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

　……

　It was already quite late, so Dak didn't linger in the clubroom for long.

　He observed the three "Ghost Butterflies" in the bonsai for a while, then had the magical spirits that returned to the dormitory take Cat Grass and Fox Grass with them. Finally, under Agumon's lingering gaze, he also took the little Guhuoniao from its cradle before leaving the clubroom.

　The group agreed to continue their research in the clubroom after school the next afternoon, and then returned to their dormitories.

　The little guhu bird suddenly woke up on its way back to the dormitory, and even when it arrived at the common room, it kept squawking, which attracted a lot of attention.

　It didn't seem as brave as one might imagine. The completely unfamiliar environment terrified it, and it clung to Dak's chest tightly.

　It wasn't until they entered the relatively cramped bedroom that the little guhuo bird slowly became active—and when Dak carried it into the bathtub for a bath, it was completely revitalized!

　After making a ruckus in the bathroom for a long time, Dak finally came out carrying the drenched chicken and carefully dried it with a towel.

　Shortly afterward, Aurora arrived with a late-night snack.

　Dak originally thought that Aurora wouldn't come so late, but to his surprise, she not only came, but also brought a feast—a whole chicken stewed with snow ginseng!

　Aurora placed the plate on the table, lifted the lid, and the rich aroma of the snow ginseng stewed chicken instantly burst forth.

　"Cuckoo?"

　The little Guhuo bird suddenly smelled the aroma, flapped its wings and jumped onto the table, craning its neck to look into the plate.

　The next second, she was so frightened that she ran into the covers and huddled under them, trembling with fear.

　"Pfft."

　Dak puffed out his cheeks and laughed out loud, then quickly went over, picked it up, and patted its back repeatedly.

　The other magical elves came to the table, took out small bowls, filled them with chicken soup, and sipped it.

　Aurora glanced curiously at the little Guhuoniao, then began to scoop ginseng slices and chicken into Dak's soup bowl, and finally added a large chicken leg.

　She insisted on coming over tonight so that she could help Dak recover.

　"Spending two nights in the dungeon must have been tough, right?"

　She thought so.

　……

　Dak Dimon, who was being watched as he drank a large bowl of ginseng and chicken soup, finally managed to fall asleep around 2 a.m.

　But Shirley Augustine, who was locked up in the Fantastic Beasts Club, didn't fall asleep until 2 a.m.

　Leaning against the soft pillow, it flipped through books it hadn't looked at in a long time, but inside it was extremely nervous.

　Shirley Augustine didn't dislike soft pillows and a comfortable room; in fact, she looked forward to such a life every night in the dungeon—but it wasn't in this way that she experienced it.

　From Dark and the others, Shirley Augustine already knew that this was the prestigious St. Marian Academy.

　But other than that, it knew nothing.

　What exactly is St. Marian College like? Are the professors kind or evil?

　Would they just kill it because it's a monster?

　I've heard that those who research magical techniques are ruthless and have a particular fondness for dissecting and studying monsters.

　Shirley Augustine had no desire to be soaked in formalin.

　The four girls at the beginning weren't scary at all, so why was the boy who appeared later so terrifying?

　It carefully pulled the blanket up a little more. Then it placed the book, which was almost as big as itself, on the bedside table, and finally shrank back under the blanket.

　It had no idea what its fate would be.

　But I know I am powerless to change it.

　This feeling is extremely uncomfortable.

　Just like when she was still a princess, she was locked up in the "Ice Tower".

　Powerless to change anything, isolated and helpless.

　Unless you have the courage to destroy everything!

　There's one thing Shirley lied about.

　……

　The night was deep.

　The second-year students' first dungeon adventure has come to a complete end.

　Most people, to some extent, gained something.

　Furthermore, the number of people who ultimately triggered the "Dungeon Escape Device" was 0.

　This is good news for many people.

　Professor Jones was satisfied.

　Professor Nini beamed with joy.

　Sister Kallian was also relaxed and happy.

　And so, a world where no one gets hurt is created.

　But the excitement of successfully crossing this threshold still kept many people up all night.

　As a result, some people were unusually late for Monday morning's "Summoning Class".

　Professor Sylph, expressionless, deducted five points from each person who was late, then asked them to sit down and continued her lecture.

　Under Professor Sylph's supervision, the young mages completely lost their temper and quickly returned to a learning atmosphere.

　With the Silver Cup just around the corner, Professor Sylph shifted her teaching focus to practical application when instructing on summoning spells. The students, not wanting to embarrass themselves at the Silver Cup, listened attentively.

　After the class ended, Dark immediately went to see Professor Sylph.

　Professor Sylph walked ahead carrying the documents, and Darke quickly followed, whispering, "Professor, may I speak to you in private?"

　Professor Sylph asked in surprise, "Is there something you can't say now?"

　Dark nodded, then asked, "Can we go directly to my Fantastic Beasts Club?"

　"Understood." Professor Sylph nodded quickly and extended her slender hand to him.

　Dak reached out and grabbed it, feeling a slight chill.

　The next second, he and Professor Sylph completely transformed into the wind.

　Once his vision cleared, Dark found himself on the spiral clock tower, standing at the door of the clubroom.

　He subconsciously stomped his feet twice before turning around and saying, "Welcome to the Fantastic Beasts Club."

　……

　Professor Sylph smiled and said, "Speak quickly if you have something to say, we have class to attend."

　Dark smiled and opened the door to enter: "Well, didn't Diana and Rose go to the dungeon over the weekend a couple of days ago?"

　Professor Sylph asked as she walked, "What happened?"

　Dark said, "They brought back a monster. Hmm?"

　Dark turned around and saw that Professor Sylph had stopped.

　Professor Sylph then said, "Wait, say it again?"

　Dark said helplessly, "They brought back a monster, and it's in the clubroom right now."

　Professor Sylph took a deep breath and straightened her face again: "Take me to see him."

　“Okay.” Dark turned around and walked straight to the “reading room”.

　He had come to the clubroom in the morning. Besides bringing the little guhuoniao back, he mainly wanted to check if the little bear cub was behaving properly.

　When he arrived, he found that the little bear had already gotten up early and gone into Katrina's "reading room".

　He only glanced at the books on the table and knew that the little bear was trying to understand the outside world from the books.

　He didn't stop it, but just told it to stay put.

　"It's here."

　Upon arriving at the "reading room," Dak knocked twice before pushing the door open and entering.

　Professor Sylph strode in, her gaze immediately falling on the little bear curled up on the sofa.

　She frowned sharply and said, "It really is a demon?"

　The little bear put down its book, stiffly turned its head, and looked at the person who should be a professor from the academy.

　It originally thought that, given the nature of young boys and girls, it would have some time to maneuver, but it never expected that there would be someone here who would not follow the rules at all.

　Dark Dimon invited the adults over directly.

　Although Professor Sylph was a half-elf, her ears were as long and pointed as a pure-blood elf's, and her pale golden hair flowed ethereally. Apart from having a broader chest than the average pure-blood elf, she was almost indistinguishable from them.

　The elves, at least in Shirley Augustine's time, were a race with a good reputation.

　Sherry had a good initial impression of Professor Sylph, except that she felt her expression was a bit too serious.

　—But at least he's not the kind of butcher with a fierce face!

　You should know that it woke up several times last night from nightmares, each time terrified by a butcher wielding a machete.

　And now, Mr. Butcher has come again...

　"Bear, come and meet Professor Sylph," Dark said casually as he walked over.

　"Waaah!" The little bear grabbed a writing board from the sofa and quickly wrote a line of words.

　[It's not Bear Baby, it's Sherry Augustine!!]

　The three exclamation marks express its urgency.

　In any case, it certainly doesn't want to be mistaken for a monster at first glance.

　“Shirley Augustine, according to her own words, is a little princess,” Darke said, turning around to introduce her.

　Professor Sylph frowned and observed carefully, "Is it a dungeon floor boss?"

　“Back then, right?” Dark looked at the little bear again.

　The little bear quickly erased the previous words and rewrote them:

　【The Northern Kingdom, the Ice Princess, I'm very famous!】

　Extremely strong will to survive!

　……

　Dark explained, "According to it, it awakened its intelligence and regained its memories when it was a level boss called 'Ice Princess.' After being defeated by the students, it didn't truly die, but instead slumbered in the dungeon as some kind of ideology until it was reincarnated again, completely resurrected as an elite monster called 'Parasitic Spirit.'"

　Little Bear: [Ice Princess isn't the BOSS's name, it's my title when I was human!!]

　Darke, however, still said, "Of course, I don't believe it is Sherry Augustine herself. If I had to explain it, it would be a product of a projection shell created by the dungeon and the infusion of memories. In other words, a cloned soul plus memory information. Of course, it also developed self-awareness."

　Professor Sylph frowned even more deeply.

　The little bear glanced at her expression and hurriedly wrote: [With the same soul and memories, I am Shirley Augustine herself!]

　Dark glanced at it and said, "Life is divided into three parts: soul, consciousness, and body. The dungeon simulates the soul and body, but it doesn't give the monsters self-awareness. Therefore, all monsters are incomplete; they and magical spirits belong to the same type of pseudo-lifeform. They should only have basic intelligence, lack rationality, have no ability to think for themselves, and be unafraid of spirituality. But the current situation is that, taking Bear Cub as an example, they have developed consciousness for unknown reasons, just like... just like my magical spirits!"

　At this point, Dak suddenly realized something.

　No wonder he felt a sense of familiarity when he first saw the bear. Now he finally understood what that familiar yet strange feeling was.

　The monsters in the dungeon and the magical spirits are indeed extremely similar.

　The only difference between them is that magical spirits are carried by magical cards, while monsters are carried by dungeons.

　This difference results in dungeon monsters being more realistic than regular magical spirits. Therefore, the materials condensed after a monster is hunted are real and usable, and can be taken out of the dungeon without disappearing.

　The reason his magical spirits possess sentience is that he added "great sins" when creating these magical spirits, or used "great sin cards" to consecrate them.

　Ultimately, "great sins" are the power of "demons".

　He had been using the "Demon God's" abilities and, after repeated analysis, gradually incorporated them into his own power.

　Now that the monsters in the dungeon have also developed consciousness, could it be because... there are also higher-ranking gods awakening in the dungeon?

　……