Chapter 117: Overflow of Bliss from the Dark Demon’s Brain
Fables are always thought-provoking, but they become less pleasant when they happen to people close to us.
Dark drank a cup of apple juice, then quietly left his dormitory.
He had many things to do and couldn’t afford to stop because of some melancholy thoughts.
The tower was finally silent at three in the morning; no other sounds echoed in the corridor.
It was the first time Dark stepped on the stairs leading upstairs; his footsteps seemed to synchronize with his heartbeat as he climbed up to the eighth floor.
The eighth floor of the tower housed the Dueling Practice Room, while the top floor was the Observatory.
After Saint Maryan entered the second year, students began forming their own clubs; the Dueling Club was just one of them.
The Dueling Practice Room on the eighth floor was usually occupied by members of the Dueling Club, while the Observatory belonged to the Astrology Club.
The Astrology Club was also known as the “Astronomy Club,” and these names were interchangeable.
If Professor Didi were still around, the next astronomy class might have covered topics related to astrology.
Professor Didi herself was an astrologer.
…
Dark glanced into the Dueling Practice Room and then continued up to the Observatory.
The rainstorm had ceased, and the night sky had returned to clarity.
He circled the telescope inside the Observatory and then stopped, summoning the Demoness Beast.
The Demoness Beast yawned, blinked her eyes, and fluttered her eyelashes, seemingly wanting to cling to Dark.
Dark sighed, “Demoness Beast, when will you change back?”
The Demoness Beast asked curiously, “Why should I change back?”
Dark coughed, “Look, if you don’t change back, isn’t it quite inconvenient? You wouldn’t want to stay in the Selection Card all the time, right?”
“True.” The Demoness Beast thought for a moment and agreed.
Dark successfully persuaded her to stand guard, then silently recited, “Display indicators.”
[Yes.]
Moments later…
Seven indicators appeared in Dark’s vision.
[Pride: 105]
[Envy: 42]
[Wrath: 94]
[Sloth: 62]
[Greed: 89]
[Gluttony: 62]
[Bliss: 111]
In summary:
Except for “Bliss,” the growth of these seven indicators was still within control.
“Pride,” which was originally the most threatening, decreased by -10 thanks to the Mana Dropper, and last month’s increase was controlled, rising by only 3 points. From 112 points at the beginning of last month to 105 now, this was quite acceptable.
Then “Envy” dropped by another 2 points.
This was mostly due to “the melon being big and sweet.”
Similarly, “Wrath” also decreased somewhat, dropping to 90 due to the cultivation of the Grass Cat Plant. However, recently his temper became hard to control, causing it to rise slightly but still lower than the 96 points at the beginning of last month.
Next was “Sloth,” which rebounded by 2 points, a minor issue.
“Greed” rebounded by 4 points, also a minor issue.
But “Greed” increased by a full 7 points!
This was indeed quite frustrating.
With the increase in temptation, “Greed” was difficult to suppress.
Just like “Bliss,” it similarly surged from 90 points last month to 111 points now, though much of this increase happened tonight, partly due to Dark’s growing negligence.
However, it was only “Bliss.”
Dark let out a slight sigh of relief and took out a Flower Card from the shoulder bag he brought along.
When he initially destroyed the goddess, he thought the Flower Card might lose its function.
But just now, Professor Lily demonstrated its use on the spot.
That meant the Flower Card’s original function was still intact.
Now, the test was whether the derived function of absorbing “Bliss” was also still effective.
Dark placed the Flower Card on the table, took out a Magic Pen, and started injecting mana.
As mana flowed in, familiar faces flashed across the card’s surface.
Dark held his breath and noticed the flower on the card mutating, sprouting fine teeth from its stamen.
He continued to inject mana, and several flowers emerged from the card, with countless stamen mouths biting fiercely at his fingers!
“Sss.”
The Demoness Beast merely glanced at it and waved her hand, emitting a black light that severed the stamens at their roots.
[Bliss -1]
“Not bad.”
The “Bliss -1” floating in his vision made Dark smile.
But this experiment had another significance besides its primary purpose.
He carefully collected the remnants of the Flower Card and involuntarily turned his gaze toward the deep castle.
The essence of the Flower Card absorbing “Bliss” originated from the existence of the Moon Goddess statue.
And now that the statue was gone, the effect of the Flower Card remained.
…
“What else does this castle hide that we don’t know about?”
Returning to his dormitory, Dark looked at the small fairy and the large bed, ultimately deciding not to sleep on the small bed.
Instead, he simply grabbed a new cotton blanket from the closet and slept on the other side of the large bed.
He dreamt of running freely in the vast wilderness of nature.
…
While most students were already in dreamland, Professor Altair, who had seen off three princesses, arrived at Professor Didi’s office and opened the resignation letter lying quietly on the desk.
The letter did not use magic but used simple words to record Professor Didi’s inner struggles over the past decade and recent events in detail.
The writing style gradually changed from gloomy to increasingly lighthearted, reflecting her inner transformation.
“So it was like that.”
Professor Altair read the entire letter thoroughly, and her frown gradually eased.
The root of the matter began with a student accidentally entering a secret passage.
The student, who was heartbroken from a breakup, did not leave the passage promptly but instead slowly delved deeper inside.
Unlike Dark, he did not leave any traces, and soon got lost.
Professor Altair still remembered this incident, and it was Professor Didi who eventually rescued the missing student from the secret passage.
The student realized much later that he was lost and fell into despair in hunger and thirst.
He blamed his ex-girlfriend for his predicament, accumulating curses and hatred. After hitting rock bottom, he recalled past sweetness, continuing forward like a dead man, seeking divine forgiveness and salvation.
At that moment, the Moon Goddess Temple appeared.
Professor Didi initially did not notice the temple; the student had concealed the information.
Later, he was tempted by the goddess’s lingering resentment, formed a sect, studied the Flower Cards, and restored the statue before exposing himself.
Because she had been monitoring him, Professor Didi discovered his abnormality and quickly found the temple’s existence.
But after realizing it was the Moon Goddess Temple, she did not intervene.
Time was etched more visibly on her body; she could not restrain her desire to seek a way to break the curse.
Then…
She watched, investigated, participated, and covered up.
