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Chapter Twenty-Six: The Halloween Dinner, A Different Hermione

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's the last day of October.

During this time, Zicomo toured the Lake District of Lienia.

They killed the Shining Stone Dragon guarding the Shining Stone Key and entered the Realucalia Academy.

He also killed the Red Wolf of Radagan in the academy.

I didn't expect that taking it down would also earn me a kill achievement.

His current dilemma is whether or not to go up to the Grand Archives of Real Luccalia.

That is where the 'Full Moon Queen' Renara sleeps.

That is, the mother of the witch Lani.

Ever since Radagan abandoned it, his mother-in-law has spent her days embracing an unborn amber egg, wallowing in self-pity.

For this reason, Lani also placed a restriction on the amber egg.

If anyone breaks Renara's slumber, Lani will awaken Renara's fighting spirit.

In other words, if he went up there, he would beat up his mother-in-law.

Of course, given the current situation, it's still uncertain who will fight whom.

But if they don't fight, then Rena will not be able to get her hands on the 'Great Rune That Never Was Born'.

Ultimately, Zicomo decided to first breach the walls of Kalia and ask Lani what she thought.

In reality, Zicomo gave Hermione several alchemical tools a few days ago.

This includes protective necklaces that automatically trigger when danger is detected and also have location tracking capabilities.

And a dozen or so second-generation magic grenades.

These grenades, modified by Zicomo, are only the size of a pigeon's egg.

Moreover, it will attach to the enemy after being thrown.

It's practically an essential item for murder, robbery, home, and travel.

He hadn't forgotten that Hermione had been attacked by a troll during the Halloween dinner.

In the original story, Ron made her cry, and then she hid alone in the bathroom, where she encountered the crisis.

Now, under Zicomo's tutelage, Ron is facing a fully enhanced version of Hermione.

Normally, no one dares to talk back to Hermione.

With Hermione's extensive knowledge of spells, no one in the lower grades could beat her.

Even if you manage to defeat him by sheer luck, congratulations! There's another one waiting for you: Zikomo, who has mastered a large amount of borderland magic and is extremely protective of his own.

But Zicomo was still worried that things like plot inertia, world-correcting forces, or fate would push events back to the way they were in the original story.

So he gave Hermione a bunch of alchemical tools.

The little witch assumed her cousin was worried about her safety and happily accepted the gift.

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Dinner time.

The college lobby has been decorated for Halloween.

Various kinds of pumpkin lanterns float in the air, and every now and then a group of bats fly by.

Zicomo particularly dislikes these things.

The school's ghosts floated back and forth above the young wizards' dining tables.

Everyone enjoyed a more lavish meal than usual, and the atmosphere was harmonious and joyful.

During the event, the Weasley twins approached Zicomo with their new product.

With Zicomo's support, many props that would not appear until later were made in advance.

Things like "quick-acting skip-class candy" that makes your nose bleed, and "automatic inkjet quill pens."

Unfortunately, the "quick-acting skipping-class candy" was discovered by professors because so many people used it, and it has been blacklisted.

There is little market for 'automatic inkjet quill pens'.

Because the amount of ink that sprays out is not very controllable, the young wizards are unwilling to spend money to buy an impractical pen.

On the contrary, the "10-second pus-eliminating magic" is very popular among young wizards.

This alchemical potion, whose effects are self-evident from its name, is a godsend for acne-prone wizards.

Even Hermione bought two bottles.

Now the Weasley brothers have brought a handful of toffee.

"Boss, would you like to try our new product?" George didn't even explain its benefits.

Zicomo took the candy and immediately knew its effects with a mental scan.

"Want to play a prank on the boss?"

Zicomo unwrapped a candy and flicked it with his finger.

It was flicked into George's mouth when he wasn't looking.

George swallowed the candy in one gulp, and his tongue swelled up rapidly, growing to 1.2 meters long.

Even Bai Wuchang (the White Impermanence) would have to call him a master.

This is the 'Fat Tongue Toffee' that appeared in the original work.

"Hahahaha! George, I told you, you can't prank the boss." Fred laughed wildly from the side.

Not to be outdone, George took out a piece from his pocket and shoved it into Fred's mouth while he was laughing wildly.

Long tongue +1.

Seeing his two older brothers' embarrassed expressions, Ron burst into laughter.

The Weasley twins exchanged a glance.

One person held Ron down while the other stuffed the 'Fat Tongue Toffee' into Ron's mouth.

Long tongue +2.

While the group was playfully fighting, they accidentally knocked over the juice on the table.

It was sprinkled on Hermione's robes.

"Oh! Sorry." The three of them quickly apologized.

"It's okay, I'll just go to the bathroom to wash up," Hermione said, getting up and leaving the hall.

Zicomo watched from the side, his expression strange.

You must know, they are wizards.

This little water stain can be easily cleaned up with a simple "clean-up".

Since the start of the school year, two months have passed, and Hermione has long since mastered the 'clean and refresh' spell.

What influenced her thinking and made her forget her own abilities?

So, does the so-called plot revision really exist?

With this in mind, Zicomo reminded himself that he needed to be more cautious.

It's best not to completely distort the plot.

Who knows if there will be an option to restart a worldline?

Getting yourself into trouble is not a good thing.

Just as Zicomo was pondering, the hall doors were pushed open.

The visitor was Professor Quirrell.

He ran breathlessly and looked terrified to Dumbledore. He gasped, "..."

"The troll...is in the underground classroom...I thought you should know that."

He then fainted.

Zicomo listened to Quirrell's fragmented words, unable to understand the meaning of his last sentence.

He thought Dumbledore knew, knew what?

A troll?

Isn't this the level he set up to protect the magic stone?

"Deans of each college, lead your students back to the lounge."

Upon seeing the commotion in the hall, Dumbledore used the Amplification Charm to order the students to leave the scene.