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

　Blonde Eugénie was the third son of Grandet Eugénie.

　Brown Eugénie attends the Royal Academy in the capital. She is currently in the period between finishing fifth grade and starting sixth grade.

　Brown Eugénie's grades were not ideal.

　His incompetence was further highlighted by the exceptional talent of his two elder brothers.

　The Royal Academy's curriculum ends in the fifth year, and the sixth year is a practical year where students must achieve certain results to receive their graduation certificate.

　Therefore, those who simply coast through their days will not be able to graduate from the Royal Academy.

　The same applies to St. Marian's College.

　In other words, if Brown Eugénie wants to graduate, she has to do something.

　He had been obsessed with model Easter eggs recently, so he suddenly had the idea of ​​combining model Easter eggs with Magic Chess.

　Of course, his idea was not mature.

　The developers of Magic Chess are actually not short of money, and it would be difficult to persuade them to make concessions and cooperate.

　However, Dark did find inspiration in his suggestion. Therefore, it was only right to reward him.

　"Let me see. The Eugénie family has not shown any political inclination at the moment. Perhaps it is because businessmen seek profit and avoid harm that they have been observing the situation."

　"But perhaps they gained their current status because of the king's favor, and they are very loyal to the king."

　"In other words, the successor that the king ultimately decides to be is likely the one to whom they will serve in the future, and for now they are neutral."

　"Okay."

　After reading through Brown Eugénie's information, Dak put it aside.

　He didn't actually care too much about Eugénie's stance, as long as they didn't use the money he earned to sponsor his rivals.

　Anyway, it's just one of the distributors.

　If Duel Disk wants to truly expand worldwide, the best partners are actually various Duel Arenas, including St. Marian.

　Once a certain user base has been established, then we can consider distributing the products to small workshops for sale.

　In short, that's roughly the process.

　……

　After that, Dak casually picked up Phyllis Raman's file and started looking at it.

　Phyllis's information was dispensable to him, since there was no fundamental conflict of interest between them.

　He was just doing it from his own perspective, feeling more at ease after taking a look.

　It was those fifty whole pages of intelligence data that were somewhat intimidating.

　"Just how meticulous do you have to be to gather so much information?"

　Dark shook his head and turned to the first page.

　Upon seeing this, he was somewhat surprised.

　"So it's from the Holy Church's Mystic Ritual Academy?"

　But after thinking about it, he felt relieved.

　The Holy Mystic Academy is relatively easier to get into compared to St. Mary's Academy.

　Kyle from the Dimon family is also a student at the Holy Mystic Academy, and he was specially recruited.

　In the capital, if a nobleman's child cannot get into St. Mary's Academy, the nobleman will often try to get his child into the Holy Mystic Academy.

　After that comes the Royal Academy.

　The Royal Academy differs from St. Marian Academy and the Holy Mystic Academy in that it teaches a wider range of subjects, with magic, sorcery, and martial arts being just one part of its curriculum.

　St. Maryan Academy and the Holy Mystic Academy are both magic academies that focus on magic.

　There are other similar magic academies, but most of them were built up like mushrooms after the war.

　Of course, some long-established magic academies have also transformed into magic academies.

　Examples include the Elven Academy of Magical Arts, the Public Magic Academy jointly run by the Dwarves and Goblins, and the War Totem Academy of the Orcs…

　While these academies may not possess the same depth of magical technology as St. Marian Academy and the Holy Mystic Academy, their teaching methods are highly distinctive due to their inherited knowledge of other techniques.

　Dak glanced through it casually and then put Phyllis Raman's file back.

　Phyllis belongs to the Raman family, an ancient family that has continued for hundreds of years. Her father, Earl Rex Raman, is one of the current thirty-six councilors.

　Because of their similar ages and family backgrounds, Phyllis Raman and Angus Jeffrey have known each other since childhood and often get together like they did yesterday.

　However, Count Raman only had one daughter, Phyllis Raman, so he was very concerned about improving the status of women and did not psychologically reject female succession like some other old-fashioned nobles. Therefore, he did not show much inclination towards the eldest prince, Charles.

　In summary, this is the general information available about the Raman family.

　As for Phyllis herself...

　Dark didn't take it too seriously, since he didn't know when they would meet again.

　He had no intention of inviting anyone for tea again, and he probably wouldn't be going out for a long time to come... probably.

　The completion of the "zoo" and the temporary end of the "armed" course gave him more personal time.

　The next tasks are to train three more magical spirits, thoroughly research the "Transformation Charm," and write "Mathematics 2."

　Learning the "Transfiguration Charm" naturally required consulting Claire, who was exceptionally proficient in it.

　At this crucial time, Dak certainly wouldn't want to cause her any trouble.

　"Then let's focus on forging the magical spirit first!"

　……

　July 9th.

　The second Monday of July.

　After two days of relaxation, the magical elves are back to their busy study routine.

　Diana and Aurora continued to focus on their self-study of the "Armed" course.

　Dark, on the other hand, approached Ms. Plant.

　"An apple with magic powers?"

　As the former director of the Royal Botanic Gardens and a grass-type magician, Ms. Plant is naturally very knowledgeable about magical plants; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call her a living encyclopedia.

　Dark handed her a glass of iced lemon tea and nodded, saying, "Yes, I'm looking for a magical apple to use as the core for creating a magical spirit. Do you have any recommendations?"

　"To be used as the core for creating a magical spirit?"

　Ms. Plant thought for a moment and said, "Although I don't know much about your magic alchemy, for it to be a core element, it must need sufficient magic power and distinctive features, right?"

　Dark nodded and said, "If we have them, that would be great."

　Ms. Plant took a sip of her iced lemon tea and said, "Speaking of apples with immense magical power, the Golden Apple is naturally the only one that comes to mind. However, with the Hundred Races Alliance now practically defunct, obtaining a Golden Apple from the Elven lands or the Fairy Realm has become extremely difficult, almost impossible. So, as a second choice, would the more common self-destructing apple meet your requirements?"

　"A self-destructing apple?" Dark was somewhat surprised.

　Ms. Plant then raised her wand and tapped it on the table, and a bit of magic condensed at the tip of the wand into the shape of a seed.

　The magical seed sprouted and grew rapidly, turning into a small apple tree in the blink of an eye.

　The tree was laden with green and red apples, just like any other apples.

　"This is a self-destructing apple."

　Ms. Plant gently tapped one of the apples, and it burst into magical fragments with a "splat".

　"Its appearance is exactly the same as a normal apple. But when an animal that is trying to steal the apple touches it, it will explode instantly, killing the animal on the spot."

　"The carcasses of dead animals are pulled into the ground by tree roots and become fertilizer for the growth of the self-destructing apples."

　"Therefore, they may seem harmless, but they are actually very dangerous."

　"When adventuring in the wild, be sure to distinguish between exploding apples and regular apples."

　……

　Dark stared at the exploding apple tree formed from condensed magic and shook his head.

　If he wants to create Grass-type magical Pokémon like "Seed Ball" or "Fern Dumbbell" that can "self-destruct," he could incorporate some elements of self-destructing apples.

　But since the goal is to create a "greedy apple," it's best not to use that kind of apple.

　……

　When Ms. Plant saw him shake his head, she raised her wand and gently tapped the tip of the apple tree again. The magically formed exploding apple tree quickly collapsed and turned into a clump of thorny poison vines.

　At the tip of this poison ivy, however, grows a bright red apple.

　"And what about this poison ivy fruit?"

　"They usually attach themselves to large, leafy trees, wrap themselves around the branches, and hang down the tips of the branches with apples attached to lure their prey closer."

　……

　Upon hearing this, Dark examined the poison ivy fruit closely before shaking his head: "Anything else? I mean, something with a bit of insect or dragon elements would be best."

　"Dragonworm fruit?"

　Without hesitation, Ms. Plant proposed a new magical plant.

　Then he added, "However, it is not an apple-type magical plant, nor can it even be considered a pure plant. It looks like this."

　The poison ivy transformed itself through magic, eventually coalescing into a pineapple-shaped fruit.

　This dragon worm fruit is similar in shape to a pineapple, but its surface is covered with scales, and a worm grows from the stem.

　Dak raised an eyebrow, immediately feeling like "this is it".

　He immediately asked, "What is the origin of this dragon worm fruit?"

　Ms. Plant smiled slightly and said, "Dragon Insect Fruit is both a plant and an insect. Like Ambergris Fruit, it is considered a companion species of dragons. You can think of it as a product of the fusion of Ambergris Fruit and insect eggs. Of course, that's not actually the case."

　Dark asked, "Then how can I obtain it?"

　Ms. Plant then said slowly, "If you want, I can contact someone at the Royal Botanic Garden to arrange a meeting with you."

　Dak exclaimed in realization, "So the Royal Botanic Gardens grows them?"

　Ms. Plant nodded and said, "Yes, but it's a subspecies that was transplanted later. The pure Dragon Worm Fruit can only be obtained from Dragon Canyon, which is too difficult. Besides, if you want, I can also cultivate an apple-type Dragon Worm Fruit."

　Dark exclaimed in surprise, "This works too?"

　Ms. Plant smiled and said, "It's just a simple magical plant grafting technique. Relying on magic, it can be propagated quickly. If all goes well, it will take a day or two at most. And if I remember correctly, the Royal Botanical Garden has some finished products. By the way, how many do you want?"

　Dark opened his mouth: "Of course, the more the better."

　Ms. Plant nodded and said, "Then I'll contact them when I get back tonight."

　……

　So the next day.

　Having just decided not to go out anymore, Dak boarded a carriage and, led by Ms. Plant, headed to the Royal Botanic Gardens.

　Of course, Trina was still by his side.

　The Royal Botanic Gardens are located not far from the Royal Palace.

　It is said that the original Royal Botanic Gardens was built inside the royal palace. However, the later director of the Royal Botanic Gardens transplanted some very dangerous magical plants from somewhere, causing several great sensations.

　So the Royal Botanic Gardens were moved outside the palace.

　The reason they were not banned, but only forced to relocate, is that they were not banned.

　Of course, it's because magical plants are truly more meaningful than ordinary plants!

　Even today, the elderly king often takes his queen for walks in the Royal Botanic Gardens.

　Around nine o'clock in the morning, the Duke's carriage stopped at the entrance of the Royal Botanic Garden.

　Dak helped Ms. Plant out of the carriage, then had the Dragon Tamer lead the carriage into the stables, and then they entered the botanical garden.

　The guards at the Royal Botanic Gardens had apparently been notified in advance and did not obstruct the process in any way.

　Ms. Plant, a former headmistress who had only recently retired, still wielded considerable influence and enjoyed unimpeded passage.

　However, she deliberately avoided dangerous magical plants, only traveling along relatively safe paths.