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Although it is said that gods and humans all have their opposite-sex half-bodies, Michaela's female half-bodies are clearly named Torina.

This can be inferred from the similarity between the Mikaela water lily and the Torina water lily.

"I never expected that someone with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a head full of horns like you would be gay," Zicomo couldn't help but tease.

Unfortunately, Monger could no longer hear; he had fallen into a coma, just like someone who had lost too much blood.

Zicomo took his Great Rune and turned to stand before Michaela's cocoon.

He reached out and grasped Michaela's exposed hand, attempting to absorb her power.

Unexpectedly, this power flowed into Zicomo's body very obediently. Zicomo knew that this was Michaela helping him absorb this power.

But he didn't understand why Michaela did that.

It is said that Michaela's power lies in wisdom and charm. Could it be that he wants to charm himself?

If that were the case, he would be destined to do nothing in the face of the mentally powerful Zikomo.

Although Michaela was the strongest among the gods, he had already exhausted some of his power by watering the sacred tree with his own blood.

He was then kidnapped by Monge, who lived in his blood and constantly drew power from him.

His power was almost gone by then, and Zicomo quickly finished absorbing it.

"So, what exactly do you want to do?" Zicomo asked, looking at the cocoon.

"Please don't misunderstand, I meant no harm."

A soul emerged from the cocoon. He had long golden hair and a face... well, handsome?

Zicomo examined him carefully and confirmed that it was indeed a cute little boy.

Indeed, no one, male or female, is ugly.

The little boy said, "I just want to ask you to take me back to my sister."

"Oh? You don't know this yet, do you? Your sister and I have some past grievances..."

Just as Zicomo was about to explain Marlenia and Rataen to Michaela, Michaela interrupted him.

“I know. In fact, after Monger left my body, I slowly woke up from my slumber, and I heard your conversation with him.”

"Then why did you ask me for help?" Zicomo asked.

“I had no other choice. After Monger abducted me from the Sacred Tree, he kept draining my power, and my body was already broken and tattered. That’s why I abandoned this body and appeared in the form of a soul.”

But you know, a soul cannot be exposed to the elements for long. So, please! Take me back to Malenia. In return, I will persuade Malenia to give you her power as well.”

In fact, Michaela also had some ulterior motives.

Seeing that Zikomo could absorb Monger's power without being corrupted by the cursed blood reminded him of his sister, Malenia.

She was deeply troubled by the corrosive effects of the crimson corruption, and if Zicomo could help Malenia escape it, it would be a good thing for her.

As for the issue of losing power, that's a minor matter.

Didn't you see that even with only a soul left, Lani could still move around inside a doll?

Zicomo thought for a moment. He was definitely going to the Sacred Tree, and bringing a soul along wouldn't be a bad idea.

Moreover, bringing Michaela along might save him from fighting Malenia, which would undoubtedly be advantageous for him.

"Okay, then just wait a moment."

Zicomo turned and walked toward Monger, taking out a large amount of material and inscribing a magic circle on the ground around him.

He then activated the magic circle, and Mongols transformed into a blue crystal within its light.

Michaela reminded Zicomo that although Mongo's body had lost all its power, his soul remained.

Zicomo can also refine Mongo's soul into a soul crystal.

The soul of a demigod is undoubtedly of extremely high quality.

After Zicomo finished doing all this, he did the same thing, turning Michaela's body into a crystal as well, except that this crystal was used as a container for Michaela's soul.

"You can stay here on this crystal for now. I will call you out when I reach the Sacred Tree."

Michaela nodded and slipped into the crystal in Zikomo's hand.

That's good, he can recover his soul energy by sleeping in the crystal.

Michaela has only lost her body; she is not completely dead like the ghosts. Therefore, she still needs energy to maintain the activity of her soul.

Zicomo carefully put away Michaela's crystal and looked around at the surroundings.

He opened his hands and tried to mobilize the blood of the entire Blood Dynasty.

The cursed blood in the air and the blood in the blood swamp were constantly being drawn in from all directions.

Finally, it coalesced in Zikomo's hands into a blood-red crystal.

Zicomo had no intention of absorbing it; the energy within was too mixed and he didn't want it.

However, he can use it to water the golden tree in the "Zen Garden". With such a huge amount of energy, the golden tree can grow at least twice as tall.

Hey! So, does that mean he can take control of Crimson Corruption and then collect all of Galid's Crimson Corruption to use as fertilizer for the Golden Tree?

I wonder if the Golden Tree can withstand the power of the Crimson Corruption.

However, the most urgent matter is to go to the royal city of Rodel. Melina has already agreed, and this matter cannot be delayed any longer.

…………

June arrived quickly, and the young wizards of Hogwarts were about to begin their summer vacation.

At the end-of-term dinner, Dumbledore announced the winner of this year's College Cup, which, unsurprisingly, was once again Gryffindor.

Lockhart also announced his departure at the dinner and told everyone that he would be applying for a job at The Wizarding Weekly.

This saddened his female admirers at school, who had hoped to hear Lockhart lecture again next semester.

Of course, most of the young wizards were very happy, and Harry was undoubtedly the happiest of them all.

Because he was exempted from the final exam, and when he went home for vacation, he no longer had to worry about his aunt and uncle making sarcastic remarks to him.

Zicomo then approached Helena after the dinner and asked her about the Albanian forest.

He plans to go there during the summer vacation to find out what's so magical about it.

So he found Helena and asked her where she had hidden in the Albanian forest back then.

We might even run into our senior Tom on this trip, or more accurately, Voldemort who escaped in our first year.

Zicomo felt he was most likely hiding there; the place held great significance for him.

Voldemort returned to Hogwarts twice to apply to become the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

The first time, he was still Tom? (The rest of the text appears to be nonsensical and unrelated to the initial statement.)

However, he didn't care at the time; his real purpose was to get the whereabouts of the Ravenclaw crown from Helena.

Voldemort returned to school a second time to apply for a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, twenty years later.

By then, he had become bald and noseless, and had made a huge breakthrough in black magic.

This can be seen from his cursing of the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher's seat.

Such a powerful curse is something even Dumbledore would be ashamed of.

If Dumbledore had a way to remove the spell from this, he wouldn't have needed to hire a new teacher every year.

This is not to say that Dumbledore is inferior to Voldemort, but rather that the two have different strengths.

Zicomo guessed that Voldemort had spent those twenty years diligently studying dark magic in the Albanian forests.

It's even possible that he acquired more mysterious and profound dark magic there, such as Snape's flying spell that allowed him to fly as a black mist without needing a broomstick.

This also explains why, after being hit by Harry's spell and losing his physical body, he chose to hide in that place—that was definitely his lair.

This gives us another reason to visit the Albanian forests.

However, Zicomo was not in a hurry. He wanted to enjoy his vacation first, since it wasn't work that he had to rush to finish.

Having learned from Helena where she had once been hiding, Zicomo was about to go back to his dormitory to take a nap when he unexpectedly saw a figure in the Gryffindor common room.

"Draco? What are you doing here?"

Yes, Draco was standing in the Gryffindor common room, hesitating whether or not to go in.

"Zikomo! What are you doing out so late at night? Never mind, that's not the point. Come with me! My dragon is about to hatch!"

Draco pulled Zikomo along as they walked, talking, and led Zikomo directly into the Slytherin common room.

Draco was eager to share this joy with Zicomo.

Arriving at Draco's dormitory, which is his single room, his dragon egg is placed openly on his bedside table.

The dragon egg was now full of cracks and looked like it was about to hatch.

"So...why did your dragon egg take so long to hatch?"

Zicomo was a little curious, since Draco's dragon egg should have hatched a month ago.

Draco's face fell when this was mentioned.

"Stop talking. This dragon egg needs me to hold it the whole time for it to hatch. Once I take it away, it will stop hatching. During this time, I've spent all my time holding this dragon egg except for meals and classes."