Amidst the cheers of the Noble House students, Dark Demon descended from the stage.
Though his smile was somewhat stiff, he tried to raise his arm, giving his supporters the response they deserved.
As a noble pure-blood, he had to maintain more than the necessary etiquette and couldn't appear too abrupt.
Yet, he was now deeply skeptical about his "pure-blood" status!
—What kind of pure-blood would inherit a Demon God bloodline?
Sitting at the Noble House's table, Dark turned to face the stage.
In that instant, his barely maintained smile collapsed!
"The Demon God bloodline has entered the awakening stage!"
This was even more shocking than the system's trigger!
"What caused the Demon God bloodline to awaken early? In the game, it was supposed to be triggered for unknown reasons much later!"
"Why did it trigger right when I regained my memories?"
"Could that be the reason?"
"No, I can't dwell on this issue right now."
"If I don't want to be taken out by Principal Arte's [Magic Spirit Cannon] on stage, I must quickly think of a solution..."
"Fortunately, according to the system prompt, the Demon God bloodline has just entered the awakening stage and hasn't fully awakened yet. There's still hope for me!"
Dark's eyes flashed as he tried to call the system in his mind.
[Hello, Host! The Demon God Assistance System is at your service!]
Damn Demon God Assistance!
Dark gritted his teeth.
This broken system existed to assist him in becoming a Demon God!
But the war between humans and demons had ended over ten years ago, with the demons completely annihilated and the Demon King thoroughly sealed.
The era of humanity had thus entered the St. Marian Era without demons!
In this St. Marian Era, where demons were extinct and the Demon King slumbered eternally, where was there space for heretics to survive?
Didn't the original work show that even after the Demon King broke free, it was still brutally beaten?
Worse yet, it was divided into seven parts, each one being whipped!
Though the Demon God was above the Demon King, what could a lone commander do?
Exposure would still mean death!
Even worse than the Demon King—it had seven lives!
"Can you tell me how the Demon God bloodline can fully awaken?"
[Pride, Envy, Wrath, Sloth, Greed, Gluttony, Lust—these are the seven deadly sins necessary for the awakening of the Demon God!]
[Once any of these seven indicators exceed the critical value, the seven sins will draw, and the host's Demon God bloodline will gradually awaken, irreversibly transforming into the Great Demon God!]
[Current awakening progress: 0%]
[Please complete the indicators as soon as possible, Host!]
"Expand the indicators."
[Yes.]
Moments later.
Seven indicators appeared in Dark's vision.
[Pride: 92]
[Envy: 39]
[Wrath: 93]
[Sloth: 7]
[Greed: 72]
[Gluttony: 52]
[Lust: 72]
Scanning over them, Dark's vision went black.
Of the seven indicators, except for Envy and Gluttony, which were slightly lower, all others exceeded 70!
Wrath, in particular, was as high as 93, a deep red!
"So I'm such a lazy, arrogant, greedy, pleasure-seeking, and extremely irritable piece of trash?"
"This isn't scientific! The indicator limit must be 100!"
[The Demon God Assistance System kindly reminds: The normal upper limit for the deadly sin indicators is 20.]
[With the Demon God bloodline entering the awakening stage, the host will be more prone to corruption. The host only needs to continue working hard to break through the critical values of Pride and Wrath, fully awakening the Demon God bloodline and reclaiming the glory of the demons!]
"Do you believe I'll keep working hard?"
"No, no! I can't get angry, absolutely can't get angry again!"
In the blink of an eye, the Wrath value increased by a whole point!
Dark quickly held his breath, calming his mind, and thought, "Great Dragon of Might, World-Honored Ksitigarbha, Prajna Buddhas, Prajna Paramita!"
[Wrath +1]
"Damn!"
...
A few minutes later.
Dark discovered that these seven indicators were not constant; the most prone to fluctuation was clearly the [Wrath] indicator.
After he exerted all his effort to calm down, the [Wrath] indicator gradually retreated to 93 points.
Indicators like Pride and Envy, which involved fundamental nature, were very difficult to reduce.
The saying "A leopard can't change its spots" holds true.
Even after regaining his past life memories, Pride only slowly decreased from 92 to 91.
After all, the memories of this life were not forgotten.
He had indeed been a noble scoundrel for over a decade!
That deeply ingrained arrogance was truly difficult to eradicate in a short time.
Even with a clear understanding, it still required long-term self-discipline to gradually reverse.
He must reduce all seven indicators below the standard line.
Otherwise, with a single misstep, the corresponding emotion could easily break through the critical value upon eruption!
Extreme emotions are more likely to cause explosive growth.
And are difficult to reduce back to the initial standard.
...
Only by cultivating oneself, avoiding arrogance and impatience, avoiding anger and ignorance, avoiding greed and lust, avoiding envy and sloth, can he reverse the Demon God bloodline of the seven deadly sins and seize a chance at life!
Dark understood!
From today on, I, Dark Demon, am a new person!
[Please strive to become a Demon God by embracing corruption, Host!]
"Get lost!"
[Wrath +1]
...
As Dark reached enlightenment, the sorting ceremony on stage continued.
One by one, new students were assigned to the most suitable houses, and the Noble House welcomed new students.
But given the complex relationships among nobles, no one dared to sit beside the duke's son.
Valkyrie Alvette St. Demon, who swept the battlefield with absolute force, hated evil with a passion, exterminated countless demons, and ultimately assisted the hero of the time in sealing the "Undying Demon King," was revered as one of the "Twin Swords of the Kingdom" and feared by the world!
At the moment of the hero's self-sacrifice to seal the Demon King, Alvette was the highest representative of pure force in the kingdom!
Only a few, such as the principal of St. Marian Academy, the Pope of the Holy Church, and the principal of the Sacred Ritual Academy, could rival Alvette.
If the Demon God bloodline hadn't awakened, Dark could rely on the Valkyrie's protection to enjoy wealth and honor as the future duke, no matter how vile he was.
"Damn Demon God bloodline!"
[Wrath +1]
...
"Avoid arrogance and impatience, avoid arrogance and impatience!"
Dark quickly closed his eyes, emptied his mind, and calmed his turbulent emotions.
[Wrath -1]
"Hello, may I sit here?"
Dark kept his eyes closed.
"Then I'll sit down!"
"Heave-ho!"
"You're so strange, did you not sleep well last night? I have a [Repose Curse] card here, I can lend it to you!"
Dark finally couldn't help but open his eyes, speaking in as calm and emotionless a voice as possible, "The [Repose Curse] should be a curse series magic card, right? You use it for sleep?"
"Eh? Is that so?" Diana Gretel Bayer exclaimed in surprise.
Her slightly open mouth was truly endearing.
Dark's brow twitched, and he suddenly felt his primal power was hard to suppress.
[Lust +1]
"Damn!"
[Wrath +1]
"When Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva was practicing the profound Prajna Paramita, he illuminated the five aggregates and saw that they are all empty, thus overcoming all suffering and distress. Sariputra! Form is not different from emptiness, emptiness is not different from form; form is emptiness, emptiness is form; sensation, perception, volition, and consciousness are also like this. Sariputra..."