The Villainous Young Master Just Wants to Live a Laid-Back Life

Chapter 16: DemiDevimon Yearns to Stand Above the Heavens

Ripples of deep ink spread outwards in circles.

In an instant, the entire magic card was dyed a thick, dark gold!

Once the dark gold color on the magic card became uniform and smooth, Dark immediately followed the knowledge he had learned in Magic Studies. He picked up a magic pen and began to inscribe the Number 7 refinement array on the front of the card.

This was a simple method for creating emotion-series magic cards, capable of producing magic cards for various emotions such as "sadness," "joy," and "anger."

Using these magic cards allowed people to experience the corresponding emotion.

Among them, the [Joy Card] was most popular among the upper classes.

After a day of busy work, nobles would sit down and inhale a [Joy Card] to dispel their worries and greet the next day of – busyness – with a more positive outlook.

In duels, skilled magicians would skillfully use emotion-series magic cards to incite heightened emotions in their own or their opponent's magic spirits, thereby boosting their own magic spirits' combat power, or exposing openings in their opponents'.

Because the method for creating emotion-series magic cards was very simple, it was set as the learning goal for freshmen in their first month.

Dark was the fastest and steadiest at drawing refinement arrays in the class, even being nicknamed "Eagle Hand" for a time.

The magic pen was a pen with a hollow interior, mimicking the structure of blood vessels.

The mercury flowing through the magic pen's "blood vessels" guided magic power to the pen tip, making it easier for magicians to concentrate and refine magic power, and to outline finer lines.

Although mature magicians could achieve the same even without using a magic pen, using one could indeed reduce the dispersion of concentration, thereby improving efficiency.

Of course, beginners like Dark could not do without magic pens in the short term.

The drawing of the refinement array had to be fast, steady, and accurate.

Dark completed the outline of the Number 7 Refinement Array in just seven seconds. The final stroke finished, forming a circle, and the circuit connected.

The instant the entire refinement array was completed, a strong white light erupted!

But that white light quickly deteriorated, turning into the dark gold color of the magic card itself!

Dark nervously watched the magic card.

The final refining stage of a magic card was like putting all the ingredients in a pot and simmering them over a fire. No one knew what it would be like until the lid was lifted.

The freshmen had completed this final step during the House Sorting Ceremony.

However, the House cards had been adjusted to the point where they could automatically begin refining simply by injecting magic power.

But the magic card before him was the first magic card Dark had crafted with his own hands!

Its success was not only of great significance, but also represented that Dark had finally found a way to transform the Seven Deadly Sins into power.

The essence of magic was subjective idealism.

Whether it was knowledge, emotions, or thoughts and creativity, in the eyes of magic, they were all sources of power.

There was no reason why the Seven Deadly Sins could not be transformed into power!

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Seconds later, the refinement array seeped into the card, penetrating the card back, fusing and refining the materials and the magic card!

When the circuit of the Number 7 Refinement Array clearly emerged on the back of the magic card, the refining of this magic card was considered complete!

Next was the acceptance phase.

Even magic cards produced according to established procedures would exhibit different effects due to various factors.

Not to mention the magic card in front of him was self-made by Dark.

He needed to conduct a small experiment.

And the subject of the experiment naturally couldn't be himself.

Dark's gaze shifted, and then he looked at DemiDevimon, perched on the bird stand on the ceiling, mimicking an owl.

Then, a kind smile appeared on his face.

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Although familiars could only be considered pseudo-life forms, they were still species with an intelligence level of 2.5, with emotions and independent consciousness.

As such, they should be affected by emotion-series magic cards.

Dark beckoned to DemiDevimon.

DemiDevimon tilted its head, then spread its wings and flew down.

Dark picked up the [Arrogance] magic card and took it to the desk on the other side. Then, he pulled out a bird chain from the desk drawer, opened the clasp, and fastened it to DemiDevimon is left ankle ring.

The room's windows had been closed all along, and the curtains had been drawn tightly.

Forming a perfect locked room.

After being fitted with the ankle ring, DemiDevimon couldn't help but reveal a "wuwuwu" little expression (,,•́ . •̀,,).

Dark observed for a while and noted the time in his notebook.

"3:29 PM, let's wait another minute."

Exactly 3:30 PM.

"My turn, Magic Summoning!"

Dark pinched the [Arrogance] magic card between his index and middle fingers and activated [Summoning Art]!

In an instant.

The magic card activated!

A layer of black light rippled across the card surface, and a dark golden light sphere with a long tail suddenly flew out from the magic card, swaying and drilling into DemiDevimon is head.

In that instant, Dark and DemiDevimon squinted their eyes simultaneously.

Time seemed to stand still, the room so quiet that even a pin drop could be heard.

DemiDevimon opened its eyes first, dark golden light blooming from the slits of its eyes.

Its lips curled upwards, its eyes sharp, its chin slightly raised, and it opened its mouth to say, "I, DemiDevimon, will stand above the heavens!"

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Dark was first stunned, then overjoyed!

Whether DemiDevimon was affected by the [Arrogance] magic card and became arrogant or not, was no longer so important.

The most important thing now was that it could speak human language!

As everyone knew, Digimon could speak human language.

But the mechanism of familiar birth was not the same as Digimon.

At least this DemiDevimon, originally could not speak, and its intelligence level was also slightly lower than ordinary beasts.

But now, after absorbing the energy of [Arrogance], it spoke so fluently!

"Does this mean its life form has been changed, further approaching that of a Digimon?"

"Professor Silf said that the birth of a familiar is inseparable from the magician's magic power, knowledge, personality, and other factors."

"Perhaps, this familiar I summoned, and the DemiDevimon that exists in this world are not the same life form."

"Merlin, the greatest magician in history, once said, the difference in cognition determines the difference in magic!"

"Also…"

Dark looked at the [Arrogance] magic card in his hand.

Fine cracks had appeared on the card surface!

Emotion-series magic cards were supposed to be reusable.

It seemed this magic card had transcended the category of "emotion" and was disposable.

Dark was reminded of a word – "Demonization"!

The so-called "magical beasts" in this world were all berserk beasts that had lost their minds after being "demonized"!

DemiDevimon is current state should be closer to "Arrogance-Demonization" than just "demonized".

He thought for a moment and recorded this type of magic card as [Arrogance Ⅰ].

Then he wrote down the corresponding effects in his notebook.

Next, he prepared to further observe this "Arrogance-Demonized" DemiDevimon to see how long it would take to return to its original state.

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"Servant! Unleash my shackles! Recommend it!"

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