I let the genie out of the bottle

"Then, let's try to give each other the most basic trust." The devilish loli winked playfully.

"Humans and demons... each get what they need." Lu Ye nodded gently.

"So, the first thing to do next..."

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Before it was published, it was at least 4000 words in two chapters.

Bonus before the price goes up: One extra chapter for every 500 recommendation votes.

150 monthly tickets will add one more chapter.

150 blades plus one chapter.

Before it was released, the daily limit was three chapters, because everyone said that releasing it too quickly was not good for the book.

After it's published, I'll update at least three chapters a day, with the maximum depending on my personal ability, but it won't be less than five chapters.

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Please transform me into your shape.

Pretend to post a bounty when no one is around.

Although it's not available for purchase yet, let's offer a token reward.

Before it was published, it was at least 4000 words in two chapters.

Bonus before the price goes up: One extra chapter for every 500 recommendation votes.

150 monthly tickets will add one more chapter.

150 blades plus one chapter.

Before it was released, the daily limit was three chapters, because everyone said that releasing it too quickly was not good for the book.

After it's published, I'll update at least three chapters a day, with the maximum depending on my personal ability, but it won't be less than five chapters.

Once the product is available for purchase, a separate reward will be offered.

Whether you want me to go to jail or go to hell, it's fine.

The condition is that you use your votes to shape me into your form.

Chapter Four: You're such a loser!

"I feel that things are developing a little differently from what we agreed on before."

Lu Ye, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed, slowly opened his eyes and put away his legendary "five hearts facing the sky" posture.

"You give me strength, and at the end of my life, I will give you freedom—that's what we promised each other."

"Now, where is the power?" As he spoke, Lu Ye's face darkened.

"Ugh~" The loli demon immediately lowered her head, her face full of embarrassment.

At the same time, I felt a little nervous.

Then, she raised her head and began to refute.

"How should I know! I clearly told you how I became stronger!"

Lu Ye fell silent.

Lu Ye began to think.

Then, he gave up thinking, picked up the bottle on the bedside table, and was about to go out.

"Where are you going?" The loli demon suddenly felt something was wrong and asked warily.

"seaside."

"Training by the sea...it probably wouldn't be very useful." The loli demon wore an awkward yet ingratiating smile. "After all, do you possess anything like the Sea God's legacy...?"

“No, I’m planning to throw you into the sea,” Lu Ye said slowly.

The demon has been sealed inside this bottle; aside from being able to communicate with Lu Ye through thought, she can't do anything else.

However, even so, in Lu Ye's eyes, she was still priceless.

After all, the knowledge of the strong is unimaginably precious even to a stranger like him who has never encountered the mysterious.

but--

"If you want to have power, it's actually quite simple. First, you need to try using the magic within you."

"Oh."

Wait a minute, is some essential process omitted?

Where do I get my magic from?!

"Huh? You don't have any magic?" The demon in the bottle was even more shocked than Lu Ye. "Are you kidding me?"

"???!!!"

"Wait, it's okay! No magic? This problem is easy to solve!" Seeing Lu Ye's face turn dark quickly, the loli demon hurriedly tried to salvage the situation. "Just find a way to create magic, right?"

"Appreciate further details."

"Try making your heart beat? That should release magic from your heart," the demon loli said confidently.

"You idiot, do you think my heart wasn't beating before?"

"Huh? If that doesn't work, that's alright! If you can't generate magic from your heart, why not try extracting magic from your concepts?"

"..."

Why not eat minced meat?

......

"You brain-dead idiot, you can stay at the bottom of the ocean until the world ends!"

"No! Forgive me!"

The demon immediately began to beg for mercy.

This loli demon has a very changeable personality; sometimes she's silly, sometimes she's irritable, and sometimes she shows a deep and thoughtful side.

Therefore, although Lu Ye was as if under a charm spell, he was quite fond of this loli demon.

However, one thing will never change.

That is, he would never trust this little devil.

Trust comes from understanding, but he was not qualified to understand this demon.

Lu Ye didn't know whether what she was showing was her true self or something she wanted to impress him.

Humans are beings with emotions and desires, but only those who can control their emotions and desires can be called human.

He couldn't bring himself to disregard everything for the sake of his own emotions and desires.

In his heart, life was the most important thing.

He will only release the demon from the sealed bottle under one condition.

That is, when he no longer cares what the released loli demon will do to him.

In other words... when one is about to die.

He could never guarantee that once the demon was released, it wouldn't tear him to pieces in a fit of rage.

If this demon can truly grant him the opportunity to embark on the path of pursuing power, then when he is about to die, he will not hesitate to release this little demon in return.

Even if she might later turn herself to dust.

However, if this demon cannot provide him with help, then even if he likes this little demon very much, he will never give her the opportunity to take revenge on him.

"I'm going to the beach," Lu Ye said coldly, while looking at the bottle in his hand with a look that seemed to say, "You good-for-nothing." "Get ready for your underwater life."

That's so useless.

They can't even make themselves possess magic.

"Take this opportunity to talk to me a little more. After all, who knows when you'll meet someone you can talk to again, and I'm afraid you'll be lonely."

"No—" the little devil burst into tears, "Waaah, I was wrong, I'm a useless idiot... I'm sorry, please don't throw me into the sea—"

However, Lu Ye remained unmoved.

Even so, in his mind, he had already imagined countless poses for this little devil.

Actually, whether this demon can give him magic is not that important.

Since he is already in a world with supernatural powers, then possessing magic might not be so far out of reach for him.

But... he needed to know whether this demon truly didn't know how to acquire magic from scratch, or was simply using a slightly gentler method to refuse to cooperate.

After all, this demon might secretly be praying for its own demise. If so, it's understandable that it wouldn't be willing to grant itself power.

In the past few days, Lu Ye has tried countless methods suggested by the little devils in order to obtain magic power.

Things like "Five Hearts Facing the Sky" and "Guarding and Returning to the Origin"...

But it was of no use.

"I can't trust you." Holding up the bottle, Lu Ye calmly stated his true thoughts.

"I will give you your freedom before I die."

"However, I cannot be sure how you will treat me once you are free."

"It's about letting bygones be bygones and returning everything to the past."

"Still grateful, they consider me a friend."

"Or... harboring resentment, they might tear me to pieces."

"Even in death, I hope to have a slightly more comfortable way to die."

"So... let me owe you a debt of gratitude—a debt of gratitude to give you freedom, even if it means I might be reduced to ashes by you."

Leading him onto this path and offering guidance along the way are two different things.

"So, now, should I seek power from others myself, or should you find a way to give it to me?"

The little devil's fake crying stopped abruptly, and he lowered his little hands that had been covering his eyes, revealing a hint of distress in his dark golden eyes.

"I see..." she uttered, almost a sigh. "I understand now. If it weren't for me leading you down this path, it wouldn't have meant anything..."

The kindness of guiding me... cannot be given to someone else.

PS1: Bounty in progress! Seeking all sorts of things! By the way, any tips will be valued at the same rate as razor blades!

PS2: I recommend a book, *The Complete Collection of Anime and Manga*. The author is very persistent; he once wrote a book for several years straight. If the book hadn't been canceled, he probably would have continued writing... Very impressive.

What do you need me to do in Chapter Five?

Two people encountered two fruit trees.

One tree had five fruits. The other tree had four fruits.

One of them pointed to a tree with five fruits.

“This is too much,” he said.

“That’s too little,” he said.

“The more is mine,” he said. “The less is yours.”

Another person said that this practice is wrong.

Keeping less for yourself and sharing more with others is the best approach.

Therefore, everything that is good is called good, and everything that is bad is called evil.