The villain young master just wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 041

“Welcome to St. Marian Academy!”

Sacred hymns echoed through the magnificent hall. The velvety, silky black curtain slowly parted, and the most beautiful and noble lady of St. Marian Academy—Principal Cynthia St. Arthe—stepped onto the stage!

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

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

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

By the time Dark Demon came back to his senses, he was already standing on the stage, with Principal Arthe, emanating a fragrant scent, beside him.

Memories flooded back like a torrent.

Dark recalled his past life.

“St. Marian Academy… Isn’t this the academy from that ultimate hodgepodge Galgame that was heavily criticized before release but then everyone clamored for after it came out, saying it was ‘so good’?”

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 almost entirely copied Harry Potter, its ability system borrowed (plagiarized) from card games like Yu-Gi-Oh!, and the characters on the duel cards were derived from various popular anime, the various elements surprisingly combined to form an interesting game.

Even without trying to romance 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 “plagiarism + piracy + H” trash game. 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. He was an early antagonist who constantly 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, and he transformed into the final Great Demon God, also giving the protagonist the opportunity to defeat him and seize his fiancée!

Speaking of which, Dark Demon was truly a tragic character by nature. Even his name translated to “Dark Demon,” practically destined to be a tragic clown from the very beginning, Emmm…

Wait, why did that name sound so familiar?

Dark Demon’s face gradually turned pale.

…

“Dark Demon, Dark Demon…”

The comforting, warm breeze-like calling in his ear pulled Dark out of his shock.

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

Principal Arthe had hair as pure and flawless as moonlight. Beneath her long eyelashes were a pair of blue eyes that seemed capable of drawing one’s soul into them.

As a romanceable character in the game, she was the moon of St. Marian, the most beautiful symbol. Her luxurious gown, tailored two sizes smaller than her actual measurements, made the silver moon pendant resting on her chest appear exceptionally white.

Dark realized he was at St. Marian Academy’s opening banquet, as the first new student to undergo the academy’s sorting ceremony.

He tried hard to recall his experiences after his rebirth.

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

But combining it with the original Harry Potter setting, he finally remembered.

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 Magecraft 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 Magecraft House were inheritors of knowledge, learned and wise.

Students of the Fool’s House, though 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 the 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 noble bloodline below the royal family!

He would undoubtedly be assigned to the Noble House.

Otherwise, this crappy game wouldn’t even be able to start…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

“Now place this sorting card with your right hand over your left, think about what you like, what you want, and the sorting card will guide you.”

“Alright, 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 destruction 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 mostly petty squabbles, not reaching the point of life or death.

His fiancée—the most popular female character in the game—only despaired of him after he transformed into a demon god, thus 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 stick by him no matter how awful he was!

…

Perhaps everything wasn’t so bad after all?

…

Dazzling white light overflowed from his palm. Dark felt the sorting card radiating heat, as if it were printing a card.

Principal Arthe’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.”

“Alright, Principal.”

Dark moved his right hand away 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 students of the Noble House were seated in the hall!

“Dark Demon, the sole son of the Duke 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.

[Ding! Detecting Demon God bloodline has entered awakening stage, triggering…]

“Damn it!”