Reader Mage-Stubbing August 10! Chapter 188: 188-The Boy Of Uncertainty

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Jiho knew for a fact that Prestige Academy’s substantial increase in security personnel was because Merlin had divulged the events of their meeting. He called it a meeting because he had not meant to frighten the boy. After all, they were two sides of the same coin and were most certainly destined to help one another on their paths to greatness. All Merlin needed was just a little nudge in the right direction. However, it seemed the academy had underestimated how much security they needed to put on standby in order to prevent him from finding his way into the academy grounds. Not only was getting past even thousands of guards only troublesome enough to cause him to break a single sweat, he was not a stranger to the place. After all, it had been his school once. Jiho was seated in the stands like the rest of the crowd, dressed in a black t-shirt that hugged his body and accentuated his physique, completed by black pleated pants. He crossed his legs and blended in just like every other person present, and with a bucket of popcorn he watched every single fight of the tournament, taking his time to develop some interest in those who competed. It was hard and kind of disappointing. The majority of them were of a substandard level, and he couldn’t help but wonder if Prestige Academy had gone soft on their style of teaching. The Prestige Academy he recalled used to be relentless and filled with vigor. Mages pushed themselves to be better, always raring for a fight. He couldn’t count how many times he had witnessed a first year challenge a second year to a duel out in the courtyard. During his relatively short time at the academy, the buildings were always being repaired, because fights were a daily occurrence. Everyone wanted to be stronger than they were a second ago, motivated by the prospect of the return of the Cataclysm, and that they wanted to be ready when it arrived. The current kids enrolled in Prestige Academy, however, were just far too lackluster for him to take seriously. Even worse was that the first ranked mage academy in the world was just as weak—maybe even weaker—as Prestige Academy, considering they were inching closer to losing their spot at the top. In the grand scheme of things, the weakness of the current mages was a great thing for him. He could scratch them off the list of potential threats to his plans. Of course, Jiho’s distaste didn’t pertain to every single student. For example, a few caught his eyes. The second years, Nam Sun-Hee, Sakamoto Ken, and Will Hall. And in the first years there were Kim Yiseo, Park Yuri, Lee Jaehyun, Chima… For some trifling reason, Jiho felt an overwhelming strength exude from Chima in comparison to the rest, both when he had watched his participation in the first round of the tournament, and during his duel in the second round. Even though the boy wasn’t an S-Class Mage, he seemed to have more potential than those who were, and appeared in Jiho’s mind as someone to take note of. However, there was one person who stood above him in the equation. Nora Tyrrell. Being Merlin’s sister, Jiho had kept an eye on her right as soon as he had taken notice of Merlin. She was the definition of a prodigy. High scores and technical skills, and an absolute maniac with magic. Her fight with the Blood Mage from Nikita Academy had also proven to him that the Tyrrell twins were simply standout characters from the rest. It was to the point that he’d had to research their parents, wondering if they were the children of S-Class Mages. The result of the research had made him laugh. Despite being born from ordinary parents they had turned out to be the most standout students in their year. It was not even a stretch to say they were prospects to be the most standout students in the history of Prestige Academy. Which was why Jiho was a little bit bummed when he found out that Nora was out of the tournament due to the injury she had sustained in her fight with the Blood Mage. He wanted every opportunity