The magic cards I made are absolutely flawless!

Little Grey seemed a little stunned.

"Cat, Teacher Cat always likes to ask me about my daily stories. I've gotten used to it, and I just unconsciously told you, Little Gray."

Cornelia became nervous and started stuttering again. She suddenly realized that her topic might be a little boring.

She knew that Little Grey could understand her perfectly.

Little Grey might not be as fluent in Norton Kingdom's language as Teacher Cat; he can only listen but not speak.

Or perhaps it doesn't like to express itself.

"You, you must think my topic is boring, right?"

"Meow meow."

However, Little Grey just shook his head.

It didn't find Cornelia's talk of boring topics at all; on the contrary, it was willing to keep listening.

"Little Gray, you're so kind!"

Cornelia excitedly hugged Little Grey.

And so, Cornelia held Little Grey and whispered in its ear until dawn.

She finally fell asleep on the bed when she was exhausted.

Looking somewhat tired, Little Grey quietly climbed out of Cornelia's arms.

It watched Cornelia sleeping soundly, covered her with the blanket, then leaped onto the windowsill and nimbly jumped out...

188 Dekan online tortures the mastermind behind the scenes

Two days later.

Today marks the start of the second semester for first-year students at Hervenlite Academy.

Dekan resumed his peaceful campus life.

However, after enjoying the comfortable campus life for another month, he and his friends will embark on a journey to the seventh-tier squad assessment.

Although Dekan could live a peaceful life as long as he stayed in the capital.

However, he needs to be able to go to a higher level of the Shadow World.

Only by going to the seventh or even eighth tier of the Shadow World can one access the subsequent story of the Holy Kingdom and help their master find the missing parts of his memories.

as well as.

Some things about himself.

Dekan also had a feeling that he wasn't the only one connected to the Holy Kingdom.

Perhaps some of his friends also have some connection with the Holy Kingdom.

It's like a destiny.

They met each other in the real world, challenged the Shadow World together, and encountered the Holy Kingdom, as if the Holy Kingdom and the Shadow World were calling to them.

There is a history that must be unearthed by them.

Dekan tidied his clothes, preparing to attend his only class of the day before returning to his dormitory to start making cards.

Dekan did not choose any elective courses this semester.

One reason is that he already has enough credits.

On the other hand, he will be quite busy this semester.

There is still a month and a half until the seventh-tier squad assessment, and they need to set off half a month in advance to ensure they can arrive on time.

Therefore, Dekan has one month to prepare.

He needs to create as many of the most useful Tier 4 cards as possible before setting off.

After all, Dekan was 100% certain that someone would come looking for trouble with him this time.

Anyone who plays this type of game will always use countermeasures and fill up their deck with counter cards.

For example, his slave Isabel once brought plenty of cards like [Pain Shield] and [Spell Counter] when she dueled him.

If it weren't for Dekan's access to information, it would have been difficult to manipulate her so easily.

If all goes well, it will take another half month for the Beautiful Minds team to return to school after completing the assessment.

It will be early May by then.

We could also consider tackling the seventh-tier shadow world.

However, the seventh-tier shadow world is not a place they can just randomly challenge.

After all, they appear less frequently, unlike lower-level shadow worlds where they are readily available.

They can only apply for a challenge when a new seventh-tier shadow world appears.

In that case, Dekan and Cornelia will have to put the matter of crashing into Morion on hold for now.

After all, Chloeux is now in the second semester of her third year, and they want to make sure she completes the Shadow World once this semester, leaving no regrets.

In addition, according to Morion's challenge pattern, he will challenge the Shadow World on the mornings of April 1st and June 1st without fail.

Although Dekan and Cornelia can continue to team up and crash into Morion on these two days.

However, on April 1st, Dekan was scheduled to participate in the seventh-tier squad assessment, which caused a time conflict.

However, if they attempt to challenge Morion on June 1st, the cooldown time for higher-level Shadow Worlds is much longer. After completing the sixth-level Shadow World, they will be stuck in a cooldown period of over a month. By then, even if a seventh-level Shadow World is unlocked, they will be powerless to proceed, potentially missing the opportunity for Chloex to complete the Shadow World before graduation.

Therefore, Dekan and Cornelia decided to prioritize Chloeux and then work on Morion after the semester ended.

So they'll probably only have one challenge in the movie world this semester.

Then came the happy summer vacation.

There is an important activity during the summer vacation between first and second grade.

That is the once-every-five-years-long Kingdom Federation Hero Festival.

Dekan, Cornelia, and Chloeux had made plans to go to the Hero Festival.

This was a promise that Dekan and Cornelia made with their new friend, Miss Lilith, in the Shadow World when they were challenging the [Shadow of the Wilderness].

This year's Hero Festival is being held in Lilith's hometown, which happens to be in the south.

Morion was hiding in the southern kingdoms.

Decan believed that Morion, that speculator, wouldn't miss out on a large-scale event like the Heroes' Festival.

Maybe then we can finally catch Morion in the real world!

Dekan felt there was still a lot to look forward to, with a full schedule of travel plans.

So before leaving, Dekan, in a good mood, took out the "Dekan Gospel" and gave Laxus VI a daily spell.

After thinking about it, I can give Laxus VI an extra curse of normal strength today.

This would make Laxus VI realize—

Don't think that you can feel at ease after being cursed once a day.

Without additional mana, the second curse wouldn't cause such a backlash that it caused King Ashuston of Rick's Kingdom to bleed from the nose, as it did with the previous curse.

So Dekan didn't push himself too hard this time.

After completing the two curses, Dekan, though physically tired, embarked on his journey to school for the new semester in a particularly cheerful mood.

……

at the same time.

The northern kingdoms.

The Royal Palace of the Kingdom of Thomas Fies.

A grand, retro-style hall, its walls adorned with lifelike depictions of heroic epics, gleams under the brilliant lights.

Seated on the throne at the far end of the hall was a majestic and imposing man, none other than Laxus VI, the ruler of the Kingdom of Tomafis.

Laxus VI's eyes gleamed with wisdom, and he had an arrogant demeanor, seemingly looking down on everything in the world.

"Your Majesty, the arrangements for the seventh-tier squad assessment have been finalized, and the Church of Resurrection has agreed to cooperate."

"Please rest assured, this cooperation requires little intervention from us. The Church of Resurrection seems even more eager to eliminate Dekan than we are, and the deal is going more smoothly than expected."

“I also have a backup plan. At that time, we will be completely clean, and there will be no evidence to suggest that we made this deal with the Church of Resurrection.”

"Even if Dekan manages to escape unscathed, he has no evidence to cause us any trouble, so he can only suffer in silence."

King Laxus VI listened to his confidants' reports on their missions, nodding frequently.

My mood gradually improved.

That's how it was originally.

However, in the next instant...

"Well!!"

King Laxus VI clutched his chest in shock and anger, and convulsed against the back of his throne.

"His Majesty!"

Upon seeing this, the priest beside him quickly lifted the curse from his body.

"Didn't you say it was impossible for anyone to curse me again? And you lot, how many times have you searched the entire palace?!"

Laxus VI caught his breath, gasped for air, and then roared at the priests and his men.

This was the third time he had been afflicted by this cursed state.

It's like I get cursed every single day without fail!

And the timing is uncertain!

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty, this is truly perplexing..."

The priest's expression was also full of confusion. He even doubted that his cultivation was still shallow, as he could not sense the occurrence of the spell at all.