Another World: The Failed Magician

"Ask whatever you want."

The old man closed the book and sat down in his chair to wait for Karl's questions.

"Who left behind that secret realm within the Frunze Academy?"

The old man paused.

"Roger Kaskovic."

Upon hearing the name, a look of disbelief flashed across Karl's eyes.

Although it was just a fleeting moment, the old man clearly noticed this detail.

Do you think I still need to lie to you?

"I was just a little surprised. I didn't expect it to be a secret realm left behind by this person. I thought that, given your personality, you would have taken it for yourself."

“It’s pointless, because Rogge has already recorded all the magic he knows in books and left it to future generations. He has already gone to such lengths, so what reason do I have to claim his secret realm for myself?”

Carl nodded in agreement.

"So what exactly was left in this secret realm?"

"Rog left a wisp of his soul in the secret realm, and those he approves of can receive his teachings. So, do you regret it now? After all, that was the guidance of the strongest human mage."

After he finished speaking, a hint of mockery appeared in the old man's aged eyes. He hoped to see what he expected from Karl's expression.

But reality disappointed the old man; Karl's expression remained unchanged.

Carl took off the light green bracelet that he always wore on his wrist.

A surge of magic power at the level of a Grand Magister emanated from Karl.

A hint of surprise flashed across the old man's calm face.

"I never expected you to end up like this. It seems I can misjudge people sometimes."

After he finished speaking, the old man sat quietly in the chair.

Karl pulled over the nearest chair and sat down opposite the old man.

"I've already told you what you wanted to ask, and I know the truth about you being an archmage. There's no need to keep making things difficult for an old man like me, is there?"

"What I did before was just my wishful thinking and has nothing to do with why I came to find you."

"Your personality is still as bad as ever."

"Teacher, aren't you still the same as before, pretending to be ignorant even when you know the truth? You probably already guessed why I came to see you, didn't you?"

"Sigh." The old man sighed softly.

"I thought that after all these years, you would have come to understand the cruelty of this continent. It seems that your experience is still insufficient."

"It is precisely because I have come to understand the cruel reality of this continent that I am even more convinced of my beliefs. The Loca Federation must exist. This ideal federation carries the hopes of too many people, and I cannot let it be destroyed before my eyes."

"After all these years, don't you understand? This continent is ruled by strength. The weak, or rather, the weak lives, have no right to live. This has been the case since the beginning of the continent. Yet the Loca Federation attempts to break this rule. How long can such a nation exist?"

"At least this country has been around for 20 years, hasn't it?"

Upon hearing this, the old man's face was full of sarcasm.

"How have you managed to get through these past 20 years? Don't you know? If it weren't for that monster White, this ideal nation would have been stillborn long ago. Now that White is dead, what will you use to fight against the other empires?"

"So you're not going to keep your promise?"

"Does it matter whether I fulfill the agreement now or not? I can simply wait until the Loca Federation is destroyed and then rebuild the Lova Empire."

"Hahaha!" Karl couldn't help but laugh out loud.

“Teacher, I remember that in this prison, we never restricted your magic. With your strength, you have witnessed the development of the Loca Federation over the past few years. Do you think there are still many people who would like to return to the era of the Lova Empire? If you said that on the street, you would probably be beaten up by everyone immediately.”

Faced with Carl's words, the old man wanted to say something, but found himself powerless to refute them.

If he were just an ordinary citizen, he would definitely choose the Loca Federation.

Seeing his teacher fall silent, Karl continued, "You should know how rapidly we've developed over the past 20 years. Why do you think the Silver Dragon Empire is so hostile towards us? It's because we're doing the right thing. They're afraid, which is why they want to destroy us."

"What you are doing will plunge this country into an abyss."

Carl shook his head.

“What we’ve done has never been to push this country into the abyss. It’s to pull this country, which is already deep in the abyss, back up. And what do you think will happen to this country if we really fail? You’re not naive enough to think they’ll allow you to rebuild the Lova Empire on these ruins, are you? If we fail, they’ll just divide this country up. So, teacher, you didn’t really have a choice in the first place.”

After saying that, Carl didn't give the old man a chance to speak again, and turned and walked out of the room.

Just after Karl stepped out of the room, a dark figure appeared behind him.

"Are we really not going to execute him? He is the last emperor of the empire. If he wants to restore the Lova Empire, it will undoubtedly cause us a lot of trouble. Moreover, from your conversation just now, I can't tell at all that he is on our side."

“I understand him. His former dignity as an emperor makes it impossible for him to accept that the nation built by the ants he despised could achieve, or even surpass, all the accomplishments of the empire in just 20 years. This is unacceptable to him. That's why he said those things to attack me. But at the same time, he also deeply loves this land. Believe me, he will keep his promise when the time comes.”

"I hope your judgment is correct."

After saying that, the black figure disappeared back into Karl's shadow.

……

A month later.

The sky was pitch black, thick with dark clouds. Raindrops fell rapidly from the sky, washing over the tombstone in front of them.

Lu Xuan sat cross-legged in front of the tombstone, letting the rain fall on him.

Two bottles of fire dragon tongue were placed in front of him, one in front of the tombstone and the other at his feet.

"I know you like to drink from the whole bottle, so I didn't bring you a cup. Just make do with this."

As he spoke, he picked up the Fire Dragon Tongue in front of him, raised it towards the tombstone, and then took a big gulp.

A burning, painful sensation filled Lu Xuan's throat. He liked this feeling, because only in this way could he clearly feel that he was still alive.

Then, he slowly got up, picked up the bottle of Fire Dragon Tongue that was placed in front of the tombstone, and poured the wine in the bottle onto the tombstone.

The council had originally planned to hold a state funeral for Dean White. However, in his suicide note, White refused to have a state funeral for himself. He considered himself just one of the many citizens of the Loca Federation, and his final wish was to be with his former comrades.

Finally, Dean White was buried in the Martyrs' Cemetery in the town of Carlos.

On that day, almost everyone in the entire town of Carlos came to see Dean White off.

Lu Xuan waited until everyone had left before coming alone to Dean White's tombstone.

Just as Lu Xuan finished doing all this, a pure white figure appeared behind him.

Lu Xuan turned around and saw Li Mengyu.

The girl looked at him with eyes full of worry.

Li Mengyu naturally walked to Lu Xuan's side and sat down cross-legged just like him. She sat quietly beside Lu Xuan like that.

The two sat quietly in front of White's tombstone.

Until a faint ray of light emanated from the dim sky.

Lu Xuan turned to look at his side. Li Mengyu also turned to look at him at that moment. Their pupils reflected each other's images.

Lu Xuan was the first to stand up.

"Let's go."

Li Mengyu also slowly got up and followed behind Lu Xuan.

The two had just stepped out of the cemetery when the sun slowly rose.

Bathed in the glow of the early morning sun, the two walked to a huge train station.

Then, a huge magically powered train appeared before the two of them.

Although Li Mengyu had lived in the town of Carlos for two years, this was the first time she had ever seen something like this.

She hid behind Lu Xuan, somewhat frightened.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan revealed a faint smile.

"You're already a Martial King, so why are you still so timid?"

But just as he finished speaking, Lu Xuan suddenly felt a pain in his waist.

Lu Xuan turned around and looked at his waist.

Then I saw Li Mengyu withdraw her little hand that she had been pinching herself.

After sensing Lu Xuan's gaze, she turned her head to look elsewhere, pretending nothing had happened.

Why did you pinch me?

"What are you talking about? What do you mean I pinched you? I haven't done anything from now until now."

Li Mengyu continued to play dumb.

"Since you haven't done anything, why won't you look me in the eye?"

"Leave me alone."

"When did you become so violent?" Lu Xuan asked jokingly.

"Hmph! (??v?v??) Who told you to make fun of me first?"

"So you admit that you were the one who pinched me just now, right?"

After realizing she had been exposed, Li Mengyu turned her head to the side, pretending she hadn't heard anything.

But after Li Mengyu did that, Lu Xuan could feel that the initially suppressed feelings in his heart had been relieved quite a bit.

Looking at Li Mengyu, who was pretending not to recognize him, Lu Xuan didn't even notice that the corners of his mouth were gradually turning up.

Lu Xuan did not dwell on the matter further.

"Let's go, or the car doors will close."

With that, he walked toward the Magic Power Train.

Li Mengyu had no choice but to follow behind him, cautiously observing the enormous magical train in front of her.

After Lu Xuan showed them their tickets, he quickly found their seats by the window.

At Lu Xuan's prompting, Li Mengyu had no choice but to obediently sit in her seat.

However, a hint of worry lingered in his eyes.

"Meow!"

After the two sat down, a clear cat-like meow came from Li Mengyu's chest.

Upon hearing the sound, Lu Xuan looked over in confusion.

A fluffy little head peeked out from Li Mengyu's chest.

Lu Xuan looked over in that direction.

It turned out to be the little tabby cat from the college.

For some reason, Li Mengyu actually brought this little guy along.

After seeing Lu Xuan, the little guy let out two clear meows.

He quickly broke free from Li Mengyu's embrace.

With a nimble leap, she appeared on Lu Xuan's lap.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan reached out and gently stroked the kitten.

"Meow meow."

The kitten also let out two happy meows.

Then, as if it understood human nature, the little guy looked at Li Mengyu's barren chest and barked twice more.

Lu Xuan was surprised to hear a hint of grievance in the meow of a kitten.

Lu Xuan glanced at Li Mengyu.

I noticed that the girl's cheeks were slightly flushed.

Li Mengyu seemed to sense the grievance in the kitten's meows.

"Shut up, don't say a word." After feeling Lu Xuan's gaze, Li Mengyu spoke first with a fierce tone.

Although Lu Xuan saw this as nothing more than acting cute, seeing the sword sheath that had appeared in the girl's hand without her noticing, he obediently kept his mouth shut.

She gently stroked the kitten on her lap, as if comforting the little guy.

Although Lu Xuan didn't say anything, Li Mengyu looked at the person and the cat in front of her and felt an unnamed anger burning in her heart.

Where are we going now?

"You don't know?" Lu Xuan's tone was full of doubt.

"How would I know if you didn't tell me?" Li Mengyu asked matter-of-factly.

"You came with me without knowing anything. Aren't you afraid I'll sell you out?"

"you dare."

After saying that, Li Mengyu held the scabbard in her hand and shook it.

He has a "fierce yet cute" look on his face.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan also pretended to be scared.

Li Mengyu nodded in satisfaction after seeing it.

"Our destination is Enlosk, the capital of the Loka Federation, which was once the city of magic."

Upon hearing this, Li Mengyu obediently sat still, just like a primary school student listening attentively in class.

Because she knew that Lu Xuan could always talk a lot about history, and she also loved listening to such things.

"Enlosk was once the headquarters of the Mage's Guild, but after the Great Revolution, the Mage's Guild was moved away from Enlosk. This was because the Mage's Guild believed that mages were the greatest beings on the continent, and given the already small number of mages, mages enjoyed considerable privileges in almost every country on the continent. However, this contradicted the principles established by the Loca Federation at its inception. Therefore, after the success of the Great Revolution, the Loca Federation expelled the Mage's Guild and established its own independent Mage's Guild, separate from the rest of the continent."

"But the Mage Guild has always regarded Enlosk as its holy city, and they dared not act when the Dean was alive. But now that the Dean is gone, they will definitely take action."

"So Karl sent us to Enlosk to be wary of those people from the Continental Mage Association."