Another World: The Failed Magician

Lu Xuan and Li Mengyu were walking side by side on a path, the afterglow of the setting sun stretching their shadows longer and longer.

At this moment, Li Mengyu spoke up: "Speaking of which, Mr. Lu and I have known each other for a while now, but I know nothing about your past."

Lu Xuan replied, "They're all just boring things."

"But I just want to know (?￣▽￣)?" Li Mengyu asked in a coquettish tone.

Lu Xuan was at a loss for words looking at Li Mengyu like this. He couldn't help but think to himself...

Ever since their conversation that night, Li Mengyu has acted as if she's completely let loose in his presence. She'll occasionally say something surprising or strange. The current situation is still relatively normal.

Seeing that Lu Xuan did not reply, Li Mengyu pouted and said, "Mr. Lu Xuan is so cunning! <(｀^′)＞!"

"Why do you say that?" Lu Xuan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Mr. Lu Xuan, you privately asked Uncle Zhang Yu about my past, didn't you? You clearly know about my past, but I don't know about yours. That's not fair! (??v?v??)"

Seeing the girl in front of him pretending to be angry, Lu Xuan couldn't help but smile.

"Mr. Lu Xuan! Not only did you not talk to me, you even laughed at me! (*≧m≦*)"

"No, how could that be?" Lu Xuan replied with a smile.

Looking at the smile on Lu Xuan's face, Li Mengyu couldn't help but feel happy for him. Li Mengyu could tell that Lu Xuan's smile was genuine, not the fake smile he had when they first met.

"I just remembered something happy," Lu Xuan replied.

"What's the good news! Tell me quickly, I want to hear it too. (????-)?" Li Mengyu asked curiously.

“A friend of mine in the Loca Federation, his wife is about to give birth, and I am genuinely happy for him.”

"Is that so! That's certainly something to be happy about! Mr. Lu, if we go to the Loca Federation, will we have a chance to see the baby? ψ(｀?′)ψ!"

Seeing Li Mengyu's happy expression, Lu Xuan's smile widened even more.

“Mr. Lu Xuan! Were you just making fun of me? (??v?v??)” Li Mengyu noticed the smile on Lu Xuan’s face and immediately realized that something was wrong.

"No, how could that be?" Lu Xuan said, quickening his pace to walk ahead of Li Mengyu, not wanting her to see his suppressed laughter.

“It’s definitely there! ＜(｀^′)＞” Li Mengyu quickly caught up and walked up to Lu Xuan.

“Mr. Lu Xuan, look me in the eyes and say that you are not making fun of me.”

Lu Xuan turned his head to the side and said, "I definitely didn't laugh at you." He couldn't help but laugh twice after saying that.

Li Mengyu pouted angrily and stared at Lu Xuan.

Feeling a little embarrassed by the constant stares, Lu Xuan finally spoke up, "I'm sorry, I just couldn't help myself."

"Hmph!" Li Mengyu pouted and walked ahead angrily.

Lu Xuan could only follow silently behind.

After a long while, Li Mengyu finally spoke, "Mr. Lu, if you tell me about your past, we can make up, and I won't be angry anymore."

"It's okay, I'm fine. Actually, you look quite cute when you're angry," Lu Xuan muttered softly.

"Mr. Lu Xuan, what did you just say?" Li Mengyu asked with an unfriendly expression.

"No, you misheard me, I didn't say anything."

Li Mengyu pouted again, her eyes fixed intently on Lu Xuan.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan said helplessly, "Fine, you just want to know about my past, right? I promise you, I'll tell you."

"real!?( ?'?'?)? "

"real."

After receiving Lu Xuan's affirmative reply, Li Mengyu slowed down and walked alongside him, looking at him with excitement.

Lu Xuan glanced at the girl beside him and slowly began to recount his past.

“I am actually an orphan, and I still don’t know who my parents are.”

"I'm sorry m(_ _)m," Li Mengyu said apologetically.

"It's okay, I've actually stopped caring a long time ago."

Lu Xuan continued, "As far back as I can remember, I've lived in an orphanage called Katu in the Silver Dragon Empire."

"At first I thought it was just an ordinary orphanage, until later I learned that it was an institution specially set up by the Silver Dragon Empire."

"Kartu specifically collects orphans from various countries on this continent and brings them together for brutal training. Orphans without talent will be abandoned by them."

"Those with average talent will undergo even more brutal training and be sent back to their original countries as spies."

"As for those talented orphans, they will be kept in the Silver Dragon Empire for training."

"I was one of the lucky ones. I showed great magical talent when I was six years old, so I wasn't sent to other countries as a spy."

"As time went by, my strength progressed rapidly. In just eight years, I reached the peak of the advanced mage level, and even had the opportunity to break through to the level of archmage at the age of 14."

"But at that moment, I encountered a terrifying opponent, whose magic, which I was so proud of, was utterly insignificant."

"After that, my strength began to decline visibly. The magic that I used to be able to use at will was now unusable."

"If nothing unexpected happens, I will probably be abandoned or sent to another country to work as a spy, like other children."

"But coincidentally, at this time, I was very lucky and met Dean White, who was leading the Loca Federation delegation to visit the Silver Dragon Empire."

"I don't know why, but he chose me. He wanted me to be his student."

“But I couldn’t use magic anymore, so I refused him. I didn’t want to cause trouble for others.”

"But to my surprise, Dean White not only did not give up, but also took me away from the Silver Dragon Empire after negotiations."

"Then we lived together for four years. During those four years, Dean White tried various methods to treat me, but none of them were very effective."

"It's somewhat ironic that now I can only use water magic, which I was least proficient in before. I can't use the other magic that I used to be so proud of."

After finishing speaking, Lu Xuan sighed and said, "It's a very boring story, isn't it?"

Just then, Lu Xuan smelled a faint, pleasant fragrance.

Li Mengyu gently hugged Lu Xuan and slowly stroked his forehead with her slender hands, saying in a very gentle tone, "Mr. Lu is already very amazing!"

Lu Xuan stood there, basking in the warmth the girl gave him, and tears welled up in his eyes.