Chapter 51 Chapter 51 The Beginning of the Magical Man
"Is...is that what I saw?"
Li Hua held the freshly baked [Dou] cards in her hands, and even forgot that she was still wearing the colorful cake skirt with buff. She pinched her inner thigh hard, and the pain made her tears burst out on the spot. Only then did she realize that she was not dreaming.
Li Hua had never dared to think about such a thing as shipping goods immediately before, who would have thought that he would encounter it today!
"Regarding this card, I need to attach a statement from the technical department." Number 666's tone changed, and a voice that sounded extremely frustrated and genderless came out -
"I can't find the character at the top anywhere in the vocabulary for its script. I've searched ten scripts, even ancient ones, and I can't find it. I suspect Clow Reed was trying to be cool by looking for an uncommon character and ended up writing it wrong! So I picked the one that looks the most like and has the same meaning. It won't affect your use, so just use it. If you have any questions, feel free to use a waterproof pen and correction tape later. Anyway, I removed the missing character, but I kept most of the glyph structure because I think that preserves the feel of the Clow Cards. You'll know you're using a low-end version."
"The report is complete."
Li Hua: "...I thought this card was made by Clow Reedo?"
Number 666: "We've obtained the copyright from him. What's in here is a basic, low-spec version of his own magic, so it can indeed be said that Clow Reed created it. However, all abilities issued to personnel require security review and adjustments to ensure they can be used on the front lines of space-time restoration without further destabilizing the already precarious space-time stability. Essentially, Clow Reed created the core of these cards and provided the core technology, while the actual implementation and the shells were all created by the members of the organization."
Jason: "So, for safety reasons, the things your organization produces will automatically adjust their strength based on the world they're going to, to prevent excessive power from causing space-time fluctuations and destroying the universe, right?"
No. 666: "Of course, just like when you human doctors perform surgery, they use different sized knives."
Jason: "What about Li Hua in the battle that took place after Benjamin's hometown? Will he also be affected and weakened?"
"Benjamin's world isn't as fragile as you think. Inside this guy's watch lives a Celestial Being who can reshape the universe with a single thought. And within his own dimension, there's a whole host of Celestial Beings who, when they have nothing better to do, enjoy restarting their home universe."
No. 666 said.
"Thanks to it, although the BEN universe has its share of chaotic timelines, reboots, conflicting and sometimes inconsistent settings, dramatic character changes, a zigzag between parallel universes, multiple futures, and bizarre villains who create universe destroyers and take their own universe with them, overall their universe itself remains remarkably resilient."
Benjamin had a bad feeling. “You mentioned a bunch of problems that I don’t even know what they are. I’m not going to have to solve them all in the future, am I?”
No. 666: "Then how do you think your future self got in touch with our Space-Time Maintenance Organization? I've already said that you'll be half a colleague of Li Hua's from now on."
Benjamin: "...And besides that, I have to take care of Earth's affairs?"
Number 666: "I can't tell you, because Dr. Contradiction used his authority to give you—all your information about the future—all encrypted. But don't worry, you'll find out when you live long enough to know."
Benjamin: “…”
Jason: “…”
Li Hua: “…”
Although No. 666 said nothing, in a sense it said everything.
It can be predicted that Benjamin's life will be very exciting after he returns home.
"Never mind, we'll figure it out when the time comes." Benjamin quickly let it go and returned his attention to the [Dou] card that Li Hua had been obsessed with, but had now pulled out a miracle. "I've heard you talk about this card before. What does it do?"
When Jason heard Li Hua shout "Fighting Cards," he Googled the Clow Cards and found out what they were used for. He then read out the card: "A magic card with fighting skills... Could it be that!"
"Yes!" Li Hua said excitedly, "If I can use this card on myself, I can become——"
"Magic Boy Batman!"
"Pink Super Fierce Magic Armor!"
Li Hua: "Fighting Master...what weird things are you two talking about!"
"Oh, it's basically the same idea. It doesn't matter," Benjamin urged. "Try it now, try it now. Please, I really want to see what magic that can turn someone into a master fighter looks like!"
Jason: "Exactly. If you familiarize yourself with it now, you can use it in real combat later. And since you're still wearing your battle skirt, it's perfect timing, right here, right here, right here. Aren't you curious about using the card you've always dreamed of?"
All the friends said so, and Li Hua was already itching to play after getting the new cards, so Li Hua stood up, ready to summon the hammer-shaped bird-beak wand, and activated the magic card.
As the magic was activated, the cards in his hand turned into countless spots of light and merged into Li Hua's fingertips. Li Hua closed his eyes, then opened them again and spoke:
"I didn't feel anything."
Sakura Kinomoto is a very pure magical girl, so there is no scene in the play where she uses the [Fighting] cards, so Li Hua doesn't know how the [Fighting] cards are actually used.
This time, No. 666 didn't need to speak. Jason spoke first. "He's a Fighting Magic card, not a Strength card. How can you feel about standing here as a punishment? Move, Li Hua, and hit him a few times."
So Li Hua started searching on Baidu for how to perform military boxing. After watching a video, he found that the gestures and movements were similar to the spirit of some people who practice Tai Chi in the park in the morning and could be knocked down in five seconds, or the spirit of some people who do radio gymnastics every morning when there is no leader inspecting.
Commonly known as beating to pieces.
After a few moves, Li Hua felt embarrassed and stopped. "I still don't feel anything. Number 666, is this card really okay?"
Number 666 refreshed some of its processing programs. If it were human, it would have closed its eyes and taken a deep breath. It whispered, "Is it possible that combat magic is meant to make you fight, to make you battle, rather than to make you perform performance art?"
"You should have said so earlier! Come on, Li Hua, let's have a sparring match." Jason stood up and walked towards Li Hua, ready to fight. "Remember to go easy on me, or your potion will be a big loss."
Li Hua was deeply moved, but was thrown to the floor of the living room by Jason with an over-the-shoulder throw within two seconds of the start.
Jason, who was afraid that a punch would provoke a heavy counterattack, deliberately chose a shoulder throw that was easy to wrestle without any injury:?
Li Hua was knocked down before he could react:?
Benjamin, who was about to applaud but hadn’t even raised his hands when the applause ended, said:?
"Maybe I didn't react quickly enough. I'll be more serious this time." Li Hua got up, and Jason said, "Maybe this card isn't good at defense. This time, you can attack me."
So Li Hua rushed forward and tried to push Jason down, but was thrown to the ground by Jason in the third second.
Benjamin: "Li Hua's fighting skills haven't improved at all. Is there something wrong, No. 666?"
"No problem. It's you who have the problem. How can knowledge be acquired automatically without a teacher by just casting a spell? The [Fighting] Card itself is a magic that learns combat. Learning, understand? There are no shortcuts to learning. 'Suddenly gaining knowledge that wasn't there before' alone is enough for you humans to make a whole bunch of horror movies. Even in the original work, the [Fighting] Card with command and thinking is always looking for fights, and it gets stronger with each fight."
No. 666 said.
"You can think of [fighting] cards as a kind of artificial intelligence (AI) data model. You need to input fighting techniques into it, and then it can autonomously analyze the trajectory of those fighting techniques, learn, and generate corresponding countermeasures."
Benjamin: "So the essence of this [Fighting] card is actually a magical version of an artificial intelligence that automatically defends and attacks by analyzing the enemy's attack patterns? Hiss... I'm reminded of those mechanical soldiers of the Magic Armor."
Jason: "So it should operate similarly to the Batmobile's autopilot mode? So, after Li Hua uses this card, all he has to do is input a command and press a button?"
No. 666: “Yes.”
Li Hua got up from the ground with a bitter laugh. "So, if I want to increase the attack power of the [Fighting] card, I have to go around looking for people to fight with, just like the original fighting card, and then become stronger through countless beatings?"
No. 666: “Yes.”
Li Hua: “…”
Wouldn't the urban legend of the magic boy change from "sadistic pervert" to "masochistic pervert"? We don't want this kind of thing!
"Then this card is useless now, isn't it?" Li Hua said, "After all, I can only use one card at a time. If I pick up the [Fighting] card, I can't use magic, and if I put it down, I can't use physical skills."
Number 666 disagreed. "You can only use one spell card at a time simply because you lack magical experience and mana. A true mage wouldn't be so constrained. You'll definitely need to practice [Fighting] cards well in the future. And while you're learning [Fighting] cards, you'll also learn some combat thinking. Why not? While you're still in the Novice Village, what's wrong with a few hits on a strong young man? It's better to suffer the pain of training in the rear or die fighting on the front lines later. Choose one."
Li Hua: “…”
Anyone with a brain knows that this is not a choice.
"So are we going to continue sparring today?" Jason said, flexing his wrist. "If we do, we'll go to the rooftop. The living room won't be big enough."
"Go ahead, but wait for me to make a call."
Li Hua silently got up, moved to the coffee table, took out his cell phone and dialed Dick.
At this time, Dick was on night patrol in his Nightwing uniform. Li Hua's call was answered immediately: "What's wrong?"
Li Hua: "Excuse me, when are you free in the next few days?"
Nightwing thought for a moment and said, "I have to go to work at the police station tomorrow morning, but I'm free during the day on weekends. What's going on? If it's urgent, I can try to make some time."
"It's not urgent," Li Hua said. "I just hope you can come and beat me up when you're free. If you can't make it, I can go find you."
"...Huh?" Nightwing's voice paused, and the whistling wind in the background faded, as if the person on the other end was covering their earphones or finding a place to block the wind in an attempt to hear more clearly. "Sorry, I couldn't hear you clearly because I was swinging the grappling hook just now. What did you say?"
Li Hua's answer was powerful and decisive: "I want you to fight me. Use all your fighting skills. If you can't kill me, then beat me to death."
Nightwing: ???
Is there something wrong with Li Hua's brain?!
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The author has something to say: Li Hua now is a magical boy who is not very good at using magic and not very good at fighting. He is pitiful, weak and helpless.
Li Hua of the future: Become a better, bigger, and stronger magic man!
[Mini Theater] Our reporter interviewed people from all walks of life about their views on Li Hua as a melee mage.
Cheng, who wishes to remain anonymous, said: "Can you censor me, please? I'm on vacation." Oh, yes? So, I'm telling you—melee, melee, melee! Kuro's thorny Sun Staff is far more lethal than the Bird's Beak Staff, okay? And both Sakura and Syaoran are incredibly strong, okay? Melee mages are the destiny of Kuro's lineage of mages, I'd say!
mono: Use whichever method is faster.
Another mage colleague, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "What's wrong with melee combat? Spells are such inconvenient things! ...What do you mean, why shouldn't sword cultivators be compared to mages? We can cast spells, too!"
Kuro Rido couldn't find anyone.
Azmis (ben10 world): ...
Azmis (ben10 world): You came to me for this kind of shit? Go away, I don't have time for this kind of boring interview!
Azmis (ben23 World): It’s great. Young people have a unique energy, hahahaha.
Azmis (ben23 world): Anyway, no matter what, it won't be more difficult than Benjamin in my world. That kid... I can't lead him, so I can only find Benjamin from the main world to act as his replacement.
[Uncensored and unedited]
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