Konoha: Naruto will win no matter what choice he makes! Chapter 009

Character name suggestions:

Cynthia St. Althea: 辛西娅·圣·阿尔忒

Dark Demon: 达克·迪蒙

“Welcome to St. Marian Academy!”

Sacred hymns soared through the magnificent hall. The velvet-soft, silky black curtain slowly parted, and stepping onto the stage was the most beautiful and noble lady of St. Marian Academy—Headmistress Cynthia St. Althea!

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

Four lavishly decorated long tables were set 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 dazzling array of colors, like a dream.

By the time Dark Demon came to his senses, he was already standing on the stage, with Headmistress Althea, emitting a fragrant aura, beside him.

Memories flooded back like a flowing stream.

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 after it came out?”

“Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy!”

In the Galgame industry, where almost all budget was poured into exquisite character designs and plot was crudely made, “Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy” could be said to be a rare breath of fresh air.

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

Even without pursuing the female characters in the game, one could gain immense enjoyment from this game.

For a long time, “Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy” even became a “card game starter,” with various harmonious versions sweeping the domestic pirated game scene.

However, Dark, with a strong sense of justice, firmly adhered to morality and resolutely refused to touch this plagiarized + pirated + H trash game. So, 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 only son of a duchess, Dark Demon played the role of Draco Malfoy in the game. He was an early 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 take away his fiancée!

Speaking of which, Dark Demon was truly a tragically fated character. 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 comfortable, warm whisper in his ear jolted Dark out of his shock.

He struggled to control the trembling muscles in his face and turned to Headmistress Althea.

Headmistress Althea 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 bright moon of St. Marian, the most beautiful symbol. Her luxurious gown, tailored two sizes smaller than her actual measurements, made the silver moon pendant hanging on her chest appear exceptionally white.

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

He tried hard to recall his experiences after being reborn.

After his past life’s memories returned, his memories of this life became blurry instead.

But combining them with the original “Harry Potter” setting, he finally remembered.

St. Marian Academy was the only academy in the kingdom capable of rivaling the Sacred Rites Academy. The academy itself was divided into four houses.

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

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

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

Students of Mage House were knowledge inheritors, scholarly and wise.

Students of 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 inevitably be assigned to Noble House.

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

Calming down, Dark glanced at the first-year students’ section, but among the dense crowd, it was difficult to find someone who looked like the original protagonist.

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, “Headmistress, I’m ready.”

“As expected of the only son of the Demon family,” Headmistress Althea smiled slightly.

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

When it flew in front of Dark, what was originally an empty beak now held a magic card, blank on the front, with a crown, lance, magic book, and the Tarot card “The Fool” on the back.

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

Following Headmistress Althea’s instruction, Dark drew the magic card from the elf’s beak.

“Now, cover this sorting card with your right hand on your left hand. Think about what you like, what you want, and the sorting card will guide you.”

“Alright, Headmistress.”

Dark squinted his eyes and began to imagine.

His knowledge of that game was 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 minor 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, thereby giving the original protagonist an 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 having a fiancée who would remain loyal to him despite his many flaws!

…

Perhaps things weren’t so bad after all?

…

Dazzling white light overflowed from his palm. Dark felt the sorting card emitting heat, as if it was imprinting.

Headmistress Althea’s gentle voice sounded again: “Demon, hold up the sorting card and show this year’s new students how to properly conduct the sorting ceremony.”

“Alright, Headmistress.”

Dark moved his right hand, seeing 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 Noble House were seated!

“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 Noble House?

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

[Ding! Detecting that the Demon God bloodline has entered the awakening phase, triggering…]

“Damn it!”