(Translator's Note: Chapter 178 is missing because the author took a break from the story to update readers about his publishing schedule.)
In both his past and present life, this was Sean's first time holding a baby.
Although he learned quickly, having watched his mother hold the baby, when Sean took Caesar, he still looked clumsy and awkward.
For Caesar, being held by a different person immediately woke him from his deep sleep.
Looking at Caesar opening his eyes, Sean was about to return Caesar to his mother to avoid being flustered if Caesar started crying. But before Sean could hand Caesar back to his mother, he saw that Caesar in his arms was actually smiling at him, his dark eyes staring at Sean like the purest night sky. Almost instantly, Sean fell in love with this blood-related brother of his.
"Caesar, I'm your brother."
Holding Caesar with one hand, Sean extended his finger, and Caesar, as if they shared a telepathic connection, also reached out his tiny hand to grasp Sean's finger. The two brothers, one big and one small, both smiled simultaneously.
Seeing the harmonious scene between Sean and Caesar, both Yard and Martha showed relieved smiles. They had been worried about what to do if Sean and Caesar didn't get along or if he didn't like his younger brother. Although they knew Sean was very sensible and would never show it even if he truly didn't like Caesar, they still hoped their children would genuinely love each other.
This worry had existed since Martha confirmed her pregnancy.
Now seeing that Sean and Caesar truly liked each other without any pretense, they finally felt at ease.
After holding him for a while, under Martha's repeated urging, Sean finally put Caesar back in the cradle, where he fell asleep to Martha's lullaby.
Taking one last look at Caesar, Sean returned to his bedroom.
The bedroom had been cleaned very thoroughly. Sean changed into a set of casual clothes before going back downstairs to have lunch with Martha and Yard.
However, when Sean came downstairs, he discovered an unexpected visitor!
"Grandfather, you came."
"Yes, I came." Gavin, sitting on the sofa, turned to look at Sean with a playful expression. "It seems you're not very welcoming of my visit."
"How could that be? This house being so comfortable is all thanks to your generosity, Grandfather. How could I not welcome you?"
Though he said this, Sean's face wore such an obviously fake smile that even Caesar, who had just come into this world, could see through it.
Seeing Sean's expression, Gavin gritted his teeth. He wasn't afraid of Sean throwing tantrums or keeping people at a distance... he just disliked this fake, pretentious attitude. Every time he saw it, he wanted to take action, and Sean obviously knew this, so whenever he was dissatisfied with Gavin, he would always put on this expression.
"It seems another year at Hogwarts has helped you grow quite a bit. You're even starting to deliberately provoke me."
Sean looked at Gavin, who showed no airs at all. He was very clear that for Gavin to have such heavy influence in the Bulstrode family and such deep connections in the Ministry of Magic, his usual demeanor was definitely not what he showed in front of him now. Even if Gavin was deliberately showing this side to him, Sean still felt grateful.
"Grandfather, let's talk."
"That's also why I came here today."
After greeting Martha and Yard and briefly playing with Caesar, Gavin came with Sean to his study. Glancing at Kulkan, whose size had obviously grown much larger, Gavin clearly noticed something, but he didn't say a word and directly sat in Sean's chair.
"What would you like to start with?"
"What about you, Grandfather?"
Hearing Sean's counter-question, Gavin smiled and said, "Then let's start with our Bulstrode family's inherited ability."
Gavin pointed at Sean's eyes, then at his own eyes, continuing, "Perhaps you don't know, but when I first saw you, I knew that my original approach to treating you had to change. Do you know why?"
Sean naturally saw Gavin's gesture just now. He looked at Gavin's eyes... the same pale gray pupils as his own. After thinking briefly, Sean suddenly realized that among the Bulstrode family members, except for himself and Grandfather Gavin, everyone else, or rather, all the other Bulstrode family members he had met who possessed Bulstrode bloodline, didn't have the same pale gray pupils as them.
"Is it because of the color of my pupils?"
Nodding, Gavin confirmed, "That's right, it's the pupil color. Hidden in the Bulstrode family bloodline is an extremely rare talent. Just like Salazar Slytherin's bloodline, the Parseltongue, the Bulstrode family also has a talent contained deep in our bloodline. And those who possess this talent, without exception, all have pale gray pupils. This is also proof of whether our Bulstrode family members possess that ability."
"Grandfather, the ability you're talking about... is it those things I saw before?"
"That's right. A while ago, when your mother gave birth to your brother, I sensed the ability of the same bloodline peering in. At that time I knew it was you, but I wasn't sure when you had seen that scene."
"I saw that scene the moment I received the letter from home."
Hearing this, Gavin slowly nodded. "I see. That letter became a medium, allowing you to see those images and initially awakening your talent. That makes sense."
"Grandfather, what exactly is this talent ability?"
"You could call it spiritualism, divination, or even prophecy, though none of these are quite accurate. To be precise, our Bulstrode family's ability is called Spiritual Vision!"
"Spiritual Vision?"
"That's right, Spiritual Vision! An ability that can use a medium to see scenes related to the medium's past, present, and future. Of course, this is only the elementary ability of our family's Spiritual Vision. If you can eventually fully master the Spiritual Vision ability, you could even foresee your opponent's movements in battle and gain the initiative.
However, even I haven't fully mastered this ability. Its difficulty is so high that I probably won't be able to completely master it in this lifetime."
After listening to Gavin's words, Sean slowly nodded. "So Grandfather, have I awakened this talent now?"
"You?" Gavin chuckled and said to Sean, "That only counts as initial awakening. You've only taken half a step out of a hundred. Do you think awakening is that easy? Wait a bit longer!"