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Other people, including those of other species, charged at Zikomo, brandishing their weapons.

Those without weapons even threw themselves at Zikomo.

It was as if they had a blood feud with Zicomo.

Zicomo set his sights on Loretta the moment he saw her.

Of course, he didn't have any particular feelings for Loretta herself, but rather wanted her to return to Lienia to help his mother-in-law, Rena, manage the royal family and the magic academy.

Currently, both the Kalia royal family and the magic academy in Lienia are in a state of disrepair and are in dire need of talent.

Loretta was originally a royal guard knight of the Carlos royal family, so it was reasonable for Zicomo to ask her to return to her post.

But Loretta had lived here for many years and had long considered the sacred tree her second home.

Zicomo let her go just like that, and she was ultimately a little reluctant to let her go.

So Zicomo called out Lani, Michaela and Marlene in front of her.

Lani is a princess of the Caria royal family, so Loretta naturally has to listen to what she says.

Michaela and Marlenia, as the masters of Abreifel, expressed their deep gratitude to Loretta for her contributions to the city.

But now there are practically no normal people left in this city, so there's no point in Loretta staying here any longer.

Therefore, they also suggested that Loretta return to Lienia.

And so, Loretta returned to Lienia, and Renara gained another capable person in her arsenal.

The camera then returns to the three-way battle for supremacy.

The second match took place at the Black Lake at Hogwarts. Early in the morning, students began leaving the castle and heading towards the Black Lake.

At this time, three wooden towers were erected in the center of Black Lake to accommodate the audience.

Students reach the wooden tower by taking small boats from the dock, boats that were also used to transport new students at the start of the school year.

These small boats are probably over a hundred years old, which shows that Hogwarts is quite frugal in some ways.

Hermione, Harry, and Neville were all on their way to the Black Lake.

This trio is quite a rare combination.

Hermione is here mainly because she can't find where Zicomo is.

She asked Harry, "Harry, have you seen my cousin?"

Hermione was puzzled. Zicomo was right next to her when they had breakfast, but he was gone as soon as she turned around. Even Lani was nowhere to be seen.

Harry shook his head and said, "No. It's strange, I didn't see Ron this morning either."

With the competition fast approaching, Hermione didn't have time to go find Zicomo, so she had to put the matter aside for the time being and deal with it after the competition.

Hermione wasn't worried at all about whether Zicomo was in any danger; the chances of that happening were much greater than the probability of Seamus blowing up the entire Hogwarts castle.

Harry is talking to Neville over here.

Neville shoved a bunch of long, seaweed-like plants into Harry's hand.

He said, "Gills grass, after being ingested, will grow gills and webbed fingers and toes."

Harry took the gill grass and said, "I know this. Don't forget I asked you to get this herb."

Ever since learning that the second round of the competition would take place underwater, Harry has been looking for potions or herbs that would allow him to move freely underwater.

Although he can also use the Bubble Head Charm, it is too easily broken and can only be used as a backup option.

Harry was looking up information on this topic in the library that day when Neville happened to see him.

Neville assumed Harry was as interested in herbs as he was, and he pulled Harry aside for a long discussion.

Seeing that Neville knew so much about herbs, Harry asked him if there were any herbs that could allow people to breathe underwater.

Then Neville introduced him to gill grass.

After hearing that gills could give users gills and allow them to breathe underwater, Harry knew this was what he was looking for.

As the saying goes, one shouldn't bother two people with the same task, so Harry asked Neville to get him some gill grass.

Navee said, "Then you probably don't know that its duration is uncertain."

Harry asked, "What do you mean?"

Neville shrugged and said, "It's affected by both fresh and salt water, so the duration of its effect may vary."

Harry then asked, "It won't stop working as soon as I get in the water, will it?"

Neville replied, "It's not that exaggerated, it's just a little shorter than an hour at most."

Harry nodded and said, "That's good, it's not a big problem."

At worst, he can use the Bubble Head Charm to replenish his oxygen, which should allow him to last until he finishes the race.

…………

In the center of Black Lake, on the middle of the three simple wooden towers, old Crouch was standing and delivering his opening remarks for the Triwizard Tournament.

"Welcome to the second event."

"Last night, four warriors had an important treasure stolen from them, and these four treasures are now lying at the bottom of Black Lake."

"And all they have to do is find the treasure and bring it back to the surface."

However, no one paid attention to what old Crouch was saying; the students' eyes were all focused on the four warriors.

To be precise, the focus was all on Furong.

To make it easier to get into the water, Furong changed into a silver-gray one-piece swimsuit, and her graceful figure attracted the attention of countless boys.

Even some girls were captivated by her.

After all, the allure of the Veela doesn't discriminate between men and women. At most, women are just more resistant to it because of their sexual orientation.

It's only early spring, and the weather in England is still quite cold; the lake water is icy cold.

Asking the warriors to swim under these circumstances is asking too much of them.

Harry removed the extra clothes from his body, swallowed the gill grass in his hand, and stood by the steps, ready to go into the water.

He turned around and saw Hermione still dressed in her wizard robes.

He asked curiously, "Aren't you going to change into your swimsuit?"

Hermione waved her hand and said, "No need."

She was carrying some alchemical tools, which would be inconvenient to carry if she wore a swimsuit instead.

Right now, old Krach is giving a speech: "The warriors only have one hour. Once the cannon fires, the game begins."

Before old Krach could finish speaking, the cannons roared.

It was clear that this cannon shot was once again accidentally fired by Filch.

However, the four warriors were unaware of this, and upon hearing the cannon fire, they all jumped into the water.

Harry was still waiting for the gill herb to take effect when 'Moody' shoved him down from behind.

Fortunately, his gills grew back after he went into the water, otherwise he might have choked on the lake water.

The process of growing gills was a bit uncomfortable; Harry felt like his neck had been torn in several places.

The pain was absolutely excruciating.

Hermione swam over and noticed that Harry's landing posture was not right, and that he was sinking steadily after getting into the water.

Hermione thought Harry had drowned, so she came over to check on him.

Hermione was not worried that she would fall behind the other two warriors because of this.

Anyway, she can project her mental energy outwards, making it easy for her to search for targets in the water.

Hermione was confident that she could catch up with the two ahead of her.

Hermione leaned closer to Harry, and after seeing the gills on Harry's neck and the webbed fingers and toes, she knew that Harry was alright.

She praised Harry, saying, "Gill pouch grass is indeed a good choice. It's amazing that you were able to find such a precious herb, but you should be careful about its expiration date."

“Navi told me all of this, and he was the one who helped me get the gill grass.”

Harry asked, "He was right next to us, didn't you hear him?"

Hermione raised an eyebrow and said, "Really? I didn't really notice."

She was so busy looking for Komo in the audience that she didn't notice the conversation between Harry and Neville.

Hermione didn't want to dwell on this, so she said, "Forget it, now's not the time to talk about this. Time is limited, you should hurry up and find your baby."

With that, Hermione turned and went deeper into the area.

"Hey, wait a minute!" Harry caught up with Hermione and asked, "What's wrong with you right now?"

At this moment, Hermione's body was covered by a transparent membrane that separated her from the lake water, and even her clothes were protected by this membrane.

This allows Hermione to remain as dry as she would be on land, even while in the water.

Harry was curious about what this thin film was, so he poked it with his finger. The film felt hard to the touch.