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

　Amidst this noisy environment, the students of the Knights Academy once again received a notification from Vice Principal Sarah Sylph via their Sorting Cards.

　— They lined up according to their grade level and, led by their grade leaders, proceeded to the auditorium on the first floor.

　……

　Emma Metis was entrusted with the important task of temporarily serving as the prefect of the first year.

　She had to close the book in her hand and go to organize the first-year students to gather.

　But the first-year students at the Knights Academy were far too mischievous. Although she had a list, she couldn't match the names with the faces of those first-year students at all.

　Emma found herself to be severely lacking in authority.

　However, she quickly came up with a solution.

　Phoenix was standing quietly in the crowd when Emma suddenly called him out.

　Although she kept a very low profile at the Knights Academy, as Professor Dark Demon's magical spirit—though her identity as a magical spirit had been revealed, no one knew that she was actually the magical spirit of the Valkyrie Alvit. Otherwise, she would have been even more revered at the Knights Academy.

　In short, thanks to her status, her words still carried some weight.

　With Phoenix as her assistant, Emma was finally able to keep the first-year students in check.

　"We're ready, we're leaving now. The vice principal is waiting for us in the auditorium."

　After Emma finished assembling the team, she pushed open the door of the Knights' Academy tower.

　……

　The students of the Knights Academy emerged from the tower like a long dragon.

　The castle, which had become deserted after all the students were recalled to the tower, finally regained some vitality. But when all six years of students from the Knights Academy entered the Great Hall on the first floor, that hard-won vitality vanished again.

　Despite it being the start of the weekend, the castle was eerily quiet.

　It was filled with an atmosphere of impending storm.

　Upon entering the auditorium, the students suddenly felt an invisible pressure.

　Up to twenty professors were stationed in various corners of the auditorium, with two even guarding the entrance, making the auditorium feel like a giant cage from which one could never escape.

　The students' faces gradually darkened.

　No one is joking anymore.

　This time, the ranking is first graders first, followed by sixth graders.

　Emma Metis, as the first-year provisional prefect, walked at the head of the procession, carrying immense pressure as she approached the faculty seating area where several professors were seated. There she saw Vice Principal Professor Sylph, and... Dark Deemon!

　Why is Dark here?

　"Oh right, he's one of the people involved in this incident."

　With that thought in mind, Emma walked to the front of the teachers' table.

　Professor Sylph came over and explained what to do next. Then a barrier rose around the faculty seating area, making it impossible to see inside from the outside.

　"Do you need to be the first to be tested?" Professor Sylph asked.

　Emma looked at the barrier just a step away and quickly said, "No, I should go back to my second year."

　“Good,” Professor Sylph praised. “Thank you for bringing the first year students in their entirety. You can go back for now.”

　Emma felt the vibration of her Sorting Card, knowing that she had earned a new credit, and couldn't help but smile. After paying her respects to Professor Sylph, she returned to her second year.

　Then Phoenix Dimon became the first.

　"Let's begin." Professor Sylph clapped her hands, signaling Phoenix to be the first to enter the barrier, followed by the second.

　Phoenix is ​​actually the least necessary city to undergo testing.

　However, following procedure, she still appeared in front of Dark.

　"Don't be nervous." Dak gestured for her to sit down and then selected three questions he had prepared to ask.

　Meanwhile, on the other side separated by the barrier, another first-year student from the Knight Academy was being questioned by Professor Kazel.

　The screening of students thus got on track.

　……

　The first-year students were used to Dark Deemon siding with the professor, so they were all very cooperative.

　At first, Dak asked questions himself, but later he completely handed it over to the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye," while he himself only observed and recorded.

　About half an hour later, Spike Leon of the orc royal family entered the barrier.

　Dak had an idea and gestured for him to sit down first.

　He had always wondered why Spike Leon had enrolled at St. Marian College, and now was undoubtedly a good time to find out.

　However, invading others' privacy beyond what is necessary is against his moral values.

　After a moment of hesitation, he asked directly, "Spike, look here, do you know what kind of creature this is?"

　"The 'Brain Fluid Demon'?" Spike Leon blurted out unexpectedly.

　Darke immediately snapped out of his daze and asked with a slightly serious expression, "How did you know?"

　Spike Leon said with a hint of smugness, "I've seen the 'Cerebrolyst' in the royal palace's archives."

　Dark hesitated for a moment, then asked, "So, do you know how to cultivate a 'Brain Fluid Demon'?"

　Spike Leon immediately shook his head and said, "That's something for scholars to study; I have no interest in it."

　Dark's gaze shifted, and he asked, "Do you know Fern Morse?"

　"Is it that student?" Spike's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands. "I know! Has Fern Morse been parasitized by the 'Cerebrolysmic Demon'?"

　“That’s none of your concern,” Darke said, pointing to the mouth of the bottle, indicating that he could leave.

　Spike Leon wanted to ask more questions, but under Dark's intimidating gaze, he obediently left through the door.

　However, he was not escorted out of the Great Hall, but was instead ordered to sit at the long table in the Knightshouse.

　The workload tonight is enormous.

　Given the necessity of confidentiality measures, the professors were mentally prepared to work through the night.

　After Spike Leon left, Dark put a star next to his name as a special note.

　Although Spike Leon didn't show anything suspicious, his excessive knowledge of the "Cerebro" made him a relatively suspicious figure.

　Dark asked the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye," "Did you see anything?"

　The "Goddess of the Mind" was frowning when she whispered, "Half of his heart is frozen."

　"Huh?" Darke suddenly realized and added two more stars after Spike Leon's name!

　Spike Leon's excessive knowledge of the "Brain Fluid Demon" and the sealing of half of his mind combined made him a prime target of attention.

　Is that why he's so stupid?

　Dark couldn't help but think.

　"Could it be that his reason for coming to St. Mary's Academy was to break the seal on his heart?"

　But he soon realized.

　This could also be a special tactic employed to circumvent investigations.

　—By sealing away parts of one's mind, one can make oneself completely vulnerable.

　But when people talk about these kinds of things, they often overlook one thing: the blank space left after being sealed is more noticeable.

　Spike Leon's mental constructs are laid bare before the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye".

　"The first three-star object."

　Dark said to Professor Lily, who had been keeping quiet and acting as decoration, "Inform Professor Sylph to pay close attention to this, and make sure he doesn't encounter any other problems during this time."

　He then continued his investigation.

　……

　As the line of first-year students at the Knights Academy grew shorter, the second-year students at the back became increasingly nervous.

　Emma Metis stood at the front, talking quietly with Justin Wayne, the prefect of the second year. Both of them looked a little serious.

　Witt Gold and Robert Broheim were still astonished as to why Duck was sitting in the teacher's seat.

　Emma's previous assumptions were clearly untenable; Dark was certainly not just sitting there as a party involved.

　“He looks just like a professor!” Witt Gold couldn’t help but exclaim.

　“No, he is a professor,” Robert Broheim corrected.

　Second graders all know that Dak Dimon taught math in first grade.

　“Well, he’s a professor,” Witt Gold couldn’t help but say. “So how do we catch up to a professor?”

　Robert Broheim laughed and thought, "Who knows?"

　Witt Gold was lost in thought.

　……

　The investigation of the first-year Knight Academy students was finally completed. Dark and Professor Kazel discussed the results for three minutes before continuing with the investigation of the second-year students.

　Professor Cazell found two suspects, and Dak found two as well.

　Besides Spike Leon, there's another girl... who's a spy.

　There have always been spies from various forces among the students of St. Marian Academy, and although the professors are aware of this, they turn a blind eye.

　As long as the spies don't do anything excessive, St. Marian's Academy itself has nothing to hide.

　They simply treated the spies as ordinary students.

　But now that a major investigation has begun because of the "brain fluid demon" incident, those spies have naturally been exposed.

　After catching the girl, Dak suddenly realized what was going on.

　He quietly saw her off, and only then did he put two stars after her name.

　"In this way, I might also be able to find the person who tried to lure me into the dungeon to find the Holy Sword."

　Dak couldn't help but think of it.

　He was actually quite curious to know who the person behind it all was, being so kind.

　……

　The investigation of the second-year Knight Academy students has finally begun.

　Emma Metis stepped into the barrier where Dark was. She then sat down on the stool, looking at Dark Dimon sitting in front of her with slight surprise.

　Upon seeing Emma, ​​Dark relaxed slightly and said, "Emma, ​​I need to ask you a few questions. Just answer them normally."

　"What exactly happened?" Emma asked immediately.

　“It’s a secret,” Dark said.

　“Okay.” Emma’s gaze quickly focused on the “Cerebrolysmic Demon,” and she exclaimed without hesitation, “Cerebrolysmic Demon?”

　“It seems you know something about the Brain Fluid Demon,” Dark said.

　Emma immediately replied, "Of course. 'Brain Fluid Demons' are products created by demons using alchemy. When you were learning alchemy, didn't you try to learn about related knowledge?"

　Dak paused, his cheeks flushing slightly: "I've been quite busy lately."

　Emma clicked her tongue and said, "I get it. Fern Morse is parasitized by the 'Cerebrolysm,' right? You've gone to such lengths to find the person who implanted the 'Cerebrolysm' into his brain. So, how do you intend to find them?"

　Her gaze quickly swept over Professor Lily and the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" beside Dark, and she pointed directly at them, saying, "Is it that magical spirit? It can read minds?"

　……

Chapter 674 Begging for Subscriptions: Darkmond and Key Suspicious Targets

　The Goddess of the Mind smiled slightly at Emma, ​​her third eye gleaming faintly under Professor Lily's spell.

　Emma suddenly became alert, but her thoughts had already been seen by the "Goddess of the Mind".

　Even though she saw through the "Goddess of Mind's Eyes" and knew she could read minds, she had no effective way to deal with it.

　This infuriated her, and she glared fiercely at the "shrewd goddess".