Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 66: 66-No One Gets To Make Your Life A Living Hell Besides Me

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“ Tch… You’re a monster,” Hakyun commented, unable to choose between amazement at seeing anti-magic at work, or frustration that he and Chima had been unable to beat Merlin in the two times they had gone at it before their time in the training room had run out. Merlin chuckled stiltedly. “I think I’ve heard enough of that already.” Hakyun had been repeating that statement ever since they had walked out of the training room, and they had showered already. If the boy kept on saying it, Merlin felt like his head would explode from all the flattery being thrown his way. He was not anything special—at least to deserve being called a monster. Chima, on the other hand, was staring at his palm while lying on the couch, silent. He had been that way ever since their training had concluded. Merlin turned his gaze in the boy’s direction. He wondered if Chima had taken the duels more seriously than he had thought. If so, then why had he been holding back—a lot too? Merlin doubted he would have won if the boy had been of the mind to, well, kill him, for instance. Though, he doubted Chima needed to initiate mode: bloodlust to defeat someone like him. A Deficient Mage was a far cry from an A-Class Mage after all. He did not like the gloomy mood, though. So he decided to ask. “Something on your mind?” Chima sighed audibly and put down his hand. “Nah. Don’t mind me.” “Are you the killjoy now?” Hakyun snorted as he made himself some cereal, which was of a rather abysmal ratio of milk to corn flakes. There was no way it didn’t all turn soggy. Hold on. Why was that even qualifying as dinner in the first place? “Shut up,” Chima bit at Hakyun before sitting up. “It’s just that…I was thinking about how weak we are.” Merlin blinked, well aware of the direction the conversation was heading, as Hakyun began scooping his dinner into his mouth. “You see, I understand that Merlin was the one the headmaster called to tell about the coming of the cataclysm, but let’s be real with ourselves here, four-eyes, do you think he’ll be the only one fighting? We honestly have to better ourselves. That’s what I was thinking about. So, no, I’m not being a killjoy, I was just taking a moment to consider our future and its reality.” Merlin sighed. Chima was right. The battle that was coming wasn’t going to be only his, every Mage present was going to be needed; that meant that Chima and Hakyun were no different. However, that didn’t mean they should let it weigh them down. Merlin was more than happy to bear the load. Everyone didn’t have to be bogged down by the future when they could enjoy living in the present. Only one person had to. Only him. He was just about to open his mouth to relay his thoughts, hoping it would serve as some sort of reassurance to Chima, when Hakyun cleared his throat quite loudly. “And?” Hakyun started, drawing Merlin and Chima’s gaze his way. “So we shouldn’t enjoy school life because we’re going to be thrown to the battlefield way sooner than we thought?” Chima’s brows furrowed. “That’s not what I said.” “Well, that’s what you were implying.” Hakyun took another spoon of his cereal and shoved it into his mouth. “Look, if we don’t get to enjoy school life now, when are we going to? During the war? I’ll be straight with you both, I’m going to make the most out of the time I have now. When the future comes, I’ll deal with it then. No. We’ll deal with it together. How does the saying go? Live in the present, the future will worry about itself…something like that. Anyway, let’s just focus on us now. I’m not saying we shouldn’t train, but let’s not become so obsessed with it that we forget we’re kids. I’m a kid, and I’m going to live like one until I’m no longer one.” He took another spoon of his cereal and smiled brightly. “The milk is just the right amount. Soggy flakes is just the best.” Merlin couldn’t help but smile. That was the thing he liked about the lad. Hakyun never had second thoughts about making his mind known. He, on the other hand,