I am the Executioner Dragon, but a cute mod

"You brat, do you really have to practice your spells so early? I'm sleeping here! Do you know how much harm your actions are causing me? Stop practicing!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Su Nuo, who was about to unleash a few slashes, froze in place. He looked at the snake's vertical pupils, which, compared to their previous crimson, now resembled bloodshot eyes due to lack of sleep.

Xiao Su Nuo immediately realized it was his fault, lowered his head, and said apologetically:

"I'm sorry, I didn't realize that... Starting tomorrow, it won't be like this anymore."

"Really?"

The snake doubted this statement, saying:

"Then tell me, what should you do if you can't do what you say?"

"Can't do it? Impossible."

Xiao Su Nuo decisively rejected this possibility. He stretched out his right arm, clenched his fist tightly, and after feeling the terrifying power within, he laughed:

"My technique's efficiency has reached eighty percent, which is enough for me now. Perhaps I can begin to study the 'domain' you mentioned earlier..."

The snake remained silent, observing the confidence and pride on Xiao Su Nuo's face and sensing the immense magical power flowing through him. After a long while, it finally spoke:

What does "eighty percent" mean?

"........."

Xiao Su Nuo was stunned for a moment, then helplessly rubbed his forehead...

In the days that followed, just as Xiaosu Nuo had said, he stopped studying spells in the mornings and instead focused on how to expand his domain, while he continued to study knowledge in the afternoons.

Without disturbance, the snake was finally able to resume its normal routine.

However, Xiao Su Nuo still had many questions about the concept of a domain, so whenever he had time, he would ask the snake for advice.

The snake had no reason to refuse, especially after Xiao Su Nuo returned its sleep time, it was happy to answer Xiao Su Nuo's questions:

"Regarding the domain, it is actually a small enclosed space formed by the spellcaster projecting their innate spells into reality."

Within a domain, a sorcerer can weaken enemies, and their attacks are guaranteed to hit. Therefore, a domain is practically every sorcerer's trump card…

After listening to the snake's explanation, Xiao Su Nuo seemed to be thinking. Seeing that Xiao Su Nuo did not ask any more questions, the snake did not bring it up either, but sank to the bottom of the water.

Days passed in this way, and the snake thought life would continue uneventfully. But just seven days later, Xiao Su Nuo found it and said:

"I've learned how to expand my domain!"

"I see, that's good."

The snake didn't seem too shocked. After all, Xiao Su Nuo was a genius who could comprehend the Reversal Technique on his own. It was only natural that he could learn it, as it was just a matter of expanding his domain.

"Then let me see your field."

The snake said this, then stood aside and waited quietly.

After taking a deep breath, Xiao Su Nuo formed the Yama Heaven Seal with both hands and whispered:

"Domain expansion".

As soon as these four words were uttered, the magical power within Xiao Su Nuo's body poured out, reflecting his life-giving technique in the real world.

[The Demon-Slaying Chef]

Piles of white bones rolled down, and the grass beneath their feet instantly turned into corpses. On the mountain of corpses behind them, a shrine made of flesh and blood stood silently.

Seeing this, the snake that had poked its head out of the lake was momentarily unsettled. It looked at Xiao Su Nuo standing atop the skeleton and frowned, saying:

"How is this... an open area?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Su Nuo was puzzled:

"What's wrong with open domains?"

"This is a big problem."

The snake sighed. He had initially considered Su Nuo a genius, but he hadn't expected Su Nuo's domain to be an open domain. In the snake's understanding, Su Nuo's future was already locked, with absolutely no room for improvement.

"First of all, the key elements of a domain are: a closed space that is advantageous to the sorcerer, in which the opponent can be weakened and the sorcerer can be strengthened."

An open domain, lacking enclosure, means the enemy can escape at any time. Furthermore, your domain is only a radius of thirty-five meters; such a small area, coupled with its openness…

The snake sighed, and although it didn't say it explicitly, its regretful expression practically screamed, "Your expertise is practically nonexistent."

Receiving such a terrible evaluation, Kosuke Nao, who had originally wanted to show off her newly acquired skills to Lilith and Amelia, felt like her world had collapsed.

He gazed at his domain, filled with death and desolation, at the piles of white bones and the huge bronze bell on the shrine swaying in the wind.

"How is this possible? How could my domain be so inadequate?"

Xiao Su Nuo took a deep breath, then looked up at the enormous head in front of him.

As the future King of Curses, even though Sukuna is becoming more like a model student under the tutelage of Amelia and Lilith, he still possesses his own pride as a genius of sorcery.

At that moment, all four red eyes fell on the snake, and Xiao Su Nuo said, word by word:

"...Are you lying to me?"

This statement, though seemingly a question, is actually a statement. With his pride, he would never deny himself based on the one-sided opinions of others; practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

Chapter 67: The Era Is Wrong

"Kid, you're questioning me?"

Snakes aren't without tempers either. As a powerful monster capable of easily causing landslides, being questioned by a mere five-year-old child is an immense humiliation.

It squinted, its enormous head approaching Xiao Su Nuo's territory, releasing an extremely strong sense of oppression:

"Fifteen minutes. If you can withstand my attack for fifteen minutes, I will take back my words and acknowledge your future. But if you fail, you must accept it... Do you dare?"

"Why don't you dare?"

Xiao Su Nuo's eyes were resolute, and he simultaneously formed the Yama Heaven Seal with all four arms, ready to unleash a double slash.

Neither side would back down, and tensions were running high. Just as the atmosphere reached its peak and both sides were about to make a move, Lilith's voice suddenly came from afar.

"Shu Nuo, stop playing around, dinner's ready."

Xiao Su Nuo looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lilith lying on the second-floor balcony, waving and calling out to him.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Su Nuo's face darkened. He released his hand seals, and the domain filled with deathly aura and murderous intent beneath his feet immediately disappeared.

"I'm going home for dinner. Please make yourself at home."

Without seeking reconciliation, Xiao Su Nuo left these words and walked towards the villa, leaving the gloomy-faced Snake standing there, sullen and unhappy...

After returning home, Su Nuo went straight to the dining table and sat down without saying hello, and just buried herself in her food.

Lilith's attention was entirely focused on breakfast, and she didn't notice that Su Nuo's mood was a bit off. Only Amelia noticed the abnormality.

Seeing that Sukuna's face clearly showed her unhappiness, Amelia pushed her glass of milk towards Sukuna and said:

"Unhappy?"

Su Nuo did not answer, but simply nodded.

Upon seeing this, Amelia asked again:

"Can you tell me why you're unhappy?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Su Nuo remained silent for two seconds. Facing this gentle and consistently patient teacher, he still poured out his unpleasant feelings from just now:

"...I don't accept its words, and it doesn't approve of me, so I want to prove myself, that's all."

"Is that so..."

Seeing Xiao Sunu's increasingly aggrieved expression, Amelia didn't offer any comfort. She understood that comfort would be useless at this moment. She had to point out the problem to Xiao Sunu and say:

"Then do you know why Mr. Orochi is unwilling to believe you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Su Nuo was taken aback. He looked at Amelia, pondered for a few seconds, and then said:

"Because in its understanding, open domains are defective products, but it forgot that it once said that domains cannot be broken from the outside, but my open domains can directly break other people's domains from the outside."

Compared to closed domains, my open domain has its own advantages, yet it stubbornly denies me and refuses to acknowledge me.

Amelia asked again:

Why would he think that way?

"why?"

Xiao Su Nuo murmured, this question really stumped him. He pondered for a while before looking at Amelia and shaking his head slightly.

Amelia said:

"His understanding was limited by the times. Do you remember what I taught you?"

In feudalism, stability is paramount, which is why they are unwilling to accept new things. Therefore, you don't need to be upset about it; you're not wrong, and neither is he. It's a problem of the times.

"Is it a problem of this... era?"

After hearing Amelia's explanation, the awkwardness and grievance in Xiaosu Nuo's heart began to dissipate. He had thought he was angry because he was not recognized, but after seeing through the essence, he realized that his emotions just now were meaningless.

"Thank you, teacher... If it weren't for you, I don't know how much more time I would have wasted on this kind of thing. Thank you."

"It's alright. Although strength is your foundation in this world, knowledge is equally important."

"Understood, teacher."

Xiao Su Nuo buried her head, staring at the boiled broccoli on the plate. She ate it in one bite and then drank the cup of hot milk in one gulp.

Seeing that Su Nuo had shaken off her negative emotions, Amelia smiled and prepared to enjoy her lunch. However, before she could even start eating, she noticed Lilith's gaze.

Lilith and Amelia looked at each other and smiled shyly.

"I'm not full yet, so..."

Upon hearing this, Amelia pushed her plate towards Lilith without hesitation:

"I'm not hungry, boss."

"Then I won't be polite!"

"Lilith exclaimed, taking Amelia's plate and beginning to eat heartily. What a delightful breakfast time!"

Of course, for the snake currently sulking at the bottom of the lake, this was hardly a pleasant situation...

In the days that followed, Su Nuo devoted himself to studying his own techniques and the knowledge in the book. He no longer used techniques, but instead focused on the abstract feeling of the power of the spell flowing through his body when he unleashed a slash.