Becoming a Shadow in the New World

He is currently gathering materials to craft it, and if tomorrow's plan goes smoothly, he should be able to obtain his demon chess piece soon.

Sid guessed part of the reason why Sid came to him. He had indeed drunk too much that day and regretted giving up the Queen position of his Demon Piece after calming down.

It wasn't that he regretted giving it away too hastily; it was just something to add to the already impressive things, so he hadn't paid much attention to it. Collecting materials to create the Demon Chess Pieces was just something that happened incidentally in the plan. His main concern was that Sid would be killed by his subordinates after becoming his queen. After all, they were a group of terrorists, so there was no need to worry about whether they would do such a thing.

The fact that Sid said he was a member of the Gremory family was the least of his worries. Demons don't have the custom of burying their dead with their loved ones, so he just needed to find an opportunity to kill Rias Gremory.

Anyway, the person he was going to kill was the sister of the man who stole his family's Lucifer position, so he might as well kill her; she wasn't his person.

Chapter 88 Shattered Dao Heart +1

"Are you really a demon, old man?!"

Looking at Uncle Li Zevim sitting opposite him with a grim expression, Sid's voice inevitably became a few decibels louder at the end of his sentence.

"I think... I should be."

Despite being a powerful figure who had lived for countless years and whose heart was on the verge of decay, Li Zevim's reply to Sid at this moment carried a hint of guilt.

"Uncle, you keep saying that demons are the most evil, despicable, and vicious race in the world. You sound like you know a lot about demons."

But why do you act so naive about such basic common sense, sir? Are you some third-rate villain?

"The problem is with you, Brother Sid. Why is it that the things in your human brain are more demonic than mine, a demon? Are you sure you weren't born into the wrong race?"

"This is your problem, Uncle. I have no problem at all. No, it should be said that it is the world's fault. The demons in this world are too naive, which is why you have been influenced by them and turned into a naive demon."

I thought I'd met a fellow enthusiast of classic demons, someone I could have a fun, adventurous discussion about different dreams. Turns out, sir, what's with the attitude? Haven't you even considered your own dreams?

"Okay, it seems like no. It was a dream I made on a whim back then, but isn't that what you said, Brother Sid, is that pursuing dreams doesn't require using your brain?"

"Is that what I meant?!?"

After they finished venting to each other, they fell into silence.

Just now, Sid was thinking of getting rid of Li Zevim as soon as possible, and Li Zevim was also thinking that he had finished explaining things and could leave.

That's where things should have ended.

It wasn't until Li Zeweim casually mentioned how to be truly evil that Sid casually chimed in to avoid embarrassing the older man.

Initially, Sid thought it wouldn't take much time, and since they were both fans of classic demons, he figured it would be a casual exchange of ideas, which is why he accepted the invitation.

But after the two exchanged a few words, trouble broke out.

Simply put, Li Zevim was veiled in the matter of how to do evil, which led to the shattering of his moral compass.

Li Zevim is sitting on the sofa, his eyes vacant and blank, as if a new world has just been opened to him.

Sid swore he didn't mean it; it was a complete accident. Who knew that this uncle in front of him, who claimed no one understood demons better than him, didn't even know the simplest thing: how to manipulate people's hearts?

Of course, part of the reason is that the demons in World 1 are really something else, almost as absurd as benevolent demons. The most evil demon is more like some medieval nobleman than a demon.

"Um... Uncle, are you alright?"

As time ticked by, Sid couldn't help himself and reached out to touch Li Zevim, who was still in shock.

Li Zevheim snapped out of his daze after being touched by Sid.

After regaining his senses, Li Zevim stared intently at Sid, then fell silent for a moment, his eyes filled with hesitation. Finally, a flash of decisiveness appeared in his eyes, and Li Zevim suddenly stood up and bowed.

"Please take me as your apprentice, Master Sid."

"?"

Sid was a little confused by Li Zeweim's sudden action, but he instinctively refused.

"No, no, no, uncle, please don't do this. Look how old you are. How can I be your teacher? This won't do, uncle."

“Old Sid… no, Teacher Sid, there’s an old saying in the Eastern Empire: ‘The accomplished are teachers.’ Clearly, on the path of evil, Teacher Sid, you are the real demon. It’s not shameful to take you as my teacher.”

Li Zevim maintained his bowed posture, raised his head and looked directly at Sid, his eyes flashing with determination.

Staring into Li Zevim's determined eyes, Sid fell silent.

That look reminded Sid of his childhood in his previous life.

When he was a child, he saw a character similar to a Shadow Warrior on television for the first time.

At that time, his first thought was that the character was so cool, and he developed a longing for him.

Yes, that's the simple thought, and most people think that way, don't they?

There may be people who say how profound and well-developed this character is, and who like him because of it, but how many are there?

That's just how kids are.

Because it seemed cool, I aspired to be that character; because I aspired to be that character, I wanted to become that character; because I wanted to become that character, I worked hard.

Most people only get to the second step – wanting to become that role – but is that because they don’t want to work hard?

No, it's because they don't know how to work hard.

How do I become that character?

You need chakra/Zanpakuto/Gum-Gum Fruit.

This is the thought process of most people; he simply stepped out of this thought process.

He was also stuck on this line of thinking at first, but he quickly got out of it and didn't get stuck on it.

Because the Shadow Warriors he admires are always the characters who are Shadow Warriors, not the characters who are Shadow Warriors.

What they liked was the character, so they chose to stay there.

Now, Li Zeweim's eyes are very similar to his back then. They are the eyes of someone who has a dream born from longing but is lost and confused about the way.

Thinking about it carefully, Uncle Li Zeweim is really similar to him. When we were drinking together, I told him about the difficulties of pursuing my dreams, because he had also felt difficult because of the absurdity of his dreams. So he got drunk that time.

And now, he has the same look in his eyes as he did back then. He and Uncle Li Zeweim are truly destined for each other.

The uncle must have admired someone, which is why he likes classical, primitive demons so much.

Thinking this, Sid's eyes suddenly sharpened as he stared straight at Li Zevim, who had his head down.

But, I refuse.

He doesn't have the time to play with Uncle Li Zeweim, and he's not like Cao Cao who gives money to people.

"but I……"

“This is my tuition fee, Mr. Sid.”

“I think we could become very good friends on the topic of evil, and discuss the evil deeds of the devil together.”

P.S.: I guess you could say I over-interpreted the original work regarding the character of Li Zeweim.

Chapter 89 Sid's Morning (Part 1)

In the early morning, the scorching sunlight streamed through the cracks in the window and shone on Sid's face.

Feeling the warmth of the sunlight, Sid opened his eyes.

After getting up, following my usual routine, I threw the sheets, soaked with sweat from practicing magic, into the washing machine and started rinsing myself.

After rinsing himself off, Sid emerged from the bathroom looking refreshed.

Today is Saturday, and school is closed. There's no need for training either, because Rias and the others are going to play a ranking game tonight. To prevent them from overexerting themselves, Rias gave them a day off to rest and recharge.

His sister Claire was dragged along shopping by Himejima Akeno, ostensibly to strengthen their relationship, because this would keep Claire from bothering him. He thought this reason made sense and hoped to do it more often in the future.

It's so great not having to go to school and experience the strange looks from his classmates, especially knowing that he'll be able to disable the Demon Piece tonight.

Although many things have changed, at least the daily relaxation time remains the same, and he can still enjoy the mental tranquility that comes from taking a bath in the short morning.

"Ahhhh!!!"

Well, his daily routine of enjoying his time has been disrupted.

Thinking this, Sid turned his head to look at the direction from which the scream had come.

Asia stood there blankly, her face flushed, her shoulders shaking violently, and wisps of white mist drifting from her head. She put her hands to her face, trying to cover her eyes.

But through the gaps in her fingers, her wide-open eyes revealed that although Asia was shy, her curiosity was still driving her.

Ah, because Asia's presence is so low, he hasn't gotten used to the fact that Asia is living with him yet. In a moment of carelessness, he forgot to put on his clothes. Oh well, at home he always does whatever makes him comfortable.

Tsk, just thinking about this, Sid couldn't help but have the idea of ​​kicking Asia out again. Oh, his wonderful life of living alone.

To be honest, this wasn't the first time Sid had faced this situation.

But last time he faced a crazy princess who would suddenly go berserk and hurt others, so he was able to calmly tease her back and even turn the tables on her.

But he can't do that with Asia. If he uses the same methods he used on Alexia on Asia, given Asia's personality, she really will faint. So he doesn't need to panic at all. He can just continue doing what he usually does.

Having figured this out, Sid calmly took a bath towel from the cabinet next to him and draped it over himself to cover the parts he couldn't see.

Then she reached out and shot out slime threads from her hand, and manipulated the slime threads to open the refrigerator door. She took out two bottles of Itana milk, put them in her hand, opened one of the bottles and drank it all in one go, letting out a satisfied groan before calmly turning her head to look at Asia.

"Asia, if you're going to take a shower too, wait a minute while I get my things from inside."

"Mr. Sid, I, I, I..."

Seeing that Sid had put on a bath towel, Asia lowered her hands that had been covering her eyes. She wanted to say something, but stammered because she was shy.