Chapter 189 Who is Younger?
Whether Rufus really didn't learn it or he was intentionally hiding it, Kira didn't really care. He was mainly curious about where the memory shaping magic came from.
"Very comprehensive magic!"
Rufus did not understand Kira's hidden meaning and thought he was sincerely praising him. He thought: Now the sovereignty is my turn!
"Mr. Kira, what is the name of the magic guild you just mentioned?"
His expression turned serious, and the subtext of his words was: If you're talking about a small, unknown guild, I won't go!
Kira was not surprised by this change in attitude. Of course, one has to ask clearly about such things. Just like finding a job is a two-way choice, the attitude towards small companies and large companies is completely different!
Kira took a sip of his tea and said, "Our guild is Fairy Tail, which is quite famous in the Kingdom of Fiore. I wonder if you have heard of it?"
"What?!"
Rufus was so shocked that his hands trembled and he almost knocked over the red teacup. At the same time, he sat up straight.
I've heard this so many times!
Fairy Tail, this magic guild is by no means just a little famous, it has existed for hundreds of years and is undoubtedly the number one magic guild in the Kingdom of Fiore!
"Is this true? Is this person really a wizard from Fairy Tail? Oh, I remember, Kira! Could this person be the famous wizard from Fairy Tail, 'Sage' Kira?! I heard he has red hair and blue eyes..."
Rufus looked up and took a peek, then quickly lowered his head, "It's really him! How could such a person come to poach me personally?"
Thinking of this, a complex emotion arose in Rufus' heart, which was three parts of pride, three parts of self-confidence, three parts of arrogance and one part of worry.
The whole person's aura changed instantly. The little fanboy Ika sneered secretly and winked at his friends Akas and Kuwan: "Look at this guy, his attitude is completely different when he heard the name of Fairy Tail. Fairy Tail is indeed the most powerful!"
Kuang Wan gave him a look in return: "Brother, restrain yourself..."
Akasi pulled down the red hood on her head and ignored it.
The eye contact between the three little ones did not attract Kira. His attention was on Rufus. Seeing the other party's eyes suddenly change and even evasive, he felt secretly happy in his heart: This is exactly the reaction I want from you!
You're still a little naive to play tricks on me, little brat!
How easy it is to break a person's pride? Kira said there are only three steps:
First, give him a little compliment to flatter him, even to the point where he believes it, and at the same time express your attitude, giving him enough courtesy and confidence;
Then let the other person be proud of himself for a while. Don't stop him during this period. Let him pretend to be happy.
Finally, if you inadvertently show your strength and completely shatter his pride, then he will feel ashamed of how pretentious he was just now, and will feel that his pretentious behavior in the second step is like that of a clown;
It will be much easier afterwards. Just give them some encouragement and say a few nice words, and they will be so grateful that they will follow you happily and do whatever you want.
This routine is commonly known as "PUA", and Kira suffered greatly from it in his previous life!
Of course, Kira only learned the basics, and now he is using only the most superficial methods. His main purpose is to make this child realize how big the world is, and not to be complacent and arrogant.
The starting point is good, and the process is as gentle as possible, so the result is also very positive.
"How about it? Have you heard of Fairy Tail?" Kira thought this was quite interesting and decided to play with it for a while.
Rufus' face flushed red, and he didn't even dare to raise his head. How proud he was just now, how ashamed he was now: "I... I heard that..."
"Is it still pleasing to your eyes?"
Kira's smile became even warmer, and his words were full of care, but this made Rufus even more panicked.
"But...okay..." The blond kid stammered, then felt it was too rude, and quickly raised his head to change his words, "Ah...I mean, it's my honor to be able to join Fairy Tail!"
"Um……"
Kira put away his smile, his expression became serious again, he nodded calmly and continued drinking his tea.
This action, coupled with the one-minute-long silence that followed, made Rufus gradually feel uneasy, embarrassed and uneasy. It felt like an hour had passed, and his mind was in a mess.
'Did I answer something wrong just now? Did I act too arrogant and upset Mr. Kira? That's right, he has seen all kinds of geniuses, how could he be interested in my magic? The magic teacher said before that if the elemental modeling is not refined, it will not go far! He must have noticed this, so he hesitated! What should I do? '
'The three kids next to me looked at me with a strange look in their eyes from the beginning. The black-haired one was sneering, he must be laughing at my performance just now, I was so ashamed; the tall one had a calm expression, completely ignoring me, he must have seen many people like me... no, geniuses who are more talented than me; the last little girl directly covered her eyes, she must not want to look at me at all...'
Rufus felt sweat on his palms, forehead and nose lips. "It's over. Mr. Kira frowned. My performance must have disappointed him! I was so stupid. Because of that useless pride, I lost a chance to enter Fairy Tail! I regret it so much! I regret it so much now!"
Kira said calmly: "Little magician..."
Rufus immediately shouted, "Yes!! Just call me Rufus, Mr. Kira, do you have any questions?"
"I don't have any questions. Do you have any questions?"
"Yeah? Me? Is there something wrong with me...?"
Rufus was stunned by Kira's question. Aren't you interviewing me now? Aren't you testing whether I can join Fairy Tail? Why are you asking me questions?
After thinking for a long time without being able to figure out the logic, Rufus could only answer: "No... I have no problem..."
Kira nodded and said, "Okay, let's stop here today! Rufus, we have something else to do, so we'll leave first. If you are interested, you can come to Magnolia, the scenery there is pretty good!"
Rufus replied stiffly, "Uh...ok...ok!"
"What does this mean, Kira-san? Did you agree or not?"
At this moment, he vaguely heard Kira, who had already walked away, complaining: "This black tea is really awful!"
Rufus' eyes dimmed, his face darkened, and he felt his heart sink. The sky outside had turned gloomy, the tea in his hand was tasteless, and he felt out of tune with the noise around him...
On the other hand, Kira, who left, did not have this psychological burden, because he was completely unaware of Rufus' inner thoughts.
In his opinion, Rufus had not yet learned the memory shaping magic. If he took him back to the guild now, it would be tantamount to interfering with his destiny, and he might not be able to learn the strongest shaping magic. As for the reason he left for something, he wanted to find Demisol's reception, as it would be dark if he didn't hurry. As for the last sentence, it was simply because he felt that the black tea didn't taste good.
"What's wrong with this store? Such a great location, such nice decoration, such expensive prices, but they make such awful black tea? Bad review!"
Little Red Riding Hood Akas echoed, "I think it tastes bad too, not as good as my juice!"
As she spoke, she naturally took out the juice from her waist and took a sip, using it as a mouthful to rinse her mouth.
Kuwan next to him said, "Teacher Kira, I thought you really wanted to take him back to the guild?"
Kira glanced at him and said, "I do hope he joins Fairy Tail. Look, didn't I just say that I could recommend him to join Fairy Tail? And at the end I even invited him to Magnolia, which is almost a clear hint!"
Kuwan suddenly realized: "So that's how it is?"
"Of course!" Kira nodded affirmatively, "I think that kid is quite smart, he must understand what I mean!"
If other people from the guild were here, they might have slapped Kira twice and taught him what "explicit indication" meant. However, these three kids are still too young and don't understand much about this, so they don't think Kira's approach is wrong.
Kuwan was full of admiration: "I see, now I completely understand!"
Ika shouted excitedly, "As expected of you, Boss Kira. With just two simple sentences, you recruited a genius who can rival me for Fairy Tail!"
Akas said proudly: "It seems that what Sister Kana said is not entirely right. Teacher Kira is still very powerful!"
"Of course I'm good!" Kira put his big hand on Little Red Riding Hood's head, "Don't listen to Kana anymore, she's misleading us!"
"Don't say bad things about Sister Kana!"
“Hehehe…”
