bookbashuk Chapter 440 Assassination isn't like this! Ethan's Mark added to the list!
Chapter 440 Assassination isn't like this! Ethan's Mark added to the list!
Chapter 440 Assassination isn't like this! Ethan's Mark added to the list! (Two chapters combined)
Tick, tick.
The cool water droplets fell on Ethan's face, causing him to furrow his brow slightly.
Consciousness returned, her eyelids trembled, and she slowly opened them.
"You're awake?"
A voice, clear and melodious like a silver bell, rang out.
A gentle face emerged from Ethan's view, its smooth golden hair falling down and brushing against Ethan's skin, causing a ticklish sensation.
...I woke up to find my best friend there and received a warm greeting from her.
Two joys combined should bring even greater joy.
However, Ethan's heart tightened and his whole body stiffened.
There is no other reason.
The reason was that what Luna held in her hand and stood beside this "delicate girl" was a huge, gleaming woodcutter's knife.
If we examine it a little more closely...
It's also possible that Ethan discovered his hands and feet were bound.
Bound firmly by the forceful and tyrannical magic, it lay sprawled on the table like a frog awaiting disposal in Potions class.
...Hehe, I want to survive.
"You're awake."
Luna asked again.
The smile on her face looked like it was painted on, absolutely beautiful.
Normally, Ethan would appreciate the subtle curve.
But at that moment, he only paused for a moment.
He slowly closed his eyes again.
"Not awake."
This is a lie.
"Clang!"
The cold wind brushed against my neck, making a loud sound like bones being chopped in my ears!
Stone chips flew onto Ethan's face, making his noodles tremble.
"And what about prayer?"
Luna said gently.
"6
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Ethan remained silent for a moment, then reluctantly reopened his eyes.
The machete lying across his face reflected Ethan's features like a gleaming silver mirror.
Simultaneously.
It also reflected the two bloody holes on the side of the neck.
They still found out.
I was originally planning to use magic to cover it up, but as expected of Luna, she's number one on the list of most shady characters.
"Click."
The machete was slowly raised.
The image of Luna's slender wrist gripping a heavy machete is very striking.
This time, the sharp, serrated blade was aimed at Ethan's neck.
Thump, thump!
Ethan swallowed hard and said, "Let me explain."
I'm very disappointed...
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Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted.
Luna lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling slightly, her aggrieved and sad expression enough to melt even the hardest heart.
in case.
It would be even better if you didn't have a machete.
"Even a savage beast can freely leave its filthy toxins on you?"
That's a bit much.
Ethan frowned and said, "This isn't poison; it's a magical mark."
This is an academic issue.
Ethan very seriously corrected the Ravenclaw woman's fallacies.
Luna:
'
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You're really stubborn, aren't you?
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"...If I could sever your head, I could possess all your thoughts, and make your nighttime words resonate only for me."
A clear and gentle voice, accompanied by the falling wood-chopping knife, reached Ethan's ears.
Ethan: "Wait—"
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"If I could peel away your warm, damp skin, I could embrace all of you."
Luna remained unmoved, her clear and gentle blue eyes fixed on the boy beneath her.
...This "family" had unknowingly taken over her entire heart and soul year after year.
The shadow of the machete drew closer.
"If I could devour your flesh and blood, I could stay with you forever and ever... Is there anything else you wish to say, my dear Ethan?"
Ethan stared intently at Luna's face, which was now separated by the blade.
He pursed his lips, and finally said heavily, "There's nothing more to say. Please act quickly!"
A flash of silver light!
"Snap!"
Michael stepped out of the Anywhere Door and nervously looked around.
This was his first time visiting the Chamber of Secrets, and also the first time he had ever known that such a place was hidden within Hogwarts!
He was sent here by Dumbledore to find Ethan.
Or, they should be addressed as "Honorable Headmaster".
"Ethan, Ethan—Principal Vincent? Mr. Lamp?"
Michael called out softly, cautiously taking steps forward in the space filled with a ghostly green mist, his neck stiff and his eyes fixed straight ahead.
Whether it was his imagination or not, in his peripheral vision, he seemed to see faint human faces flashing across the wall.
"Ethan, Dad, Ancestor! Where are you?!"
Michael was on the verge of tears.
Suddenly, I felt a soft thud under my foot as I stepped on something.
Like a rotten tomato, it's soft and bursting with juice.
It also wafted out a fragrance mixed with the smell of rust.
It's like cooked liver.
"Glug."
Michael swallowed hard and slowly raised his wand: "This is just a dilapidated underground chamber, and it's Hogwarts under Lord Ethan's control."
"There will absolutely be no horrific dismemberment incident...flickering light."
"Whoosh."
A hazy light shone forth.
It illuminated the sea of blood in Hushan before Michael.
Glug glug.
An eyeball rolled out.
Her azure eyes turned upwards, staring intently at him.
"6
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thump.
Michael was completely speechless.
His mouth was wide open, his eyes were glazed, and he was frozen in a protective state.
The wand slipped from his hand and rolled to the side.
"Karakara".
The fluorescent light then moved, revealing a pair of slender, fair legs.
Above her was a light white dress, blonde hair... and a beautiful face.
And, in those hands, the familiar black-haired head.
Luna held Ethan's head in her hands, blood trickling down from the hollow of the skull.
"Oh, you've come to our celebration party!"
Luna's smile widened as she looked at Michael and said gently and harmlessly, "Welcome to be one of us."
talking.
She lifted her foot to walk towards her poor senior.
The next second—
There was a muffled "thud"!
Michael fell backward and into a deep, baby-like sleep!
His limbs twitched, and he kept muttering, "Ethan, stop eating."
It seems like he had a wonderful dream.
?
Luna stopped and tilted her head in confusion.
Young people are in great physical condition; they can fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow.
A clear voice rang out from behind Luna.
The wand that had fallen to the ground floated up.
He was caught by a pale arm that reached out from the darkness.
The faint glow of fireflies suddenly surged like the sun!
In an instant, the dimly lit secret room was illuminated as if it were daytime!
[A huge celebration for my best friend Ethan Vincent's appointment as Headmaster of Hogwarts!]
The banner was jumping and hanging in mid-air.
Ethan, toying with Michael's wand, stood behind Luna like a slender, dark figure.
The smiling face was exactly the same as the head that Luna was holding.
Yes.
This mass of flesh and blood is not real; it is an edible material similar to a "cake."
As for why it's still slightly wriggling...
It's simply a wondrous magical world.
You gave your classmate a wonderful surprise!
[Gained 0.01% Soul Fusion Progress!]
Instantly.
The way Ethan looked at Michael changed.
This two-legged sheep—no, it's chives—oh wait, it's my dear student.
It can even contribute to soul fusion.
Even though it's only 0.01%, every little bit counts!
"One Michael is 0.01%, so what about a hundred Michaels...?"
,
Ethan's eyes lit up, and he unleashed his extraordinary wisdom!
"It'll instantly reach 100%! Soul fusion will be within easy reach!"
—Although, it can't be that simple.
But it's worth a try.
While Ethan racked his brains, thinking about how to take advantage of the principal's privileges.
On his neck, where Nagini had bitten two bloody holes, a crescent moon mark was now covering the spot.
The silvery moonlight shimmered slightly, emanating a chilling aura.
As if asserting sovereignty, it domineeringly covered the bloody hole.
You have obtained the special marker "Luna's Crescent Moon"!
[Luna's Crescent Moon: You know, there can only be, and only one, bright moon in the night sky, right?]
[Full of possessiveness and eloquence, she infuses you with her own magic, allowing you to use Luna's unique moon magic to a certain extent.]
[It can restore a person's consciousness without harming their mind. It is a gentle yet profound form of magic.]
...It's been marked again.
Ethan touched the side of his neck, his fingertips touching both icy cold and fiery hot at the same time—it was like experiencing both ice and fire.
But the coldness was clearly superior, overpowering Nagini's curse-like bite marks.
"I haven't tried the moon's magic yet..." Ethan's lips curled into a smile, his eyes brimming with eager anticipation. "That sounds amazing!"
"Oh dear, I'm so embarrassed to be liked like this~"
Although, this feeling is a bit too strong.
Ethan added deeply to himself.
When Ethan and Luna dragged Michael back to the castle grounds.
The morning light was already shining clearly and brightly outside the window.
"call""
Isaac Son, the youngest headmaster of Hogwarts, took a deep breath of fresh air and surveyed his campus with satisfaction.
My gaze swept over it.
The birds fell silent, the grass and trees bowed low, and the students froze in fear.
Even the sunlight seemed to have dimmed a bit.
In an instant, the bright and harmonious campus was transformed into a desolate cemetery.
Ah—youth, how wonderful.
Ethan sighed.
Followed by.
A wide grin spread across his face, his arm dangled, and his wand transformed into a paintbrush, dripping with golden hues.
...Time to go catch the "snake".
The remains of Death, the murderer who killed Dumbledore.
That mysterious hunchbacked girl!
"Hehe, hehehehe~"
Just as Ethan was walking slowly toward the Slytherin bedroom, emitting a laugh that made people want to stay away.
"Mr. Vincent."
A drawn-out voice suddenly rang out from behind.
Ethan stopped in his tracks, without turning around, and said in a deep voice, "Little Sisi, don't disturb the principal's distinguished steps."
Professor Snape:
'
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The murderous glint in his eyes was impossible to hide.
A vein bulged on Snape's forehead, especially after discovering that he had no grounds to criticize Ethan's disrespectful way of addressing him.
Because, damn it, Ethan is his boss now.
"Professor Dumbledore wants to see you. He wants you to go to his office now," Snape said in a deep, muffled voice.
Ethan frowned: "Squidward, tell Old Man Dumbledore I'm busy, I need to go to the Slytherin common room now."
"I'm warning you, please don't give your employees nicknames without permission!!"
Snape was so angry he felt a pang of angina. He glared at the students snickering nearby and roared, "Gryffindor stepped with their left foot first, deduct five points!"
A passing lion cub: ? ? ?
6.
The slick-haired devil curled his lips into a smile, raised his chin, and looked down at Ethan, saying slowly and deliberately, "Dumbledore is looking for you because of Slytherin."
Upon hearing this...
Ethan raised an eyebrow, instinctively sensing something was amiss.
He exchanged a glance with Luna, then opened a portal beneath his feet, and together with Snape, their figures plummeted to the ground.
in situ.
All that remained was Professor Snape's furious roar: "Ethan Vincent!! Can't you just take a step with your noble legs and walk over there normally?!"
Snapped.
The door closed, and the roar stopped abruptly.
as predicted.
When Ethan saw Professor Dumbledore and a very anxious Gemma Farley in the headmaster's office.
He then understood what had happened.
Ethan: "That hunchbacked girl, she's gone, isn't she?"
Gemma was taken aback, then blurted out, "How did you know? That's right, that freshman named Naga, the one with the spinal problem, has been missing since the night before last!"
"So her name is 'Naga'," Ethan nodded slowly. "What a tongue-twisting name."
Dumbledore chuckled and said, "It's interesting, though. In Southeast Asian languages, 'naga' means 'snake god.'"
Snake god.
Ethan's pupils constricted slightly.
I don't know if it's a coincidence.
It matches the "snake" element in the clues.
And that hunched back... doesn't it look a lot like a snake standing upright?
"The last witness was one."
Ethan's gaze shifted and landed on the three other figures in the principal's office.
Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
Ethan paused, then smiled, winked, and teased, "Why are you guys involved in everything, huh?"
"To be honest, we'd love to know too."
Ron said weakly.
"We last saw her in the girls' restroom on the second floor!"
Hermione stepped forward, just as enthusiastically as when answering the teacher's questions.
His eyes were fixed on Ethan, sparkling.
However, she immediately felt two very oppressive gazes upon her.
Luna looked at her with a smile, but her smile was hard to look directly at.
The Slytherin upperclassman crossed her arms, her gaze sweeping over the three of them in turn, and slowly said, "The girls' restroom? You guys?"
Ron hurriedly explained, "No! We're not perverts!"
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Gemma's eyes narrowed even more.
Harry sighed, "That's Myrtle's bathroom, so nobody usually goes there. We just... use it as a secret base."
Honestly, how could someone who's a Hogwarts student not know?
That was just to interrupt Hermione.
Harry glanced at Ethan, the "culprit" who had caused this stalemate, with a "what's next?" look on his face.
Picking up where Hermione left off, she continued, "And then, that freshman disappeared."
"The cubicle she went into was empty; even Myrtle didn't know where she had gone."
Alliance Washroom.
water pipe.
Ethan chuckled, "Ha! Do all snakes in the world travel by water?"
"Aren't you surprised?" Gemma raised an eyebrow. "Your reaction is as if you expected it all along."
original.
Gemma also complained that she had lost a student as soon as she became a "teaching assistant" in Slytherin.
And anxiety and unease.
It wasn't because of the missing student, but because I was anxious that I had let Ethan down.
result-
Ethan shrugged. "I knew it when I saw you."
"Ha, of course. My existence is clearly strange; am I supposed to wait for someone else to come and capture me?"
"Naturally, we would hide as soon as we infiltrate the destination."
"Hiding...observing in the shadows, waiting for the right moment. Until, the fangs are revealed!"
Ethan suddenly looked up, his sharp gaze shooting straight at the ceiling of the principal's office!
"What is Ethan saying?"
Ron was completely bewildered.
The others were also confused, not understanding what Ethan was suddenly saying.
Only Luna and Headmaster Dumbledore simultaneously focused their gazes and raised their wands!
"Armor Protection/Fox!"
next second!
【hiss-!】
Suddenly, the chandelier on the ceiling transformed into countless giant snakes as thick as an arm!
It bared its sharp fangs and lunged at them!
"Assassination?!"
Hermione gasped in shock, shouting, "That's not how assassinations are done! You should use a cursed item first, and only resort to poison if that doesn't work!"
"How could they launch a sudden sneak attack?!"
That's not how it's taught in the "Defense Against the Dark Arts Handbook"!
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