Full-Time Mage

Chapter 2: True Class Divide

This was a residential area built around a half-mountain. Following the road with the iron fence forward to the very end led to Mo Fan’s home. It was a small, low bungalow, one and a half stories high, its peeling paint revealing red bricks, surrounded by clutter.

The neighbors’ houses were mostly three and a half stories high, looking much more like proper homes after renovations. Mo Fan’s house, tucked in the corner and low-slung, looked particularly shabby and old.

“Mo Fan Ge, you’re back… I’ve got good news for you!” Just as they reached the door, a kid looking like a mud monkey jumped out, his face full of joy.

This mud monkey was Zhang Hou, also a kid from this old neighborhood, who grew up with Mo Fan.

“What good news?” Mo Fan asked.

“Little Princess is back! I saw her at the mountain villa entrance today. Wow, you have no idea how beautiful she is now, simply like a little angel.” Zhang Hou said, a little star-struck.

Mo Fan didn’t pay much attention. He was still thinking about his dad’s conversation with Mu He. He leaned against the wall, listening intently.

“You… why go to such trouble for that good-for-nothing son of yours? He couldn’t even get into magic high school on his own. Just let him fend for himself. He’s almost 16 anyway. Besides, even if I help you this time and get him into magic high school, judging by his character, he’ll definitely be lazy and won’t become a real mage. Becoming a mage isn’t easy—it takes talent, hard work, and besides… can your family even afford the magic books, magical tools, and artifacts? Without those aids, he won’t even become a primary mage…” The man named Mu He said in a tone that sounded earnest, but all Mo Fan heard was arrogance.

“He really wants to learn this time. Brother Mu He, if you’re willing to help me this time, we’ll move out of Mu Family Village right away, just as Old Master Mu wished. That will also ease Old Master Mu’s mind. I guarantee my good-for-nothing kid won’t bother Miss Mu Ningxue again.” Mo Jiaxing’s voice came through.

“Oh, that’s worth considering.” Hearing they were willing to move out, the man named Mu He seemed interested in continuing the conversation.

Leaning against the wall, a young man listened to this dialogue, his mood becoming incredibly complex. He thought the world had changed, that many terrible relationships would change too. But… nothing had changed at all.

Like rulers, the wealthy of Mu Mountain Villa remained high and mighty. His dad, struggling at the bottom, still had to scramble and beg everywhere. This Mu He was the chairman behind Tianlan Magic High School. He could get Mo Fan into Tianlan Magic High with just one word. But upon hearing Dad Mo Jiaxing say they were willing to move out of this Mu Family Village, Mu He seemed relieved and immediately agreed readily.

In the end, the conversation concluded with Dad Mo Jiaxing thanking Mu He profusely. Mu He drove away in his luxury car, leaving behind the old, lonely pickup truck in the dust, just like his dad, Mo Jiaxing.

As harsh as reality itself. Leaning against the wall, breathing heavily, Mo Fan clearly realized his family’s situation hadn’t changed one bit. Their humble status hadn’t changed either. The addresses of “Master” and “Miss” from the old society hadn’t truly ended in modern times. Certain families and lineages with historical heritage still occupied the positions of superiors. Although those who served them were no longer called servants but workers, and although they no longer had to bow or kneel, the fate of this underclass was still firmly gripped in the hands of the rich and powerful, manipulated at will.

He was born into such a bottom class, dominated by a family named Mu.

Something seemed to surge violently deep inside him. His fists clenched tightly, and he slammed them heavily against the mossy green wall.

“You Mu family, don’t bully me for being young, don’t bully me for being down and out!”

“When I soar to success, I will make you pay back tenfold, a hundredfold!”