Chapter 70: Darkdramon Expresses Gratitude to the Cult [2]
A question had been nagging at Dark for some time.
Why did their entry into the secret passage have to be at night?
Wouldn't daytime be better?
Daytime clearly offered several advantages:
No golem patrols.
The professors would all be occupied.
It was bright!
Wednesday afternoon happened to be free of classes.
Dark took a slight detour and slipped into the secret passage unnoticed.
Following the same route he'd taken when exiting the previous night, he reached the shrine in just over ten minutes.
Just as he expected.
The shrine was empty!
Neither that mysterious cult nor Virt, who had been thoroughly humiliated, seemed to grasp the benefits of daylight.
Dark sent his DemiDevimon to keep watch outside while he summoned his small Eevee and began the task of collecting [Lust]!
The most crucial step was figuring out how to extract the [Lust].
For others, this might have been a challenge.
But for Dark, it was as simple as injecting a bit of magic to draw out the [Lust] accumulated within the goddess statue.
Then, using a magic eyedropper, he could easily extract a full vial of it!
It was too easy.
So easy that Dark almost thought he was dreaming.
The mind bottle he had borrowed from the professor could hold up to 30 drops.
Dark quickly filled the mind bottle and even sucked up one more drop into the magic eyedropper before reluctantly leaving the small shrine.
But he didn't notice.
After he left.
Fine cracks slowly spread across the goddess statue's jade-like surface.
By 3:30 PM, Dark had returned to his dorm room.
He laid out his experimental instruments, placed the mind bottle in the upper left corner, and set the magic eyedropper on a stand with its tip pointing upwards. After washing his hands, he eagerly began the experiment.
He had already gained some experience in creating the Sin Series magic cards.
Basically, it followed the same precise method as crafting [Emotion Cards].
First, he boiled "brain juice," then prepared "sealing liquid."
After that, he took out a blank magic card and laid it on the experimental table.
He evenly coated the blank magic card with the egg-white-like "brain juice" to alter the card's surface properties, making it easier for emotional and mental substances to adhere to it.
Next.
Dark picked up the magic eyedropper, pressed its tip against the blank magic card, and squeezed hard!
The single drop of [Lust] stored in the dropper was expelled!
The "brain juice" did its job, and the [Lust] spread across the card like ink on paper.
Unlike the dark gold color of [Pride], [Lust] appeared as a faint, ambiguous pink.
At this point in the experiment.
Dark finally noticed a problem: "Wait, I remember when I made the Pride magic card, just one drop of [Pride] turned the blank card a deep, rich dark gold. Is there a quality issue? Is one drop not enough?"
With a hint of doubt, Dark extracted another drop of [Lust] from the mind bottle and dripped it onto the card.
The pink on the card deepened slightly, but it still didn't compare to the [Lust I] card modified from a flower card.
It wasn't until the third drop of [Lust] was added that the magic card's color became very close to that of [Lust I].
Dark recorded this phenomenon and began applying the "sealing liquid."
Over ten minutes later, a [Lust] Series magic card was finally completed.
Dark held the card and examined it carefully.
Perhaps due to the experimental process, he couldn't shake the feeling that it wasn't entirely reliable.
"Let's test it first."
With that, he turned his gaze to the DemiDevimon pretending to sleep on its perch.
The experiment showed that the card did have an effect, though its duration was slightly shorter than the flower card's, but the intensity of the emotional influence was about the same.
Then he did a simple calculation.
"If [Lust I] requires 3 drops of [Lust], then [Lust II] would need 9 drops? And [Lust III]? 30 drops?"
Considering that continuing to make [Lust II] might leave him without enough [Lust] for [Lust III], Dark made a decision skip [Lust II] and attempt to create [Lust III] directly!
"28 drops left. I hope it's enough."
At this point, Dark no longer held high hopes for the [Lust] from the goddess statue. He only hoped this experiment would provide valuable experience for creating [Pride II] later.
Still, he took out one of his two 50-credit blank magic cards and began crafting with great care.
The steps were largely the same as before, but this time, he used a full 28 drops of [Lust]!
Yes, he poured all the remaining [Lust] into it!
As a result, the 50-credit blank magic card was completely dyed from the inside out in an overly flamboyant golden-pink, exuding a strong sense of frivolity.
Staying calm, he continued the process.
Applying the [Sealing Liquid], drawing the alchemy arrays.
Seven alchemy arrays, completed in one go!
When the last array was successfully activated, even Dark himself found it hard to believe had [Lust III] really been created?
At first glance, [Lust III] didn't seem much different from [Lust I], except that its color appeared more alluring and carried a rich yet not overpowering fragrance.
But appearances could be deceiving.
To truly understand its essence, there was only one way experimentation!
Dark couldn't help but look at the DemiDevimon again.
"Not again, boss?!"
The DemiDevimon, having just recovered from its [Lust]-induced state, felt like it had fallen into an abyss!
"Meow meow~!"
The catgrass peeked through the balcony window.
Its cute meows were interpreted by the DemiDevimon as malicious mockery!
It stretched out its claws and flopped down, resigned.
"Come on! I'm yours!"
Life was like being stalked by an obsessive admirer if you can't resist, you might as well learn to enjoy it.
Having followed Dark for so long, the DemiDevimon had learned this piece of wisdom.
Dark shook his head helplessly.
The DemiDevimon really was pitiful.
He had always felt a bit sorry for it.
But the experiments had to go on!
After all, who told you you're the most durable○ (a type of plant)?
Dark took a deep breath, held the [Lust III] magic card between his index and middle fingers, and lightly swiped it in front of him, activating the [Summoning Spell].
"By the name of Dark Demon, magic summon!"
In an instant.
An intense pink light burst forth from the [Lust III] magic card.
Almost the entire dorm room was illuminated in a girlish hue.
Except for the caster himself, even the catgrass outside the window let out soft meows.
As for the DemiDevimon, which had taken the full brunt of the light...
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