Chapter 3 - chapter 3

"What's wrong, don't you like it?"

  "I don't like it! ... Not really."

  Fearing that his sister would be upset, Zun Zun forced himself to change his words, but he still said tactfully: "It's just that the practice is different from what I imagined. To trap my sister, aren't all the Red Demons born great magicians? Even if they are practicing, they should be practicing magic, right?"

  "Hmm."

  It's rare to be stuck in an embarrassing situation.

  Only then did Zun Zun remember that although his sister was already twelve years old, she would not start school until next spring.

  She hasn't even opened her career card yet since she entered school. It's even more difficult for her to accumulate enough skill points to learn advanced magic. How can she practice magic?

  In this way, it is understandable that Sister Tao Lao is interested in swords. She must have bought the wooden sword as a consolation because she couldn't stand the loneliness when she was unable to learn magic.

  not good!

  I accidentally hurt my sister's heart!

  Zun Zun realized that he had made a fatal mistake and immediately began to make amends, while saying things against his will.

  "It's okay, I'll keep you company. Actually, practicing swordsmanship is pretty good too! Come on, let's start practicing. Our goal is to become a master of swordsmanship!"

  After much persuasion, I finally calmed down the girl who was almost crying.

  So Zun Zun spent the whole day slashing at the mountain wall with a small wooden sword, almost as if it were a game. Apart from the sore muscles all over his body and the numbness in his hands from the shock, he made almost no progress.

  No, there is still a little growth.

  If the system were used to display the values, it would probably be [Physical Strength +1, Strength +1].

  ...Isn't this almost ineffective!?

  no!

  This can't go on any longer!

  Must learn magic!

  In fact, although "Suqing" is very dangerous, it is actually quite friendly to novices, because they can change their careers even if they are only level 1. There are even advanced career options such as Grand Mage, Crusader, Sword Master, and High Priest.

  The prerequisite is that you have sufficient personal qualities.

  The Red Demons have high intelligence and magic power, and are born to be great magicians.

  "Professional Cards..."

  The Red Demons will only unlock their own career cards when they enter school at the age of twelve. The only way for Zun Zun, who is only six years old, to obtain a career card is to find the leader of the Red Demons.

  The chief who claimed that he would destroy the world when he was born...

  To be honest, Zun Zun actually had a very bad impression of that person. Even though he had lived in the Crimson Demon Clan for six years, he still felt unhappy about such comments.

  But in order to become stronger...

  Forget it, at least the clan leader didn't say things like "This kid is so terrifying, he must not be allowed to stay!" Besides, the Crimson Demon Clan always likes to use exaggerated words, so I should get used to it sooner.

  Zun Zun is actually looking forward to opening his career card in advance.

  Because that way there would be enough time to upgrade like crazy, and it would not be impossible to become the Sword God of Shilipo when leaving the Red Devil's Village.

  Even when Aqua and Sato Kazuma descend to the lower world and find that the Demon King has already been defeated by them, their expressions must be very interesting.

  Zun Zun laughed out loud as he thought about it.

  However--

  Ideals are beautiful, but reality is cruel.

  When Zun Zun went to see the clan leader with great expectations, fantasizing about becoming the Sword God of Shilipo and maybe even being called "a genius once in four thousand years in the Crimson Demon Clan" after defeating the Demon King, reality gave him a blow.

  The request to open a career card was decisively rejected, and the road to becoming stronger was aborted before it even began.

4 You Regret My Shadow [Seeking Bookshelf, Seeking Recommendation]

  A large house located in the center of the village.

  It is two or three times bigger than other houses in the village, and its appearance is quite imposing, which makes it unique and distinctive.

  This is the home of the Crimson Demon Clan leader.

  A middle-aged man sitting on the sofa was pursing his lips and frowning. Even after six years, I could still remember his appearance.

  Still so annoying!

  Zun Zun only felt his blood rushing up and his eyes glowing red. If there was a system, it would definitely send a [Warning, Warning] reminder of red temperature overload in his mind.

  The more he looked at the unmoved middle-aged man sitting on the sofa opposite him, the angrier he became. In the end, he couldn't control his emotions and blurted out:

  "——You will regret it!"

  "Your Excellency, I am the clan leader!"

  The middle-aged man retorted in a deep voice.

  Upon hearing this, Zun Zun could no longer hold back. He snorted coldly, pushed the door open, and left the patriarch's house angrily.

  After walking a distance, he turned his head to look at the big house behind him and couldn't help but complain: "This man is not old yet, why is he so stubborn?"

  The scene of [You Regret My Shadow] just now was the result of the request to activate the professional skill card being rejected.

  I didn't expect the patriarch to be so stubborn.

  No matter what he said, he just wouldn't give in.

  Be it coercion, inducement, or emotional appeal, there is no room for negotiation. She is so stubborn that she is several times colder than a goddess who doesn't give you any hope at all... Although this is much better than those xxn who keeps you hanging even though they don't like you.

  Zun Zun knew the reason why the clan leader refused, and he had given a very clear answer during the conversation just now.

  ——Afraid that he would become a filler baby.

  In fact, before this, there were also people from the Crimson Demon Clan who wanted to light up the cards and choose a career before the age of twelve. After all, there were people as smart as him.

  The Crimson Demon Chief at that time agreed.

  As a result, the young Crimson Demon boy who learned magic became a little carried away and thought he was invincible. He ran to the front line - the Demon King's army base camp to provoke, and never came back.

  From then on, the Crimson Demons were not allowed to light up their cards and choose their careers in advance, and they had to go to school to receive basic education at the age of twelve.

  As expected of the Crimson Demon Clan, who is full of Chuunibyou, he is very capable of courting death. He dared to go to the front line and provoke the Demon King's army base where the Demon King was in charge. He is really a fearless and ruthless person.

  Zun Zun really wants to say that he would not be like that.

  But when I think about the fact that the Crimson Demons are all guys with mental problems, it is understandable that I, who am also a member of the Crimson Demons, am not trusted.

  In fact, it's more than that.

  The profession of "Suqing" is determined by one's own qualities. The Crimson Demons are indeed born to be the seedlings of great magicians, but many of them do not meet the standards before they grow up, so they cannot learn advanced magic. For example, the ruthless man who provoked the Demon King just now was just a great magician who learned intermediate magic.

  After hundreds of years of testing in the village, it was found that a child's qualities are basically formed at the age of twelve, and that is the best time to open the card and choose a career.

  ...etc.

  In the original work, except for Sato Kazuma who was already sixteen years old when he traveled through time, and the goddess Aqua who was unknown how old, whether it was Megumin, Darkness, or Princess Rikka Alice, they all completed their job changes at the age of twelve.

  Doesn't that mean that if you improve your own qualities as much as possible at the age of twelve, you can get into a high-level profession?

  Not sure, but very likely.

  Actually, it doesn't matter. "Moqing" allows secondary job changes. For example, the initial job is the lowest-level job, the beginner (adventurer). When the attributes meet the standards, you can change jobs for the second time and choose jobs such as magician, knight, and priest. If the attributes meet the standards, it is not impossible to have a higher-level job.

  This creates a new goal.

  Before changing your job, upgrade your quality to the highest level and get all the achievements!

  As for magic...

  Magic is simply the use of magic power, and the use of magic power can directly and concretely affect the visible world. Since I can't learn the magic of this world, can't I use the magic of other worlds?

  Magic = spell + magic

  It was such a simple formula, he just didn't believe that he couldn't create magic through his own efforts!

  The next day, in the grove in the east.

  "O Lord! The mask of flesh and blood, the myriad things, the things that flap their wings and fly high, the things that bear the name of humanity! Scorching heat and strife, rolling back across the sea to the south, march forward! The Thirty-One of the Broken Paths: The Red Fire Cannon!"

  "Si, Wei, Shen, Hai, Wu, Yin! Fire Style: Great Fireball Technique!"

  "This is the flame of origin and the flame of end, the forbidden power of the present, past, future and beyond everything. Flame, I am a destroyer, a cold-blooded and ruthless person. Now with my blood and my flesh, I will break the commandments of the ancient gods - Explosion!"

  "Zazas, Zazas, Nasnazas, show yourself!"

  …

  No matter how many weird and cool moves he made, Zun Zun's open right hand showed no reaction.

  Can't JOJO stand alone?

  No, he took it for granted.

  Not to mention the magic from other worlds, he couldn't even use the local magic. Even if he knew the spells and the principles of magic, he couldn't release them at all, and he couldn't even feel the active magic power in his body.

  Zun Zun wiped the sweat from his forehead, and regardless of the risk of being scolded by his trapped sister for having a dirty skirt, he sat down on the stone and put his hand on his chin in the pose of a thinker.

  What went wrong?

  Was it because I was too ambitious to choose such a difficult magic? But apart from these, I had also tried elementary magic from other worlds and my own world, but there was still no change. Or was it because I was using the wrong method?

  Magic ≠ spells + magic power?

  He was a little confused.

  …Forget it, I didn't hold too much hope in the first place.

  In this case, then simply abandon the spell and choose something simpler. For example, the Rasengan, Kamehameha, Magic Missile, etc., which are simply abilities that materialize magic power.

  Just do it when you think of it.

  He adjusted his mood again and gathered himself, half squatted down in a bow stance, held the wrist of his right hand with his left hand, and tried his best to mobilize the magic power in his body, letting it gather in the palm of his hand in a spiral shape. This is the original ninjutsu Rasengan!

  "Ohhhhhhhhhh!!!"

  His cries were getting louder and louder, his whole body was tense, his eyes were turning red, and beads of sweat were gradually appearing on his forehead. He was using all his strength to do this.

  Isn't it said that it's easy for boys to come out for the first time? Why is it so difficult for me?

  No wonder this method is difficult.

  You have to know that "Su Qing" has always used magic power to show magic, and no one has ever materialized magic power as simply and crudely as Zun Zun. After all, not to mention the low conversion rate, it is still unknown whether it will be successful.

  But it's worth a try! This unprecedented feat will be accomplished by him!

  A surge of ambition and passion emerged in my heart.

  Zun Zun is, after all, a member of the Red Demon clan, and is born with a tendency to be a middle school student, so he worked even harder, with a spirit of dying if he doesn't succeed.

  "I feel it! I feel it! The power hidden in my right hand, my...the power of the king, oh oh oh————oh...?"

  Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a person hiding behind a tree not far away. He poked his head out and looked over at me secretly, his eyes full of emotion and relief.

  After seeing her, Zun Zun's passionate shouts subconsciously wilted, and his tone suddenly changed, which made people laugh.

  But now he couldn't laugh.

  "Trap, trap my sister?"

  "Has this day come? As expected, Zun Zun is also a Crimson Demon. You have finally awakened. I am so touched! Come on, you are the best! Your right hand must be hiding an extraordinary power! I believe in you!"

  "…Wait a minute! Misunderstanding! Misunderstanding!! I, I don't have a chuunibyou… Trapped sister, I really don't have a chuunibyou!!!"

  The misunderstood Zun Zun wailed loudly.

5 No one knows more about cultivation than me [ask for bookshelf, ask for recommendation]

  Zun Zun was unable to defend himself for chanting spells loudly and doing strange things in the deserted woods. In the end, he was misunderstood by his sister as having a middle school syndrome.

  But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem to be a big deal.

  All the members of the Crimson Demon Clan are Chuunibyou. Normal people are treated as freaks here, but people with Chuunibyou are more popular.

  He gets his New Year's money every year by performing a bit of chuunibyou in front of his parents, and he's already very familiar with it.

  Besides, most of the people working in mental hospitals have some mental illness. Isn't Harley Quinn a typical example?