Chapter 308 “Asking for Moon Tickets Ten Times” Dark Demon’s Domain (6k)
Wit Gold had thought of many possibilities—being rejected, being ignored.
But the current situation was far beyond his expectations.
He never imagined that Pandora would calmly accept his Valentine’s Day chocolate and then ask such a question.
Shouldn’t a girl who always reads books be gentle, reserved, and understanding?
Why would she ask about another boy after receiving Valentine’s Day chocolate from a boy?
Is this lack of emotional intelligence really something she would do?
And why didn’t she show any reaction when accepting the chocolate?
Shyness? Worry?
“What kind of person is she?”
Wit felt a sense of disillusionment.
It seemed only now that he realized Pandora wasn’t the image he had fantasized about, one similar to his mother.
After a long while, he lowered his head and said, “No, I didn’t see Dark.”
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly turned around and ran away!
…
“Doesn’t know?”
Pandora watched as Wit quickly disappeared, unable to help but sigh lightly.
Then, she lowered her head and continued reading her book.
To her, Wit was just a stranger with no interaction beyond the library registration.
There was no need to care about the thoughts of a complete stranger.
She didn’t view him as an insect because she grew up with the help of others.
The sense of belonging to humans slightly outweighed her nature.
As for why she accepted the chocolate, it was just a temporary need.
With so many people giving her chocolate, she gradually became numb to it.
She had been confused the first time she received Valentine’s Day chocolate, but those were things of the past.
Unfortunately, she couldn’t get any information about Dark from that boy, so she needed to find him herself.
“Could he be in the snow?”
“After the shift, let’s take a walk in the snow.”
“If we meet, it’s fate.”
“If not, then so be it.”
Just thinking about walking in the snowy world made Pandora frown.
She hated snow.
…
Valentine’s Day is like this.
Some are happy, some are sad.
Although Wit Gold wasn’t rejected, he seemed more miserable than if he had been.
He realized he was heartbroken, completely heartbroken!
Previously, he thought he could gradually get closer.
When talking with seniors from the Marine Biology Research Department, they also concluded similarly.
Persistence can break through anything.
Start by giving a gift to make her notice you.
Then, every year, continue to give gifts in hopes of changing her mind.
For boys pursuing girls, persistence is key.
Persist long enough, and you’ll eventually get a response.
In short, seniors from the Marine Biology Research Department helped him summarize various techniques.
He secretly told himself to persist.
However, he broke down on the very first gift!
…
Robert hid at the door to eavesdrop and witnessed the entire scene.
Being a boy with no dating experience himself, he could only pat his friend’s back and say, “It’s okay,” “It will pass”…
He thought Wit was just heartbroken because of the indirect rejection.
Robert even thought perhaps being rejected was good.
Wit needed to focus more on his studies.
They were still first-year students; they should spend more time on their academics. Only by laying a solid foundation could they have a better future.
Besides, isn’t Mana Chess great?
“How about we go look at the snow? Who knows when we’ll see such a big snowfall again!”
“Yeah.”
…
Near the lake in the snow.
Dark made the Mana Golems clear an open space and began setting up “Paradise.”
Though he considered setting up the entire “Paradise,” he ultimately decided against it.
In the faint white light reflecting off the snow, the “Paradise” expanded, but only two round tables and a dozen stone benches appeared in that space.
Rose and Diana, though knowing he had this Field Card, still found it amazing.
Diana curiously tapped the stone table and sat down on a stone bench, placing her bags on the table.
She carried snacks no less than the Mana Golems.
The Mana Golems looked at her and mimicked, placing small backpacks on another stone table before eagerly taking out their snacks.
Returning to the “Paradise” felt uplifting to them.
“Woof!”
The Piplup rubbed against Dark’s calf and pointed toward the frozen lake.
Dark patted its head and smiled, “Go ahead.”
Piplup happily climbed toward the lake and glided across the ice.
Its movements were clumsy, but its body structure ensured it wouldn’t fall. Sometimes, though, it couldn’t stop sliding.
Students skating on the lake noticed a little sea lion wearing a scarf joining in and couldn’t resist playing with it.
Everyone loves cute animals.
In the snow near the lake.
The Big Milk Jar used “Round” and started rolling around in the snow.
The Imp Beast flew in the air, chasing it.
The Wrestler Eagle tried “Snow Rush.”
Ditto frantically protected the nearly frozen Trash Slime.
Poor “Meow” was left in a makeshift cradle made of a scarf, only able to watch the clouds in frustration.
“Ee!”
Lil’Eevee took the opportunity to walk next to Dark, rubbing its soft cheek against his calf, then leaped onto his thigh, curling up and closing its eyes to enjoy the warmth of its owner.
Eevee sneaked a glance and bared its teeth.
But having just made a mistake, it didn’t dare to be cute, so it sulkily started building a snowman.
Dark sat under a stone bench, gently stroking Lil’Eevee’s fur, his gaze warm.
Huhu climbed onto a rock and used its tentacles to hold a paintbrush, attempting to capture the warm scene with abstract painting techniques.
Its skill level was somewhere between kindergarten and first grade.
Deoxys simply sat on a stone bench next to Dark, spreading out its book to read.
But its attention kept being drawn to the Mana Golems rolling around in the snow.
“Go play.” Dark gently said.
Deoxys struggled for a moment, then solemnly closed the picture book, put it in its bag, and pounced on a snowball with a “Meow!”
Cats love round things; it’s an innate trait.
“Yeah.”
Dark finally
Recalling MeowMeow.
He waved at Ditto.
“Hurry up.”
Ditto carried the Trash Slime over.
Dark took the Trash Slime from its hands and then retrieved “MeowMeow” from within the “swaddling cloth,” initiating a regular summoning spell.
“Meow!”
The long-repressed MeowMeow let out a skyward meow upon finally seeing daylight.
All the pent-up frustration was released.
Then it landed on all fours and lunged towards where Deoxys was.
The two cats rolled around like snowballs.
…
Dark placed the hot water bottle inside the “swaddling cloth,” letting the Trash Slime cling to it, and said to Ditto, “Now you can rest easy, right?”
“Hurry up!”
Ditto immediately let out a joyful cry, then its body naturally transformed from a Slime shape gradually into a MeowMeow, turning and pouncing toward MeowMeow and Deoxys.
The sight of the three cats rolling in the snow attracted countless gazes.
…
“How nice.”
Rose hugged her own familiar rabbit, unable to help but reveal an envious expression.
After stuffing her cheeks with snacks, Diana climbed down from the stone stool, chuckled, and ran towards the three cats playing in the snow.
The panda familiar wrapped tightly in small clothes was left abandoned on the table.
…
For a moment.
Under the clear sky…
On the snowy ground…
Laughter and joy…
Never ceased…
Dark squinted at this scene, occasionally flashing a look of daze on his face.
The overlap of memories from two lifetimes sometimes made him feel confused.
But today’s scene was actually what he had longed for in his dreams.
Yet to maintain this dreamlike state required paying the same price in effort.
No one could destroy it!
…
In the clouds…
Lily Laplace lay lazily in the sky.
Her wings did not flap, yet she still floated.
The pure white castle brought back some memories for her.
But times had changed, and memories had become blurred.
Long years were a natural gift for Imps, but they could also be a source of trouble.
Gradually…
She flipped over in the air, her arms and legs hanging limply off her tiny body.
Her eyes darted about like a dried fish looking at the crowd below.
Suddenly, her eyes lit up as she spotted a little heart in the snow!
“Heh.”
She grinned and slowly descended.
But as she flew, she suddenly raised her hand with awareness.
“Sss—”
“I need to prepare something.”
So she grabbed pieces here and there in the air,揉成一团.
Then she activated the炼成!
A glimmer of light flashed.
A nearly transparent cube appeared in her hand.
“Add some color!”
“Add some patterns.”
“Add some packaging.”
“It’s done!”
Thus, a replica chocolate was forcibly created by her!
With the “gift” in hand, Lily fluttered her wings and slowly flew down.
…
Pandora, who had finished work early, sent all the chocolates back to the dormitory with the help of the golem, then walked into the snow.
She didn’t specifically search; she just strolled through the snow.
The cold wind made her uncomfortable, so she pulled her scarf tighter.
Her flowing hair stood out even more against the snow.
A faint aura spread out.
People around her unconsciously moved aside.
At some point, Pandora found herself by the lake.
She walked along the lake, a half-meter-high snowball rolling towards her.
She narrowed her eyes but did not move aside.
But the snowball suddenly stopped abruptly, and a bat-like familiar landed on it, leaving a plum blossom patterned footprint.
“Whoosh.”
Snow fell off the snowball.
A pink cow with a scarf uncurled itself, looking somewhat dizzy at the girl in front of her.
Pandora couldn’t help but recall her baby dragon and the dormitory pet grass lizard.
She bent slightly to reach out and touch the cow’s head.
But the Big Milk Jar suddenly ducked back, turned around, and quickly rolled back on its original path.
The Imp Beast chased after it, laughing crazily.
It was as if chasing a fleeing prey.
The cold wind mixed with sporadic snowflakes.
Pandora straightened up, brushing a strand of hair that fell in front of her.
She continued walking.
Following the trajectory of the Big Milk Jar’s roll.
…
Such a sentient golem was not common in Saint Maryann Academy.
Moreover, she certainly knew them.
Before long, the person she was looking for appeared in her line of sight.
But she paused at the edge.
Golems playing in the snow.
An energetic girl mingling with the golems.
Golden-haired youth and girl sitting at the edge of the stone table, chatting.
The faint warmth surrounding them.
It was the atmosphere she had always envied.
It felt like a complete family.
Cutting a private space out of the snowfield.
There was a sense of being unable to intrude.
…
But she soon regained her smile.
The cute junior student waved at her.
It was an invitation.
So she took a step forward, entering that private space.
…
“Senior, aren’t you on duty this afternoon?” Dark asked after giving Pandora a cup of hot tea when she sat down.
Pandora naturally accepted the cup and held it in her palms, greedily absorbing its warmth.
She said, “I finished early. Ms. Bella asked me to come and see the snow.”
Ms. Bella, of course, had good intentions.
But she actually had no particular fondness for snow.
During heavy snowfall, plants withered, animals hibernated, and food was scarce in the Exile Forest.
They had no choice but to starve.
…
Dark vaguely remembered she didn’t like snow, so he didn’t say much more.
He turned to ask, “Won’t you let your familiar out?”
Pandora smiled and took out the Selection Card, summoning her familiar—a fat little wing dragon.
After being illuminated by the Capital Sin Card, the little wing dragon pounced onto Dark’s face the moment it appeared, clearly showing great affection for his scent.
Dark gently pushed it away from his face and placed it on the table facing Pandora.
Pandora reached out and stroked the little wing dragon’s chin, muttering, “Traitor.”
At this moment, she turned her head to look at Rose next to Dark and asked, “Who is this?”
Rose hurriedly replied, “Hello, Senior. I’m Rose Florette, a first-year student at the Noble Academy.”
Pandora nodded. She naturally knew these two girls who often followed Dark around. This was just an opening remark.
Rose blinked her eyes, observing this senior whom she saw almost every day, unable to
Shuzhu asked, “Senior Pandora, they always say you receive piles of chocolate and flowers every Valentine’s Day. Is that true?”
Pandora paused for a moment before replying, “More or less.”
Rose said, “Then what about gifts from people you don’t know, or from people you don’t like?”
Pandora replied, “Of course, refuse them.”
Rose asked, “What if the person secretly puts it under your desk?”
Pandora couldn’t help but smile slightly, “Then you’ve received a gift. I used to worry about this when I was in my first year too. If someone gives you a gift or confesses in front of you, just reject it bravely. Hesitation will only give them unrealistic hopes. But if it’s secretly put in your drawer, throw it in the trash.”
Rose covered her mouth involuntarily, “Is that acceptable?”
Pandora responded without hesitation, “You should know that someone who suddenly says they like you, but has barely interacted with you, will likely say the same thing to another person someday. There’s no need to interact with such people.”
Rose suddenly understood, “I see.”
Pandora continued, “Why divide Valentine’s Day into two parts? To remind people to think carefully about matters of the heart. Because once it’s wrong, it can’t be fixed. Girls are more prone to losing out in this regard, so we must be even more cautious.”
Rose nodded firmly, increasing her好感 by 1.
…
Dark watched the two exchange experiences and couldn’t help but sigh.
Senior Pandora handled Valentine’s Day gifts so decisively.
He could never throw a gift away like that.
It was called “gentlemanly behavior,” but it was really just indecisiveness.
It lacked the clarity and decisiveness needed to cut ties cleanly.
But if he did that, it might tarnish his reputation.
Girls could be decisive, but boys couldn’t.
…
Just as they were talking.
Above them, there was suddenly the sound of flapping wings.
When they instinctively looked up, Professor Lily suddenly broke free from her invisibility and flew directly in front of Dark with a “whoosh.”
The little imp, who looked to be the same age as Dark, laughed as she tossed the fake “chocolate” she had just made into the snack pile and casually said, “What, everyone here playing?”
Dark didn’t pay much attention to the “chocolate” and said, “With the first snow after winter, one should experience it.”
Professor Lily turned her eyes, observing the girls in this private space, and suddenly asked, “Did they all give you Valentine’s chocolates?”
Dark was taken aback; he hadn’t expected Professor Lily to ask such a question.
However, in this situation, he simply replied honestly, “We are just friends…”
But his peripheral vision caught sight of Rose silently pulling out a square gift box from her bag and, mimicking Professor Lily, carefully placing it in the snack pile.
Dark’s words came to an abrupt halt.
Professor Lily’s gaze then shifted to Pandora.
Pandora calmly smiled and pulled out a bar of chocolate from her sleeve, also putting it in the snack pile.
Finally, both their gazes turned to Diana, who was rolling around in the snow with three cats.
Dark awkwardly said, “She gave some. Diana gave some.”
“Gooi!”
Lil’Eevee seemed to sense a threat and suddenly stretched out from her ball-like form, pressing forcefully against her owner’s chest to assert ownership!
Dark instinctively reached out to hug her.
Professor Lily glanced sideways at the Lil’Eevee and suddenly said, “Dark, I want to build the biggest snowman in St. Maryan!”
“Are you Diana?”
Of course, this question could only be kept inside.
“Join in?” Dark asked.
Pandora cupped her hands around her mouth and blew into them, saying, “Sure.”
Rose nodded modestly.
The four of them stood up and found a spot to start building the snowman.
…
At this point.
Mike Owen finally appeared nearby.
He stared blankly at the people around Dark Diemon and rubbed his eyes.
A third-year girl next to him couldn’t help but furrow her brow and scold, “What’s going on, Owen? Is this the weak first-year student you talked about? Look who’s around Dark Diemon?
Fourth-year Pandora Dragon, the professor, a little imp who has lived for over a hundred years! If you can’t tell, I think you need to go back to school!”
“Cough!”
Owen coughed dryly, “Don’t do that, Maggie. I was just following orders. Jeffery may have acted impulsively, but he’s not stupid.
He actually wanted to use this method to gradually establish the Noble History Research Society as an opposing force to Dark Diemon. Many of our club members are fence-sitters, and they need a push.”
Maggie said, “I’m saying you’re stupid!”
Owen: “…”
After a while…
Owen stared into Maggie’s eyes and said, “Maggie, you know I’m not stupid either.”
Maggie Gaskell, a third-year girl with long red-gold hair.
Her features were quite delicate, especially her eyes, which were beautiful like rubies.
Under Owen’s gaze, Maggie snorted coldly, “If you weren’t stupid, how could you come up with such a terrible idea?”
Owen shrugged, “It is indeed terrible. Jeffery picked me to embarrass myself, not to intimidate Dark Diemon, but to intimidate me.”
Maggie: “You know this and still do it?”
Owen: “I have no choice. How about this, you go over there, place the chocolate on the table, say nothing, and walk away. Leave the rest to me.”
Maggie picked up a chocolate box and growled, “This is the chocolate I made for you!”
Owen: “Don’t worry, after I suffer the embarrassment, I’ll take it back and eat it.”
Maggie: “Get lost!”
Then she threw the chocolate hard at Mike Owen’s face and walked away without looking back.
“Ah.”
Owen couldn’t help but run his hand through his curly hair and rub it hard.
This was too difficult!
Why must he suffer on Valentine’s Day?
He bent down to pick up the fallen chocolate box, lamenting, “I wonder if the chocolate inside is broken.”
But the chocolate box was picked up by someone else.
“Senior, your chocolate.”
Wit Gold handed the chocolate box to Owen, thinking to himself, “Poor guy, he must have been rejected like me too.”
