HP: Hogwarts Snake

They brought back a machete for Della as a gift, the same one that Belinda had on her waist, and their specialty was quite chewy beef jerky.

Della chewed the salty and fragrant dried meat. Because she chewed so hard, her facial expression became unusually expressive. From this, she could already imagine that Belinda and Zhou Yushi must have gone to a place with tough folk customs.

"We took a lot of photos." Belinda also started chewing the dried meat. She stretched out her hand to Zhou Yushi, and the expensive camera was immediately handed to her. Bellinda shared the scenery of the trip and herself in the scenery one by one.

What about the shots with Zhou Yushi?

In another magic camera that can take pictures automatically, the moving photos are being developed and will appear in front of Della in the form of an album tomorrow.

"It's so spectacular." Della couldn't help but exclaimed as she looked at the vast grassland that connected to the distant mountains and the blue sky.

"There are even more spectacular ones." Belinda looked at Della with admiration in her eyes and continued to share.

Zhou Yushi did not disturb them. He just listened quietly and occasionally added a few words. After realizing that he was of no use here, he quietly walked out to arrange dinner in the evening.

They have been eating a lot of meat and noodles these days, and the taste is relatively strong. Although it is not difficult for him and Belinda to eat foods with a lot of oil and salt, they have to change their taste and eat something lighter when they come back.

So in the evening, we had rice which we hadn't eaten for several days, two stir-fried vegetarian dishes, a mushroom soup cooked in rich broth, and the only dish with meat in it was a boiled shrimp. For three people, the amount was just right.

Vegetables are appetizing and go well with rice. Belinda was thinking about this as she buried her head in the food with a spoon. Della also liked these light dishes and never stopped eating with her chopsticks. Zhou Yushi was helping them peel shrimps. He maintained the routine of peeling three shrimps and eating one to fill his stomach.

The three of them didn't follow so many rules when eating. If they wanted to talk, they would start a topic. If they didn't want to talk, they would pick up food with chopsticks and put it in their mouths to keep their mouths busy.

While enjoying the meal in a relaxed atmosphere, Della's dark eyes moved between Belinda and Zhou Yushi, and she strangely felt that there was a family feeling at the table.

Prepare the mother, prepare the father, and the child.

She is that child, and it would be great if she really grew up in such a family.

Bellinda and Zhou Yushi will be great parents.

Della thought so and took another bite of rice.

After dinner it was time to play chess as usual, but now Bellinda had joined the game.

Because Bellinda wanted to spend more time with Della and also wanted Della to play chess, a new tradition developed whereby Zhou Yushi would teach Bellinda, who didn't know how to play chess, how to play chess with Della while holding the chess pieces.

In this new tradition, Della has to take on two roles, one is playing chess with Zhou Yushi, and the other is chatting with Belinda.

Della named this moment "the moment of playing chess with distraction". It is a good challenge to have to think about topics and play chess with all your strength.

"By the way, I played chess with Xueji today." After placing another move, Della remembered this new thing as a topic of conversation.

"Xue Ji," Belinda held the chess pieces like an experienced player, and followed Zhou Yushi's instructions to place the pieces with extraordinary confidence, as if she was indeed a Go master, "I always thought she was quite extraordinary. How about playing Go with her?"

"It was a terrible defeat. She was very impressive," Della looked at Zhou Yushi, who didn't talk much and didn't look away. She tactfully didn't change the topic to "looking far ahead." "What she said was also impressive."

"Amazing?" Belinda tilted her head and watched Della drop another move. Zhou Yushi, who was squeezed beside her, finally turned his gaze to Della, his eyes expressing the same meaning as Belinda's, "How amazing is that?"

Della explained to them what Tang Xueji meant by "You have disturbed the people of Guizhou, but you have not done anything wrong, so why are you so stingy with your words?" and added, "I actually think it makes sense, but I wonder why she would have such an idea."

"Yes, I have never seen a wizard who thinks this way," Belinda nodded. She had always believed that Tang Xueji was a hermit and she argued for him without thinking, "It's just that the realm of those people with bloodline and brains on our side is not high enough."

"Ah, it's still at the level of bloodline," Belinda said, waking Della up from her dream. Della nodded as if she had suddenly realized something. "Indeed, the realm is not high enough. If this kind of equality hasn't been achieved, then that kind of equality is even more out of the question."

"Don't think that she is so high up," Zhou Yushi smiled. He, who had been acting as a foil, finally took over the topic. "Sister Xueji just suffered a defeat at the hands of a Muggle not long ago, and she is still remembering it."

"What does it mean to be defeated by Muggles?" Della looked over with a questioning look, and Belinda also turned to ask Zhou Yushi.

"While you were competing in the Triwizard Tournament, we were also holding a discussion with many parties participating. It's called a discussion, but it's actually a competition," Zhou Yushi introduced to them. "It's hard to say that there is a single dominant magic force here, uh, let's just say that, but there is a magic organization with many parties participating in the decision-making. The winner of the discussion will be the leader of this organization."

"Are there Muggles participating?" Della grasped the key point.

"Yes, the winner this time is the Muggle," Zhou Yushi nodded, "because the philosophy of the organization is to control the unnatural phenomena on this land. There are more than just wizards living on this land."

"Muggles and wizards?" Belinda frowned. "How can they be compared? How can a Muggle win?"

"There are no fighting and no magic-related events. It's more about the overall situation and leadership," Zhou Yushi was thinking about the words and introduced them. "The first round is a chess battle, where you play Go and chess randomly. The second round is a self-defense. The winner of the first round has to use his or her own book to argue on the given topic."

"What about the third game?" Della, whose interest was piqued, asked impatiently.

"In the second round of the debate, there will only be two winners. The two people will use each other's theories to debate another question," Zhou Yushi added, "Sister Xueji lost this round."

Della felt that the last debate was a stroke of genius. For an organization with multiple parties involved, it really needs the leader to understand the other people involved in this power chain.

"Wow~" Belinda drew out the exclamation tone and slowly brought out what she thought was the most appropriate compliment, "So civilized!"

"That's not true. There were also many fatalities in the past 100 years," Zhou Yushi shrugged. "It's just that many things have changed with the times."

That's all? It's not so easy to keep up with the times.

Della thought about the wizards who had been discriminating based on bloodline for hundreds or thousands of years, and she sighed in her heart.