"Hey! Stop!"
Merlin's furious voice made the group of children jump.
When they saw him, their faces drained of color.
"M-Merlin Clay?" one of them stammered in horror.
Merlin strode toward them, one hand casually in his pocket.
He stopped in front of Liora and fixed them all with a cold, piercing gaze.
"What do you think you're doing? Bullying another student? Do you really think you've passed and officially become students? Have you forgotten—there's still one more test!" he demanded, his tone dripping with menace.
They all instinctively backed away. He was right. The academy's entrance test wasn't over yet. One final test remained, scheduled to begin soon.
They had never expected Merlin Clay to catch them in the act.
"B-But what we did wasn't wrong, was it? After all, she's just a druid. Not exactly a race worth taking seriously," a girl said, a smug smile on her face.
