young men and women enjoyed the tranquil atmosphere, as if time itself had passed, etching a constant and unchanging scene into their lives.

　……

　After a long pause, Dark spoke first: "Senior, about the experiment you mentioned earlier..."

　Pandora brushed a strand of hair aside and said softly, "It's a small experiment. I'll call you when needed."

　Dak nodded and then asked no more questions.

　Pandora then said, "The gem you found in the cafeteria contains a drop of the blood of a fire-attribute monster."

　"Could it really be a phoenix?!" Diana's eyes lit up with surprise.

　Pandora said slowly, "That's not necessarily true, but since it's one of the rewards the academy gives to the winners, the monster's level can't be low. Otherwise, a single drop of blood wouldn't be able to emit such a strong fire elemental fluctuation. My suggestion is that you go directly to the professor to ask."

　Dark nodded and said, "Then I'll go ask Professor Kazel tomorrow."

　Pandora then asked, "You seem to have a good relationship with the professors?"

　Dark smiled and said, "So-so."

　Pandora said, "It's certainly beneficial to have good relationships with professors, but you can't rely on them too much. I think you can strike a balance."

　Dark: "Of course."

　A hint of languor flickered in Pandora's eyes, then she took a deep breath, and the hearts of those around her swayed with that breath.

　Ripples appear.

　She said, "It's getting late, I should go. You should all get some rest too."

　Then she took two steps back, waved to the three of them, and smiled, "Good night."

　The three of them smiled and waved, saying, "Good night."

　……

　"Hey."

　After Pandora left, Diana perked up again, asking excitedly, "Where to next?"

　Dark: "Back to the dorm."

　Diana: "Huh?"

　Dark laughed and said, "I mean, we can go sit in the common room."

　Rose took Diana's hand and walked towards the bridge with a smile: "Let's go."

　The three of them returned to the tower of the noble academy and sat in the common room for a while. They didn't return to their dormitory until Rose showed obvious signs of fatigue.

　See you tomorrow.

　"See you tomorrow."

　……

　Dak pushed open the door to room 201, a hint of weariness in his eyes.

　Continuous high-intensity magical duels actually take a heavy toll on duelists, especially in terms of their mental state.

　After entering the room, he first summoned the "Magical Secretary." Then he entrusted it with the important task of summoning other magical spirits, while he himself collapsed onto the bed without any regard for appearances.

　Feeling the coolness of the blankets against his cheeks, he only dozed off for a short while before accidentally falling asleep.

　When he suddenly woke up, he instinctively sat up and saw that the hour hand of the wall clock had already turned past eleven.