MTL NOVEL Chapter 56
Chapter 56: Wit Gold Opens the Magic Box
Without the burden of debt, Wit seemed to have lost his soul.
Although he said he wanted to change, finishing his homework was already his greatest effort.
In this world, there was nothing more enticing than Mana Chess!
If there was anything else, perhaps it would be this “Forbidden Love” card in his hand!
Wit carefully aimed the flower card at the front row students.
After three consecutive nights of prayer, he finally received an “omen” from the “Goddess.”
A drop of divine water falling from the sky further upgraded “Forbidden Love.”
As long as “Forbidden Love” was pointed at someone’s head, it could display that person’s image and some attributes on the card face, namely: [Name].
[Rarity].
[Favorability].
Even though Wit didn’t discover any other effects, it was already interesting enough, wasn’t it?
“Wit, what are you doing?” Robert whispered.
Wit aimed “Forbidden Love” at Robert and said proudly, “New toy!”
[Name: Robert Broheim]
[Rarity: R]
[Favorability: 80]
Wit put “Forbidden Love” on the table, saying, “Look, Robert, your rarity is R! Favorability is 80.”
Robert was puzzled: “I know about rarity, but what does R mean? And this favorability…”
Wit replied, “I don’t know what R means either, but most people are N. You’re special, Robert!”
“Is that so?” Robert laughed. “Then what about this favorability…”
Wit whispered, “It might be how much they like me. Most are below 50. Robert, you are indeed my best friend!”
Robert smiled confidently, particularly confident about this point: “What about Emma? Have you taken her photo?”
Wit shook his head, “Too far away, and there’s someone blocking.”
Emma always sat in the first row, so he couldn’t take her photo.
But Wit quickly thought of another person, looking toward the last row by the window.
Robert noticed his gaze and became interested: “Want to try?”
Wit nodded, “Keep an eye on Professor Shylph for me, I’ll give it a shot.”
…
Dark just happened to look over, meeting his gaze.
Wit hurriedly put down “Forbidden Love,” pretending to whisper with Robert.
Once Dark turned back and stopped paying attention, Wit flipped open “Forbidden Love” and took a look.
[Name: Dark Demon]
[Rarity: UR]
[Favorability: 45]
Wit was slightly stunned, sighing, “45, I never imagined Dark’s favorability towards me would be higher than many others.”
Robert: “Your parents are the Kingdom’s twin swords. Perhaps he also wants to be friends with you?”
Wit: “…”
After a moment of silence, Wit suddenly noticed a golden symbol appearing in the top right corner of the card.
He reached out and touched it, and the symbol revealed a line of text: “Favorability 80 unlocked.”
…
“Dingling!”
With Professor Shylph’s scolding, the Summoning Spell class was nearing its end. Robert, caught just before the final minute, lowered his head dejectedly.
Dark glanced over and placed his book in his bag, preparing to go directly to the next class.
It was rumored that after “Magical Beasts,” Professor Kazel would teach the students a widely applicable method for crafting Mana Spirit Cards in this class.
Dark was very interested.
And it seemed that most first-year students were also interested.
After all, to join the Dueling Club, one needed 20 Mana Cards.
If they could learn the universal method for crafting Mana Spirit Cards, they could gather a full set of 20 Mana Cards relatively quickly.
—No one dislikes dueling!
Dark couldn’t help but quicken his pace.
However, halfway from the Summoning Spell classroom to the Mana Theory classroom, he suddenly noticed someone tailing him.
Dark did not reveal his intentions, only walking a few steps in place after turning a corner before turning around to wait.
Then he saw Wit and Robert crash into them.
He sidestepped.
Robert stopped in time, but Wit stumbled and hit the wall.
“Sss—”
It looked painful!
Dark spoke up, “Why are you following me?”
“Haha.” Robert shrugged, laughing dryly.
After a while, Wit rubbed his head and said reluctantly, “This is it. Our parents are comrades, right? I just suddenly thought, we’ve been in school for over a month, and I haven’t formally greeted you yet.”
Dark frowned slightly, a hint of vigilance flashing in his eyes.
Wit’s actions were too sudden.
If this had happened right after they started school, Dark might have believed him.
But as Wit himself said, it had been over a month!
How many times had they entered the same classroom? Why now, after so long?
Thinking back to Wit’s strange behavior during class…
Dark’s mind raced, but he maintained his noble demeanor and smiled, “Now we’ve met. I’m Dark Demon, pleased to meet you.”
Wit felt inexplicably excited and hurriedly extended his hand to shake, “Wit Gold, likewise, pleased to meet you!”
“Is that so?” Dark smiled subtly, “I need to go to the classroom to preview now. We can talk later if there’s anything.”
Wit: “Alright!”
…
After Dark left.
Robert nudged Wit’s arm and whispered, “How was it? The feeling of shaking hands with a scholar?”
“You know, it’s pretty good!” Wit joked.
Then he picked up “Forbidden Love” again, which he had just snapped a picture with, and his expression changed instantly.
[Name: Dark Demon]
[Rarity: UR]
[Favorability: 44]
Wit exclaimed, “What’s going on? Favorability decreased instead of increased?”
Robert leaned in to take a closer look and hesitated, “Could it be because we disturbed him? Or did he get angry because we followed him?”
Wit sighed, “Could it be? But we just wanted to greet him.”
Robert: “Maybe we should give him a gift on Halloween? Accepting a gift will surely increase favorability, right?”
Wit: “That’s a good idea, but what does he like? Would candied apples work?”
Robert shrugged, “Perhaps a Mana Chess set would be nice.”
Wit: “True, no one dislikes Mana Chess.”
Robert: “Also, when do we take a photo of Emma?”
Wit felt confused, “Wait, Robert, why are you so concerned about Emma? You mentioned her in class too.”
Robert froze, then realized, “Don’t tell me, Wit. You don’t think I’m a masochist, do you? I just want to see how low her favorability towards you is! Don’t you want to know?”
Wit spread his arms and shook his head fiercely, “No, I don’t want to know at all!”
Robert: “You do.”
Wit: “Fine, I do.”