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

　The situation was roughly the same for the other branches.

　The only one in a better position was the Knights Academy—they also won two challenges against opponents of higher levels.

　However, they still lost to the Magic Academy by a single point.

　It seems that the Magic Academy has already secured its position.

　The Magic Academy, which was already leading by nearly 100,000 points, will lead by a full 200,000 points after winning this duel!

　That's something that's almost impossible to surpass based solely on the actual differences in credit hours and final exam scores between different departments.

　This also means that the Magic Academy is almost certain to win the Academy Cup.

　……

　After gradually realizing this fact, the atmosphere outside the Magic Academy became exceptionally somber.

　Gradually, only the students of the Magic Academy remained in the circular area, still laughing and chatting.

　After all the captains of the four colleges submitted their applications to end the challenge, the host, Judy, returned to the stage and announced the end of the competition and the final victory of the Magic Academy.

　For viewers around the world, this match was definitely worth the trip.

　However, for the students, a purely exciting duel is not enough to satisfy everyone.

　When Doron realized there was no hope in the House of Nobles, he suddenly twisted the end of the magic firework, angrily trying to release it to vent his emotions—but it only made a "poof" sound and went off as a dud.

　Dark quickly suppressed his laughter. Although he didn't care much about the outcome of the Noble House competition, he knew it was best not to laugh at this moment.

　Moreover, the defeat of the House of Nobles also meant the loss of the Holy Grail, which was certainly not a good thing.

　However, as a mere spectator, I was thoroughly entertained today.

　……

　With the final awards ceremony completed, the Academy Cup duel officially came to an end.

　The five magic academy students on the stage, all beaming with confidence, raised their fists high towards the sky!

　That year, the Magic Academy finally overthrew the rule of the Noble Academy, ushering in a brighter future for them.

　"Just as the ancient aristocratic system will eventually be overthrown, only those who control knowledge should rightfully sit in the heavens."

　In a corner of the audience, a kind-faced old man wearing a monocle lowered his eyes and slowly drew a symbol on his chest along the trajectory of the number "4".

　Then he slowly retreated into the crowd and disappeared.

　……

　The starry sky tonight is as brilliant as ever, like a god looking down upon the world.

　……

　Darko Dimon walked among the departing crowd, accompanied by two carefree young girls.

　Doron and Pistan complained nearby, unable to accept the Knights' Academy's elimination even after the event had ended.

　The group of people laughing and walking past them were undoubtedly students from the Magic Academy.

　As the saying goes, fortunes change, and today it's my turn. The Magic Academy winning the Academy Cup is a done deal.

　The students at the Magic Academy couldn't help but fantasize about what wishes they should make to the Holy Grail.

　When students from other departments heard this, they couldn't help but show a sour expression.

　Why is happiness always someone else's?

　……

　Time flows like a sandy river, and years pass by in the blink of an eye.

　As Saturday's duel came to an end, so too did the final merriment.

　Both lower and upper grade students quickly threw themselves into the final review.

　With only one day left until the exam starts on Monday, even if I just want to relax, I have to pretend to study at least a little bit =.=!

　Then in the blink of an eye

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　Monday marked the start of the three-day final exam period.

　This year's first-year written exams consisted of six subjects: Summoning, Potions, Magical Arts, Duel, and Monster Studies.

　Each exam lasts two hours, one in the morning and one in the afternoon.

　After the exam, you will have to stay on campus for about two days until the exam results are released.

　……

　That morning, Dak Dimon woke up surrounded by fluffy fur.

　This kind of treatment, which is something to be desired in winter, carries a hint of irritation in the gradually warming summer.

　He took a deep breath, then picked up the furry ball that was clinging to his chest and placed it aside before getting out of bed to wash up.

　Once he regained his senses, he took a sip of the apple juice that Sylveon had handed him and took out the breakfast that Devimon had brought from the basket one by one.

　This morning's breakfast was exceptionally lavish; he consciously controlled his appetite and made sure he got all the nutrients he needed for the day.

　Then there's the habit he never abandoned, even when facing exams—taking out and opening the "Daily Wise Man".

　Upon seeing this, he immediately spat out a mouthful of apple juice.

　But today, the headline banner of the *Great Sage Daily* read:

　[Shocking! The Undying Demon King is about to be executed!]

　……

　The banner was accompanied by a picture of an elderly man in bishop's robes, wearing small round glasses and looking like a scholar.

　Where the old man's gaze was directed, there was a thick, sealed black mist, within which two blood-red eyes faintly shone.

　Scrolling down, the report clearly identified the old man as a scholar of the Holy Church, a learned man known before joining the church as the "Sage of Suffering."

　Dak's attention was almost immediately drawn to the report, and he put down his teacup to examine it closely.

　A moment later, he looked up, his eyes darting around.

　"Pfft." The little devilmon pressed its face against his, looking at the newspaper with him, but couldn't help but laugh out loud.

　Dark asked, "Is it funny?"

　"This little devil is hilarious!" Little Devilmon grinned wickedly. "He dares to call himself a Demon King?"

　Dark was taken aback, not expecting that Devimon's sensitive spot would be there.

　He couldn't help but shake his head and start thinking.

　This report is not an official statement from the Church, but rather something "inquired" about from an outsider's perspective.

　Of course, whether this person is truly an "outsider" is another matter entirely.

　The text mainly tells the story of a holy scholar named Abel Yekis who, after more than a decade, discovered a way to completely kill the Demon King!

　The Demon King is not dead.

　→This is actually not a secret.

　Because the original Demon King was known as the "Immortal Demon King," and was said to be impossible to kill.

　In the story of the hero's sacrifice, the Demon King's fate is also to be sealed away, rather than killed.

　Although the common people do not know the true secret of the Demon King's immortality, they firmly believe in his "immortality".

　Now that Abel Yekis has suddenly jumped out and said that he has found a way to completely kill the Demon King, how can this not cause shock?

　This report will likely be reprinted by other newspapers as soon as it is published.

　The outside world may have already begun to be stirred up by this.

　A rational person would try to verify the truth of the matter.

　Those who blindly believe will spread the word wildly in their astonishment.

　If this report is true and verifiable, then the "execution" mentioned in the title will become a reality.

　Of course, this is on the premise that the Demon King is still sealed in the secret place of the Holy Church!

　……

　After thinking carefully for a moment, Dark said, "Perhaps it's a smokescreen."

　No matter how you look at it, he doesn't believe the report is true.

　If the method to kill the Demon King were so easy to figure out, the Demon King in the original game wouldn't have survived to the later stages.

　Therefore, it is more likely that it was a smokescreen used to deal with the Demon King's escape from the seal.

　But what benefit would the Holy Church gain from releasing such a smokescreen?

　Or perhaps it wasn't actually released by the Holy Church, but by some other force?

　But what forces would dare to make such statements in front of the Holy Church?

　Even if someone dares to publish it, would the Great Sage Daily dare to accept it?

　A million questions flashed through Dak's mind in an instant.

　But he didn't dwell on it for long.

　Because there are exams coming up.

　……

　Once outside, he temporarily put aside his thoughts about the report, met up with Diana and Rose in the common room, and then they went to the classroom together.

　There are quite a few people who share their thoughts.

　After Dak sat down in the common room, he noticed that more and more people were getting around him.

　After a while, he saw Diana walking hurriedly out of the stairwell.

　She was still holding the "Summoning Spell" textbook in her hand, muttering to herself, clearly preparing for a last-minute cramming session.

　And beside her

　The full text is available for free online. Although Rose was also holding a textbook, she was relatively relaxed.

　The two had different abilities in theoretical learning from the very beginning.

　Diana is the type who is very quick to learn, but she is extremely bad at things like memorizing textbooks.

　Rose, on the other hand, was beautiful and intelligent, with an excellent memory, but she lacked a thirst for knowledge and had little ambition.

　If she hadn't met Diana, she probably wouldn't have taken it so seriously, in order to help Diana solve the problem when Diana couldn't.

　Now the two complement each other, and their academic levels are actually quite good.

　Diana has high expectations of herself, so she was a little nervous.

　Dac plug

　After going inside and exchanging a few words of reassurance, she gradually relaxed.

　The three of them then traveled together and soon arrived at the classroom for the Summoning class.

　On the podium, Professor Sylph was already waiting, with a thick stack of exam papers beside her, and her demeanor was more serious than usual.

　The students who entered the classroom were completely silent.

　Those who brought textbooks or review materials were quietly flipping through them.

　"That's the taste!"

　Dak sat down in the back by the window, his mind filled with memories.

　None of the professors in the first year had the habit of giving periodic tests, and even at the end of last semester there were only major projects and no exams, which almost made him forget what it felt like to enter an exam room.

　……

　At 8:10 a.m., after Professor Sylph saw that all the students had arrived, she said a few words. Then she distributed the exam papers, but forbade the students from writing anything.

　The exam didn't officially begin until the bell rang at eight o'clock.

　Dak first quickly skimmed through the question types to get a preliminary idea of ​​the length of the exam paper, and then started answering the questions from the beginning.