Chapter 181: Dark Demon's New Skills
After making all preparations, Dark immediately began refining [Lust III].
The refining of Great Sin series Magic Guide Cards is actually one of the simpler types.
After all, its essence is the refining of Emotion Cards.
Dark, with practiced ease, completed it in one go, quickly using 10 points of [Lust] to refine a golden-pink Magic Guide Card.
As for whether this Magic Guide Card was successfully refined and what its quality is?
That still requires experimentation.
...
"Time to get to work."
Dark injected a trace of magic power into the Dorm Card to summon it, and DemiDevimon, who was still wandering outside, immediately flew back with a "flap," "flap."
"Dear master, look what I brought?"
With DemiDevimon's arrival, a rich aroma of meat instantly filled the room.
Dark turned around to look, and couldn't help but smile wryly.
This kid actually got a roasted turkey from who knows where!
Terrifying, it's useless even if you bring jewel meat.
DemiDevimon seemed to finally sense the unusual atmosphere, its flapping wings suddenly froze, and its gaze slowly turned to the pink Magic Guide Card in Dark's hand.
"No way, Sir?"
It had been some time since the last experiment, and it seemed DemiDevimon had become so engrossed in picking flowers that it had gradually forgotten.
Dark felt it was necessary to remind it of the joys of being dominated.
"Meow meow meow~"
"Moo~"
"Whine whine whine~"
The cries of Cat Grass, Cow Grass, and Fox Grass sounded at the opportune moment.
DemiDevimon sharply turned its head, glared at them fiercely, but when it turned back, its expression was full of fawning.
"Ah, master, haven't we already experimented with this pink one?"
Dark: "It's a new variety. Put the turkey aside for now, and come here."
DemiDevimon: "Fine!"
(□_□)
...
In fact, DemiDevimon had already grown accustomed to being the "experiment guinea pig"; it was just instinctively being a little difficult.
After putting the turkey aside, it flew down onto the experiment table and lay down, like salmon waiting to be sliced.
Dark kneaded its chin (abdomen) for a moment, then held the new Magic Guide Card between his index and middle fingers, made a gentle swipe in front of him, and activated the Normal Summoning Spell.
"In the name of Dark Demon, Magic Guide Summon!"
In an instant.
The entire bedroom was filled with pink light.
"Meow meow meow~"
"Moo moo moo~"
"Whine whine whine~"
Even the cries of Cat Grass, Cow Grass, and Fox Grass became soft and gentle.
And DemiDevimon, as the main target of the spell, after the skull pattern on its forehead was replaced by the Great Sin Emblem symbolizing [Lust], began frantically absorbing the surrounding pink light!
A gigantic emblem emerged from above its head, slowly rotating in the air.
Under the illumination of the emblem, DemiDevimon began a drastic change in its life essence.
Along with the luminous body hidden within the intense light, cat ears and a cat tail grew out.
Dark knew that this [Lust III] had been successfully refined!
DemiDevimon's evolved form was still Black Gatomon, but it was clear that this Gatomon was more rational.
Immediately after, Dark was tackled by Black Gatomon!
...
"In that case, the previous [Lust III] will temporarily be renamed [Lust III·Moon] for distinction."
After glaring at Black Gatomon, who was facing the wall in reflection, Dark wrote "Controllable" in his notebook.
Other than being controllable, there was no difference between this Black Gatomon and the Black Gatomon evolved with [Lust III·Moon].
Even its Ultimate Skills were Cat Punch and Dangerous Love.
The duration of the evolution was seventeen minutes, not much different from the standard value of fifteen minutes.
"Alright, stop sulking, come eat some chicken!"
Dark put down his notebook, reached out and grabbed Black Gatomon under its armpits, lifting it up.
All that was left to record was the Cooldown of [Lust III].
Just enough time to finish that roasted chicken before continuing.
In just fifty-six minutes, the Cooldown for [Lust III] was ready.
It was even shorter than the fifty-nine-minute Cooldown of [Pride I].
This meant that the quality of this [Lust III] was quite good.
According to Dark's analysis, a fifteen-minute effect duration and a sixty-minute Cooldown should be the standard values for a Sins series Magic Guide Card.
All in all, not bad luck!
However, the main event of the evening had just begun.
Dark took out [Magic Beast: Eevee] from his card pack!
He had previously theorized about the differences between [Lust III·Moon] and [Lust III], believing that the new [Lust III] might allow [Magic Beast: Eevee] to evolve into [Magic Beast: Sylveon]!
And now, it was time to test that theory!
...
"The exciting part is coming!"
DemiDevimon, sitting on the table, held a greasy chicken leg in its raised claw, a smirk playing on its lips.
It loved to see Magic Guide Spirits experimented on the most!
"Eevee?"
(What are you looking at?)
Eevee-chan, who had just been summoned, tilted its head and looked at DemiDevimon with an innocent expression.
DemiDevimon: "Watching you get broken."
Eevee-chan: "Eevee Eevee!"
DemiDevimon: "Uh..."
Eevee-chan ignored DemiDevimon and happily rubbed against Dark's finger.
(How great is evolution? Why do some idiots never understand?)
"Magic Guide Summon!"
Dark activated [Lust III].
The light released by [Lust III] was completely absorbed by the [Lust] emblem.
Eevee-chan slightly raised its head, and the [Lust] emblem on its forehead emitted an alluring halo.
Surrounded by the pink halo, Eevee completed its evolution.
Eevee → Sylveon!
"It really is Sylveon!"
The verification of his theory made Dark a little excited.
Aside from the ribbon color, this Sylveon was almost no different from the four-star Magic Guide Spirit Card, [Sylveon].
But looking beyond the surface at its essence.
The difference between the two was actually enormous!
Dark received feedback from the magic power he injected into [Magic Beast: Sylveon].
...
[Card Name: Magic Beast (Sylveon)]
[Type: Spirit Card]
[Level: ★★★★]
[Species: Avian-Beast Type]
[Attribute: Fairy Type]
[Magic Power: 1900]
[Attack: 1700]
[Defense: 1300]
[Ultimate Skills: Pixilate, Hyper Voice, Hyper Beam]
...
It could be seen that the stats of [Magic Beast: Sylveon] and [Sylveon] were completely identical, but their Ultimate Skill distribution followed two different paths.
Still three Ultimate Skills, which meant it was an Orange Card.
Among them, [Pixilate] originated from Sylveon's Hidden Ability and was completely different from the effect of [Charming Body].
[Pixilate: Changes Normal-type Ultimate Skills to Fairy-type, increasing power by 0.2 times.]
This meant that any Normal-type Ultimate Skill in the hands of [Magic Beast: Sylveon] could unleash 1.2 times the power of a same-type attack!
And its next two Ultimate Skills were both Normal-type Ultimate Skills!
[Hyper Voice: Emits a loud sound, creating powerful vibrations to attack.]
[Hyper Beam: Fires a powerful beam of light at the opponent. The user will be unable to move the next turn.]
The power of [Hyper Voice] is 90, and after enhancement, it's 108.
Whereas the power of [Moon Power] is only 95.
As for [Hyper Beam], it's a super Ultimate Skill with a power of 150!
With the bonus from [Pixilate], the power of [Hyper Beam] even reaches 180!
What does 180 mean?
It's almost double the power of [Moon Power]!
Without a doubt, this is a super offensive pet!
As for the drawback of being unable to move the next turn?
After one blast, perhaps even the ashes would be scattered.
What's there to talk about moving or not moving?
...
After pondering it carefully, Dark suddenly had an idea and also summoned [Sylveon].
"Hah!"
Cradling two Sylveon like twins, Dark thoroughly enjoyed the luxury of having them on both sides.
Aside from almost being dismembered, everything else was fine.
...
The next day, Saturday.
Dark first went to Traveler's Street to buy new card packs, restocked some necessary experimental supplies, then browsed around the [Cat Grass and Wood Shop] before returning to his dorm.
After noon, he took his books to Professor Claire's dorm to continue learning the prerequisite knowledge for refining [Zoo] Magic Guide Cards.
Although Professor Claire was very curious about how his Magic Guide Spirits were refined, she didn't ask too many questions.
To a Magus, any original refining method was exceptionally valuable, let alone a core secret art capable of enhancing a Magic Guide Spirit's level!
Whether as a professor at St. Marian or Dark's teacher, Claire felt obligated to help him keep this secret.
Fortunately, the war had ended, and there were far fewer frantic Magi who would stop at nothing to increase their combat power.
Moreover, Dark's status was noble enough that he didn't need to worry too much about being targeted.
What was feared was betrayal from within!
"Tell me, Dark, am I good to you?" Claire asked, resting her chin in her hand.
Dark: "Aunt Claire, you're too close to me."
Claire muttered, "There's closer than this."
Dark: "Hmm?"
Claire: "Nothing. You should know that our Beast Sage Lineage has a master-disciple relationship with the Heart Magic Guide Master Lineage, and Heart Summoning is a mandatory course for us."
Dark: "Of course I know that; in fact, my intention to refine [Zoo] is precisely to form a bond with Magic Guide Spirits."
Claire nodded: "You've already mentioned that. But here, I must remind you of something."
Dark: "Hmm?"
Claire said gravely: "Intelligence Level 3.0 is a dividing line. Magic Guide Spirits at this stage have complete thought circuits and are pure enough, making it relatively easy to establish a bond with them."
Dark: "Right."
Claire: "But human hearts are complex. So are Magic Guide Spirits; once their intelligence level far exceeds 3.0, then establishing a bond with them requires an equivalent amount of effort."
In other words, for a Magus, a higher intelligence level in a Magic Guide Spirit isn't necessarily better.
That's why, since ancient times, Psychic Magi have pursued Magic Guide Spirits with Intelligence Level 3.0, not 4.0, 5.0...
Dark couldn't help but open his mouth in surprise.
It was the first time he had heard such a notion.
This was not good news for his path as a Psychic Magus.
Who knows how high the intelligence level of his Magic Guide Spirits is?
Claire then added: "But there's no need to worry too much. The higher the intelligence level, the greater the freedom of the Magic Guide Spirit. Once a bond is successfully established, they will bring you unimaginable surprises."
Dark: "For example?"
Claire, expressionless: "For example, when you don't want to wake up, they might crawl out of the Magic Guide Card themselves and pinch your nose."
Dark: "Pfft!"
...
Time spent in focused study always felt short.
Dark took time to return to his dorm in the evening and, after a long while, drew a drop of [Pride] to store.
Afterwards, he took leave on Sunday evening to draw the last drop of [Sins] for the month, which was also [Pride]!
After two draws, plus the original 1 point stored, that was a total of 4 points!
Seven PM.
Dark prepared all experimental materials and began creating the new [Pride II]!
It had been a long time since the first creation of [Pride II], and the existing finished product could even be called defective.
Neither the crafting technique nor the materials used were refined enough.
There were only two grades of Blank Magic Guide Cards available for mass sale on the market, costing 10 and 50 academic credits respectively.
Anything above that was a very expensive individual item!
The first [Pride II] used a 10-credit Magic Guide Card, which was the main reason for its insufficient quality.
This time, Dark naturally used a 50-credit Magic Guide Card.
The new [Pride II] produced this way showed a clear difference in its quality.
It also still only used 3 points of [Pride], with 1 point remaining.
Afterwards, he conducted a comparative experiment using these two [Pride II] cards.
First, it was used on DemiDevimon.
The result was that aside from its chin being tilted a bit higher, there was no difference.
Dark pondered for a moment, then could only place his hopes on [Magic Beast: Eevee].
Old [Pride II]: Duration 13 minutes, Cooldown 180 minutes.
New [Pride II]: Duration 18 minutes, Cooldown 55 minutes.
...
After fully recording these experimental data, Dark summoned [Magic Beast: Eevee].
Eevee-chan was simply more understanding than DemiDevimon, accepting Dark's [Pride] infusion without the slightest complaint!
Little Eevee, with the [Pride] emblem appearing on its forehead, slowly climbed down from Dark's lap, leaped onto the windowsill, and, leaving only its backside visible, joined Fox Grass in observing the night view outside the window.
Dark directly picked up [Magic Beast: Eevee]'s Magic Guide Card to check its data.
[Card Name: Magic Beast]
[Type: Spirit Card]
[Level: ★★]
[Species: Avian-Beast Type]
[Attribute: Normal Type]
[Magic Power: 500]
[Attack: 700]
[Defense: 300]
[Ultimate Skills: Mimic, Charm, Helping Hand]
...
It actually changed from a Purple Card to an Orange Card!
For Eevee-chan, this was undoubtedly a huge leap!
And the newly learned skill was [Helping Hand]!
[Helping Hand: Claps hands, cheering on and putting the target into a Helping Hand state. A Magic Guide Spirit in a Helping Hand state will have the power of its next Ultimate Skill increased by 50%.]
Eevee-chan had become a nice monster!
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