Konoha: Naruto will win no matter what choice he makes! Chapter 037

Character name suggestions: Cynthia, Dark Demon

“Welcome to St. Marian Academy!”

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

The nine elves surrounding the Archmage materialized into flowers and fireflies, rendering the stage dreamlike 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 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 Principal Arte, whose fragrant aura wafted beside him.

Memories flooded back like a torrent.

Dark recalled his past life’s memories.

“St. Marian Academy… isn’t that the academy from that ultimate hodgepodge Galgame that was heavily criticized before release but then everyone rushed to praise it after it came out?”

《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 made, 《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 power system borrowed (plagiarized) from card games like 《Yu-Gi-Oh!》, and the characters on the duel cards were even derived from various popular anime, the various elements unexpectedly 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.

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

However, Dark, holding a righteous heart, firmly adhered to morality and resolutely refused to touch this plagiarized + pirated + H trash game. Thus, he had only heard rumors about some of its settings and plot.

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, serving as 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, and he transformed into the final Great Demon God, also giving the protagonist the opportunity to defeat him and take 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 does that name sound so familiar?

Dark Demon’s face gradually turned pale.

…

“Dark Demon, Dark Demon…”

A comforting voice, like a warm breeze, called to him, pulling Dark out of his shock.

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

Principal Arte 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 into them.

As a conquerable character in the game, she was the moon of St. Marian, the epitome of beauty. Her luxurious gown, tailored two sizes smaller than her actual measurements, made the silver moon pendant hanging at her chest appear exceptionally white.

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

He tried hard to recall his experiences after rebirth.

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

But combining it with the original setting of 《Harry Potter》, 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 House.

Students of the Noble House were all pure-blood 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 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 his 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 distinguished noble bloodline below the royal family!

He would definitely be assigned to the Noble House.

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

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 dark night.

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

“As expected of the only son of the Demon family.” Principal Arte smiled slightly.

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

When it flew in front of Dark, a blank magic 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 Arte’s instruction, Dark pulled the magic card from the elf’s beak.

“Now, place this sorting card in your right hand, covering your left, and think about what you like, what you desire. The sorting card will then 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 throughout the game, he would bring about his own demise only 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 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 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 remain devoted to him no matter how awful he was!

…

Perhaps things weren’t so bad after all?

…

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

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

“Alright, Principal.”

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 Noble House students of other years were seated!

“Dark Demon, the only son of the Duke known as the Valkyrie, has indeed been assigned to our house!”

“OMG!”

It seems the young master is 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 stage, triggering…]

“Damn it!”