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

　……

　So even after entering the hall, Dark was still completely confused.

　Like the other students, he was looking forward to Principal Arte's explanation.

　Students at St. Marian are always grouped according to their houses.

　Dark sat down in the area marked "Crown" and chatted quietly with Diana and the others.

　The hall gradually became noisy as more and more students arrived.

　By 2:55 p.m., almost all the teachers and students had gathered in the hall, and Professor Sylph walked onto the stage and clapped her hands at the audience.

　The audience fell silent at the mere sight of this gesture, without any spellcasting.

　It's as if Professor Sylph has lifted the group censorship again.

　It almost became a conditioned reflex.

　Professor Sylph nodded in satisfaction before inviting Principal Arte up.

　The headmistress, surrounded by nine elves, was as beautiful and noble as ever today.

　After taking the stage, she said a few words as an opening statement, and then got straight to the point: "Today I have an announcement to make. Professor Dee Dee Maxwell resigned last night."

　There's nothing fancy about it; it's just a very ordinary sentence.

　The students below the stage erupted in an uproar.

　Although Professor Didi's lectures were very boring and she would often deduct points from students' grades, as the head of the House of Fools, she was actually very kind outside of class, and no one had ever seen her angry.

　Moreover, she is a professor of astronomy.

　It could be said that her history of magic was as dry as her astronomy was as interesting.

　First-year students had only taken one astronomy class and didn't have a deep understanding of it. But the older students were very fond of astronomy and even formed a club for it.

　For senior students, the presence of such an elderly professor seems to have become a habit.

　Professor Didi truly accompanied them throughout their entire student life.

　But this very professor left them without any warning.

　It's impossible not to be heartbroken.

　……

　However, Principal Arte then showed the students a completely different Professor Didi.

　Even Dark, who had already heard some of it from Professor Lily, was quite surprised.

　What Principal Art slowly recounted was Dee Dee Maxwell as seen from her perspective.

　Willful, arrogant, domineering, and stubborn—these are words that students simply don't understand, yet they are an indispensable part of Professor Didi's personality.

　Principal Arte had known Professor Didi for a long time.

　She described Professor Didi as she knew him without any reservations.

　From a fledgling fairy to becoming a member of a four-person adventure team, and then being trapped in an ancient temple and suffering from the curse of aging.

　He recounted everything except for the details concerning Professor Cazell.

　She seemed to be reading out that resignation letter on behalf of Professor Didi.

　He also recounted Professor Didi's inner turmoil over the past decade and the details of recent events.

　……

　This was completely different from what Dark had imagined.

　Principal Art did not make any compilations at all; he simply told the students everything except for concealing their names.

　The students listened very attentively, even more attentively than during regular class.

　Principal Arte showed no favoritism, leaving the students the sole right to judge Professor Didi's behavior.

　It can be good or it can be bad.

　It can be right or wrong.

　One can take a subjective stance and defend the other.

　One can also criticize from an objective standpoint.

　It’s okay.

　……

　At last.

　Principal Art first invited one of the participants in the incident, Witt Gold, to corroborate the victim's testimony.

　Witt was clearly unprepared; he looked completely bewildered when he was called up.

　For him personally, this was undoubtedly a public execution.

　He didn't know why Principal Arte was doing this.

　But encouraged by Principal Arte's gaze, he recounted in detail how he had been ambushed and taken to the temple for a sacrifice the previous night.

　The words of the son of a hero are quite credible.

　No one really blamed him for not doing anything in this incident; they were just a little disappointed.

　But next.

　Principal Art then invited another participant in the incident—Dark Dimon.

　Dak also didn't expect to be invited to the stage.

　But under Principal Arte's gentle gaze, he had no choice but to cooperate and recount everything he had seen, heard, and done after discovering the magic card that Witt had dropped and following the trail into the secret room.

　Of course, we'll skip the details.

　The battle between the goddess and the goddess ended with Professor Didi defeating the goddess and refining the "Goddess's Tears".

　Both are sons of the kingdom's two swordsmen.

　The performance of the Valkyrie's son and the hero's son formed a stark contrast.

Chapter 121 Darkdemon is a Little Sun

　The students' chatter gradually grew louder.

　Not only the students, but even some of the professors looked at the two on the stage with meaningful expressions.

　Some people are born with a purpose, and while enjoying the benefits that purpose brings, they must also bear the corresponding vision and responsibility.

　Such is the son of a hero.

　In fact, as the son of the Valkyrie, isn't Dark Dimon the same?

　Otherwise, even based on his past performance, he was just an ordinary playboy, quite common in aristocratic circles, so why was he stigmatized to this extent?

　But even now...

　The young scoundrel has already embarked on the path to shedding his stigma and is doing exceptionally well.

　The son of a hero, on whom even greater hopes were placed, remained stagnant.

　This leaves no room for others to compare them.

　The gaze, even more disappointed than before, pierced Witt Gold's soul like needles, leaving it riddled with holes.

　Witt lowered his head, refusing to look at the audience, his hands and feet clasped tightly together.

　He finally regretted it.

　It's genuine regret.

　Instead of being enthusiastic for only three minutes and then immediately playing a game.

　At that moment, his ears were filled with all sorts of noises, some of which grew louder and louder, gradually standing out.

　Emma's voice, which he had gradually forgotten, was especially loud.

　"Stop hanging out with Robert! Think of your deceased parents!"

　Think of your deceased parents!

　Witt instinctively clutched the pendant on his chest, which contained a picture of his mother.

　Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Dark Dimon beside him and felt as if he were standing next to the sun, being scorched beyond recognition by the dazzling and scorching sunlight.

　……

　But in reality, Dark was not happy about it.

　In his view, winning the "Crimson Star" title or a minor championship were just trivial matters that couldn't change anything.

　But the current situation didn't feel good to him.

　If Principal Arte were to consider the mindset of the hero's son, she shouldn't have let him and Vitter go on stage at the same time and make two statements that clearly showed the difference in their quality.

　It's almost conceivable.

　After today, rumors about the two of them will surely spread like wildfire.

　Newspapers large and small will reprint the two men's actions in this incident extensively.

　Those who like to stir up trouble will definitely single them out for comparison and make some ridiculous comments to make people laugh.

　He himself, driven by public opinion, will step into the limelight in place of the hero's son.

　This is completely contrary to his strategy of self-cultivation.

　As long as there are brave people on the stage, that's enough; he doesn't want to bask in their glory.

　As long as the demon god's bloodline is not awakened.

　His position is already high enough.

　Son of the Duchess. Son of the Valkyrie.

　These two titles alone would have allowed him to smoothly reach the pinnacle of his life.

　He doesn't need to be labeled a "hero" at all.

　"Is this an attempt to cover up the negative impact of Professor Didi?"

　"Or is it an attempt to take a political stance?"

　"Supporting me is supporting the Valkyrie, supporting the doves, and supporting the eldest princess."

　Dark's mind raced.

　This is on a completely different level from what Witte thought.

　But this is actually inevitable.

　After all, the two people are not on the same psychological level.

　……

　anyway.

　This incident is a major event for St. Marian Academy.

　The school publicly explained the cause, process, and outcome of the incident. They even had the two participants corroborate their statements, essentially sealing off the entire story and preventing anyone with ulterior motives from stirring up any trouble.

　Furthermore, since there were no actual casualties, the negative impact was minimized.

　Despite the continued negative impact.

　However, the school's willingness to take responsibility and its refusal to shirk it might earn it some positive feedback.

　The fact that the son of the hero and the son of the Valkyrie, one as a victim and the other as a savior, are being compared on the same stage will inevitably attract a large amount of public attention.

　……

　But some things might be unexpected by adults who don't care about children's feelings.

　……

　The end of the rally.