After a bit of playful roughhousing, Lan Qi lightly brushed off his sleeves and sat down next to Talia again.

"Sorry, how much mana do you have left?"

Talia seemed to realize that she had been, albeit barely, in a combat state just now.

Even though it wasn't a full-fledged battle against an enemy, the mana consumption must have been much higher than usual.

"I still have most of it left. Chatting is fine, so let's quickly sort out any issues now."

Lan Qi shook his head weakly.

"Speaking of which, why did I get a little stronger again?"

Talia asked him, puzzled, as she sensed her own state.

Even though her final attributes should be the sum of her own plus the attributes of the Great Poet of Love, multiplied by one hundred percent, the attributes of the Great Poet of Love itself were almost negligible.

"Could it be the [Mark of Hopelessness]? The mark of Sadia the Hopeless, an ancient ninth-order Great Demon, can slightly strengthen all of its summons."

Lan Qi thought for a moment and replied.

If they were to talk about versatility, this was the strongest Great Demon mark he had ever seen.

"I've always wanted this mark, but the Hopeless Annihilation Battle is too difficult, so I never thought about getting it. Hmm? Wait a minute."

Talia realized something was wrong as she spoke.

She thought Lan Qi had learned about the effects of the Great Demon mark from Pralana.

She quickly checked her soul space.

The next second, she looked again.

She suspected she was seeing things wrong.

How did she have nine Great Demon marks?!

"One, two, three, four... eight, nine."

Talia counted them one by one, sitting on the edge of the bed in a daze.

She must have woken up too suddenly; she had become a Demon Lord.

"What's wrong?"

Lan Qi waved his hand in front of Talia's eyes, gradually bringing her vision into focus.

"What, what's going on with these Great Demon marks?"

Talia asked, somewhat bewildered.

"I took six when I went to the Northern Continent out of necessity. Adding them to the three you already had, it seems to make nine."

Lan Qi shook his head and replied.

In fact, among the demons at the Cat Boss Restaurant, Talia was the only one who didn't know he had six Great Demon marks. After all, when everyone was discussing the restoration of the country in the Northern Continent, she was carefree in the Southern Continent, forgetting all about demons.

"Great Demon marks aren't that easy to obtain."

Talia still couldn't understand, and for a moment, she didn't care about Lan Qi's sudden, damnable emotions.

She could roughly guess that the [Guardian Mark], [Law-Breaking Mark], and [Truth Mark] were the Great Demon marks of her old friends. If Lan Qi used the Great Poet of Love's demonic body, he might indeed be able to obtain Great Demon marks and store them on the soul foundation of the Great Poet of Love.

But what about the [Falling Mark], [Hopeless Mark], and [Inverted Mark]?

"Kaliella the Fallen herself recognized me. Isn't it reasonable for me to take her mark after passing her trial?"

Lan Qi asked, puzzled.

"That's true..."

Talia murmured.

According to Hyperion, Kaliella's relationship with him was quite good, as if he had replaced her position.

"Don't worry, Tata. Miss Kaliella is different from you. At least she has a clear self-awareness."

Lan Qi said, looking at Talia with pity.

"..."

Talia felt her fists harden again.

Although she hadn't figured out what Lan Qi was thinking now, she knew he was definitely mocking her again!

"The other two marks were a bit of luck, but don't worry, they're both genuine demonic products obtained from the Great Demon trials in Helrom Prison. After all, as a demon, you should be more aware than I am of the enhancements the marks bring you."

Lan Qi quickly interrupted her thoughts and continued.

"...Yes."

Talia confirmed with a complicated expression.

Perhaps these six marks didn't truly belong to her, but when she combined with the Great Poet of Love, she also became a true ninth-mark Great Demon, a Demon Lord.

At this moment, her Demon Lord bloodline was no longer just inherited from the previous generation, but she herself had also activated her own unique Demon Lord physique.

Why would such an outrageous thing happen?

She had thought that Lan Qi bringing back her three Great Demon old friends was already more unbelievable than a dream.

Now, she finally didn't even dare to dream like that.

Sitting at home, a Demon Lord's body falls from the sky?

She still felt a little unsure if it was real, and reached out to pinch Lan Qi's cheek.

"Ouch!"

Lan Qi shouted angrily.

"So it really wasn't a dream..."

Talia said dreamily.

"No, you've already formed a Natal Contract with me, are you still afraid of being under a genjutsu? With my resistance, I can wake you up at any time."

Lan Qi asked her, puzzled.

He didn't say anything last time when Talia pinched Antanas.

He didn't say anything this time when it was his turn to be pinched.

What can I say?

"Then can I use all of your summons too?"

Talia suddenly came back to her senses and asked him.

She remembered that the Great Poet of Love could use Lan Qi's magic cards. Although Lan Qi couldn't use the Great Poet of Love's abilities as a summon with his own body, the Great Poet of Love could act as Lan Qi's clone to drive the magic cards that were on par with itself.

"That should be right. Besides having low power consumption, the Great Poet of Love has now been optimized by you."

Lan Qi nodded.

"This..."

Normally speaking, when encountering magic cards bound to another person's soul, it was almost impossible to trigger them according to one's own will, except for trigger-type magic cards and self-aware magic cards. But now Talia was certain that Lan Qi's cards would also be her cards.

Having obtained the Demonic Voice, an immortal body, the Demon Lord mark, and the right to use strange magic, she felt that she had suddenly become much stronger than before.

If it weren't for the fact that the mana supply could only support her in battle for a very short time, she would have suspected that she was a bit like a real Demon Lord.

"Not bad. Although the restrictions on freedom make me very unhappy, I can accept it for now."

Talia sighed.

After merging with the Great Poet of Love, life would be a little troublesome and unaccustomed for a while, but she could only accept it now.

If only this guy had a Primal Slab, that would be like she could pick up a bargain.

She couldn't help but think greedily.

But she was very clear-headed. It was impossible for them to get their hands on something like the Primal Slab, which only eighth-order powerhouses possessed.

"So Tata, quickly turn back into a magic card and let me recover some mana."

Lan Qi had never felt that his mana was so lacking.

If they continued chatting, his mana would really run out.

"Okay, wait for me to leave a note for Hyperion, saying that I'm going on a short trip for a few days and asking her to take care of herself at home."

Talia said as she took out a memo from the cabinet and started writing.

"Are you planning to replace Lan Fu?"

Lan Qi asked, looking at her back.

"Am I supposed to tell them that I've become your Natal Sister Card?"

Talia turned her head, rolled her eyes at him, and asked coldly.

She would rather disappear into thin air than let her friends know about this.

Having formed a Natal Contract by such a strange coincidence, and needing to live together for a period of time in the future, was indeed too awkward for both of them.

"No problem."

Lan Qi nodded nervously.

It was better to take this kind of thing to the grave.

"Anyway, Lan Fu usually turns into a magic card or stays in your dormitory, with nothing to do. Pretending to be her is very simple."

Talia continued writing the note, saying to Lan Qi with her back turned.

"Indeed."

Lan Qi thought it was great that Talia could figure it out on her own.

The two of them had rarely reached a consensus.

As Talia wrote, she looked reluctantly at the sealed lunch boxes on her oak cabinet. Under the transparent lids of these boxes were various snacks such as sea salt cocoa cookies, oatmeal coconut cakes, and pineapple cakes. She could only let Antanas distribute them to everyone quickly.

Just as Talia continued writing.

Lan Qi suddenly seemed to remember something and gasped.

Professor Polao had said that the academic supervision committee's screening had been strict recently, so he should try not to let Lan Fu skip class, and he should urge Lan Fu to clock in and out of the laboratory every day.

The Ikritta Academy was not only affiliated with the Hutton Kingdom, but also officially certified and the highest-level direct institution of the Southern Continent Shadow World Management Association and the Southern Continent Kingdom Joint Council. Along with many powers and conveniences, it also needed to meet corresponding indicators to ensure that it could provide effective support for the Association.

Lan Qi also confidently assured that he would make Lan Fu go to school properly.

The reason why Professor Polao had hesitated whether to take him as a student before was precisely because of the academic review pressure facing the Ikritta Academy.

It's over.

If I tell Talia that she has to wear a school uniform and go to school with me every day for the next few days, will she kill me…

(End of chapter)