The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

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　The chick-protecting operation began to proceed in an orderly manner.

　Following Kerry, the boys had to take even more initiative.

　Unfortunately, the probability of a successful pairing did not increase as a result.

　However, the probability of being punished by the "Cosmic Brain Beast" has been greatly reduced.

　They seemed to have finally grasped the true meaning of the "truth or dare" segment. Most of the boys who stepped forward became much more sincere. And after several boys, some girls finally volunteered to step forward as well. This act of protecting the young was inherently a two-way street.

　The "Truth or Dare" segment is also a two-way street!

　However, as the saying goes, "a woman pursuing a man is easy," and men who receive invitations from women, especially those who are willing, will subconsciously avoid asking difficult questions, for fear of scaring the woman away.

　These kinds of guys don't seem so "serious." But it's a case of one willing to give and the other willing to receive.

　Since both parties are willing, no one else will say anything. Many teenagers in this age group are in relationships "for the sake of being in a relationship." They don't care about the future but focus on "living in the moment" and are thinking about "experience."

　Some people don't think "what's wrong with dancing?" They just want to find a dance partner.

　If both the man and woman have this idea, they are a perfect match.

　...

Chapter 1397 Darkdemon's Best Show of the Year (4k)

　In short.

　Driven by various factors, this year's chick protection campaign has finally become quite effective.

　Seeing that the process was becoming more relaxed, Dark quietly slipped away from the crowd. The reason he stayed was not only because of his nature as a bystander, but also because he wanted to see if his magical spirit had "committed any offenses".

　Now it seems that they actually know their limits and don't need him, as a parent, to worry about them. That's enough.

　As for the invitation to the Christmas Eve ball...

　During this period, although it wasn't intentional, he did rarely appear in the classroom, and he originally thought that his classmates had forgotten about him.

　But this is not the case.

　In the past few days, I've seen small cards at my door every morning when I go out.

　However, compared to the previous two years, the number of girls inviting him to dances has indeed decreased.

　This made him feel much more relaxed.

　This is my third Christmas spent at the college. Even though I don't get tired of it, I've gotten somewhat "used to" it, and it doesn't feel the same passion as before.

　They've also become lazy when it comes to many external skills.

　When he returned to his dormitory, he saw that almost all the gifts he had prepared were already wrapped up and neatly piled on the balcony.

　Amidst the pile of gifts, someone had bought a Christmas tree and placed it there, instantly filling the air with the festive spirit of Christmas.

　He walked to the balcony, stood in one of the few remaining empty spaces, and looked up in the direction of the spiral clock tower.

　It was already night, but the upper level of the spiral clock tower was still lit. That was the clubroom for the Fantastic Beasts Club.

　Most of his magical spirits were currently busy in the clubroom. Apparently, they were going to hold a Christmas party there.

　Moreover, they seem to have invited many "guests".

　Although they have been keeping it a secret.

　But the guests that can be invited to St. Marian Academy, besides the maids, are mostly just the monsters from the dense forest.

　Perhaps they even invited halfling chefs.

　But on Christmas Eve, the halfling chefs will also be responsible for cleaning up after the party, so they probably won't be staying for long.

　Dak was only speculating about these things.

　On the night of the Christmas party, you'll naturally see the magical elves' preparations.

　He hoped to find some surprise in it.

　After a short rest.

　Dac then took out "Learning to Build from Scratch" and "The History of Civilization and Architecture" and continued his studies.

　He had just received news that there had been a breakthrough in the research on "luminescent disease." Although a solution had not yet been found, there were already clues.

　The essence of "glowing disease" seems to involve the element of "life". According to records, some people have encountered similar situations in the temple of the "Goddess of Life".

　The characteristics of "luminescence disease" are actually quite unique.

　The disease that causes organisms to begin glowing and disappear only 24 hours after infection is completely unique in all historical records.

　Even the "clue" only describes the characteristic of "disappearing glow," without mentioning the crucial factor of "twenty-four hours."

　However, this is likely because the discoverer did not pay special attention to the time and therefore did not record it.

　In summary, at least in the characteristic of "disappearance of light," they overlapped.

　After discovering this clue, the Duke's mansion dispatched a special team to search for the temple mentioned in the records. Some discoveries have been made, but further exploration has not yet been conducted.

　This is mainly because recent events have taken up too much of the Duke's manpower, so he cannot spare any manpower for the time being.

　As for Dark, there's no rush, so they'll put it on hold for now. Also, there's currently no cure for the "luminous disease." If they were to get infected once they find the temple, the danger would be too great, so more preparation is needed.

　Dac had considered exploring it himself, but he had other plans for his vacation. Therefore, he had to postpone the trip and consider it later. However, this didn't stop him from devoting more time to architectural design research.

　At least until the "glowing disease" is resolved, he needs to have the ability to design the urban architecture of his ideal.

　But he had only been looking through it for half an hour when there was a knock on the door.

　Who could it be?

　Thinking this, Darke went to the door and opened it.

　Slightly to my surprise, it was Aurora who appeared at the door.

　He had initially thought it might be Diana or Rose, or perhaps Eudora. As for Aurora… that wasn't surprising either.

　"good evening."

　Dark stepped aside to let Aurora into the room, then closed the door. Lately, because he was always in the lab, he had stopped having late-night snacks.

　He always told Aurora not to waste time cooking. The anticipation of cooking once a week was more appealing than once a day.

　Aurora seemed to understand something and decided to change it to once a week after his schedule returned to normal.

　But tonight, Aurora clearly had another purpose. "I want to go back," she said.

　"Now?" Dark asked.

　He wasn't surprised, because it was in line with his expectations.

　“Tomorrow morning,” Aurora nodded. “Christmas is a key time. There will be more people coming and going in the city then, and the pressure on security will increase. If something really happens, it will most likely be around Christmas.”

　Dark said, "Do you need me to join you?"

　Aurora shook her head and said, "No need, it's enough with Nix by my side."

　“That’s true,” Dark smiled. “Don’t act impulsively. I’ll go later.”

　"Hmm." Aurora nodded, then suddenly didn't know what to say.

　Dark pointed to the balcony and said, "I've prepared some Christmas presents, let's draw one."

　Aurora had noticed the Christmas tree and gifts on the balcony long ago, but she never expected them to be used for this purpose.

　Dark smiled somewhat awkwardly: "I've been quite busy this year, so I was just trying to make do."

　Aurora's slightly somber expression softened, and she couldn't help but chuckle. Preparing so many gifts was already troublesome enough. If she also had to choose a suitable gift for each individual, the effort would be even greater.

　It's hard to imagine that Dac had been doing that for the previous two years.

　"If you're really too busy, you can let me help you," she said with a smile.

　Dark stood up and said, "Just pick one. But make it clear, you can't change it if you don't like it."

　"Mmm." Aurora followed him to the balcony. Once on the balcony, they both instinctively looked towards the clock tower. In the half hour they'd been apart, the colored lights seemed to have increased even more.

　Dark raised an eyebrow and suddenly realized that the magical elves wanted to decorate not just the clubroom, but the entire spiral clock tower!

　"What are they trying to do?" he couldn't help but ask.

　Aurora, however, seemed to know better than him: "I've heard that they seem to want to decorate the spiral clock tower like a Christmas tree."

　"Ha!" Dak was taken aback. To decorate the spiral clock tower as a Christmas tree. The idea itself was excellent.

　The problem is that the Spire Tower is the tallest building in the entire St. Mary's College.

　Just how big of a Christmas tree are they trying to make...?

　Aurora glanced at him and suddenly said, "It feels pretty good, and Nix is ​​helping out too."

　Dark blinked and asked, "What about Ergani?"

　Aurora said, "Sister Lillian is here too." The water angel should be here as well.

　Dak couldn't help but sigh.

　It seems his magical spirits have managed to recruit everyone they can.

　Perhaps even the Mountain Giant's sword, which transformed into a fossilized pterosaur, was helping.

　In this case.

　The Christmas trees they're making might not be "illusions," but real Christmas trees.

　"This Christmas will surely be unforgettable." That enormous Christmas tree is probably one of a kind in the whole world. "Let's pick out a present for Nix too," he said.

　"Hmm." Aurora turned to look at the pile of gifts and began to carefully select them.

　However, although it is called selection, in reality, you can only choose based on the appearance and size of the gift box.

　These gift boxes are mostly square, and although the outer packaging varies, they are all colorful when mixed together, which is dazzling.

　As for size

　A big gift isn't necessarily a good one. That's obvious.

　After observing carefully for a while, Aurora finally chose a gift box that was only slightly larger than the palm of her hand and a rectangular gift box that looked to be over a meter tall.

　One big and one small

　"Then I'll take it."

　She looked at Dark and said.

　Dark nodded calmly and said, "I'll take you back." Aurora will be leaving the academy tomorrow morning for the City of Freedom.

　She did need time to prepare tonight, so she didn't intend to stay long. Dak escorted her to the third-floor stairwell before returning the way he came.

　Back in his dorm room, he closed the door, a strange look finally appearing on his face. "I didn't expect her to choose this one."

　Although he didn't participate in wrapping the gifts, he prepared all the gifts himself, and the size of some of the gifts was quite obvious.

　For example, in that rectangular gift box, there was a flute that he had specially bought from a music store.

　Although it's not a "penji" specifically for snake repelling, it's still the same type of instrument. True snake repellers don't care about the type of instrument.

　This is clearly a very suitable gift for Aurora.

　If he wasn't mistaken, the other small gift box, about the size of a palm, should contain a ring.

　Of course, these aren't rings with any special meaning. Both of these items are actually magical artifacts.

　The flute is called the "Sleep-inducing Flute," and when infused with magic, it can produce a soothing sound that helps people fall asleep.

　The ring is called the "Music Ring," and a tiny music box is set at the top of the ring.

　Like a normal music box, it can play a variety of tunes. Although Dark came up with the idea of ​​"blind boxes," each gift was actually carefully prepared, with very little "surprise" element. There were no real "scare boxes" or anything like that.

　A momentary surprise can only remain in memory at most.

　A carefully prepared gift can accompany you for a long time. He sat down again and continued reading.

　Another half hour passed.

　He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and began to explore his "mind palace," where he experimented with his construction ideas.

　And once he closed his eyes, he stayed closed until late at night.

　He only left the "Mind Palace" when the magical spirits returned in droves.