"Heh heh, master, you are truly ruthless. The hope that had just been ignited was suddenly extinguished without mercy. I really want to see the expressions of those Silver Spears after they learn this news." Hog revealed a mischievous smile, staring mockingly at the captured wizards in front of him.
"If you are not ruthless enough with your enemies, then we will be the ones who suffer." Alan glanced at Fwooper lying in front of him, then turned his head to look at Aseria beside him. "Do you have anything else you want to say to Fwooper?"
Aseria shook her head indifferently at the words. "I have nothing more to say to this woman. If it weren't for her, my young sister wouldn't have suffered so much, and I wouldn't have fallen to my current state." Speaking of this, Aseria looked at Alan with a hint of curiosity. "But how do you plan to deal with these people? I don't think you're going to let them go; after all, there are still Death Eaters and werewolves among them."
After hearing Aseria's words, before Alan could open his mouth, Hog impatiently bared his teeth. "Hmph! Of course, we can't let these bastards go, especially Fenrir. I must bite him to death!"
"Don't get excited, Hog. Remember, always stay calm. We must learn to control our emotions, not be controlled by them." Alan gently patted Hog's forehead, then sneered as he looked at Aseria. "I have my uses for these people. It just so happens that I'm still short on some experimental material, and their appearance has solved my urgent need."
*Experimental… material?*
Aseria shivered involuntarily when she heard Alan's words. She still remembered the scene she saw after being captured by him—that room filled with various instruments and equipment, which gave one a feeling of endless coldness and despair. Even now, she still had nightmares recalling that scene. Thinking of this, Aseria couldn't help but silently mourn for these wizards in front of her for two seconds. In the near future, perhaps in their minds, compared to becoming Alan's experimental material, they would regret why they weren't killed by the Pure Land Society on the previous battlefield. That might have been a better outcome.
"Let's not talk about these." Alan didn't want to discuss these wizards anymore. "Next, we still have to go back to Norway. It's time to resolve your young sister's matter. I'll help you deal with the Dragon Pox Curse on her once and for all."
"Yes, master!" Hearing Alan mention her young sister Anais, Aseria immediately became energetic.
...
The next morning, Alan arrived in Finnmark County, Norway again. However, this time he didn't go to the local wizard gathering area, but instead stayed in an uninhabited suburban area, carrying a suitcase, seemingly waiting quietly for someone.
Not long after, the surrounding space suddenly distorted, and then two people appeared in front of him using Apparition. One of them was Karkaroff, and the other was a delicate young girl who looked young but had a beautiful face.
Upon seeing the two, Alan took the initiative to greet them, then specifically glanced at the girl next to Karkaroff. "Is this Anais?"
Anais at this moment perhaps hadn't yet figured out what was happening, and looked at the wizard next to her in confusion. "Deputy Headmaster Karkaroff, this is…?"
"What? You haven't been promoted to principal yet?" Alan smiled slightly at Anais, then glared at Karkaroff beside him with a hint of complaint.
"How could it be that fast!" Karkaroff immediately cowered when he saw Alan. "The school is still dealing with Principal Jacobsen's funeral recently. The promotion will have to wait a while longer."
"What? Principal Jacobsen is dead?" Anais was inexplicably brought out by Karkaroff early in the morning and had no idea what was going on. Then she saw Karkaroff speaking in a low voice to the young wizard in front of her, and the content of their conversation was even more alarming, saying that Principal Jacobsen was dead. And who exactly was this young wizard, who was openly discussing the appointment and removal of the principal with the deputy headmaster from a position of superiority? This left Anais, who was only in her fourth year, completely bewildered.
"Principal Jacobsen's matter hasn't been announced at school yet, Anais, so it's not strange that you don't know. However, you should keep this to yourself and don't spread it when you return to school." Karkaroff said to Anais with a kind expression, then couldn't help but inwardly complain; not only was Principal Jacobsen dead, he was killed by the person in front of you.
"Yes, Professor Karkaroff, then why did you bring me here?" Anais shyly responded, then couldn't help but ask.
"Your sister wants to see you!" Karkaroff actually didn't know why Alan wanted him to bring Anais out, so Alan spoke up.
"Sister?" Anais immediately brightened at the words. "Where is she? Are you her friend?"
"Wait a moment." Alan smiled and nodded at Anais, then placed the suitcase he was holding on the ground and opened it, then called out loudly inside. Soon after, Aseria, who had changed back into casual clothes, emerged from the suitcase.
"Sister!"
"Anais!"
Aseria and Anais, the sisters, immediately embraced each other excitedly upon meeting, especially Aseria, who had been thinking of her for so many years.
"Sister, why are you suddenly here? Did you come specifically to find me? And why do we have to meet here? Why didn't you just come directly to the school to find me?" Anais was filled with endless joy after seeing Aseria, but also had many questions.
"Anais, you don't know how much I missed you during the time I was away from you." Aseria did not directly answer her young sister's question, but simply held her tightly in her arms. Seeing her sister's reaction, Anais immediately lost the desire to ask questions. She simply hugged Aseria back, feeling the warmth of family love.
After a brief reunion, Aseria took Anais's hand and came to Alan's side, then softly said, "The main reason I came to see you today is to cure your illness. Lord Alan has a way to solve the dragon pox on you."
"Really?" Anais's face immediately lit up with joy at the words, then she looked expectantly at Alan beside her. Although Fwooper would regularly give her potions to suppress the dragon pox, she had to endure the torment of this disease for a long time.
"That's right, give me your hand." Alan didn't waste any more words at this point. He directly took out his metal magic book and then extended his right hand toward Anais.
"Mmm!" Out of trust in her sister, Anais didn't have too many doubts about Alan. Moreover, although this wizard looked young, he seemed very familiar with Deputy Headmaster Karkaroff, so she figured he wouldn't harm her.
After taking Anais's hand, Alan closed his eyes and perceived carefully. Not long after, he nodded knowingly.
"How is it?" Aseria was the most nervous at this moment; after all, the main reason she was willing to obey Alan's commands was because of Anais.
"It's basically consistent with the previous assumption; it's a Dragon Pox Curse based on bloodline magic." Alan finished speaking and turned his head to look at Anais. "Next, I'm going to cast a spell to extract the curse for you. It might be a bit uncomfortable, so bear with it."
"No problem!" Although Anais didn't understand Alan's words, she could tell that he was genuinely confident. Seeing Anais being so cooperative, Alan also nodded in satisfaction. There were some things that he and Aseria found inconvenient to tell her in detail, but fortunately, Anais was also very sensible.
Alan then opened the magic book in his hand. Actually, he hadn't done much research on curses, as one's energy is limited. However, the magic book in his hand, besides recording spells, itself possessed the function of assisting in spellcasting. What Alan had to do next was simply reverse this process, drawing out the cursed magic within Anais's body and then storing it in the magic book that contained the same curse.
"Ugh!"
As Alan reached out and probed toward her, Anais suddenly felt a faint pain somewhere on her body, causing her to cry out involuntarily. But at the same time, she also knew that this was the effect of Alan's spellcasting, so she immediately endured it.
Then everyone saw Alan drawing a faint, crimson thread of light from Anais's body. Observing this thread of light with the naked eye alone gave one a creepy, malignant feeling. Evidently, this was the Dragon Pox Curse that had been attached to Anais, constantly tormenting her. After extracting this thread of light, Alan did not attempt to touch it, but instead directly guided it toward the magic book.
It is well known that the Dragon Pox Curse has always been known for its strong infectivity and high adhesiveness. One careless mistake and he himself could be infected. The ancestor of the House of Malfoy faced backlash from this curse when he used it to harm the first Muggle-born Minister of Magic.
Upon receiving this cursed thread of light, the metal magic book in his hand immediately shimmered with a faint magic aura, and under Alan's control, it continuously pulled and absorbed the curse's original entity into the page where the Dragon Pox Curse was recorded. This process lasted for about ten minutes. Although the curse on Anais looked to be of low concentration, it was as stubborn as a parasite, making it very difficult to deal with once entangled. From this, one could imagine how difficult it was to handle once caught by this curse.
"Hiss!!!"
At the beginning of the curse removal, Anais only felt a faint, scratching pain, but once the curse was completely extracted, she felt as if her sense of touch had been reawakened, and a piercing, excruciating pain arose, making her cry out involuntarily.