Elemental Light Mage

"And the last time I saw that teacher was..."

"Is it Xi Yeming?"

Tianyun nodded and confirmed Kabek's answer.

"What's the truth?"

"That's not important anymore," Tian Yun shook her head. "What's more important is whether the victims of the accident can get out of the shadows."

Their eyes fell on Xi Yeming and Ai Li again.

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"Brother Ye Ming, where have you been? I didn't know until I finally entered Kilgore Academy that you left the junction of worlds."

Ai Li never thought that one day he would see Xi Yeming, the president he most admired and respected.

"Brother Ye Ming, what's wrong with your hair and eyes? Why do they look a little white and silvery? And why do you cover your eyes with black cloth?"

Xi Yeming lowered his head slightly. He was not in a hurry to explain his situation to Airi, nor was he tired of these questions.

"Ellie, I came back to see how you are doing?"

The young man realized something immediately after hearing this answer.

"Brother Ye Ming, didn't you come back to revive the drama club?"

Ai Li was about to cry. He originally thought that Xi Yeming came back to revitalize the drama club, but Ai Li didn't feel that Xi Yeming had that meaning in his words.

"Ellie, some things cannot be reconciled. The end is the end."

Eli cried: "But without you, without our drama club, I can't do anything, and I can't do anything well!"

"No, Eli, no one needs to rely on others to live, and neither do you."

"But only you can discover my potential and usefulness. I don't know anything and can't do anything well. Since my mother is gone, I feel like I have been abandoned by the world."

Xi Yeming put his hands on Ai Li's shoulders and said: "Ai Li, your mother is a great person. She sacrificed her life for the safety of her students, so there is no need to be sad about it. The survivors of that year will remember your mother for the rest of their lives. ”

Eli sobbed: "But I don't have a mother anymore. I don't even have you now. I don't know what else I can do..."

"How is that possible, Airi," Xi Yeming smiled, but that smile contained bitterness and tenderness, "You can still live, taking your mother's sake with you."

Ai Li was speechless, not knowing whether it was because he had cried enough or because he wanted to listen to Xi Yeming's words.

"Your mother has almost handed over the rest of her life to you. You are your mother's entire life, so you should live well and not let your mother down."

"I……"

Airy hesitated to speak. His own experience prevented him from cheering up in time. He could only endure the reality and even grovel.

Seemingly sensing Ai Li's emotions, Xi Yeming had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Ai Li, it's time to explain something to you."

Ai Li looked at Xi Yeming curiously, wondering what Xi Yeming was going to say.

"Actually, I invited you to join the drama club..."

Ai Li's eyes were a little expectant and nervous, and he gritted his teeth to guess what Xi Yeming would say.

"I didn't choose you because of my discerning eyes. I just did this because I lacked people to register the club information."

"Eh?"

The dumbfounded Ai Li stayed in his seat in surprise. He couldn't imagine that Xi Yeming would say such a thing.

"Brother Ye Ming, did I do something wrong? Why are you slandering me like this?"

All along, Eli thought that he was special, a gem polished by Xi Yeming.

Now Xi Yeming has given up this idea.

"I'm not slandering you," Xi Yeming sighed helplessly, "I'm just stating the facts."

"Larabia because I took a fancy to her spark magic, Daishan because I took a fancy to her ability to make performance props, Baicai because she can sing well and need her to sing songs, and Kazun and Leo because of the two of them. You have some acting talent, and the others are more or less special, but you are the only one..."

"The tasks assigned to you can be assigned to anyone. No one can't do the chores, let alone who would easily choose a child who is only about ten years old?"

Ai Li's lips trembled a little, "You mean, I was chosen entirely..."

"It's just that you were lucky enough to be chosen by me. There are no special circumstances. Compared to others, you look too normal."

"I'm just lucky...?"

Eli's head became a little dizzy for a moment, and he held his head to try not to fall down.

Seeing his look, Xi Yeming couldn't bear to continue talking, but after thinking about it, he decided that it would be better to finish.

"It turns out...it turns out that I am useless to begin with——!"

Eli hugged his head and cried. He couldn't believe that he would hear such words one day. At the age of thirteen, he was heartbroken by the truth.

"Ahhhhhhhh why! What is the use of my life!"

Ai Li cried while beating his head on the ground. The self-esteem and hope he had accumulated so far were shattered by Xi Yeming's words.

"I'm sorry for my dead mother, and I'm sorry for my father at the junction of the worlds. I'm just useless!"

"Do not……"

Xi Yeming inserted one word into Ai Li's cry.

Ai Li opened his tearful eyes and handed a tissue in front of him.

Looking up, Xi Yeming half-crouched on the ground, seeming to be staring at himself through gauze.

Xi Yeming wiped away the tears and snot on Ai Li's face and neck with a tissue.

"That's not true, Ally."

"Have you forgotten, that time during the Lion Court Tour?" Xi Yeming's words brought back the memories of the two of them. "You used shuriken magic to deliver props to everyone on stage in time, which made the performance perfect. "

"And that time when you performed for the city lord, you used shuriken magic to connect the wires and restore the lighting system that was deliberately damaged by others."

"You keep walking through the streets and alleys using your shuriken magic to distribute flyers for our performances, thereby attracting everyone's attention and attracting more viewers."

Hearing Xi Yeming tell his past deeds word for word, Ai Li's face was filled with surprise and shyness.

"Brother Ye Ming, it turns out you still remember everything."

"Of course I remember, these things have nothing to do with me, they have to do with you."

"I did not enlighten you, nor did I order you, nor did I lend you my wisdom out of thin air. It was all your own efforts and attempts that achieved the results."

"These are your own results, and they are only your performance."

"I'm lucky that I was the one who picked you, and not that Eli Hindiqi who is worrying about everyone behind the scenes and trying his best to contribute to the collective."

"No one in this world is worthless, and no one is perfect. Gods will be tripped up, and even those who are as powerful as the Holy Sword User will fail."