The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 274 Old Ghost (Please subscribe at the end of the month)

This slightly short old man is actually the school board member of the magic institute?

Moriarty glanced at the head of the Tokugawa family in surprise.

Some people may not know what this means, but you'll understand if you compare it to the Malfoy family.

However, the Tokugawa family also had considerable influence in the Muggle world. From the Edo period, the Tokugawa family established the shogunate system and ruled Japan for 256 years.

After the shogunate was overthrown, rumors circulated that the Tokugawa family had been subjected to a brutal massacre.

Actually, no. Moriarty guessed that most of the Tokugawa family had entered the magical world, with only a few family members and businesses remaining in the Muggle world.

Even today, in 1990, Japan's three major shipping companies, Yūsen Corporation, still belong to the Tokugawa family.

But that's all. Even a hundred Tokugawa families combined wouldn't be as wealthy as the Slytherin family.

In terms of strength, if the Tokugawa clan only possessed the fighting power displayed by female shikigami...

Even if ten thousand Tokugawa families were combined, they wouldn't be as powerful as Moriarty.

At most, it made Moriarty's arm, which was waving the wand, a little sore and numb.

Sometimes, too many ants can be annoying.

In fact, Moriarty was more interested in the Magic Institute than the Tokugawa family.

However, the Tokugawa patriarch thought that Moriarty would be like the down-on-his-luck wizards he had met before, eager to fawn over the title of director of the magic academy.

The head of the Tokugawa family spoke up, feigning arrogance, his tone slightly smug.

"I still have the same request: if you are willing to help me deal with these monsters, you will gain the friendship of the Tokugawa family."

"Ha, no need," Moriarty said without looking up.

"Hmm?" The head of the Tokugawa family frowned slightly, not expecting Moriarty to still maintain such an arrogant attitude even knowing the Tokugawa family's background in the magical world.

"It seems you are unfamiliar with the Magic Bureau, sir." The Tokugawa patriarch felt he had lost face and spoke with some displeasure.

Faced with the questioning, Moriarty turned and looked directly at the head of the Tokugawa family, his eyes deep and serious.

After a second of eye contact, Moriarty uttered a fluent statement.

"The Magic Institute is located at the highest point of South Iwo Jima, a volcanic island, and is the school with the fewest students among the eleven historic magic schools."

Compared to the other ten magic schools, this school has many interesting rules.

For example, students in this school highly value wands made of cherry wood, and those who possess cherry wood wands enjoy great prestige.

Your son and granddaughter each have a cherry wood wand.

Also, the professors at the magic institute would give their students a robe imbued with magic.

It can change size as the student grows older and change color as the wearer's knowledge increases.

The Magic Institute also boasts excellent Quidditch skills; three of the seven players on the Japanese national team this year are graduates of the Magic Institute.

In the recent World Cup, the Japanese team reached the final and won the runner-up title, achieving the best result for the Japanese team in a century.

In addition, the Magic Institute is the only known day school in the magical world, where students travel between home and school every day riding on the backs of giant seagulls.

Am I right, Mr. Tokugawa Yukiya?

Moriarty's lips curled into a mocking smile. The Tokugawa patriarch was both shocked and furious. Moriarty's words were exactly what he had the clearest impression of the magic!

Moreover, Moriarty revealed his real name.

The head of the Tokugawa family saw the glint in Moriarty's eyes and understood why Moriarty was familiar with the magic place.

He bit his tongue hard while glaring fiercely at Moriarty.

"Leech manipulation! How dare you use leech manipulation on me? Are all British wizards as rude as you?"

"No one in this world has ever offered me terms."

Moriarty raised his voice, his icy tone suppressing the anger of the Tokugawa patriarch.

"It was your arrogance that offended me."

The head of the Tokugawa family was no fool to have become the head of the family.

He sensed a deeper meaning in Moriarty's words and looked at Moriarty with suspicion and uncertainty.

If this person is not lying, then he must be the most noble person in the entire magical world!

But do such people really exist?

The Tokugawa patriarch racked his brains but couldn't come up with a solution, so he tentatively asked, "Do you... know Albus Percival Dumbledore?"

Moriarty's lips curled up; it seemed Dumbledore held a high position in the Tokugawa family patriarch's heart.

This is something that even Dumbledore himself probably didn't expect.

"Head of the Tokugawa family, you had better stop your ignorant speculations and put away your filthy thoughts."

"hateful……"

Moriarty's warning tone infuriated the Tokugawa patriarch.

With a cold snort, Moriarty met the gaze of the Tokugawa patriarch and smiled meaningfully.

"I urge you not to act impulsively. If you're not careful, your and your granddaughter's shameful deeds may be published in the major newspapers tomorrow."

The Tokugawa patriarch's pupils contracted sharply. He and his granddaughter... This was the deepest secret and sin hidden in his heart, and it had been seen through.

"What exactly do you want to do?" The Tokugawa patriarch roared, suppressing his anger.

"Relax, you're not worth me going to great lengths to deal with," Moriarty said dismissively, then his tone changed.

"If you know what's good for you, you can hand that person over to me, and also take me into the magic sanctuary."

Hearing that Moriarty wouldn't reveal his secret, the Tokugawa patriarch breathed a sigh of relief and followed Moriarty's gaze.

"Simon?"

When the Tokugawa patriarch discovered that Moriarty and the person he wanted were the Jewish Simon, he shook his head.

"Sir, it's no problem at all to take you into the magic institute. I can even arrange a professorship for you."

But Simon, I cannot entrust him to you.

"Reason?" Moriarty raised an eyebrow.

Judging from the behavior of the Tokugawa patriarch, he has been completely controlled by Moriarty.

However, the head of the Tokugawa family showed a tough stance on the ownership of Simon.

This made Moriarty suspect that Simon was hiding a secret.

Faced with Moriarty's questioning, the Tokugawa patriarch hesitated for half a minute before gritting his teeth and uttering a vague statement: "I need Simon."

"Need him?" Moriarty clicked his tongue. "Would you die without Simon? Or is there something unsavory between you and Simon?"

The head of the Tokugawa family twitched his eyelids a few times, then shook his head, displaying an expression of refusal to speak, which showed a kind of indomitable spirit of facing death.

Would an old geezer who sleeps with his own granddaughter be willing to die for his cause?

What a beast in human form!

Moriarty saw through the Tokugawa patriarch's disguise at a glance, so he changed his strategy.

"You might die without Simon, but you will definitely die without my help."

"You mean these ghouls?"

The head of the Tokugawa family looked towards the battlefield.

During his conversation with Moriarty, the female shikigami used scissors to cut off the heads of eight ghouls.

There are now only 4 ghouls left.

"Clearly, the threat posed by the ghouls is not lethal."

The head of the Tokugawa family seemed to have regained his confidence and glanced at Moriarty.

As he said, as most of the ghouls were killed, the terrified crowd gradually calmed down and watched the battle intently.

Moriarty chuckled: "Who told you that the only monsters that attacked the cruise ship were ghouls?"

The Tokugawa patriarch's eyes widened suddenly as he recalled the cruise ship tilting.

"Good, you figured it out," Moriarty said slowly. "There's a giant squid lurking in the sea!"

The head of the Tokugawa family immediately turned ashen-faced.

"Can your shikigami destroy ghouls, and also giant squid?" Moriarty joked. "Perhaps you can try to use the shikigami's scissors to cut off the giant squid's tentacles. Give it a try."

The Tokugawa patriarch's face darkened; his shikigami couldn't defeat the giant squid.

If the giant squid is allowed to continue pushing against the ship, the cruise ship will capsize sooner or later.

How many people can survive if a boat capsizes?

The Tokugawa patriarch fixed his gaze on Moriarty. "You're confident you can handle the giant squid, aren't you?"

"My demand remains the same: if you hand Simon over to me, you will receive my help and thus save your life."

Moriarty repeated exactly what the Tokugawa patriarch had told him before.

"Damn Englishmen..."

The head of the Tokugawa family cursed under his breath. The two thoughts of dignity and the desire to save his life engaged in a long and intense internal struggle, but in the end, the desire to save his life prevailed.

"May I lend you Simon?" The Tokugawa patriarch relented.

Moriarty laughed. The old man was terrified of death.

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