Tianlan Magic High School

The gates of Tianlan Magic High School were already packed. Students and parents streamed in and out.

"Bro! Bro! Over here!"

In the crowd, Mo Fan waved and shouted.

"What are you yelling for?"

Mo Xie rode up beside Mo Fan and gave him a smack on the head.

Mo Fan rubbed his head and complained, sounding a little aggrieved.

"We're almost late! Bro, what took you so long?"

"Something happened on the way and held me up."

"Brother Xie, Brother Fan, let's get inside before we really are late."

Zhang Xiaohou checked the time and urged them on.

"All right, go ahead. I'll put my bike in the shed first."

After parking his bike, Mo Xie walked down the main avenue of Tianlan Magic High School with the other two.

Excited smiles lit the faces of the students passing by. Starting today, they were officially mages!

Tianlan Magic High School's uniforms differed from those of ordinary high schools. The boys wore blue and white, while the girls wore red and white.

The boys' uniforms were essentially tracksuits, but the girls' uniforms caught the eye.

The girls wore the same athletic tops as the boys, paired with white pleated skirts. School-issued knee-high or ankle socks left their pale, slender legs on display, and some girls even wore tights. The sight set the boys' hearts racing.

The girls walked arm in arm along the paths, laughing and chatting, a lovely sight to behold.

Notably, classes at Tianlan Magic High School ended for the week on Friday, giving students two days off. At ordinary high schools outside, students could only go home on Saturday.

Besides studying theory, mages needed long hours of cultivation, which called for a quiet environment.

"Magic high school uniforms really are different. The girls look so much better too."

Mo Fan kept eyeing the girls around him, paying particular attention to their legs.

"Brother Fan, stop staring. You're about to start drooling."

Zhang Xiaohou watched him and offered a helpless reminder.

Mo Xie sighed and smacked his embarrassing younger brother on the head again.

"Come on. Let's see which class we're in. Mu Bai and Zhao Kunsan are probably already there."

A noticeboard covered in class lists stood nearby, with students crowding around to find their names.

"Brother Xie, Brother Fan, wait here. I'll check our class and be right back."

Zhang Xiaohou volunteered and charged forward, vanishing into the crowd a moment later.

"High school classes, huh? I wonder if you're still here..."

Mo Fan murmured as he gazed at the noticeboard, lost in some memory.

He lowered his head, then raised it again, resolve filling his eyes.

"Bro, I'm going to take a look too!"

After calling out to Mo Xie, he followed Zhang Xiaohou into the crowd.

"Honestly, he's so impulsive..."

Mo Xie sighed helplessly at Mo Fan's sudden dash.

Still, that flicker of emotion he had seen in Mo Fan bothered him.

Before long, Mo Fan and Zhang Xiaohou squeezed back out of the crowd together.

"Brother Xie, I checked. We're all in Class Eight, first year. Mu Bai and Zhao Kunsan are in it too. They should be in the classroom by now."

Zhang Xiaohou grinned at Mo Xie.

"All right, let's go... Xiao Fan."

Mo Xie nodded, then called to Mo Fan when he saw his dazed expression.

Ever since looking at the noticeboard, Mo Fan had worn the faintest smile. Only Mo Xie's voice brought him back to his senses.

"Huh?"

"What's with you?"

"Oh, nothing. I just thought of something that made me happy."

Mo Fan scratched his head and stumbled over his words.

Seeing that he was trying to hide something, Mo Xie did not press him. He flicked Mo Fan on the forehead.

"Come on. Let's get to class."

"Brother Xie, why don't you two go ahead? I need to make my bed in the dorm."

Zhang Xiaohou lifted his luggage. He was a boarder, and he had just found out he shared a dorm room with Zhao Kunsan. He needed to unpack.

"No need. Xiao Fan and I will come with you."

"It's fine. I can manage on my own."

"Three people will be faster than one. Come on."

Mo Xie gave Zhang Xiaohou no chance to argue and dragged him along.

With three of them working, they finished quickly. There was little time left, so they hurried to the teaching building.

The moment they entered the classroom, Mu Bai spotted them from the back row and raised a hand in greeting.

"Mo Xie."

That one greeting drew the entire class's attention.

Some of the students had attended Water Orchid Middle School and had known Mo Xie for three years, so they were no longer as excited as they had been at first.

Those who had never seen Mo Xie up close, however, cried out in surprise.

"Wow! It really is the Evil Emperor!"

"Yeah! When I saw someone named Mo Xie on our class list, I thought it was just someone with the same name. I can't believe it's actually him!"

"This is my first time seeing my dream guy Mo Xie this close. He's just as handsome as he is in the photos!"

"This is the perfect chance to get a photo and an autograph. I'd better hurry!"

Several quick-thinking classmates started toward Mo Xie to ask for photos and autographs.

As soon as they approached, Mo Fan, Mu Bai, and the other two instinctively stepped in front of Mo Xie, forming a human wall.

They had gotten good at it through plenty of practice in middle school.

"Everyone, hold on. This isn't the right time. How about I take photos and sign autographs for you at lunch or after school?"

Mo Xie had spoken, and his classmates were reasonable. They stopped approaching.

Once the crowd dispersed, Mo Xie took a seat by the window in a corner. It was a single desk, which suited him perfectly.

Mo Fan remained where he was. He scanned the classroom, finally spotted his target, and walked over.

A girl sat alone in the second-to-last row.

Her ink-black hair was tied in a high ponytail. She had a delicate face, fair skin, and long, slender legs clad in knee-high socks. She was a beauty in the making.

She was Zhou Min, Mo Fan's girlfriend from his previous life in high school!

Looking at the pretty face he had not seen in over a year, Mo Fan could not help feeling nostalgic.

They had dated for two years in his previous life. He had never expected to meet her again in this one. Perhaps it was fate!

The sound of a bag being set down made Zhou Min turn her head. She found Mo Fan smiling brightly at her.

"Can I sit here?"

"Oh. Y-yes, of course."

Zhou Min was taken aback. She had not expected a boy to be bold enough to sit beside a girl he did not know on the first day of school.

Still, she saw nothing wrong with it and nodded her agreement.

The moment Mo Fan sat down, he heard the boys in class murmuring. He could almost hear their hearts breaking.

Zhou Min was the prettiest girl in class, perhaps even the prettiest in school. Plenty of boys had been eyeing the seat beside her but could not bring themselves to take it.

Mo Fan was different. In his previous life, his shamelessness and excellent grades had helped him win her over.

So he merely smiled at their reactions, turned to Zhou Min, and struck up a conversation.

At first, Zhou Min thought the boy in front of her was odd. But the longer they talked, the more she enjoyed it.

Her impression of Mo Fan changed. She felt they got along remarkably well.

Whether Mo Fan brought up a topic or she did, he always found a way to interest her or keep the conversation going. It was as though they could read each other's minds, and Zhou Min found it fascinating.

What was more, everything he liked was something she liked too. He was practically a kindred spirit!

His jokes often had Zhou Min laughing sweetly.

Seeing the girl they had just fallen for laughing with him, the boys looked ready to shoot flames from their eyes. They wanted to kill Mo Fan with their glares.

If Mo Fan had known what Zhou Min was thinking, he would have laughed aloud.

Come on, we dated for two years. How could I not know what you like?

Mo Fan quietly admired Zhou Min's cheeks, rosy from laughter. Remembering their many moments together, he smiled.

"What are you smiling at?"

Zhou Min grew a little embarrassed under his unwavering gaze.

"Nothing. Just thinking of something that made me happy."

It's fine if you don't remember me. Sooner or later, you'll be mine...

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When I first watched the Versatile Mage anime, I thought Mo Fan and Zhou Min were a couple, so I decided to write them that way in this novel.