Chapter 142: Dark Demon Felt a Sense of Foreboding.

Chapter 142: Dark Demon Felt a Sense of Foreboding.

Once the floodgates of desire are opened, they are exceedingly difficult to control.

Dark had still overestimated his self-control.

But Senior Pandora really hit his sweet spot.

Whether it was her external demeanor and appearance, or her inner cultivation and refinement, everything hit the bullseye.

"Currently, I have 108 points of [Lust]. After absorbing 3 points, I'll have 105 left. As long as I don't waste points on cards,

it looks like I'll have to be doubly restrained this month."

Dark pondered for a moment, then quickly switched gears and continued immersing himself in the study of "Magical Language."

Senior Pandora also taught him much knowledge he had never encountered. He needed to spend more time memorizing and consolidating it.

The difference between having someone guide the way and fumbling around in the dark truly was immense.

Dark felt his gains today were particularly gratifying.

However, after leaving the library at 9 PM, he couldn't help but start worrying about the Christmas Ball and Christmas Gifts.

He had originally taken the ball invitation as a joke.

But now, it seemed he couldn't avoid it?

And then there were the Christmas Gifts.

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

Additionally, gifts for Professor Lily and Professor Kazel needed to be included.

That made a grand total of five gifts!

Small gifts would be fine, but if he put enough thought into them, it would be a huge expense.

After the expenses of last weekend, Dark was actually very short on funds.

Considering that the material costs for both the [Curse Cage] card and the [Fusion] card actually exceeded what a first-year student could afford,

if he truly wanted to craft them, he would need to acquire more academic credits.

"Could it be that I really have to set up a stall in Traveler's Street to earn money, just like the senior students?"

Dark couldn't help but consider this possibility.

However, he quickly abandoned this idea.

Besides the act of setting up the stall itself and the time it would consume, he would also need a lot of time to prepare the goods.

For Dark, whose schedule was already tight, that was completely unacceptable.

Moreover, the only goods he could choose from were cheap juices with many substitutes, the type that were time-consuming and laborious yet

didn't earn much money.

"In that case, I'll just have to think of other ways."

Before he knew it, it was Thursday afternoon.

Headmaster Cynthia continued her Magic History lesson with another story about Peter Shelvitch,

and then she naturally transitioned to another hero.

That was the first member to apply to join the club after Peter founded the Magical Animals Club.

Her name was Claire Kite.

Claire was a student from the Department of Magical Arts, in the same year.

Inheriting the consistent style of the Department of Magical Arts, she loved reading, was very quiet, and shared common interests with Peter.

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

Because students were required to join at least one club from their second year onwards, Claire chose the Magical Animals Club, which had few members.

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

Her "Zoo Series" card deck caused a sensation at the time!

Headmaster Cynthia herself expressed some admiration when speaking of Miss Claire.

That was an era of glittering stars.

Countless heroes emerged from St. Marian.

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

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

Peter could always get his hands on some magical animals from who knew where and keep them in the clubroom, but he wasn't particularly good at raising animals,

so Claire was basically responsible for most of it.

Every time those magical animals turned the academy upside down, it was Claire who helped clean up the mess.

One day, as the story goes, a cat from the Magical Animals Club suddenly went missing.

It was a white cat with even white pupils; placed in a white room, it would easily be overlooked if one wasn't careful.

Peter and Claire worked hard to put up "missing cat" notices to find the white cat, but after searching for two consecutive weeks,

they still found no trace of it.

Until one dusk two weeks later, Claire discovered a little girl secretly feeding a cat in the castle's back garden,

and only then did she suddenly realize why they hadn't been able to find it all this time.

Because that cat had changed color!

The cat, which had turned from white to black, was found by someone and taken back to their dorm room.

Because the academy explicitly forbade keeping pets, the person who found the cat had been secretly hiding it in their dorm,

so it had never been discovered.

And because the cat had changed from white to black, the missing cat notices had also become meaningless.

Claire approached 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 Claire.

But from then on, that little girl would visit the Magical Animals Club almost every day to see the cat.

Later, she even directly joined the Magical Animals Club, becoming the third member of the club.

When Headmaster Cynthia reached this point, she said with a hint of nostalgia, "Can anyone guess who she is?"

This was clearly a bonus question.

Many students from the Department of Magical Arts raised their hands.

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

That cat, named "Galileo," could not only change the color of its fur according to the stars and weather, but also actively assimilate with its surroundings.

To avoid being taken out for walks, it always hid itself within the background colors.

When Dark was very young, he especially loved playing hide-and-seek with it.

That really was hide-and-seek!

A student from the Department of Magical Arts stood up and deduced with clear logic:

"I remember the Headmaster mentioning in the last class that Arch-Magician Peter was able to become friends with both the Hero and the Valkyrie

precisely because of a certain woman's existence."

"And in the class before that, it was also mentioned that the Valkyrie was someone who really loved cats."

"The Headmaster clearly wouldn't mention irrelevant things."

"Therefore, the answer is obvious."

"Sage Claire was the link connecting Arch-Magician Peter and the Valkyrie,"

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

Headmaster Cynthia clapped her hands in satisfaction and said, "Absolutely correct. Five points awarded."

She then briefly spoke about Valkyrie's relationship with Claire, and then said with a smile, "Claire is a very easy person to get along with.

Moreover, her knowledge is extensive, and she's gentle and responsible. I think you'll definitely like her."

Her words seemed to contain a hidden meaning?

Dark's face paled slightly, and he slowly raised his hand.

Headmaster Cynthia looked at him and said, "Demon, do you have a question?"

Dark, with a 'just in case' mindset, asked, "Headmaster, our new Magic History professor, surely it won't be Ms. Claire Kite, will it?"