On the other side of the canteen.
Angus Jeffrey was forcefully cutting the syrup pie in his dinner plate, his brows furrowed tightly the entire time.
His mood at this moment was terrible.
Clearly, Mike Owen had indeed gone to duel Dark Demon.
Although the result of the duel wasn't particularly ideal, it was still within his acceptable range.
But why did he have an indescribable feeling of strangeness?
It was as if everything he had done before was in vain?
As a core member of the Noble History Research Society, Mike Owen's actions should logically be attributed to the society by those paying attention.
This would thereby create the impression of an opposition between the Noble History Research Society and Dark Demon.
But in reality?
...
Jeffrey's mind replayed the words Dark finally said to Owen, "Safe travels, Senior," and he suddenly had the urge to vomit blood!
Why, thinking back on it now, did that duel just now resemble a friendly spar between a senior and a junior?
Even though Owen had specifically chosen the more dangerous Street Duel mode!
But why was the final result like this?
After a long while.
Jeffrey finally summarized the reason.
The problem must lie with Mike Owen!
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The gloom of twilight gradually spread from the horizon, flowing into the orange-red sunset glow.
A thin layer of gauze was draped over the snowy ground.
While looking after the Magic Guide Spirits, Dark was also dining at the same table with the girls.
Senior Pandora appeared unexpectedly reserved in front of so many people.
Clearly a big eater who loved meat, she stopped at just the right amount tonight.
Professor Lily was the complete opposite, unleashing her nature to the fullest ever since they were in the snow.
Diana restrained herself a lot in front of the professor, but sometimes she still couldn't help snatching desserts from her.
Rose was quiet as always.
However, she quietly noticed that Pandora's familiar seemed exceptionally spiritual.
Sitting together in a circle, it didn't look like a Valentine's Day dinner, but rather more like a family gathering.
Professor Lily and Diana didn't have much of a reaction.
But Pandora and Rose seemed to enjoy the atmosphere of this family-style gathering very much.
...
When it reached 6:30 PM, Pandora glanced at the time and said, "It's getting late, I have to go first. I had a very pleasant time today, thank you everyone."
"Leaving so soon?" Professor Lily said, still wanting more. "I wanted to continue into the night!"
Dark couldn't help but sigh, "Professor, we still have classes tonight."
"Eh?" Professor Lily exclaimed in surprise. "Is that so? My brain might have automatically blocked that part of the memory."
She couldn't help but reveal a regretful expression.
She couldn't remember how long it had been since she experienced such a happy time as today.
The professors in the academy were all too serious; there wasn't even anyone who dared to roll around in the snow!
...
"Well then, Professor Lily, I'm leaving first. Goodbye, everyone."
Pandora waved to Dark one last time, then left the canteen.
Afterward, Dark and the others began to clean up.
The Magic Guide Spirits put their small forks and spoons into their own dinner plates, and one by one carried the plates directly to the kitchen.
Dark tidied up the tabletop slightly, then went into the kitchen to thank the Halfling cooks.
After that, the whole family left the canteen.
Although Professor Lily's face was full of regret, at the fork in the road leading to the professor's dormitory, she had no choice but to bid farewell to Dark and the others.
In the end, only Dark's trio remained.
"Class is starting again!"
Diana pouted, muttering complaints.
"I'm actually quite interested in tonight's Astronomy class," Rose said with a smile.
Then the two began to playfully fight in the spacious corridor.
The dim yellow radiance slanted in from the castle windows; the three walked into the light, then sank into the darkness, constantly moving forward amidst the interweaving of light and shadow.
...
Upon entering the tower and returning to the dormitory, Dark suddenly discovered that several chocolates had been placed at his door again.
He bent down and picked up the chocolates one by one.
Thinking that eating too much of this sweet stuff wasn't good.
But he still carried them into the room.
Using the last bit of free time before class, Dark opened these chocolates one by one.
Some chocolate packages had cards or letter paper with names attached inside, but some were just simple chocolates, seemingly too shy to leave a name.
Overall, the people giving him chocolates were still that same batch, just with the addition of some first-year students from outside the Noble House.
He put away the cards and letters, then pushed the chocolates to the side.
Although he felt apologetic, it was impossible for him to finish eating all these chocolates, so he could only let the Magic Guide Spirits share the burden.
In the end, only the chocolates gifted by Professor Lily, Pandora, and Rose remained.
He thought about it and decided to keep them as a reserved program, to open after returning tonight.
Life always needs some surprises.
Sometimes they are encountered.
Sometimes they need to be created by oneself.
"Come here for a moment."
Dark waved to Little Eevee.
Eevee-chan, who had already put its small schoolbag around its neck, immediately did a frog jump and pounced into his arms.
Recalling a movement from a certain anime, Dark tried to place Little Eevee on his shoulder.
But Little Eevee, weighing thirteen jin, was really a bit heavy.
Dark ultimately chose to hold it in his arms.
At this time, [Paradise] had already been re-deployed in the dormitory.
After playing crazily all afternoon, the Magic Guide Spirits were lying in various spots in the dormitory, satisfied, lazily doing their own things.
But the gazes secretly peeking at Little Eevee were still mixed with various kinds of envy.
Every Wednesday night, Eevee-chan went out receiving such envious gazes.
This was probably one of the major reasons supporting it to maintain its fondness for Astronomy class.
...
Since Professor Medea Bartholomew of the Astronomy class had already agreed to let Dark bring Little Eevee into the classroom to audit, there was no need for him to retract it into the card.
The road from the Noble House tower to the Spiral Clock Tower was a bit long, so Dark had to leave early.
He met up with Rose and Diana in the common room, and they headed to the classroom together.
On the way to the Spiral Clock Tower, the voices of the first-year students conversing went from loud to soft, and psychologically they gradually emerged from the Valentine's Day atmosphere, slowly returning to the mindset of students attending school.
Everything was quietly changing.
By the time they ascended the long spiral staircase and arrived one after another at the Astronomy classroom on the top floor of the Spiral Clock Tower, the sound of panting replaced everything else.
Except for this stair-climbing journey known as the "Spiral Hell," there was nothing bad about Astronomy class.
For tonight's 7:30 PM Astronomy class, inevitably, some people were late.
But Professor Medea, who was also late, seemed to lack the confidence to deduct points from them...
This Astronomy class, falling right on Valentine's Day, began in the third minute after the class bell rang.
...
Professor Medea Bartholomew, entering from the ceiling in her carriage as always, was wearing a thoroughly sensual witch outfit tonight.
The increasingly cold weather seemed unable to affect her at all.
The pumpkin carriage didn't even carry a single snowflake.
The sky, where snowflakes had started to fall sporadically again at night, exuded a faint aesthetic beauty.
Professor Medea put away the carriage, placed her pointed witch hat on the lectern, and waved her slender wand to weave a line of words in the air: "I love you all~?!"
Then she said with a smile, "On this Valentine's Day, ladies and gentlemen, have you received chocolates from your sweethearts?"
The classroom was dead silent.
Although the first-year students looked like they were keeping up with trends, the social interactions between people were shallow after all; there were actually not many who truly gained anything on Valentine's Day.
Professor Medea naturally saw through this at a glance; she was just teasing them out of bad taste.
Seeing the expressions of defeat on most of the students' faces, she was able to derive joy from it.
While everyone was distressed over this, Professor Medea transitioned to the topic the students wanted most.
"During last week's Astronomy class, I had already made a prophecy. There is an omen of heavy snow for this year's Valentine's Day. Snow is a sign of a bountiful year, and today is a day suitable for confessions. Those who summon the courage to send chocolates today have a greater probability of receiving a response on White Valentine's Day compared to previous years."
As she spoke, her gaze swept past Dark's face.
Dark's thoughts stirred. He stroked the soft fur of Eevee-chan beside him, wondering if Professor Medea was hinting that he would give a response to every chocolate giver on White Valentine's Day?
Please!
Valentine's Day isn't Christmas!
Even he couldn't be that manipulative!
But at the mention of this, Dark was actually already somewhat worried.
Others' Valentine's Day chocolates could be left unanswered, but the chocolates from "them" and "them" could not be ignored.
This world's promotion of "obligation chocolate" was still in the early stages, and people placed a relatively high degree of importance on Valentine's Day chocolates.
Returning chocolates on White Valentine's Day would more or less cause some changes in relationships.
Dark hadn't considered these things much before, but now he had no choice but to consider them.
...
"Under the blessing of the first snow of winter turning to spring, tonight's divination will be even more accurate."
"Presumably, some students have already heard about it. Tonight, our topic is precisely the Valentine's Day essential—Love Divination!"
Professor Medea waved her wand, outlining a red magic power heart in the air, then turned and wrote "Love Divination" on the blackboard.
As this line of words was completed, the atmosphere in the classroom gradually shifted toward a pink color, and the air was filled with an ambiguous vibe.
No, it truly turned pink!
The students suddenly looked up and saw a gigantic magic circle appearing on the ceiling.
The pink light released from that magic circle illuminated everyone's face.
Pink light flickered.
The atmosphere gradually became blurred.
Professor Medea knocked on the lectern and said, "The door of fate has opened. The blessing of the Goddess of Love will guide us to trace the direction of love. Pick up your magic power pens, inject your most sincere feelings into them, and then watch me, draw the magic circle on the paper."
She immediately turned around. With just one stroke, she drew a magic circle on the blackboard that could be called "exquisite".
At the center of the magic circle was a symbol Dark was extremely familiar with.
He only took one look and recognized that it was exactly the astronomical symbol symbolizing the Moon!
The appearance of this symbol instantly made Dark, who was holding an attitude of entertainment, become serious.
Within the crest of [Lust], there was such a symbol; it seemed to represent the root of [Lust].
...
"Professor, what magic circle is this?"
Seeing that Professor Medea didn't seem prepared to recount the origin of that magic circle.
Dark couldn't help raising his hand to ask.
The corners of Professor Medea's mouth curled up slightly as she said, "You can call it the [Love Magic Circle]. I excavated it in the Ancient Temple of the Moon. It gives people guidance on moonlit nights. Every Valentine's Day night is when its effect is greatest."
Dark asked again, "May I ask, is the symbol in the center of this [Love Magic Circle] the symbol of the Moon?"
Professor Medea nodded with a smile, but looked toward the other students: "Student Dark Demon is correct. That is indeed the star symbol symbolizing the Moon. Every star has a corresponding star symbol. I will explain this part of the content clearly in future classes, but not today."
Meaning it was material outside the syllabus, so shut up and don't ask.
Dark opened his mouth, then sat down helplessly.
However, what Professor Medea revealed still resolved his confusion.
The astronomical symbols of this world indeed possessed extraordinary might.
They should be similar to "keys" communicating with the stars and would frequently appear in corresponding magic circles.
If he deepened his understanding in this aspect, perhaps he could find the research direction for the [Major Sin IV] transmutation circle.
He gradually understood that after reaching [Major Sin IV], the differences between each type of Major Sin would increase, and the originally unified transmutation method would be insufficient to support the transmutation of [Major Sin IV].
Perhaps every type of [Major Sin IV] required an independent transmutation circle.
...
And with this inspiration, what was needed next was to spend time continuing to accumulate relevant knowledge.
When the accumulation of knowledge was rich enough, success would follow naturally.
...
Dark refocused his attention on the class.
He spread out a sheet of white paper on the desktop, then took out a magic power pen and attempted to inject "sincere feelings".
Emmm...
What are sincere feelings?
It couldn't be familial affection or friendship.
Then it must be feelings for a lover.
But Dark didn't have a lover.
If he insisted on finding one.
He admitted he had a certain degree of favorable impression toward Senior Pandora.
However, before injecting "sincere feelings," he turned his head and glanced at Little Eevee squatting on the table.
At this moment, Little Eevee was also imitating him, spreading out a homework sheet in front of itself, but it only held an ordinary pen in its hand.
Dark actually wanted to equip it with a magic power pen, but it had to know how to use it too!
"Don't force yourself to use the pen to draw. Think about the feeling of using an Ultimate Move, try to guide your own magic power to your fingertips."
"Boo-ee?"
Eevee-chan tilted its head, its mind full of fog.
Dark couldn't help covering his head: "Better use the pen first."
Then he picked up the magic power pen himself and slowly recalled the meeting, understanding, and acquaintance with Senior Pandora.
Feelings gradually welled up in his heart, injecting into the magic power pen under the guidance of magic power.
He began to sketch quickly according to the magic circle on the blackboard.
When the completion level of the [Love Magic Circle] reached seventy percent, a silk thread hung down from the giant magic circle slowly rotating on the ceiling, linking together with it.
Magic power began to flow.
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