Becoming a Shadow in the New World

And would telling an alcoholic "Don't call me Nazuki-chan" be effective? She had reservations about that.

Of course, that guy Sasaki Misaki is an exception.

"Coupon? This thing won't be valid after tonight, I'm too lazy to take it back, you can use it. By the way, where did you find this?"

Taking the item from Roseweather's hand, I looked closely and saw it was a free coupon, with an expiration date of today.

Taking this thing back to the guard station would be pointless after tonight, so I wasn't interested in wasting my time. I returned it to the owner, Roseweiser, and casually asked her about it.

"Hmm...it just fell out of Sid's pocket. I even saw several of them inside!"

Roseweather replied sweetly and then started drinking again.

"You must be mistaken. Sid doesn't look like a regular customer of this store. How could he possibly have a coupon on him?"

Having just confirmed that Sid hadn't drunk any alcohol, how could Nangong Nayue possibly believe Roseweiser's words? She just felt that Roseweiser had made a mistake, just like her.

Otherwise, how do you explain the fact that Sid didn't smell of alcohol at all? Did the alcohol just evaporate?

"Ah... It's Nazuki-chan who didn't see it herself. I am the Valkyrie of Norse mythology. Although I am a former Valkyrie, I was also a former Valkyrie who served as Odin's guard. How could I be mistaken?"

Roseweather downed a glass of wine with a hearty laugh. She was hurt that Nangong Nayue didn't believe her. To prove that she hadn't misjudged him, she even brought up her past experience as Odin's guard as a guarantee.

Although she did misread it once, when Nangong Nayue didn't dare to look directly at Sid, she saw Sid show a very strange smile.

Of course, she knew she was mistaken. How could Sid possibly have such a strange, disrespectful smile? After all, Sid was one of the few good kids who wouldn't call her Roseweather.

Thinking about this, Roseweather also felt a little guilty.

Coming to a bar with a coupon in your pocket and saying you're not drinking? Who would believe that? But how could a good kid like Sid drink? So... she must have misread it again.

Despite her thoughts, Roseweather didn't show any sign of guilt on the surface.

"Then how do you explain that Sid doesn't smell of alcohol at all? Is it because he's been drinking...?"

"despair!"

Halfway through her sentence, something dripped down and made a sound as it hit the ground. Although the sound was insignificant in the noisy shop, Nangong Nayue was still able to hear it.

Looking down at the ceiling, I saw a noticeable water stain. Following that stain downwards, I saw tiny water droplets scattered on the smooth floor.

He took a step forward, bent down, touched the largest water droplet with his index finger, and gently sniffed it.

The drop of water fell right where Sid had been standing in front of her.

"The smell of alcohol?"

With a puzzled look, Nangong Nayue frowned.

She began to doubt her earlier judgment again; there was indeed a considerable possibility that she and Roseweather were both wrong.

Her physical body outside is a magical one, so it's not impossible for the image transmitted to her true form to malfunction.

Roseweather's words are usually credible, but now that she's drunk, you can't trust what a drunkard says.

But why did a water stain suddenly appear on the ceiling? Such a shallow water stain would disappear in a few minutes at most, meaning that the water stain appeared no more than three minutes ago.

The problem is that she has been drinking with Roseweather here for more than half an hour, and no one has boiled water here in the past few minutes. She even dares to say that Sid is the only person who has passed by this spot in the last ten minutes.

So where did this puddle of water come from?

The shop had already washed the ceiling before they came in, so this puddle of water has only shrunk this much now.

Putting aside the obvious smell of alcohol, just consider that one of them is a witch and the other is a Norse Valkyrie. If the ceiling had been wet half an hour ago, would they have not noticed?

Whose intelligence are you insulting?

Don't say she's overthinking it. In her more than ten years as an attack mage, she has seen too many strong people killed by those weaker than themselves because they didn't pay attention to the details around them.

She herself had even been killed once or twice, but since she was a magical being, as long as her original body was safe, she could recreate a magical body by spending some magic.

The more she thought about it, the more confused she became. In a vague way, Nangong Nayue felt as if she had grasped something, which made her unable to help but think about it more carefully.

"Waaaaah... Anyway, it's all Odin's fault that I can't find a boyfriend."

The drunkard's thinking is really unpredictable. He was feeling guilty just a moment ago, but now he's blaming his ex-boss for not being able to find a boyfriend.

Roseweather suddenly shouted out, interrupting Nangong Nayue's thoughts and making her stop.

No, why are you bringing this up again?

I took a deep breath, but I couldn't grasp any more inspiration. I could only carefully sense the magic around me, trying to see if anything was wrong.

After checking several times, she couldn't find any magical fluctuations. With her clues exhausted, Nangong Nayue could only step forward and pull Roseweiser away, intending to leave. She sensed something was wrong, but couldn't find it, so leaving was the right thing to do.

"No, Natsuki-chan, I haven't had enough yet, I want more."

They tried to pull Roseweather away, but she refused and shouted that she wanted to keep drinking.

At this moment, Nangong Nayue missed Xide very much, because Xide was really a good child and didn't even call her Nayue-chan.

Taking a deep breath to suppress her anger, Nangong Nayue began to persuade Roseweiser.

"Okay, stop drinking. If you drink any more, you'll really pass out... Your coupon will expire, and they won't accept it after midnight. You should hurry up and pay the bill."

At first, he tried to persuade Roseweather to drink less by repeating what he often said to her, but halfway through, he realized that this approach wouldn't work on her, so he turned to Roseweather's greedy nature.

"Yes, we need to check out quickly, the coupon expires today."

The effect was immediate; Roseweather perked up and went to the front desk to pay the bill.

Meanwhile, after getting out of Nangong Nayue's sight, Sid put on a disdainful expression and let out a soft laugh.

"Ha, foolish Nazuki-chan is completely manipulated by me."

His unparalleled acting skills successfully fooled Nangong Nayue once again.

Chapter 54 The Stage Where the Identity of a Shadow-Level Powerhouse is Exposed

That was pretty close.

Thinking about it carefully, he got carried away with his conversation with Uncle Li Zeweim and made such an impulsive decision.

Sid always presented himself as an average good student in front of Nagaku Nagaku, and his self-abandonment in magic class only began after he had been studying for a long time but had not learned anything.

Do good students drink alcohol?

will not.

So he subconsciously tried to use his invincible power to cover up the fact that he had been drinking, but he forgot that extras can be changed flexibly.

The world is not black and white, and so are people. It's perfectly fine for a good student who plays minor roles to have one or two small blemishes behind their back; on the contrary, it adds to their status as a minor character.

His mistake resulted in a ten-point deduction for this minor performance.

Although they successfully fooled Nangong Nayue, it was an unnecessary performance, and they would face big problems once they were exposed.

There is no lie in this world that cannot be exposed; as long as you are careful, you will definitely find the flaws.

But as long as you didn't lie in the first place, there's no need to worry about this issue. After all, the reason why extras are extras is because nobody cares, and a drinking issue is completely unlikely to lead to a major event or make an extra a supporting character.

Therefore, he didn't need to use his invincible power to force a lie; he could just honestly confess. Anyway, Claire wouldn't really do anything to him because of it.

Not to brag, but Sid felt that he had a pretty good relationship with his sister.

Therefore, ten points will be deducted for this performance as a minor character in "The Shadow of Might and Magic," because it was a completely unnecessary performance.

but!

Doesn't this have the air of a Shadow-level powerhouse?

In order to maintain his status as a good student extra in the Shadow Warrior, the Shadow Warrior easily toyed with the witch and the Valkyrie using his absolute strength.

It perfectly showcases the immense power of a Shadow-level user, their unrestrained attitude, and their absolute control over any unexpected situation.

Who could have imagined that just now, right here in this store, the world would be changed because of such a small thing? Who could have imagined it!

The power to alter the world, the attitude of altering the world over such trivial matters, and the combined power to control represent all these factors.

That's really... so cool.

This perfect performance by a Shadow Warrior deserves an extra ten points, since his purpose in playing a minor role was to better portray the identity of a Shadow Warrior.

As long as I can perfectly showcase the style of a Shadow-level expert, what's a little risk? Besides, I didn't expose myself, so let's change the deduction of ten points to five.

The final score was fifteen points, with five points deducted because the performance was unnecessary, so...

Next time, how about deliberately creating a scenario like, "Because of a mistake, Sid is suspected of being the Shadow. How will Sid overcome this exposure? Stay tuned for the next episode, the Shadow's identity is in great crisis!"

Sid clenched his fist, rested it on his chin, and pondered his next performance as a Shadow Warrior. After a long while...

"Pass!"

It's rejected. It feels more like a superhero-style protagonist being discovered, and their identity would be questioned, diminishing their status as a powerful figure.

The true identity of a Shadow-level powerhouse will only be exposed under one circumstance: when they voluntarily reveal themselves on an absolutely suitable stage.

The stage must be in a palace-like hall, with a magnificent throne at the end of a long staircase, and the walls filled with the world's finest collections, exuding a classical atmosphere.

The audience must be the world's top new generation and the strongest, who must accidentally fall into a mysterious place and go through all sorts of hardships to reach the hall.

His identity is that of an extra who accidentally fell into the spotlight. No one thinks he is a Shadow-level user. Ideally, everyone would know him and think he is a harmless extra.

After the new generation arrives, he will slowly and leisurely ascend the steps and sit on the throne of the Shadow Power.

Hmm... whether the audience will cooperate is a question. Oh well, at worst we can use magic to make them think ten times slower, even if their perception of the passage of time is correct.