With Diana's (gritted teeth) help, Dark successfully restrained his urge for gluttony!
As for the [Envy+]...
Dark claimed he didn't even understand what jealousy was!
He looked at the empty plate in front of him, suppressing his inner agitation, and his gaze swept over the delicacies on the table.
Roast beef, roast chicken, lamb chops, sausages, steak, Yorkshire pudding, roasted creamy potatoes, gravy, tomato sauce... beans!
Maintaining an elegant demeanor, he quietly swallowed a mouthful of saliva.
Dark scooped a bit from the silver bowl filled with beans and poured it onto his plate...
"Let's start with the beans! Gluttony isn't about eating; eating in moderation shouldn't increase the [Gluttony] index."
As expected of the food crafted by Principal Arte, who was bestowed the title of "Saint," even the ordinary stewed beans had a unique flavor.
Dark picked out a bean from the pile, fixed it with a silver fork, sliced it with a dining knife, and placed it piece by piece into his mouth.
As he chewed slowly, the flavor of the beans gradually spread in his mouth, surprisingly delicious!
Dark couldn't help but squint his eyes and reached for another half of the bean.
Sitting opposite him, another Noble House freshman, Rose Flotti, was holding a silver spoon, scooping a large spoonful of beans from a small bowl and stuffing it into her mouth.
Suddenly seeing her peer eating beans with such elegance and noble demeanor, Rose Flotti's cheeks flushed slightly, and she quietly retracted the half-spoonful of beans from her mouth...
Imitating Dark's manner, Rose picked up a knife and fork, awkwardly trying to stab the beans, but they kept slipping away.
This made her develop a bit of admiration for Dark, who could skillfully use a knife and fork to eat beans.
"I always heard that the duke's only son was a notorious brat with no noble demeanor, but the real him is so cultured."
Girls at this age often like to imagine others' personas from small details.
Especially a girl who had just escaped the heavy burden of noble etiquette and was so excited by the freedom after enrollment that she was almost brain-dead—otherwise, she wouldn't have imagined Young Master Dark as a noble paragon!
...
Dark, who was struggling with the beans, didn't notice the girl's unusual behavior. As he saw the beans on his plate nearing the end, he began to consider the next delicacy—perhaps Yorkshire pudding would be a good choice?
Although called "pudding," Yorkshire pudding is more like a bread, with a texture similar to soft bread.
During meals, it is commonly served as a dessert paired with roast beef dishes.
When making it, the drippings from the roast beef are spread on the pudding pan, and when the oil smoke rises, the batter is poured into the pan. The pudding expands into a bread-like shape after baking, with a golden crispy crust and a soft, delicate interior, topped with a layer of meat sauce with meat bits...
"Hiss~"
Just imagining it made Dark's mouth water.
He was about to reach for the Yorkshire pudding when Diana suddenly said:
"Hey! Dark, do you like beans? Then you can have Diana's portion too!"
With that, she dumped a large plate of beans in front of her into Dark's plate!
Then she added, "Consider it a thank you for the honey-glazed lamb leg!"
She turned her head and whispered, "Diana doesn't like beans..."
Dark looked at the pile of beans on his plate, his brow twitching involuntarily.
[Wrath+]
"Damn!"
...
He wasn't even that angry, but the [Wrath] index suddenly increased.
Was it because the Demon God's bloodline was entering the awakening stage, making him more prone to corruption?
Dark silently swallowed the beans.
His heart was anxious and restless, his demeanor calm and elegant, his actions unhurried.
When he finished all the beans on his plate, all the food on the table suddenly disappeared from the plates and bowls!
Main course time was over, and dessert time had arrived!
The table was filled with various flavors of ice cream, apple pie, syrup pancakes, chocolate sponge cake, fried jam donuts, rum-soaked jam pudding, strawberry pie...
A rich, sweet aroma filled the air!
Dark silently watched the desserts.
He wasn't full at all!
The hunger in his stomach, combined with the sweet aroma of the desserts, made him unable to resist!
He reached out his sinful hand towards his favorite chocolate sponge cake!
[Gluttony+]
"Just a bit, I just reduced it a moment ago!"
Dark reached for the syrup pancakes again.
[Gluttony+]
"It's okay, the gluttony index still has room!"
"I'll start controlling it from tomorrow, I can definitely reduce it back."
[Gluttony+]
Dark ate another piece of strawberry pie and finally stopped.
Then he took a wet towel from the side and carefully wiped the sugar stains from the corners of his mouth.
"Dark, do you like desserts too?"
"Diana also loves desserts!"
You like everything except beans, don't you?
Ignoring the girl's murmurs beside him, Dark slightly adjusted his posture, tilted his gaze, and looked at the long table of the Knight House.
At this moment, a new student was already chatting happily beside Vitt Gold. If he guessed correctly, it should be the protagonist's friend who plays the Ron Weasley role.
Poor protagonist's friend, in "Harry Potter," he did all the dirty work for a lifetime and finally got Hermione Granger, which was a successful soft meal.
But in the Galgame "Duel! St. Marian Super XX Academy," he's bound to get none!
A lonely life might be his final outcome.
Dark couldn't help but sigh; at least he had a fiancée to look forward to enrolling next year.
So, where was the first female lead who played the Hermione Granger role?
Dark glanced around but didn't find any girl particularly close to the protagonist Vitt, so he withdrew his gaze.
...
However, even though Dark had withdrawn his gaze, the keen-sensed Vitt had already noticed his attention.
Perhaps Dark's aura was too outstanding among his peers, making it hard to ignore.
"Who's that guy with eyes on his nose?" Vitt asked quietly.
His companion, the Ron role—Robert Broheim—immediately wondered, "Aren't eyes on the nose?"
"Uh, I meant the forehead," Vitt pointed to his forehead.
Robert shrugged, "If you're talking about the blond one, he's the son of the kingdom's only female duke, Alvette St. Demon, Dark Demon!"
Vitt murmured, "Alvette Demon, the one known as the Valkyrie alongside my father? Then her son should also be as virtuous and righteous as the Valkyrie? Maybe I can become good friends with him?"
"Pfft!" Robert couldn't help but laugh, "Vitt, not everyone inherits their parents' virtues like you."
Vitt: "Really? But I don't even know what my parents look like..."