The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 273 Tokyo Shikigami

The window is broken; something must have gotten in!

The people in the hall panicked. Could it be a monster?

Several more sounds of windows breaking rang out, and the atmosphere immediately became heavy. People remained in their original positions, not daring to move, as if they had been petrified.

The hall was eerily quiet; there wasn't even a sound of breathing.

There was no sound in the corridor, as if the strange noise had never happened.

Sometimes, silent threats are far more deadly than tangible dangers, amplifying the unease in people's hearts.

Some people whispered among themselves, knowing that there were Tokugawa family bodyguards outside the door, but the bodyguards neither raised an alarm nor engaged in a fight, which inevitably made people wonder.

The old man sat calmly on the tatami mat, only casting a questioning glance at the bodyguard at the door.

It seems the head of the Tokugawa family doesn't know what's going on either, but Moriarty knows perfectly well; the bodyguards in the corridor have been frozen into ice sculptures by him.

Moriarty saw his bodyguard pull out a huge cell phone and shout loudly for help.

A moment later, a series of hurried footsteps sounded in the corridor, and a group of bodyguards ran out from other rooms.

Running to the corridor outside the hall, I saw more than a dozen ghouls slowly crawling towards the hall. The ghoul in front had already placed its hand on the handle of the vermilion door.

The bodyguards were terrified. The leader, a man with a mustache, shouted, "Oh! A monster has broken in! Shoot! Shoot!"

His voice was loud enough for everyone in the hall to hear.

"Amaterasu Omikami, she's a monster!"

"A monster has broken in!"

"Will we die?"

Many women clutched their chests and wept silently, while the men remained relatively calm, frequently glancing at the old man.

It seems that the head of the Tokugawa family was the savior.

Simon reacted most violently, running desperately toward the floor-to-ceiling windows in the lobby.

If his two bodyguards hadn't held him back, Moriarty had no doubt he would have broken the French windows, jumped in, and escaped by diving.

"piupiupiu!"

"piupiupiu!"

A dozen or so noises echoed down the corridor, and then the hall fell silent again.

Moriarty recognized the sound immediately; it came from a Glock 18 equipped with a silencer, the deadly weapon he used in his previous life.

But are handguns even useful?

Moriarty suspected that the intruders were ghouls.

The skin of the Tokyo Ghoul has extremely strong magic resistance, allowing it to withstand a single petrification spell from Moriarty.

Therefore, Moriarty had no illusions about using a pistol.

Just as he expected, in the corridor, the bullets hit the ghoul's skin and bounced off.

The bodyguards looked like they'd seen a ghost. The ghouls roared one after another, sticking out their tongues as they pounced on the bodyguards.

The roar echoed through the hall, and Moriarty confirmed the intruder's identity.

Five seconds later, the bodyguards screamed, people stood up from their chairs and ran around in chaos.

Simon struggled frantically, trying to break free.

However, the two bodyguards held Simon's arms tightly and dragged him in front of the Tokugawa patriarch.

The old man stood up, drew the pistol from his bodyguard's waist, and fired three shots.

As if a pause button had been pressed, people stopped moving and stared blankly at the head of the Tokugawa family.

"Guests, please be seated—the Tokugawa family will guarantee your safety! Don't force me to ruin my treasure appraisal event."

The old man said something coldly and handed the pistol to the bodyguard.

A bodyguard took the pistol and then pulled out a bulky cell phone to make a call.

A moment later, the sound of machine gun fire echoed down the corridor.

"Da da da da da da da..."

The heavy gunfire offered some comfort, but the gunfire stopped less than a minute later.

Some speculated, "Did they run out of bullets, or did the monster eat them all?"

"No, no way..." a woman adorned with jewels stammered.

A short Japanese man said in fear, "I ran as soon as I heard the screams, I couldn't take it!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than screams rang out, followed by dozens of mournful cries!

Moriarty nodded knowingly. The bodyguards had failed; even heavy firepower couldn't kill the ghoul.

So what are you going to do?

Moriarty turned to look at the head of the Tokugawa family, and saw the old man, as if he had expected it, take a brocade box inlaid with jade and agate from the bodyguard.

At that moment, the hall doors were pushed open, and everyone saw a ghoul peek in.

The crowd seemed to suffocate.

"Bang!"

The bodyguard at the door fired a shot at the ghoul's head. The bullet bounced off the ghoul, who then jumped onto the bodyguard, opened its mouth, and bit off the bodyguard's head.

"Aaaaaah!!!"

People shouted and ran towards the gate, all wanting to get out. The power of the Tokugawa patriarch was insignificant under the threat of death; at this moment, no one could help.

"roar!"

More than a dozen ghouls suddenly appeared at the door, their mouths agape as they bit wildly at the crowd. Their blood-soaked teeth indicated that the bodyguards in the corridor had become their prey.

Among the dozens of people running at the front were men and women; some had half their bodies bitten off, some had their heads bitten off, and some had their arms bitten off...

Blood stained the carpet, and people began running back into the hall, as ghouls chased after them.

The bodyguards drew their pistols and began to fight back. Under their cover, the head of the Tokugawa family opened the brocade box and took out a blue token.

Moriarty, who was always keeping an eye on the head of the Tokugawa family, suddenly had a bright idea in his eyes.

"Great Musical Divine Command".

This treasure really does hold a secret!

Then Moriarty saw the Tokugawa patriarch holding up the Shikigami Command, which looked exactly like a certain ancient figure holding up a magic wand and transforming into a certain Ultraman.

The head of the Tokugawa family spoke in an unusually low tone: "The bright moon hangs in the sky, its clear light shining on all directions. Yin and Yang have their own way, they should be in harmony and not contradict each other."

A wisp of blue smoke rose from the shikigami token, attracting the ghouls. They stopped attacking the guests and turned to run towards the head of the Tokugawa family.

A surge of magical energy emanated from the head of the Tokugawa family. Moriarty narrowed his eyes and saw a woman fly out of the blue smoke!

The woman was dressed in a white kimono with long, wide sleeves. She had long black hair and a petite figure, and she moved gracefully with a small pink flower in her hair.

However, her body was very thin, more like a soul, and Moriarty could feel the breath of death emanating from her.

When the ghoul saw the woman appear, it stood there stunned for a few seconds.

The woman then took out a large pair of scissors from her wide sleeves and snipped off the head of a ghoul!

The presence of scissors intensified the sense of death.

"Ding-dong~ Host detected discovery of Tokyo shikigami, reward: one exploration lottery draw."

"Is this a shikigami?" Moriarty laughed. "You could call her a female ghost and no one would argue with that."

However, the female form is always more pleasing to the eye than the dog form.

The so-called legend of "gaining endless power by standing on the earth" is mostly just a legend.

So, the Great Song Shikigami Command has nothing to do with elemental magic?!

At this moment, the Tokugawa patriarch's magical fluctuations gradually stabilized. He controlled the kimono-clad woman to fly towards the ghoul, and then walked towards Moriarty.

"gentlemen?"

The head of the Tokugawa family spoke to Moriarty in perfect British English:

"I saw you walk into the hall as my bodyguard, and then you turned back into this form and started talking to Simon."

I don't know your background, but I'm certain you're a wizard.

"Not bad." Moriarty was sparing with his words.

"You see, people are being slaughtered here. Can you help?"

"Life and death are none of my concern."

Moriarty said calmly, "He is neither a good person nor a saint; he is indifferent to life at heart."

The head of the Tokugawa family gave Moriarty a deep look, seemingly unsurprised that Moriarty could calmly watch the shikigami fight the ghouls under such circumstances.

"Help me deal with these cannibalistic beasts, and I promise you the friendship of the Tokugawa family."

The Tokugawa family?

Moriarty glanced disdainfully at the head of the Tokugawa family. "Since you know I'm a wizard, what can an ancient Japanese family from the Muggle world possibly offer me?"

"It seems that you are unaware of the connection between the Tokugawa family and Japanese sorcerers." The head of the Tokugawa family smiled, his wrinkles blooming like chrysanthemums.

"You can speak," Moriarty said, maintaining his casual attitude.

His attention was more focused on the battle between the shikigami and the ghouls.

So far, the shikigami have the upper hand because the ghouls can't fly.

The head of the Tokugawa family followed Moriarty's gaze.

"I imagine you are familiar with Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in England. But are you aware that there are 11 other historically significant magic schools around the world?"

Moriarty nodded.

"That's wonderful," the Tokugawa family head smiled again, a hint of pride on his face. "The Tokugawa family is the board of directors of the Magic Department of the Japan Magic Academy!"

(End of this chapter)