Chapter 154 Societal Debu (1/2)
”Really?” Zero's eyes sparkled. Mii nodded, confirming the first piece of good news in a while.
”Gaia will create a new body that looks like your current self. Please do your best to control those powers, the new body is not indestructible. I would suggest holding off any kind of magic experiments to after you have started your magic training with Merlin.”
Zero pouted but agreed. It wouldn't be good if he got kicked out of his body again. There were still so many things that he wanted to do. Fun things like combining magic to perform neat tricks as seen in his inherited memories can come later. For now, all Zero wanted was to get out of this boring mindscape.
”Isn't there anything we can do here in the meantime?” he almost whined. Conversations have run dry between him and the dragon with Bob being a very monotonous story-teller. Nobody wanted to listen to the tales of how he conquered time and escaped danger. Zero was more interested in knowing about the strange creatures that existed in a different dimension but Bob was terrible at describing them.
Mii thought about it. She still had many errands to run before Zero gets his new body. Truth be told, she thought that Bob could be a little more useful by distracting the curious overpowered being. Sadly, there was nothing much a baby dragon could do, ancient or not. If only there was a way to entertain the doctor-in-training while getting her work done...
”That's it! I'm such a genius. Zero, do you think you'd be keen to help me out on a little problem that I have right now?”
Zero blinked. Having something to do was better than having nothing to do. ”Sure! What do you need help with?”
Mii smiled widely. This was too easy. ”Are you able to contact Baal through meditating?”
Zero looked slightly unsure. It was usually not an issue. However, he was now in his mindscape. It might not work the same way. ”I could try,” he told her honestly.
”Good. Here is what the plan is, I need you to let him know the details so that he can pass the word to Merlin and Wiser. I need to go see Buddha and Hua Tuo and coordinate matters. Who knows, if you do well you might be able to return to your body quicker.”
Hearing that he would be out of the mindscape quicker if he assisted, Zero threw in his lot with Mii's plan.
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”Ok, let me get this straight,” Baal sighed. Zero had contacted him via the same way they usually communicated. Even in a different time and space, the brat managed to sniff him out. A terrifying gift that Baal didn't know if he should be thankful for or not.
”You want me, the Great Demon Lord of Hell, to pass on a message for you.”
”Yes. Can't you?”
”...”
”...”
”You know that I would never do this for free, right?”
The Demon Lord could feel the petulance from their mental link. Although Zero has matured, his character at the core hasn't changed much. The teen still wore his heart on his sleeve and through their mental connection. Knowledge wasn't everything in the world and Baal was glad that he still had the advantage over his friend who was still wet behind the ears. Give and take a few decades and Zero would prove to be a worthy rival.
”Do we really have to negotiate in the form of stories?”
Baal smirked, spooking Coux who happened to catch a glimpse of the lazy demon. The half-succubus quickly led Amaraline away, not wanting to get involved in whatever Baal was planning.
”It's one of the ways we could negotiate seeing how you don't have much to offer me.”
Zero thought long and hard. ”How about games? We can play games. I can be your game buddy to entertain you instead of telling you stories.”
”What kind of games do you have in mind? Mind you, I might be lazy but I'm not dumb. There is no other demon in Hell who can win against me in any game.”
”How about the Elements game?”
Baal blinked. ”What's that?”
”We have six types of magic elements. Light, Darkness, Fire, Water, Earth and Air. I thought about this game after inheriting more knowledge about magic. This is how it works...”
Water -> Fire
Fire -> Air
Air-> Earth
Earth -> Water
Dark <=> Light
Same Element = Same Element
”That's unfair. You can always throw light and darkness to tie every round,” Baal pointed out and Zero giggled.
”That's why we will be playing with two hands~” he sang.
Fire + Air = Dark
Fire + Earth -> Light
*No two hands with the same element.
** Left hand vs left hand, right hand vs right hand. Any combination will take the form of one element only.