Chapter 263: Dark Demon Disclaimer (4k)
This was also something unavoidable.
After all, that’s how human memory works.
One thinks they remember something, but when they think back, there are always one or two words they can’t recall.
Metia looked at the chaotic students and couldn’t help but smile with a bit of malice.
Then she raised her wand and lightly touched it, and a pumpkin carriage appeared out of nowhere, growing from small to large on the podium.
She got onto the carriage, waved at the students, and said, “See you next week.”
The two shadowy figures pulling the carriage ran forward a few steps, then suddenly took off, dashing through the ceiling and quickly disappearing into the dark night sky.
“Ring ring.”
The sound of the end-of-class bell made the students realize that everything had ended.
Professor Metia did not leave them any “prophecy” records.
“It’s over!”
Students who didn’t remember their “prophecies” couldn’t help but wail in despair.
Those who remembered clearly couldn’t help but smirk.
Rose saw Diana smiling naively and whispered, “Nana, you didn’t forget, right?”
Diana said proudly, “Of course. My name will be engraved on the Heroic Monument! Right?”
“It’s the Spirit Monument.”
Dark corrected with a helpless expression, then gathered his papers and stood up.
“We should go.”
…
From the top of the Spiral Bell Tower, the entire huge castle quietly stood in the darkness.
Joyful or sorrowful students slowly descended the spiral stairs from the twelfth floor, gradually becoming smaller.
Professor Metia’s pumpkin carriage blended completely into the night, and she poked her head out of the window, watching the students below as tiny black dots. Suddenly, she asked, “Did you see?”
“Yes, I saw,” came the voice from thin air, filled with indescribable joy.
…
It was already deep into the night.
The students, centered around the Spiral Bell Tower, divided into four thin streams, dispersing in four directions.
Dark parted ways with Diana and Rose at the hallway entrance and returned to his dormitory.
After entering, he immediately summoned Lil’Eevee and then loosened his collar, exhaling deeply.
“There is no need for hesitation, no need for doubt, embracing the stars is embracing everything.”
“How should this be interpreted?”
He didn’t know that Professor Metia mistakenly believed him to be the “Son of the Stars,” so he could only understand it based on his own thoughts.
Through his research, he was very sure that the Capital Sin was linked to the stars.
If one embraces the stars, they embrace the Capital Sin.
Is it about living an ideal life after thoroughly studying the Capital Sin?
Or something else?
Mmm…
It doesn’t really matter.
Dark smiled helplessly.
Professor Metia was known as the “Guide of Fate,” “Seer of the Starry Eye,” and “Witch of the Silver Moon.”
If taken literally, she might be like Eudora, also a possessor of the “Starry Eye.”
She mentioned “stars” because she saw the celestial trajectories that ordinary people couldn’t see, just like Eudora.
So he would interpret it according to her meaning, writing about “stellar studies.”
It would serve as his homework.
…
Not long after, Dark finished his homework and began absorbing today’s “Greed.”
Today was Wednesday, the tenth day of January.
After today, the monthly quota would be used up, leaving him with 3 points of “Greed.”
After injecting “Greed” into the Worm Tree, he prepared to take a bath, practice “Shadow God Technique” for half an hour, and then have a good sleep.
To live and be able to wake up naturally every day is already a great blessing.
Embracing the stars, embracing everything…
It’s better to hug the Grass Cat Plant.
…
“Knock knock knock.”
There was a sudden knock on the door.
Dark, with wet golden hair, stepped out of the bathroom, fastening his robe and looking at the Imp Beast.
The Imp Beast obediently flew to the door, using its paw to turn the doorknob.
“Click.”
As the bedroom door opened, the Imp Beast saw Rose’s slightly exasperated face.
Just as the Imp Beast was about to report, it suddenly remembered its “can’t speak” external setting and quickly closed its mouth.
Rose whispered, “Is Dark here?”
“He is.”
Dark walked over while using a thick towel to dry his hair.
Seeing his freshly washed white skin, Rose’s cheeks flushed.
She moved aside slightly, revealing half of another person’s figure, and said, “Anita wants me to ask if you’ve recorded her prophecy by chance.”
Dark glanced at the classmate named Anita and understood the situation.
It seemed this female classmate couldn’t remember the prophecy and tried asking Rose, who sat behind her.
Rose, being kind and knowing that Dark keeps notes, helped by coming to inquire.
“I do have records of the prophecy. Please wait a moment.”
Dark nodded and turned back to his desk, copying Anita’s prophecy onto a piece of paper and handing it to the door.
If it were just Rose, he might have invited her in for a drink.
But since there were others, he decided against it.
“Classmate?”
“Ahh!”
Anita trembled and hurriedly took the note, delighted, “Thank you so much!”
She had been momentarily stunned by his skin.
Indeed, Dark’s skin was so good!
…
Beside her, Rose apologized, “Sorry for disturbing you so late.”
Dark smiled, “It’s nothing. Good night.”
Rose raised her hand, showing a sweet smile, “Good night.”
Then she left with Anita.
Dark shook his head and locked the door again.
Later, after drying his hair, he sat at his desk, selecting and transcribing the “prophecies” from the Noble Academy.
He separated the prophecies related to himself, Diana, and Rose.
During the transcription, he noticed these prophecies weren’t baseless.
At first glance, they seemed plausible.
“Could it be that real prophets have hidden meanings even in casual words?”
Finally, he noticed Robert’s prophecy again.
That prophecy was ominous!
“Your fate, the fate of chess, when the pieces shatter, so does life.”
Among all these prophecies, only this one directly pointed to death.
Previously, he thought this phrase was just a waste of words about life.
Now, the more he looked, the more he felt something was wrong.
He couldn’t help but pay more attention.
…
“Knock knock knock.”
The knocking sound came again.
Dark picked up the “prophecy” sheet from the Noble Academy and opened the door.
Sure enough, it was Anita with two other classmates.
He pointed to the sheet and stuck it on the door, saying, “Everything is here. Anyone who needs can look at it themselves.”
The two classmates exclaimed happily, “Thank goodness we have Dark.”
“I’ll go to sleep now,” Dark locked the door again and started practicing “Shadow God Technique.”
During the half-hour practice, people passed by outside the door, but none disturbed him.
That night passed quietly.
The next day…
Thursday…
The first class of the morning was arithmetic.
Dark could roughly guess that Professor Lily would probably teach something related to “equations.”
Basic equations themselves weren’t difficult and were very useful for simplifying calculations.
But for beginners, new knowledge wasn’t easy to grasp. He hoped Professor Lily could teach it in a simple and understandable way.
However, he completely underestimated Professor Lily’s limits!
“Ring ring!”
A little imp with dragonfly wings fluttered into the classroom.
First-year students immediately lifted their heads like hungry lambs, looking at the arithmetic professor with eager eyes.
“Today, we’re going to learn a new subject.”
Professor Lily waved her magic pen with a proud smile.
When the students entered a state of alert, she suddenly pointed at Dark.
“Next, please welcome our substitute professor—Dark Demon, to come up and explain!”
…
“Clap clap clap!”
Although the students were surprised, Dark wasn’t new to substitute teaching, so most of them clapped along.
While clapping, almost everyone couldn’t help but look at the blond youth sitting in the corner at the back of the classroom.
What reason could lead a professor to ask a student to substitute without taking leave?
Was it the loss of morals, or the distortion of human nature?
What’s wrong with this world?
Dark endured the intense gaze, his expression stiff.
He reluctantly put down the book “Field Card Elements Explained.”
Originally, he planned to use this class time to learn about “zoology,” but now it seemed too idealistic.
“Professor Lily.”
Dark frowned and stood up.
This time, he didn’t follow Professor Lily’s intentions.
Instead, he directly said, “I think slacking off isn’t good.”
Professor Lily covered her mouth with shock, her big eyes wide, and asked, “Slacking off? I’m the most diligent little imp at Saint Maryan!”
—After all, Saint Maryan is left with just me, the little imp!
Dark understood instantly, three invisible black lines appearing under his eyes.
He then thought of that night spent with Professor Lily, feeling somewhat soft-hearted.
But it was too much for Professor Lily to directly ask someone to substitute in front of the students without prior notice or preparation time.
If she continued like this, things would get out of hand.
Then, this arithmetic class might as well be renamed “Dark Demon’s Arithmetic Lecture.”
So, such behavior must not be tolerated.
Dark said on the spot, “Professor, I am just a student. Occasionally helping is fine…”
But Professor Lily interrupted immediately, “I am very sure that your talent in arithmetic is enough to make you a professor. Maybe I should recommend you to Duke Altair to become a formal assistant… Hmm, what a great idea?”
Dark: “Professor Lily!”
Lily: “Yes!”
Dark: “Please try harder!”
Lily: “Oh… but I don’t know how!”
Dark: “Please try harder!”
Lily: “Women can’t do it.”
Lily finally seemed to understand Dark’s intention and stopped arguing, drooping her wings before flying back to the podium.
Dark nodded in satisfaction and sat down again.
But he didn’t notice that the entire classroom of students, after witnessing his exchange with Professor Lily, were all dumbfounded.
“Who is the professor, and who is the student?”
Clearly, Professor Lily was the elder, yet why did Dark Demon seem more like the teacher?
“No, wait a moment.”
Emma in the first row suddenly discovered a point!
“Did Professor just say that Dark Demon’s talent in arithmetic is enough to make him a professor?”
Susan and Lucy, sitting beside her, nodded like chickens pecking at rice. They had heard it too.
Arithmetic class was so difficult; they struggled to keep up with the content in class.
Yet, one of their classmates received such high praise.
This disparity was truly unsettling.
…
Wit couldn’t help but ask Robert, “Is the gap really that big?”
Robert opened his mouth, and after a while, said, “Let’s see what Professor Lily teaches in this class. It might not be that hard.”
Wit swallowed and subconsciously spun his pen, “Let’s see.”
…
In the students’ whispers, Professor Lily drew a big “X” on the blackboard.
“Today, we’re going to teach the application of the unknown variable X…”
As she spoke faster, the classroom fell silent.
What is “unknown variable”?
What is “equation”?
Professor Lily defined these concepts in her own words.
In her view, these concepts were very simple.
Once you understood the definition, you could apply them directly.
But to help the students better understand, she imitated Dark’s explanation, giving an example of a simultaneous equation problem.
That is, jumping directly from a linear equation to a system of linear equations (ˉ﹃ˉ).
…
Smart as Emma, she wouldn’t be troubled by such questions.
But Diana, being a fool, found it incomprehensible, her mind filled with buzzing sounds.
She blinked and stared at the blackboard, mechanically taking notes.
Her classmate Rose wasn’t faring much better.
When encountering new knowledge, there’s always a transitional period; cramming information all at once only leads to negative effects.
Although Rose felt a headache, she diligently took notes like Diana.
In short, write it down first!
This was the secret to learning that Dark had taught them.
…
“Tap tap.”
The occasional sound of pens falling off desks echoed in the classroom.
Professor Lily’s voice sounded like a lullaby, hypnotizing the young mages’ nerves.
Until she wrote a new word problem on the board and prepared to call someone to solve it, the lullaby suddenly transformed into a jarring tune, waking everyone up!
