Konoha: Naruto will win no matter what choice he makes! Chapter 033

Character name suggestions:

* Cynthia St. Artemis: 辛西娅·圣·阿尔忒

* Dark Demon: 达克·迪蒙

* Draco Malfoy: 德拉科·马尔福

“Welcome to St. Marian Academy!”

Sacred hymns echoed through the magnificent hall, and the velvety, smooth black curtain slowly parted. Stepping onto the stage was the most beautiful and noble lady of St. Marian Academy—Headmistress Cynthia St. Artemis!

Nine elves surrounding the Archmage materialized into flowers and fireflies, rendering the stage dreamy and ethereal.

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 dazzling, dreamlike spectrum of colors.

By the time Dark Demon came to his senses, he was already standing on the stage, with Headmistress Artemis, whose presence exuded 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 clamored for it, saying how good it was, after it came out?”

“Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy!”

In the Galgame industry, where budgets were generally poured into exquisite character art while neglecting the plot, “Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy” could be considered 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 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-playing starter,” with various harmonious versions sweeping through the domestic pirated game scene.

However, Dark, with a heart full of righteousness, steadfastly upheld his morals and adamantly refused to touch this trashy game—a combination of 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, serving as an early antagonist who opposed the protagonist in the academy. Later, it was suddenly revealed that he was a descendant of the Demon God. Finally, after the resurrected Demon King was defeated, his bloodline awakened, transforming him into the final Great Demon God. This also gave the protagonist the opportunity 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,” making him a clown seemingly fated 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 comforting, warm voice calling his name pulled Dark out of his shock.

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

Headmistress Artemis had silver hair as pure and flawless as moonlight, and beneath her long eyelashes were 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 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 banquet, as the first new student to undergo the academy’s house sorting test.

He tried hard to recall his experiences after his rebirth.

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

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

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

These four houses were: House of Nobles, House of Knights, House of Mages, and House of Fools.

Students of the House of Nobles were all pure-blood nobles of esteemed status.

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

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

Although students of the House of Fools temporarily lacked the bravery of knights and the wisdom of mages, they were innocent and pure, possessing 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 certainly be assigned to the House of Nobles.

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

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

Thus, 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 sole son of the Demon family.” Headmistress Artemis 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 magical card. Its back showed a crown, a lance, a magic book, and the Tarot card [The Fool], while its front was blank.

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

Following Headmistress Artemis’s instruction, Dark drew the magical card from the little elf’s beak.

“Then, 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 truly limited. He only knew that as a villainous 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 happen on the day of his coming-of-age ceremony.

Before the Demon God bloodline awakened, although he was at odds with the original protagonist, these were just 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 find 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 everything wasn’t so bad after all?

…

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

Headmistress Artemis’s gentle voice sounded again: “Demon, raise the sorting card and show this year’s new students how to properly perform the sorting ceremony.”

“Alright, Headmistress.”

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 cried out: “Dark Demon, House of Nobles!”

“Oh oh oh!”

From the long table where other-year students of the House of Nobles were seated, cheers gradually erupted!

“Dark Demon, the sole 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 House of Nobles?

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

[Ding! Detected that the Demon God bloodline has entered the awakening stage, triggering…]

“Damn it!”