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

　After a brief analysis, Dak looked at the final move of "Sparkling Sea Lion", which was also the move he was most concerned about - "Illusory Aria"!

　"The Aria of the Bubble" is a very special water-type special move.

　It is an exclusive special move that only the final evolved form of the "Spirit Sea Lion"—the "Primarina"—can master!

　The prototype of "Sirion" is actually the siren from Greek mythology.

　Legend has it that the siren, a sea monster, could lure sailors with her beautiful songs, causing their ships to run aground and be wrecked.

　The resulting move is "Aria of the Bubble".

　In addition to the powerful force inherent in "Illusory Aria", it also grants "Lioncarnier" the special ability to manipulate water elements using the sound waves of her song!

　The "Sir Lily" will release water balloons around it while dancing, and manipulate them with the sound waves of its singing, like dreamlike bubbles.

　[Island Aria: The Flower-like Sea Lion, inspired by (Elysium), prematurely learns Primarina's signature move and gains the ability to control water balloons through its song. The burns inflicted on opponents attacked by (Island Aria) will be healed.]

　The ultimate move that combines elegance and power is "The Aria of the Bubble"!

　For the "West Lion Sea Men," battle is their stage; they will deliver a fatal blow to their prey while singing and dancing.

　……

　From "The Aria of the Bubble," Dark saw the potential of "Flower Sea Lion" and even "Ball Sea Lion."

　Now that the potential has been unleashed, this talent will not completely disappear even if it regresses.

　If "Ballball Sea Lion" could learn water magic, it would definitely achieve twice the results with half the effort!

　……

　Of the three signature moves of the "Flower-Eyed Sea Lion," the first two were not easy to test yet, so Dak had it perform "The Aria of the Bubble" first.

　And so, the newly evolved "Floral Sea Lion" climbed onto the fountain pool in full view of everyone. While creating bubbles, it softly hummed a song.

　"..." The song contains no seductive elements, yet it is more captivating than "Seductive Voice".

　The increasing number of bubbles transformed the pool into a magnificent stage.

　The "Flower Sea Lion" sings its heart out on this stage, fully expressing its joy.

　……

　After the song ended, Dak, having made thorough preparations, began to test the effect of "singing".

　The most direct way to avoid being "sung" is to plug your ears—if you can't hear it, you won't be affected.

　But simply plugging your ears won't work; it can't completely block the transmission of sound.

　The most intuitive and effective method that Dark could think of was the "silencing spell"!

　Both "singing" and "the aria of the bubble" are suppressed by "silence".

　This is a sonic-based finishing move, which usually has its drawbacks.

　……

　The final test results were in line with expectations.

　However, after being hypnotized by "singing," I slept much more deeply than I had expected.

　Especially in the first two minutes, when I was first hypnotized, I was practically fast asleep.

　Even the excruciating pain of being pricked by a needle could not awaken him.

　However, the intensity of sleep will rapidly decrease over time, eventually becoming like normal sleep.

　Of course, the specific effects are also closely related to the physical condition of the person being hypnotized.

　……

　Time is limited, so we cannot conduct more tests.

　Fifteen minutes later, the "Flower-Faced Sea Lion" reverted to the "Ball-Ball Sea Lion" in the light.

　But after it tried spitting out bubbles, it hummed softly, and the bubbles actually started to bounce along with the melody of the song!

　This made it happily dance in the pool, and at lunchtime it indulged itself by eating an extra bowl of food—

　After lunch, Dark waited until the CD for "Elysium IV: Moon" was ready, then summoned "Eevee: Eevee" for a simple test.

　Under the influence of Elysium IV: Moon, "Eevee" indeed evolved into the six-star "Umbreon"!

　Card Name: Magical Beast (Umbreon)

　[Type: Spirit Card]

　【grade:】

　[Race: Bird-Beast]

　[Type: Dark]

　【Magic Power: 2500】

　[Attack: 2400]

　[Defense: 3000]

　[Special Moves: Moonlight, Dark Pulse, Defense Swap, Deception]

　Basically, this "Ghost Beast: Umbreon" is no different from the "Ghost Beast: Umbreon" evolved using "Elysium III: Moon".

　The only change is the replacement of the special move.

　What's even more subtle is that [Black Gaze (Elysium)] has been replaced with the Psychic-type "Defense Swap".

　【Black Gaze (Elysium)】While it has the drawback of being unable to move while casting, it is a genuine single-target strong control ability.

　Conversely, this "defense reversal"...

　[Defense Swap: Use superpowers to swap your own and your opponent's defenses.]

　Literally speaking, "Defense Swap" and Shuckle's "Power Split", "Defense Split", and "Power Trick" are all similar, being Psychic-type special moves that directly change offense and defense.

　However, "Umbreon" has a defense of 3000 points, which is top-tier among the second-tier magical Pokémon.

　If it is a magical spirit that crosses the ranks and faces the third tier, it will probably only have a short-lived effect, just like "Potpot".

　Moreover, even among the third-tier magical spirits, many have defenses that are not higher than its.

　"So, the best way to use it is to swap defenses with the right side to protect our comrades?"

　"But for a Dark-type Umbreon, this method of use is rather incongruous."

　Dark's eyes flickered as he pondered deeply.

　This six-star "Umbreon" retains the "Foul Play" move, allowing it to use an opponent's strength against them. Now, it also gains the ability to "Switch," making it an incredibly powerful combination. It can exploit an opponent's strengths to attack their weaknesses, using the opponent's strong attacks to target the weaker defenses created by the swap...

　But why is this happening?

　"This is really difficult to handle."

　Dak shook his head, temporarily abandoning his thoughts.

　Finally, "Elysium IV: Moon" also gives "Eevee: Eevee" new possibilities, which may come in handy when encountering certain strange and special situations.

　Instead of pondering these things, let's forge a new "Paradise IV: Moon"!

　To be honest, after two days of testing, Dark has already tasted the benefits.

　However, the crafting of "Elysium IV? Moon" requires 110 points of "Moon Goddess Elysium". After using 32 points of "Moon Goddess Elysium" to craft a "Elysium III? Moon" and 25 points of "Moon Goddess Elysium" to craft a "Milano", this crafting process consumed a total of 167 points of "Moon Goddess Elysium".

　One hundred and sixty-seven points is almost half of three hundred and thirty-seven points!

　Since Wednesday afternoon, the "Lunar Goddess Soul" has been accumulating "Lunar Goddess Elysium" through "Hanafuda" cards, but the rate of increase has slowed down considerably.

　In nearly a day, the "Moon Goddess version" of Bliss only increased by a few dozen points.

　It is foreseeable that the growth rate will slow down over time.

　Therefore, this "Moon Goddess version of Elysium" is also limited; it cannot be like leeks, where one batch is harvested only to be harvested again.

　He needs to re-establish his awareness of thrift and use money sparingly.

　"Hopefully, after Traveler Street reopens this weekend, it will see a new surge in visitors."

　Dark organized his thoughts, put the magic cards back in his card pack, and then took "Renamon" with him, preparing to head to the library.

　As for the testing experiments on "Paradise IV? Moon", only the two "Dorum Mesia" that accompany "Dorum Baruto" have not yet been conducted.

　However, considering that the most that could be done was to evolve "Dronmecia" from a five-star "Dronki" to a six-star "Dronki", Dark decided to test it again later.

　In short, the possibility of using "Paradise IV: Moon" on "Dorummesia" was extremely low, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

　……

　One p.m.

　Dark entered the library with "Renamon" and immediately saw Pandora, the senior student behind the counter.

　Although Pandora Drogon was at work, it felt more like she was studying in a different place. She was currently deep in thought, a rare sight for her, perhaps because she had encountered a difficult problem.

　In the seat she used to sit in, now stood the "Pure White Dragon Princess," who had awakened her sentience.

　At this moment, the "Pure White Dragon Princess" was merely pretending to be dull, acting like a magical sprite with an intelligence level close to three, registering entry and exit on behalf of Pandora.

　It wasn't until Dak walked right up to it that it gave a small smile, its eyes sparkling with intelligence.

　Dark nodded to it, then took the registration form and wrote down his and "Renamon's" names.

　The latter's actions made "Pure White Dragon Princess"'s eyes light up, and her gaze toward Dark became even gentler.

　Even the "Fox Beast" following closely behind Dark gave it a cold look.

　"Hmm, Dark, what brings you here today?"

　Pandora looked up and asked casually.

　Although they were busy with their studies and didn't contact each other often, they did exchange text messages because of the "access card" in the secret passage.

　As for the recently popular "Hanafuda" (flower cards), she seems to have paid no attention to it because she is too busy.

　This shows that "Hanafuda" has not yet truly reached every corner of the academy.

　Dark said, "I brought 'Renamon' with me to look for something."

　"Hmm." Pandora nodded and said, "By the way, what do you want for Christmas this year?"

　Dak paused, stopping his steps as he walked into the library.

　He hadn't expected that Pandora would ask this question so casually under these circumstances.

　Shouldn't Christmas gifts be a little more mysterious?

　The man and woman kept their gifts hidden until Christmas Eve, when they opened them simultaneously in a pink-themed atmosphere, experiencing the surprise of exchanging gifts.

　Dark paused for a moment and said, "Can I take this as a promise that I will definitely receive a Christmas present this year?"

　Pandora looked up and said with a faint smile, "What are you talking about? Isn't this a certainty?"

　Darke's fingers twitched slightly, as if he wanted to raise his hand to make a gesture to cover it up, but he restrained himself: "So, senior, you should still be available for Christmas this year, right?"

　Pandora's eyes darted around, and she said, "If you're talking about the Christmas Eve ball, I haven't received an invitation yet. If you're talking about the Christmas holidays, I'm staying at the academy with my mother this year."

　The meaning behind those words was already very clear.

　Without further hesitation, Darke extended an unprecedentedly proactive invitation: "Then, may I have the honor of dancing with you at this year's Christmas ball?"

　Senior Pandora smiled and said, "Of course."

　The two looked at each other silently, everything understood without a word.

　"cough!"

　"Youkomon" quietly kicked Dark's heel.

　Then Dak said, "I'm going to the library first."

　Pandora said, "I also have a problem to solve."

　The two nodded to each other and then went their separate ways.

　……

　But as he walked into the library, Dak’s attention wandered as he began to think about how to make invitations to the ball and what Christmas gifts to prepare.

　Furthermore, how should we spend Christmas Day?