"You mean to say a group of Dark Wizards were hunting Merpeople, and because Merpeople are Newt's friends, a fight broke out, and you arrived in time to defeat the Dark Wizards?"
Karl nodded.
"And then, after questioning them, you discovered that this group of Dark Wizards was a poaching organization hired to capture Merpeople, and the person who hired them is related to the legendary Queen Maeve?"
Karl nodded again.
Dumbledore rubbed his forehead; he and Gellert hadn't even started their operation yet.
As it turned out, this little guy had gone out for a stroll and made a new discovery, which was truly humbling.
"Your experiences today were certainly exciting. Can you confirm their authenticity?"
Karl smirked, full of confidence.
"Of course! That Dark Wizard leader had a diverse business; he did whatever paid well. Besides poaching, he also moonlighted as a grave robber, so he was quite knowledgeable and happened to recognize the Connacht Kingdom emblem on their robes."
Dumbledore nodded thoughtfully; he knew that Maeve was the Queen of the Connacht Kingdom.
Previously, he had learned from Elvis Heller that the enemies of Cú Chulainn still had remnants of their power in the world.
Karl's discovery this time finally verified the truth of that information.
But... why would they want to capture Merpeople?
What exactly were they trying to do?
"By the way, Karl, how did you interrogate them?" Dumbledore asked, a bit worried. "You didn't learn that from Gellert, did you?"
Child! You are the future hope of Hogwarts! You shouldn't be learning Crucio!
If he had really learned it, even if it was to deal with Dark Wizards, it would have to be a one-time thing!
"Of course not!"
Karl declared solemnly, "As a righteous vanguard, how could I possibly learn or use evil Unforgivable Curses?"
It was just using the Soul-Devouring Night Black Mist to Consume and melt the Dark Wizard, then transforming him into a vengeful spirit that could neither live nor die, forever controlled and tortured by himself.
Just like what he did in the Forbidden Forest on Halloween; anyway, vengeful spirits couldn't lie, and he could read their memories directly, which was much more reliable and convenient than the torture of Crucio.
And it was kinder and more benevolent, not appearing evil at all.
Yeah! That was it!
Dumbledore quietly breathed a sigh of relief. "That's good, that's good. So how did you do it?"
"I brought his two sinful subordinates over in front of the Dark Wizard leader—one tall and one short—and then I snatched up the Spiral Sword and beheaded the big one, making him shorter than the small one."
"And the short one?"
"He was scared to death on the spot!"
Dumbledore wiped his face with his hand, trying to keep his expression from looking too helpless.
Looking at Karl, who was standing tall and proud, he managed a forced smile. "And then he told you everything?"
"Pretty much. Maybe he was afraid I would slice him into mince meat."
Dumbledore: (—_—)
Although he knew the child was spouting nonsense, the scene he described was a bit too sinister and kept lingering in his mind.
"Fine! I believe you!"
Dumbledore guessed that Karl must have confirmed the news through some method; after all, this child was inherently different, and it wouldn't be strange if he had some magical magic.
Just like that unexplainable Animagus Transfiguration and Fire Treasure, and Fawkes—he still suspected that he was a Phoenix too.
Although it was outrageous, it seemed reasonable when applied to Karl.
"You want to follow this lead? I can ask Gellert to rush over... Forget it, if you two are together, something will definitely happen. It seems I can only trouble Newt."
"Don't, Albus!"
Karl hurriedly refused. "Why trouble Newt? He's so old! I can handle it myself; there won't be any problems!"
Dumbledore subconsciously grabbed his white beard. When you feel sorry for Newt's age, look at me; he's just a young man in front of me.
"But you alone—"
"My strength has improved just a little bit. You don't need to worry about my safety!"
Dumbledore: (,_,)
Is there a possibility that I'm not worried about your safety, but about others'?
If no one stops this brat, won't he cause a catastrophic disaster?
No, no! There won't be any passing away!
"Alright then. When you take action, you must think of Minerva. While paying attention to safety, don't make too much of a scene."
Seeing Dumbledore agree, Karl immediately patted his chest to guarantee. "No problem!"
Don't you know my personality? I'm cautious, steady, and don't cause trouble. I'm known to be honest and dull, living a simple life and waiting for the end.
"Just wait for my good news!"
Dumbledore:
Looking at Karl, whose mouth was already curling up in a grin, he kind of wanted to take back what he had just said.
"Well, I can only wait."
"Hehe! Do you have anything else to tell me? If not, I'm going to sleep. Otherwise, staying up late will turn me into an old man with a white beard soon."
The old man with a white beard felt a bit tired. "Nothing else. Just remember to take care of the Thestral."
"Thestral?"
Karl was dazed for a few seconds before he remembered. "Oh no! I forgot about Sion!"
Dumbledore couldn't help but sigh. It was a good thing he had said one more sentence.
"Goodbye, Albus! Get some rest early!"
"Goodbye, Karl, you too."
Quickly closing the Phoenix-relief book, Karl jumped out of the window and headed straight for the beach.
At the time, when he used the Haymaker on the Dark Wizard, he had told Sion to wait for him by the sea.
Sure enough, the Thestral was on the beach at this moment.
After seeing Karl's figure, it immediately ran over and stared at him tightly with its two big eyes.
Even though the Thestral's dissatisfied chirping in its mouth was a bit loud, it couldn't cover up the thunderous rumbling from its stomach.
"Cough! Sorry about that! Let's go, I'll take you to eat meat, big chunks of it!"
Thestral: If I hadn't seen you fighting during the day and knew I couldn't beat you, I would definitely have kicked you.
Nina believed that Karl's love for the Karl was genuine, even reaching the point of obsession.
During the few days she was a guest, Karl would accompany her to do homework in the morning and drag her to find the Karl in the afternoon.
The intimacy between the person and the cat made Nina jealous.
After all, Karl had just met it; the Karl should like her more.
However, the reality was that the Karl treated Karl very affectionately. Nina analyzed it calmly and concluded that it was because Karl spoke Chinese to the Karl, making the big cat think they were fellow countrymen.
"What are you thinking about?"
Karl, who was leaning against the Karl, stretched and found Nina deep in thought.
"I think I know why the Karl likes you. It must be because of the language."
"Ah?" Karl pondered for a moment and found it surprisingly reasonable, so he patted the big head of the Karl. "Fellow countrymen meeting fellow countrymen, eyes filled with tears?"
The Karl let out a low roar in cooperation and even tried to lick him with its tongue.
"Hey! That's not necessary!"
Karl flipped over to dodge; although the Karl would retract the barbs on its tongue, there was too much saliva, and he really didn't want to wash his face.
"Roar~"
The Karl was clearly dissatisfied with Karl's refusal and directly wrapped its tail around him, forcibly licking him.
"Help me out, friend!"
Nina laughed until she doubled over on the side. "How can I do that? I don't want to disturb you two!"
Fortunately, Newt arrived at the critical moment, which stopped the Karl and saved Karl.
"It's time for class. Today I want to teach you how to deal with a Chimera."
Coming to the home of Magizoologist Newt Scamander, if you didn't learn something, it would simply be a waste of an opportunity.
So, at Karl's request, Newt set aside time every afternoon to teach them some knowledge not found in books.
"Chimera? Is that the one with a lion's head, a goat's body, and a Dragon's tail?"
Karl remembered that fantastic beasts and where to find them had this guy; when Sharpe and Stebbins played Void Beast Fighting, they often mentioned it.
"That's right, an extremely dangerous magical creature, very bloodthirsty and violent. The Ministry of Magic's biological classification for it is the highest 5X, same as Dragons and Acromantulas."
Newt took Karl and Nina to a large tree; this was where the Bowtruckle Pickett and his family lived.
"In history, there is only one recorded instance of a Wizard killing a Chimera. Do you know about it?"
Karl subconsciously looked at Nina; this was a habit developed in Potion Class.
Whenever he encountered a question he didn't know, he would ask her for help, and he had never been disappointed.
"I remember that although the Wizard succeeded in killing the Chimera, he was also exhausted and eventually fell off his Pegasus. Unfortunately, he passed away."
Newt nodded. "That's right, it's a regrettable thing."
"But this also tells us the weakness of the Chimera, which is—"
In mid-July, this fulfilling and joyful visit came to an end.
Karl had to say goodbye to Newt's family and start the side quest he had chosen.
Following the clues he had obtained, he would investigate the remnants of the power of Cú Chulainn's enemies in the world.
He wanted to see what they were planning by hiring a Dark Wizard organization to capture Merpeople.
After saying goodbye to Newt, Tina, Queenie, and Rolf one by one, Karl and Nina went to the seaside.
"Will there be danger?"
"Rest assured, it's very safe."
"Hmph! You say that every time!"
"Because there really is no danger!"
Nina grabbed Karl's sleeve, looking at the sea without speaking, her eyelashes casting fine shadows in the sunlight, with worry hidden in her eyes.
"You have to help me take care of the Thestral Sion. Don't let Noberta bully it, or I won't be able to explain it to Hagrid."
Karl pinched Nina's cheek; it was still as soft and smooth as jade, which made him a bit addicted.
"Mmm—I'll remember!"
Nina gently punched Karl. "Sion has already become Milo's mount; there's no need to worry about Noberta bullying it."
"That's good! I'm leaving now, okay?"
"Be safe! See you at Hogwarts!"
"Got it! Goodbye!"
Karl smiled and winked at Nina, suddenly flicked her forehead, and then Apparated and disappeared.
"Ouch!"
Nina raised her hand to cover her forehead, wanting to be angry but couldn't help laughing.
"Childish!"
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