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

　"Yes, how good?" Simone Florty pressed. "If you were in danger, would he risk his life to save you?"

　"Give your life to save me?" Rose was bewildered again.

　This is a really big problem.

　She believed that if she were in danger, Dark would definitely come to her rescue. But would he really risk his life for her?

　No, normally she wouldn't want Dark to sacrifice his life to save her.

　In those chivalric romances, similar plots involve people saying "I'd give my life," but in the end, they always escape unscathed, and nobody actually dies.

　Ultimately, what circumstances would drive Dark to "risk his life"?

　Why is Uncle making things so difficult for Dak?

　Viscount Flori: ?

　……

　While a family meeting, the first of its kind to include Rose, was taking place at Viscount Florty's mansion, a similar scene was unfolding within the Gretel family.

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　Even for the once-fallen Flori family, this invitation was still incredibly difficult to obtain.

　This is an even more important decision for the rising Gretby family.

　The rivalry between the eldest prince and princess is now out in the open.

　The elderly king was actually watching them all along.

　The old king was not one to be bound by existing traditions. If it would be more beneficial for the country for the eldest princess to ascend the throne, he was capable of doing so, even if it meant a woman would succeed him.

　That's why the eldest princess had room to compete.

　In the turbulent court, how to position oneself became a crucial consideration for the sons of the powerful and wealthy.

　Although the two current heirs each have their flaws, they are, after all, children raised by that king. Therefore, the consequences of taking the wrong stance will not be catastrophic, but it is inevitable that they will fall out of the inner circle.

　For example, if the Gretebell family had chosen the eldest princess's faction, but the eldest prince's faction had ultimately prevailed, then the Gretebell family's military power would have been gradually eroded by the Doron family.

　Of course, like the Gretby family, the Dorron family is currently not in a position of power.

　Given the current unclear situation, there is no need for military leaders like them to make a statement so quickly.

　When the two families visited each other, they would mention this point, whether openly or subtly, and would always say something like, "Let's talk about it again in two or three years."

　In reality, it will take two or three years, or even four or five years, or six or seven years.

　……

　Diana, who had just finished stretching her muscles and was about to get excited, was grabbed by the scruff of her neck and dragged back indoors by the Silver Wolf Knight.

　The family of three sat around the tea table, with Diana sprawled across it, looking like a puddle of liquid.

　body.

　She clutched the birthday party invitation tightly under her paws.

　She was overjoyed.

　"I can't believe we're meeting again the very next day after we parted, hehe. Since you invited our family, you must have invited Rose's family too, right?"

　Diana was beautiful, showing none of the worries of the Florty family.

　With a powerful family background as her backing, she has no need to worry.

　Moreover, she has so many cousins ​​above her, so she can be said to be under no pressure at all.

　But Viscount Gretby and his wife Camilla were quite serious.

　"Is this forcing us to take sides?" Viscount Gretel said gruffly.

　Camilla twirled her fingers and said, "Wait a minute, I've already sent someone to check who received the invitation."

　Because the Dimon family made no attempt to hide anything, they quickly uncovered the truth.

　“It’s a family banquet, this is going to be difficult,” Camilla said.

　For this birthday party of Dark Dimon, apart from the Dimon family and close friends, only four additional invitations were sent out!

　These four invitations arrived at the residences of the eldest princess, the two younger princesses, the Greta Bay family, and the Flori family, respectively.

　There was no one else besides them.

　"What I feared most has come to pass," Camilla couldn't help but smile wryly.

　What I fear most is this kind of family banquet that has a legitimate reason and is impossible to refuse.

　If they attend tonight's banquet, the Gretebear family—at least the Viscount's family—will be associated with the Duke's household.

　Even if they express their opinions afterward, others will still have preconceived notions.

　There was actually no united front within the Greta Bayer family.

　Some people are optimistic about the eldest princess—or rather, the Valkyrie behind the eldest princess.

　Some people do not like female succession.

　Therefore, this matter is quite difficult to handle.

　Viscount Gretel was not yet in charge of the household; he still had a very strong father above him.

　Otherwise, given his personality, he might just act without thinking twice.

　"I don't care about you guys, I'm definitely going." Diana blinked and immediately made up her mind.

　She slammed her hand on the table, making a loud thud.

　"Diana, do you like him very much?" Camilla asked gently.

　Diana was completely taken aback by her mother's sudden and direct post, and her face immediately turned bright red, like a cute red apple.

　The Viscount and his wife exchanged a glance, each having made their own plans.

　……

　At this very moment, the Valkyrie, who had no intention of interfering in the political situation, was engrossed in a dress-up game.

　Meanwhile, her costume doll, Dark Dimon, was forced to stand stiffly in front of the mirror.

　Dak admitted that he had forgotten about his birthday.

　In his plan, the first few days after returning home should have been a period of complete relaxation and rest.

　I'll relax for a few days before getting back into studying.

　But Lady Valkyrie clearly has her own plans.

　Dak gradually realized that something was wrong.

　Tonight's birthday party might just be a dessert before the main event—like a pork chop meal before execution!

　But Aylvit showed no sign of this, fully enjoying the pleasure of dressing up her baby.

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　Even if the baby is already at an age where he needs to pay attention to his appearance, she will most likely still tie a bow in his hair.

　But it wasn't just Dak who suffered.

　Right next to him, all his magical spirits were placed in front of the dressing mirror, and the maids of the "Virgin Palace Maid Corps" were carefully matching their clothes and makeup!

　While this may not be unprecedented, it is certainly quite rare.

　Among Dark's magical Pokémon, some, like Sylveon, are excited and looking forward to it, while others, like Meowth, are in great pain.

　The maids were probably encountering such an intelligent magical spirit for the first time, and their curiosity was mixed with admiration for the boy.

　But all their attention was probably focused on that magical spirit.

　Vampire Heiress!

　……

　If the other magical spirits were merely intelligent magical spirits, then this vampire heiress gave them the feeling of being a true human!

　It was as if the Duke's mansion had gained another young lady.

　"Is this the magical spirit you created by combining Ophelia and the vampire Vlad?"

　As she personally trimmed and thinned out Dark's overly long bangs, Aylvit asked curiously.

　“It has nothing to do with the Blood Princess now,” Dark said casually.

　Alvitt hummed a cheerful tune: "If you want her to be a student at St. Marian Academy, I can help you submit the application, but you'll need to solve two problems yourself."

　Dark: "What's the problem?"

　Alvitt said, "One is the entrance exam, and the other is her survival. Also, although the demand isn't high in the first year, if she advances to the second year, you'll need to solve the problem of her mana source. A magical elf's mana can't support the consumption of continuous duels."

　Dark nodded and said, "In short, there are two issues: testing and magic power. As for the former, she has three months to learn. I plan to hire several tutors to teach all the magical elves, including her. As for the latter, perhaps we can develop a blood plasma pack containing a high concentration of magic power."

　"A blood plasma pack? That's quite vampire-like," Arvit laughed.

　"That's one of the advantages of being a vampire," Dark said.

　Since we've come this far, Dark paused for a moment, then added, "If Mother needs it, I can awaken the intelligence of all your magical spirits."

　The shocking words interspersed in the ordinary conversation made Arvitt's hand tremble, and she cut a little too much hair, which made her feel heartbroken.

　After a long pause, she finally asked, "Really?"

　Even though she already knew that all of Dark's magical spirits possessed intelligence, Alvitt never considered that possibility, because it was simply too incredible.

　Every mage knows that bestowing true intelligence upon a simulated life touches upon the innermost realm within the Gate of Truth.

　The secret lies even more in the No. 1 alchemy circle, which forms the entire magical spirit system!

　That was a supreme realm that even the first and greatest mage, Merlin, could not reach!

　If it's just about creating a single magical spirit or giving it an intelligence level higher than 3.0 (rather than spiritual intelligence) under the influence of bonds, it might still be within an acceptable range.

　But if it's so easy to give a large number of magical spirits intelligence, then what was the purpose of all those mages throughout history who sacrificed themselves, dissecting their souls into a jumbled mess for this?

　If this secret were to spread, those hidden in the shadows...

　The fallen mages of the Dark Lands will surely go mad for it!

　……

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　Even more terrifying is that Dark's implication is that he can also awaken the intelligence of other people's magical spirits!

　This is on another completely different level!

　Arvit took a deep breath and said, "Let me fix your bangs first."

　Fifteen minutes later, Arvit looked at her treasure in the mirror with satisfaction, put down the tools, and said, "It's barely acceptable."

　Darke then stood up from his chair and said, "Let's find an open space."

　Alvie nodded and said, "Let's go to the training hall."

　The Duke's indoor training hall is large enough to accommodate two 120x80 spaces with room to spare.

　When the mother and son arrived at the training hall, hundreds of maids were sweating profusely inside.

　They did not stop training because of the Duke's arrival. Whether swinging their swords or throwing punches, their movements were powerful and resounding.

　Everyone stopped when Arvit raised her hand and clapped three times.

　"Wait outside."

　The maids immediately filed out.

　A moment later, only the mother and son remained in the huge training hall.

　Looking at the excessively empty training hall, Dak couldn't help but recall his past laziness and shirking during sword practice, and shook his head.

　If he had worked harder back then, he might still be able to compete with Diana now.