HP: The Root of Everything - The Magician

Among the 'Dragonkin' race under Teach Carl, Andri has the strongest defense and strength, so he always plays the role of a tank in team battles.

Cybele has excellent mobility and the ability to [attack from a distance], making her primarily responsible for ranged damage output.

Kiraro's [direction] is unpredictable and unexpected. She usually works in coordination with Andrei to engage in close combat with the enemy.

And Yeva...

His talent and abilities are not particularly outstanding, and the physical attributes of dragon people are not special, but that does not mean that he is weaker than Andri and the other two.

The [Echo] ability gives Yeva the most suitable and easiest way to fight.

That is the assassin who hides in the shadows and delivers a fatal blow to his target.

Yeva looked at Lake, who was in his dragon claw, for a while with his fish-like eyes, and then casually threw him to the ground.

Just as Lake took a breath of fresh air and was looking for an opportunity to escape again, Yeva said coldly, "Kid, you'd better take a good look at the situation. Do you still want to run away?"

As soon as Yeva finished speaking, Lake turned his head and saw that Andri, Sibilan, and the other two had all descended and completely surrounded him.

Four cloaks rustled in the night breeze of the Forbidden Forest.

Four dragon arms, their scales reflecting the moonlight, gleaming with a sharp, cold light.

Eight purplish-red dragon eyes, exuding a brutal killing intent and oppressive aura.

Lake looked up and, through the ancient trees of the Forbidden Forest, saw a ferocious dragon over 40 meters long circling overhead, glaring menacingly at him.

Lake looked at it again and again, and thought about it again and again.

He clenched his fists, took a deep breath, and finally... reluctantly and helplessly raised his hands, completely giving up on escaping.

With no way to escape, surrounded by Andri and the others, as well as the dragon in the sky, Lake knew he couldn't get away.

Even with the magical ability to 'predict', he couldn't escape under these circumstances.

"What do you want? Do you want to take back the mythical griffin I stole?"

"I'm telling you, don't even think about it, it's mine," Lake said, lowering his hands that had been raised in surrender and clutching the magic storage bag at his waist tightly.

However, faced with Lake's harsh words, Andri and the other three exchanged glances, chuckled, and ignored him completely.

Griffin Griffin?

Hehe~, that Griffin who was asleep the whole time was actually a fake.

It's nothing more than a shell created using Griffin's mythical magic to deceive people.

Wizards couldn't tell, and even Albus Dumbledore couldn't.

However, Andrei and his three companions noticed it.

From the moment they Apparated to the rooftop of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, following Shake's message and the summons of the head of the family, Teach, and saw Griffin sleeping in his lair, the four of them recognized him immediately.

[This treasure-hunting idiot has no idea that he and that half-dead dark wizard lying on the rooftop have both fallen into Hermione's trap. Sigh, how pitiful.]

Siberian casually sat on a rock, watching Lake desperately protecting his storage backpack. She telepathically communicated with her sister Kira and Andri/Yeva, offering a pitiful laugh at Lake's ignorance and foolishness.

Just as Lake was on guard against Andrei and his three companions trying to steal his 'one and only' griffin, Teach arrived with his disciple Hermione.

Without a word, Teach ignored Lake's resistance and grabbed the storage backpack.

Lake was someone Teach wanted to recruit, so Teach respected Lake's rights and didn't force him to open his backpack.

With a thought, Teach drew an 'Analysis Formation Array' out of thin air.

Immediately, the figure of Griffin's body darted out of Lake's storage backpack, then transformed into a ball of golden mythical magic that gathered in Teach's palm.

Lake saw this scene clearly and understood it perfectly: [So it was all fake.]

After a night of frantic activity yielding nothing, Lake had given up hope of resistance and escape. He stared dejectedly at Teach Carl, clad in black and red robes, and said helplessly, "The griffin I stole was fake. It was fake from the start..."

"So what do you want after all the time and effort you went to capture me?"

Upon hearing this question, Teach smiled and tossed the storage backpack back to Lake: "I like people like you who don't beat around the bush and are straightforward."

With that, Teach shrugged and spread his hands, saying, "An accident, it was just an accident."

"Originally, it was a trap set by my disciple, a scheme to test her own strength using you all. But I never expected... your magic is simply beyond imagination."

"That [Dual Clone Magic] of Venere is an unprecedented breakthrough and innovation in the history of wizarding magic."

"And your magic..."

"Can you tell me, what exactly is your magic?"

As they spoke, Teach sat down on the ground, facing Lake, and spoke frankly.

“Tell me your magic, and I will give you this ball of Griffin mythical magic,” Teach said, extending his hand and handing the golden mythical magic in his palm to Lake.

Faced with this ball of magic, Lake did not hesitate or struggle; unable to resist, he hastily accepted the ball of Griffin's mythical magic.

He was paid to do a job, and since he had accepted the benefits, Lake wasn't the kind of person who would turn his back on someone like Wiener.

Even if he wanted to turn against them, he couldn't do it with Andri and the others surrounding him.

In the silence, Lake spoke.

But then Dumbledore arrived, interrupting Lake's impending explanation of the magic.

"Teach Carr, was it you? Was it you who blew Harry up and seriously injured him?" Dumbledore asked Teach, who was sitting on the ground, with murderous intent as soon as he put down his flying broom.

At this moment, Dumbledore was holding Harry Potter in his arms, whose injuries had been healed by magic, but who was still in a coma due to serious injuries.

"Noisy~"

"Albus Dumbledore, I ask myself, have I been quite lenient with you, the headmaster?"

"But you need to understand one thing clearly: my good temper doesn't mean you can question me anytime, anywhere, or regardless of the occasion."

"Andre, shut this old man up," Teach said, his back to Dumbledore, without turning his head, his anger undisguised and unpretentious.

With a wave of his hand, he ordered Andre to drag that annoying old man Dumbledore away and not disturb his conversation with Lake.

Driven by Teach's anger, Andri went all out this time.

With a loud rumble, Andri vanished instantly, leaving behind only a ring of deeply cracked and sunken ground.

Andri's teleportation was not teleportation magic, nor was it an apparition spell; it was pure power, the immense physical strength of a dragonman.

Before the muffled roar could spread, Andrei was already behind Dumbledore.

With a swift swing of his dragon arm, Andrei's claws seized Dumbledore's collar without mercy. Andrei unleashed his [Strength] and hurled Dumbledore with all his might.

Immediately, Andrei slammed his feet into the ground, launched himself forward, and charged toward Dumbledore at top speed.

After Dumbledore and Harry Potter, the two outsiders, left, Teach looked at Lake with a sharp glint in his eyes and invited, "Mr. Lake, please continue."

after that.

After nearly half an hour of explanation, Teach finally understood what Lake's [treasure-hunting magic] was.

Meanwhile, Hermione Granger, now in her final Magician phase, finally learns the true value of the trap she set tonight.

[Treasure Hunt Magic]

As the name suggests, it's about treasure hunting.

But Lake's treasure hunt was different from his teacher's.

The difference is that Lake's treasure-hunting magic can imbue corresponding ancient objects with the power of legends, allowing the legends to be recreated in his hands.

Under Teach's persistent questioning, Lake had no choice but to confess what the magical items he had produced were and how he had obtained them.

The magic carpet is the legendary magic carpet of Aladdin from the Arabian Nights.

While Lake couldn't guarantee the magic carpet was real, he wouldn't deny the legend's authenticity.

Lake organized his thoughts for a moment, then slowly began, "This magic carpet, as always, was discovered by me in an ancient tomb, guided by my treasure-hunting magic."

"Comparing it to the legend, I found that this ordinary-looking blanket is very similar to Aladdin's magic carpet."

"So, based on the legend and the similarity of things, I used treasure hunting magic to endow Him with the magical ability of the 'magic carpet'."

"The bronze scale gauntlets are the same..."

Legend has it that in the age of mythology, an unnamed hero wearing bronze gauntlets slew a giant dragon that was wreaking havoc on humankind. Afterward, he took a scale from the dragon and inlaid it into the bronze gauntlets.

"From that day forward, the bronze scale gauntlets possessed the power of a dragon."

"That ancient knight's sword, based on the same principle, is imbued with some of the legendary power of the time by me according to folk tales."

Teach nodded, took the knight's sword from Lake's hand, examined it, and began to analyze it using the analysis array.

After a long while, Teach had an extremely absurd guess about this ancient knight's sword.

So he asked Lake, "Based on what legend did you bestow power upon this sword?"

"The Sword in the Stone"

After Lake finished speaking, he looked at Teach.

Looking at Hermione.

Seeing the three people, Yeva and his companions, listening intently with great interest, he said carefully and firmly, "You're right."

"This sword is the sword that King Arthur pulled out of the stone to become the King of ancient Britain."