Chapter 198: Dark Demon's Great Christmas Gift Haul
Dark looked at Diana, who was lazily fawning, and shook the "Christmas-themed Candy Gift Bag" in his hand, asking with a smile, "Does this mean you don't want your Christmas present anymore?"
Diana immediately clutched her stomach and exclaimed, "Wasn't the chocolate gift box just now the Christmas present?"
As she spoke, she licked her lips, as if savoring the sweet and bitter taste of the chocolate.
Dark said, "That was a gift for everyone in the class. But this one, this is just for you."
"Diana, just for me?"
Diana's radar instantly picked up on the keywords.
Her eyes widened instantly, no longer showing any trace of sleepiness, shining as brightly as the full moon.
...
"Is this my Christmas present?"
Diana grabbed the candy gift bag, her eyes sparkling with excitement!
Clearly, the candy gift bag held far more appeal for her than the other gift in Dark's hand.
Dark looked at her with a hint of helplessness, then picked up the button-like eye and dangled it in front of her.
"A button? What about it?" she asked, looking puzzled.
Dark had no choice but to explain, "This is a reward I obtained during the Halloween masquerade ball, the eye of a zombie plush bear. If used well, this might be a great way for you to obtain a four-star Magic Guide Spirit."
"Four-star?" Diana's eyes lit up. "Then I'll just..."
Dark suddenly furrowed his brow, saying sternly, "Study it properly! You're too frivolous!"
Diana: "Fine then."
...
After repeatedly cautioning Diana not to misuse the precious plush bear eye, Dark finally took "Claire's Travels" and left.
"Rose is next."
He turned and walked to Rose's room, tapping lightly.
The sound of the knock vibrated through the door into the bedroom.
Rose clearly reacted faster than Diana.
Although she was also wearing pajamas, her bangs and other areas had already been tidied up.
Dark didn't enter her bedroom; instead, he directly took out "Claire's Travels" and handed it to her: "A travelogue published by Professor Claire, signed edition."
Rose immediately showed keen interest and asked, "Why don't you come in and sit for a bit? I also have a Christmas present for you."
Dark had originally intended to leave after delivering the gift, but after a slight hesitation, he walked in.
Rose's Catnip, dragging its plump body, crawled over. Dark couldn't resist picking it up and petting it on his lap.
This Garfield cat was all plump and fleshy; it felt incredibly good to pet, and there was no need to worry about it getting sick from being overweight – truly a gem!
Rose knew that Dark had three pots of Catnips in his bedroom, a true cat lover.
She took out a gift box from a drawer and pushed it towards Dark.
Dark examined it carefully, thinking the size of the gift box was perfect for two books, but what was inside was clearly not books.
What could it be?
...
Guessing before unveiling Christmas presents is one of the great joys of Christmas.
...
But after Dark guessed a few times, Rose kept saying he was wrong.
Her face slightly flushed, she stopped Dark's hand as he tried to open the gift box: "Open it when you get back."
Though puzzled, Dark complied.
...
Just as he left, he happened to see Diana pushing her door open and peeking out.
As soon as Diana saw him, she immediately waved and said, "Dark, I haven't given you my present yet."
"Oh..."
Thinking of Diana's gift, Dark couldn't help but recall Diana's sudden question from last night: "Dark, do you like bears?"
This couldn't help but fill him with an ominous premonition: "She wouldn't actually give me a bear plushie, would she?"
From entering to exiting.
Dark spent a total of two minutes.
He didn't have a bear plushie in his hand, but he had a bear body pillow!
Diana had given him a life-sized bear body pillow...
This was truly "bullsh*t"!
Taking advantage of the empty corridor, Dark quickly hugged the bear body pillow and ran back to his dorm.
If anyone saw this, the valiant image of the Duke's son would be shattered!
Once back in his dorm, he tossed the bear body pillow onto his bed and then picked up the gift from Rose.
The gift box was a flat square.
"What on earth is inside?"
Thinking of Rose's flushed cheeks, as if she had been drinking, Dark felt that whatever was inside must be something special.
However, after he unwrapped it, he discovered it was just a complete set of thermal underwear!
"One gives a body pillow, the other gives underwear..."
As Dark was unable to complain further, he began to consider how to deliver Emma's Christmas present to the Knight House.
"It would be great if I could meet her in the library."
"But it's Christmas, even the most diligent students take a break."
"Perhaps having DemiDevimon fly around to the balcony is a good idea?"
He glanced at DemiDevimon, feeling it was feasible!
...
The gift for Emma was a box of bottled apple juice.
It was very heavy!
Dark tied a rope around the box so DemiDevimon could grasp it more easily with its claws.
But its flying power was clearly insufficient; it struggled for a while but couldn't pull it.
Solving this problem, however, was quite simple.
Dark took out [Pride I].
Under the effect of [Pride I], DemiDevimon would receive a fifteen-minute strength boost, more than enough to pull the box of juice.
Before that, Gatomon would be needed to help with the transport.
After finalizing the plan.
Dark then walked on foot to the Knight House's tower.
Only when he reached the front of the tower did he summon DemiDevimon and use [Pride I] on it.
DemiDevimon, transformed from having no strength to kill a chicken into having the strength of one, finally grabbed the juice and wobbled into the air.
First-year students all lived on the second floor, so it was easy to find Emma's dorm.
Sure enough, in less than ten minutes, DemiDevimon had completed its task.
"You didn't deliver it to the wrong place, did you?" Dark asked, concerned.
DemiDevimon patted its chin and said, "I, DemiDevimon, have never made a mistake in my life!"
Dark: "..."
...
Meanwhile, Emma had woken up an hour earlier.
When DemiDevimon flew to her place clutching the box, she was on her balcony reading a book, dressed in fuzzy pajamas, and was quite startled.
Afterwards, she herself opened the balcony grille and, with DemiDevimon, moved the box of apple juice inside.
"The taste is surprisingly good, is this really handmade?"
Emma tasted the apple juice, finding it incredible.
Dark, in her impression, was already nearly omnipotent, but even omnipotence must have its limits, right?
Why could he even make juice taste so good?
She felt she had fallen in love with the refreshing taste of the apple juice.
But after drinking it, Emma had to face a serious question—what reciprocal gift should she send?
...
Dark, returning to his dorm, checked his final gift list: "Only Professor Kazel, Professor Lily, and Professor Sarah are left. I'll deliver them all together!"
At this time of day, professors were more likely to be in the faculty dorms.
Dark summoned Gatomon again and set off with the three gifts!
He was already very familiar with the way to the faculty dorms, and he also had the key card Claire had left for him.
Proceeding without hindrance, Dark first sought out Professor Kazel's dorm.
His relationship with Professor Kazel had always been good, but it was, of course, his first time visiting his dorm.
"Who is it?"
The professor's voice came from inside, sounding quite alert.
Dark then spoke, "It's me, Professor."
"Demon?" Professor Kazel turned the doorknob, revealing a crack in the door.
Only after seeing it was truly Dark did he exclaim in surprise, "What brings you here?"
Dark took a small gift box containing a book from Gatomon's hand and shook it at Professor Kazel: "Merry Christmas, Professor."
Professor Kazel ran a hand through his messy hair and sighed, "Merry Christmas."
Then he opened the door a bit wider, just enough for one person to pass through.
Dark entered the room, giving it only a brief look.
Professor Kazel's room was surprisingly tidy, though every piece of furniture seemed one size too small.
He placed "The Old Knight of the Frontier" on the table and said, "Professor, do you like reading novels?"
Professor Kazel shook his head: "I've read them occasionally."
Dark pointed to his head and chuckled, "Then you should read them more often. Good novels are beneficial for stimulating divergent thinking."
Kazel couldn't help but mutter, "Are you implying I'm narrow-minded?"
Dark gave a dry chuckle, thinking that a professor was indeed a professor, to be able to discern meaning even from that.
Kazel shook his head: "I don't usually read novels, but since it's a Christmas gift from you, I will read it. Oh, wait a moment, I just happen to have something here that I can give you as a return gift."
Dark asked curiously, "What is it?"
Professor Kazel: ""
He then began rummaging through everything, finally pulling out a ring from who-knows-where.
The ring was small, made of black metal, and had three holes on it.
Seeing the arrangement of those three holes, Dark immediately thought of... a bowling ball!
Well, it was a magic guide orb.
Professor Kazel tossed the ring over and said, "This is a Magic Guide Ring, it can be used to train how to transmit magic power through the air, and how to manipulate magic guide orbs remotely with magic power."
Dark caught the ring and examined it carefully.
Based on its texture, it indeed resembled a magic guide orb; he hadn't expected it to actually be related.
He hesitated, "Isn't remote magic power transmission a second-year topic? Is it okay for me to learn it now?"
Professor Kazel glanced at him: "Do you really have so few over-the-curriculum items on you? Don't worry, your magic power is sufficient for training. As for the specific methods, 'do it yourself and you'll have plenty to eat and wear.'"
"Alright." Dark put away the Magic Guide Ring. "I'll go check the library."
Professor Kazel nodded in satisfaction, then prepared to see him out.
Dark, knowing when to leave, took a step forward: "Well, Professor, I still need to visit Professor Lily, so I won't stay long."
Kazel waved his hand: "Go on, go on."
Dark: "(^_^)/~~Bye-bye"
"Magic Guide Summon!"
Ditto-type universal lock, get!
...
One novel exchanged for one Magic Guide Ring.
A massive profit, no loss at all!
Dark's mood instantly brightened.
Professor Lily's and Professor Sarah's dorms were on the other side.
He walked a short distance and found the room marked [D Lily D].
"For some reason, giving her alcohol always feels like aiding a tyrant in his evil deeds."
Dark shook his head and knocked on Professor Lily's door.
As expected, after knocking for a long time, there was no response.
He stood at the door, muttering, "So, there are two possibilities now: one, she's not here; two, she's drunk again. The latter is more likely, isn't it, DemiDevimon?"
DemiDevimon immediately responded: "Yes, sir, scout, fall out!"
Dark: "Go."
DemiDevimon, wearing its beloved scarf, flapped its wings in a circle and arrived at the balcony, where it indeed saw the little sprite, drunk as a pig, slumped on the table.
"She really doesn't make things easy."
DemiDevimon shook its head, scolded her for a bit, and immediately went back to report.
Dark glanced at the door lock, making a difficult choice between entering and not entering.
In the end, he reluctantly chose to enter.
"Professor Lily, are you ready? I'm coming in?"
"No answer means consent, you know."
"Magic Guide Summon!"
Ditto-type universal lock, get!
"Click."
He pushed open a crack in the door.
A strong stench of alcohol, as if finally finding an outlet, surged out from the crack in the door.
Dark quickly covered his nose and, risking being suffocated to death, bravely rushed in!
The romantic atmosphere of the Christmas ball was a deadly poison for Lily.
She didn't even wait for the ball to end, returning to her dorm early to drink alone, clutching that playing card, literally drinking herself from a fragrant little sprite into a stinky little sprite.
It wasn't Dark's first time dealing with this situation, but today's was particularly bad.
Not only did she get herself drunk, but she also knocked over the wine bottles.
On the table, on the floor, spilled alcohol was everywhere.
The alcohol on her body had already dried, leaving her dress wrinkled.
Dark frowned, having no choice but to first summon [Trash Slime] for quick cleanup.
After [Trash Slime] had cleaned up the alcohol, he also arranged all the wine bottles neatly.
Immediately, the place looked much more comfortable.
"She really doesn't make things easy!"
Dark reached out and smoothed Lily's wrinkled dragonfly wings, then turned to Gatomon and said, "So, I'll leave the rest to you, alright?"
Gatomon spoke in human words: "Of course."
Dark nodded: "Then I'll step out for a bit. DemiDevimon?"
DemiDevimon immediately followed.
The man and his pet stood guard outside the door.
Inside, Gatomon easily moved Professor Lily to the sofa, then removed her alcohol-stained clothes and found a set of pajamas from the wardrobe as a spare.
Next, it threw the dirty clothes into the laundry basket, then carried Professor Lily into the bathroom for a good wash.
Finally, fifteen minutes later, the stinky little sprite was transformed back into a fragrant state.
Gatomon dressed her in pajamas and tucked her into bed.
Little Lily, roughly handled, was still as drunk as a pig, showing no reaction at all.
Gatomon pinched its nose and sniffed around, found the deodorizer, sprayed it around the room, then opened the window for ventilation, all in one go.
By the time Dark and DemiDevimon re-entered, the entire room had been refreshed, finally having a hint of a "cozy home" feel.
"Sigh."
Dark sighed, placed [Morning Dew], which had a Christmas card attached, on the nightstand, then took one last look at Lily and reluctantly exited the room.
Time to go, time to go.
"Only one more left, Professor Sarah..."
Among all the professors, Professor Sarah could be said to be the most difficult to approach.
She always wore a stern expression and was accustomed to using [Mute Card]s; her entire being exuded the words "difficult to communicate with."
Dark's relationship with her was also quite average, so he hadn't initially planned to give her a Christmas present.
To be honest, unexpectedly visiting a teacher you're not very familiar with can be a bit awkward.
But since he had accepted a task worth 3000 academic credits, Dark still had a certain degree of professional ethics.
He looked at the remaining bottle of Green Plum Wine in his hand, gauging the relationship between Simmons and Professor Sarah, wondering if he would suffer the curse of the Wind Spirit after delivering this bottle of wine...
But he had only pondered for a moment when Professor Sarah's dorm door automatically opened.
A slightly lazy voice came from within: "Standing outside without knocking? Did you do something bad and want to confess but are too afraid? Demon."
Uh...
Was Professor Sarah actually someone who would say such things?
Dark suddenly felt that after this entire semester, he hadn't truly understood this professor at all.
Was it because she always concealed herself with a rigid and serious attitude?
"Professor,"
Dark didn't think too much, entering and casually closing the door behind him.
"Merry Christmas."
"Merry Christmas. Hmm, it's been a long time since a student came to deliver a Christmas present."
Professor Sarah glanced at the bag in Dark's hand, feeling somewhat relieved.
Dark raised the Magic Guide Ring on his finger and twirled it: "They don't know what a blessing can
exchange for."
Professor Sarah scoffed: "And what else did you get besides this old ring,
Lily's alcohol breath?"
Dark could clearly feel that Professor Sarah during the holidays was like a completely different person; he helplessly
said, "I'm utterly ruined, utterly ruined."
Professor Sarah wiggled her fingers and said, "Show me my share; I'll try my best
to give you an equivalent return."
Dark, taking the hint, took the [Green Plum Wine] out of the gift bag.
The greenish liquid swayed slightly, reflecting a faint glow in the sunlight.
Professor Sarah, however, froze. When she recovered, her expression had already turned stern again.
"Where did you get this wine from?"
Dark had known she would ask this question.
According to the previous plan, Simmons only wished for Professor Sarah to drink the Green Plum Wine he had personally brewed,
and he would be satisfied.
So he was supposed to just make up a small tavern; after all, Green Plum Wine was a cheap wine
that could be bought anywhere.
But Dark didn't want to do that.
Because it wasn't part of the mission.
He solemnly said, "Uncle Simmons from Traveler's Street earnestly asked me to deliver it."
Sarah frowned sharply: "He's still stuck in that smelly, dilapidated corner?"
Dark's mind stirred, and he said, "He said he would always be there."
Sarah's eye twitched, she averted her face and turned to look out the window.
From Dark's perspective, he could no longer see her eyes.
She sharply ordered, "Take the wine back and tell him to get lost!"
Dark shook his head: "That won't do. I've accepted his remuneration; I can't return it."
Professor Sarah: "What remuneration? I'll compensate you!"
Dark: "Morning Dew, Eight Desolations."
Professor Sarah instantly turned around, exclaiming in astonishment, "He actually gave you both these bottles of wine?"
Dark caught a fleeting glimpse, seeing the corners of her eyes were a little red, and he understood.
Dark: "Morning Dew soothes emotional wounds, Eight Desolations is gifted to heroes, and Green Plum connects dearest kin."
Sarah's mind turned, "You gave them to Lily and Claire, respectively?"
Dark: "The Professor is capable."
At this, Professor Sarah's tone suddenly softened: "Leave the wine,
and this is your Christmas present."
Saying this, she flicked her finger, and a wisp of clear breeze, carrying a swirl, flew into Dark's palm.
Dark closed his five fingers, and that wisp of green-glowing breeze passed through his fingers.
Professor Sarah explained, "That is the blessing of the Wind Spirit, it can help you ward off one disaster
."
As she spoke, that wisp of clear breeze burrowed into Dark's glabella, leaving only a touch of coolness.
Dark suddenly realized that his hearing and sight had become much clearer.
No wonder Professor Sarah knew it was him even though he was just standing outside the door.
This wisp of clear breeze was priceless!
...
"The Wind Spirit, should it belong to the Flying-type? If I refined it, what could I refine?
"
After leaving the faculty dorms, Dark couldn't help but think this.
But just as this thought arose, he suddenly heard a wisp of wind from above, which made him subconsciously take
a few steps forward.
And then there was a "CRACK!"
Object thrown from high altitude!
A dark shadow flashed and disappeared upstairs.
Bottle shards and wine liquid danced around his feet.
Dark felt completely unwell; this was Green Plum Wine!
Professor Sarah, first gave him a wisp of Wind Blessing, and then smashed the Green Plum Wine down
from above?
If he hadn't reacted quickly enough, wouldn't that priceless wisp of Wind Blessing have been utterly wasted?
"
"What kind of grudge, what kind of resentment, caused this father-daughter tragedy?"
Dark, with lingering fear, decided not to get involved for now.
Anyway, spirits live long enough; let the father and daughter slowly work it out themselves!
Time to go, time to go.
...
After noon.
Dark appeared in the small tavern in a corner of Traveler's Street.
Simmons seemed to have been waiting for his good news.
But he could only bring bad news.
"You mean, she smashed the Green Plum Wine?"
Dark had expected Simmons to be furious, but to his surprise, he wasn't angry at all; instead, he was so happy
he was dancing with joy.
"Good! Good! Good!"
After saying "good" three times, Simmons wanted to close the shop and drink.
Dark couldn't help but ask, "So what exactly is good about it?"
Simmons laughed loudly: "Everything is good! Do you know? In all these years, this is the first
time she's had such a strong reaction to something I sent. Well smashed, brilliantly smashed!"
Dark: "Smashed perfectly?"
Simmons: "Yes, perfectly, perfectly!"
Dark: "Ribbit, ribbit."
Simmons: "Ribbit, ribbit."
Dark: "..."
He's crazy, this man is crazy!
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