Chapter 333: A Good Seer Is One Who Incites Chaos
“Zap zap!”
If there was anyone most excited within the “Nightmare Space,” it was certainly Huhu.
Since its creation, Huhu had never imagined that it could actually experience the joy of running like the wind one day. Now that its wish had come true, it naturally darted around in excitement.
In contrast, the agile Deoxys seemed to be stuck in quicksand, occasionally frowning.
Among the three effects of the “Nightmare Space,” the one derived from the “Trickery Space” was the most noticeable. The other two effects, “exchange positions” and “creating illusions,” required active release by the Mana Nightmare Demon.
Especially the effect of “creating illusions,” which demanded a significant amount of mana and energy.
It was already quite challenging for it to transform into such a realistic magical girl in such a short time.
When all the mana spirits were distracted by the “Nightmare Space,” the Mana Nightmare Demon transformed into a magical girl and suddenly pounced on Dark.
Dark did not dodge but reached out to embrace, indeed grabbing the Mana Nightmare Demon’s physical body.
“It’s just an illusion after all.”
He smiled, very satisfied with the “Nightmare Space” of the Mana Nightmare Demon.
…
However, the “Nightmare Space” lasted only three minutes before being dissolved due to the need for more mana support. As a result, the dormitory returned to its original state.
Huhu, suddenly reverted to its original form, felt a deep sense of loss. But it suddenly turned its head toward the Mana Nightmare Demon, and flames of determination gradually ignited in its eyes.
“Zap!”
…
As the illusion shattered, the scene of the Mana Nightmare Demon nestling in Dark’s arms was revealed.
Almost instantly, two tentacles like ribbons shot forward. But as they approached, they abruptly stopped mid-air.
Eevee, who had promptly controlled itself, pretended nothing happened and approached.
Dark scratched its chin with one hand, and it emitted a soft, mellow sound.
…
While the atmosphere in the Tower 201 dormitory of the Noble Academy gradually warmed up, unexpected changes were happening in Professor Metia’s teacher’s dormitory.
“Leah.” She had placed a glass bottle with a diameter of thirteen centimeters on the desk beforehand.
She sat at her desk, meticulously observing the soul inside the bottle, her frown deepening.
From the moment Dark unscrewed the bottle containing “Soul Powder,” the tiny infant-like soul inside the bottle began to open its eyes.
Although there was no vitality in its eyes, this was undoubtedly a sign that it was about to regain consciousness.
This was completely unexpected by “Leah.”
Before Vlad’s death, she had obtained a part of his soul and used it to create a cultivation bottle similar to a “Lich Amulet Box.”
Once Vlad’s main body died, his consciousness would instantly transfer to this fragment of the soul.
After a period of careful nurturing, she could gradually cultivate a complete vampire soul.
Then, she would have her own use for it.
But if Vlad’s consciousness recovered before the soul was fully cultivated, it would cause trouble for her plan.
Because she needed Vlad, yet she didn’t need Vlad either.
However, tonight, many unexpected events occurred.
As time passed, Vlad’s soul reacted more intensely.
The instant the “Mana Nightmare Demon” was refined, its reaction reached its peak!
“Leah” almost thought that Vlad’s soul would awaken at that moment.
Fortunately, the worst-case scenario did not happen.
Vlad’s soul then became slightly dormant.
But “Leah” clearly sensed that something vanished along with Vlad’s silence…
This feeling left her in a terrible mood.
Yet, she couldn’t do anything about it.
…
Metia Barthelemy curled up in bed reading, pretending to know nothing about “Leah’s” affairs.
In fact, she knew very little.
Moreover, she made no attempt to investigate further.
Her second encounter with “Leah” was on the way to Saint Maryann Academy.
Believing that “Leah” would not pose a threat to Saint Maryann Academy and that she indeed had a legitimate reason to enter the academy, Metia agreed to her request and brought her into the academy.
For Metia, this was merely a small favor.
But it allowed her to repay a life-saving debt from her youth.
During the time “Leah” entered the academy, she remained well-behaved, even hiding under Metia’s hat during classes, until…
“Hiss, when did she start becoming restless?”
As an experienced astrologer, Metia was sensitive to the occurrence of certain events.
Even without prophecy, she could generally sense things.
Things were slipping beyond her control.
But given her present premonition.
Should she wait for things to unfold?
Or should she intervene?
Add fuel to the fire?
Hehe…
A good seer is one who incites chaos.
…
The night sky remained unchanged.
The bonds between people formed shining stars in the sky, flickering intermittently.
…
After the Mana Nightmare Demon regressed back to a Mana Spirit, Dark temporarily stored it in a Mana Card.
He then detailed the results of the experiment and spent the remaining time crafting equipment for the mana spirits.
Of course, before going to sleep, he didn’t forget to extract today’s “Capital Sin.”
Combining the “Soul Curse” and “Technique of the Shadow God,” it still amounted to 1.5 points.
He chose “Greed,” aiming to first refine “Greed III.”
But the available “Greed” was nearly depleted. Perhaps he would temporarily switch to extracting “Pride,” then find a way to increase “Greed.”
However, unlike “Bliss” and “Gluttony,” increasing “Greed” efficiently was a challenge for him.
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The night grew deeper.
The quietness of room 201 in the Tower of Noble Academy gradually settled in.
Dark drifted off to sleep amidst his thoughts.
The mana spirits climbed onto their respective beds according to their habits.
“Tik tok!”
The clock’s hands crossed midnight.
The deck of cards on the desk trembled slightly, and the lid of the deck slowly opened, revealing a Mana Card that gently fell onto the surface.
A green mana spirit emerged slowly from the card, its large red eyes darting around, like a sneaky cat looking at the quiet dormitory.
Deoxys, curled up in Dark’s blanket, suddenly opened its eyes, looked at it briefly, then closed them again.
A pink tentacle also drooped down limply.
“Yomimi—”
The cute Mana Spirit wriggled in the air, and the “Fear Gem” around its neck faintly glowed.
…
Dark had a dream where he was eaten.
…
After enjoying the owner’s dream with excitement, the little Mana Spirit turned its gaze towards the other mana spirits in the dormitory.
But soon it realized that these mana spirits were in a state of half-sleep, seemingly waking up with the slightest touch, which made it pout.
Without a target, the Mana Spirit wandered aimlessly around the dormitory for a while but didn’t leave its birthplace to venture into the unfamiliar outside world.
Finally, it rested on Dark’s face, falling into a daze.
With the natural depletion of mana, it naturally returned to the Mana Card.
Thus, upon awakening, Dark found the Mana Spirit’s Mana Card alone on the desk, while his deck was toppled aside.
Dark: “…”
After a moment, he picked up the Mana Card, drew a hexagram-shaped “Mana Enrichment Array” with his fingers, and slowly replenished the exhausted mana.
“In the name of Dark, Mana Summon!”
After a soft incantation, the Mana Spirit, still sleepy, was summoned from the Mana Card.
It was unaware of the terrifying judgment awaiting it.
…
“Yomimi!”
The Mana Spirit, suffering from being flattened, woke up amid screams and continued to be flattened.
After a few minutes, Dark finally understood the situation: the Mana Spirit had indeed slipped out of the Mana Card and had eaten his dream.
But when asked what his dream was about, the Mana Spirit shook its head, dripping saliva.
This only increased his curiosity.
But the Mana Spirit then started to act cute and cuddly, gradually dissolving his desire to pry further.
Why could the Mana Spirit escape from the Mana Card on its own?
Dark seriously questioned it, but received no answers.
Dark could only carefully search through the records.
This topic was mentioned in the book “Mind Magus Red’s Lecture on Summoning Spells — Differences Between Mana Spirit Summon and Other Mana Summons.”
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How could mana spirits rely on their own strength to exit Mana Cards?
A Magus once studied this extensively.
The conclusion was that unless they possessed an intelligence level above 3.0 and mastered skills like “Summoning Spells,” or had the innate ability to materialize, they wouldn’t be able to do so.
Intelligence was the prerequisite because, under normal circumstances, mana spirits with an intelligence of 2.0 wouldn’t have the initiative to leave on their own.
If intelligence was insufficient, other means were necessary.
For instance, bonds!
Bonds, as a component of mental power, played a crucial role in mental summoning spells.
They could prompt mana spirits to evoke additional emotions beyond their intelligence levels, thus gaining the subjective initiative to exit Mana Cards.
Furthermore, sufficiently strong bonds could trigger “Mental Summoning Spells” autonomously, allowing mana spirits to summon themselves out of Mana Cards using the power of the bond.
Mana spirits would naturally come out to save their master without needing a summon—this was a major selling point of mental summoning spells.
“But did I establish a bond with the Mana Spirit?”
Dark shook his head.
“Since it’s unrelated to mental summoning spells, does it possess the innate ability to materialize?”
“Yomimi?”
This was a mystery.
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“Ding ding ding.”
The sudden alert sound brought Dark back to reality.
When he took out the vibrating Selection Card from the deck, he initially thought it was a change of classroom for the duel class in the morning, but he didn’t expect the notification to come from Professor Nina instead of Professor Jones!
