Chapter 52: Dark Demon Attempts to Step Out of the Fog
As for whether Virt and Robert actually went to the library and finished their homework there, Dark felt only a slight curiosity and didn't intend to delve deeper.
Holding nine flower cards gave him more leeway in controlling [Lust], but if these flower cards were indeed made by Professor Cazale, he wanted to understand and master the method of making them!
On one hand, it was to ensure a stable source of flower cards.
On the other hand, he was very curious about why these flower cards could absorb [Lust]!
However, directly asking Professor Cazale about it would seem a bit too abrupt.
After pondering for a moment, Dark quickly remembered that he still had a thought bottle to return.
So he quickened his pace, planning to head back to his dorm to retrieve the thought bottle first.
...
Friday evenings in the common room were usually the liveliest time.
Students vented the academic stress accumulated over the week without worrying about homework or classes, since it was only Friday. Homework could be left for tomorrow, and classes were a concern for the day after.
Even the Noble House common room was no exception.
Dark weaved through the crowd, avoiding Diana's gaze, which seemed like she was hunting for mice, and successfully slipped into his dorm.
The dorm was quiet, no different from when he had left.
He closed the door, turned on the light, and walked to his desk.
The thought bottle was in the desk drawer; he could grab it and leave.
But just as he picked it up, he suddenly heard a meow.
This made him turn and head towards the balcony.
"Has the Cat Grass woken up?"
He opened the door and looked down at the Cat Grass on the balcony.
Then he fell silent.
...
On the balcony.
The Cat Grass was using its two paws to hold onto a dangling worm branch, its pink tongue licking and sucking the head of the worm branch.
The worm branch, which should have hardened after being infused with three drops of [Pride], had somehow turned soft again!
[Wrath +1]
Unexpectedly, what he had earned back in the afternoon was returned in the evening.
"Meow~"
The Cat Grass, completely unaware that its owner was on the verge of losing his temper, put down the worm branch and trotted over to Dark.
The Cat Grass's stem was long enough to allow it to run to Dark's feet.
Dark squatted down, picked it up, and placed it on his lap, wondering whether to juice it or pet it tonight.
Then he suddenly noticed a faint mark on the Cat Grass's forehead.
"The Mark of Pride?"
Dark frowned, and the anger in his heart quickly subsided.
After repeatedly checking, he confirmed that it was indeed the Mark of Pride, but surprisingly, the Cat Grass didn't show the same "pride" as the Little Demon Beast and Eevee.
"Is it because it's a plant?"
Dark fell into deep thought, letting the Cat Grass suck on his finger.
"Speaking of which, how does a life form like Cat Grass exist?"
Dark's eyes flickered, and then he pulled out [Pride I] from his card pack.
"Magic Summon!"
A dark golden orb flew out of [Pride I] and merged into the Cat Grass's head.
But this magic card, which could induce pride, still had no effect.
"Let's check the library!"
Dark took a deep breath, put down the Cat Grass, and then moved the worm tree indoors.
Once bitten, twice shy.
Tomorrow, he would go to Traveler's Street to buy a guardrail to separate the worm tree and get some toys to keep the Cat Grass entertained.
Dark made a note and realized he was getting busy again.
"Should I go to the library first, or see the professor?"
"Better see the professor first!"
"Going to the library at night isn't too late."
...
Professor Cazale wasn't in his office.
So Dark went to the laboratory.
Sure enough, he found Professor Cazale making magic cards in the lab.
But today, he wasn't working on [Jack Pumpkin]; instead, he was making [Mummy] with bandages and a mannequin.
Dark thought about how to naturally steer the conversation and pulled out the white datura flower card as he pushed the door open.
"Dark? Need to borrow the lab? The key to the next lab is in the second drawer of the office."
Professor Cazale seemed very focused.
Dark walked over and placed the thought bottle on the lab table, saying, "Professor, I'm here to return something."
"The thought bottle?" Professor Cazale glanced back and smiled, "You can keep it a bit longer."
Dark: "No, Professor. I've already bought a worm tree."
He thought to first discuss emotions and thoughts before steering the conversation to the love fortune-telling cards.
But when Professor Cazale saw the flower card in his hand, he immediately said, "What, are you also interested in these flower cards?"
Dark's heart twitched, and he responded, "Yes, Professor. I've been wondering if the so-called fortune-telling of these flower cards involves peering into the realm of thought?"
Professor Cazale was slightly taken aback, then smiled even more happily.
He put down his work, removed his lab gloves, and smiled, "I never expected your research into the realm of thought to have reached this level."
With that, he turned back to the lab bench and reached out.
Just as Dark heightened his guard, Professor Cazale pulled out a flower card from a card pack on the shelf, the card adorned with green roses.
The simple and pure green roses carried blessings for eternal youth and hopes for everlasting love.
A hint of tenderness flashed in Professor Cazale's eyes: "Although this is just a small trick, there's something in it that even I can't see through. But as long as you cut off the magic, you can indeed separate from it. It's harmless."
...
When Dark walked out of the lab, he had already given up on probing Professor Cazale.
Although he couldn't confirm it, he had a feeling that Professor Cazale couldn't possibly be the real creator of the flower cards.
But Senior Leon didn't seem to be lying in fact, he had no reason to.
"So, someone disguised themselves as the professor to gain people's trust?"
Dark thought of transformation cards.
If the design inside a transformation card was a skin suit that closely resembled a person, could it be used to impersonate anyone?
This was both a hypothesis and an inference.
"Perhaps I should research transformation cards."
...
Senior Pandora was playing with her Cat Grass at the counter a chubby Totoro.
It was a Totoro, not a chinchilla!
She had used a small-range silencing card around the Cat Grass to ensure its meows wouldn't disturb the students in the library.
Dark felt her behavior was quite abrupt, as she had never brought her Cat Grass to the library before.
"Is it bait?"
As he thought this, Dark's fingers had already unconsciously started scratching the Totoro's chin.
This Totoro had a scale on its chin, soft and warm, not at all rough.
"Did you buy a Cat Grass?" Senior Pandora narrowed her eyes.
Dark: "I bought a short-haired cat."
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