Konoha: Naruto will win no matter what choice he makes! Chapter 142

The floodgates of desire, once opened, are extremely difficult to close.

Darke still overestimated his self-control.

But Senior Pandora really hit all his sweet spots.

Whether it was her outward temperament and image, or her inner cultivation and depth, everything hit the bullseye.

…

“I currently have 108 points of [Bliss]. After absorbing 3 points, I’ll have 105 points left. Without wasting any flower cards, it seems I’ll have to double down on self-control this month.”

Darke pondered for a while, then quickly switched his state and continued to immerse himself in the study of “Magic Language.”

Senior Pandora had also taught him many things he had never delved into before, and he needed to spend more time memorizing and consolidating them.

The difference between having someone lead the way and fumbling in the dark was indeed huge.

Darke only felt that today’s harvest was especially gratifying.

However, after leaving the library at nine in the evening, he had to start worrying about the Christmas ball and Christmas presents again.

He had originally thought the invitation to the ball was just a joke.

But now it seemed unavoidable?

And Christmas presents.

Besides preparing one for Senior Pandora, he also had to prepare ones for Diana and Rose.

Additionally, Professor Lily and Professor Cazel’s shares also had to be included.

That would be a grand total of five presents!

…

If they were just small gifts, it would be fine, but if he wanted to be thoughtful enough, it would be a huge expense.

And Darke, after his spending spree last weekend, was actually very strapped for cash.

Considering that the material prices for both the [Cursed Cage] card and the [Fusion] card were beyond what a first-year student could afford, if he really wanted to refine them, he would need to earn more academic credits.

“Do I really have to set up a stall on Traveler Street to earn money like the senior students?”

Darke had to consider this possibility.

However, he quickly abandoned the idea.

Setting up a stall, besides the time spent on the stall itself, also required a lot of time to prepare goods.

That was completely unacceptable for Darke, whose schedule was already tight.

Furthermore, the goods he could choose from were cheap fruit juices with many substitutes, a type that was time-consuming, laborious, and didn’t earn much money.

“In that case, I can only think of other ways.”

…

In a flash, it was Thursday afternoon.

Principal Artemis continued to tell a story about Peter Shelvich in Magical History.

Then she smoothly transitioned to another hero.

That was the first member who applied to join the society after Peter founded the Society of Magical Creatures.

Her name was Claire Ket.

Claire was a student of the same year at the Academy of Magic.

Inheriting the consistent style of the Academy of Magic, she liked reading, was very quiet, and shared a common hobby with Peter.

Claire, who later became active on the battlefield under the name “Sage,” was at that time just an ordinary girl with no special talents.

Because students were required to join at least one society starting from their second year, Claire chose the sparsely populated Society of Magical Creatures.

And then, this ordinary girl with no special talents suddenly began to grow at an unstoppable rate.

Her “Zoo” series of cards was astonishing for a time!

Principal Artemis also expressed some amazement when she spoke of Miss Claire.

It was an era of shining stars.

Countless heroes emerged from St. Marian.

Even so, Claire was one of the most astonishing among them.

Most of the stories about Claire during her student days were related to animals.

Peter could always get some magical animals from who-knows-where and keep them in the society classroom, but he himself wasn’t good at raising animals, so it was basically Claire who was responsible.

Whenever those magical animals caused chaos in the academy, it was also Claire who helped clean up.

The story progressed to a certain day when a cat from the Society of Magical Creatures suddenly went missing.

It was a white cat with even white pupils, and if placed in a white room, it could easily be overlooked.

Peter and Claire worked hard to post missing cat notices to find the white cat, but after searching for two consecutive weeks, they still couldn’t find any trace of it.

It wasn’t until a certain dusk two weeks later that Claire discovered a little girl quietly walking a cat in the castle’s back garden, and only then did she suddenly realize why they had been unable to find it.

Because that cat had changed color!

The cat, which had turned from white to black, was picked up by someone and brought back to their dormitory.

Because the academy strictly forbade keeping private animals, the person who found the cat had been secretly hiding it in their dormitory, so it had never been discovered.

And because the cat had changed from white to black, the missing cat notices had also lost their meaning.

Claire confronted the little girl who had taken the cat and explained the situation to her.

Although the other party was reluctant, she still returned the cat to her.

But from then on, that little girl would visit the cat at the Society of Magical Creatures almost every day.

Later, she even directly joined the Society of Magical Creatures, becoming the third member of the society.

…

When Principal Artemis reached this point, she said with a hint of recollection, “Can anyone guess who she is?”

This was clearly a bonus question.

Many students from the Academy of Magic raised their hands.

Darke leaned back in his chair, recalling the lazy cat at home.

That cat, named “Galileo,” could not only change the color of its fur with the constellations and weather but also actively blend in with its environment, always hiding itself in the background to avoid being taken for a walk.

When Darke was very young, he especially liked playing hide-and-seek with it.

That was truly hide-and-seek!

…

A student from the Academy of Magic stood up and logically reasoned:

“I remember the principal mentioning in the last class that Grand Magus Peter was able to become friends with the Hero and the Valkyrie respectively because of the existence of a certain woman.”

“And in the class before last, it was also mentioned that the Valkyrie was someone who loved cats very much.”

“The principal obviously wouldn’t mention irrelevant things.”

“So the answer is clear.”

“Sage Claire is the link connecting Grand Magus Peter and the Valkyrie,”

“And the one who picked up that cat was, of course, the Valkyrie herself!”

Principal Artemis clapped her hands in satisfaction and said, “Absolutely correct, five points added.”

Then she briefly chatted about Alvit and Claire’s relationship, and then smiled and said, “Claire is a very easy person to get along with, and her knowledge is profound enough, and she is gentle and responsible. I think you will definitely like her.”

Did her words seem to contain some hidden meaning?

Darke’s face paled slightly, and he slowly raised his hand.

Principal Artemis looked at him and said, “Dimon, do you have any questions?”

Darke then asked with a “just in case” mentality, “Principal, our new Magical History professor wouldn’t happen to be Ms. Claire Ket, would she?”