Magical Mirror 《BJYX | YIZHAN》

Magical Mirror

Above the ceiling, in an old castle, is a small narrow room. No one ever visited, only some maid that would put dry bread and water in front of the wooden door. They didn’t dare to come in, rumor said incurable disease caught the room’s owner. 

The atmosphere inside and outside of the room were different. The room was soundless and dark. The only light came from the crack of the roof. While the sound of the people outside the castle who fight against the enemies couldn’t reach that small hiding room. This made the poor living became the most lonely person.

In the middle of such a lonely world, he had a dream, dream of happiness. It was okay if only one small thing, it would made this ephemeral boy thanked all his life. His condition didn’t let him go outside the room. Every night, he only could sang his heart out. His beautiful but heart wrenching voice always resonated the whole room, but sadly no one heard that.

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“I hope, someday, someone would come to me and accompany me all time. No matter what had happened, we always together. I'll wait for that day to come.”

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It happened one day. After finished his breakfast, he unconsciously glanced at the big old mirror in the corner. It was a long time he didn’t clean it. As long as he remember, he never touch it since he was hidden in this small room.

His legs already gave up on him, so he could only crawled, dragged his weak body slowly to the mirror. He used his unused cloth to swipe it. When he cleaned the upper half of the mirror, an image of a young boy with black cloak was suddenly reflected. 

“Ah! Who are you!”, the boy who had a paralyzed legs said in surprise. 

“Eh, isn’t that impolite to ask others name without tell your name first?” the other boy answered with a gremlin smile.

“Really? Then sorry, I’m Xiao Zhan.”

“Other information?”

“Other? Um, a boy?"

“Haha, what other information was that. But, you’re a boy? I think you’re a girl.”

“W-what? How could you. Don’t laugh.”

“Haha… okay okay, I won’t. But look at your long hair, and...beautiful face, don’t blame me if I assumed you a girl before.”

“What? Stop it! Um…then, who is your name?” the said long haired boy asked shyly.

“I’m a wizard. Just call me Handsome wizard..” A smile radiated brightly.

"Excuse me, i know you're handsome, b.."

"Oh! So you agree if I'm handsome?" The said handsome wizard interrupted the other.

"Yeah, eh NO! I didn't! You!"

"Don't worry, I know, how a cute tsundere."

"Tsundere who! I'm not!"

"Okay okay, you're not. But for now just call me wizard, you'll get a bonus if you add hadsome."

"No thanks. Just wizard, I'm more handsome than you so no."

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"Ah, his pouting face while angry are really cute. I want to squish them."

“His smile actually beautiful, just like my father. But he was annoying when he teased me.”

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Day by day, their fate began to turn. Xiao Zhan’s daily life was changing. Every day, the said wizard would nagging at Xiao Zhan up and told his story. Today he told how every day he was asked to met a lot of new people. The wizard was really happy when he know a lot of people, but whenever he did it, guilty toward someone always came.