The villain young master just wants to live a Buddhist life Chapter 089

“Welcome to St. Marian Academy!”

Holy hymns echoed through the magnificent hall, 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. Artemis!

Nine great spirits, surrounding the Archmage, 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 dazzling, dreamlike spectrum of colors.

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

Memories flooded back like a torrent.

Dark recalled his past life’s memories.

“St. Marian Academy… Isn’t this the academy from that ultimate hodgepodge Galgame that was heavily criticized before release, but then everyone rushed to praise it afterward?”

“Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy!”

In the Galgame industry, where most of the budget was typically invested in exquisite character art while the plot was crudely made, “Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy” was a rare breath of fresh air.

Although its plot framework was almost entirely copied from “Harry Potter,” and its ability system borrowed (plagiarized) from card games like “Yu-Gi-Oh!”, with card characters even sourced from various popular anime, the blend of elements surprisingly formed 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-playing launcher,” with various modified versions rampant in the domestic pirated game scene.

However, Dark, with a heart full of righteousness, firmly upheld his morals and resolutely avoided this trashy 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 sole son of a duchess, Dark Demon played the role of Draco Malfoy in the game, initially 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 chance to defeat him and steal his fiancée!

Speaking of which, Dark Demon truly was a naturally tragic character. Even his name translated to “Dark Demon,” practically a destined tragic clown from the start, Emmm…

Wait, why did that name sound so familiar?

Dark Demon’s face gradually turned pale.

…

“Dark Demon, Dark Demon…”

A comforting, warm voice by his ear pulled Dark out of his shock.

He desperately controlled the trembling muscles in his face and turned to Principal Artemis.

Principal Artemis 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 in.

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, made the silver moon ornament hanging at her chest appear especially pristine.

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

He tried hard to recall his experiences after rebirth.

After his past life’s memories recovered, his memories of this life had become blurry.

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 Mage House, and the Fool’s House.

Students of the Noble House were all pure-blooded nobles of esteemed 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, with 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 playable from the start…

Calming 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 night.

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

“As expected of the Demon family’s only son,” Principal Artemis smiled faintly.

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

When it reached Dark, a blank magic card, with a crown, lance, 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, Demon.”

Following Principal Artemis’s instruction, Dark drew the magic card from the small 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 throughout 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 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 an opportunity to take advantage.

So, as long as he could 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 having a fiancée who would remain by his side despite his countless flaws!

…

Perhaps things weren’t so bad after all?

…

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

Principal Artemis’s soft voice sounded again: “Demon, hold up the sorting card and show this year’s freshmen 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.

“Boom!”

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

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

“Oh oh oh!”

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

“Dark Demon, the only son of the Duke known as the Valkyrie, has indeed been 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! Detected Demon God bloodline has entered awakening phase, triggering…]

“Damn it!”