Chapter 300: Dark Demon’s Charm Overwhelming (4k)
It was likely that last year’s Christmas dance had caused many first-year male and female students to awaken their consciousness.
The hidden surges during Valentine’s Day were even more apparent than those during Christmas.
Despite Valentine’s Day being on February 14th, a Wednesday, most students had already prepared gifts, waiting for the moment to bet their fate!
During this waiting period, their minds naturally drifted away, causing their focus in class to drop significantly.
In the first class on Monday, Professor Shylph keenly noticed some students’ lack of attention.
She sneered and used “classroom questioning” to make some students suffer!
This harshly suppressed the atmosphere where students wanted to confess right there and then!
But some things could be suppressed for a while, but not forever.
Once Professor Shylph’s summoning spell class ended, the little magus students felt liberated again, having the illusion of freedom.
Following that, in the second class on Mana Theory, Professor Kazel’s lenient attitude allowed the students to act like runaway horses.
Even during the lesson, people gathered to discuss “Valentine’s Day, chocolate, and flowers.”
However, love is a very personal matter; few are willing to share their desires with others.
Yet, the entire class was filled with whispers as fine as mosquito sounds.
So when Mana Theory was about to end, Professor Kazel unexpectedly assigned a large amount of homework!
One can only reap what one sows.
…
Regardless, the students did not show much restraint.
It wasn’t until Monday afternoon during Potions class that everyone suddenly focused, trying to put aside all thoughts except for attending the class.
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Potions…
At the beginning of the class, Professor Thompson took out a test tube from the rack, containing a pink liquid.
The test tube was corked, and the pink liquid inside slightly swayed, giving off a strikingly eerie feeling.
“Honey Speech Elixir.”
Professor Thompson said the name of the elixir with a very neutral tone.
Some students thought they had misheard at first.
But after checking with their neighbors, they all confirmed it.
Indeed, Professor Thompson had taken out a “Honey Speech Elixir” in Potions class!
As soon as they realized this.
The students immediately erupted in commotion.
“It really is the Honey Speech Elixir!”
“Why does Professor Thompson have the Honey Speech Elixir? Could he be planning to…”
“It’s impossible. Who would teach such a thing in class?”
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“Professor,”
While the students were discussing, Emma Maltis suddenly raised her hand!
Her arm was held high, straight as always.
Professor Thompson also, as usual, called her name: “Emma, what’s the question?”
Emma immediately stood up and asked: “Professor, isn’t the Honey Speech Elixir a forbidden potion?”
Professor Thompson smiled and replied: “Very good, it seems you have carefully reviewed the list of forbidden potions. But I must tell you, on January 1st this year, the forbidden potion list was updated, and the Honey Speech Elixir has been removed from it.”
“How can that be?” Emma exclaimed: “Such a potion should be permanently banned!”
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“Yes!”
“Emma is right!”
“How could the Potion Makers’ Association do this?”
“I’m going to report this to the Women’s Federation!”
…
The girls were indignant.
The boys whispered among themselves.
Professor Thompson pressed his hand down slightly and said: “The reason the Honey Speech Elixir was removed from the forbidden potion list is clear. After careful research, the Potion Makers’ Association concluded that it doesn’t qualify as a forbidden potion.”
He continued: “Preconceived notions are very dangerous. We often judge people or things based on our past impressions.
But if we discard these impressions and think objectively, we will find that our old impressions were wrong.”
“This bottle of Honey Speech Elixir… Who can tell me its effects?”
Professor Thompson’s gaze swept over Emma in the front row to the other students in the classroom.
Although the students had shown noisy behavior earlier, each of them seemed to know about the Honey Speech Elixir.
But when it came time to solve problems, no one raised their hands.
The classroom fell silent once more.
After a long while, someone finally raised their hand in the back row.
It wasn’t Dark, but rather Wit on the other side!
When Wit raised his hand, Robert next to him looked at him in surprise.
“Wit got this information from somewhere. I didn’t know anything about it.”
But Wit didn’t care about his thoughts and said directly: “Professor, if my memory is correct, the Honey Speech Elixir in the book should be a secret potion that makes the opposite sex fall in love with oneself, right?”
“Wit Gold, add five points!”
Professor Thompson clapped and gestured for him to sit down.
Wit sighed in relief and quickly sat down.
He had come across information about the Honey Speech Elixir while researching “Forbidden Love.”
He hadn’t expected it to be useful now, earning him valuable five points!
Wit was short on credits, and after excessive spending recently, the gap had widened.
So he had to participate in answering questions actively.
However, after Professor Thompson rewarded him with credits, he immediately refuted Wit’s point: “Wit explained the Honey Speech Elixir. But in reality, the Honey Speech Elixir cannot make the opposite sex fall in love with oneself.
The previous records were wrong, outdated! Now, the Honey Speech Elixir has been removed from the forbidden potion list, which proves it.”
Dark couldn’t help raising his hand.
“Dark Demon,” Professor Thompson called him.
Dark stood up and asked: “Then, Professor, what is the true effect of the Honey Speech Elixir?”
“I was just about to explain.” Professor Thompson smiled, “I personally believe that the Honey Speech Elixir does not control emotions. It should rather be called a ‘Charm Elixir.’
The Honey Speech Elixir does not work on others but on oneself. By enhancing one’s outward charm, it makes the opposite sex notice them more easily. Essentially, it’s no different from cosmetics.”
Dark keenly sensed the issue and raised his hand again.
When Professor Thompson nodded, he stood up and asked: “From your choice of words, Professor, does this mean you have researched the true effects of the Honey Speech Elixir yourself?”
Professor Thompson: “A small research project.” In other words, the true effects of the Honey Speech Elixir haven’t been conclusively determined.
Just as Professor Thompson himself said, one cannot judge something solely based on old impressions.
Professor Thompson’s own research might also be incorrect.
But most students didn’t have the time to care about old impressions and current research.
Especially the girls, who immediately perked up when they heard that the Honey Speech Elixir could enhance charm.
Next, Professor Thompson shared some knowledge related to the Honey Speech Elixir and picked up the pink liquid again.
He asked: “Does anyone want to experience it?”
The chattering students below suddenly fell silent.
After a while, Professor Thompson turned his head toward the corner of the classroom.
“Dark Demon, you come forward.”
Dark stood up, feeling somewhat frustrated.
He certainly didn’t want to be a test subject for this uncertain potion.
But it was not easy to refuse Professor Thompson’s call.
He had to reluctantly step onto the platform.
“Very brave.”
Professor Thompson praised Dark Demon’s courage.
He waved the Honey Speech Elixir in front of Dark: “Observe carefully.”
Dark concentrated, but he observed nothing unusual.
According to normal logic, the “careful observation” was just a formality.
Dark thought for a moment and asked: “Professor, is the Honey Speech Elixir taken internally or externally?”
Professor Thompson: “Internal use is better, external use is also possible.”
Dark: “Then let’s use it externally!”
“Of course, I respect the student’s wishes.”
Professor Thompson grinned, showing his white teeth.
Dark suddenly felt a chill.
He had thought Professor Thompson was the only normal professor in the first year!
“Everyone, pay close attention!”
Professor Thompson tilted the test tube and gently waved it toward Dark. The pink liquid poured out and transformed into droplets, sprinkling onto Dark.
The effects of the potion were immediate!
It wasn’t just for external use.
At first glance, Dark Demon showed no change, but his external aura gained a mysterious allure that made people eager to uncover it.
He was like the center of a black hole, attracting everything around him.
Whether male or female, anyone who looked at him became irresistibly drawn in, feeling as though they were being pulled.
Dark slightly raised his head, and his star-like eyes were clear and pure, making people even more unable to resist.
In the classroom, the students drawn to him couldn’t help but rush toward the platform.
The first row, Emma, was the most attracted, leaving her seat and stepping onto the platform, gazing at Dark with fascination.
But just as she was about to pounce like a leopard.
The effects of the Honey Speech Elixir suddenly vanished.
Dark’s charm remained high, but it wasn’t as overwhelming as before.
Emma’s steps abruptly halted, and she froze instantly as if petrified.
Professor Thompson’s voice clearly echoed at this moment: “If the Honey Speech Elixir is used externally, its effects will be greatly reduced.”
Emma: “Ha, hahaha.”
Professor Thompson: “Moreover, if you feel it carefully, you’ll realize the Honey Speech Elixir does not have a forced charm effect.
As I mentioned earlier, it merely increases one’s charm, not forcing someone to like them.
If you dislike someone, you won’t be affected much. Even if you are, you can simply look away to break the influence.”
Emma: “Hahaha!”
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Dark returned to his seat, perfectly cooperating with the performance, continuing to listen to Professor Thompson explain the detailed effects of the Honey Speech Elixir and how to prepare it.
The Honey Speech Elixir is still a relatively practical potion, and the preparation method isn’t too difficult.
But…
Why did Professor Thompson suddenly teach this before Valentine’s Day? What was his purpose?
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“Ring ring!”
The end-of-class bell rang amidst Professor Thompson’s voice.
He then stopped explaining and began assigning homework.
But he left the classroom in big strides!
“Demon, you became incredibly charming after using the Honey Speech Elixir!” Diana suddenly turned around and complimented him.
Dark was genuinely stunned, then casually replied: “So, in your eyes, I was originally a type without charm?”
Diana: “(⊙o⊙) Ah!”
Rose couldn’t help covering her mouth and laughing lightly.
Dark sighed helplessly: “I have something to do next, so I’ll go first.”
After saying that, Dark packed up his books and returned to the tower dormitory.
Then he emptied his bag and placed the textbook materials he had been working on until now.
Unfortunately…
Last night, he didn’t finish compiling the textbooks for the first-year students.
Therefore, he needed to continue working hard tonight.
But tomorrow was arithmetic class, so he needed to deliver the textbook he would use the next day to Professor Lily beforehand.
Soon…
He arrived at Professor Lily’s office.
“Knock knock.”
He knocked twice on the door.
“Coming coming!”
Inside, Professor Lily’s voice sounded slightly hurried.
Dark stood waiting.
But he could only hear her voice and not see her.
So he knocked again.
“Knock knock.”
“Coming coming!”
“Bang bang bang!”
Two minutes later, no one opened the door.
Dark stopped knocking.
After another two minutes.
The office door finally opened smoothly.
A dragonfly wings imp floated in the air, grinning awkwardly at the blonde boy: “Coming coming.”
Dark entered with a displeased expression.
The office was filled with a sweet scent.
But apart from that, it was surprisingly tidy.
If it were someone else, they might have gotten away with it.
Unfortunately, an imp wouldn’t bother tidying the office.
Dark knew this well but chose not to expose it.
He sat on the sofa, took out the textbook, and said: “Professor Lily, I brought the materials. But as usual, you’re responsible for the exercises.”
Professor Lily instantly looked troubled: “Eh? Do I have to work overtime tonight?”
Dark: “You don’t have to work overtime.”
Professor Lily’s eyes lit up immediately: “Really?”
Dark nodded: “Roll up your bedding, kick your feet, and never work overtime.”
Professor Lily: “O(≧口≦)O ah ah ah!”
