Who let this Dementor into Hogwarts!

Chapter 40 Mom!!!

Even if a ghost emerged from the basement, Cohen would think it was more normal than now - perhaps "ghosts appearing here" was not normal either, because the souls of the dead here should have been eaten by Cohen ten years ago.

But a label of 67 soul strength alone could not scare Cohen away, not to mention that the label was followed by the word "weak".

And even if he really couldn't win, Cohen felt that he could still escape.

Could there be another Dementor behind this?

As Cohen approached the door at the end of the corridor, a strange feeling spread from his heart to his whole body.

Like...

【child……】

It was a female voice, but Cohen felt as if the voice appeared out of thin air in his head.

This was the first time—this kind of mental magic shouldn't have been able to select Cohen.

"mom?"

Cohen blurted out - it felt like a huge hand called blood relative appeared out of thin air, pried open his mouth and made him shout.

The blood relationship in the magical world is a bit too weird...

And Cohen figured he'd just have to get used to it.

Considering that there are five racial labels on Cohen's system panel, he may have more than one mother and more than one father - it can be said that his parents are all over the world.

In the future, maybe when walking around, you'll run into some bizarre creatures, and they'll yell "Son!" and hug Cohen tightly, intending to stuff all the gold, silver, treasures, magic props, and powerful items they've looted into Cohen's hands, saying something like, "Son, you've worked hard all these years. This is your dad's (mom's) compensation, so keep it well."

"It's too abstract. It must be the orphan's inferiority complex."

Cohen shook his head as he was lost in thought. Those bloody plots were still far away from him. Just now, Cohen's mind had already appeared the scene of five magical animal parents meeting and fighting.

To be on the safe side, Cohen used half of his soul to go through the door and take a look at the situation inside - after all, the soul can escape faster than the physical body.

Behind the door was a dark basement. Even though the space was dark, Cohen could still see everything inside through his soul form's "night vision".

There is a long wooden table on the left side of the door, piled with bottles and jars.

The ground was already covered with tangled devil's snares—tentacle-like vines that easily overrun basements.

But it’s the other side that Cohen is most concerned about.

The right side seems a bit empty compared to the left side which has items like a table and an alchemical flask.

There was only a very wide metal cage, about the height of an adult, so that large creatures inside could not even stand up.

In the cage was a black horse, similar to a Thestral, but a little plumper than the skinny Thestrals.

It was the creature that had just called Cohen "child".

[Soul Strength: 67 (Weak)]

Suddenly, it raised its head and stared straight at where Cohen was.

It has a pair of white pupils and a head that almost blends into the darkness, making it look extremely creepy.

Just as it looked up, Coin saw a single horn - a silver, spiral-shaped horn that Coin had seen in the Forbidden Forest.

Only unicorns have this holy horn, which can neutralize almost all toxins and is an extremely precious ingredient in potions.

Before it raised its head, the horn was dull and almost blended in with the darkness and its fur.

But when it raised its head, the originally dull horn regained its normal luster and shone brightly.

But... no unicorn has black hair. They should only have golden hair in their juvenile stage and silver hair in their adult stage.

Wait a moment——

Cohen immediately drew back.

I'm in spirit form! Even Dumbledore can't see it—how can this unicorn see it?
[Child... Don't be afraid...]

Its voice appeared in Cohen's mind again.

Let Mommy see you...

Cohen had no mother in his previous life, but suddenly he has so many mothers in this life. He is a little uncomfortable with it.

"Ugh……"

Cohen sighed.

[It was obvious that the unicorn had no ill will towards him. It considered Cohen its own child—no mother would hit her child. This was a fairy tale, and fairy tales should be told like fairy tales.]

Cohen pushed the door open and walked in.

The devil's snare was driven into the gap in the corner by the light from the tip of Cohen's wand, and Cohen walked to the front of the cage.

[Don't be sad... I can still live for a long time... I can stay with you for a long time...]

It thought Cohen's downcast expression was due to seeing his mother trapped—

“It’s not that sad actually.”

Cohen said with a dejected look:

"The main thing is that the Count can really hit me with 'mother fuck' now, which is a bit uncomfortable."

【…】

The mood that had been set was shattered by Cohen's words.

"But was what you said last time true?" Cohen looked up and stared into its eyes, which had only the whites of the eyes. "The one about 'stay with me for a long, long time'?"

Sincerity is always a killer move, especially when an eleven-year-old child uses pitiful eyes to show "sincerity", so much so that it seems to instantly forget what Cohen just said.

I even forgot to ask who the "Count" was.

[Of course, Mom will always protect you...]

Can you let mom out?

"Sure!" Cohen agreed cheerfully. "But I've been scammed so many times before—will you scam me?"

[Mom is a unicorn—unicorns don’t lie…]

It looked at Cohen lovingly - Cohen didn't know why he could see "kindness" in the horse's face with all white eyes, perhaps it was some kind of spiritual trick.

"Then swear that Chinese people don't deceive Chinese people—no, unicorns don't deceive Dementors."

[I swear] The black unicorn that can be seen with the naked eye is getting a little impatient.

"How about we make an unbreakable vow?" Cohen looked at it pitifully. "You know... I've always been an orphan... I don't feel safe..."

[Okay, okay, hurry up——I mean, I can]

The black unicorn tapped its hoof against the metal bars of its cage anxiously.

It actually didn't know what the "Unbreakable Vow" was until an owl flew in reluctantly, talked to Cohen for a few words, and then began the ritual-like questioning session -

"You - what's it called? Black horse? Moldy unicorn? Or something else?" The count grabbed his wand and pointed it at the position between Cohen and the black unicorn. When he was about to start, he realized that he didn't know the name of this unicorn at all.

The unicorn breathed heavily in anger, but said nothing - it wanted to get out of here as soon as possible, no matter what this oath was.

It knew very well that no curse could trap it - or rather, it was a collection of curses. Even if it broke its oath, what curse could this magic bring upon it?
"Alexia." Cohen found her name on the label on the cage.

"Oh, all right, you read it first, little rascal." The Count prepared the foreplay for the unbreakable oath - it was the first time that Cohen felt that having a talking bird was so useful.

"Alexia, will you come and help me solve the problem when I need you?" Cohen asked the unicorn.

【I do】

A thin, blinding tongue of fire burst from the wand beneath the Earl's paw, and like a red-hot wire it coiled around the corner of their hand.

The first oath was successful.

The most reassuring aspect of this spell is not the consequence that "those who break the oath will die", but the mandatory nature of the concept of the oath.

Once a vow is spoken, its complete concept is fixed - there are no loopholes to exploit, and the other party cannot distort the original vow with any of their own ideas.

So when Cohen's first request took effect, Unicorn began to feel something was wrong.

[Wait a minute——What will happen if this oath is broken——]

"Are you willing to always obey my orders and never disobey?" Cohen said his second sentence. "Whatever. Either we go through the whole process amicably, or I take my bird and leave now. Your choice."

【I do】

The unicorn's voice was filled with gnashing of teeth. It really wanted to leave this damn place, but this was definitely not the way it expected.

This little cub, whose blood was mixed with hers, had behaved normally before. Didn't she look like a kind mother? She had even heard Cohen calling "Mom" outside the door.

Any normal, lonely, and somewhat conscientious experimental subject would have untied the mother's shackles without hesitation. This child should have immediately opened the cage and cried bitterly in its arms...

A second tongue of fire burst out from the tip of the Earl's wand, leaving a noticeable mark on the unicorn's horn.

"If you break your oath, you will die." Cohen answered its question, "But you said you would not hurt me and would stay with me forever."

"Chinese people don't lie to Chinese people."

I'm not Chinese at all—and I'm not even human!

It completely revealed its true face, and the sharp sound pierced Cohen's eardrums.

"There's nothing I can do about it. I've already made the vow, hahahaha...you have to obey me forever!" Cohen laughed sinisterly. "Now follow me and make the final vow."

"Will you never harm me or any other life I hold dear?"

I...will.

It had almost used up all its strength just by saying these three words.

It seemed like it made no difference whether I escaped or not—no, it seemed like I was freer in the cage.

A third tongue of fire burst from the tip of the Earl's wand, and all three oaths were taken. Cohen had done it perfectly.

"It's done—you don't think I'm so stupid as to believe in a unicorn with all its fur black, do you?" Cohen rubbed his hands together. "Even if you're really my mother by blood, it won't work. I have at least five fathers or mothers. This thing isn't that rare."

【you*****】

"You'll get used to it." The Count said to the unicorn Alexia with the tone of an experienced person, "But you're a little dumber than me. You got into the cage on your own."

The unicorn was trapped by some kind of rune metal that blocked magic, and Cohen's spells were useless against it - he could only look for the key in various corners of the room.

Finally, Cohen found the key and opened the cage that had trapped the angry unicorn for more than ten years.

"Why do you look unhappy?"

Cohen said with concern:
"I'm not a slave owner. As I said, the above are just insurance measures. Apart from helping me work, you can use the rest of your time as you please—"

"Except your weapons!"

Suddenly, with a pop of Apparition, a red beam of spell struck Cohen, and Cohen's wand flew out with a whoosh.

Two men in black robes appeared in the basement, one tall and one short. The taller one flew over and caught Cohen's wand, while his own wand was pointing straight at Cohen, with dangerous magic sparks spurting out of the tip.

The short wizard served mainly as a backdrop, his wand held high, illuminated by fluorescent flickering lights.

"Don't act rashly. You're under arrest." The tall wizard narrowed his eyes. "Humph, Dumbledore even told us to trust you—I've always maintained the opinion of wiping out the roots."

Both were Aurors.

And Cohen had some impression.

This tall Auror... seemed to have appeared in the memory of "one-year-old" Cohen, and that face was accompanied by a green light.

He had used a killing curse on Coin, but it hadn't worked.

"You mean... you wanted to kill me when I was one year old - and now you want to kill me without any explanation?" Cohen asked, tilting his head.

"Returning to the manor and releasing the dark magic creature, you have already embarked on the path of a dark wizard - or rather... you have always been on this path." The tall Auror said coldly, "Monster."

"Some bad people are born bad. I still hold the opinion I had ten years ago. I should have tried every possible way to kill you back then."

He seems to have no good opinion of Cohen at all, and firmly believes that the monster created in the black magic laboratory will always be an evil monster.

"Then there's nothing to talk about?"

Cohen raised his eyebrows.

"In that case... then I can only-"

This sentence made the tall Auror react immediately:
"Armor protection!"

The tall Auror cast a Shielding Charm.

But Cohen did not cast a spell without a wand, nor did he launch an attack directly. Instead, he took a deep breath.

"mom!!!!"

(End of this chapter)