The mastermind behind Hogwarts

"Improper use of Libra will result in a 10-point deduction from the savior's list!"

Moriarty's voice was clear and bright. With a bang, the four enormous hourglasses in the foyer, which were used to record the increase or decrease of each house's points, sent jewels and diamonds flying out!

The ruby ​​symbolizes Gryffindor, the emerald symbolizes Slytherin, the sapphire symbolizes Ravenclaw, and the diamond symbolizes Hufflepuff.

They all appeared in front of Moriarty at once.

The rubies form a majestic lion.

Emeralds form a venomous snake, poised to pounce.

A raven is formed from sapphires, cawing sharply.

A honey badger is made of sparkling diamonds.

This wasn't the first time Moriarty had used Hogwarts symbols in battle; he was adept at it.

With the blessing of divine power, the four ferocious beasts grew larger and more lifelike, bravely fighting against the savior.

"brush!"

The divine scales sway, radiating the light of fairness.

Moriarty transformed the four beasts into a large shield, which became the emblem of Hogwarts.

"boom!"

Bolts of lightning shot out from the school emblem, but were blocked by the divine artifact, the Scales.

"Libra!"

Divine words descended upon the world, and the heavens and earth underwent a transformation.

In an instant, all the conflicts and contradictions seemed to disappear, the war ended, the world was at peace, and people were happy.

The world has been redeemed; there is no more sin and darkness, only laughter and joy.

Moriarty seemed to see Merlin give up the search for the sacred artifacts of elemental magic, no longer obsessed with immortality, and return to being the beloved wizard god.

Everything was as beautiful as a fairy tale.

Moriarty was captivated by this beauty.

"Is this a fair ending?"

"This is fine too."

Moriarty is about to give up. Who wouldn't want a fair and just world?

But Pippi, the ghost behind Moriarty, suddenly threw a dung ball at Moriarty's head!

"Hey, even a fair and just world can't do without Mischievous Kid's pranks!"

Pee-Pee laughed heartily, and he became like that mischievous little wizard again.

Moriarty couldn't tell whether Peeves was a sacred relic of light elemental magic or if mischief still existed in a fair and just world.

However, Moriarty sensed a sense of unease from Peeves' pranks.

"Completely cleaned up."

Moriarty fixed his hair and gave a wry smile:

"I never thought I'd be the one being tricked by you!"

"Are you telling me that no one can escape the baptism of a chaotic mind?"

Pippi the Devil croaked loudly, about to hurl another dung ball at Moriarty.

"Enough!" Moriarty said hastily, "I've woken up from this false sense of fairness!"

"No, it should be said that this world doesn't need a savior!"

"Everyone is their own savior."

"Get out of here!"

Moriarty's shouts thundered, and the false fairness, the beautiful world, and everything before his eyes vanished in an instant.

"Click~"

A crack has appeared in the magical scales!

The aura of the savior suddenly weakened.

Merlin's expression immediately changed. That's it?

Is the savior too weak, or Moriarty too strong?

What Merlin couldn't take his eyes off was that behind Moriarty, Peeves had turned into a glowing ball of light!

In the exceptionally bright light, that indestructible chaotic spirit was like a small gray fish, swimming happily to and fro in the light.

Moriarty held the orb of light in his hands, his divine power nourishing and protecting Peeves' chaotic spirit.

"The four giants have once again helped me without my knowledge."

Moriarty was grateful to the four giants, even though he had become a god with infinite lifespan, a divine status that transcended life and death, and unparalleled divine power.

but!

The strengths of the four giants are still worth learning from for Moriarty.

"Whoosh!"

The light gathered and transformed into a pale gold ring!

It slowly flew down and landed in Moriarty's palm.

"A sacred relic of light elemental magic..." Moriarty smirked, then suddenly looked at Merlin's fingers. "So they're two matching rings!"

Merlin felt a chill in his heart. Moriarty's mocking tone, coupled with his gray eyes and gray hair, instantly pulled Merlin's thoughts back to that night a thousand years ago.

Memory is always a double-edged sword.

Beautiful memories are like a blessing from the goddess of fate, but painful memories are like a curse that lasts for lifetimes.

The reason Merlin was dragged into those painful memories by Moriarty in such an unreasonable and forceful way was because Merlin couldn't forget that night. Everything that happened then was like a movie playing on repeat in Merlin's mind day and night!

A thousand years ago.

One peaceful night.

Merlin happily found his professor, dean, and principal, Salazar Slytherin.

"Headmaster, look what I found in the Black Lake! A magic ring!" Merlin opened his palm to Salazar, revealing a pale gold ring in Salazar's sight.

Merlin told Salazar about the power the ring had given him—the magic of light, the enhancement of his alchemical skills, and the boost to his magical power…

However, the expected praise and delight from Salazar did not come. Instead, Salazar glanced at the ring indifferently and continued writing in his notes.

"Headmaster?" Merlin exclaimed in disbelief, "Elemental magic! This is magic unlike any other wizarding magic! We can use it to change the current state of wizarding!"

Salazar shook his head slightly, his voice a little hoarse: "That ring, perhaps it has been in the Black Lake for centuries, let it stay there."

Throughout the night, Merlin tried to persuade Salazar, but Salazar's last words extinguished all of Merlin's hopes.

"Elemental magic is not the magical path we pursue."

Merlin knew Salazar's character well; Salazar's words meant that the four great leaders of the dead would not accept elemental magic.

To this day, Merlin still vividly remembers Salazar's calm demeanor at that time.

Merlin interpreted this calmness as contempt and disdain, which was related to Headmaster Slytherin's consistent style and also to Merlin's resentment.

Even though Merlin was confident enough to defeat all the Hogwarts students except himself, as well as all sorts of wizards in the world.

But Merlin was unwilling to accept this. Why not use powerful elemental magic? Why!

Merlin secretly wore the ring on his toe and secretly learned the magic of the light element until one day he discovered that he could go back in time, of course, only for two or three seconds.

Salazar soon discovered this—the four leaders summoned Merlin, hoping he would stop learning elemental magic.

Under pressure, Merlin agreed. He couldn't face all four giants at the same time, and he didn't want to clash with them over this.

He likes schools like Hogwarts.

However, during his vacation, Merlin traveled the world searching for information about elemental magic and accidentally discovered the Heart of Darkness!

It was beneath a waterfall in Denmark that Merlin found the Heart of Darkness, thus learning of the prophecy of immortality and the sacred artifacts of elemental magic.

However, the astute Merlin noticed the negative effects of the Heart of Darkness.

"If I were to absorb the Heart of Darkness into my body, I would be controlled by this dark elemental magic relic and become a puppet of elemental magic."

"Principal Salazar is right, elemental magic is dangerous!"

Merlin did not give up, but instead came up with a more comprehensive plan.

"Find someone to replace me as the master of the Heart of Darkness. This person must be of high rank and great power. I will not let him know that I gave him the Heart of Darkness. I must hide behind the scenes and direct everything."

"In that case, I need an organization to bring together these like-minded strong individuals who pursue power and yearn for immortality."

"This is a long-term plan, and for that, I first need to live a long time."

Thus, Merlin began his plan for immortality.

Merlin first mastered alchemy, invented the brain dimension, and then deeply developed light element magic to extend the time spent traveling to the past.

Merlin became increasingly proficient in light elemental magic, but the plan for immortality made no progress until Merlin met Dracula.

At this time, Merlin disliked Dracula at all. He despised the dark race and mercilessly used the dragon magic "Sleepless Dragon" to seal Dracula inside the portrait, which attracted the attention of the four giants.

The four powerful figures saw through Merlin's disguise through his sealing magic, and the two sides had a big argument.

Merlin was furious at the four giants' attitude toward elemental magic, but what turned the tables was that one day Merlin discovered that Helga Hufflepuff had used the golden spoon, a sacred relic of earth elemental magic, at the legendary banquet!

"These are the four great masters of Hogwarts! The hypocritical headmaster!" Merlin trembled with rage. "Don't think I couldn't tell that it's an earth elemental magic relic! Now I know why they wouldn't let me learn elemental magic! Are they afraid I'll threaten their position?"

Merlin was clearly wrong, but from that moment on, he embarked on a path of no return.

Merlin pretended nothing was wrong until he graduated from Hogwarts, fought alongside King Arthur, and had a relationship with Vivian.

During this period, Merlin's travel time was extended to "days," "months," and "years," and later Merlin was even able to travel to hundreds of years in the past.

With his confidence greatly boosted, Merlin returned to Hogwarts.

"If the Light Element Relic from the past is at Hogwarts, then the Light Element Relic from the future must also be at Hogwarts."

But Merlin was defeated by the four giants!

Faced with Merlin's ability to control time, the four giants could only watch him escape.

To deceive Merlin, the four giants built the magic tower and transformed the real Light Elemental Relic into Peeves.

After his defeat, Merlin resolved to find companions. He first found the bard Bedou, the first member of the Immortals, who was known as the Light Chaser.

Merlin then found the Fairy King, and the four leaders received the news, which led to a split. Saracha left, captured Ingo, and built Slytherin Castle.

Because Merlin could travel to the past, the four leaders were unable to leave any evidence to identify him. During this time, King Arthur died, and Merlin faked his death.

What follows is the story of Merlin transforming into a Hebrew and his encounter with Gamp.

The recollection ends abruptly here.

Merlin let out a roar that he had been suppressing for a long time!

"ah!!!"