Zong Jiu really wanted to laugh.
Perhaps even the adult Devil himself didn’t think that he’d pick up a stone to smash himself in the foot this time.
However, that wasn’t the most hilarious part. The most hilarious part was that the young Devil actually directly expressed his disdain and disgust toward his adult self. He even cursed his adult self as scum.
Surprising and unexpected. When No.1 became savage, he could even scold himself.
However, he held back his laughter and continued to maintain his serious expression, asking, “Then do you know who I am? Do you have his memories?”
“That’s right… Although I have become small, I have the memories of my adult self.”
Seeing the expression of the white-haired magician turn increasingly unfriendly, as if he wanted to beat him up while he was still in his child form, the little Devil quickly added, “But that doesn’t mean that I am the same kind of person as him!”
The boy hung his head and began to act pitifully, “You see, I don’t have any of his abilities.”
Indeed. No matter how talented the Devil was, it was impossible for him to possess the ability to manipulate puppets and move through shadows at the age of six.
Zong Jiu carefully observed that pair of small, spread out hands. The skin on his hands was not only smooth and tender, but it also lacked any unattractive features or scars crisscrossing across it.
“Besides, I don’t really like the adult version of myself.”
The little Devil pouted, looking very dissatisfied, “Who knew that I would become such an annoying guy when I grew up?! If only we could choose our own fate… Sigh, this damned fate.”
The way he said it made it seem like if he had a choice, he wouldn’t become someone like No.1.
Zong Jiu’s expression was indifferent, and he remained unmoved.
“Ah, it seems that adult guy truly is too annoying. He caused me to not have any credibility in front of big brother.”
He sighed, “How about this? As long as big brother can play with me for these five days, I will tell big brother how to complete the second main mission.”
Zong Jiu finally looked at him directly.
The little Devil adjusted his seating posture in a hurry, obediently taking down his leg from the chair, his hands neatly folded and placed on top of his thighs. With his head tilted upwards, he looked at him with a face full of smiles, trying his best to act like a well-behaved child.
It had to be said that the Devil was born with good looks.
Without the madness of his adult self that seemed to come from dancing on top of the sharp edge of a blade, when he was silent, the black hair by his face softly hung down. After taking down the coronet on his head, there was even a tuft of hair standing up on top of his head. With those unblinking, dark brown eyes, he looked cute and sweet when he smiled.
Even though he knew deep down that this person was his archenemy, Zong Jiu found it difficult to associate him with that lunatic who revealed the chaos and pain he caused. More importantly, the little Devil didn’t have the same temperament. Even his personality was different.
If the six-year-old Devil was like a peaceful, blank sheet of white paper, the adult Devil was like the edge of a knife covered in blood.
In fact, Zong Jiu was somewhat curious as to what the Devil had gone through to become such a person, a person that was hard for normal people to become.
It was normal for children to be different after they grow up. However, there were very few like the Devil who changed a whole 180 degrees.
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Tn: The literal translation of the original is “The little Devil’s eyes rolled around.” But I felt like that didn’t quite capture the meaning it was trying to convey. Commonly, in Chinese shows or novels, if a character rolls their eyes around while silent or thinking, it normally means they are coming up with a shrewd idea or being sly.
“Although the adult me is absolute scum, we keep our word.”
“Big brother just needs to accompany me. I’m not wild like regular kids, and I won’t do anything bad.”
The little boy dragged out the ends of his words, acting cute and using an almost pleading tone while looking at him pitifully, “Okay?”
“Sure.”
Zong Jiu stared at him for a few seconds. He stared until the other became restless before he opened his mouth.
“But you have to tell me what your real name is first.”
Clearly, this was a question that the six-year-old little Devil hadn’t expected.
As if he thought of something, the little boy’s expression instantly changed. He wanted to say something yet stopped.
During their discussion at the Trainee dorms earlier, Zhuge An had discussed with him the specific actions to take against the Devil. One of the actions mentioned was regarding No.1’s true name.
Zhuge An was certain that the Devil was an NPC of a super S-rank instance because he got some information from an unknown source. In the history of the infinite loop, a super S-rank instance only happened once. The veterans who entered that instance consisted of basically the entire top-level contenders of the infinite loop. In terms of strength, it was equivalent to having an all S-rank contenders team leading an all A-rank contenders team to execute the task. Yet, in the end, it resulted in a team wipeout.
In the First High School instance, Zong Jiu had learned from the Devil himself that he had destroyed the super S-rank instance he originally came from.
Being able to single-handedly destroy a super S-rank instance was enough to show the Devil’s strength at that time.
It was precisely because of this that in the instances which followed, no one knew his true name, only using the code name “Devil” to refer to him.
Zhuge An had said that people’s names were the shortest incantation.
Within the《Chronicles of Xuanyuan》, Bai Ze told the emperor how to deal with all kinds of ghosts and gods below the heavens. He had mentioned that names bestow characteristics upon supernatural beings, and it was also a way to retrain them.
This was also recorded in the ancient records of Japanese Yin-Yang masters. Since ancient times in Europe, there were folk legends that knowing a devil’s true name meant they could expel it.
This was even more true in the infinite loop, where there was no shortage of Fengtou masters and black magicians who had learned name-related spells.
Tn: In Southeast Asia, Fengtou masters(降头师) are people who use witchcraft like spells and curses. They are basically like black magicians.
If he could find out the Devil’s true name, perhaps he could obtain new information and insights.
The white-haired young man lifted the confession room’s purple curtain with one hand. He bent down slightly as he stood there, his expression indifferent.
Looking out from within the confession room, light from the cathedral’s stained glass windows depicting the Virgin Mary fell on him from behind, outlining his silhouette with greater depth.
His appearance was attractive, and his face was unbelievably beautiful. No matter what posture he was in, he could evoke a sense of beauty within people’s hearts. His natural lack of pigment made him glow under the light within the cathedral. Compared to the angels painted onto the arches and walls of the cathedral, he was more like an angel.
With his head raised, the little Devil looked at him for a long time before he said in a troubled voice, “Although I’m very happy that big brother asked me this question, I’m afraid I’m unable to give an answer. The next time big brother meets adult me, maybe you can ask him. He should be willing to tell big brother.”
Hah. Zong Jiu sneered internally.
Asking questions was like asking for help from others. If you had something you needed from the other, it was equivalent to being at a disadvantage or vulnerable in a conversation. How could he bear being at a disadvantage in front of his archenemy?
“Then why don’t you tell me what surprise he prepared for me in the last instance?”
The white-haired young man crossed his arms. He was a bit concerned because of Zhuge An.
The little Devil said at an unhurried pace, “Didn’t big brother declare war against him? Since you declared war, a sufficiently stimulating stage is needed to determine the winner.”
Indeed, before entering this instance, Zong Jiu had also thought that.
Declaring war against the Devil meant the next time they met, they were enemies to the death. As a result, who would’ve guessed that such a thing happened when opening the space door? Not only was the prepared stage useless, but No. 1 also ended up screwing himself over.
The big cathedral fell into silence for a moment.
After a moment, Zong Jiu suddenly asked, “What’s the way to complete the second main task.”
The pope pursed his lip, “That is cheating. You haven’t promised me yet.”
“Are you negotiating terms with me?”
Zong Jiu’s expression contained a bit of surprise, “I thought you were very clear about your current situation. Your intelligence didn’t shrink with your body too, did it?
The little tuft of hair on the top of the little Devil’s head dropped down in an instant.
That was right. He didn’t have the capital to negotiate terms right now.
Although he hated his adult self, he at least had overwhelming strength. The little Devil was only six. He could only reach and hug the Magician’s thighs when he opened up his arms. His current situation couldn’t be more miserable, and he had no power to negotiate.
“I definitely won’t keep small things like this from big brother.”
After hesitating for three seconds, the little Devil, who was very good at sizing up the situation, chose to yield. He tried his best to put on a flattering smile. Seeing the forced expression on his face, which showed that he was unhappy but had to hide it, Zong Jiu felt great inside.
Although it was wrong to bully little kids, did the six-year-old Devil count as a little kid? Obviously not!
While he was only six years old, he definitely couldn’t let him go!
“If you can find a way to restore me to my adult form, then this instance can be destroyed.”
Zong Jiu frowned deeply, “Why?
If it was purely because it was against the laws of the instance, it wouldn’t be enough to destroy an instance.
The little Devil hemmed and hawed, “It’s… Sigh, if it’s this instance, it would be a great surprise to adult me. Big brother will understand then.”
“How can I make you turn back into that scum?” The Magician asked concisely.
“Big brother doesn’t like me?”
The little boy looked at him with his eyes wide open, appearing very pitiful, “If that scum comes back, the six-year-old me will cease to exist, and you’ll never be able to see me again.”
Zong Jiu, “…”
No matter how morally bankrupt he was, he couldn’t make a move against a defenseless six-year-old child. That was against his principles. Even if the child was the Devil, it was still so.
The white-haired young man lowered his gaze and observed the little pope in front of him.
Although his wording was vague and he hid many things, he revealed quite a bit of useful information.
Most importantly, he was truly different from his adult self.
Zong Jiu couldn’t feel any malice from him. From him, he could only feel overflowing joy and kindness like the residents of the Town of Good outside.
The child really liked him, like how a child liked a toy, with pure kindness and innocence, without any other motives.
It had to be said. He had firmly grasped Zong Jiu’s weakness.
Although he was very apathetic, he had an unusual amount of patience towards children. He even occasionally volunteered at orphanages when he had the time on weekends.
Moreover, this was a six-year-old Devil, who didn’t have any special abilities, and had a pure and kind-hearted personality.
Wouldn’t it be super easy to pry out something useful from his mouth?
While the little Devil hung his head, feeling depressed, a pair of warm arms wrapped suddenly around his back and easily lifted him up.
The feeling of being lifted up all of a sudden made him quietly let out an exclamation. Then, he realized that he had been lifted up. The long train of his winter clergy robe hung in the air, like the red cloth in the hands of Spanish bullfighters.
“Didn’t you want to be hugged?”
Seeing the other’s stunned expression, Zong Jiu spoke impatiently.
The little Devil finally reacted. With a cheer, he tightly embraced the Magician’s slender neck.
The author has something to say: Little Devil: Hehehe, adult me is so noob.
Edited By: snoflakesun
The authors note is too funny 🤣🤣🤣
Thank you for the chapter 💗
Fr,, lmao
I think someone trying to steal a little tofu, but in reality naive platonic way
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Love the little Devil! Hahahaha!
Two errors in translation: …lunatic who revealed>>lunatic who reveled in… …it was also a way to retrain them>>to restrain them…
Thanks for the translation 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣❤️
+1
100+ chapters : Adult Devil, no hug.
< 10 chapters : Lil Devil，hug get.
Yep, the lil one have more EQ.
+1
Way to go little devil 😁
OMG… Little devil is a anjel, and kind of foxxy too… >”<
Little devil KOed his adult self when it comes to love life ah~he even got a hug, while adult devil only get death glares from his wife~
and that one bite, but he was doing the biting, so I guess it doesn’t really count
Cute little devil
Even got a hug compared to the adult noob lmao