Chapter 560 Dark Demon’s Educational Entertainment (7.k)
“Could this be the ‘Wizardmon’?”
Looking at the Digital Monster that evolved from “Snowy Agumon,” Dark’s mind stirred, and suddenly a memory from the first season of “Digimon” surfaced in his brain.
In the first season of “Digimon,” “Wizardmon” initially appeared as a partner to “Deoxys.” Later, to protect one of the main characters, Janyu, and “Deoxys,” he bravely sacrificed himself by taking an attack from the boss, “Myotismon.”
And “Deoxys” then evolved into “Angewomon”!
Tears and sorrow always leave an indelible mark.
Dark subconsciously turned his head to find “Deoxys,” but unlike during the day, “Deoxys” did not come to watch.
The snow-white demonic Digital Monster before him was not “Wizardmon.”
It was a subspecies of “Wizardmon”—”Ice Wizardmon!”
“Ice Wizardmon” in the animated series, like “Wizardmon,” were wizards who came from the Metaverse digital world called “Wyvern.”
They wore masks to cover their faces, never revealing their true appearances. They mastered different types of magic and were high-intelligence Digital Monsters capable of evolving into “Sage.”
In other words, they were born mages!
It was indeed unexpected that a dragon-type “Snow Agumon” could evolve into a humanoid “Ice Wizardmon.”
Yet, this is the charm of Digital Monsters!
As soon as the evolution was complete, Dark infused mana into the Magic Card, finally receiving a response.
[Card Name: Ice Wizardmon]
[Type: Elemental Card]
[Level: ????]
[Race: Humanoid]
[Attribute: Ice / Light]
[Magic Power: 3000]
[Attack: 2300]
[Defense: 1600]
[Ultimate Skills: Ice Crystal Cloud, Aquarius Fill, Ice Illusion]
“A five-star Magic Elemental.”
The star rating of “Ice Wizardmon” was not surprising, being a five-star just like “Black Growlmon.”
However, there was a significant difference in the distribution of stats between “Ice Wizardmon” and “Black Growlmon”!
“Ice Wizardmon’s” magic power surpassed the peak of a five-star, reaching the peak of a six-star.
Its attack was also formidable, but its defense was only 1600 points.
Clearly, it belonged to the category of a fragile yet powerful mage.
After evolving into “Ice Wizardmon,” its race changed from dragon to humanoid, and its attributes were ice and… light?
After a brief moment of shock, Dark looked at the ultimate skills column.
“Ice Wizardmon” had three ultimate skills, each with unique effects, making them very comprehensive.
[Ice Crystal Cloud: Ice Wizardmon masters the magic of controlling ice. Using an ice crystal staff adorned with snowflakes, it can summon a snow cloud, triggering a fierce blizzard!]
[Aquarius Fill: Ice Wizardmon masters the magic of controlling light. By praying, it can summon sacred power to heal wounds, restoring the target’s vitality (magic power).
Each 100 points of magic power restores 10% of vitality, up to a maximum of 1000 points of magic power restoring 100% vitality. CD: 15 minutes.]
[Ice Illusion: Ice Wizardmon controls the magic of ice and light, causing the opponent to experience the illusion of being frozen, bound by “cold” and “nightmare.”]
“A large-scale ice attribute attack magic.”
“A light attribute healing magic.”
“A dual-attribute control-type mental magic.”
“Attack, healing, control—indeed, a wizard who masters ice and light.”
Dark narrowed his eyes, analyzing carefully.
“The information repeatedly mentions that ‘Ice Wizardmon’ masters the magic of controlling ice and light. Does this imply a passive effect attached to the ultimate skills—that it has extraordinary talent in ice and light magic?”
“Or perhaps…”
Dark said to “Ice Wizardmon”: “Ice Wizardmon, show me your magic.”
“Sure.” “Ice Wizardmon” responded clearly and raised its staff.
In an instant, ice and light elements mixed into icy blue light, released from the staff.
“Ice Wizardmon” gently waved its staff, and the light flew upward, spreading out into a shimmering galaxy.
Continuing to infuse magic power, the galaxy widened and lengthened…
This was not any of the three ultimate skills, but pure elemental manipulation!
Dark’s eyes widened in surprise.
He had expended considerable effort merely to teach the Magic Elementals to perceive and output magic.
But this “Ice Wizardmon” was naturally able to control magic, akin to “Bastemon,” which was enviable.
“If I let Agumon memorize several ice and light attribute spells, and then evolve it into ‘Ice Wizardmon’… could it cast spells on the spot?”
Dark couldn’t help but have such thoughts in his mind.
Unfortunately, he only knew “Shadow God Technique” and “Soul Curse,” and couldn’t verify it immediately.
However, this discovery already excited him immensely.
The three ultimate skills of “Ice Wizardmon” were all very useful, especially the second ultimate skill—”Aquarius Fill,” which was an incredibly powerful healing skill.
But Dark was now more curious about “Ice Wizardmon’s” magical talent and intelligence.
…
Dark Demon’s action ability was always commendable.
He directly brought “Ice Wizardmon” into the classroom and casually picked up a textbook titled “Mathematics I,” flipping to the page with the multiplication table, and said, “Memorize this.”
“Ice Wizardmon” only glanced at it and frowned, saying, “Multiplication, what is that?”
Dark was momentarily stunned, then quickly explained.
After understanding the concept of “multiplication,” “Ice Wizardmon” memorized the multiplication table in just two minutes—almost instantaneously!
Moreover, its learning ability was not like the scanning records of the “Mana Book,” but true memorization and comprehension.
Dark flipped to the exercise page, and “Ice Wizardmon” easily and happily solved all the arithmetic problems.
…
Watching from the side, Rose and Eudora couldn’t help but cover their mouths.
They had both suffered from the torment of mathematics and were even now in the Abyss.
Therefore, seeing this Magic Elemental effortlessly master basic calculations, they felt a bit envious.
“Is this still a Magic Elemental?” Eudora couldn’t help but whisper.
“Ice Wizardmon” turned to look at her and calmly said, “Yes.”
Eudora was instantly stunned.
Dark blinked and enthusiastically pulled out a reading and writing textbook, flipping to the pronunciation chart page, and immediately handed it to “Ice Wizardmon”: “I’ll read it once, you memorize it.”
“Ice Wizardmon” turned back, seemingly indifferent, but its eyes hid a flame.
Dark quickly taught the pronunciation chart.
And in just three to four minutes, “Ice Wizardmon” completely memorized the pronunciation chart!
…
A few minutes later, the fifteen-minute evolution time ended, and “Ice Wizardmon” suddenly regressed back to “Agumon.”
The newly reverted “Agumon” looked dazed, losing all the wisdom of “Ice Wizardmon.”
But theoretically, it and “Ice Wizardmon” were the same individual; although their personalities and intelligence might differ, their memories were identical.
In other words, “Agumon” should also have memorized the multiplication table and pronunciation chart!
This method of completing memory was practically cheating.
To verify, Dark immediately asked “Agumon” to recite it.
“Agumon” opened its mouth and actually recited it perfectly.
But Dark then made it do exercises.
This resulted in problems.
“It seems memorizing and
It’s one thing to know how to do something, and quite another to actually do it.”
Dark sighed, consoling Agumon.
In the exercises just now, Agumon got two wrong out of three, and if the calculations were any more complex, it couldn’t solve them.
This was akin to not being able to get a perfect score even in an open-book math test.
The theorems and formulas were right there, but it just couldn’t figure out how to apply them.
Agumon struggled, looking dejected.
Dark quickly calmed down and then cheered up again.
“Just being able to assist with memorization is already an incredible cheat. Starting tonight, let Lion Beast begin teaching you the basics. I believe you can do it.”
Agumon couldn’t help but open its mouth, unable to close it for a long time.
But could he really do it?
Of course, he couldn’t say no!
…
After Agumon patted his chest, vowing to master the basics as soon as possible, Dark put away the mana card and went to play with the Owlet Baby for a while before leaving the clubroom.
Astronomy class ended at exactly nine o’clock, but when Dark came down, it was already half past nine.
If he delayed any further, it would be well past ten.
“I wonder if Little Aurora has been locked outside?”
Thinking this, Dark called on Rose and Eudora, and together they left the clubroom with a bunch of mana golems.
“How is our clubroom?” Dark asked on the way.
Eudora genuinely exclaimed, “Big.”
How could it not be big?
The entire tenth floor of the Spiral Bell Tower belonged to the Magical Animal Club, making it much larger than those clubs located within the castle.
However, Eudora’s own Astrology Club was also quite special; besides their clubroom, they had access to the “Observatory.”
At the top of the Tower of Noble Academy was where the “Observatory” was situated.
Although Dark hadn’t visited other towers, he guessed that the top floors of the other three towers would also house observatories.
On the observatory, telescopes were set up to observe the stars.
To quickly master “Astrology,” they would need to make full use of the observatory.
…
The three of them, accompanied by a group of magical pets, entered the Tower of Noble Academy. The Common Room was nearly empty, most students were used to seeing the daily comings and goings of the mana golems and continued reading after a brief glance.
“Good night.”
After saying goodnight to each other, they parted ways at the staircase on the third floor.
Dark slowed down, and a few meters from room 301, he noticed a cute little puppy lying at the door.
The puppy was entirely white, with a tuft of red fur on its forehead, which was none other than Aurora’s familiar—the “Icefire Puppy!”
When Dark spotted the Icefire Puppy, the puppy also noticed him.
The adorable puppy immediately stood up, jumping and pouncing towards Dark, landing perfectly in his arms.
“Bow!”
The Icefire Puppy barked, then began licking Dark’s chest vigorously, its short tail wagging like a propeller.
Dark squatted down, using his left hand to hold it steady while stroking it from head to tail with his right hand. After a few times, he heard a soft “Bow Bow.”
Then he placed the Icefire Puppy on the ground, saying, “Go, complete your task.”
The Icefire Puppy shook its head and became energetic again.
“Not bad.”
Dark watched the Icefire Puppy run downstairs and couldn’t help but smile.
“Meow! (o`ω′)ノ……”
Then his arm was tightly wrapped by Eevee’s ribbon.
…
When Aurora brought in the night meal after being notified by her familiar, Dark had already put away his bag and sat down at his desk.
He had finished two elective classes and had three days off ahead.
Apart from completing his homework and watching the novice tournament on Saturday morning, he planned to further renovate the clubroom and purchase props according to the wishes of each mana golem.
For example, the various exercise machines for Wrestler Eagle…
Additionally, he intended to visit Traveler’s Street, first stopping by the “Kitty Plant Shop,” then checking out the “Public Dueling Society” branch in the academy.
Saint Maryann Academy was highly efficient; trial-run cards and the first-generation duel disks were already in limited production and could be sold within the academy.
Though the young magi weren’t the main customers of the Public Dueling Society, they were more open to new things and learned the rules of card dueling faster.
From them, one could more clearly see the competitiveness between the duel game and mana chess.
So far, Dark’s estimate of the popularity of the duel game was purely speculative without actual data.
To determine if the duel game could truly become a rival to mana chess, actual data was needed.
With better test results, the first phase of formal sales could commence.
…
Dark and the mana golems enjoyed Aurora’s homemade night meal, and he shared the amusing events of the day with her.
Aurora also told him about several incidents involving the first-year students.
Naturally, this included the “plot” of the first-year students.
Dark had known about the first-year students’ reactions since Tuesday evening after math class.
Besides Victoria and Phoenix, Viviane Alvende and Angie had also come forward.
Dark had only a surface-level acquaintance with Dark Elf Viviane Alvende, the maker of the explosion.
If not for Dark taking over as assistant for the math class, he would have barely paid attention to her, except through Oscar Ode’s recommendation.
Now, the assistant role became the point of contact between them.
Viviane encountered Dark on her way back from the cafeteria and casually mentioned the first-year students’ scheming.
Whether she said it unintentionally or intentionally, Dark took note.
What made him laugh was Angie’s “report”!
The princess specifically sought him out, eloquently recounting every student’s reaction after the math class and blamed everything on Princess Anna.
This was her first time approaching Dark after enrollment, and she acted as if she would protect him.
Had Dark not had enough informants among the first-year students, she might have deceived him.
That night, Dark learned the full story from Aurora.
After the first-year students were successfully provoked by the two princesses, they quickly discussed how to deal with the new assistant, Dark.
As the situation developed, the participants and strategies were gradually finalized.
…
“Is that all?”
After listening to Aurora’s account, Dark was greatly surprised.
He had thought that even pranks in this magical world would involve magic.
But the strategy the first-year students eventually came up with was so simple it was heartbreaking.
First, the classic prank: placing a chalkboard eraser above the front door.
If someone pushed the door open from the front, the chalk-filled eraser would fall from above, hitting their head.
To calibrate it, the first-year students prepared additional means to ensure accuracy.
Once the assistant was hit by the falling eraser, he would surely be enraged and ignore what was in front of him.
The floor between the classroom door and the podium would be coated with a special substance to eliminate friction.
Anyone who stepped on it would slip badly if they were distracted.
At that moment, the mechanism installed on the ceiling would react, spraying water
Come.
The water sprayed out was naturally clean, but there was an abundance of chalk dust on the assistant’s head.
When this chalk dust mixed with the water, it would create an extremely disgusting mixture…
At that time, the assistant, covered in filth, would surely be burning with anger, desperately trying to get up from the podium—where the podium was covered with glue that would stay sticky for an hour!
Once all of them were hit, the poor assistant would have to stand on the podium in a disheveled state for nearly an hour.
This public punishment, though not physically damaging, was the ultimate humiliation.
Of course, this was only if everyone was affected.
…
Such a simple prank, even if Dark knew nothing about it beforehand, he didn’t think he would fall for it.
In fact, the eraser could never hit him from the start.
The subsequent tricks were also completely unable to make him fall.
Dark Demon, having opened three chakras, had faster reaction speed and better stability in critical moments compared to ordinary people.
Setting traps for him according to the standards of dealing with ordinary people was naturally impossible.
If the prank failed…
No, even if it succeeded.
As a mathematics class assistant, Dark would certainly search for the masterminds behind the scenes and hold them accountable.
Playing such pranks on him could only bring temporary satisfaction, and eventually, they would suffer retaliation.
“They probably think that with two princesses on their side, the punishment won’t be too severe.”
“But they don’t know that one of the princesses has already ‘defected’.” Dark asked suddenly while eating delicious food.
“Do you think Anna will come forward to report?”
…
Aurora answered without showing any surprise: “It should be within a day or two.”
Dark smiled and said: “Anna always thinks more than Angie, so some actions might be delayed. At first glance, this seems to target me, but in reality, it’s a mutual design between them.”
Just as mischievous and playful as ever.
Aurora asked curiously: “Then how do we deal with it on Tuesday?”
Dark shook his head: “There is no Tuesday anymore.”
…
The next day, Friday.
Following the plan, Dark completed all homework except for the duel class, and after noon, he came to Traveler’s Street.
The original strategy for selling the card game cards was to package them together with model Easter eggs.
But doing this during the initial test phase would make the acquisition cost of the cards too high.
Therefore, after reaching a consensus with Claire, the first set of basic cards and the duel disk were bundled for sale, with advanced cards sold separately.
After the official release, they would then link up with the model Easter eggs.
Moreover, to attract customers, the Public Dueling Society held a grand opening promotion event, offering limited-time discounts and lottery activities.
Dark arrived at the shop before the event started, but he did not interfere with the operation; he just sat inside watching.
Perhaps because the “photocopies” sold last week were both new and useful, the Public Dueling Society established a good reputation.
After a week of word-of-mouth spread, today when Traveler’s Street opened, quite a few students came looking for them.
Their attention was naturally drawn to the splendid duel disks.
The duel disks displayed neatly on the shelves were silver-white, catching the eye.
Students couldn’t help but ask questions.
But after Eve and Irina made their introductions, most of the students lost interest.
Even with a discount, the duel disks were still not cheap.
Furthermore, these were just “toys” for simulated duels, which many people saw as a waste of credits.
Besides…
If one wanted to duel, they could simply sign up for a duel competition; why use such a “toy” for simulation?
Thus, it wasn’t until someone won a prize in the lottery that the first duel disk was successfully given away.
Seeing that the duel disks were not selling, Eve and Irina’s expressions became slightly anxious.
“It’s hard to get started.”
But Dark was not worried.
The main audience for the duel game in the academy should be first-year students who cannot yet participate in duel competitions.
But first-year students can only enter Traveler’s Street on the fourth Friday afternoon of the school term.
There were still two weeks left.
Before then, if they could give away duel disks through the lottery activity, making the winners curious enough to play, they would essentially succeed.
Simulated duels were the best advertisement for the duel game itself.
As long as two people played a duel in the common room and the light effects created by the duel disk captured the attention of the spectators, it would be enough.
In contrast, the mana chess that could only fight on a board would pale in comparison.
…
Dark spent the whole afternoon in the shop, giving away a total of eighteen duel disks.
The normal sales volume was only one.
This was still because the buyer bought a duel disk because his friend won one in the lottery, wanting to play with his friend.
“At least it’s open for business, right?”
Dark patted Irina on the shoulder and left the shop.
Nineteen duel disks flowed into the academy. If the market effect of simulated duels was good enough, this number would be sufficient to generate buzz.
And if the market effect was not good, this project wouldn’t require too much investment.
But what he didn’t expect was that just two minutes after he left, two people entered the shop. Not only did each buy a duel disk, but they also bought a lot of card packs!
The appearance of these two customers relieved Eve and Irina, who had been holding back.
For Dark, this simulated duel game might be a dispensable project.
But for the sisters, it was very important.
If the duel game project was canceled due to a failed market test, they would lose their reason to stay here.
The appearance of those two customers truly reassured them.
“Oh, what were their names? Write down their names for market research.” Eve asked.
Irina thought for a moment and said: “Let me think, their nicknames… One is Wit, and the other is Robert?”
…
“Oh wow!”
Wit and Robert pinned the silver-white duel disks to their arms, showing off to each other, both feeling cool.
They originally came to Traveler’s Street to replenish mana chess pieces, but on the way, they saw someone carrying a “cool silver toy” and followed the person, finding the “Public Dueling Society.”
The reputation of the “Public Dueling Society” had already spread within the castle.
They knew it was a shop selling “photocopies,” but neither of them was interested in photocopies, so they directly asked about the “silver toy.”
After careful questioning, Wit keenly sensed that this thing and mana chess were essentially the same type of thing, and he immediately developed a strong interest.
Because of the change in courses in second year, before all activities officially began, they had more free time.
Feeling bored, Wit and Robert decisively bought the duel disk.
“I looked at the rules of this duel game, and it’s not much different from a real duel.”
“Why else would it be called a simulated duel?”
While fiddling with the duel disk, they walked toward Lotus Pavilion.
Wit said: “You’re going to participate in the novice tournament tomorrow morning, maybe we can practice with this duel disk?”
Robert’s eyes lit up, and he said: “Isn’t this what Dark often talks about, combining entertainment and learning? What’s it called?”
Wit: “Learning through play!”
