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

　Dark looked at the aquatic beasts thoughtfully, then asked, "Has this water dragon lizard shed its skin?"

　Auli said, "No. If the young master wants materials, the manor has blood crystals that have been simply processed from its blood."

　Dark asked, "Was it a blood transfusion?"

　Ollie nodded and said, "Its blood was extremely contaminated. To save it, we performed eight bloodletting treatments to allow the new blood to flow."

　Gradually dilute the blood

　The toxins remaining in it, but even so, its blood

　Tiny contaminants still remain. However, these won't significantly hinder the forging of magical spirits. If all goes well, they might even be expelled during the process.

　After pondering for a while, Dak suddenly said, "So, Mother brought it back to the manor with this in mind?"

　“Of course.” Ollie’s smile widened. “After all, young master is already a mage.”

　……

　When it was completely dark, Dak and his two companions returned to their residence.

　Arvit's work sometimes goes on very late, so dinner time at the manor is also delayed.

　Dak and Aurora arrived at the restaurant first and found that a slightly lower table had been added near the original table, with various chairs around it, all of which were clearly custom-made.

　Then, not long after, his magical spirits, led by the maids, lined up and entered the restaurant like elementary school students.

　Upon seeing Dark sitting in the restaurant, the normally well-behaved magical elves suddenly became restless.

　Move.

　Several of them even tried to break away from the group and run towards Dark.

　But Gatomon, who was at the front, simply clapped its hands lightly, and...

　The movement stopped.

　The magical elves struggled to control their impulses and sat down one by one at the new dining table.

　Dak rested his chin on his hand, watching their performance with a smile, and the sadness of the day gradually faded away.

　Before long, the maids came in one by one pushing food carts, first serving some cut fruit platters, and then teaching the magical elves how to use knives and forks.

　The restaurant gradually became busier, with the meows of the magical elves filling the air.

　Of course, some magic spirits without hands could only watch.

　Some felt lucky, while others were somewhat disappointed.

　Dak was served a cup of goat's milk by a maid.

　After that, he turned his attention to the new newspaper.

　In the past two days, the situation in the capital has been turbulent and unpredictable, and the Holy Church has been making increasingly frequent moves.

　The previously suppressed "execution plan" against the Demon King seems to have been put back on the agenda, and the newspapers have once again begun to publicize the "achievements" of the holy scholar named Abel Yekis - some newspapers previously claimed that he had developed a way to completely kill the Demon King after more than a decade.

　With nothing else to do, Aurora, following Dak's example, picked up a newspaper and started reading.

　After a short while, the adults arrived at the same time.

　Claire, Ylva, Suna.

　The three sat down at the other end of the table, their conversation continuing.

　Dak put down his newspaper and listened to their conversation, gradually gaining an understanding of the topics they were discussing.

　Surprisingly, they were also discussing matters related to the Holy Church.

　"Is everything settled?"

　Dak paused for a moment, then suddenly inserted...

　He said.

　Arvit did not because of his insertion

　Despite his initial aversion, he smiled and said, "It's mostly settled. The Holy Church should hold a public execution of the Demon King in July. They've kept their secret very well; even many within the Holy Church believe that Abel Yekis has truly figured out a way to completely kill the Demon King."

　“If we hadn’t known this beforehand, we probably would have been skeptical as well,” Claire said, shaking her head. “The Holy Church is still as adept at deceiving people as ever.”

　Of the three adults, neither Alvitt nor Claire showed much concern about the Demon King.

　Only Lord Suna Montilfali, from the moment she entered, appeared worried and unable to eat.

　After answering Dark's question, Arvit turned to her and said, "Don't worry too much, just prepare in advance. Even if something really goes wrong, I will have Eliza take the lead and send troops to the Free City in the name of humanitarianism to help you resist any potential crisis. This is a win-win situation for Eliza as well."

　Lord Montilfali sighed slightly: "If possible, I still hope that the hybrids themselves will protect their homeland. The City of Freedom is both our hope and our dignity. But if it is truly impossible, I will seek help."

　"That's good," Arvit said with relief.

　She knew her comrade's personality very well. But it seems that she has also changed in the ten years since she became the lord of the city.

　Lord Montilfarli continued, "Given how things have unfolded, it seems I must return to the city ahead of schedule. Whether the Demon King is resurrected or not..."

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　Executions, in themselves, would intensify the activities of the remnants of the demon race. We are situated on former demon territory, in the diverse and populous Free City, making us a likely first target for them.

　"Mother, are you going back?" Aurora, who had been listening quietly, couldn't help but ask.

　Lord Montilfali nodded slightly and said, "I'll return in about three days, once it's confirmed that the execution ceremony will indeed take place. As for you, you can continue to stay at your Aunt Dimon's house. I know you won't make me worry, right?"

　“Hmm…” Aurora responded, but she was clearly very downcast.

　Arvit comforted her, "Little Nora, just treat this place as your home. If you miss home, you can send a letter."

　Aurora nodded: "Thank you, Auntie."

　Lord Montilfali sighed silently, but said nothing more.

　Leaving Aurora in the Duke's mansion was a decision she made after careful consideration.

　On the one hand, she herself was not a mage and could not provide Aurora with the education she deserved.

　On the other hand, the dangers facing the City of Freedom are becoming increasingly severe. Aurora may appear gentle and frail, but sometimes she does things that make her very uneasy.

　Because of precedent, she really didn't dare put her in the city of freedom.

　Aurora was her most precious treasure, even more important than the City of Freedom.

　……

　With everyone having arrived, the maids quickly began serving the food.

　The three adults stopped talking about official business and, led by Alvette, began to inquire with great interest about Dark and Aurora's itinerary for the day.

　There's nothing to be ashamed of.

　Dak then recounted the entire day's itinerary.

　It was clearly a rather tedious itinerary in his eyes. But for some reason, Arvit listened with great interest.

　After Dark finished speaking, she suddenly said with a smile, "So it seems that Little Nora has been paying attention to your brother Dark for a long time, right?"

　Even though Dark hadn't mentioned that the places he passed through were places where he had committed bad deeds, Aylvit saw right through it.

　Caught off guard by her question, Aurora was so embarrassed that she almost crawled under the table.

　As Lady Montilfari watched this scene, she suddenly realized that even if she had genuinely proposed annuling the engagement, it might not go smoothly.

　Her daughter, Little Moon's, life was filled with the imprint of Dark Dimon from a very young age.

　This belated realization made her shake her head repeatedly.

　But who can we blame for this?

　Who told her to be so loose-lipped and leak the "engagement"?

　……

　After dinner, perhaps after hearing about Dark's magical chess feat, Alvit suddenly felt interested in playing chess.

　She instructed the head maid, Ms. Jasmine, to go to the storeroom and retrieve a long-forgotten set of magical chess pieces.

　Although the pieces of this magical chess set are far less refined than the latest chess sets, and the types of pieces are also quite different.

　However, anyone familiar with modern magic chess can quickly master the game if they are even slightly acquainted with it.

　Dark played chess with Arvit for the first time.

　No surprises.

　He was utterly routed and lost all his armor and weapons!

　Arvit always showed her silly side in front of him, almost making him forget that she was also a battle-hardened Valkyrie!

　Even though she wasn't primarily a commander, she never failed when she was needed to take command.

　They are adept at various tactics and strategies.

　With Darko's chess skills, he's only good at bullying his peers.

　Once you encounter these true veterans, you don't even have the right to lift a finger.

　The crushing defeat ignited his fighting spirit.

　The second game was quickly set up.

　But Darko was unable to reverse the disadvantage and suffered another crushing defeat.

　Claire couldn't stop laughing as she watched him suffer defeat after defeat.

　Dark glared at her and immediately started the third round.

　The scene that unfolded on the Star Tower during the day is now being reversed.

　Arvit tried to go easy on her, but Darke saw through her act and she had no choice but to continue.

　Dark learned from his failures and his chess skills gradually improved.

　Finally, after more than ten rounds, he pulled one back with a stroke of genius and won his first hard-fought victory.

　Then, before Arvit could say "next game," he decisively ended the game.

　"Is it already so late? Mom, I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight."

　Win a day!

　……

　After returning to his bedroom, Darke brought up the system panel, looked at his "Arrogance" which had increased slightly, and then extracted 1.5 points.

　Of the seven deadly sins, "pride" is indeed the safest.

　It's easy to rise, but also easy to control.

　I just went out for a walk and played chess with someone for a while, and my score easily increased.

　"Arrogance, greed, and ecstasy."

　He looked toward "Paradise".

　I've only been home for a few days, and I was already drained of energy.

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　The "Paradise" index, which had only 80 points remaining, has actually risen back to 89 points!

　Seeing that he was just a little bit away from reaching the "90" standard line, Dak could only shake his head.

　It's not that I, Dark Dimon, don't work hard, it's just that my family...

　There are just too many questions.

　"However, with 'greed' proving ineffective, the return of the Dragon King of 'Paradise' might alleviate the resource crisis to some extent."

　After reflecting on his actions, Dak washed up, put on a face mask, crawled into bed, watched "Around the World" for a while, and then fell into a deep sleep.

　……

　The fourth day after returning home.

　Thursday, June 7th.

　Since he had no plans for the day, Dak took out the tutoring resume he had forgotten about the night before and carefully checked it after breakfast.

　A total of sixteen tutors passed the initial screening, including six men and ten women.