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Chapter 206 Hyprose (Please subscribe!)

The Blanche family owned a Quidditch stadium in the suburbs of New York, where a friendly match between the British and American teams would be held, and it was there that Moriarty met Maxi Blanche III.

Jericho's older brother was just as Jericho described.

Outgoing, lively, and 1.9 meters tall, with long golden hair that flutters like a flag when gliding through the air, he is an excellent seeker.

Even more concerning, players like Roman and the player with the afro noticed that Maxi's physique had expanded significantly since four years ago, becoming more robust and powerful; he was stronger than he was four years ago!

To be honest, they were worried for Moriarty.

However, the subsequent warm-up match brought them both surprise and shame.

In three consecutive warm-up matches between Great Britain and the United States, Moriarty beat Maxi to the punch and caught the Golden Snitch three times in a row!

偏偏最后的获胜的是美国队，罗曼等球员的配合被美国队的配合碾压，三场比赛的比分分别是170：240、150：280、200：310。

If it weren't for Moriarty's words of encouragement to the British players in the third match, they probably wouldn't have scored five goals!

The three warm-up matches exposed the biggest problem for the British team – Roman's mentality.

His mentality has become a cancer to the team!

Roman also realized this, and his heart was filled with shame and self-blame.

Fortunately, there is still some time before the knockout stage begins, giving him a chance to adjust.

On the other hand, Moriarty's performance was a pleasant surprise. James even said he was shocked!

Before the three games began, even if James had used the Soul Reaper spell, he wouldn't have believed that Moriarty had crushed Maxi in the battle for the Golden Snitch!

The fact is that the 12-year-old Moriarty completely overwhelmed Maxi, who was recognized as the best seeker in the previous World Cup!

Whether it was Merlin's doing or not, Maxi is 22 years old this year, exactly 10 years older than Moriarty.

While marveling at the abundance of talent and the impending major reshuffle in Quidditch, James invited Moriarty to visit the Blanche family.

Moriarty spent three enjoyable days with the Branch family before leading the British team to Canada!

Maxi also came along, and he volunteered to explain the remaining fourteen teams to Moriarty.

"This year's World Cup stadium is located in Hyperion, Toronto, the city of drifters. People say that the Canadian Ministry of Magic owes Gringotts 100,000 Galleons to build Hyperion."

On the flight to Canada, Maxi explained it to Moriarty.

It was Moriarty's suggestion to fly to Canada; he wanted Roman and the others to experience the Muggle world and relax.

The results were surprisingly good; Roman made a bet with the afro-haired man on whether he could date a red-haired flight attendant.

Maxi sat comfortably in his chair, taking the flight attendant's service for granted; clearly, this wasn't his first time flying.

Maxi told Moriarty that the Blanche family had frequent contact with the Muggle world and that they had business dealings with the Muggle government in the United States.

They had a very pleasant conversation and talked until their plane landed at Toronto Pearson International Airport.

Moriarty and Maxi led the players from both countries off the plane and out of the airport. Dressed in Muggle attire, the group of more than 20 people, all handsome men and women, attracted the frequent glances of the Muggle girls.

Roman and the man with the afro whistled excitedly. Maxi noticed that their mood was gradually calming down and chuckled, "Mr. Moriarty, you've really gone to great lengths."

"Quidditch is a team game. Although the Seeker has the power to decide the outcome, the Seeker is ultimately a person."

Moriarty said in a somber tone that Maxi was a promising young man and he wouldn't mind mentoring him.

"When every player in every position is giving their all, the seeker pales in comparison."

Maxi, who served as both captain and Seeker, nodded thoughtfully.

For years, the US team has been hovering around the top four, failing to reach the semifinals and finals. This may not be an individual problem; their team also needs to make adjustments.

But now is not the time. Maxi said to Moriarty, "Sir, the Canadian Ministry of Magic has placed a portkey in the grove behind the airport for players from all over the world to travel to Hyprose. Please follow me, I will take you there."

When the topic of door keys came up, the players from both countries started talking non-stop, recounting one strange door key after another that they had encountered while playing matches around the world.

"Door keys, all sorts of kinds, there are all kinds."

"Yes, yes, they're all inconspicuous things, so the Muggles won't pick them up and fiddle with them; they'll think someone just threw them away..."

"The Canadian door key is a potato chip bag! Has the Canadian Ministry of Magic gone mad? Are they sure the bag won't blow away in the wind? That's insane!"

"Can you believe that the key to a door in Morocco is actually a statue of a naked woman? The insane Gorgon!"

"And Poland! I heard someone engraved the Deathly Hallows symbol on a door key in Poland, how horrible."

The group talked as they walked into the grove behind the airport.

Here, they encountered a group of strange wizards.

These people, wearing hooded robes and red and black wizard robes, would have been treated as terrorists by Moriarty and his men if it weren't for the Japanese flag printed on their backs.

"It's the Japanese team." Maxi frowned. "This team has a very bad reputation."

"Hmph, obvious." Moriarty's lips didn't move, but his voice sounded like it was coming from his nostrils. Maxi looked at him in surprise, as if he were looking at a superpower, while Red Nose laughed.

He remembered that whenever a student made a foolish mistake, Professor Snape would use this tone and manner to mock that student.

Clearly, Moriarty learned this skill, passing it down through generations; truly befitting a Slytherin.

In fact, Moriarty thought of the Japanese black wizard, narrowed his eyes unhappily, glanced at the group of Japanese players, and then looked away with disdain.

Wait!

Suddenly, Moriarty saw a familiar figure from behind; he remembered seeing the same figure not long ago.

But when he looked back at the Japanese players, the familiar figure had disappeared; some of the Japanese players had already been teleported to Hyprose using the key.

Moriarty watched calmly as the Japanese players passed the ball away one by one, and after watching them all leave, he grabbed a bag of potato chips and felt as if a hook was pulling him forward with irresistible force from behind his navel!

Then Moriarty lifted off the ground and flew up, soaring forward like a gust of wind, unable to see anything in front of him.

Moriarty felt a magnetic force on his fingers, gripping the chip bag tightly. Then—

His feet landed heavily on the ground. He steadied himself and looked up to look for the Japanese players, but he couldn't see a single one.

"12:03, from Toronto Pearson International Airport," a voice said in perfect American English.

A series of landing sounds rang out around Moriarty as Maxi and Roman led the players from both countries over.

Before them stood two exhausted wizards, one holding a large gold watch, the other a thick roll of parchment and a quill pen.

Both of them dressed as Muggles, but they were completely inept at it: the wizard with the gold watch wore a pink and gray suit, but underneath he wore a pair of thigh-high rubber boots.

His colleague was dressed in the white vest and light-colored trousers that American Muggles often wear, which would have looked quite good, but he ended up wearing a brown cape, ruining his carefully crafted image.

Moriarty had no interest in chatting and hurried past the two wizards. He remembered that figure—the magician!

The magician's silhouette as he ran into the Forbidden Forest was exactly the same as the silhouette I saw at the keyhole today!

The two wizards were quite responsible; they told Moriarty that if he climbed over the hill, he would see Hyprose.

"Climb?" Moriarty smirked. "You're telling a group of professional athletes to climb mountains?"

He pulled a small bag from his pocket that had been enchanted with a Seamless Stretch spell, and took out more than 20 shrunken flying brooms from the bag.

Without exception, they were all Nimbus 1700.

"Grow bigger quickly."

Moriarty enlarged his flying broomstick. "Gentlemen, let's hop on our broomsticks and create unforgettable memories for Hyprose! Our legend begins here!"

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