"Mou.... Hatarakitakunaindesu" Boukensha Nanka Yamete yaru. Imasara, Taiguu wo Kaerukara to Onegai sarete mo Okotowaridesu. Boku wa Zettai Hatarakima…

[BuyVelomobiles]

Also his wish was to get more powerful and he gave up progression the literal opposite of why he was attempting the pact.

He achieved something literally nobody could do, even in principle, no matter how much talent they've got, and no matter how much work they put in. It's like a blacksmith losing the ability to forge anything harder than iron, but gaining the ability to give anything the properties of iron

"Oh my god, your Iron Gambison set was divine! I've never felt so light, yet so protected!"

 

[Al_Azif]

No. You do realize you need a minimum level of intelligence to do things, right? If your IQ is under 83, the Army can't legally take you; because after a century of Intelligence testing, they've determined there's nothing they could possibly have you do that wouldn't be absolutely counterproductive.

I repeat: The Army, the very picture of an ever-growing organization that'll take anyone it possibly can, whose members' only directive is "Shut up, and do what you're told", has decided there are people that are so stupid, they're better off losing out on the manpower.

I don't think anyone just ups and decide to go join the army without making sure they first meet the requirements, do they? You completely missed the point of what I said. I don't even know why you would mention intelligence when we're talking about talent in the first place.

Also "May not be as good as them in the end" is not a line you want to hear about your surgeon before going under.

What do you mean with this and how is that related to being a surgeon after doing possibly years of hard work to become a certified one assuming you don't have a talent for a surgeon.

In the first place, why are you now equating talent to intelligence?

 

[BuyVelomobiles]

I don't think anyone just ups and decide to go join the army without making sure they first meet the requirements, do they?

You don't know if you fit the requirements until you get tested.

I don't even know why you would mention intelligence when we're talking about talent in the first place.

Because they're largely the same thing.

What do you mean with this and how is that related to being a surgeon after doing possibly years of hard work to become a certified one assuming you don't have a talent for a surgeon.

That "surgeon", especially "brain surgeon" is not a profession that's open to the mediocre. You either do it well, or you get sued into oblivion for malpractice. "Might not be as good as" is functionally indistinguishable from "Can't do it at all". And this is just a little aside that I threw in by granting that a moron can be a surgeon (It can't). A medical degree takes a decade to get. And that's for a batch of already relatively smart people. A moron would take much longer, if it's even possible in the first place.

In the first place, why are you now equating talent to intelligence?

Because they're basically the same thing. There are people that are dumb, or otherwise impaired, that show talent for a thing: Idiot Savants. The phenomenon is not common.

 

[recklessribbon]

Thanks for the translation!

 

[Al_Azif]

You don't know if you fit the requirements until you get tested.

Because they're largely the same thing.

That "surgeon", especially "brain surgeon" is not a profession that's open to the mediocre. You either do it well, or you get sued into oblivion for malpractice. "Might not be as good as" is functionally indistinguishable from "Can't do it at all". And this is just a little aside that I threw in by granting that a moron can be a surgeon (It can't). A medical degree takes a decade to get. And that's for a batch of already relatively smart people. A moron would take much longer, if it's even possible in the first place.

Because they're basically the same thing. There are people that are dumb, or otherwise impaired, that show talent for a thing: Idiot Savants. The phenomenon is not common.

You're treating someone without talent as a moron who can never try to improve themselves by working hard and I guess that's where we're never going to agree with. If that's how you view untalented people then we have nothing to discuss.

 

[Mageos]

thank you for the chapter

 

[TNT261]

Yeah so this reasoning really doesn't work. Had it been the MC's natural constitution that he can only use beginner magic then it'd be amazing that he found a hollow to work with that and got creative with his skills. But the fact that he has SO much potential and his literal goal was to impress his master and surpass her, yet he willingly gave that up? What the literal fuck? It's not like he was even tricked. In fact "give up your talent" seemed like a joke, the guide demon didn't expect the MC to say yes to and EVEN THEN he was given the opportunity to back out like twice. Dude just genuinely seemed that was a fair trade? Except not really because immediately after he ran away from home out of shame.

So this is a genuine problem with this Manga, but plot progression, sequence of events, and the overall pacing/organization is kinda trash. It feels like it's trying way harder to be whatever it's trying to be, then it needs to be. Like the events in this chapter just don't match up and make me care less about him as a character. So the MC's parents died and he lived with (maybe (literally didn't even clearly show it)) abusive uncles for like five minutes before living with his elven magic woman master. He had stupid potential but willingly gave it up despite the fact that his ONLY goal in getting a hollow was to live up to his potential and surpass his master/make her proud. Then he ran away feeling ashamed of the thing he willingly did and had multiple opportunities to back out of (like he was not tricked).

This really just puts it all on the MC and exemplifies that he's an absolute moron. Why should I root for an MC like that? At least before I could just say his idiocy was part of the trope. Now I genuinely wish for his downfall.

 

[Pokeroots]

Honestly thinking about it, this killed any hope I had of this actually being interesting and instead of just like lol our MC is as dumb as a box of rocks

 

[Dwarfy2k]

You know I just realised how did his other self allow Aix to do all these mundane things for so long? Surely he'd have been bored or wanting Aix to do something different? This is why I feel like this whole demon thing is a retcon and/or pulled from ass writing.

 

[TestAddress]

This chapter makes him being miserable in the early chapters totally deserved

Regardless of the benefits it seems like he got what he asked for

He gets a fully airconditioned room, a warm bath, a refrigerator, a lamp, and unlimited dopamine.

I sure want that even for a perpetual novice.

EDIT: now I know why he loves slime pillow - this is something outside his power and helluva soft.

 

[TestAddress]

Honestly thinking about it, this kid any hope I had of this actually being interesting and instead of just like lol our MC is as dumb as a box of rocks

Well Ex invented electric wires in the town and the mini fan.

He also built a castle with luca's help.

 

[Zacoras]

Somebody note that this is foreshadowing the hellishly funny drama he will get when his Mamma elf Master find him (he never change his name, he is stupidly famous by weird romours that make him easy to find)

 

[Yuu221]

Alright, I want more Luca scene nowwwwwwwww

 

[Coldlight]

Finally, his backstory.

I was certain I've seen Elise before, but she was not in my notes. I guess I might have mistaken her for another elven mage master of another mage boy in another manga. Thinking about it, yeah. That other MC also ran away from his master but he had black hair, and Aix does not.

That was rude of him to suddenly leave her like that. He even left his jerk of an uncle a note, but this kind woman who saved his life, gave him free shelter, food and knowledge got absolutely nothing. Not even a word of goodbye. It's almost like he just used her to learn better magic for free and then ditched her the moment she stopped being useful to him. From her POV it looks like she stupidly wasted her time training an ingrate of a disciple who suddenly disappeared on her.

Man, that was indeed a huge price to pay. He had exceptional talent as his master saw it, but he threw that away to make a contract and become a sorcerer. He was extremely lucky the hollow who answered gave him something handy., it could've turned out far worse for him. My sympathy for his ordeal in the guild died after seeing this backstory.

 

[MiguelH224]

Jesus Christ this MC is a moron I get that he wanted to impress his master but to give up all of his talent just for that reason is moronic

Very counterproductive

 

[All_Night]

Trade your absolute talent (SSS) tier for another random talent. Do you accept?

Hell the no. We the readers know at this point that buff extension is not possible in this world, but accepting the demerit purely because of sympathy is not intelligent... I suppose he gave up the role of the powerful for the support even if it a level 1 buff with near infinite duration over say a level 40 buff with a 20 minute duration.

 

[ICryWhenIFart]

Idk if its the translation, but the logic of the MC going "I'm going to prove my master was right about my potential by gambling that potential away for the chance of something good" just irritates me

 

[colorlesseatstomboys]

Wow, it's nice to see a mentally challenged MC, really depicts how the world treated him and how he got through! Also how him being dysfunctional led to these scenarios.

 

[lycantant]

You want to surpass your master, and you give your talent? Then how are you going to surpass her? Idiot.

 

[Arin-san]

Wow this chapter really made me mad

His master, who gave him a name, fed him well, asked him to not do one simple thing. He didn't keep her word and did that exact thing. How did he know that there was no way for him to surpass that wall? Did his master tell him or did he come to that conclusion on his own? He chose to take a confirmed risk gamble instead of a gamble where he had a certain chance of success.

Then he proceeds to leave without even leaving a letter for his master, completely stabbing her in the back. Nah this guy deserves the worst.