Tuesday's classes included Dueling, Arithmetic, and History of Magic.
The first-year Dueling class is taught by Professor Pawa Jones, a dueling master with one-sixteenth giant blood!
Moreover, she is also the head of the Noble House!
By the way, the head of the Knight House is Professor Sara Silf, who teaches Summoning.
The head of the Mage House is Professor Lily Laplace, who teaches Arithmetic.
The head of the Fool House is Professor Didi Maxwell, who teaches History of Magic.
As is typical in Galgame, all four heads are female!
St. Marian Academy, from its name to its principal to its professors, exudes a sense of female dominance.
Professor Jones, with her one-sixteenth giant blood, is larger than the average human in every aspect, with short hair, athletic muscles, bronze skin, and overdeveloped secondary sexual characteristics, exuding a healthy aura.
Although Dark wasn't particularly fond of this over-two-meter-tall professor who seemed to carry a basketball, she was quite popular in the academy.
It's said that Professor Jones's giant blood comes from the royal family of giants, while her father is a legitimate human noble. Though not pure in race, she is pure in the sense of "nobility."
Among the senior students of St. Marian, many admire Professor Jones, regardless of gender, which can be seen as a worship of strength!
Both the new students of the Noble House and the Knight House are full of anticipation for Professor Jones's Dueling class.
However, in this class, Professor Jones only explained some very basic theoretical knowledge.
This included the rules and tactics of dueling matches, the combination of various Magic Cards, and the mutual restraint between racial attributes...
The good news is that the recruitment for the Dueling Club will be held on Friday afternoon.
The bad news is that the prerequisite for joining the club is to have at least a set of twenty Magic Cards!
This bad news directly crushed the new students who were looking forward to dueling!
It's only the second day of school, who can have twenty Magic Cards?
But then again, if you can't even gather a set of cards, why join the Dueling Club?
...
The following Arithmetic class was even more tedious and difficult than the Dueling class.
The new students were in agony, saying it must be the hardest class in the first year!
Diana said she was dreaming the whole class.
Rose was listening attentively, but her face was dazed, clearly half-understanding.
As for Dark, he wasn't listening at all.
This elementary-level math class was an insult to his intelligence!
[Arrogance +]
Professor Lily Laplace, who teaches Arithmetic, is said to be a fairy, a different race related to the elves.
Like the elves, they have a long life and wisdom accumulated over time.
Professor Lily Laplace prefers students to call her Professor Lily.
Like most fairies, her body stopped growing at the appearance of an eleven or twelve-year-old human, looking even younger than the new students present.
Her height is about the same as Diana's.
She also has a pair of dragonfly wings, likes to show her feet, and never lets them touch the ground.
The third class, History of Magic, is taught by Professor Didi Maxwell, who is also a fairy, but she has butterfly wings and looks quite old, with deep wrinkles on her forehead.
Professor Didi's teaching style is the same as Professor Lily's, completely reading from the book.
They may both have extensive knowledge and profound wisdom, but they are really not suitable for teaching...
History of Magic is arguably the most tedious class, but fortunately, Professor Didi is very kind and gentle. Even if students accidentally fall asleep in class, she just lightly taps them and deducts five or ten points.
...
Additionally, the Astronomy class on Wednesday night is also taught by Professor Didi.
But Astronomy is an "interest class" that is only held when Professor Didi announces it.
This means that in the first month of enrollment, there is definitely no Astronomy class.
Similarly, there is also the Friday Monsterology class!
It's said that the Monsterology class will start next semester.
And it is very likely to be further delayed.
First-year students are not allowed to enter the dungeons outside the castle, making it difficult to learn Monsterology.
As a result, there are only six courses left in a week: Summoning, Magic Theory, Potionology, Dueling, Arithmetic, and History of Magic, each with two sessions.
It can be said to be very relaxed!
...
Library.
Dark completed the registration before Pandora arrived and secured yesterday's spot in the reading room.
Then he took out the Arithmetic exercise book and started solving problems.
These problems were too easy!
With the multiplication table, Dark swept through them.
By the time Emma sat down behind him, he had already completed half of it.
By five in the afternoon, the entire exercise book was finished!
This means that the Arithmetic homework for this semester is basically done.
Dark finally closed the exercise book and placed it on the top left corner of the table with satisfaction.
Because his mindset was calm enough while solving problems, the [Greed] indicator was not triggered.
But when he was happy about it, [Arrogance +] floated by in his vision!
"Does this mean I can become arrogant and complacent just by doing elementary math problems?"
Dark was shocked!
Emma was also shocked!
Emma could hardly imagine how Dark managed to complete an entire exercise book in such a short time!
Everyone is a first-year student, why are you so amazing?
Shocked, Emma doubled her efforts to self-study Arithmetic!
...
And Dark, who had finished his homework, looked at the [Arrogance] index that inexplicably wouldn't go down, and although his inner anxiety didn't show, it couldn't be stopped.
"Am I really that arrogant?"
Dark began to ask himself.
...
This question lasted for a month.
Dark didn't even know how he survived this month!
But as the saying goes, life is like being targeted by a crazy woman; since you can't resist, you have to learn to enjoy it.
Dark became the most noticeable star among the first-year students!
He would get up at six every morning and appear in the common room at six fifteen.
His familiar would fly in from outside the castle, through the kitchen's ventilation shaft.
The halfling chefs loved this little demon beast that always brought small gifts.
Although those gifts were things like pebbles found by the river, small flowers picked by the roadside, lucky clovers under the sunset, and pretty colored feathers...
But they were the best gifts a small familiar could find.
The halflings would tuck the small flowers into their hair, press the lucky clovers into cards, and collect the pebbles and glass shards in jars.
Every morning, the little demon beast would fly in on time.
Then they would hand the basket filled with snacks and milk to the little demon beast.
The little demon beast would grab the basket with its two sturdy claws and fly steadily back to the Noble House's tower dormitory.
Dark had gotten used to eating breakfast in the common room.
Eating while reading effectively reduced the probability of triggering [Gluttony] and [Greed].
This was definitely his experience!
After eating, the little demon beast would return the basket to the kitchen.
Dark would continue reading in the common room.
Until the flow of people gradually increased, he would then head to the classroom for the first class.
At first, he was always the first to arrive in the classroom, but later he found that as long as it was a class with the Knight House, there was always someone who arrived earlier than him.
Fortunately, the first female protagonist in the game hadn't matured yet and wasn't in his hunting range.
Compared to the more troublesome Diana, Emma was like a little cat by the roadside, harmless to humans and animals.
Diana gradually became more clingy to him.
The reason was the Arithmetic homework.
Diana had no talent in Arithmetic, and Rose wasn't much better.
So these two little girlfriends had a bright idea and approached Dark, who was gradually showing a "top student" aura.
Dark had no choice but to teach them a secret technique—[Vertical Calculation Method]!
Vertical calculation refers to listing a "vertical" during the calculation process, making the calculation more convenient.
This secret technique was directly learned by Professor Lily and spread throughout St. Marian.
For the knowledgeable fairies, this calculation method was completely unnecessary, but for beginners, it was like a godsend.
Professor Lily even named it the [Dark Vertical] and gave Dark a full fifty points!
This troubled Dark greatly—his [Arrogance] index increased again!
Dark had been very careful to control his emotions, but the sin indicators always managed to catch him off guard!
...
Clearly, he had been trying to avoid social interactions, seeking a Buddhist lifestyle of no desires, no joy, and no sorrow.
However, the more he did so, the more prominent Dark became among the immature and mischievous new students.
No one cared about the "rumors" before enrollment anymore; everyone based their opinions on "seeing is believing" and had a new definition of Dark Demon.
Diligent, wise, handsome, though a bit cold, isn't that exactly the image a high-ranking person should have?
In contrast, Vitt Gold, the son of the "Kingdom's Twin Swords," paled in comparison.
Vitt hadn't received elite pre-school education, only learned to read in the church and memorized the addition and subtraction tables.
Although he was also smart, his youthful nature hadn't been removed, and he was always dragged around by Robert to play.
As the saying goes, "close to red, close to black," without Emma, the "Miss Know-It-All," to supervise, Vitt was left with only the dark Robert by his side, and he naturally got stained.
Moreover, during class, he was always distracted by a vague feeling, and his studies worsened.
Seeing the treatment of the original protagonist and the antagonist about to reverse, a card game called [Love Divination] suddenly became popular among the first-year students.
...
But this had nothing to do with Dark, who had a closed social circle.
He maintained his daily rhythm, going to the cafeteria after the second class in the morning for a slightly restrained lunch, and could return to the common room by about five past twelve.
Next, he would make a cup of coffee and continue reading.
If there was homework that could be completed directly, he would do it first.
After finishing the homework, he would continue reading.
The little demon beast would bring some cookies and snacks, all rough snacks that wouldn't trigger [Gluttony].
And the books he read were no longer textbooks but books borrowed from the library about [Magic] and [Potions].
Occasionally, he would get too engrossed, and the [Greed] value would slowly rise.
After the third class in the afternoon, he would routinely go to the library.
After the initial shock, just meeting eyes no longer triggered [Euphoria +].
But Pandora's body was too alluring, always making him flee in a panic.
Occasionally, he would hear a light laugh from behind.
Meaning unknown.
...
Among the seven values, [Laziness] is the easiest to control.
Dark didn't expect himself to be so determined; the [Laziness] value actually decreased instead of increasing after a month of effort!
Next is [Envy].
The first-year textbooks are too simple. With the gradually increasing magic power and related qualifications as the Demon God's bloodline enters the awakening stage, he not only leads in Arithmetic but also ranks among the top in Summoning, Magic Theory, and Potionology!
The only one who can compare with him in qualifications is Vitt, who inherited the hero's bloodline.
But Vitt is not serious.
Therefore, Dark couldn't find an object of envy.
Except for occasionally getting emotional when seeing new students playing or talking about youth topics, [Envy] didn't increase much, but it didn't [decrease] either.
But as time passed, the frequency of getting emotional recently was gradually increasing...
Another emotion accumulating in his heart is [Wrath]!
Yes, he can always suppress [Wrath] in time, but the anger towards the Demon God's bloodline and the Demon God auxiliary system has always been rooted in his heart, growing deeper and deeper.
If it suddenly erupts one day...
Dark is very worried about this.
[Greed] is still within control, but there is also a risk of sudden eruption.
In contrast, although [Euphoria] doesn't have such a big hidden danger, because Diana is getting more and more clingy—she went from sticking to him alone at the beginning of school to now sticking with her girlfriend!
Dark Demon, reaping what he sowed!
Every time Diana came over to ask him questions about homework, he couldn't help but want to pinch her pink cheeks.
As a result, [Euphoria] increased significantly.
The key is that this thing only increases, not decreases!
Dark once thought about whether he could break it with the [Sage Mode]!
But he didn't dare to try, fearing an instant explosion!
Surprisingly, the hardest to control turned out to be [Arrogance]!
Dark originally thought this was the easiest sin to control. After all, he had memories of his past life, and even if he was temporarily influenced by the personality of this life, he could gradually wear down that arrogant nature.
However, he never expected that the memories of his past life were the real tumor!
Looking at the [Arrogance] index that had successfully exceeded one hundred by the end of the month, turning from ripe red to gradually black purple, he was not feeling well at all.
...
On the Friday afternoon of the fourth week of school, the new students were allowed to leave the castle for the first time and enter the only trading and leisure area of St. Marian—Traveler's Street!