Wizard's Journey

Chapter 537 Life is Coming to an End

Vivian had a clear feeling that her life was coming to an end.

This was a feeling of weakness emanating from the soul, accompanied by a visible aging of the body day by day. Vivian could already smell the approach of death.

Perhaps in less than a year, I will die...

With a creak, the door was pushed open, and the children from the orphanage returned from the Knight Academy. There were thirty-seven children of varying ages, four of whom were already sixteen years old. Today would be their last day at the orphanage after graduating from the Knight Academy.

Smelling the aroma of food, the children swarmed over like starving ghosts.

"Grandma Vivian, what are we having for dinner today? It smells delicious!"

"Grandma Vivian, Brother Mu Yi has been granted a private audience with the City Lord!"

A group of growing children surrounded Vivian, watching the kind old lady chattering away.

Over the years, since Green established this public institution for orphans, Vivian has lived here with the children, witnessing their growth day by day and feeling herself growing older day by day.

Perhaps this is to make up for a slight regret in my heart?

Before becoming a wizard apprentice, Vivian did not encounter too many hardships and setbacks. After arriving at the Black Tower Wizarding Academy safely, she completed the invention of the Permafrost Crystal Ball with her outstanding wisdom, which made Peranos see the shadow of Grin and take her as his disciple.

Driven by her unwavering commitment to the path of wizardry, Vivian has never experienced a true romance or real love, because one of the countless teachings of wizards is about the mistakes wizard apprentices make in love.

Especially the secret recounting by Master Peranos about the ill-fated love affair during Grimm's wizarding apprenticeship...

Love between wizard apprentices can be amplified a hundredfold or a thousandfold by the pain of separation by death between the lovers once one of them advances to become a full wizard while the other remains a wizard apprentice!

The transformation between a wizard and a wizard's apprentice is a qualitative change in life, much like the fleeting beauty of a summer insect in people's eyes.

That's why Vivian rejected all the wonderful things that might have happened, persisting on the lonely path of a wizard, step by step.

Now, Vivian's eyes were unknowingly moist.

Without pain, there is no joy. Because of the fear of the pain of life's transformation and the separation of life and death, we reject beauty, only to find that we have not completed the so-called transformation of life in the end. When we look back silently, we find that we have not even left many memories in our life journey.

I have spent my whole life following in the footsteps of those who came before me, never living a life of my own, and forever remaining just a memory of others!

If only I could have another chance at life... how wonderful that would be!

"Grandma Vivian, what's wrong?"

Mu Yi, whose heart was also in turmoil, noticed Vivian's unusual behavior while holding the food that Vivian had personally brought her, and asked her in confusion.

Today's Knight assessment is over, which means that Mu Yi has come of age.

According to the orphanage's rules, this means that Mu Yi has to leave.

Startled from her reverie, Vivian shook her head and chuckled, "It's nothing, it's just that you get more easily distracted as you get older. Hehe, my little genius, how was today's assessment? I heard the city lord received you in private?"

"Um."

After nodding, Mu Yi wanted to say something, but didn't know how to start the conversation.

"What's wrong? Are you reluctant to leave? Or does the city lord not value you, a legendary knight, enough?"

Vivian scooped a large spoonful of food into Mu Yi's rice bowl. Over the years, Vivian had watched this little guy grow from a withdrawn orphan after his parents died into the legendary knight who was now the focus of everyone's attention.

Every child in the orphanage seemed like Vivian's own child.

"Eat more, or it will be difficult for you to come in and eat my cooking again in the future."

Vivian said with a smile.

After finishing his food in a few bites, Mu Yi glanced at the other three absent-minded graduating knights and sighed.

"It's truly hard to leave here. Since Lord Green came here, everyone has witnessed the changes in Mothfrog City and he has earned the respect of everyone here. The Lord has even established this orphanage, something that has never happened in other cities before. For us, this is our home."

After a pause, Mu Yi continued, "The City Lord gave me two choices, Grandma Vivian, what do you think I should choose?"

Vivian looked at Mu Yidao: "Oh? Which two choices?"

"The first is to grant me the position of knight commander and noble status, without any conditions. The second is to make me the lord's attendant for forty years, after which I will be given a powerful opportunity to truly understand the wizarding world."

Mu Yi stared intently at Vivian, hoping to glean some clues from this respected old woman who seemed like family.

Vivian smiled and patted Mu Yi's hair.

"Child, you know Lord Green's official wizard status, and you know my status as a wizard apprentice, but do you know my relationship with Lord Green? Do you know Lord Green's achievements and status in the wizarding world?"

Mu Yi shook his head, looking completely lost.

Vivian said with a kind and gentle expression, "Lord Green is a true genius wizard, my senior brother. We share the same mentor, but his achievements are something I need to look up to for a lifetime! He is a great demon hunter wizard who has received the First Class Medal of Honor. I don't know his specific achievements, but to put it metaphorically, the number of alien creatures that have died because of his influence is probably more than the entire population of Mothfrog City combined!"

After thinking for a moment, Vivian shook her head again and said, "No, it has to be a hundred times more!"

Mu opened his mouth wide, speechless.

As Vivian served food to the other children, she said, "Now do you know how to choose? Cherish this hard-won opportunity."

"Um!"

Mu Yi nodded.

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Green was fully aware that Vivian's life was coming to an end.

He paced back and forth in the room, seemingly hesitant, conflicted, and troubled about something.

The reason why Vivian did not advance to become a formal wizard may be largely due to Vivian's own problems. Vivian was also well aware of this, but the "poisoning" he had done to Vivian made Green feel extremely guilty and remorseful.

Who could know that Vivian's failure to become a formal wizard wasn't due to her own "poisoning" her back then?

Suddenly, Green stopped in his tracks, took a deep breath, and gritted his teeth, saying, "I have no choice but to try!"

On one hand, it was out of guilt for his past mistakes; on the other hand, it was out of affection for this junior teammate; and more importantly, Green didn't want the tragedy of life and death separation like that of Raffi to repeat itself...

Green decided to give it a try, following the plan he had secretly conceived over the years.

Perhaps there really is a chance to help Vivian advance to become a full-fledged wizard?

The current Green is different from the one before, because Green has met a true spirit wizard who can break the rules of balance!

(End of this chapter)