The villain young master just wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 017

Released on June 12, 2025

“Welcome to St. Marian Academy!”

In the magnificent hall, sacred hymns soared, and the velvety, silky black curtain slowly parted. Stepping onto the stage was the most beautiful and noble lady of St. Marian Academy—Principal Cynthia St. Arté!

The nine elves surrounding the Grand Mage transformed into flowers and fireflies, rendering the stage dreamy and beautiful.

Four lavishly decorated long tables were arranged in the hall, illuminated by thousands of candles floating in mid-air above them.

The candlelight reflected off the golden dinner plates and silver goblets, refracting a myriad of dazzling, dreamlike colors.

By the time Dark Demon came to his senses, he was already standing on the stage, with Principal Arté, whose fragrant aura wafted beside him.

Memories flooded back like a stream.

Dark recalled his past life’s memories.

“St. Marian Academy… Isn’t this the academy from that ultimate hodgepodge Galgame that was trashed before release but then everyone clamored for after it came out?”

Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy!

In the Galgame industry, where most of the budget was poured into exquisite character art while the plot was carelessly slapped together, Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy was a rare breath of fresh air.

Although its plot framework was almost entirely copied from Harry Potter, its power system borrowed (plagiarized) from card games like Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the characters on its duel cards were sourced from various popular anime, the blend of these elements unexpectedly created an interesting game.

Even without pursuing the female characters in the game, one could still derive immense enjoyment from it.

For a long time, Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy even became a “card game launcher,” with various uncensored versions rampant in the domestic pirated game scene.

However, Dark, with a heart full of righteousness, firmly upheld his morals and resolutely refused to touch this trashy game that combined plagiarism, piracy, and H-content. Thus, he only heard about some of its settings and plot through hearsay.

He vaguely remembered that the final BOSS of this game seemed to be a noble young master named Dark Demon.

As the sole son of a Duchess, Dark Demon played the role of Draco Malfoy in the game, initially serving as an antagonist who opposed the protagonist in the academy. Later, it was suddenly revealed that he was a descendant of a demon god. Finally, after the resurrected Demon King was defeated, his bloodline awakened, transforming him into the final Great Demon God, which also gave the protagonist the opportunity to defeat him and seize his fiancée!

Speaking of which, Dark Demon was truly a character born for tragedy; even his name translated to “Dark Demon,” practically a clown destined for tragedy from the very beginning, Emmm…

Wait, why did that name sound so familiar?

Dark Demon’s face gradually turned pale.

…

“Dark Demon, Dark Demon…”

A warm, comforting voice, like a gentle breeze, pulled Dark out of his shock.

He struggled to control the trembling muscles in his face and turned towards Principal Arté.

Principal Arté had silver hair as pure and flawless as moonlight, and beneath her long eyelashes were a pair of blue eyes that seemed to draw one’s soul into them.

As a conquerable character in the game, she was the moon of St. Marian, the most beautiful symbol. Her luxurious dress, tailored two sizes smaller than her actual measurements, highlighted the silver moon ornament hanging at her chest, making it appear exceptionally white.

Dark realized he was at the St. Marian Academy’s opening ceremony, as the first freshman to appear for the academy’s sorting test.

He tried hard to recall his experiences since being reborn.

After his past life’s memories returned, his current life’s memories had become blurred.

But combining them with the original Harry Potter setting, he finally managed to recall.

St. Marian Academy was the only academy in the kingdom that could rival the Sacred Rites Academy. The academy itself was divided into four houses.

These four houses were: the Noble House, the Knight House, the Mage House, and the Fool’s House.

Students of the Noble House were all pure-blooded nobles of distinguished status.

Students of the Knight House were all brave and righteous, like knights.

Students of the Mage House were inheritors of knowledge, learned and wise.

Students of the Fool’s House, while not yet possessing the bravery of knights or the wisdom of mages, were innocent and pure, holding the greatest potential!

Dark was not overly nervous about this.

Before his demon god bloodline awakened, even the academy’s sorting card should not be able to detect it.

He was the Duke’s son, the most distinguished noble bloodline below royalty!

He would undoubtedly be assigned to the Noble House.

Otherwise, this broken game wouldn’t be able to proceed from the start…

Having calmed down, Dark glanced at the first-year students’ section, but it was hard to find anyone resembling the original protagonist among the dense crowd of heads.

So Dark realized—he didn’t even know the original protagonist’s name!

But it didn’t matter. As the son of the hero who sealed the Demon King, he would soon stand out like a firefly in the dark night.

Dark took a deep breath and said, “Principal, I’m ready.”

“As expected of the sole son of the Demon family,” Principal Arté smiled slightly.

Among the nine elves flying around her, a small griffin-like elf flew towards Dark.

When it reached Dark, there was a magic card in its previously empty beak. The back of the card featured a crown, a lance, a magic book, and the Tarot card [The Fool], while the front was blank.

“Take the sorting card in your hand, Demon.”

Following Principal Arté’s instruction, Dark took the magic card from the elf’s beak.

“Now place this sorting card with your right hand covering your left hand, and think about what you like, what you want. The sorting card will give you guidance.”

“Understood, Principal.”

Dark closed his eyes and began to imagine.

His knowledge of that game was truly limited. He only knew that as a villain BOSS who ran through the entire game, he would bring about his own demise after awakening his demon god bloodline.

And the awakening of the demon god bloodline seemed to be on the day of his coming-of-age ceremony.

Before the demon god bloodline awakened, although he was at odds with the original protagonist, it was all minor squabbles, not escalating to a life-or-death situation.

His fiancée—the most popular female character in the game—only despaired of him after he transformed into a demon god, thereby giving the original protagonist the opportunity to take advantage.

So, as long as he found a way to suppress the power of the demon god bloodline before his coming-of-age ceremony, he would still be the Duke’s son, not only high in status and power but also with a fiancée who would remain devoted to him despite his many flaws!

…

Perhaps things weren’t so bad after all?

…

Dazzling white light spilled from his palm, and Dark felt the sorting card emitting heat, as if it were printing.

Principal Arté’s gentle voice sounded again: “Demon, hold up the sorting card and show this year’s new students how to correctly perform the sorting ceremony.”

“Understood, Principal.”

Dark moved his right hand and saw that the sorting card indeed displayed a crown, symbolizing nobility.

He then raised the sorting card high, infused it with magic, and activated it.

“Bang!”

Points of light, like fireworks, suddenly shot out, forming a giant golden crown in the air.

The sorting card shouted: “Dark Demon, Noble House!”

“Oh oh oh!”

Cheers gradually erupted from the long table where the other-year students of the Noble House were seated in the hall!

“Dark Demon, the sole son of the Duchess known as the Valkyrie, is indeed assigned to our house!”

“OMG!”

It seemed the young master was quite popular in the Noble House?

Dark’s lips curled slightly, and he lowered his hand.