Konoha: Naruto will win no matter what choice he makes! Chapter 200

“This…”

Vite and Robert simultaneously wore expressions of astonishment. They had made many guesses, but no matter what, they never imagined that Dark’s Christmas return gift would be two notebooks!

Robert exclaimed in surprise, “Why would he give us notebooks?”

Vite’s face turned grim. “Perhaps in his eyes, this is exactly what we need.”

Robert shrugged. “He definitely doesn’t know how hard we studied when we were in detention. These notebooks are of limited use to us.”

Vite opened the arithmetic notebook in his hand and said, “This is a photocopy. The original should be his notes from class, from the very first lesson to the end of the last. It’s probably a whole semester’s worth of arithmetic notes here.”

But as he flipped through, he suddenly fell silent!

Robert asked, confused, “What’s wrong, Vite?”

Vite: “I can’t understand it.”

Robert: “What?”

Vite: “I actually can’t understand it! These are clearly notes from the first semester, but I can’t understand them???”

“No way…”

Robert also quickly flipped through the Potions notebook in his hand.

At first, it was fine, just normal blackboard notes.

But later, there were suddenly many out-of-syllabus knowledge points mixed in!

From these notes, one could clearly feel Dark’s potions level improving rapidly.

If one could thoroughly study this notebook, they would certainly benefit greatly!

“Vite.”

Robert looked at Vite and hesitated, “Although it’s very impressive, we’ll learn these things in the second semester, right?”

Vite thought for a moment and nodded, “Probably.”

If it was more than a year level ahead, that would be too exaggerated.

Robert immediately breathed a sigh of relief. “Then just pay attention in class next semester. I really can’t teach myself by staring at a notebook.”

Vite: “Me too. And I have something to do tomorrow.”

Robert: “What is it?”

Vite: “Re-enter the secret passage!”

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Noble House Tower.

Dark was somewhat interested in flipping through “Ali Baba’s Fourteen Dragon-Slaying Styles”.

After receiving this gift, he pondered for a while, then went to Traveler’s Street to photocopy two notebooks to give to Vite and Robert.

When giving gifts, one naturally gives what the recipient needs.

As for how Vite and Robert would handle the gifts after receiving them, that was none of his business.

As of this moment, with the first-year students of Noble House returning from Traveler’s Street one after another, he had already received a large number of additional Christmas gifts.

Although they were all return gifts like chocolates, candies, and cookies, an entire class’s worth of Christmas return gifts was a huge amount.

So much so that he was already wondering if he should call Diana to deal with it.

Thinking about it carefully.

The most useful gifts received this Christmas were four, in order:

① Dragon’s Reverse Scale

② Magic Ring

③ Wind’s Blessing

④ Ancient Gold Coin

…

From a quality perspective, it could only be described as “a fruitful harvest.”

But Dark always felt like he had overlooked something.

He tapped the book, a little distracted.

This book, “Ali Baba’s Fourteen Dragon-Slaying Styles”, tells a story that took place in an ancient civilization in the last century.

Ali Baba, a poor and destitute woodcutter, accidentally stumbled into the Fairy King’s labyrinth on his way to chop wood.

He endured hardships, escaped the labyrinth, and also obtained the Fairy King’s treasure.

Fourteen evil dragons, who had been coveting the Fairy King’s treasure, heard the news and came. Ali Baba, in order to protect the city threatened by the evil dragons, had no choice but to use the Fairy King’s treasure and kill the fourteen dragons in fourteen different ways!

The entire story has a clear plot and simple structure, but the narration is vivid, with detailed descriptions of the cultural background and social environment of the time. It is not only a popular mainstream story but also a meticulous book that can take people into the world of the book and experience the rise and fall of ancient kingdoms.

Beneath the surface of entertainment, much can be learned from its interior.

Dark finished the first episode, closed his eyes, and savored it for a moment.

Two minutes later, he opened his eyes, ready to continue with the second episode.

But just as he opened the second episode to the table of contents, a bright light flew in from outside the window, directly entering the half-open ventilation window.

Dark glanced at it and lowered his guard.

It was a small griffin-like sprite, one of Headmistress Artemis’s several great spirits.

It was this sprite that had brought him the Sorting Card during the Sorting Ceremony, so he had a very deep impression of it.

“What’s the matter?”

Dark’s tone was quite gentle.

The griffin sprite circled the room slightly, seemingly confirming the absence of anything inappropriate.

After confirming, it flew back to Dark and then began to glow and transform.

As the glowing body grew longer, a captivating figure stretched out.

Headmistress Artemis appeared before Dark.

Even without any makeup, she was still beautiful.

“Merry Christmas, Dimon!”

Headmistress Artemis spoke through this temporarily transformed body.

Dark finally remembered what he had overlooked.

He shrugged and said, “Belated greetings, Headmistress. Um, Merry Christmas.”

Headmistress Artemis swept the silver hair scattered across her chest behind her head, a hint of fatigue on her face. “I’m sorry, I’ve actually been very busy lately.”

So the you from last night wasn’t the real you either?

You really are something, Cynthia Saint Artemis!

Dark suddenly noticed the key point and felt a mouthful of complaints stuck in his throat, eager to be spewed out.

Headmistress Artemis ignored his oddness and asked with concern, “Did you find the treasure Alvit left behind?”

Dark shook his head. “I’m planning to look for it tomorrow, just to pass the time.”

Artemis: “That makes sense.”

Dark: “Why don’t you just tell me what the treasure is, Headmistress, and satisfy this filial heart that deeply loves my mother?”

→ If I know, I won’t have to go.

Artemis, however, shook her head. “I don’t have the bad habit of prying into people’s secrets. Whether it’s Alvit or Bright, their treasures are left for students with destiny. My giving you the treasure map directly is already overstepping. As for the secret of the treasure, you need to find and decipher it yourself.”

Decipher?

Dark found that he had caught another keyword.

But since Headmistress Artemis couldn’t provide information about the treasure, Dark hoped she would deliver what she needed to deliver quickly and then say goodbye!

But Headmistress Artemis seemed to want to treat this evening as a rare moment of leisure amidst her busyness, constantly chatting with him about irrelevant topics.

Like an elderly person living alone for a long time who suddenly catches a child who wandered into their backyard and won’t stop talking.

Dark, with a heart of respect for the elderly and love for the young, patiently accompanied her until ten o’clock at night.

At this moment, a knock suddenly came from outside the door.

Dark was just wondering who would visit so late when he saw Headmistress Artemis turn around and transform back into the griffin sprite, flying to the top of the cabinet to hide.

“Are you stealing?”

Dark’s mouth twitched, but he still opened the door.

Standing outside the door was Gift.

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[Another chapter to make up for yesterday’s update.]

[After 6 o’clock, a new day, continuing to make up for “yesterday’s” update!]