Curly-haired Guy: I see, you still can't let go of your cat owner after all. I heard cats don't get attached to people, but those folks were wrong.
Lazy Kitten: Can't let go? You're saying I can't let go? Are you picking a fight? Who the heck would miss that plain woman? I only went along with it a bit because she saved me!
Curly-haired Guy: Oh, really?
Lazy Kitten: Of, of course it's true! I'm not like you, always talking nonsense!
Doujin Artist: That last part is true. Gin is always talking nonsense.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Haha, the first part is up for debate, right?
Machete Girl: Ragdoll cats are naturally clingy by nature, so it's no surprise if you can't let go.
Lazy Kitten: I said it's not about letting go. I'm not really a cat! But as a person, you have to repay kindness, right? Plus, this woman has a complicated background. If I don't watch her, she might run into danger.
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Yeah, yeah! Luo Luo is right. It's not about letting go at all.
Lazy Kitten: Hey, don't think I can't hear the sarcasm in your words!
This is an Actor: Complicated background? How complicated?
Lazy Kitten: According to Old Man Ye, this cat owner's mom is one of the last survivors from the Holy Land. Oh, the Holy Land is like a secret realm or dungeon.
Doujin Artist: You mean your cat owner's mom is an NPC?
Scarlet Lotus Fairy: NPC?
Skirt-Flipping Maniac: Pfft, Eriri gets full marks on that! She even brought out NPCs! (Expression: speechless)
Doujin Artist: Native creatures in dungeons are basically NPCs.
Lazy Kitten: But this isn't a real game dungeon. My world isn't a game! Anyway, the Holy Land is a very mysterious place. Nowadays, those special forces are trained using resources developed from the Holy Land.
Machete Girl: Then your cat owner's dad must be some big shot, right? Otherwise, how did he win over a Holy Land survivor?
Lazy Kitten: He's not that big a deal. He was just the captain of the Jinzhou special forces team before. After her mom was brought out, she fell for the old man. But Holy Land survivors are different from regular humans in the end. They are all natural awakeners with very strong bloodlines. Now, my cat owner seems to have awakened that survivor bloodline too.
This is an Actor: I see. Does this bloodline attract disasters?
Lazy Kitten: Yes, it really draws in evil creatures. Whether ghosts or demons, they all crave this bloodline. Over ten years ago, her parents died because of it.
Machete Girl: Your cat owner has been through so much.
Amegakure Village's Angel: She's a pitiful one too. Try being nice to her.
Lazy Kitten: She doesn't even know her bloodline is special yet. That day when it awakened, it was super dangerous. If there was an evil creature nearby, she might not have made it back.
Soul Society's Villain: Besides ghosts, are there other evil creatures where you are?
Lazy Kitten: There are also vicious beasts, which are mutated beasts that failed to evolve. They say it's because they couldn't resist the temptation of the world's energy, so they fell into corruption.
Doujin Artist: That's kind of like here. Evolve successfully and become a mutated beast, fail and become a vicious beast. But here, both mutated beasts and vicious beasts are mostly hostile to humans.
Lazy Kitten: Mutated beasts here avoid people, and there have always been tales of awakeners since ancient times.
Doujin Artist: So, this end-of-days crisis is just temporary? Once humans stabilize, they can stand firm again?
This is an Actor: Handle each case on its own. Don't force comparisons. History doesn't bend to human will. Prepare for any event ahead of time.
After sending the message, Gerald stopped checking the chat group and turned his eyes to the book in front of him.
He was holding a book on key notes for materials in building magic arrays. It was prep for constructing the Tower of Paradise.
Though Gerald had some knowledge and memories of this world in his mind, he had zero experience with building magic arrays.
In the Fairy Tail world, he wouldn't need to study this. The materials for magic arrays were all in his head. But this wasn't Fairy Tail; it was Harry Potter.
Fairy Tail knowledge clearly couldn't be used here. So to build a magic array, he had to start from scratch.
Gerald flipped through the book fast. He could remember almost everything after one read. But finding the right building knowledge still took time.
Good thing he had no classes today, so no worry about time.
After some time, Gerald suddenly felt a strange gaze on him. He slowly looked up and saw the bushy-haired Hermione girl.
"Sorry, Professor Zikrein." Seeing Gerald look over, Hermione quickly said, "Did I disturb you?"
"No problem. It's not something you finish easily anyway." Gerald smiled and said softly, "Isn't it time for Defense Against the Dark Arts now? Why are you here?"
"Well, that class had an accident." Hermione sighed. "Professor Lockhart wasn't prepared well."
Far from just unprepared, it was a total disaster. In the end, Lockhart not only ran off but left them kids to clean up.
"Is that so?" Gerald knew the plot and didn't say more.
Lockhart was basically a clueless fraud. Besides Obliviate, he was half-baked at all other spells. Having him teach Defense Against the Dark Arts would only lead to jokes, nothing else.
Hermione didn't dwell on it. After a pause, she said, "Professor, are you studying how to build magic arrays? Any issues with the materials? Want me to help?"
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