The mastermind behind Hogwarts

Chapter 291 Six Days and Seven Nights at the Magic Institute (Part Six)

"You have destroyed the Fire God Raven, be careful of the retaliation from the Tsukamura family."

The man in the white robe touched his head and walked towards Moriarty's direction.

Awakened by the howling wind, I couldn't fall back asleep, even though the cawing of crows still echoed in my mind.

Moriarty heard the sound and turned around.

The man in white explained, "Fire God Flying Crow is a shikigami passed down through generations of the Tsukamura family. Every member of the Tsukamura family can borrow the magic of Fire God Flying Crow to obtain the Fire Crow shikigami."

"You've destroyed the Fire God Raven, so the Tsukamura family has no more shikigami to summon."

"Hiss..." Jericho gasped. "Doesn't this mean we've pulled out the lion's teeth? The Tsukamura family hates us to death."

Then he laughed contemptuously, "Since you're a toothless lion, what can you do even if you come to settle accounts with us?"

"I thought you were going to back down," Lilith said lightly to Jericho.

"Absolutely not," Jericho said, his face beaming with anticipation. "I think the three of us could easily take Tsukamura's house. Young lady, you're not scared, are you?"

Lilith sneered, "The moment Kogoro Tsukamura tried to kidnap me, I swore to leave an indelible disaster for the Tsukamura family."

"No matter what you do, don't involve me or the Tsuchimikado family. Let me make this clear beforehand: my family and I will not be involved in any retaliation from the Tsukamura family."

The man in the white robe made his stance clear, seemingly eager to distance himself from Moriarty and his two companions.

Jericho glared at him with displeasure. "He's supposed to be a partner, but he's completely unreliable."

The man in white robes didn't care. He looked at Moriarty, knowing that Moriarty was the one who made the decision.

"I hope you think this through. Although the Tsukamura family's wizards can no longer summon the Fire Crow Shikigami, it cannot be ruled out that they possess other Shikigami."

Moreover, after so many years, the Tsukamura family has amassed a large number of dark wizards. Their combat strength is self-evident.

The lion may have lost its sharp teeth, but it still has its claws.

The man in the white robe spoke sincerely and earnestly, feeling that he had fulfilled his obligations as a partner and had not abandoned Jericho.

In the white-robed man's opinion, Moriarty and his two companions would be better off returning to England now.

"Whether you travel by Muggle vehicles or magical creatures, return home as soon as possible. The Tsuchimikado family will make all the arrangements," the white-robed man said, revealing his true feelings.

"I object!" Lilith said calmly.

"That's right, I disagree," Jericho rarely agreed.

After saying this, the two looked at Moriarty together, awaiting his final decision.

Moriarty smiled slightly: "Alright, since Tsuchimikado cares about us, let's not disappoint him."

Jericho and Lilith were shocked. Was Moriarty going to compromise?

Is this still the Moriarty they know?

The man in white robes wore an expression of "I knew it," and Moriarty looked at him and said, "Please wake up the sea swallow and take us back to the magic institute."

"What?" The man in white thought he had misheard. "Back to the magic institute?"

He repeated Moriarty's words, then realized what he meant, "You're not going back to your country?"

"Of course not. The Tsukamura family has always been a threat, and I happen to have no habit of letting threats exist."

Moriarty shook his head and looked at the deep pit in the ground, his gray eyes seeming to flicker with fire.

"Haha, you're right," Jericho clenched his right fist, swung it forcefully, and shouted excitedly, "Since the Tsukamura family head dares to come looking for us, we'll just wipe them out."

Lilith nodded approvingly; she had almost thought Moriarty had backed down.

The white-robed man's lips twitched. He spoke with such arrogance, "Then don't go back to the magic institute!"

He realized that Moriarty's choice of a magical location for the battle was perhaps intended to drag the Tokugawa and Tsuchimikado families into the conflict.

However, he did not disobey Moriarty's arrangements. He woke up the petrel, used magic to put the sleeping Simon family and the Slit-Mouthed Woman on the petrel's back, and finally carried Moriarty and the other two to the magic institute.

In the air, the man in white robes decided not to make a move. The feud between the Tsukamura family and the British wizards had nothing to do with his Tsuchimikado family.

Moriarty was recalling the human-like look in the Fire Raven's eyes.

Lilith controls her own magic to fight against the magic of transfiguration.

If Moriarty were to examine Lilith's body at this moment and sense the fluctuations in magical energy, he would see that two different colored magical energies are clashing within Lilith's body.

Jericho, recalling the battle just now, noted that Moriarty was as powerful as ever, Lilith had used a brand new spell, while he remained stagnant.

Aside from a family heirloom spell, he doesn't seem to have any other spells he can boast about.

With everyone lost in their own thoughts, time always flies by in moments like these, and before long, they returned to the magic institute.

The school still had posters for "Elemental Magic Lectures." When Moriarty saw Genya's name, a thought struck him, and fragmented memories flooded back.

That was Genya's most unbearable memory. He was tricked by Tsukamura Kogoro into going to the shrine of the shikigami and was almost eaten by the fire god, Flying Crow.

Yoru Kageyo, Genya's professor, saved Genya. After stopping Kagami Hiyori, Yoru Kageyo glared at Tsukamura Kogoro and the others with eyes as sharp as knives.

Kogoro Tsukamura and his group retreated, and the remaining students were safe and sound.

"So that's how it is. You also looked at Kogoro Tsukamura with the same eyes."

Through his memories, Moriarty recalled the night view.

The man's eyes were exactly the same as the humanized look that Fire Raven gave at the last moment.

It seems that the Fire Crow is controlled by Night View.

If this assumption holds true, then everything makes sense.

The magician is Kogoro Tsukamura's superior, so the magician's boss is naturally Kogoro Tsukamura's boss as well.

The BOSS is Ye Jingyu.

The Tsukamura family, and indeed the entire Pangya Society, are all subordinates of Ye Jingyu.

"I'm afraid he was already determined to subdue the Fire God Raven when he saved Genya," Moriarty sighed, his eyes gleaming. "He started preparing to become the boss of Japan decades ago. A formidable enemy."

The "he" he was referring to was naturally Ye Jingyu.

Moriarty believes there's a 70% chance the identity of the Japanese boss is Ye Jingyu.

Hearing Moriarty's exclamation, Lilith asked curiously, "What are you talking about?"

After thinking it over, Moriarty decided not to tell Lilith and Jericho the news; it wasn't the right time for them to know.

"Nothing much, I was just wondering when the Tsukamura family would come to attack." Moriarty chuckled lightly, seemingly not taking the enemy seriously.

Lilith gave an elegant yawn. "I bet they won't come before nightfall—revenge usually happens at night. So? I can catch up on some sleep."

Maintaining human transformations—even partial transformations—is exhausting.

Lilith walked toward the room, taking the Slit-Mouthed Woman with her.

Moriarty gave Jericho a wink, and the two strolled around the campus.

Although no one made the bet with Lilith, she was right; not a single wizard from the Tsukamura family was seen until nightfall.

The night passed peacefully, and at dawn, Moriarty and his two companions gathered together.

This is their third day at the magic institute; four more days until the start of Hogwarts.

"Is it possible that the Tsukamura family wouldn't dare send anyone to infiltrate the Magic Institute?"

Jericho suggested a possibility, analyzing, "After all, this is the only official magic school in Japan, with tens of thousands of students and no fewer than fifty professors."

Lilith thought for a moment and said, "These days we've seen the strength of the professors at the magic institute, but actually they're not that strong, are they?"

Comparatively speaking, Robert doesn't seem to be any less capable than the professors here.

Therefore, I think the Tsukamura family is not afraid of the professors at the magic institute.

The Tsuchimikado family has also made it clear that they will not get involved in our dispute with the Tsukamura family, so the Tsukamura family should not be under any official pressure.

“Lilith is right,” Moriarty said, looking at Lilith. “Go on. What do you think the Tsukamura family is doing?”

Encouraged by Moriarty, Lilith let out a sigh of relief, tossed her long golden hair in distress, and her tone became unusually serious.

"If I were the head of the Tsukamura family, I would definitely gather a large number of people, organize an army of dark wizards, and enter the magic institute to capture us!"

Moriarty pursed his lips and remained silent; the Tsukamura family might indeed do such a thing.

Jericho frowned. "They're really that bold. Sending a large number of people into the school so openly doesn't seem like the way dark wizards do things."

In his mind, the Tsukamura family would at most send a team of wizards to infiltrate the magic institute and assassinate them.

"It is indeed different from the way dark wizards operate. But we cannot take the risk." Lilith opened her dark eyes wide, her expression extremely serious.

"I've got it! I've got a way to find out what the Tsukamura family is up to!" Jericho snapped his fingers, winked at Moriarty and Lilith, "Watch this!"

(End of this chapter)