From the very first day they met, Luo Zhen had actually realized that Merlin, like himself and King Gilgamesh, was in a state where his magical energy was almost completely depleted.
No, compared to himself and King Gilgamesh, Merlin's condition was even more unusual.
After obtaining the magic of 'Holy Annihilation,' Luo Zhen had already entered a period of recovery and adjustment. King Gilgamesh had also used the miracle of 'Heroic Spirit Summoning' and was recovering his magical energy. Only Merlin, for some unknown reason, was still consuming magical energy at an astonishing rate every day.
Although the rate of consumption did not match Luo Zhen's or King Gilgamesh's, continually expending magical energy like this every day was still somewhat problematic.
Although he did not know what was going on, Merlin's magical energy was constantly being depleted because of this. Even if he could not be said to be completely drained, he had very little magical energy left. Judging by a Servant's parameters, he probably had only between C and D remaining. Compared with his peak, his strength had certainly fallen by a great deal.
Yet Merlin had continued to act as though he did not care, clearly understanding his own condition perfectly.
Luo Zhen was rather curious.
"What exactly is causing you to keep consuming such a large amount of magical energy like this?"
Luo Zhen asked him this.
"What do you think?" Merlin shrugged and smiled evasively. "If magical energy is being consumed in large quantities, what do you think could possibly be causing it?"
"Isn't it obvious?" Luo Zhen answered without hesitation. "Either you've encountered a curse or magical poison, causing your magical energy to keep draining away passively, or you've been using your power continuously, right?"
"Correct." Merlin snapped his fingers, but offered no further explanation.