Magnus Academy: The Cursed Blood

Chapter Forty-Six

Spying?

Andrea quickly glared at me nang hindi ako pumayag sa plano niya. It was such a crazy idea na hindi ko alam kung baka may tama na ang utak ng babaeng ito. Spy our opponents? Wala na ba talaga siyang alam gawin?

"Hini mo manlang ba iisipin? I thought you always think?!" Napa buntong-hininga na naman ako sa mga pinagsasabi ng babaemg 'to.

"I don't have to think to oppose to your ideas. That's making it look like na natatakot ka sa mga posibleng mangyari." Well even I is getting worried sa mga pwedeng mangyari. I can't think of anything kung hindi ko alam kung ano ang binabalak ng ibang kaaway namin.

"Ayaw kong matalo." She said with a serious face. "At first I wasn't thinking of winning, pero nakarating na tayo dito, marami na ang nangyari which we barely managed. I want to go for victory." Litanya niya at napatahimik kami ng ilang segundo. With her being like that, alam kong seryoso siya at kung seryoso siya, gagawin niya talaga yun, she makes sure she will.

"I'm in." Wika ni Iyana, breaking the silence with her left hand raised. "Wala naman tayong magandang gagawin dito. The next category will happen probably hours from now." There's a possibility na mamayang gabi pa ang next category.

"Even you Iyana?" Bakit ba ang kulit nilang dalawa? They know I can't oppose to their ideas kung dalawa na sila ang sumasang-ayon dito. "Still spying is something called 'cheating'. Akala ko ba ayaw mo ng mga ganoon?" I asked looking at Andrea.

"What I mean by 'spying' is different from what you have in mind, Keila." She said. Naguluhan ako sa simabi niya. Eh ano ang ibig niyang sabihin?

I yawned habang kami ay naglalakad sa magulong kalsada ng bayan. Mamayang gabi pa ang next category, and whatever it is, is still a big mystery for me. Hindi ako makakapag-isip ng magandang plano, lalo na at gusto nilang manalo. Even I.

Napaupo kami sa isang walang-taong bench while Andrea beside me is drinking a cold bottle of water. Iyana's still out there kung saan man siya. Ang init ng panahon, imagine the sun blazing hot above you and while you're out here walking around for an hour now.

I sighed again and closed my eyes. Pero hindi ako maka-relax, it's because it's so hot that I can't even close my eyes!

"I found something, but I doubt it'll make a difference." Wika ni Iyana as she sat down beside Andrea. May dala siyang isang bottle ng malamig na tubig which made me gulped because of thirst. May iniinom ang dalawa, and they didn't even bother buying me one.

"Sabihin mo na. At kailan ba tayo babalik?" Pagod kong tanong. Napatingin ang dalawa sa akin.

"Isang oras palang tayo dito Keila." Yeah right Andrea, one hour under this heat. Participants are allowed to stroll around time for the meantime while preparing for the upcoming category.

"Those wizards aren't from around here. Una silang nakita papasok ng Magnus tatlong araw ang nakalipas." She said then drank her water. Huli narin nang nalaman ko na ang ibig sabihin nila ng 'spy' is just to gather information. We can't seem to find anything about them even if we watch all their records.

"Three days ago? Ano naman ang ginagawa nila dito?" Andrea asked.

"I digged in a little farther. They stayed at the Frontroad Inn." Ah yung inn na makikita mo papasok ka palang ng bayan. "Ayon sa mga taong nagtra-trabaho dun, araw-araw daw sila lumalabas at kung bumalik ay gabi na. What's weird is that, they were gathering informations about the Academy." I frowned. Ano na naman 'tong gulong pinuntahan namin? I don't want to get involved with this.

"Isa pa, nakita daw sila kahapon na nakipagkita sa isang lalaki. That guy was told to be wearing the same as the three wizards." In other words, hes the fourth guy in their team. Though that's only a possibility.