Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 146: 146-Advertisements. Tickets. Audience.

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“Uhm… Are dragons meant to grow this quickly?” Hakyun started, still startled as they all stared at Blue lying on Merlin’s bed, curled into himself without a care in the world for his newly obtained abnormal size. “Beats me,” replied Chima. And then he and Hakyun turned to Merlin. Merlin shrugged. “Don’t ask me. He hasn’t grown this fast before.” They both hummed and returned their gaze to Blue. Merlin had been surprised many times by what Blue could do and his growth, but this most recent finding took the cake. The dragon was no longer the small cute but crazy pet the size of Merlin’s palm. Well, that had actually changed a long time ago. It had grown to be a lot larger than Merlin’s palm, but not so much more than his two hands combined. Now, though. It was as large as his arm, and that was saying a lot because Merlin worked out. And, not only that, its characteristics had gone through a bit of a weird change. Blue was not as compact as he used to be, but longer, like he was made of rubber and had been stretched. His wings had only increased slightly, but now they had a sort of shimmer to their luster, like countless stars were lodged in them. And then on his head jutted a set of horns, almost unnoticeable like that of a goat kid still developing. Merlin didn’t know how to take the development. Because the bigger Blue got, the more the possibility of him being noticed skyrocketed. And, it was not only that, the more the dragon would feed. Honestly, Merlin had been expecting this to happen, but he had just been hoping it would take a bit longer. Goodness, what had caused such an abrupt spike in growth? He had been the same old Blue just a moment ago. “I have a headache,” Merlin said, turning around. “I need to sit down.” Hakyun frowned. “How do you suddenly have a headache? And how are we going to deal with him?” he said, pointing at Blue. “Shut up, four-eyes,” Chima chimed in. “Let the lad take a breather.” “Have you noticed you support Merlin a lot these days?” Hakyun said, narrowing his eyes. Chima shrugged. “Of course. I’d rather support Mel than you. The better evil.” “You brat!” Merlin sighed as he took a bottle of water from the fridge and gulped it down. The only reason he could think of for Blue’s abnormal growth was that the dragon had a System too. It was a suspicion he’d had a few times before, but they were nothing compared to the one he possessed at the moment. The only thing that confused him was how it worked. Was it that it gathered Blue’s points and assigned it in bulk, resulting in a fast growth? Or was it something like an evolution system, where Blue evolved once he got to a certain level? Something comparable to Merlin leveling up, but Blue’s was more physical. Merlin sat down on a stool. If he could understand it, then he would find out how to keep things in control. Because if things slipped out of his grasp, it may result in very problematic situations. “What’s got you all cooped up in your thoughts?” asked Hakyun, snapping Merlin out of his daze. Merlin sighed and jerked a thumb in his room’s direction. Hakyun nodded. “Valid.” “You know, I’ve been wanting to ask,” Chima joined in. “Do you plan on making use of Blue’s abilities in the tournament?” Merlin’s brows twitched. He had also been considering that, truth be told, as Blue would be a very great help in the grand scheme of things. But at the end of the day, despite how discreet he had tried to be during the Tower raid, he had only managed to avoid being put under suspicion for the weird acts that had happened around him involving freezing because the System had tampered with the academy’s visuals. During the tournament he would have no such grace. And besides, he was against making use of any external help during the tournament. He wanted to prove to his parents that he was good enough to protect himself, and he had to do that based on his strength alone. It was hypocritical, yes, considering he had had no problems asking Blue for help during the