HP: The Root of Everything - The Magician

During her two-month vacation, Hermione experienced a deep sense of loneliness without her teacher Teach's company, but she didn't feel bored.

Because the "Life Analysis Training Array" of "Structure and Cell" still requires her to spend a lot of time perfecting and completing it.

But Hermione is still a child, and she doesn't have that much energy.

So during her breaks, Hermione would take the train alone to the hospital in Goshel to visit Maggie, Teach Cal's mother.

Hermione wasn't surprised when she learned from Uncle Corey that Wickman Karen and Joan Hanff, who were caring for her in the ward, were wizards sent by two different factions.

Hermione, already the 'youngest' magician, understood the threat magic posed to other magicians. Therefore, it was not surprising that March, as the mother of Teach Cal, the first known magician, was under the surveillance of wizards.

Therefore, when Hermione visited Machi alone, she was already prepared to run into a wizard.

At the same time, Hermione was not worried about her identity as Teach's disciple being exposed, because her identity was already common knowledge at Hogwarts.

It was inevitable that Hermione's identity as a disciple would be spread through the young wizard.

There's no need for Hermione to hide. Doing so could give malicious enemies the illusion that she's important, potentially leading to threats from wizards or kidnapping.

Yes, it's just an illusion, that's Hermione's understanding.

Compared to the importance of Machi to Teach Carr, her disciple was insignificant.

Hermione can be Teach's constraint and weakness, but she can also not be.

The real constraint, weakness, and vulnerability is Ma Qi.

With this positive self-perception, Hermione swaggered into the hospital, appearing before the British government's anti-magic agencies and the Ministry of Magic, without worrying about any foolish dangers.

As long as Teach Carl still possesses magical powers and holds the power to tip the scales of the world in his hands, Hermione and her friends cannot be harmed, and March and her friends are even less likely to be harmed.

Hermione is protected not only by Teach, a 'Grandmaster' magic teacher, but also by Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts and the most powerful white wizard of the time.

You try messing with either of these two?

Corey Bab was overjoyed to see Hermione arrive every week. The more he looked at his chosen 'niece-in-law' Corey, the happier and happier he became.

He desperately hoped that time would pass quickly so that little Hermione could come of age soon, and then he, as her uncle, could personally officiate at the wedding between Teach and Hermione.

Just imagining it gave Corey a sense of proud happiness.

"Little Hermione, here, have a piece of fruit that Uncle peeled for you in advance because he knew you were coming this afternoon."

"Thank you, Uncle~", Hermione said as she ate the juicy, heart-shaped fruit and chatted with Corey about everyday things. She also talked to the soul-shattered Machi about some funny stories between her and Teacher Teach.

Bored, Joan couldn't stand the trivial conversations in the hospital room, so he impatiently left the hospital, wanting to find a bar in town to have some fun.

Yoan left, but Vikman didn't. For the past two months, he had been diligently using magic to guide and care for Machi's immobile body. Although Decoy's wariness of him remained unchanged, his friendly attitude had become much more apparent.

After chatting about everyday things, Hermione, as usual, asked Corey for some fighting techniques.

Corey readily agreed to the request from the beginning, without refusing Hermione because she was a 13-year-old girl.

Having become Teach Cal's apprentice, Hermione could not possibly be a weak wizard with no fighting ability who could only wave her wand. Corey and Hermione both knew this very well.

By the window of the ward, Vikman looked down at the two figures, one large and one small, on the lawn below, and waved his wand to make his quill record information about Corey and Hermione's sparring session.

Corey stood still, waiting for Hermione to attack. He didn't use the teleportation magic given to him by Teach, but instead used his combat skills to spar with Hermione, who was using the Great Strength magic.

Corey wanted to teach Hermione sharp judgment and skills in combat, not to let her rely on her strength to charge recklessly at enemies.

Therefore, it is absolutely correct to use combat correction on Hermione in her superhuman strength state.

Hermione's punches and kicks were incredibly fierce, amplified by immense force, so much so that they created shockwaves in the air.

But these punches and kicks did not frighten Corey in the slightest, because Hermione's seemingly fierce attacks could not hit him at all.

Even if he gets hit, Corey will skillfully deflect the attack using the combat techniques he honed during his decades-long career as a mercenary, and then use the force against him to launch a counterattack.

Vikman looked at the two fighting below, his heart filled with envy and longing.

The visceral impact of each punch is something that traditional wizards who fight with wands cannot experience.

Seeing Corey's combat training for Hermione, Vikman understood why Teach Carr was known as the Wizard Killer in the wizarding world.

Once you get close, it's a guaranteed kill, one wizard per slash, a chaotic and merciless slaughter.

With the aid of various alchemy arrays, the wizard's magic spells... well, Wikman really... weren't enough, they were basically useless.

[Sigh~, with the advent of magic, this magical world ruled by wizards is bound to change sooner or later!]

Fortunately, we wild wizards managed to latch onto the national government, which is supposed to be the "representative of justice," and given the threat of magic to magic, Teach Carr's faction is closer to the government.

This proximity does not refer to cooperation between the two parties, but rather to a convergence of their strengths.

After finishing his thought, Vikman continued recording the information with the quill pen.

'Boom~~'

Hermione's small, powerful fist tore through the air, sending a shockwave hurtling towards Corey.

Corey quickly turned to the side, grabbed Hermione's wrist, and used the force to execute an over-the-shoulder throw.

Hermione flipped over on Corey's back, landed steadily, and then stomped hard on the lawn, kicking a clod of dirt toward Corey's eye.

Seeing that the mud was blocking Corey's view, Hermione pressed her feet together and then threw a surprise punch.

Seeing this, Corey smiled with satisfaction and said, "Little Hermione, you've made great progress. You've learned the benefits of not being merciful in battle, but... your weaknesses are too obvious."

Before Hermione's little fist could even land, Corey quickly bent down and launched a sweeping leg attack at Hermione's lower body, which she had been ignoring the entire time.

Hermione's feet left the ground, and her eyes couldn't lock onto Corey, so she failed.

With the outcome decided, Corey removed his knee from Hermione's abdomen, released his left hand from hers, then withdrew his right fist, which was about to strike, and pulled Hermione up.

Hermione stood there, ignoring the mud on her clothes, reflecting on what she had learned from Corey's sparring sessions and the weaknesses in her own fighting style.

After Hermione finished thinking, Corey tossed her a towel to wipe her sweat, then asked with a doting smile, "Little Hermione, if I remember correctly, your 13th birthday is in 3 days, right?"

"Yes, Uncle Corey, I wonder what kind of birthday present you'll give me?"

Although Hermione put on an expression of anticipation and joy, she was actually worried and anxiously looking around: "Teacher, my birthday is in three days. Will you be there on time as promised?"