The villain young master just wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 079

“Welcome to St. Marian Academy!”

Holy hymns echoed through the magnificent hall, and the velvety black curtains slowly parted. Stepping onto the stage was the most beautiful and noble lady of St. Marian Academy—Principal Cynthia St. Artae!

The nine spirits surrounding the Archmage materialized into flowers and fireflies, rendering the stage dreamy and beautiful.

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

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

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

Memories flooded his mind like a flowing stream.

Dark recalled his past life’s memories.

“St. Marian Academy… Isn’t this the academy from that ultimate Frankenstein Galgame that was trashed before release, then eagerly praised as ‘true fragrance’ after release?”

“Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy!”

In the Galgame industry, where most of the budget was poured into exquisite character art while the story was shoddily made, “Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy” could be said to be a rare breath of fresh air.

Although its plot framework almost entirely copied “Harry Potter,” its power 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 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 “harmonious” versions sweeping the domestic pirated market.

However, Dark, with a heart full of righteousness, firmly upheld his morals and resolutely avoided this garbage game of plagiarism + piracy + H. 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 Duchess’s only son, 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, transforming him into the final Great Demon God, also giving the protagonist the chance to defeat him and seize his fiancée!

Speaking of which, Dark Demon was truly a character destined for tragedy, even his name translated to “Dark Demon,” practically a clown doomed to tragedy from the start, 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 voice in his ear pulled Dark out of his shock.

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

Principal Artae had silver hair as pure and flawless as moonlight, and beneath her long eyelashes were a pair of blue eyes that seemed capable of drawing 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, accentuated the silver moon necklace hanging on her chest, making it appear exceptionally white.

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

He tried hard to recall his experiences after rebirth.

After his past life’s memories recovered, his current life’s memories became blurred.

But combining it with the original “Harry Potter” setting, he finally recalled.

St. Marian Academy was the only academy in the kingdom capable of rivaling the Holy Church’s Esoteric Academy. The academy was further 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, 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 aristocratic bloodline below the royal family!

He would undoubtedly be assigned to the Noble House.

Otherwise, this crappy game couldn’t even proceed from the beginning…

Having calmed down, Dark glanced at the first-year freshmen’s 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. Since he was 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 Demon family’s only son,” Principal Artae smiled slightly.

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

When it reached Dark, a blank magical card, with a crown, a lance, a magic book, and the Tarot card [The Fool] on its back, and a blank front, appeared in its previously empty beak.

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

Following Principal Artae’s instruction, Dark took the magic card from the little spirit’s beak.

“Now cover 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 recurring antagonist BOSS in the 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 only minor skirmishes, not escalating to a life-or-death struggle.

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 an opportunity to take advantage.

So, as long as he found a way to suppress 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 having a fiancée who would remain by his side despite his countless flaws!

…

Perhaps things weren’t so bad after all?

…

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

Principal Artae’s gentle voice sounded again: “Demon, hold up the sorting card and show this year’s freshmen how to properly 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 upperclassmen of the Noble House were seated in the hall!

“Dark Demon, the only 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 that the Demon God bloodline has entered the awakening phase, triggering…]

“Damn it!”