The Daily Life Of A Cyberpunk Magician
Chapter 214 - 163 Magic: Spirit Monster

Chapter 214: Chapter 163 Magic: Spirit Monster

"Next, to enhance the randomness of this magic act, let us randomly pick a number between one and ten..." Inside a coffee shop, Su Xiaoou was performing her magic to a lucky audience member.

Behind that table, Jiang Shu, using the camera angle of a small tripod, watched Su Xiaoou’s performance, and although only half finished, he had already grasped the gist.

It was a card trick involving spirit magic, which by the effect seemed like a basic version of ACAAN, but the principle was not card control or psychological knowledge, but a mathematical principle.

Strictly speaking, it was a strong selection, the audience’s choice would in the end be guided by the script and mathematical principle to the same answer, which naturally was the one she had prepared in advance.

Su Xiaoou soon finished her performance, smiling and waving her hands, slowly fading from their line of sight amongst the astonished gasps of the audience.

"Su Xiaoou, over here." Jiang Shu waved at her from a distance. Seeing Su Xiaoou staring blankly, he removed his large sunglasses that covered half of his face, revealing a face not meant for the light.

In Lonely City’s Seventh District, he was widely known, so necessary disguise was needed; he didn’t want to go through that rigmarole again...

Although Su Xiaoou was also well-known, she wasn’t particularly eye-catching, even if recognized there wouldn’t be much commotion.

"Teacher, were you here just now?" Su Xiaoou looked around to confirm no one was paying attention to her before sitting opposite Jiang Shu. She asked excitedly, "How was it, how was it, was my performance okay just now?"

"Who taught you the use of that number?" Jiang Shu asked, under the impression that Su Xiaoou hadn’t learned such sophisticated mathematics.

The application of that mathematical principle was very ingenious; if he weren’t a magician himself, he probably would have had a hard time grasping the intricacy.

"Teacher Kirie taught me," Su Xiaoou said, struggling to find the right terms, then continued, "Interesting... stuff when she was teaching mathematics."

"I see," Jiang Shu nodded. He looked at Su Xiaoou, sighed, and shook his head, "If I’m not mistaken, Kirie’s magic skill might have already surpassed yours."

"What? Impossible!" Su Xiaoou’s eyes widened in disbelief, "She clearly doesn’t know any techniques!"

"Technique is never the essence of magic. What I mean by ’magic skill’ is her ability to create magic, or rather, her understanding of magic," Jiang Shu said with a smile, "Don’t worry, it’s normal. After all, she often discussed magic with me before, so it’s normal for her to have learned a bit."

"So..." Su Xiaoou paused, her face showing defiance, "then what I learned is just the surface of the surface?! That can’t be true!"

"Not necessarily," Jiang Shu tapped her head, "Your performance just now was not bad, but you made a very critical mistake."

"What mistake?" Su Xiaoou recalled the performance, but she felt everything went smoothly, without any issues.

"In magic, you should never use the word ’randomness’," Jiang Shu said seriously, "It’s a very risky and critical word, and this time it’s because you didn’t encounter someone who would challenge you on it."

He paused, then continued, "What were your exact words? ’To increase the magic’s randomness,’ then why choose a number only between one and ten? Wouldn’t selecting from one to a hundred or even a thousand be better? Never mention anything about increasing randomness. You should be very aware that what you call randomness is just illusory, and you cannot allow the audience to question it."

"And the term ’randomness’ can easily trigger the audience’s interest in nitpicking," he continued, "It would be better to replace it with ’entertainment value’."

Su Xiaoou nodded repeatedly like a pecking chicken, apparently taking note.

This kind of seemingly abstract detail was also part of Jiang Shu’s own experience; the trouble caused by the term ’randomness’ he had encountered was not rare until he found a replacement—"entertainment value."

"Such details, as long as you perform more, you’ll be able to discover them yourself," Jiang Shu said, "Try to perform as much as possible, but..."

After some thought, he simply explained to Su Xiaoou the Saston’s three principles that were very popular online in his previous life...

Now it’s the Jiang Shu’s three principles.

"1. Never reveal the content of the upcoming magic performance beforehand.

2. Don’t perform the same magic twice to the same audience in the same place and time.

3. After the magic performance, never reveal the secret to the audience."

"Really?" Su Xiaoou blinked, puzzled, "But you’ve explained it to Kirie before! Before she started making props for you."

"..." Jiang Shu’s expression turned serious, "These are the rules I established, so they don’t apply to me; just follow them obediently."

"Tch," Su Xiaoou frowned, making a mental note.

But at this moment, thinking of this so-called Saston’s three principles of magicians, Jiang Shu felt amused.

This wasn’t something Saston came up with at all, it was summarized by a Japanese magician in memory of Saston, with many people simply following the trend.

It was mostly circulated within Hua Country, and to say that magicians and enthusiasts must adhere to them was baseless.

But to be fair, these three principles were indeed quite useful.

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