Chapter 143: Dark Demon’s Unearned Gain
“You guessed right.”
Facing Dark’s inquiry, Principal Altair only nodded slightly and smiled, saying, “The hero of the Battle at Dusk, known as the ‘Beast Sage’ Claire Kate, will arrive at St. Maryan next week!”
With Principal Altair’s formal announcement, the classroom erupted in excitement.
Although Claire wasn’t as famous as the Hero or the Valkyrie, with the title of ‘Sage,’ she undoubtedly had some renown.
Moreover, the honor wall of the Mana Academy still displayed the portrait of the ‘Beast Sage’!
The students of the Mana Academy were naturally the most excited about this news.
The students eagerly discussed the upcoming arrival of their fellow student turned hero, expressing great anticipation.
On the other side, the students of the Fool’s Academy also showed interest.
A girl from the Fool’s Academy raised her hand and asked, “Excuse me, will Ms. Claire Kate serve as the dean of our academy?”
There were four deans for the four divisions. However, after Professor Didi resigned, the position of dean for the Fool’s Academy had been vacant, leaving the students without leadership.
They naturally had more fantasies about the new professor.
Principal Altair said, “Claire will temporarily take over the History of Magic class until the end of the semester. Whether she continues to teach or becomes the dean of the Fool’s Academy requires further consideration. Both sides need time.”
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After hearing Principal Altair’s affirmative response, Dark sat down dismally.
Claire Kate was one of Valkyrie Alvaraite’s good friends during her student days and had maintained contact even after the war.
In fact, she had stayed at the Duke’s mansion for quite some time!
This ‘Beast Sage’ was indeed gentle, quiet, and learned, a respectable hero as Principal Altair described.
Her only flaw might be that she liked turning people into animals!
He closed his eyes, listening to the students’ excited discussions, feeling that these children were truly naive.
When they were turned into cats or dogs because they angered Claire, or when they were turned into cats or dogs to make her happy, they would probably understand what it means to not be a sage.
…
In short, apart from Dark’s less favorable impression of Claire, the other students were very happy.
After this class, the news that the ‘Beast Sage’ would temporarily take over the History of Magic class spread among the first-year students.
Before long, the entire academy knew about it.
Some who had previously paid little attention to heroes began to look up information.
After all, Claire Kate was a genuine battlefield hero.
Who wouldn’t like a hero teaching their classes?
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That night.
While doing his homework in the library, the curious Diana whispered to Dark, “Dark, do you know the new History of Magic professor?”
Dark nodded slightly and softly replied, “We’ve interacted for a while.”
Diana was somewhat envious, “Then what kind of person is Ms. Claire Kate? Will she tell stories about heroes like Principal Altair? Will she assign a lot of homework? Does she like bears?”
Looking at Diana’s pure and innocent eyes, Dark felt a warm sensation and then said, “Well, she’s a person true to her name. I think Diana would definitely find common ground with her.”
Diana immediately patted her chest and sighed in relief, “That’s good.”
Students had both anticipation and some concern for the new professor.
But the anticipation was higher.
Dark even heard that the first-year students of the Mana Academy and the Fool’s Academy were planning some surprises.
The good news was that Claire Kate would only serve at St. Maryan until the end of the semester, likely just filling in temporarily.
The principal would probably find a more suitable professor during this period.
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Back in the dormitory, after completing the last extraction of Bliss, Dark had so far stored five points of Bliss and one point of Pride within the Worm Tree.
Dark had two ideas.
One was to use the Bliss Fruit next month to refine two more Mana Spirit Cards.
The other was to continue accumulating until he had twenty points of Bliss to attempt Bliss IV!
The former was a more reliable choice.
The latter had higher expectations, but he wasn’t sure if twenty points of Bliss would be enough.
But he still had half a month to consider it.
The next Friday.
After the morning duel class ended, the students looked forward again to the trip to Traveler’s Street.
This week, there were no tasks related to Traveler’s Street, and the first-year students seemed to have not enjoyed a free play in a long time. The constant pressure of homework made them all feel stifled.
At noon exactly,
students started trickling into Traveler’s Street in groups.
Dark waited a bit longer and set out for Traveler’s Street at one o’clock.
He directly went to the “Kitty Plant Shop,” greeted the cats, and then asked the shop attendant, “Miss Cat, has there been any progress with the development of Bunny Grass?”
The shop attendant was delighted that someone was still keeping track of their new product, “Progress is going well. It should be ready within a month or two. Demon, do you think Bunny Grass will sell well?”
Dark smiled, “It should. After all, bunnies are so cute.”
Then he took a quick look around the secret room but didn’t buy any new Grass Cat Plants.
…
That weekend.
Dark spent more time studying Mana Language.
His progress wasn’t slow; he was gradually getting the hang of it.
Senior Pandora’s guidance was like opening a window for him, allowing him to see the scene inside the room more clearly, making learning much easier.
Meanwhile, Wit and Robert delved deeper into the secret passage again, embarking on an adventure in search of treasure.
On the other hand, Emma Maltis’ research on the frescoes had reached a critical point.
On Sunday evening, Emma approached Dark and shared her findings.
Dark felt a bit embarrassed since he hadn’t had the time to study the frescoes…
But Emma didn’t complain.
She had reviewed many documents, consulted upperclassmen, and followed her own line of thought to conduct detailed derivations and analyses before finally reaching some conclusions.
Dark moved aside to let Emma sit beside him.
As Emma shared her results, the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curl up slightly.
She opened her notebook and whispered, “If my analysis isn’t wrong, this set of frescoes should originate from the super-ancient era before the four eras, a time when there were still numerous deities, some dwelling in the heavens and others mingling with humans…”
