Chapter 155: Dark Demon Revisits the Dormitory
The wind blew, and horses neighed.
On the bridge, Virt and Robert were cornered, even though their respective Magic Spirits had successfully drawn the Golems' attention.
But they still couldn't find an opportunity to escape.
Left with no choice, they could only hope their Magic Spirits would defeat the Golems.
Virt's Troll still had a fighting chance against the 'Heavy Cavalry.'
However, Robert's Half-Mechanical Ratman was, in a very short time, sliced open and instantly cut in half by the 'Light Cavalry's' twin blades, which rotated around its waist!
As the Half-Mechanical Ratman disintegrated into light, Robert had no choice but to summon his [Magic Beast: Castle], but it was still shattered by a single blow from the 'Light Cavalry'!
"What do we do, Virt?!"
Robert screamed in terror.
But Virt wasn't doing much better.
Although the mere three-star Troll had barely managed to hold on thanks to its size advantage, it was already covered in wounds.
[Forbidden Love] was completely useless against the Golems.
He was at his wits' end.
The only hope…
Virt couldn't help but look up.
He could hear someone fighting on the third floor of the castle; that might be a turning point!
...
Dark didn't know he was being seen as their last straw by Virt.
He put away his cards, went to the window, and casually glanced down.
Only to see the 'Heavy Cavalry' piercing the Troll, and the 'Paralysis Ray' fired from its forehead hitting Virt and Robert.
"GG."
Dark silently offered a 'GG' for them, then walked away without looking back.
Curfew was almost upon them.
The sounds of fighting the Golems would likely attract more uninvited guests.
He certainly didn't want to be put in detention.
...
Exactly five o'clock.
Curfew had passed.
Dark quickly passed through the main entrance of Noble House Tower, successfully returning to the dormitory.
The recent battle had left him a little tired.
He lay on his bed for a bit, and soon the dawn of a new day arrived.
When he came to his senses, Dark was already seated in the Summoning Arts classroom, reviewing his notes while waiting for Professor Silf to arrive.
The professor was uncharacteristically five minutes late.
Also late with her were Virt and Robert, who slipped in through the back door with their heads down.
Their faces were grim.
Professor Silf mercilessly exposed the fact that the two had violated school rules, and publicly announced they would be confined to detention until the day before Christmas.
As for the destroyed 'Dragon Rider,' it wasn't even mentioned.
During the previous interrogation, Robert loudly protested that someone else had also violated school rules, but Professor Silf completely ignored him.
Even if Golems were damaged, their records could be retrieved, but in reality, as long as students weren't caught by the Golems themselves, professors usually turned a blind eye.
In principle, they encouraged students to break conventions and express themselves.
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The first Monday of December.
It started off with quite a bang.
The Hero Duo being put in detention became the first-year students' favorite after-dinner gossip.
The only things more talked about were Friday's inter-class competition and the Christmas Eve ball.
The Halloween ball hadn't been satisfying at all, but the Christmas ball was the romance couples truly longed for.
A saying had long circulated at St. Marian.
The success rate of confessions made at the Christmas ball was 13.1415926% higher than usual!
Although the origin of this saying was untraceable, there were indeed more academy couples forming around Christmas than at other times.
Dark thought the reasons for this were: one involved the atmosphere and sense of ceremony, and the other was more realistic—people who became dance partners usually had at least some mutual affection!
In other words, they already had an emotional foundation, which was why they succeeded.
Of course, the collective atmosphere also boosted courage, allowing those who were normally shy to voice their hidden affections.
Teenagers didn't think too much.
If they liked someone, they confessed.
Then they got rejected.
Then they became withdrawn.
...
Many people didn't truly understand the weight of emotions.
...
Monday's classes soon ended.
After 3:30 PM, Virt and Robert packed up their books and headed towards the Disciplinary Office.
Professor Silf was true to her word; not only were they put in detention, but a significant amount of their academic credits were also deducted.
Their already meager credits were now even fewer.
"It's completely over now."
Virt's face crumpled, feeling like his future was utterly bleak.
Robert also felt a hint of fear: "I wonder how Professor Silf will punish us?"
Virt: "Perhaps writing apology letters."
Robert: "Or maybe cleaning the hallways."
Virt: "As long as it's not scrubbing toilets..."
Robert: "Surely not, Professor Silf is surprisingly humane; she didn't extend the detention past Christmas."
Virt: "I think it's just because vacation starts right before Christmas."
Robert: "...You're right."
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Outside the classroom,
Dark watched as the two figures gradually disappeared into the distance, silently cheering them on:
"So this is what happens when you get caught by a Golem? Good thing I wasn't."
A slight feeling of relief.
He turned and headed in the other direction, towards the library.
After finishing all his homework at the library, Dark had dinner first, then figured Claire should be back in the dormitory, so he went to visit again.
This time, Claire opened the door personally.
She was still dressed very casually, and the dormitory was filled with warmth.
→That, of course, couldn't be due to air conditioning.
"Good evening, Professor."
Dark entered the dormitory, and instantly saw a red-skinned pig snoozing soundly in the center of the living room.
This red-skinned pig was over two meters tall even when just lying down; if it stood up, it would probably be taller than Virt's Troll.
Dark remembered its name was 'Henry.'
Claire had named every Magic Spirit, but Dark didn't remember many.
As for why he remembered 'Henry,' it was, of course, because this pig was simply a winter godsend!
The warm air it exhaled was a very comfortable gas, neither making one feel dry nor stuffy.
In winters when he was a child, Dark liked to lean against its belly and read picture books.
Those were his rare moments of being well-behaved.
...
Dark sat down on the living room sofa, and Claire brought over cookies and hot milk that had already been prepared.
Dark actually preferred tea, but he certainly wouldn't be so tactless as to say it now.
He picked up a cookie and took a bite.
Just as expected, it had too much sugar.
Claire always said that people who overworked their brains needed sugar, using it to hide the fact that she had a sweet tooth.
"Anyway, it's still the same taste."
He took another sip of hot milk.
Dark couldn't help but feel a touch of warmth.
But then Claire came back carrying five whole books.
Each of these five books was thicker than two fingers.
Stacked, they were incredibly tall.
Claire pointed to the books and said casually, "You want to learn my [Zoo] Alchemy Method?"
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