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"The same was true when it was Devimon."
"Perhaps this is the basic effect of the 'Pride' series of magic cards."
"If 'Pride 1' can be upgraded to 'Pride 2', there should be further changes."
……
1:00 PM.
Darke went to the Potions classroom ahead of time, but encountered Witt, Robert and Emma on the way.
They seem to be arguing?
……
Chapter 26 The Great Debt Crisis of Witt Roberts
Robert Broheim never imagined that Emma Meutis would be such a vicious woman!
He originally thought that this fellow villager from the same city as him was reliable (someone he could borrow money from), but he never expected that the other party had been secretly plotting against him from the moment he lent him his academic credits!
"Scheming bitch!"
He started swearing!
“Robert…”
Witt tried to stop him, but failed.
Robert comes from a military family. Although he is not very bright, he has a lot of brute strength!
Although Victor inherited the bloodline of the hero, he had never received a good education due to the death of his parents, and his body was also malnourished, so he was somewhat thin.
The balance of power between the two may shift in the near future, but not now.
Robert was furious; his face and neck were flushed red from the intense emotion.
His roaring spittle almost splashed onto Emma's face.
Emma, however, remained indifferent and showed no excitement whatsoever.
……
Seeing Robert swing his fist, which was as big as a meat bun, Victor quickly grabbed his hand, while Emma just smiled coldly: "Immature people only know how to use their fists."
Robert froze, his strength failing him, and he allowed Witt to grab his arm.
But his anger hadn't subsided, and he was still gritting his teeth: "It's just five credits! I'll go find someone to borrow them right now!"
Emma said coldly, "We made a contract, Robert."
Robert roared, "It's only five points short!"
Emma dismissed it: "It's too late, Robert. This is the fourth double."
The first time was at 1 p.m. on Friday.
Robert always thought that a day was a day after the calendar turned over, and subconsciously ignored Friday.
But in reality, from the moment the contract is signed, it's 24 hours a day.
Saturday afternoon after 1 p.m. is the next day.
The third day begins at 1 p.m. on Sunday afternoon.
It's past 1 p.m. on Monday, the fourth day!
Double the amount on the first day, quadruple the amount on the second day, eight times the amount on the third day, and sixteen times the amount on the fourth day.
Sixteen times 5 is a full 80 credits!
Robert thought that he only needed to accumulate 40 credits throughout the day.
They already have 35 credits, and once they pass Potions class this afternoon, they'll have 55 credits. Paying off their debts will be a piece of cake.
Even if things don't go well, you can still make up 5 credits by borrowing them from someone!
Who doesn't know how to rob Peter to pay Paul?
Those old thugs are experts at this!
Robert, influenced by what he saw and heard, developed very similar ideas.
"Don't get excited, Robert."
Witt finally couldn't help but speak up.
He felt something was off from the beginning, but now he finally understands.
"Even if we already have 80 credits, we can easily pay them off. We have one class this afternoon and two classes tomorrow morning, plus what we already have, that's a full 95 credits! More than enough!"
"Too!"
Robert struggled to calculate, then finally calmed down: "Once I pay back all the credits tomorrow, Emma, we'll be done with each other!"
……
"So it's just a debt repayment drama. I thought it was something else. Looks like the trio is still together, albeit in a rather unusual way..."
Seeing that a fight was unlikely, Dark turned and left.
It's only 80 credits; you can pay it off in the blink of an eye.
……
Potions.
Professor Thompson began teaching his students how to brew "Speed Potion" in this class.
This is a special potion that helps mages quickly recover the mana required for three "normal summons," and one dose can be taken per day.
Once a duel enters a tournament format, it becomes a protracted battle that severely tests a mage's total magical power and recovery ability.
"Speed Potion" can often come in handy at crucial moments.
In order to "not lose points and gain more points" in this class, Witt and Robert listened very carefully and did experiments.
But they were far too impatient.
While Robert was brewing a potion, he accidentally added an extra ingredient, "Swelling Grass," and the potion jar exploded, blowing the lid off!
While trying to help Robert deal with the rampant spillage of medicine, Witt accidentally knocked over his own medicine jar!
Not only were the two of them penalized five points each, but they were also punished by being forced to stay and clean the classroom!
……
"Professor Thompson explained the dangers of bulky grass in his class two weeks ago, Robert."
As Emma left the classroom, she made a sarcastic remark.
—Whether it's genuine mockery or not.
In Robert's view, it was a very malicious mockery!
"What should we do, Witt? We're down 10 points again!"
After a brief period of anger, Robert became frustrated.
Witt, however, was using the Sorting Card to check the contract.
He then couldn't help but say, "What's with this contract? Guaranteed doubling of the principal, paid in full at once? I thought I could pay a little first to ease the debt a bit, and then the doubling wouldn't be as much next time."
"Damn Emma! She was plotting against us from the very beginning!" Robert slammed the mop against the wall, then clutched his head in pain.
Witt was much calmer in the end: "It seems we need to borrow some credits from others before 1 p.m. tomorrow as a precaution."
Robert shuddered: "Borrow again? That's not a good idea. As long as we don't lose points in the two classes tomorrow morning, we'll have forty points, and with today's forty-five points, that'll be enough."
Witt shook his head and said, "Haven't you seen it yet? Five points per class, that's our normal level."
Truly worthy of being called the son of a hero!
……
After cleaning the classroom, Witt and Robert began borrowing money from all over the place.
Their primary target was naturally their fellow students at the Knights Academy.
Andrina is a good girl.
She always wore her hair in brown pigtails, had a few harmless freckles on her face, and had a cheerful smile.
Witt and Robert were able to exchange a few words with him—in fact, that was during the first week.
The first week of school was precisely the time when Witte was most popular.
But the junior mages eventually calmed down. As Vitter gradually joined forces with Robert, he was called out and penalized by the professors in almost every class. Even though he was the son of ten heroes, it was inevitable that the junior mages' opinion of him would worsen.
By the third week, no girls were talking to them anymore.
Robert pushed Victor to the forefront, saying that by leveraging his celebrity status, it would be easier to borrow money.
Left with no other choice, Witt had to swallow his pride and say it.
Safe
Delina finally understood why the two had called her into the hallway and couldn't help but ask, "Is it because Robert doesn't have enough credits to buy the 'Magic Beast' material pack?"
Witt wanted to explain, but was too embarrassed to say it.
Robert immediately replied, "Yes, Andrina. You've seen it too, we've used all our credits to buy Magic Chess! Can you lend us some? We can make a contract and pay it back within three days!"
But Andrina simply shook her head and said, "I'm sorry, I also need to buy the 'Magic Beast' material pack."
Chapter 27 Victor Roberts' Starting Line on the Road of Life
"Five points, three points, even one point will do!"
"I'm really sorry, but I have to save the remaining credits. What if the 'Magical Beast' project fails again? I don't want to not finish my assignment."
"One cent? What good is one cent? Toothpicks can't plug a big vat. You'd better think of another way."
"Robert? You can borrow credits from Witt if you don't have enough. Eh? You don't even have enough credits for the Son of the Hero? Well, there's nothing I can do about that."
"Here's the thing, I've already agreed to lend my credits to Barbara. She's spending too much in Traveler's Street, and she can't accumulate enough credits."
"Robert? Never mind then. If Victor asks to borrow him... actually, I also need to buy a 'Magic Beast' material pack, hehe."
"Hey you big-headed ghost!"
……
While Witt and Robert were struggling to borrow money, Dak found new amusement in the bedroom.
"Research project on magical spirits approved!"
Indeed, if people put their minds to it, they can find countless possibilities. Even the strictest laws, like those of demonic bloodlines, have to yield to the imagination of humankind.
While studying, Dark studied Eevee, not slacking off or being pretentious, while Eevee only took shallow breaths.
Achieving small satisfactions in life.
The so-called "Seven Deadly Sins" are nothing more than this.
The research on "Fantasy Beast: Eevee" is progressing very smoothly.
As the "Arrogance 1" effect wore off, Eevee reverted to its cuddly and adorable nature, no longer appearing arrogant, but the intelligence in its eyes remained.
Although its intelligence level is not as high as that of Impmon, it is close to that of a normal familiar, at 2.5.
However, compared to familiars, magical spirits cannot maintain their form for long periods of time.
They are consuming magic every moment.
The initial consumption was the magic power drawn from the mage's summoning spells.
This part of the magic is consumed relatively slowly, and even a small amount can last for three to five minutes before it begins to consume its own magic.
A one-star magical spirit consumes 1 point of magic power per second.
Based on Eevee's total magical energy of 100, it can only last for an extra minute and forty seconds.
If the ultimate skill "Imitation" with a magic cost of 100 is unleashed, it will immediately dissipate!