Lu Xin and Kid's Private Space

The old guard sank deep into his memories, and at last, the profound fear on his face faded.

If he had to describe it, he seemed somewhat comforted by how Lu Xin had changed in those memories.

He listened to Lu Xin as if he understood perfectly, nodding without mentioning any more details about their reunion. Instead, he raised his head to look at Lu Xin and concluded, "In short, I was still a little afraid of you at first. I just didn't dare drive you away. But I kept observing you and discovered that you really seemed to have changed. You became especially mediocre, especially ordinary, while still possessing the kindness of an ordinary person."

"If I had to describe how I feel about you..."

The old guard fell silent for a moment before looking at Lu Xin. "I've seen three different states of you."

"Other Ability users often go from stability to losing control."

"But you went through that process in reverse. You went from the extreme of losing control and gradually became normal..."

"..."

After the old guard finished saying what he wanted to say, the atmosphere in the restaurant fell quiet again.

The warm and hospitable owner of the little restaurant yawned as he waited for them to finish eating. From time to time, he stuck his head out to take a look. Seeing that the tense atmosphere between them had vanished, he nodded in satisfaction and praised the behavior of the three men.

"That's more like it. What can three grown men possibly fail to talk through?"

"..."

"..."

Lu Xin remained silent for a long time, thinking only about what the old guard had said.

Three years had passed from when the First-Generation Researchers took him away to when he met Teacher Lu again.