Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 138: 138-I’ll Have To Put Them Up For Adoption

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Sunny was halfway to insanity. Sometimes the occasional disbelief of how he had accepted to take on such a daunting task for Merlin without even requesting for a pay would rush into his mind and his heart would ache. Like now. His heart was aching at this very moment. He was seated in a fast-food restaurant just on the opposite side of Club Spiral, a cap over his head, and a cup of orange juice he had been sipping on in intervals before him, as well as a half eaten hamburger. His plan for the afternoon was simple. He was just to keep his eyes on the building, watch who went in and went out, and take note of anyone who was suspicious enough to be wandering into a club by this time of the day. Basically, anyone who was affiliated with places of high authority that involved Mages. More specifically, the Consortium Guild and Prestige Academy. He glanced at his watch. Two hours had passed, and there was nothing of substance he had gained from his lookout. Anyone barely came out of the club, and anyone barely entered. Those who did were either dressed in suits and black glasses, or they wore wine aprons upon white shirts and black trousers or skirts. Another staff member walked out of the club at that moment, a trash bag in hand, swerved into an alley and deposited it in the bin there. Sunny sighed and reached for another bite of hamburger and a sip of his juice. He was bored. Even shamanism hadn’t been this boring, and that had almost sucked the life out of him. It was quite tiring having to set up props and pretend like he was casting out evil spirits when such things didn’t exist. But humans were quite gullible in the right instances, and it had been a quick way to earn some money, so he didn’t regret it. At least not totally. And he couldn’t regret his current job too, even if no pay would come of it. He decided to see it as a good deed being done. He was not interested in entangling himself in the world of Mages, but this was Merlin’s world now. A kid’s world. If the boy had asked him for help, there was no way he could just ignore and go on with his life. It would feel like a fish bone was stuck in his throat. And, technically, it was also Janeth’s world. He had not mentioned it all this while, because he was unsure what Merlin thought about it, or if he wanted to speak about it, but after he had seen the video of the boy squaring off against the monsters that appeared at Heouido park a few months back alongside Janeth, he had asked her about the whole situation. So he had found out about Merlin’s feelings, and, well, Janeth’s as well. They were both complicated, from what Sunny could see, and were not exactly in the right states of mind to be compatible with each other. Merlin was a Mage with a lot of things going on, and Janeth a Warrior, who also had her fair share of personal problems. To Sunny, it didn’t matter to him if they ended up being perfect for each other after they had settled their personal lives, but at the moment, if they went ahead with getting together, he could see nothing but an eventual breakup. He could also be wrong. There were times where one’s partner could be the only person to offer them peace of mind in whatever situation they had found themselves in, and this could be one of those times. Janeth had a lot going on, and there was the possibility that her being in a relationship with Merlin would help her confront her demons far better than she already was. Sunny always tried to help her, but she was always so reserved, and he wasn’t quite as pushy. However, it was not his place to speak about others' love life. Merlin liked her, that was as clear as the sun in the sky, and Janeth did share a bit of fondness for him, even if she hadn’t explicitly said it. But how they proceeded was not Sunny’s place to decide. If the day came where they needed his advice, he would offer it. As for now, they had to get their shit together. At least, he was helping Merlin with one aspect of that. Sunny’s phone vibrated