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"Let me see which two little wizards are sneaking into the kitchen to steal food in the middle of the night!"

Zicomo said in a rough voice.

Upon hearing the sound, the two shuddered and quickly turned around, revealing two identical faces.

That's right, Zicomo wasn't the only one coming to the kitchen for a late-night snack.

There are also the Weasley twins.

"Aha! Look, isn't this one of our Gryffindor's twin geniuses?"

The two spoke in a playful tone, saying in unison, "..."

“Uh-huh! Gentlemen, may I join you?” Zicomo mimicked their tone.

“Of course, it would be our honor,” the twins said in unison again.

Zicomo sat down and called over the little elf Meme, asking her to grill some spider legs, which he then ate with the Weasley brothers.

Chapter Twenty-Three: Investing in Twins, Club Gathering

"Wow! Zicomo, this stuff is so delicious!"

"Yeah! What kind of animal is this meat? It smells so good."

After eating and drinking their fill, Fred and George sighed with satisfaction.

Zicomo didn't hide anything and told the two directly that these were spider legs.

"Cool, bro. Where did you get these? We want to get some too!" George said.

“Hmm, the eight-eyed giant spider deep in the Forbidden Forest.” Zicomo spoke casually, as if he were talking about his own backyard.

"Merlin's beard! We don't even dare to go deep into the Forbidden Forest, how did you get in?" Fred asked in surprise.

"I just wandered in by mistake. I was just looking for some herbs."

Zicomo couldn't very well tell them that he originally intended to hollow out the Forbidden Forest.

"It's a pity that little Ron didn't get to taste this delicacy," George said regretfully.

"In fact, he tasted it much earlier than you did."

Zicomo knew that the two brothers just wanted to play a prank on their younger brother.

“Wow! I bet he fainted the moment he found out the truth,” Fred exclaimed.

"Yes, that's right."

Your family knows you best, and Ron's reaction was exactly what they expected.

"So, are you two interested in accepting my investment?"

"what?"

The Weasley brothers were somewhat bewildered by Zicomo's sudden change of topic.

"In other words, I'm quite optimistic about your prank props. I plan to sponsor your alchemical research by investing capital in them."

"Once you two graduate, I'll invest some more money to open a shop in Diagon Alley or Hogsmeade. We'll sell the gadgets you research. How about we split the profits 55/50?"

Zicomo told the Weasley brothers about his idea.

"Oh my God! Tell us you're not kidding!" Fred and George were still somewhat incredulous.

“Of course I’m not joking, this is the first funding.”

As he spoke, Zicomo, concealed by his robe, pulled 100 Galleons from the Zen Garden.

This is the amount of calendula produced in the past few days.

"Thank you, Zicomo!"

"Oh no! From today onwards, we should call you Boss Zicomo."

The two were so excited that they danced around and made funny faces.

“However, we don’t need that many shares. Fred and I will each take 40%, that’s enough,” George said after calming down a bit.

"No, no, no, a 55 split is actually a bargain for me. I don't like to be in charge, so you'll be managing the whole store from now on. I'll just collect the profits."

Zicomo quickly refused, saying he wasn't investing in the two for money.

Thanks to the marigold, he now earns 21 Galleons a day, and he will earn even more in the future.

He was mainly attracted to their intellect.

These two brothers have a lot of strange ideas in their heads.

Plus, there's Arthur in the house who can modify cars and make them fly.

This shows that the Weasley family has a certain foundation.

After all, they are the so-called 'pure-blooded twenty-eight holy races'.

The two of them took his investment, and they'll definitely show him what they've made in the future.

The repeated exchanges also helped broaden Zikomo's knowledge of alchemy.

After hearing Zicomo's words, the two stopped insisting and said in unison:

"We guarantee you, with the honor of the Weasley family, that we will not let you down!"

The alchemy item shop that would one day resound throughout the entire British magical world was established during this late-night snack.

…………

The next day, Zicomo was still sleeping in when Hermione pulled him out of bed.

I don't know if this is the rule in every school.

There is a sign that says "No Boys Allowed" at the entrance of the girls' dormitory, but there is nothing at the entrance of the boys' dormitory.

"What's up, Hermione? I don't think I have any classes today?" Zicomo sat dazedly in the common room.

"Cousin, what should I do if I get nervous again?" Hermione asked anxiously.

"What's the rush? Isn't the Transfiguration Club's gathering in the evening? It's still early."

Zicomo spoke casually; he was still a little sleepy.

"But I'm just nervous. Cousin, can you help me think of a way to distract myself?"

"Distract yourself? Easy, here you go. You can try the game above."

Zicomo gave Hermione a copy of the 'Spellbook'.

"The tools I create using alchemy can be used to store book knowledge, chat and communicate, and even play games."

The little witch took the 'magic book' copy and tried to operate it.

Hermione currently only has Zicomo as a friend in the chat communication function, and she has automatically set him as a special contact.

Opening the storage section, Zicomo had copied all the textbooks from grades one to seven into a copy after splitting it up last night.

Finally, there's the game feature; currently, there's only one: Plants vs. Zombies.

Hermione tapped the ugly-cute bald zombie image on the book and entered the game.

Guided by Crazy Dave Waibibab, the little witch embarks on her first foray into video games.

Zicomo sat beside him, still sleepy, and fell asleep again as he watched.

When Zikomo woke up again, it was already noon.

He saw Hermione beside him still playing with the 'spellbook', except that she had already reached the pool level.

Zicomo was shocked; this was the version without cheat codes.

Is his cousin really that talented at gaming?

"Cousin, this game is really fun! How did you come up with it?"

Seeing that Zicomo had woken up, Hermione paused the level she was working on.

"Well, just pretend I dreamt about it. Are you less nervous now?"

"Yes, thanks to your book. By the way, what's the name of this book?"

"I haven't chosen a name yet. How about I call myself Aped?"

"Recalling a product similar to this book from my past life," Zicomo said casually.

Twenty years later, when Hermione heard about a new product launched by a fruit company, she wondered if her cousin was a prophet.

Of course, this is a story.

After lunch, Hermione flipped through the Transfiguration manual for upperclassmen.

No longer nervous, she suddenly gained a new understanding of shapeshifting.

Their application of transfiguration techniques became even more sophisticated.

…………

In the evening, Zicomo and Hermione arrived at the Transfiguration Club's activity room.