Just like he remembered, his reflection had black hair and black eyes—the plain face of a 17 year old boy.
If he looked closer, though, his hair had grown longer than he thought, reaching down to his neck and flipping out slightly at the ends.
If someone forced him to list one good feature about himself, maybe it was that his eyes were a bit sharp and narrow. That was about it. His skin looked a little healthier now too, but that might have just been the effect of the warm-toned lamp in the room, since it was nighttime.
His full-body reflection didn't show any surprising differences either.
Which meant… even though he should've still been growing, this was the height he was stuck with now that he'd become ageless?!
He was just barely about to hit 170 cm—no, maybe even reach 175 if he was lucky.
But now that chance was gone!?
…Well, height aside, his build hadn't changed either.
He was still thin, lanky, and looked as weak as ever.
Honestly, if he'd known this would happen, he would've at least done some working out while he was still back in China…!!!
Anyway, he wasn't ugly, but he wasn't especially good-looking either.
Just his usual, average self.
Still, even while he saw that familiar face in the mirror, he couldn't help but wonder—what had the "past him" been thinking, living here in this world, for a mind-blowing five hundred years?
He had told Somnus confidently that whoever he used to be wasn't really him anymore.
However, even so, part of him couldn't stop thinking about it.
What kind of person becomes something like "the Dominator of Arcane Magic," anyway?
It had been a little over two weeks since Somnus had introduced him to the other three—Agares, Rhitahtyn, and Nero.
And since then, all of them had been incredibly generous, sharing a wide range of knowledge with him without holding anything back.
Li Shen's health had steadily improved.
The pain that had once been spread across his entire body had mostly disappeared about a week ago.
Now, though he still got tired more easily than before, he could walk on his own again.
He could also stay awake for most of the day now.
Sometimes, he'd have conversations with all four of them together, but more and more often, it would be just two or three of them chatting with him instead.
His quiet days were gradually becoming more filled with conversation.
Naturally, once things calmed down a bit, the topic of who Li Shen used to be before he lost his memory started coming up more often in conversation, whether he liked it or not.
Eventually, when all four of them were gathered together, he made up his mind and asked directly—he wanted to know, once and for all, what exactly this so-called "Dominator of Arcane Magic, Del Delatia" really meant in this world.
Of course, Somnus had already told him bits and pieces.
So Li Shen had braced himself for something outrageous.
He already had a feeling that there were some really dangerous-sounding stories involved...