Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 118: 118-My Name Is Krieger

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Merlin’s brows furrowed at the words hovering before his view. The System can do that? Well, it was weird that it came as a surprise to him, granted that it had given him the power to use anti-magic, something that had never existed in the world before; and that was just a tip of the iceberg considering all the things he could now do due to it being in his possession. He could use his mana in ways no other Mage could. And…his mana was also leveling up. In comparison to being a translator… well, it was obvious which was the tamer aspect of the System. Although, the fact that the dragonman could see Blue was a problem. Or was it? It couldn’t communicate with the others, so there was no way it could tell them about the little blue dragon perched on Merlin’s shoulders. It was fine. All Merlin had to do was tell the dragonman to keep Blue’s existence a secret no matter what. That was supposing they got on good terms. This was where he brought out his perfect negotiating skills, which was technically nonexistent. Yes… [Telepathic translation enabled.] Merlin wasn’t certain how the whole telepathic thing worked, but nothing was different even after he had agreed to it. His mind was silent, filled with only thoughts he usually had, and it felt like time was stretching on for longer than usual. Until, finally, something broke through his mind, like a barrier that had been set around it had been infiltrated. [Can you understand me?] Merlin’s brows dropped. The dragonman’s mouth had moved, and the alien words it had uttered became English words deep within his brain. It was like he had truly learnt the foreign language of that race. He gulped. “Yes.” Everyone’s eyes flashed from the dragonman, whom they had shifted their attention to when it had spoken in curiosity turned into frustration, and assumed varying expressions which all possessed the same peculiar mien. “Did you say something?” Senior Sun-Hee asked, unable to hold herself back like the rest. Merlin averted his eyes from the dragonman’s and turned it to her. He hesitated, wondering if he should come clean and tell them all that he could understand the dragonman, but was held back by the fact of how weird that would be. What excuse could he give as to why he could understand the creature? What had those who had cleared this Tower initially done? What was the sensible thing he could say so that no one smoldered him with suspicious gazes—so that the professors watching wouldn’t be more concerned than they already were as to what was wrong with him. His anti-magic was already one thing, and then he had found out that his mana was also getting more powerful alongside him, there was also blue, who he was keeping a secret, being able to communicate with alien species was more than he could handle at this moment. Then… He could only do one thing. Merlin cleared his throat and replied to Senior Sun-Hee’s question, “I did.” She arched her brows, glanced at the dragonman, and back at him. “Did you understand what it said?” Merlin looked at the dragonman; it was staring at him. He shook his head. “Not really.” The dragonman narrowed its eyes; well that initiated the possibility that the creature was, somehow, understanding him too. Was it the System? “Explain,” Senior Sun-Hee pushed. Merlin nodded. “I’m just…using its body tics and expression to try to understand what it's saying.” Senior Sun-Hee’s face, as well as those of the others, scrunched. Merlin cleared his throat. “It’s not perfect, but it was something I learned while traveling on vacations to other countries with my parents. There’s only so much language I can learn in a go, so it’s easier to read the expressions and tics of others.” A bunch of nonsense, Merlin knew. But he could only hope that it helped quell their doubts, even if for just a while, after all, he couldn’t lie—not here. And he couldn’t pretend as well. They needed to be able to communicate with the dragonman to know where they stand, and how they would be able to