Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 29: 29-Magic Isn’t The Ultimate Weapon?

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Merlin woke up to a ruckus that was very unusual to his and Nora’s apartment’s living room. Since he had been too exhausted to head out for the celebration Janeth had wanted so badly to have, it seemed like she had brought it to them instead. “Oh. He’s awake!” Janeth hooted as soon as she saw Merlin, her eyes gleaming the brightest he had ever seen them, and unlike how her hair was always packed into a ponytail at the gym, it fell over her shoulders smoothly. Merlin almost flushed at the sight. It was not the first time he had seen her hair down—she always had it that way when she wasn’t gyming—perhaps it was because he had just woken up. Nora turned to him. “Are you fine now?” He nodded, then asked, “What are you guys doing?” It had been without his notice—the whole gathering. After all, he had been feeling so sleepy that he could not really remember what had happened after he had defeated the Necromancer. And the few memories he could gather together were somewhat hazy. He could recall Chima giving him a piggyback ride out of the Dungeon, and… oh, yeah… the examinees being divided into two sections, those who had cleared their allocated Dungeons, and those who hadn’t. Apparently, some had even run out as soon as they had stepped into their Dungeons. Merlin wouldn’t blame them; if it had not been for Singularity Mage, they too would have probably done the same after the first trap. What was more surprising, though, was those who had cleared their Dungeons. They must have been born with nerves of steel, considering they didn’t have what he had. He couldn’t remember how many parties there were to have cleared their respective Dungeons, but he was well aware that those who had failed to clear theirs were of a far larger number. Perhaps it was the hope he had gotten from that which had made him sink into himself then and miss everything Ms. Jung had said. Now, though, his mind was back to speed, and he could clearly see that Sunny didn’t want to be here. Merlin was thankful that the man was not dressed in his shaman attire again. The only time he had seen Sunny dressed in something else was when they had boxing lessons, and that was because he couldn’t box with robes. Janeth had said Sunny liked to be all in with whatever gimmick he was moving with at a certain time, and Merlin had confirmed that over the course of time he had spent with the man. “What?” Sunny shrugged, noticing Merlin’s stare. “I tried to stop her. It’s not my fault.” Merlin was sure Sunny had tried. He had just not tried hard enough. “I don’t really get why you’re against us having a bit of fun, Sunny. Why are you such a killjoy?” Janeth sneered at her childhood friend. Sunny picked up a piece of beef jerky on the table they were seated cross-legged around, tearing it apart in a rather languid manner. “Well, for one, they just had an exam today—a practical one, in fact.” He shook his head, waving his beef jerky at Janeth. “Do I have to explain to you that they would be exhausted? Look at that boy standing over there. He looks so pale, it’s as though he’s going to drop dead any moment.” Merlin… The name’s Merlin… Merlin sighed. Janeth glanced at him and tapped on the floor beside her. “Then don’t just stand there. Come sit. That way you won’t drop dead. And even if you fall it would be on my lap. Concussion is a serious thing, you know that, right?” Merlin blinked owlishly. That offer was so tempting he didn’t realize that he had moved from where he was standing until he was seated beside Janeth. Goodness, how would he look to the eyes of everyone else? “So? How did it go? Think you’ll pass?” Sunny started as Janeth arranged what she had brought for the occasion on the table, which was basically just soju, beef jerkies, some packs of popcorn and chips, beer, and more soju. Had she really not taken into consideration what Sunny had said earlier during the day? Nora had had to get juice and water from the fridge for her and Merlin. Sunny couldn’t even look to be b