Chapter 117: Dark Demon's Lust Overflows His Skull
Allegorical short stories can always make people think deeply.
But if the story happens to someone close to you, it's never quite so pleasant.
Dark Demon drank a glass of apple juice, then opened the door and quietly left his dormitory.
He still had many things to do and couldn't let a bit of melancholy stop his steps.
At three in the morning, the tower finally quieted down; not another sound could be heard in the corridor.
It was Dark Demon's first time climbing the stairs to the upper floors. The sound of his footsteps seemed to coincide with his heartbeat, spreading all the way to the eighth floor.
The eighth floor of the tower housed the dueling practice rooms; the top floor above that was the observatory.
After St. Marian students entered their second year, they would form their own clubs, the Dueling Club being just one of them.
The dueling practice rooms on the eighth floor of the tower were generally occupied by members of the Dueling Club, while the observatory was the domain of the Astrology Club.
The Astrology Club was also known as the "Astronomy Club"; the two names were interchangeable.
If Professor Didi were still around, the upcoming astronomy class would very likely teach knowledge related to astrology.
Professor Didi herself was also an astrologer.
Dark Demon glanced into the dueling practice room, then turned and continued upwards, entering the observatory.
The torrential rain had long since stopped, and the night sky had returned to clarity.
He circled the telescope in the observatory once, then stopped and summoned LadyDevimon.
LadyDevimon yawned, blinked her eyes, her eyelashes fluttering slightly, and wanted to press against Dark Demon.
Dark Demon was somewhat helpless: "LadyDevimon, when can you change back?"
LadyDevimon asked in confusion: "Why change back?"
Dark Demon coughed, "Look, if you don't change back, isn't it rather inconvenient? You don't want to always stay in the House Card, do you?"
"That's true." LadyDevimon thought for a moment and agreed.
Dark Demon successfully tricked her into standing guard on one side, then silently recited in his mind; "Display indicators."
[Yes.]
A moment later.
Seven indicators appeared in Dark Demon's vision.
[Pride: 105]
[Envy: 42]
[Wrath: 94]
[Sloth: 62]
[Greed: 89]
[Gluttony: 62]
[Lust: 111]
Overall.
Except for [Lust], the growth rates of these seven indicators were still within a controllable range.
The originally most threatening [Pride], thanks to the Magic Brain Dropper successfully reducing it by 10, and with controlled growth last month (only an increase of 3 points), finally went from 112 points at the beginning of last month to the current 105 points.
This was quite acceptable.
And [Envy] had even decreased by another two points.
This was mostly attributable to "the melon being big and sweet enough."
Similarly, [Wrath] had also decreased for this reason. Coupled with raising Catnip Grass, the [Wrath] value had once dipped to 90. However, his temper had become somewhat difficult to control recently, so it had risen again, but it was still lower than the 96 points at the beginning of last month.
Next was [Sloth], which had rebounded by two points; not a big problem.
[Gluttony] had also rebounded by four points; also not a big problem.
It was just this [Greed], which had risen by a full 7 points!
But this was actually quite unavoidable.
As temptations increased, [Greed] was always difficult to suppress.
Just like [Lust], it was the same.
From 90 points at the beginning of last month, it had skyrocketed to the current 111 points. Although most of it was likely due to the surge tonight, this was also related to Dark Demon's own gradually increasing negligence.
However, thankfully, it was only [Lust].
Dark Demon let out a slight sigh of relief and took out a Flower card from the shoulder bag he had brought.
After destroying the Goddess statue, he had originally thought this Flower card would most likely become ineffective.
However, just now, Professor Lily Laplace had demonstrated on the spot.
That meant the Flower card's own function was still intact.
What needed to be tested now was whether the derivative function of using the Flower card to absorb [Lust] was also still there.
Dark Demon placed the Flower card on the table, took out his magic pen, and began to infuse magic power.
As magic power was infused, familiar faces flashed one by one on the card face.
Dark Demon held his breath, concentrating. Suddenly, he saw the flowers on the card face undergo a strange transformation; their stamens grew sharp, toothed mouths.
He continued to input magic power, and several flowers drilled out of the card face, countless stamen-mouths frantically biting at his fingers!
"Hiss."
LadyDevimon, standing nearby, merely glanced over, then waved her hand. A black light flashed, severing the stamens at their roots.
[Lust -1]
"Not bad."
The [Lust -1] floating in his vision brought a smile to Dark Demon's face.
However, this experiment, apart from the experiment itself, had other meanings.
He carefully put away the remnants of the Flower card, but his gaze couldn't help but turn towards the deep, dark castle.
The essence of the Flower card's ability to absorb [Lust] stemmed from the existence of the Moon Goddess statue.
And now that the statue was gone, the Flower card's effect remained.
"This castle, just how many unknown secrets does it still hide?"
Returning to his dormitory, Dark Demon glanced at the little pixie and the large bed, ultimately deciding not to inconvenience himself.
He merely took a new quilt from the cupboard and slept on the other side of the large bed.
He had a beautiful dream of running freely in the wilderness of nature.
And as most students drifted off to sleep.
Headmistress Cynthia, having seen off the three princesses, went to Professor Didi's office and opened the resignation letter lying quietly on the desk.
The letter wasn't written with magic but used the plainest words to record Professor Didi's inner torment over the past decades and a detailed account of the recent events.
The writing style shifted from initially gloomy to gradually lighthearted.
It showed the continuous changes in her heart.
"So that's how it is."
Headmistress Cynthia read the entire letter carefully, her brow gradually uncreasing.
The root of the matter began when a student accidentally entered the secret passage.
The student, heartbroken from a breakup, didn't exit the secret passage promptly but instead slowly ventured deeper.
He didn't leave traces along the way like Dark Demon had, and before long, he got lost.
Headmistress Cynthia still had an impression of this incident; the one who eventually rescued the missing student from the secret passage was precisely Professor Didi.
It was a long time before that student realized he was lost, and then, in hunger and thirst, he fell into despair.
He blamed his ex-girlfriend, who had initiated the breakup, for his predicament, continuously accumulating curses and hatred. After despair, he began to recall past sweetness, eventually continuing forward like a corpse, praying for the gods' forgiveness and salvation.
At that moment, the temple of the Moon Goddess appeared.
Professor Didi hadn't discovered the temple at first; the student had concealed the information.
Afterward, he was enticed by the goddess's remnant, formed a cult, researched Flower cards, repaired the statue, and then his actions were exposed.
Because she had been paying attention to him, Professor Didi discovered his abnormality and soon found the temple's existence.
But after discovering it was the Moon Temple, she didn't stop him.
The marks of time were becoming more and more apparent on her, and she couldn't resist the desire to seek a solution.
And then.
Observation, investigation, participation, cover-up.
After the Robert incident, to prevent Professor Silf from discovering the truth, she had even covered for Dark Demon when he first entered the secret passage.
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