111- Saving Ravenclaw

111- Saving Ravenclaw

"What were you just imagining? A blue cloud?"

Daphne asked curiously after seeing the cloud Rhys had conjured. She reached out a finger to poke at the mist.

( ๑ ̅̀◡ ̅́)σ" Poke! Poke! Poke!

Rhys watched her with a cold expression, not stopping her.

"Ah!" ヾ(o゚Д゚)ノ

Daphne yelped as a drop of bright red blood welled up on her fingertip.

As she poked the mist, she felt a sharp, needle-like pain and immediately pulled her hand back, finding that her finger had been sliced in several tiny cuts.

The mist seemed to be made up of countless razor-thin blades that could slice skin upon contact.

"Why didn't the Sorting Hat place you in Gryffindor? Haven't I told you to be cautious with unknown things?" Rhys pointed out Daphne's mistake without any mercy.

"B-But it's something you created! How was I supposed to know?"

Daphne responded, her voice full of grief and betrayal.

Rhys paused for a moment and then sighed.Rêađ latest cha/p/ters on no/v/e/l(b)in(.)c/o/m

"Haah.. Just be careful next time. Don't touch things you don't recognize," he added. "This is the manifestation of that person's magic. I can use this cloud to track their presence."

What Rhys had imagined was the essence of Rowena Ravenclaw's magic, and with the help of the wish-fulfilling potion, he had simulated a tangible form of her magic. The sky-blue, razor-sharp mist was the manifestation of Ravenclaw's magic.

The mist would instinctively drift toward the area with the densest concentration of Ravenclaw's magic, leading them directly to her.

After explaining the mist to Daphne, Rhys slightly relaxed his control over it, allowing it to drift on its own.

The mist floated deeper into the dungeon, and Rhys and Daphne followed closely behind.

While he worked, Rhys explained to Daphne the reasoning behind his actions.

However, when they reached a second site of magical conflict, Rhys abandoned the idea. At this rate, it would take forever to find Ravenclaw. Over the past thousand years, Ravenclaw had left her mark all over the dungeon, engaging in countless battles with the creatures sealed within. Clearing them out piece by piece would take so long that he might not even be done by the start of the next school year!

He switched to the second plan.

A flurry of wings filled the underground chamber as thousands of bats appeared. With a wave of his wand, Rhys sent them flying through several of the dungeon's exits.

Some of these bats were caught by the carnivorous creatures lurking in the dungeon, while others fell victim to monsters that had escaped their seals. Whenever the number of bats spread throughout the dungeon dwindled too much, Rhys would release another batch.

Not long after sending out the third wave of bats, he suddenly sensed a familiar fluctuation. In the next moment, he pinpointed Ravenclaw's location.

As expected, she was engaged in yet another battle with a monster. One of Rhys's small bats had inadvertently gotten caught in the crossfire, turning to dust.

He hurried toward the last known location of the bat's signal, but as he neared the spot, he came to a halt and began pulling out various potions from his cloak.

"Apply all of these, don't skip a single one," Rhys instructed Daphne, gesturing for her to follow his lead.

"Odor Elimination Potion, to remove your scent; Heat Concealing Potion, which will mask your body heat after drinking; Magic Suppression Potion, to help you conceal your magic. This will effectively prevent anyone from detecting your presence through magical means..." Rhys handed Daphne five or six different potions, which she dutifully consumed.

Rhys didn't need most of these for himself.

For instance, he didn't require the Magic Suppression Potion—his control over his own magic was so precise that he could perfectly disguise himself. Daphne, on the other hand, still lacked the finesse and could easily be detected by someone as powerful as Ravenclaw during their mission.

After completing their disguises, Rhys cast a Disillusionment Charm on both himself and Daphne before continuing their advance.

Soon, they reached the end of the corridor. By this point, there was no need for any detection methods to sense Ravenclaw's presence—she was currently engaged in a fierce battle with a monster that had broken free from its seal.

However, once they arrived at this location, Rhys refused to let Daphne accompany him any further.

He handed her a crystal ball, adjusted it, and the crystal ball displayed the scene through his eyes, allowing Daphne to see what he was seeing.

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