Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 114: 114-The Tower Of Xéros

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Merlin paled. Besides the constant nagging fact breathing down on his neck regarding Sunny’s progress with Club Spiral—which was basically nonexistent, because Sunny had made it nonexistent after telling Merlin that he would keep him in the loop—the Tower expedition was about to begin, and in return, the teams had been shared. Each Cohort was split into four, due to the large number they possessed, a group of five first years each. It made for easier coordination and teamwork, according to Professor Jung, and they were overseen by two seniors of their respective Cohorts. Merlin’s team was composed of himself, one of the five A-Class Mages in their year, Hwang Man-Shik, Sofia Petrovna, Park Yuri, another A-Class Mage, and a student he had never interacted with before, Daniel Müller. And…they were appointed to two second years, a senior by the name Seo Hyunwoo, brown hair with curtain bangs, and whose cheeks didn’t seem to hurt despite how much he was smiling. As well as the source of Merlin’s life leaving his body, Senior Sun-Hee, as usual, wearing her cold stare. Utter disaster. Of course, she was practically his teacher, so Merlin should be used to her presence by now. However, that didn’t mean he understood her, or got along with her very well. After all, she barely spoke to him outside their…well, classes. And the only time she ever smiled was when she was lazying about reading her comic books. In fact, Merlin wouldn’t be surprised if the reason why she always seemed so much more pissed off than usual when she was teaching him wasn’t because he was slow to assimilate, but because he was eating into her precious free time. At least she wouldn’t have to teach him while they were in their assigned tower, so he hoped she would cut him some slack. “Okay, I’m scared,” Hakyun whispered from behind Merlin, startling him for a brief moment. Merlin turned around, Hakyun blinked, cocking his head slightly. “You look like shit.” Well, who wouldn’t be when they had a particular silver haired senior on their team who got a kick out of shooting lasers at anyone who dared to so much as talk to her? Also, now that he thought about it, he was quite brave, considering how he always tried to start a conversation with someone so out of touch. “Shouldn’t you be with the rest of your teammates?” Merlin asked as he perused the sea of bodies chatting and also shivering. Nervousness was in the air. “Are you chasing me away?” Hakyun narrowed his eyes and nudged his glasses upwards. “No. I’m just saying you should be getting to know your teammates better,” Merlin replied. Hakyun snorted. “Chima’s doing well with that,” he said. “The guy’s so good socially, it makes me feel below par in that department.” That was because he was below par in that department. And, honestly, Merlin was jealous that both of his roommates were in one team like they always coincidentally were. Why was he the one always singled out? Merlin sighed and placed a hand on Hakyun’s shoulder. “Well, I have to focus on mine, be that as it may, so have a lovely expedition, will you? Make sure to succeed so that we can compete in the tournament, just like we promised we would.” Hakyun clicked his tongue. “You and Chima forced me into making that promise.” “And, thankfully, you both are on the same team. So, now, you can’t self-sabotage.” Merlin smiled and Hakyun wrung up his nose, and he took that as his cue to return back to his team. He had distanced himself enough to catch a breath. “How are you feeling now?” Sofia asked as soon as Merlin walked up to her where she was standing. He blinked, unsure what she meant, and then she gestured at her face. “You looked pale—still do, though.” Merlin sighed. “I’m fine,” he said as he glanced around once again. He caught Kim Minji staring and waved at her, and she waved back, though rather stiffly, making him wonder if he had done something to her. Perhaps he had missed a message—again? Well, it was best if he checked it now, because no cellpho