Wizard: You can become stronger by living life to the fullest.

Chapter 46: Reunion

A few days later, at the Dusk Crow Ferry.

Rosie stood beside Nicole at the ferry crossing, holding her hand.

After the training period, the apprentices who are able to enter the inner fortress will have a three-month vacation. Rosie plans to take this opportunity to go back to her hometown to treat her younger brother's leg.

Three years have passed since we last met. The child should be six years old and able to remember things by now. Delaying it any longer will not be good for the child's development.

Rosie and Nicole talked about it, and since Nicole also wanted to go home, the two hit it off and planned their trip and bought their return tickets that same day.

"Tell me honestly, what exactly is your relationship?"

"What does it have to do with anything? In the three years we were together, I probably didn't exchange more than ten words with her. You know that."

"Pshaw~ I don't believe it. The way she looked at you that day... there's definitely something wrong with her!"

"I……"

Luo Xi looked like she had a headache.

Sophia also came to the graduation party, and for some reason, she came over to greet Luo Xi and chatted with him for a bit.

The content of the chat was actually nothing special. After all, she had to maintain her goddess image among her fellow apprentices. It was just normal polite conversation, such as asking each other to help each other out in the future.

But for some reason, Nicole seemed to be possessed by the bespectacled boy, and she turned around and wouldn't let go of Rosie, insisting that they must have some special relationship.

God knows how she figured it out. She hadn't done anything yet, she'd only glanced at it a couple of times. If she had actually done something that day...

"Okay, okay, someone's coming. Shall we change the subject?"

Just then, an elderly man with gray hair walked into the ferry, and Nicole stopped questioning Rosie.

Although she occasionally throws tantrums and acts childish in private, she is very careful about her words and actions when outsiders are present. She hides anything that would make Luo Xi lose face and acts nonchalant no matter how wronged she is.

I'll deal with you later.

Nicole leaned close to Rosie's ear and hummed softly, pinching Rosie's hand hard as she spoke.

"How about tonight?" Luo Xi asked with a lewd grin.

"Hey? Rosie, that old man is staring at you. Is he someone you know?"

"Again? What's this intuition about this time?"

"It's true!" Nicole raised her voice slightly and tugged at his arm forcefully.

Rosie glanced to the side and realized that, just as Nicole had said, the old man next to her seemed to be watching him the whole time.

He couldn't help but turn slightly to secretly peek at the other person's face.

The man looked to be in his sixties. He wasn't wearing a cloak, but rather a long, button-down gown, riding boots, a top hat, and carrying a leather suitcase—the kind of attire one would wear in a human society.

However, his spiritual power was extremely strong, clearly indicating that he was a wizard.

This was the ferry crossing of the Elemental Castle, so it wasn't surprising to see a wizard here. However, Rosie looked at him for a while but didn't recognize him, which made her puzzled.

"Rosie, he's here."

Just as Luo Xi was wondering what was going on, the old man walked towards him.

At this point, Rosie simply stopped pretending and pulled Nicole around.

The old man approached and greeted him with a kind expression: "Long time no see, apprentice Rosie."

You actually know each other?

Luo Xi asked with a puzzled look, "Who are you...?"

The old man said, "Don't you remember me?"

He sighed softly and said, "That's true. My current appearance is indeed very different from my usual one."

He paused for a moment, then introduced himself: "I'm Seno, Seno Blair."

Rosie and Nicole's eyes widened: "Senno the Wizard!"

How could they possibly forget the one who had single-handedly introduced them to the wizarding world? Not to mention that Rosie had just met the wizard Seno not long ago.

Rosie looked Seno up and down, and asked curiously, "What's this?"

At this time, the wizard Seno had gray hair and obvious wrinkles on his face, and looked to be at least sixty years old.

It should be noted that a formal wizard's physical appearance is closely related to that of an apprentice when they advance in rank, and it does not easily change after advancement. The fact that the wizard Seno suddenly aged twenty years is clearly a problem.

really.

Upon hearing Rosie's question, Wizard Seno sighed and said sadly, "I failed to advance to the next stage not long ago, and the backlash from my mental energy damaged my mental sea of ​​consciousness."

Luo Xi was taken aback.

Nicole's hand trembled as she held Rosie's.

Mental backlash is perhaps the most terrifying situation a wizard faces on their path to advancement, especially when it damages their mental sea of ​​consciousness. Not only do years of effort vanish, but it also inflicts indelible damage on the body, just like the wizard Seno before us, who is aging at an accelerated pace.

Every step of the wizarding path is fraught with danger, and the further one goes, the more perilous it becomes; a single misstep can lead to utter destruction.

Nicole said sadly, "The Wizard Seno."

Luo Xi didn't know what to say: "I'm sorry."

Wizard Seno shook his head, comforting himself, "It's alright, it's all in the past. It's good this way. I've completely let go of my obsession and no longer need to work day and night for that tiny, non-existent possibility."

Luo Xi felt this wasn't a good topic to discuss, so he changed the subject and asked curiously, "Are you going to the human world to relax?"

Wizards are born from humans, and in a sense, human society is also a special garden for wizards. Some wizards like to relax in the human world when they experience setbacks.

Wizard Seno nodded: "Yes, I plan to go to the human world, but not to relax; I plan to settle down there."

Luo Xi was taken aback and exchanged glances with Nicole.

"After all, there's not much point in me staying in this world now."

The spiritual sea is the core of a wizard's life. Once this area is damaged, the wizard's path is basically cut off. It's not that there are substances that can heal the spiritual sea, but they are extremely rare and far beyond what a wizard of the level of Seno can obtain.

For a moment, neither Rosie nor Nicole dared to speak easily, for fear of saying something wrong again.

However, the wizard Seno seemed very open-minded, and was as cheerful as a kind old man.

He said, "My hometown is in Vilnius, have you heard of it?"

Rosie nodded: "One of the sixteen northern duchies, whose flowers are world-renowned."

Wizard Seno nodded and began to explain happily: "West of Verna is a region called Tulip Territory, which is famous for its tulips. My father was a tulip farmer there."

"I still remember going to the flower nursery with my father to plant seedlings and catch insects. Tulips are delicate flowers, and it's not easy to take care of them."

"Back then, I loved summer the most. Before the flowers that couldn't be sold withered, the adults would make them into flower cakes. You've never tried them, have you? It's a local specialty. They make a cake with more than a dozen kinds of flowers, such as roses and lilies, coated with honey, wrapped in wheat cakes, and baked. Once you've tasted that deliciousness, you'll never forget it."

He gestured as he explained the process of making flower cakes to Luo Xi and the other person in great detail, just like a real flower farmer.

At this moment, Rosie's face showed neither the majesty he had when they first met, nor the anxiety that other wizards often displayed; instead, it was filled with pure enjoyment and indulgence.

The magic and cultivation of the past seemed to have disappeared, as if this was what he had always been pursuing.

"Speaking of which, this all happened more than a hundred years ago." He gazed wistfully at the river that flowed ceaselessly into the distance.

"If I hadn't heard the raven knocking at my window that night, or hadn't followed it into the forest, I might have become a flower farmer, like my father, married a hardworking and capable woman, and supported my family with flowers back home."

Nicole suddenly interjected with a sparkle in her eyes, "Those days must be really nice too, working together with your loved ones to slowly improve life, ordinary yet happy and beautiful."

The wizard Seno was taken aback and turned to look at her.

Nicole stuck out her tongue, then realized how rude she had just been, and quickly said, "I'm sorry, I was being rude."

The wizard Seno shook his head, not scolding her as he had done on the ship before.

He simply shook his head casually: "It's nothing."

He paused, then nodded, a hint of regret on his face: "Yes, when we were young, we raised our families with hard work and dedication. With our families by our side, growing old isn't so unbearable. Even on the day we can no longer get up, we can still stand in front of the fireplace, gazing at the flames and reminiscing about our youth."

"That would be nice too."

Nicole stuck out her tongue, looking at the wizard Seno's gloomy face, and dared not say anything more.

"Ding-a-ling~" Just then, a clear bell sound came from afar, and a small white boat slowly drifted over from the other side of the river.

The wizard Seno said, "Your ship has not yet arrived, but mine has. So, let us part ways here."

"Goodbye."

"Goodbye."

The wizard Seno boarded the small boat and left. Watching the boat gradually disappear into the distance, both Rosie and Nicole couldn't help but feel a little sad.

Nicole's eyes were slightly red as she hugged Rosie tightly, as if she wanted to burrow into his body.

Rosie stroked her hair, her brows furrowing slightly. The wizarding world was cruel; you either kept succeeding and moving forward, or you faded away and disappeared.

Despite it being the vibrant spring season, he seemed to sense a touch of desolation, like that of late autumn when everything withers away.

(End of this chapter)