On how PhDs become human evil

Small magic circles appeared in his palm, and Bai Jie smiled.

"Want to show off your skills, little girl?"

"Are you provoking me, or Einzbern?"

"Servants compete in combat strength, Masters compete in magic. Don't you find this pairing surprisingly interesting?"

"Is that so? I understand. But unfortunately, if you want to compete with me in magic, you'll at least have to defeat my servants first."

As Ilya spoke, two expressionless maids appeared beside Bai Jie, one of them holding a large halberd. Bai Jie could sense an extraordinary magical reaction from both of them.

"I see. As expected of the Einzbern family, their artificial human technology is already so advanced. If you were given a few hundred more years, you should be able to create artificial humans that are almost indistinguishable from real humans."

"You can only be stubborn for now—Sera, Ligerite, kill him!"

“Yes, young lady!”

The two homunculus servants suddenly unleashed magical energy fluctuations approaching Servant level, and magic circles unfolded around Sera. The maid named Ligelite, who was wielding a halberd, released her magic energy and rushed towards Bai Jie. In Bai Jie's opinion, her speed was almost comparable to that of Artoria.

however--

"Pfft!"

The magically enveloping hand plunged into Ligelite's head like a sharp knife. Then, with a gentle pull, Whitey sliced ​​off the upper half of her head, and blood and brain matter mixed into a pale red, viscous liquid that splattered onto the ground.

"Pfft!"

Without warning, a magic circle appeared beneath Sera's feet. At the same moment the magic circle appeared, nearly a hundred magical thorns burst forth from it. Sera, who was in the middle of it, was instantly pierced by the thorns and hung on them like a tattered rag riddled with holes.

In the blink of an eye, Sera and Ligerite had only been attacking for a fraction of a second before they were both dead.

Shaking the dirt off his hands, Bai Jie kicked away the headless corpse of Ligelette at his feet: "To avoid my wife getting jealous, it's best for women to stay away from me."

"Alright, your two maids have left. Isn't it your turn to make a move now, Your Highness?"

Bai Jie's flippant tone was like the most malicious provocation, causing Ilya's anger to soar to its peak!

"You'll regret this... You'll pay for killing Sera and Ligerite!"

Silver threads shot out from Ilya's silver hair, forming fierce silver eagles in mid-air. However, before they could flap their wings and fly towards Bai Jie, Bai Jie had already cast a spell.

"Air - Slash - Ace kill"

In a brief incantation, nearly ten wind blades suddenly burst forth from the air flowing around Bai Jie, slicing all the silver eagles in two like a seasoned hunter sniping birds!

"How could it... come again! Degen!"

This time, it was Silver Sword who appeared beside Illya.

"Repeat".

The same number of wind blades flew out again, easily slicing through the magical sword blades.

Scratching his hair, Bai Jie sighed helplessly: "Ha, it's not very fulfilling to fight against humans or androids. They're too easy to deal with. Servants are much more interesting in comparison."

Multiple magic circles unfolded from her fingertips, and in Ilya's slightly desperate eyes, aurora light was released from the magic circles—

Section 464 New Book Inquiry

This book is almost finished, and I'm planning to start brainstorming ideas for a new one. Here are a few basic ideas; please take a look and see which one you think is better. If you have any better suggestions, please feel free to share them with me.

1. Continue writing "The Golden Spirit of the Reunion Movement," a JOJO x Arknights story, featuring Jotaro's grandson.

Second, the top player on the entire server was practicing on a secondary account when he was transported to another world. He survived in this alternate game world with a stat sheet maxed out on evasion but zero on attack and defense, while also saving the world.

Third, the Demon King kills the heroes who come to challenge him, then impersonates the heroes to cause trouble on the human side, incidentally promoting the common development of human and demon societies—the Demon King is a technologically advanced Demon King, his lightning magic is an electromagnetic cannon, his illusion magic is 3D images... something like that.

IV. The daily life story of Dante, Nero, and Vergil transmigrating to A Certain Magical Index and opening an agency. Because the author recently got hooked on Devil May Cry, and with the release of Railgun Season 3, therefore...

5. A lighthearted fantasy novel, similar in style to Lao Bai's "Qi Refining 66666 Levels". The protagonist was originally a cold and loyal top, but after going to Japan, he became a chuunibyou (a person with delusions of grandeur), and then returned to his sect, changing the sect's style.

6. Kamen Rider + Everyday World, the protagonist is Build, mainly unfolding along two storylines: a science student falling in love and Kamen Rider Build. The love interest is one of the only normal people in the show, Kanade Kotoha.

7. Honkai Impact 3rd, the main character is a debt king who can borrow power, the pairing is Fu Hua and Kiana... or so.

These are the seven ideas the author has come up with so far. Actually, I also wanted to write about Ultraman, but... for various reasons, I gave up.

Please leave a message in the comments or sub-forum to indicate which idea you'd like me to write about. After all, I feel that all seven ideas have potential, so please help me overcome my indecisiveness!

So, how many people are actually reading my book? I feel like my bookmark count is fake, and nobody's saying anything in the comments.

Section 465, Chapter 20: A Long-Awaited Time to Play with You

BANG! BANG!

Two gunshots rang out from the ruins, and the magic circle at Bai Jie's fingertips shattered into magical fragments that scattered in the air. Glancing at his shoulder, which had been pierced by a bullet, Bai Jie sighed: "I didn't expect you to come out and cause trouble, Shi."

"I didn't want to either, but the goddess wants me to get involved, so I have no choice."

In a corner of the ruins, Nagumo Hajime emerged from the shadows with a bitter smile.

"The moon isn't by your side... Did she go to deal with Saber?"

"You really can hide anything from me."

Pointing the two electromagnetic revolvers at Bai Jie, Nan Yun Shi said, "Excuse me, Fafnir, the goddess asked me to protect this little girl. How about we call it a day?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Jie immediately sneered: "Heh... Is that all? Nan Yun, when did you ever think I was an easy person to talk to? You should understand what kind of person I am."

"Besides, you've already shot at me, so it's probably impossible for me to stop here."

Nan Yunshi's bitter smile deepened. Although he was a monster who had crawled out of the abyss, wasn't Bai Jie the same? Moreover, Bai Jie's training had played a significant role in Nan Yunshi's current strength, so Nan Yunshi knew very well just how terrifying Bai Jie's strength was.

If you were to make a list of people that Hajime Nagumo would not want to be his enemy, Bai Jie would definitely be number one!

If possible, Nagumo Hajime wanted to make a quick getaway, but judging from Bai Jie's expression, it was clear that he wasn't planning to let him off easily.

(Is this the only option...? Please spare me.)

Despite his deep reluctance, with Bai Jie eyeing him from the front and Athena's instructions from behind, Nagumo Hajime had no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

"Boom!"

Dust billowed from the ruins, and amidst the howling wind, Nan Yunshi's body shot towards Bai Jie's direction. At the same time, more than a dozen floating cannons flew out from Nan Yunshi's ring-shaped storage space, surrounding Bai Jie like troops in formation.

This was Nagumo Hajime's standard opening during previous training sessions.

With a cold laugh, Bai Jie didn't even bother to move his hands. He lightly lifted his right foot and then stomped it down!

"Thump—!"

The ruins—no, the earth itself, the forest where Einzbern's castle was located—trembled violently, like a super earthquake! The source of the tremors was the atmospheric vibration caused by Bai Jie's stomp!

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!"

A violent wind pressure surged outwards from beneath Bai Jie's feet, forming a barrier that repelled everything. Anything that touched this wind pressure barrier was like a balloon being run over by a truck, instantly shattering into fragments! The floating cannons that were hovering in the air immediately fell to the ground, emitting black smoke.

Meanwhile, Nan Yun Shi, who was rushing towards Bai Jie, felt as if he had crashed into an iron wall made of steel, and all the bones in his body were about to be shattered! He was instantly sent flying!

"boom!"

Nan Yunshi landed heavily on the ruins not far away.

Struggling to crawl out of the rubble, Nagumo Hajime looked at Bai Jie in disbelief: "What happened... what happened?"

"Nothing to be surprised about, you should be able to do something similar."

"No, no, no, I can't just stomp on the ground and blow someone away. You've really gotten stronger than I imagined since I last saw you!"

"I'm not human—besides, are you sure you don't want to dodge?"

As they were talking, Bai Jie had already set up a five-layered magic circle above Nan Yunshi's head. Nan Yunshi practically scrambled out of the magic circle's coverage in an instant, and the area where he had been standing was immediately crushed into a large crater by the terrifying pressure after he left.

Swallowing hard, Nagumo Hajime was once again astonished by Bai Jie's magical prowess. He also knew gravity magic, though he wasn't very skilled at it due to compatibility issues, but his wife, Yue, was quite adept at it.

However, even with Yue's gravity magic, Hajime Nagumo felt that it was only at a similar level to Hakuge's, and perhaps even slightly inferior.

"What are you spacing out for? Let's go again."

Bai Jie's voice echoed softly in his ear. Nan Yun Shi immediately tried to leave, but the wind pressure overhead told him it was too late—

"Boom—!"

The translucent greatsword, made entirely of magic, struck Nan Yun Shi's arms with immense force. Even though he had strengthened his body with magic, Nan Yun Shi still felt as if his arms were about to break.

Are you really a magician? With that much strength, go be a berserker!

"Boom"

A magical fist suddenly flew from Bai Jie's shoulder, slamming straight into Nan Yun Shi's abdomen, sending him flying backward. Before he could even comprehend what had happened, a magical hook flew from Bai Jie's palm, wrapping around his body and pulling him back—

"Boom!"

This time, it was Bai Jie's own fist that smashed into Nagumo Hajime's abdomen. Then, several magical blades appeared out of thin air, like the blades of a spinning windmill, and directly cut through the muscles in Nagumo Hajime's chest!

"It seems your throwing skills aren't good enough, Shi. Go back and practice some more."

As he spoke, Bai Jie struck Nan Yunshi in the chest with another palm strike, the explosive force slamming him once again into the already ruined wall.

From beginning to end, Nan Yun Shi did not make any move to retaliate. It was not that he did not want to, but that he was simply unable to.

Ignoring Nagumo Hajime, Bai Jie looked in the direction where Ilya had just been—

"Oh? She's already run off. I didn't realize that little girl's short legs could run so fast."

She probably slipped away while Bai Jie and Nagumo Hajime were fighting. Although Bai Jie didn't think that Ilya could throw a very long distance in less than a minute, since she had already run away, he decided not to chase after her.

It sounds a bit strange for a grown man to pursue a little girl.

"Master."

Artoria stepped into the ruins. Her armor had many charred marks, indicating that it had been blasted by magic. This meant that she had indeed fought with Yue.

"I'm very sorry, Master, I was unable to defeat Berserker because a blond mage appeared along the way."

"Yes, I know, it's not your fault."

With Berserker and Yue as her opponents, even with her sword sheath, Artoria would likely have a tough time.

After glancing at Hajime Nagumo amidst the ruins, Artoria asked, "So, Master, what should we do next?"