The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician

Chapter 331 - 206: Should I Help You Start a Harem?_2
Chapter 331: Chapter 206: Should I Help You Start a Harem?_2”Why do you think that?” Liu Tingruo looked at him puzzledly and retorted, ”You’ve got it backward, haven’t you? The moon doesn’t glow; stars do. Naturally, stars are higher than the moon.”

”Oh, it’s nothing. I was just being silly, haha.” Jiang Shu awkwardly laughed it off and moved on from the topic, marking the cultural differences between him as a foreigner and the natives of Lonely City.

Then he pointed at the words ”Night Owl” and asked, ”Why do you have this title? Does this title have any other uses?”

”Hmm... well... the reason...” Liu Tingruo’s eyes flickered, then her gaze drifted elsewhere, ”Maybe it’s because I like staying up late.”

”Uh...” Jiang Shu was momentarily speechless.

”As for the uses of the title, there are some additional abilities, but in the Research Sequence, they are mostly related to research,” Liu Tingruo continued, ”For me, it probably means my work efficiency is higher at night.”

”Oh—” Jiang Shu nodded meaningfully and then asked in return, ”Does that mean your accuracy rate is higher at night too?”

”Huh? Accuracy rate?” Liu Tingruo didn’t catch on at first, but when she did, she immediately started punching Jiang Shu in the chest, seriously going at it.

Jiang Shu silently stepped back a few steps. It hurt, but he didn’t say it and didn’t show it on his face.

He just held it in.

”There’s more.” Liu Tingruo grabbed his collar, pulling him back in front of her, and said seriously, ”You still haven’t told me why you really want to make movies, Jiang Shu. I’ve noticed you’ve been changing the subject all day, feeling guilty, trying to buy time...”

Suddenly, Jiang Shu leaned in and kissed Liu Tingruo, who was only inches away.

Liu Tingruo’s words were cut off, and her face visibly flushed, disrupting her anger.

”Don’t touch me,” Liu Tingruo stepped back several steps, fearing the very thing she worried about—she found it hard to stay mad at Jiang Shu when she saw his face.

”That night... I was just impulsive from drinking. Respect me a bit more,” Liu Tingruo stated indignantly, realizing how Jiang Shu’s roundabouts had dispelled her anger.

But she wasn’t unprepared, so she opened the bedroom scene clip again, and by the time she finished watching, a fresh anger was visible on her face, ”Spill it!”

”Uh...” Jiang Shu just opened his mouth slightly, somewhat dazed.

So, this video serves this purpose? To stack your anger BUFF?

”Then... just take a look at my Character Card; you’ll understand,” Jiang Shu shrugged, opening his smartwatch. Earlier, his sole reason for wanting to see Liu Tingruo’s Character Card was to confirm her Mysterious Coefficient.

It wasn’t about being the Key Master.

As for other matters, he had already thought them through carefully. He didn’t necessarily have to keep his entries hidden from her.

Trust was mutual, aside from the matter with Tang, he had nothing to hide.

Moreover, with Liu Tingruo’s observation and knowledge, she might solve many of his queries about the ”Deception” entries in the Character Card.

Character Card·Magician

Name: Jiang Shu

Gradient: T4

Sequence: Entertainment Series.

Mysterious Coefficient: 0.5

- Passive·Skillful Control (Blue): Hand agility, stability +4.

- Passive·Original Eyes (Blue): Vision (dynamic and static) +2, Barrier Breaking Ability +1.

- Passive·Masterful Acting (Purple): Acting +7.

- Passive·Mysterious Aura (Purple): There’s always a mysterious aura around you, intimidation +5, charm +5, prestige +5.

- Active·Cold Reading Technique (Purple): Possesses excellent Cold Reading Technique.

(...)

- Passive·Deception (Gold): After successfully performing a magic, obtain an ability related to the magic effect, the restore degree of ability depends on the magic effect and the number of watchers of the magic performance; Cannot use the derivative ability during the magic performance. When the magic is publicly revealed, the ability disappears. The maximum abilities brought by Deception can exist is three.

-- Passive·Deception - Cutting Shadows: When you cut a shadow, the physical entity will receive equivalent damage.

-- Active·Deception·Card Technique: Control of playing cards.

-- Active·Deception·Optical Invisibility Technique: Optical invisibility; possesses a small amount of Light Control Ability.

”Gold... Deception?” Liu Tingruo’s gaze quickly skimmed through the entries related to magic performance, landing on the final golden entry of Deception.

Her first reaction was, T4 can have a golden entry too?

Her second reaction was, why does this golden entry look so different from all other golden entries she has seen?

Can it be so outrageous?

Liu Tingruo looked back at Jiang Shu with a somewhat puzzled expression, but those doubts soon dissipated. She remembered the scene in the underground lab facing Jiang Shu.

Everything was explained.

”So, do you really have those abilities from the magic performance?” Liu Tingruo curiously widened her eyes, ”Can you show me?”

”Yes,” Jiang Shu nodded. A black playing card appeared in his hand, rotating continuously above his palm with his will, then zipped around the lab, proving it wasn’t just something as simple as a thread.

Liu Tingruo merely nodded slightly, but she quickly noticed something amiss, ”Wait, you’ve used that fire ability before, and if there are only three derivative entries...”