Chapter 709 “Request for Subscription” Dark Demon Void Reasoning (4k)
Professor Shylph couldn’t help but rub her temples.
When she first heard this prophecy, she wasn’t annoyed; in fact, she felt somewhat relieved because the ultimate outcome pointed to something good.
But after hearing this prophecy again after some time had passed, she suddenly became agitated and could empathize with those who wanted to tear the prophet’s mouth apart.
“Metia, this matter has dragged on for too long. I want to resolve it before Christmas. Do you have any leads?”
“Before Christmas? Let me think about it carefully.”
Professor Metia pretended to ponder and then suddenly looked up, saying, “It’s a bit difficult.”
“No other way?” Professor Kazel interjected.
Professor Metia glanced at him and said, “What do you plan to do on Christmas Day?”
Professor Kazel slightly frowned and replied, “Do a small experiment, but I might need to use the secret path.”
Dark said, “An experiment requiring the secret path? That makes things complicated.”
Since Jeffrey’s “Flashbug” was provided by someone else, it indicated that person probably also had a “Flashbug.”
And the seal on the entrance of the secret path couldn’t stop the “Flashbug” from invading.
So Professor Kazel’s small… experiment might be interfered with by others.
Dark was quite curious but didn’t say anything.
Professor Metia shrugged and spread her hands, saying, “Although I want to help, I’m just an observer.”
Prophets can only observe the future, not change it.
Professor Kazel naturally understood this, so he said after asking, “Then we’ll have to wait and see.”
…
“Let’s continue discussing.”
Professor Shylph did not give up on further investigation.
Despite the current event still being confusing, they at least hadn’t been misled by appearances and successfully uncovered Angus Jeffrey’s hidden secrets.
Afterwards, all they needed to do was through experiments, further prove that “Into the Abyss” has the ability to split a person into two consciousnesses, which would push the case to the next stage.
Because in this way, the “third party” they conceived might indeed have a second consciousness!
“It might be why our investigation failed.” Professor Kazel shook his head and said, “If that third party also has a second consciousness, and if the main consciousness and the secondary consciousness are completely separated, then there would be no visible flaws on the surface. Neither telepathy nor ‘Flower Cards’ could find them.”
Sister Carrian frowned and said, “But doesn’t Angus Jeffrey’s main consciousness know about ‘Into the Abyss’?”
Professor Kazel shook his head and said, “Angus Jeffrey’s main consciousness and second consciousness are somewhat confused. There is some overlap between his main consciousness and second consciousness, and they are not completely separated.”
Professor Shylph spoke up, “But if that’s the case, it would be impossible for us to overlook him during our investigation.”
Professor Kazel nodded, “So during the investigation, his main consciousness and second consciousness should be completely separated, at least lacking memories related to ‘Into the Abyss.’ His brain becoming confused likely happened afterward.”
Professor Shylph’s heart stirred, and she asked, “Is it because he couldn’t bear the power of that book?”
Professor Kazel said, “It’s uncertain. After all, if a person has two consciousnesses, the second consciousness will inevitably take up part of their time, making that part blank for the main consciousness.
To maintain complete logical circuits, the brain automatically fills in that gap, which could lead to memory confusion.”
Professor Shylph said, “If that’s the case, could the third party also experience this? If we conduct another investigation, could we gain new insights?”
Professor Kazel shook his head, “If there truly is a third party, he must have held the book before Macefield. This indicates he split his second consciousness earlier than Angus Jeffrey.
But we still haven’t identified him. There’s no point wasting more time. Moreover, it seems the third party knows more about ‘Into the Abyss’ than both Macefield and Jeffrey. I even suspect he didn’t forget the contents of the book when it left.”
Upon hearing Professor Kazel mention this, Dark suddenly recalled his previous guess and said, “Could it be that ‘Into the Abyss’ is not just one book?”
As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed all the professors turning to look at him.
“Cough cough, just a guess,” Dark added quickly, “and the likelihood is low.”
After he finished speaking, the professors withdrew their gazes.
Professor Kazel thought for a moment and said, “The likelihood is indeed low. But it’s worth verifying. Shouldn’t it be easy for you?”
Dark nodded, “Indeed not hard.”
Then he took out “Trash Slime” and “Greed III” from his card deck and summoned “Trash Slime” first.
“By the name of Dark Demon, Mana Summoning — ‘Trash Slime!'”
With the appearance of the summoning light, a green slime materialized in Dark’s palm.
The green slime wriggled slightly and lifted its “head.”
Several professors were familiar with his mana spirit, so they patiently waited.
Dark then activated “Greed III.”
In his palm, the “Trash Slime” rapidly began to expand and grow.
He retracted his hand, letting the “Trash Slime” fall.
When it landed, the tiny slime transformed into a massive jelly-like slime.
Then Dark stuffed “Into the Abyss” into the body of “Greed Slime II.”
“Gururu—”
“Greed Slime II” spat out bubbles and greedily wrapped “Into the Abyss” with its soft inner wall, absorbing its aura.
In a short while, it recorded the aura of “Into the Abyss” and then expelled it.
Dark took back “Into the Abyss,” stroked its head, and softly said, “Next, I entrust this to you.”
“Greed Slime II” narrowed its eyes and immediately activated its greedy nature to search for “Into the Abyss.”
Time slowly passed.
But half a minute later, “Greed Slime II” shook its head despondently.
“There’s no second copy within its perception range,” Dark said slowly.
“This is good news,” Professor Kazel’s frown eased.
If there’s one, there might be two.
If “Into the Abyss” isn’t just one book, that would be a real trouble.
The other professors nodded in agreement.
Professor Shylph looked at “Greed Slime II” and suddenly had an idea. She took out Angus Jeffrey’s “Flashbug” and handed it to Dark.
Dark immediately understood Professor Shylph’s intention. His eyes lit up as he caught the “Flashbug” and placed it on top of “Greed Slime II.”
“Greed Slime II’s” head dipped, absorbing the “Flashbug.”
Without needing to say more, it started recording the aura of the “Flashbug” and cultivating greed.
“Puchu!”
“Greed Slime II” spat out the “Flashbug,” then abruptly turned its head, its eyes narrowing as it focused on a direction.
“So fast?”
Dark quickly picked up the “Flashbug” and looked at Professor Shylph.
Professor Shylph understood and immediately created a gust of wind, enveloping Dark and “Greed Slime II.”
Just as Professor Lily was about to say “bring me along,” the two and the slime were already gone like the wind.
In the room, only four people remained.
Professor Lily pouted.
Sister Carrian looked in the direction where “Greed Slime II” had been focusing and crossed her arms, saying, “Metia, do you think they’ll find it?”
Metia glanced over and said frankly, “I hope they do, but the chances are slim.”
Professor Kazel also said, “Shylph left in a hurry.”
…
Sure enough, shortly thereafter, a gust of wind entered the room and landed in the open space.
Professor Shylph, Dark, and “Greed Slime II” appeared one after another.
Professor Shylph’s expression was gloomy and unappealing.
Professor Lily immediately asked, “How did it go? Did you find it?”
Professor Shylph shook her head, “No.”
Professor Kazel asked, “What happened?”
While consoling “Greed Slime II,” Dark raised his head and said, “We had locked onto a direction, but just as my slime flew out, it suddenly told me that the aura it sensed had disappeared.”
“The aura disappeared?” Although Professor Kazel had expected this, he still analyzed, “There are two possibilities. One is that the aura of the ‘Flashbug’ was shielded by some barrier. The second is that the ‘Flashbug’ it smelled was… destroyed!”
Sister Carrian added, “And regardless of which scenario, it proves that the opponent is very decisive and well-prepared.”
Dark nodded, “That’s what I think too.”
Professor Metia smiled brightly and said, “Where did you fly to?”
Dark replied, “Less than a hundred meters from the Knight Academy Tower.”
Professor Kazel’s heart stirred, “Again, the Knight Academy?”
Dark nodded, “Yes.”
From the beginning of the incident, he had used the residual “Brain Fluid Demon” in Fern Morse’s mind to search with “Greed Slime II.”
Then, he indeed found a new “Brain Fluid Demon,” but that “Brain Fluid Demon” was in Professor Lily’s possession.
And Professor Lily had picked up that “Brain Fluid Demon” near the Knight Academy Tower.
Now, that “Brain Fluid Demon” was still kept in the clubroom, and Dark was planning to conduct a deeper study on it to feed back into the “Mana Dropper.”
Looking back, the reason he only found one “Brain Fluid Demon” initially was partly due to the opponent’s timely handling and partly because Angus Jeffrey set up his laboratory in the secret path!
The secret path blocked the perception of “Greed Slime II.”
…
But the “Flashbug” is different from the “Brain Fluid Demon.”
The “Brain Fluid Demon” is merely an experimental product or ingredient.
The “Flashbug,” however, is a key tool to enter the secret path.
Therefore, the “Flashbug” must be carried around.
Although they couldn’t track down the person with the “Flashbug” through the aura, they thoroughly proved the existence of the “third party”!
Moreover, that “third party” must belong to the Knight Academy!
…
“Twice now, it can’t be coincidence.” Professor Kazel pondered, “And now, most students have returned to the tower. Your mana spirit can only guide the direction, but the possibility of that person being outside the tower is very low.”
Professor Lily exclaimed excitedly, “It must be a student from the Knight Academy!”
Professor Shylph’s expression remained grim and did not ease despite finding a clue.
After all, she also served as the dean of the Knight Academy.
Professor Metia looked at her and comforted, “Perhaps this is just a piece of the puzzle?”
Professor Shylph shook her head, “No, I have a feeling he is indeed in the Knight Academy.”
The professors began discussing immediately.
And Dark Demon, who could always naturally integrate, was now lost in thought.
Knight Academy…
The last time he learned that Professor Lily’s “Brain Fluid Demon” was found near the Knight Academy Tower, he had a premonition.
Now, that premonition had deepened.
“Could it be, the so-called ‘third party’ is… Wit?”
This idea lacked evidence.
Based on the current information, it was impossible to deduce that Wit Gold was involved.
But he knew that Wit Gold was the “main character”!
Even though he had almost forgotten that Wit Gold was the protagonist of the original game, he occasionally remembered, like now.
Assuming he viewed it from an outsider’s perspective,
this incident starting with the “Brain Fluid Demon” and leading to this point is clearly a major event of this semester.
And such a significant event couldn’t possibly lack a “main character.”
Moreover… regarding the book…
Dark couldn’t help but recall a plot involving a book in “Harry Potter.”
Taking all these factors into account, he could almost conclude that this is the second-year major event of the original game.
Thus, the connection between “Into the Abyss” and Wit has further increased.
Of course, if considering relevance alone, Robert Broheim or Emma Maltis from the Knight Academy are also possible candidates.
Besides, Robert Broheim has already been possessed once; it wouldn’t be unusual for him to be possessed again.
Certainly, considering that Wit Gold’s bloodline contains the blood of a Demon King, the “third party” being Wit is the highest possibility.
Even if Wit isn’t the “third party,” he is likely still connected to the book “Into the Abyss.”
After all, the book contains methods for the cultivation of demons.
Additionally, the existence of a “second consciousness” provides theoretical support for his conjecture.
Otherwise, given Wit Gold’s current temperament and abilities, he wouldn’t be able to sustain the role of a “suspect.”
Firstly, he wouldn’t be able to hide from the “Blood Princess’s” scrutiny.
This is also the main reason Dark hasn’t suspected him before.
But if there is a “second consciousness”?
