"To be honest, I feel honored to have you here."
Principal Chong took John into the courtyard with a beautiful cherry blossom tree.
The pink and white petals are breathtakingly beautiful in the moonlight.
The thick trunk and the hanging flowers.
Regardless of whether you are from the East or the West, seeing this scene will give you a sense of shock of primitive beauty.
"Not only because of your power, Lord Silverhand." Principal Zhong knocked on a door in the courtyard with the wand in his hand, "but also because of your amazing wisdom."
The door opened to both sides, revealing a place with numerous bookshelves.
This is a loft, also where the library is located.
In the attic, there were not only documents, but also many scroll-like things.
"I heard that you created most of Johnny Silverhand's stuff, Mr. Silverhand." Principal Chong invited John inside.
John picked up a scroll and opened it. Inside was something written by the ancient Onmyoji, a wizard.
"It seems you know a lot, Principal Chong." John glanced at the contents of the scroll, which was about an ancient sealing spell.
Principal Zhong smiled and said, "Like you, we all like to study some things."
He stroked his beard, looked at John with cloudy eyes and said, "A friend of mine always praises your intelligence in front of me, which makes me look forward to it."
"Then your friend must be a powerful wizard." John saw a door in the attic on the first floor and asked, "What is that?"
The door was sealed tightly and had many magical runes attached to it.
Principal Zhong glanced at it and said with a smile, "It's nothing."
Apparently, he didn't want to say it yet.
John nodded in understanding, then asked if he could take a look from above.
"I will close the library for a while for you," Principal Chong said, "so that my students don't disturb you."
"Then thank you, Principal Chong." John didn't refuse.
Principal Zhong walked out of the library and closed the door.
John looked back at the closed door again, turned around and walked up to the second floor.
There are not only more books here than in Hogwarts, but most of them are things handed down from ancient times.
Looking out from the second floor, you can just see the exceptionally beautiful cherry blossom tree.
John got familiar with the library and picked out some ancient books. These were the books he focused on.
As he took up residence in the library, John was absorbing knowledge at a rapid pace.
The predecessor of the magic house was called Onmyojia, and its original prototype was Onmyoji.
So their magic is different from that of the West.
For example, those magics that can be placed on paper to create different powers are called talismans in the magic system.
It can be regarded as a relatively obvious difference between Eastern and Western wizards.
Similar to John's amulets, but their amulets are more used as seals.
Therefore, the sealing spell is a commonly used spell.
In the legend of the Hundred Ghosts that travel at night in this country, wizards use this method to deal with monsters that wander between life and death.
"Why does it sound like a ghost?"
John pondered for a moment and continued to open a scroll to watch.
This look is like seeing day from night.
His brain was like a dry sponge, greedily absorbing foreign intellectual arguments.
When the second dark night came, John's expression became solemn.
"This is very similar to what I guessed."
Looking at one of the volumes, it says that magic is based on spiritual power, and the activation of magic can be stimulated by stimulating emotions.
In this regard, John had tried to inspire the power of anger when training Malfoy.
The scrolls are all in the language of neon, but with John's learning ability, it is still very simple to learn a language.
he does not
As he continued to look through it, his expression gradually became uncomfortable.
"experiment?"
He saw a book that was not a scroll and contained some kind of experiment.
John read it carefully and discovered various theories that this experiment was conducted as a gimmick to improve magic talent.
"It's just a theory after all."
It records the use of electric shocks to stimulate the human brain, thereby stimulating stronger emotions and greatly increasing the magic power.
And that's not all, there are also various experiments to stimulate the wizard's talent.
Including but not limited to, like when Neville was a child, he was thrown from a high altitude to stimulate his magical talent.
Although wizards have a tough life, it is obviously impossible not to lose someone's life if they do this.
John closed the book and threw it aside. This thing was simply worthless.
He probably did this because he was out of his mind.
By activating magic talents through external stimulation, the best possible result is just the emergence of another madman-like wizard.
"Azkaban will wave to you."
The third day.
John found records about bond magic.
This thing is like Harry's mother's love, it's hard to say that Harry didn't learn from it.
This is an ancient magic that allows those involved to be promoted through the bonds of friendship.
Similar to the protagonist of an anime, he roars and talks, and finally says, "Don't underestimate our bond, there is a high probability that we can deal explosive damage."
John is not the protagonist of the anime. What he wants to learn from is the bond in it.
This magic that does not require blood connection, but is based on emotional connection, took him a day to study.
John had not left the attic for four days.
He didn't understand anything outside.
Musashi was imprisoned.
...
dungeon.
Instructor Shizuka stood outside the cell, looking at Musashi who had lost a lot of weight in four days, and said sadly: "Why do you want to come back, Musashi-kun."
Musashi looked at that familiar face and said hoarsely: "I have experienced a lot outside, and I found that I can't escape."...
"This shouldn't be your fate," Teacher Shizuka sobbed, "You shouldn't be like this."
"From the moment I stepped into that room, the outcome was destined."
Musashi looked at his much rougher palms and smiled bitterly: "Big Bear and the others all want to kill me because I cheated and escaped."
"When I left there, what happened in the back of the room would be repeated every night."
Covering his head in pain, Musashi's voice was as hoarse as a beached fish, and he roared: "You know, look at those people who are as ignorant as me, those who are being studied and electrocuted!"
He rushed to the cell door and screamed wildly: "Why do you want to come back, Shizuka, you should stay away from this hell!"
Musashi looked crazy, with confusion and anger in his eyes.
Shizuka backed away repeatedly, her face turned pale, and she mumbled, "I, I want to protect them."
"You can't protect them, Shizuka." Musashi said, "These secrets have been here for decades. As long as Principal Shige is still here, there is nothing you can do."
"But even if I escape, then there is no hope at all." Shizuka said stubbornly.
Musashi let go of his hand and sat down slumped.
"Are you resenting me for not saving your brother?"
"No, please don't think so, Musashi-kun." Shizuka explained quickly, "I know you have been outside these years, and you have sent money for us."
"Sometimes it's a small amount, sometimes it's a large amount."
"You paid for each of these money with your life," Shizuka said softly, "I know you want to protect the children, but this is not the way to go."
"Only by cutting them off completely can they be rescued."
Musashi stared blankly at the woman who was once the best friend of his. He had been making crazy money these years just to be able to forgive his sins.
But his escape seemed so cowardly in front of Shizuka who stood up bravely.
Musashi said, "You won't succeed. Not only Juge, but big shots are also involved."
Shizuka didn't speak, but her eyes were filled with moving strength.
...
Half a month has passed.
John compresses time every day and only sleeps for two hours. If he doesn't have a second more, he will get up and continue watching.
With his unremitting efforts, he has initially mastered the bond magic.
He was ready to leave.
When he opened the library door, Principal Zhong was already standing outside.
John asked strangely: "You don't have to go to class?"
The old man seemed to have forgotten that he was the principal and actually greeted him.
Principal Shige chuckled and said, "Your Excellency Silverhand may not know that today is a holiday for the students, and they have all left school and gone back."
"Really?" John said nonchalantly, "Then I'll take my leave."
"etc."
A strange color flashed under Principal Zhong's cloudy eyes, and he smiled: "Your Excellency Silver Hand, aren't you curious about what is behind that door?"
"To be honest, that is a research project that the school has participated in in recent years."
"Research project?" John frowned.
"That's right," Principal Shige invited, "I wonder if Mr. Silverhand would be interested?"
"That is a project jointly participated by the Institute of Magic and the Ministry of Magic. I would like to invite you to come in, and I hope you can give us some guidance in this regard."
Principal Zhong was very optimistic about John's status as the second king and said, "My friend said that only Mr. Silverhand has the ability to help us."
"Interesting," John chuckled, "That friend of yours seems to admire me very much?"
"That's why I respect you so much."
Principal Chong invites John to go to that door.
The sealed door was pushed open by Principal Zhong.
The door creaked open.
There was a long, heavy and harsh sound.
Behind it is a staircase leading into darkness.
Principal Zhong's smile looked extremely strange in the dim environment.
John squinted his eyes, wanting to see what the deal was.
He went inside.
...
