Chapter 47 - Ch: 371-375

Chapter 371: Power of Faith?

London, Charing Cross Road.

Aisen was strolling leisurely on the street.

Smiling as he watched the bustling street with people coming and going and cars flowing like water, Aisen's mood was exceptionally calm.

Since Voldemort's downfall, Aisen hadn't paid much attention to the outside world over the years. Whether it was the Wizarding World or the Muggle world, Aisenhadn't really focused on them.

Previously, sensing an unknown power constantly brewing in an unknown place, Aisen had essentially stayed put to deal with potential unexpected situations.

Of course, what he meant by "staying put" wasn't literally staying in one place without moving. Instead, he selectively stayed in some relatively hidden locations.

As for dealing with the power accumulating in the unknown place, it wasn't that he was truly worried about it and thus taking any measures. All Aisen needed to do was be a little more cautious.

After all, his spiritual sense told him that the power would not harm him.

Initially, the power accumulating in the unknown place felt very strange to Aisen.

It was like a faucet somewhere was constantly dripping water, dropping droplets into a pool, splashing up droplets, which Aisen then perceived.

Then, after a few years, the water in that pool had increased significantly. The ripples created by the dripping faucet became noticeable.

By now, the accumulation of that power had given Aisena feeling of "overflowing." It was as if that power could pass through the void at any moment and descend into his body.

Aisen wasn't overly troubled by this change.

Because after years of study and contemplation, he had a vague guess about the power that was still accumulating in the unknown place.

He guessed that the power that had not yet descended into his body might be the Power of Faith he had longed for.

Speaking of which, this seemed like a very ethereal matter.

But after several years, Aisen had been steadily practicing spiritual cultivation. Despite carefully observing, he couldn't figure out what that power was exactly.

Therefore, after much contemplation, Aisen thought of some "divine miracles" he had left behind ten thousand years ago.

He wasn't sure if the various traces he left behind could truly spread his "god name," but the more he thought about it, the more he felt this possibility was very high.

Perhaps, after nearly ten thousand years of change, human civilization, in its development process, had already collected the "divine miracles" he left behind, perhaps even compiling them into books.

That is to say, perhaps after the "divine miracles" left by Aisen were discovered by humans, he was already elevated to the status of a deity. Maybe, in that world, there were already "creation myths" about Aisencirculating.

And that constantly accumulating power was the Power of Faith accumulated over thousands of years.

However, because Aisen was not currently in that Space-Time, the Power of Faith had been accumulating. Once that Power of Faith accumulated to a certain level and could travel through Space-Time to locate Aisen, that power would directly descend upon Aisen.

Of course, all of this was Aisen's speculation. As for whether it was truly the case, he couldn't be certain. But ultimately, this possibility was quite high.

Therefore, once he perceived that this accumulating power would not cause him harm, he was no longer so troubled.

Ding-dong—

Coincidentally, the change happened at this moment.

Aisen, who was walking on the street, suddenly changed his expression slightly. After closing his eyes, he quietly experienced it.

He then heard a sound like a water droplet falling into water, followed by a ripple that stirred up a series of special rhythms. That droplet rapidly spun and vibrated along this rhythm, then passed through endless Space-Time and entered the era where Aisen was.

Immediately after, that droplet, carrying an indescribable power, surged directly from his heart.

As if appearing from thin air, that droplet burst forth from within his body. After emerging from Aisen's body, it instantly transformed into a monstrous wave, "baptizing" his body from head to toe.

Before Aisen could react, the huge wave, formed from that droplet, washed over his body and then transformed back into a droplet, which surged directly out of his body.

That's right! The power that had been accumulating in the unknown place seemed to have directly descended.

After Aisen opened his eyes, he saw a droplet surge out from within his body. It was crystal clear, like the purest pearl in the world, its brilliance captivating.

That droplet surged out from his body, directly causing a ripple in the place where Aisen was, twisting the surrounding space, as if it was about to tear through the void and leave.

Immediately after, Aisen's mirror space was rapidly twisted and spun, like a whirlpool on the surface of a lake, and a slender passage appeared before him.

Pop—

The droplet drilled into the entrance of the whirlpool and made a loud sound as it passed through the slender passage, as if breaking some boundary.

Seeing this scene, Aisen had a flash of inspiration, as if blessed by fortune. He directly plucked a strand of hair from his head, linked it with the power of a contract after taking it off, then directly differentiated a segment of memory to reside on it, and finally cast a spell to make it follow behind that droplet, passing through the suddenly appearing slender passage together.

This set of actions was just completed.

Immediately after, Aisen saw the twisted and constantly spinning space quickly flatten out, as if the previous events had never happened.

However, Aisen's gaze wasn't here, but on that droplet and the strand of hair following behind it.

They seemed to pass directly through the mirror space where Aisen was, crossing Space-Time to the real world, and rapidly flew away in one direction.

With a slight thought, Aisen's figure moved, as if he had crossed space, and he stepped directly to follow.

The droplet kept flying, arriving in front of a tall building, and passed directly through the door into the fourth floor.

Aisen quickly followed, arriving at the main entrance. Seeing the "Emerald Forest Film Company" sign hanging outside the door, his pupils contracted as if he had thought of something.

Subsequently, Aisen did not enter, but instead looked directly through the door, watching that droplet directly merge into the body of an eighteen-year-old young man.

The young man looked quite sturdy, and his posture seemed to carry a hint of laziness. But looking at his face, one would be startled to realize that it was Aisen himself from back when he had not yet entered the Wizarding World.

After the droplet merged into his body and disappeared, his expression froze for a moment, followed by an expression of unbelievable ecstasy on his face.

Watching all of this from outside the door, Aisen's mind moved, and he directed the strand of hair following the droplet to directly enter his head, transforming into an ordinary hair and hiding there.

Subsequently, Aisen let out a sigh of relief, and a faint smile appeared on his face.

By the time this scene unfolded to this point, Aisen had already guessed what was happening.

It was clear that the power accumulated from the unknown place, or rather, the Power of Faith, had suddenly descended into his body, triggering a series of changes.

This change seemed to have no effect on him in the present.

Even the previous droplet transforming into a huge wave and washing through his body seemed to cause no change. But after that, the droplet surged out again, directly crossing worlds and passing from the mirror space to the real world, which was beyond his expectation.

Aisen hadn't even reacted to that change.

Fortunately, he had a flash of inspiration at the time and differentiated a segment of memory to reside on one of his hairs, then cast a spell to make it follow that droplet, passing through the world's barrier together and sending it into the real world.

Immediately after, that droplet somehow "found" him who was still working at the Emerald Forest Film Company and then merged into his body.

As for why this series of changes occurred, Aisen truly didn't know.

But recalling what happened back then, Aisen had already understood.

That's right, if he remembered correctly, the time his "golden finger" awakened back then seemed to be this exact time—July 4th, 1990, almost exactly 10 AM.

His gaze shifted slightly, and he saw his past self, after hesitating at his desk for a while, bury his head and write something for a few minutes, then stand up and walk directly towards the manager's office.

"Manager, I want to resign!" His past self handed the thing he had just written to a middle-aged man with thinning hair and gold-rimmed glasses.

Seeing this scene, Aisen withdrew his gaze and showed an expression of sudden realization.

This must be it!

If Aisen's guess was correct, the power of that drop of water must have merged into his past self's body, activating the power of the golden finger, causing it to awaken and grant him Magic.

"So, it was the power of faith that helped me activate the golden finger?" Aisen pondered, glancing at the large words "Emerald Forest Film Company" at the entrance. He flickered and reappeared on the street outside.

Walking through the crowd, his feet stepping on the dappled shadows cast by the sunlight, Aisen thought about the scene that had just occurred, pondering the process of it all.

This was something uncertain, but in Aisen's estimation, the process was roughly like this:

[Ten thousand years ago, he left behind some related "mythological traces." Then, after nearly ten thousand years of development and evolution, Aisen became one of the gods in that world.

Consequently, a portion of humanity began to believe in him, began to spread his "god name," and so on. Thus, the power of faith was generated.

Following that was the accumulation of the power of faith, accumulating like water in a pool, until the power of faith overflowed, sufficient to cross Space-Time and descend into the mirror space of the real world in 1990.

And so, the power of faith, accumulated to sufficient strength, directly descended into his body as a drop of water, crossing Space-Time.

However, the giant wave formed by that drop of water merely washed over his body, and then it transformed back into a drop of water and rushed out of him.

Immediately after, that drop of water directly breached the boundary between the mirror space and the real world, merged into the past Aisen's body, and activated his golden finger.]

Although the process of events was merely Aisen's speculation, he felt that the truth of the matter was very likely this. Even if there were differences, they wouldn't be far off.

"The power of faith?" Aisen sighed softly, feeling the power accumulating in the unknown place once more.

However, this time, the situation he felt had changed considerably.

He didn't know if it was because the overflowing power of faith had been consumed due to crossing Space-Time, but when he felt it again at this moment, he sensed a completely different feeling than before.

The continuous accumulation of the power of faith, the power constantly gathering in the pool, seemed to have been completely consumed. The power of faith, which had originally been accumulating like water flow in a pool, had left the pool completely dry.

At this moment, Aisen only vaguely felt that drops of water were continuously being born from the void, then falling into the dry pool, splashing up specks of dust.

Perhaps, it would take a very long time for the dry pool to slowly become wet, and then it would take some more time for new "water flow" to accumulate at the bottom of the pool.

"If that's the case, then it means my choice to return to the past Space-Time and spread the 'god name' was correct." Thinking of this, Aisen couldn't help but nod.

But what was the use of the power of faith? In a flash, Aisen thought of another crucial question.

Previously, that drop of water had descended into his body across Space-Time, but it hadn't stayed long before leaving directly.

As for its effect, Aisen had seen it; it had activated his golden finger.

Of course, Aisen didn't deny that this point was extremely important.

After all, if the golden finger hadn't been activated, he wouldn't have been able to enter the Wizarding Worldand become a Witch, let alone achieve his current accomplishments.

It's just that the effect of the power of faith shouldn't be limited to just this, right!

Thinking this, Aisen slightly closed his eyes and once again sensed the situation within his body. After finishing the scan, he also directly gave the Laplace's Demon System a self-check command.

After a moment, Aisen opened his eyes, stretched out his hand, and took out the book of aisen.

Feeling the power of the contract he had formed with the book of aisen, a flicker of understanding flashed in Aisen's eyes, and he nodded slightly.

That's right, after that drop of water turned into a giant wave and rushed through his body, the power of the contract he had formed with the book of aisenimmediately became much more stable.

Unfortunately, when he tried to extend the power of the contract to Hermione earlier, he failed directly.

Clearly, the contract he signed with Hermione using the book of aisen as a relay station was not yet sufficient to directly connect across time and space.

"The power of faith!" As his thoughts turned, Aisensmiled and shook his head.

He estimated that if many drops of water formed from the power of faith were to descend into his body now, continuing to strengthen the power of the contract between him and the book of aisen, then perhaps it wouldn't take long before he could directly communicate with Hermione across Space-Time.

It was even possible that he could use the power of the contract within Hermione's body as a point of reference to directly return to the real world.

But unfortunately, as Aisen had sensed earlier, after the power of faith was depleted, it would take a very, very long time to accumulate enough power of faith to descend into his body across Space-Time again.

What? You're saying Aisen didn't just split off a memory entity and lodge it in a strand of hair, and then, taking advantage of that drop of the power of faith that pierced through the mirror space and the real world, directly hide it on his past self?

That's correct. Aisen can now also remotely control that strand of hair lodged in his past self's head by sensing the power of the contract.

But the problem is, Aisen cannot pinpoint the real world based solely on the connection of this single strand of hair.

Because the power of the contract extending from it is the contract he formed with the book of aisen. It's not like the contract Hermione formed with the book of aisen in the real world.

It's like Aisen standing at the bottom of a well, trying to climb up to the wellhead. Just because he throws a rope outside the wellhead doesn't mean he can grab the rope and climb out.

Because it's obvious that he only threw the rope outside the wellhead; the rope merely came into contact with the world outside the wellhead. It wasn't fixed somewhere outside the wellhead. Therefore, he naturally couldn't apply any force.

Conversely, if Hermione in the real world signed a contract with him, it would be like Aisen standing at the bottom of the well, with the rope he threw outside the wellhead being grabbed by someone outside.

This way, it would be much easier for Aisen to climb up to the wellhead.

Therefore, what he needed to do now was very clear—rather than waiting for the power of faith from that unknown place to continue accumulating and then descend into Aisen's body to continuously strengthen the power of the contract between him and the book of aisen,

It would be better to wait a few years, then remotely control that strand of hair to quietly contact Lockhart and lodge that memory entity onto his body.

Then, when signing up for the Triwizard Tournament, seize the opportunity to throw the slip of paper with his name written on it into the fire goblet.

What? You're saying why would he make it so troublesome? Actually, Aisen didn't want to do this either, but judging from the historical development process, it seems he did exactly this!

Just as he said, when contacting Lockhart, he lodged his thought onto him, and then manipulated the other party to throw the slip of paper with Aisen's name on it into the fire goblet.

Only by doing this could he focus his attention on the contract.

Then, he created the book of aisen, pioneered the Same-Life Curse and the Companion-Life Curse, and finally went to sign a contract with Hermione.

And all of this, in Aisen's memory, were things that had truly happened. So, combining this with his current experience, a very clear conclusion can be drawn.

That is, the events that happened in Aisen's memory were merely plans he made while he was in the mirror space at this time. The purpose, naturally, was to sign a contract with Hermione, thereby guiding him back to the real world.

"Is that so? Yes, it must be like this!" Aisen's face broke into a smile.

Thump-thump—

A sound of footsteps came, and Aisen turned his head to look.

A figure with a handbag slung over his shoulder walked out of a tall building next to the street and turned into a coffee shop on the corner.

That was him just after activating the golden finger.

Next, if things developed without any surprises, he would also independently write some techniques inside the coffee shop to try "patting the book" for learning.

After his learning proved unsuccessful, he would start from the Leaky Cauldron and enter the Wizarding World!

Hmm—, it feels like a dream!

After sighing, Aisen shook his head and turned to leave.

Chapter 372: Waiting in the Shadows

In the following time, Aisen continued his cultivation in the spiritual realm while quietly waiting for things to unfold.

That's right, with the help of that hidden strand of hair, Aisen could easily see some of the actions of his past self in the real world.

From unexpectedly seeing the sign of the Leaky Cauldron, entering the Leaky Cauldron, and then pretending to be calm while asking the owner of the Leaky Cauldron to help open the archway to Diagon Alley, and so on.

Of course, Aisen not only saw himself performing a series of actions upon first entering the Wizarding World, but also saw himself who traveled through time from 1994 to this time node.

Aisen saw himself who traveled through Space-Time to the 1990 time node, casting spells to conceal his 'origins', and also saw the series of attempts he made with Space-Time travel, and so on.

What was very magical was that even though he, who had traveled from 1994, had already cast spells to hide his tracks, his self in the mirror space could easily see through all of it.

Originally, he thought it was because this mirror space was too magical that allowed him to see through spells like the Disillusionment Charm. But after carefully sensing it, he realized that with his strength integrated by the Laplace's Demon System, following the laws of magic operation, seeing through the Disillusionment Charm was an effortless task.

To give a simple example, Aisen has completely mastered Charms like the Levitation Charm. So, when he casts such a Charm, he will definitely be able to levitate heavy objects.

Based on Aisen's current strength, he hasn't made specific attempts, but presumably levitating a small mountain would not be a problem.

Of course, this is not what Aisen wants to say.

What he wants to say is that with the Laplace's Demon System integrating his own strength, he can directly give the system an instruction to research and expand the Levitation Charm.

As for the direction of research and expansion, it's very simple; just like the variant applications of the Shield Charm, the Levitation Charm will also have various variants.

For example, levitating liquids, or levitating human bodies, and so on.

Moreover, the direction of research and expansion is not limited to this; Aisen can also conduct reverse research through the Laplace's Demon System.

Taking the Levitation Charm as an example again, he can calculate and analyze how to apply this Charm in reverse, turning it into a 'Gravity Charm', by studying the patterns of magic operation when casting this Charm.

Following the same principle, to see through the Disillusionment Charm, Aisen can easily see through this Charm as long as he specifically cracks it. He even feels that directly seeing through the Invisibility Cloak, one of the Deathly Hallows, would not be a problem at all.

It is precisely because of this that Aisen loaded all the Charms he had mastered onto the Laplace's Demon System before issuing the relevant instructions, and also allocated a portion of computing power to this area.

In other words, now that Aisen possesses the Laplace's Demon System, he is able to constantly research and create new Charms.

And the newly created Charms will be added to the Laplace's Demon System's database as basic Charms for secondary development.

Therefore, with this continuous repetition, the number of Charms mastered by Aisen is increasing rapidly at a visible speed.

It is clear that as time continues to pass, the number of Charms Aisen masters will also increase. In the end, he will inevitably be able to reach the level of 'dominating reality' and 'dominating everything' with the Charms he has mastered.

It's even possible that at some point in the future, he might be able to achieve 'making thoughts come true'.

By that time, although the Laplace's Demon Systemimplanted in him is not a true laplace's demon, with the help of magic, it is likely that he can become an 'omnipotent' god, just like a true laplace's demon.

Of course, the current Aisen still has a long way to go to reach this goal. For now, the priority is naturally to find a way to advance his plan according to what has happened before, ensuring his return to the real world first.

...

September 1, 1992, Hogwarts School, the Muggle Studies classroom on the second floor.

Aisen was currently standing outside the real world, quietly observing what was about to happen.

He, at this time node, had just brought Harry and Ron to this classroom and then turned to leave.

Aisen, seeing this scene, naturally knew what had happened.

Back then, because Platform 9 3/4 was blocked, Rondirectly drove his family's car, which had been magically modified to fly, and flew with Harry to Hogwarts School.

As a result, their actions were exposed to Muggles, leading to a scolding.

A few minutes later, everyone including Aisen at this time node, Professor McGonagall, Professor Dumbledore, and others arrived at this classroom.

'Sit!' Professor McGonagall said coldly to Harry and Ron. Seeing them sit down nervously, she continued to demand, 'Aren't you going to explain?'

This familiar scene had happened once in Aisen's memory. Seeing it again now brought a feeling of wistfulness.

After Professor McGonagall finished speaking, Professor Snape, who was beside her, directly threw a newspaper in front of Harry and Ron.

...

A few minutes later, after the famous scolding scene ended, Aisen followed behind everyone and openly arrived at the Professor's table in the Great Hall.

The reason for coming here was because Aisen knew that Gilderoy Lockhart, the Professor of Dark Arts, had also arrived here.

Yes, as Harry's Defense Against the Dark Arts Professorin his second year, Lockhart was naturally Aisen's target.

Because a crucial point was that he remembered having contact with Lockhart, and it seemed to be at the Professor's table at this time node.

'Hello, I heard Hagrid say you are the Astronomy Professor - Eisen Turner.' A Wizard wearing an aquamarine robe came up to Aisen at this time node and directly greeted him. 'Oh, I'm Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary Member of the Anti-Blackmagic Defense Alliance, five times winner of Witch Weekly's Most-Charming Smile Award - but I never boast about that, I don't use smiles to get out of trouble!'

'Uh, hello, Professor Lockhart, welcome to Hogwarts!' He at this time node reached out and shook the hand Lockhart extended.

Aisen, standing behind the two, saw this scene and his eyes immediately lit up.

As his thoughts turned, the Laplace's Demon Systemoperated, pulling and driving the power of the contract, causing the strand of hair previously hidden on his head to detach and quickly attach itself to Lockhart's head.

That strand of hair seemed to cross space, instantly arriving on Lockhart's head, then transforming into gold and completely hiding itself.

Since all these actions were completed by him through the Laplace's Demon System, nothing was exposed as the magical fluctuations were suppressed to the limit.

In other words, only Aisen, standing outside the world, knew about what was completed in this brief instant. Others, including his own self at this time node, and Dumbledore and others, did not notice.

After completing all these actions, Aisen breathed a slight sigh of relief.

According to his calculation, after this step was completed, he would have to wait for the next action.

As for when to implant the memory entity hidden within that strand of hair into Lockhart's body, Aisen still needed to carefully consider it.

Hmm—, it doesn't necessarily have to be that way!

But one thing is certain: he must throw the slip of paper with his name written on it into the Goblet on the night of the student registration for the Triwizard Tournament.

After clearing his thoughts, Aisen waited with peace of mind.

...

May 9, 1993, Hogwarts School, the entrance hall was surrounded by many Little Wizards.

And Lockhart stood among them, frantically waving his wand.

'I, Gilderoy Lockhart, am absolutely not a fraud who deceives people. That woman Rita Skeeter loves to fabricate things—'

'But Professor Dumbledore testified that Harry found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, didn't he?'

'That's not important, see? The giant Basilisk in the Chamber of Secrets, I killed it!'

The familiar dialogue, the familiar scene, happened once again before Aisen's eyes.

Boom—

Lockhart waved his wand and inexplicably hit the Basilisk's head.

Then, the Basilisk's head exploded, splashing a large amount of blood and venom mixture, covering Lockhart's face. After Dumbledore rushed over and performed some treatment on him, he had someone send him to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

Leaving aside the commotion Lockhart caused at Hogwarts, Aisen followed Lockhart's figure and arrived at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries.

Previously, although Aisen had been in the Wizarding World for several years, he had never visited St. Mungo's. This time, following behind Lockhart to visit St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries was a rather good experience.

St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries is a large comprehensive hospital for magical maladies and injuries founded by Mungo Bonham in late sixteenth or early seventeenth century in London, England.

Similar to other magical buildings in the Wizarding World, St. Mungo's is also hidden within the Muggle World.

After passing through the glass window of an old-fashioned red brick department store, one officially entered the interior of St. Mungo's Hospital. In the hospital lobby, patients suffering from various magical maladies and injuries were being received.

As for Lockhart, he was directly arranged in the Creature-Induced Injuries ward on the second floor.

The Healers at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries are very professional. Uh, perhaps to differentiate themselves from the Muggle World, the doctors at St. Mungo's are not called doctors, but Healers.

Of course, no matter what, what they do is essentially the same.

These professional Healers first cast a spell on Lockhart's face, and after a series of tests, they directly applied some herbs.

In just a few minutes, Lockhart seemed to be cured and fell into a deep sleep.

Originally, Aisen thought Lockhart would have to stay at St. Mungo's for a while after being poisoned by the Basilisk, but unexpectedly, in just three days, Lockhartwas completely cured.

However, after some thought, Aisen understood a little.

Lockhart's face had been covered with a mixture of Basilisk blood and venom, and there were no wounds on his face, so the venom mixed with blood did not invade his body to a high degree.

Coupled with Professor Dumbledore's subsequent spell-casting treatment, the damage Lockhart sustained was not as severe as imagined.

Of course, although Aisen hid a hair on Lockhart's head, he had no intention of interfering with him. Aisen was just quietly waiting.

A few days later, Lockhart was discharged from St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, and before he could regroup and confront Rita Skeeter, he was directly arrested by Ministry of Magic employees.

Seeing this scene, Aisen suddenly realized that he had not paid attention to this information at all at the time.

In the following period, events unfolded as Aisenexpected.

Since Lockhart's identity as a fraud who liked to steal others' experiences had been exposed, the Ministry of Magic used this as a reason to arrest Lockhart, and after some interrogation, directly sent him to Azkaban, sentencing him to five years of imprisonment.

Time slowly moved forward, and Aisen also kept a close eye on what was happening in the Wizarding World.

In mid-June, after the Hogwarts final exams were completed, the summer holiday officially began.

At the end of July, the newspapers reported the news of the Weasley family's trip to Egypt after winning the lottery. Immediately after, the next day, Sirius Black, who had been imprisoned in Azkaban, escaped.

This time, because he was paying attention to Lockhart, Aisen personally witnessed how Sirius Black escaped from Azkaban Prison.

Just as Aisen had understood before, because he had endured more than ten years of torment in Azkaban, he had become emaciated to a certain extent.

Originally, Sirius Black, who had completely given up on himself, would have stayed in Azkaban, and would likely spend the rest of his life there.

But unfortunately, Minister of magic Cornelius Fudgecame to Azkaban for an inspection. Even more unfortunately, Sirius Black requested a newspaper.

As a result, Sirius Black saw information and photos in The Daily Prophet about the Weasley family's trip to Egypt after winning the lottery.

More importantly, he saw Scabbers, the rat with a missing toe, perched on Ron.

From then on, a glint appeared in Black's eyes. He seemed to have found a new life goal, and the decadent aura on him vanished.

Immediately after, the day after Cornelius Fudge left Azkaban, Sirius Black directly transformed into a Blackdog, slipped through the bars, and escaped from Azkaban.

Aisen was quite impressed with Black's transformation into a dog and swimming directly from the sea to the land. However, ever since Sirius Black escaped, Aisen had directly focused his attention on Lockhart.

...

In a solitary cell in Azkaban, Gilderoy Lockhart, once the most popular best-selling author in the Wizarding World, was now sitting blankly by the window that received the only sunlight.

Logically speaking, as a minor offender—uh, although Lockhart stole the experiences of many people and caused permanent damage to the memories of some Witches using Obliviate, he is indeed considered a minor offender.

As a minor offender, Lockhart should have been confined in a slightly more normal eight-person cell, but unfortunately, perhaps because of his immense fame, the Ministry of Magic had to provide him with a separate cell for detention.

Why this was the case, Aisen did not know, but he thought it was probably because they were worried that someone like Lockhart would be beaten to death by other prisoners.

At this moment, on the floor beside Lockhart, a pile of messy books were scattered.

A glance would reveal that the covers of the dust-and-dirt-stained books were inscribed with titles like "Break with a Banshee" and "Travels with Trolls."

Clearly, these books that once brought him "glory" were now an indelible stain on his life.

It was foreseeable that although he would not be sentenced to life imprisonment for his crimes, he would undoubtedly become a pariah after his release, hated by everyone.

Just thinking about the situation he would face in the future sent a chill down Lockhart's spine.

Of course, even before being released, life in Azkabanwas already unbearable for Lockhart.

Standing in the mirror space, independent of the world, Aisen quietly watched as the cell door opened, and a Dementor, shrouded in a cloak, slipped into the cell through the gap.

Instantly, a suffocating chill spread throughout the cell, driving away the sunlight that shone through the window.

Lockhart, who had just been staring blankly, as if enduring the most painful thing, involuntarily curled up his body, trembling and whimpering.

Moments later, the Dementor vanished from the cell, and the heavy door slammed shut.

Lockhart gasped for air like a drowning person, his body stretching out as he panted heavily.

Watching all this, Aisen couldn't help but shake his head. If he had known this would happen, why do what he did in the first place?

If Lockhart had learned a little more during his time at Hogwarts School, or rather, had acquired a few more skills, he wouldn't have needed to steal others' experiences after graduation.

Just look at the adventures in his books; if he could have completed those adventures on his own, without stealing others' experiences, he naturally wouldn't have been exposed.

But unfortunately, Lockhart, this person, not only lacked ability but also particularly liked fame.

As a result, because he was quite good with Obliviate, he went down a dark path and ultimately ruined himself.

However, Aisen didn't really care about Lockhart's reaction at the moment.

After all, he brought all of this upon himself.

Watching Lockhart suffer occasional attacks from Dementors, Aisen quietly waited.

That's right, what Aisen was waiting for was the scene of Lockhart's escape from prison.

Although Lockhart's escape was very strange, in his memory, it did happen.

He remembered very clearly that the Trio came to his office at the time and directly handed him a copy of The Daily Prophet. The newspaper reported that Dumbledorehad helped Lockhart escape from Azkaban.

Furthermore, the newspaper also stated that the Ministry of Magic had extracted relevant memories from Muggles that could prove this was true.

He thought it was very strange at the time because he felt Dumbledore had no reason to do that. Although he later confirmed it with Dumbledore, Dumbledore also didn't know what was going on.

Just like that, a strange event occurred.

Now! Aisen, standing in the mirror space independently outside the world, naturally wanted to see clearly how Lockhart escaped from prison.

Chapter 373: Advancing in the Shadows

In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.

It had also been three days since Sirius Black's escape from Azkaban.

If nothing unexpected happened, the Black dog that Blacktransformed into should have already set foot on the land of England and was quietly approaching Harry.

As for Lockhart's cell in Azkaban, apart from the Dementors visiting every two days, it remained as calm as ever.

The ocean within a fifty-mile radius often stirred up huge waves under the blowing sea breeze. But other than that, nothing unusual happened.

Inside the cell, Lockhart was still the same as usual, as if his spine had been broken, completely losing his spirit.

Aisen observed for a few days and found that Lockhartshowed no signs of escaping.

He seemed to have lost his dreams and became somewhat self-abandoned.

This change in the situation here made Aisen wonder how he managed to escape.

"Damn it, why didn't anyone come to help this guy escape?" Looking at Lockhart, who had just been visited by the Dementors and enjoyed a good meal, and was now curled up in the corner, repeatedly broken, Aisencouldn't help but mutter.

Outside the wall, the free sea breeze was constantly surging, while inside the wall, oppressive despair filled the air.

In a corner of the cell, Lockhart leaned against the wall listlessly, like a dried salted fish, his eyes hazy and expressionless.

"Hmm—it seems the news reported in the newspaper back then was false. The Ministry of Magic claiming that Dumbledore helped Lockhart escape was probably fabricated. In that case, it would be better if I—" Aisenpaused mid-sentence, as if he had thought of something, and fell into contemplation.

That's right, Dumbledore had no reason to help Lockhartescape, but Aisen himself had a legitimate reason.

After all, he still needed to wait for Lockhart to secretly sign up for the Triwizard Tournament and throw the slip of paper with his name into the fire goblet.

"In other words, I actually did all of this myself?" Aisenglanced at Lockhart in the corner, a hint of realization flashing in his eyes.

However, impersonating Dumbledore to rescue Lockhart, and even being seen by Muggles, was really a bit unethical.

Shaking his head, Aisen cleared the Random Thoughts from his mind and looked at Lockhart, who seemed to be in a daze next to him. With a thought, he used the hair hidden on his head to cast a Confundus Charm, directly controlling his consciousness.

Stand up!

Under Aisen's command, Lockhart obediently got up from the ground and stood up like a marionette.

At ease, attention!

Dance! Stop—

The eye-watering scene had just appeared when Aisenimmediately called it off.

Aisen turned his head away in disgust and carefully inspected the condition of this cell.

The heavy and rusty door was tightly shut. Although Aisen could also use the hair on Lockhart's body to cast a spell from a distance to open the door, doing so would be too arrogant.

After all, if he walked out of the door, he would encounter the Dementors coming and going in the corridor.

Obviously, if Aisen really did that, it would inevitably cause some disturbance and interfere with his plan.

Therefore, the most appropriate approach should be to quietly get Lockhart out.

Thinking this, Aisen's gaze shifted to the window of the cell.

The window was about two meters above the ground and was tightly blocked by spell-reinforced iron bars. Without magical means, it would probably be impossible for anyone to escape from here.

Of course, like Sirius Black, transforming with Animagusmight allow him to get out.

For example, if Lockhart could transform into a smaller animal using Animagus, it would not be impossible to escape through the gaps in the bars.

After all, Animagus transformation can be used without a wand.

With a flash of his figure, Aisen's figure appeared outside the cell. Then, with a thought, he cast a spell to transform Lockhart into a sparrow, which flew out through the gaps in the window bars.

That's right, this level of Transfiguration was a very simple matter for Aisen.

After all, even Moody, who was impersonated by Barty Crouch Jr., could turn Malfoy into a ferret. So, for Aisen, whose strength was now immense, turning Lockhart into a sparrow was an easy task.

Behind him was the solid wall of Azkaban Prison, and in front of him were the surging waves.

The scent of the sea breeze blowing in his face, that long-lost freedom, made even Lockhart, who had been controlled and turned into a sparrow, flap his wings a few more times.

As for how Lockhart would return to land, of course, he would just fly over as a sparrow. After all, Aisen was outside the world, so there was no need to turn Lockhartinto a swimming dog and have him swim across the sea, right!

...

In a street alley somewhere in London, a sparrow flew into it. A few minutes later, Lockhart's figure walked out. At the same time, he was accompanied by an old man with white hair and beard, who was the figure of Dumbledore that Aisen had transformed into.

The two figures walked quickly along the street, and after being "accidentally" seen by a Muggle, they quickly hid their figures and walked towards the suburbs.

After leaving the city, Aisen cast a spell to remove the Confundus Charm on Lockhart, restoring his consciousness, and also dispelling the transformed figure of Dumbledore.

As for himself, he stood by and quietly watched the show.

Perhaps because he had been to Azkaban and tortured by the Dementors for a while, after Lockhart "woke up," although he realized he had escaped from the cell, he did not rashly enter the Wizarding World directly.

He first changed his clothes, then managed to steal a cloak, and quietly went to Knockturn Alley. After buying a second-hand wand, he stayed in.

Yes, he stayed directly in a hotel in Diagon Alley.

Although Lockhart didn't know why he had escaped from Azkaban for no reason, knowing that escaping from prison was a serious crime, he didn't dare to walk around openly anymore.

All day long, besides eating and drinking, he would read The Daily Prophet ordered in the hotel, seemingly looking for some news.

However, at this point in time, the news reported in The Daily Prophet was about Sirius Black's escape, Dumbledore proclaiming that Voldemort had been completely killed, and the forests of Albania becoming forbidden areas.

Seeing the reports about Voldemort and the Albanian forests in the newspaper, Aisen understood what was going on.

Speaking of which, it was a suggestion he had given to Dumbledore back then.

Aisen originally thought that with Dumbledore, the recognized strongest Witch of the time, spreading this news, he could delay Voldemort's resurrection.

But unexpectedly, even later, because he exposed the true identities of Lucius Malfoy and other Death Eaters at the Quidditch World Cup, which led to a strong crackdown by the Ministry of Magic and greatly weakened the Death Eaters' power, he still failed to prevent Voldemort's resurrection.

Two months later, Lockhart saw the news in the newspaper that "Dumbledore" had helped him escape, and at the same time, the Ministry of Magic issued a wanted bounty for Lockhart.

Perhaps because of this, after checking out of the hotel, Lockhart quietly left Diagon Alley.

Aisen was curious about Lockhart's next itinerary, and at the same time, because he had to ensure that he completed the task he was supposed to complete when signing up for the Triwizard Tournament, he simply followed him.

What surprised him was that Lockhart actually quietly left England.

He followed him all the way and finally followed Lockhart to Albania.

When the other party entered the primitive forest area of Albania, Aisen immediately understood that the other party's destination was actually here.

Regarding this, Aisen was a little confused as to why Lockhart would come here.

But after some thought, he had some guesses.

Perhaps, after staying in Diagon Alley for a while, Lockhart, being wanted by the Ministry of Magic, was worried about being caught again, so he had to leave England.

As for why he came to the Albanian forest, he probably saw in the newspaper that Dumbledore had declared that it had become a forbidden area.

Maybe Lockhart thought that after this place became a forbidden area, the Witches who came and went would gradually disappear. In this way, he might be much more "free" to walk around here.

So, Lockhart leaving England and coming to the Albanian forest was actually a reasonable thing?

Okay, it seems that's the case.

However, Lockhart's plan did not go smoothly.

Aisen saw very clearly that Lockhart had just stepped into the range of the Albania forest, and before entering the dense jungle where the sun never shone, he unfortunately encountered a brown bear.

The brown bear, perhaps because it lived in this world, was extremely tall and mighty, giving Lockhart a display of dominance right from the start.

If Lockhart were a normal Witch, then a brown bear, even if it had mutated into a magical animal, probably wouldn't be his opponent.

But unfortunately, Lockhart was just a useless Witch who was good at using Obliviate.

As a result, Lockhart was chased and attacked by the brown bear. Seeing this situation, Aisen had to secretly intervene, slowing down the brown bear's pursuit.

With Aisen's secret help, Lockhart finally escaped the range of the Albania forest in a panic.

Perhaps because his plan to explore the Albania forest was thwarted, Lockhart directly found a small village nearby and settled down.

Seeing this scene, Aisen temporarily breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, as long as Lockhart doesn't run around randomly. Only after a year, when the slip of paper with Aisen's name written on it is thrown into the fire goblet, then whatever Lockhart does next will not be his business.

In the blink of an eye, nearly a year had passed.

Perhaps due to the disparity in status, after a period of time, Lockhart, who was living in a small village somewhere in Albania, began to practice the Charm he had learned before.

Yes, Lockhart began practicing daily Charm again, such as the Levitation Charm, Cleaning Charm, and Repairing Charm.

In addition, he lived like a Muggle, almost completely detached from the Wizarding World.

So, during his leisure time, Lockhart hid in his room to practice casting Charm, and the rest of the time, he lived a peaceful life like a Muggle.

On the evening of October 30, 1994.

Aisen appeared at Lockhart's residence, once again cast a Confundus Charm to temporarily control his mind, and then controlled him to write the name "Eisen Turner" on a piece of parchment.

Immediately after, Aisen used the Laplace's Demon System to operate the magic within his body, and using the strand of hair hidden on Lockhart's head, he cast an Apparition Without A Trace Charm.

...

Hogwarts Castle, at midnight, moonlight slanted down, imbuing the dark night with a hint of haze.

Near the center of the entrance hall corridor, a rough wooden goblet burning with blue-white flames stood. Obviously, that was the place to sign up for the Triwizard Tournament.

Whoever wanted to participate should throw the slip of paper with their name on it into it.

With a thought, Aisen opened his God's Perspective, projecting the entire Castle into his mind, and then simultaneously discovered two other figures of himself in his office and in the abandoned classroom on the fifth floor.

Seeing this scene, Aisen immediately understood what was happening.

Undoubtedly, the figure of him in the office was him when the time first reached midnight on October 30, 1994.

At that time, he was indeed dealing with his own affairs in the office.

As for the figure of him in the abandoned classroom on the fifth floor, it was clearly him from a few days later, who had returned to this time point to investigate who had put his name into the fire goblet.

Of course, under normal circumstances, he, who was quietly staying in the abandoned classroom on the fifth floor at this time, would have been under Charm such as the Disillusionment Charm and Concealment Charm, so he shouldn't have been able to see him.

But in reality, with the Laplace's Demon System, he had long developed Charm to break the Disillusionment Charm and Concealment Charm.

Thus, coupled with powerful computing and analysis capabilities, Aisen could clearly project the figure of his past self with just a slight calculation and simulation.

After seeing through it at a glance, Aisen made no extra movements, immediately closed his God's Perspective, and focused his gaze on the empty space in front of the fire goblet.

Then, a figure appeared out of thin air, which was Lockhart with a head of curly golden hair.

Because his mind was being controlled, Lockhart's eyes were extremely hollow at this time, looking like a marionette.

Aisen knew that the figure of Lockhart that suddenly appeared at this moment must be under the gaze of his past self.

Therefore, without hesitation, with a turn of thought, a strand of hair in Lockhart's curly golden hair suddenly emitted a silver light.

The silver light quickly enveloped Lockhart's entire body, and then emitted a faint glow outwards.

It looked as if Lockhart's entire body suddenly emitted a layer of silver light, giving a dazzling feeling.

Immediately after, the silver light gathered and projected to the side, transforming into a figure that was both illusory and real.

That was the memory entity that Aisen had differentiated onto that strand of hair.

After this scene appeared, Aisen continued to give instructions.

The illusory figure reached out, and a slip of paper flew out from Lockhart's robe and landed in the figure's hand. Immediately after, the figure's movements did not stop, and he waved his hand towards Lockhart.

After completing this action, Lockhart raised the magicwand in his hand, pointed it in the direction of the fire goblet, and fired a blue light.

The flames in the fire goblet, which were glowing with blue-white fire, flickered violently a few times, and then calmed down. Seeing this, the memory entity differentiated by Aisen nodded with satisfaction, and then threw the slip of paper with his name written on it into the fire goblet.

"It's finally done!" Seeing the parchment with his name written on it thrown into the fire goblet, Aisenimmediately breathed a sigh of relief.

At the moment, with a thought, the illusory memory entity scattered again into silver light, drilled into Lockhart's body, and then all flowed into that strand of hair.

Immediately after, Aisen once again used Apparition Without A Trace to send Lockhart back to Albania, and then revoked his control over him.

After the matter was completed, the next step was to wait quietly.

Based on the current time point, in the real world, he would soon think of researching how to make a contract through the fire goblet.

Then, Aisen would create the book of aisen, and then he himself would make a contract with the book of aisen, and finally, during the Christmas ball, he would let Hermione make a contract with the book of aisen.

Once the contract is made, it means a solid anchor has been laid in the real world. At that time, Aisen would be confident of returning to the real world.

...

In the following time, Aisen waited quietly.

Just when he thought he just needed to wait quietly until the night of the Christmas ball and then sign the contract with Hermione, he unexpectedly found that some ripples had appeared on Lockhart's side.

He didn't know how it happened, Aisen had only not paid much attention to Lockhart's whereabouts for a while, but he didn't expect him to get involved with Voldemort.

Aisen was not interested in knowing exactly how they got involved, but when he looked at Lockhart again, he found that there was a strong Black magic aura on him.

Although Lockhart looked very weak, he had become much bolder. Not only did he start moving frequently in the Wizarding World over in Albania, but he also often wandered around places similar to Knockturn Alley here in England.

After some thought, Aisen recalled Dumbledore's previous belief that Voldemort was likely to have resurrected. He immediately understood that all of this was probably Lockhart's doing.

To be honest, it seemed very unreasonable for Lockhartto get involved with Voldemort.

But upon reflection, a person who was disgraced in the Wizarding World and was inexplicably "escaped from Azkaban" and wanted, did seem to be in a desperate situation.

So, in this situation, it didn't seem impossible for Lockhartto accidentally encounter the Dark Lord Voldemort and then be tricked into joining his ranks.

Because of this change, Aisen usually focused some of his attention on Lockhart during his leisure time.

However, he unexpectedly encountered another rather dramatic event next.

On November 5, 1994, Lockhart, who had Voldemort as his backer, was seen and recognized by a Witch when he was preparing to leave after purchasing some Blackmagic materials from a Black market somewhere.

That person was a Witch whose name Aisen had heard of before but had never met. He was a member of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's—uh, friend, yes, he was Mundungus Fletcher.

Alright, encountering Mundungus wasn't anything strange. What surprised Aisen was that Mundungus revealed the news of wanting to catch Lockhart to claim the Ministry of Magic bounty during a small pub gathering five days later.

Chapter 374: Returning to the Real World

Speaking of which, this matter is rather strange.

After all, although Aisen had never met Mundungus Fletcher, he knew quite a bit about him.

From his memories of his past life, Aisen knew that although Mundungus Fletcher had joined the Order of the Phoenix at its inception and was considered a founding member, his own strength wasn't particularly impressive.

Uh, you can't say his strength was completely useless, but it's true that he never had any noteworthy performances.

Moreover, a crucial point is, why did Dumbledore want him to join the Order of the Phoenix? It was because Mundungus Fletcher was actually a thief. Due to his years spent in the lowest strata of the Wizarding World and his profession, he knew many rogues and swindlers in the Wizarding World.

That's it? Dumbledore wanted to recruit Mundungus Fletcher into the Order of the Phoenix?

There's no helping it. As the saying goes, snakes have their paths, and rats have theirs. Although Mundungus Fletcher was a thief, he could often gather information that others couldn't.

So, Dumbledore took in Mundungus Fletcher for intelligence work.

Now that we know what kind of person Mundungus Fletcher is, the question arises: how did he have the courage to capture Lockhart?

Uh—

Could it be because everyone knew Lockhart was a fraud who only knew Obliviate?

Well, if that's the case, there's nothing wrong with it.

What? You said Mundungus Fletcher wasn't a match for Lockhart? Don't be ridiculous. Mundungus Fletcher at least knew Apparition. What else did Lockhart know besides Obliviate?

Yes, that's true. But unfortunately, Mundungus Fletcher didn't know that Lockhart now had Voldemort as his backer.

And so, the tragedy occurred.

On November 20th, Mundungus Fletcher pursued Lockhart to Albania. Before he even got close to the forest, he was ambushed and killed by Lockhart.

Because the traces of Black Magic left on Mundungus Fletcher's body after he was killed were quite obvious, Aisen could be certain that Lockhart's methods must have been learned from Voldemort. Or perhaps, it was Voldemort who killed Mundungus Fletcher through Lockhart.

Since he hadn't paid much attention recently, Aisen didn't know how Lockhart had gotten involved with Voldemort. But judging from Lockhart's changes before and after, it's likely he had become Voldemort's loyal subordinate.

As for the change in Lockhart's strength.

That's easier to understand.

Since Peter Pettigrew was imprisoned in Azkaban, and many other Death Eaters were captured, Voldemort likely couldn't find another opportunity to resurrect.

So, upon accidentally seeing someone like Lockhartwandering around in Albania, he might have actively tricked him.

And Lockhart, on the other hand, was in a desperate situation, disgraced and with nowhere to go.

Thus, the two hitting it off was likely a natural progression of events.

After this happened, Aisen was somewhat surprised, but more so enlightened. Because at this moment, he had thought of something Dumbledore had told him before.

That was before the first task of the Triwizard Tournament. Dumbledore had specifically told him to protect Cedric and the others.

At the time, Dumbledore revealed that a friend of his had gone to capture Lockhart, who had escaped from Azkaban, but something unknown had happened, and his body was later found in Albania.

Based on the Black Magic traces on the body, Dumbledore concluded that Lockhart had colluded with a Dark Wizard or Voldemort. From this, he deduced that Voldemort had resurrected, and so on.

Thinking about this matter again now, Aisen immediately understood the cause and effect of the situation.

Of course, he also knew that the friend Dumbledore had mentioned back then was actually Mundungus Fletcher, the thief.

The events that followed unfolded as Aisen had expected. Dumbledore first sent Remus Lupin, who had already left Hogwarts, to investigate Mundungus Fletcher's situation. Then he revealed this matter to his counterpart in this time node.

...

Time flowed silently like water, and in the blink of an eye, more than two months had passed.

The weather grew colder, but it had no effect on Aisen.

In the real world, the first task of the Triwizard Tournament had finished. Who won and who lost, just as Aisen had experienced, the specific details no longer mattered to the current Aisen.

However, during this time, his counterpart in the real world had already created the book of aisen.

In the second week of December, approaching the Christmas Ball, two contract Charms had been created, and he had already formed a contract with the book of aisen.

The progression of events that followed was just as he had experienced.

Inviting Hermione as his partner to the ball, and then dancing with Hermione at the ball.

Existing outside the world, although Aisen couldn't fully immerse himself in the lively atmosphere, he re-experienced the feelings he had once had.

After several songs, his counterpart in the real world and Hermione left the Great Hall and went outside through the entrance hall.

"Good, now it's time to form the contract!" Aisen sighed, following slowly.

Deep within the rose bushes, on a chair entwined with green vines, sat two figures. It was Aisen and Hermionefrom the real world, who had just finished dancing.

"Are you a little cold?" Aisen, sitting on the chair, seemed to notice something and asked directly.

As he spoke, without waiting for Hermione to reply, he cast a Warming Charm on her.

"Thank you, Professor!" Hermione said.

Seeing this scene, Aisen, who was in the Mirror Space, couldn't help but smile.

"Hermione, there's something I need to tell you!" Aisen, sitting on the chair, said slowly.

Watching the beginning of this conversation, Aisen knew that things were about to start.

Yes, the event he had been looking forward to was about to happen. Before, he had planned to use the Laplace's Demon System to calculate the coordinates to return to the real world by analyzing sounds, but due to cognitive limitations, he hadn't been able to calculate anything.

So he had placed his hope on forming a contract with Hermione.

Next, just as he had experienced in his memories, after some conversation, the Aisen from the real world took out the book of aisen and presented it to Hermione.

"So, Professor, what do you need me to do?" A faint blush appeared on Hermione's fair cheeks.

"Here, it's very simple. Come—sign your name first!" His counterpart in the real world opened a page of the book of aisen and handed Hermione a quill.

Hmm—

The contract is about to be successfully formed!

Standing in the Mirror Space, Aisen saw clearly that Hermione signed her name on the book of aisen without any hesitation.

Immediately after, the Aisen from the real world, using the Companion Charm to mobilize the power of the contract, had Hermione form a contract through the book of aisen, thereby connecting tightly with him.

The moment the two formed the contract in the real world, Aisen, who was in the Mirror Space, seemed to feel something. An invisible force subtly surged and rippled within him, and then quietly subsided.

With a thought, the book of aisen emerged from within him and was grasped by Aisen. Calming himself and carefully sensing it, he felt the power of the contract contained within extending outwards.

Its direction of extension had changed; it was no longer an unknown place. Instead, he could clearly feel a thread of extremely tenacious contract power, passing through a special channel, connecting the Mirror Space and the real world, and leading to Hermione.

With this feeling, the smile on Aisen's face immediately widened.

That's right, with this change, he was now confident that he could use this connection to return to the real world.

Although he had speculated about this before, when this moment finally arrived, Aisen couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

"Let's go back. The ball will probably take a while longer to finish!"

"Okay, Professor!"

In the real world, the two exchanged words and then both stood up, heading towards the entrance hall of the Castle.

Standing in the Mirror Space, Aisen watched their figures, smiling and nodding, but he didn't follow immediately. Having achieved his goal, he no longer needed to focus on these past events.

Currently, the path before Aisen is clear: return directly to the real world on October 5th, 1995. That is, the moment he traveled through Space-Time and left the real world to go back ten thousand years.

As long as he returns to that time node, it means Aisenhas perfectly achieved a time loop.

"Hmm—, I've been here since 1972, that's a full 22 years!" Aisen couldn't help but exclaim.

Yes, that's right! Aisen had stayed in this mirror space, which was independent of the world, for a full 22 years. It was indeed a very long time.

You know, before, from his birth in this life to entering the Wizarding World, and then returning to ten thousand years ago, he had only lived for 23 years.

Unexpectedly, this time, due to an accident, he was directly trapped in the mirror space for 22 years.

What? You said Aisen has lived for nearly ten thousand years from ten thousand years ago until now? Well, he just 'slept' for that long.

In reality, according to his consciousness, these nearly ten thousand years were just less than half a year spent in the Dream World.

Of course, leaving aside these 'sleeping' periods, the 22 years spent in the mirror space alone was quite impactful for Aisen.

Thinking of this, Aisen felt rather fortunate.

Because during these years in the mirror space, he had focused most of his energy on spiritual cultivation, so his state of mind had naturally improved significantly compared to before.

If not for this, Aisen estimated that his temperament might have already changed drastically by now.

As for whether his temperament would become extreme, he didn't know, but it would likely be difficult to maintain his 'original intention'.

Fortunately, Aisen was now lucky enough to touch upon a hint of an unshakable Dao heart, which allowed him, even upon returning to the real world, to continue to love life as before (chuckles)!

Looking around and seeing the festive decorations and the little fairies constantly flying and flitting among the flowers, Aisen's heart settled, and then he disappeared in a flash.

...

Zhengyi Academy, Teachers' Dormitory, Room 4.

A figure appeared out of thin air, it was Aisen who had Apparated Without A Trace from Hogwarts.

Looking at the wooden bed and wooden table placed inside the room, which were empty as if no one had lived there for a long time, Aisen didn't pay too much attention.

In terms of the time node in the real world, he would only move into this room in about nine months.

"Should I return directly to the 1995 time node?" After pacing back and forth in the room, Aisen pondered.

Yes, that's exactly what needs to be done!

He had previously thought that there were two ways to return to the modern time node after going back to the past. One was to directly activate the Time Travel Trait within his body and use the power of time to pull him back to the modern time node.

The other was to simply remain in the past and live until the modern time node.

But unfortunately, the place where Aisen was currently located was the mirror space, which was independent of the world. Therefore, to cross Space-Time and return to the real world, he could only be pulled out by the Time Travel Trait.

Yes, that's right!

Aisen didn't want to take the risk of trying to stay in the mirror space until after 1995 or even 1996, and then activate the Time Travel Trait within his body.

He didn't know what the consequences of doing so would be. Would he get lost in unknown Space-Time? Or would he be forced to return from the future of the mirror space to the past of the real world?

Regarding these, Aisen had no way of knowing.

But ever since crossing from the Space-Time of 1971 into the Space-Time of 1972, Aisen, who had already experienced some things, definitely didn't want to experience any more twists and turns.

Therefore, even though it was now less than a year until the time node of October 5, 1995, Aisen didn't want to cause any mistakes.

Thinking of this, Aisen took a deep breath and prepared to activate the Time Travel Trait within his body.

As for the time backlash that would come after returning to the real world, Aisen wasn't very afraid of that.

Even if the time backlash caused by staying in the past Space-Time for nearly ten thousand years was countless times greater than the time backlash caused by staying for five or six days last time.

But Aisen was confident that he wouldn't have any problems.

On the one hand, the Magic within his body was like an ocean, constantly circulating without rest. He believed that such surging Magic could withstand the backlash of time.

On the other hand, he possessed the Immortality Trait, and after being nourished by the Magic accumulated over ten thousand years, although the quality of this Immortality Trait had not improved, it was not without change.

In addition, he now had the Laplace's Demon Systemintegrated into him, which could unify all his strength. The Laplace's Demon System unified his strength, allowing it to be exerted to its limit, so he naturally wasn't afraid of the backlash of the power of time.

Alright, so now, let's return to the real world!

With a slight thought, the dormant Time Travel Trait within Aisen's body was activated, and a powerful force of time surged forth within him. When the force of time was drawn out, it didn't calm down directly as it had last time, as if it couldn't find a path.

Instead, it directly connected a Space-Time channel along the pull of the contract power extending to Hermione.

In an instant, the light and shadow before Aisen's eyes changed, and he fell into darkness.

As if passing through a Space-Time channel, Aisenemerged from the silent channel and arrived in the real world.

At the same time, a massive force of time backlash surged into Aisen's body, beginning to impact his consciousness.

In an instant, the Laplace's Demon System received Aisen's command and split into tens of thousands, even millions, of processing nodes to handle the time backlash force.

At the same time, the Immortality Trait within Aisen's body also began to surge, constantly solidifying his foundation and resisting the scouring of the time backlash force.

If it had been the previous Aisen, when his strength was not yet this powerful, then facing such an extremely surging time backlash force, it would indeed have been very difficult to resist.

But now, not to mention that Aisen's strength had undergone earth-shattering changes, even in terms of spiritual cultivation, he had touched upon a hint of an unshakable Dao heart, so resisting this time backlash was naturally not a problem.

Moreover, as time passed, Aisen vaguely felt that the active Time Travel Trait within his body seemed to be merging with a part of the time backlash force.

This change made Aisen feel very pleasantly surprised.

Furthermore, as time went on, the Time Travel Trait within his body merged more harmoniously with the time backlash force. Even the Immortality Trait, which was connected to the Time Travel Trait, began to absorb and integrate the backlashed time force.

Immediately, the Magic within Aisen's body rapidly circulated throughout his body.

The Legendary Time Travel Trait and the Legendary Immortality Trait, which had not undergone transformation after being nourished and washed by Magic for nearly ten thousand years, actually began to transform at a speed that Aisen could perceive.

Boom—

At a certain moment, a huge roar sounded within Aisen's body. The roar seemed to come from the deepest part, stirring up a ripple that surged endlessly.

The Time Travel Trait and the Immortality Trait surged within his body like water, and then gradually subsided and became silent.

As if sensing something, Aisen's consciousness, which had been scoured by the time backlash force, shifted, revealing the golden finger's character panel. The changes on it made Aisen overjoyed:

Character: Eisen Turner

Extraordinary Talent: Magic (Activated)

Magic Value: 36468660 (Increases by 10 Magic per day)

Extraordinary Traits: Legendary Casting Trait (Integrated), Mythical Immortality Trait (Integrated), Legendary Observation Trait (Integrated), Mythical Time Travel Trait (Integrated), Legendary Self-Healing Trait (Integrated), Fine Calming Trait (Integrated), Viewing Distance Enhancement Trait (Integrated), Fine Super Viewing Distance Trait (Integrated)

Miracle Trait: 9996 copies (Automatically gain 1 copy per year)

There's nothing much to say about the Miracle Trait. Although Aisen had used a few copies before, he had accumulated another 22 copies of the Miracle Trait from 1972 to 1994.

In addition, the Magic within Aisen's body was still growing steadily. With this, plus the Energy Absorptionrunes inscribed on his body, his strength was naturally increasing every moment.

Of course, although his strength was constantly increasing, there would not be a situation where he couldn't control his own strength. After all, with the Laplace's Demon System integrating everything, Aisencould naturally perfectly control all of his power.

Chapter 375 Stuck?

His strength increasing was within Aisen's expectations, but his attention was currently focused on the Time Travel Trait and Immortality Trait.

That's right, he had previously 'slept' for nearly ten thousand years, and the other extraordinary traits he had fused with had been nourished by the growing magic in his body, evolving into Legendary extraordinary traits.

Only the Time Travel Trait and Immortality Trait, which were already Legendary, did not improve in quality.

At the time, he thought that Legendary was the peak quality for extraordinary traits, but he didn't expect that the conditions for improving quality hadn't been met yet.

Now, due to the immense backlash of Space-Time power caused by returning to the real world, the Legendary Time Travel Trait and Legendary Immortality Trait both underwent transformations, becoming Mythical extraordinary traits, which was an unexpected surprise!

After putting away the character panel, a smile spread across Aisen's face, and he roughly guessed what was happening.

That's right!

The Time Travel Trait itself involves the great power of Space-Time, so when the Space-Time power backlashed, it makes sense that a part of it merged with the Time Travel Trait, causing it to transform.

As for why the Immortality Trait also transformed.

Aisen estimated there were probably two reasons.

On one hand, the Immortality Trait in his body was an important pillar for resisting the Space-Time power backlash. Therefore, being washed over by the Space-Time power backlash might have been a condition for the Immortality Trait's transformation.

On the other hand, the Immortality Trait and the Time Travel Trait in his body were connected. Although they hadn't fused, they were 'one' to some extent.

Therefore, the transformation of the Time Travel Trait might have also caused the transformation of the Immortality Trait to some extent.

Of course, no matter what, his strength had increased once again.

As for the Time Travel Trait and Immortality Trait transforming into Mythical quality extraordinary traits, without a doubt, Aisen was very satisfied!

...

Perhaps because the Time Travel Trait and ImmortalityTrait had transformed into Mythical quality extraordinary traits, Aisen's consciousness 'woke up' shortly after.

The scene before him became bright, but when Aisenclearly saw the sight before his eyes, he couldn't help but be greatly surprised.

He saw invisible, twisting forces surrounding him, as if space was folded, wrapping him completely.

It was as if Aisen was suddenly inserted into a calm, flawless space, causing the space to twist and fold, like a smooth membrane wrapping around him.

It was also as if Aisen was trying to penetrate this membrane to enter the real world but was stuck within it, temporarily unable to move.

"Is something else going wrong?" Aisen's heart pounded hard.

Opening his God's Perspective, Aisen focused his attention on the 'mirror' surrounding him, which resembled folded space.

Looking upwards, Aisen found himself like a cone, piercing into the smooth space, forming a funnel-shaped twisted space.

Swish swish—

Sharp, delicate sounds entered his ears from around him. Aisen looked closely and saw faint chaotic-colored threads flowing along the edges of the 'mirror' of folded space that enveloped him.

The chaotic-colored threads flowed downwards, along the twisted edges of the folded space, slowly sliding into the position where Aisen was standing below.

Looking downwards, Aisen saw that at the 'place' where he stood, a chaotic-colored singularity was gradually forming. The chaotic-colored singularity continuously absorbed the threads flowing down from the surroundings, and its color became increasingly deep.

"Is it leaking? Or is it about to trigger a so-called 'Big Bang'?" Aisen's heartbeat suddenly accelerated significantly.

As the thought crossed his mind, Aisen sensed the power of the contract and found that the contract power pulling Hermione was indeed very 'close' to him, meaning that although he hadn't reached the real world yet, he wasn't far from it.

The great power of Space-Time stirred up by the Time Travel Trait within him was still surging, meaning he was still 'returning' to the node of October 5, 1995, in the real world.

However, being stuck halfway through his return made Aisen feel a sense of dread.

Could it be that detaching from the mirror space, which is independent of the world, causes such a transformation? Could it be that the twisted space around him is actually the mirror space itself being twisted?

Crack—

At a certain moment, a burst of light erupted from the twisted space around Aisen, disrupting his vision.

Immediately after, everything went dark, and when the light reappeared, Aisen was already in Zhengyi School, in his own dormitory.

He was back!

As if enlightened, this thought flashed through Aisen's mind. Immediately after, he put his consciousness into the Dream World and adjusted the time timer to the normal October 5, 1995.

Thump thump—

After his consciousness returned to the real world, the sound of something falling to the ground caught Aisen's attention.

Looking down, Aisen discovered that a black, round bead was bouncing at his feet!

With a wave of his hand, the bead flew into Aisen's palm.

After observing it carefully, Aisen noticed something very strange.

Inside the bead, threads were flowing non-stop, just like the threads that flowed along the edge of the folded space earlier, all emitting a chaotic-colored glow.

Space-Time fragments? World origin? Or perhaps essence of heaven and earth? Or is it some other heavenly material and earthly treasure?

Thinking of the scene that had just occurred, a thoughtful look appeared in Aisen's eyes.

However, it seems this thing is useless for now!

After rubbing it for a moment, Aisen put away the black bead.

Looking around and seeing that everything in the dormitory was still arranged as it was when he left, Aisenimmediately smiled. With a thought, Aisen opened his God's Perspective, enveloping Zhengyi School in his mind, and easily saw Harry and the others attending class in the teaching building.

"Woohoo~ I'm finally back!" Aisen's mood inexplicably brightened.

Pushing open the door and seeing the flowers and green leaves along the small hill outside the teacher's dormitory, as well as the lush bamboo forest opposite, Aisen felt the whole world brighten by a few shades.

Right, what was he supposed to be doing at this time?

Hmm—, that's right, there's still one week until the Zhengyi School Flying Competition. He had originally planned to research the magical version of the God Creation Project.

Well, he has completed that.

For the remaining time, he just needs to slowly upgrade and update the Laplace's Demon System.

Oh, right, such a big change occurred during this Space-Time Travel, so he needs to conduct another experiment.

Yes, Aisen felt this was very necessary.

After all, he had previously returned ten thousand years ago and, through 'sleeping', crossed from 1971 in a parallel Space-Time to 1972 in another Space-Time, experiencing some unexpected changes.

Now, although Aisen has successfully returned to the main world, he cannot be sure whether the previous changes had an impact on the world he is in.

In other words, when Aisen returns to the past again now, will he still encounter the exact same problems as before?

For example, he cannot now determine whether the past before 1972 that he returns to is still a parallel world. He also cannot determine whether the past after 1972 that he returns to is still the past of the main world he is in.

If the previous changes affected the world and altered the entire world's Space-Time structure, then Aisen cannot freely travel in the parallel world before 1972 as he did before.

Of course, the specific situation requires Aisen to conduct an experiment.

Thinking of this, Aisen didn't hesitate. With a flash, he disappeared from Zhengyi School and arrived at the Red Pyramid south of Cairo, Egypt.

Just like the experiments he conducted by continuously traveling through Space-Time back to the past last time.

Aisen first traveled through Space-Time back to 1971, hid his tracks, and left an '∞' shaped magic mark on the top of the Red Pyramid. Then he activated the Time Travel Trait in his body to return to the present.

Next, he traveled through Space-Time back to 1972, repeated the previous action, and then returned to the current time node.

To ensure a more accurate understanding of the situation, he conducted multiple experiments.

When the results came out, Aisen breathed a sigh of relief.

Because multiple experiments showed that the entire world's Space-Time structure was still the same as before. Taking 1972 as the dividing point, the Space-Time before that was still various parallel worlds that could not affect the present world.

As for the Space-Time after that, it was the past of the real world Aisen was in.

"So, the previous change didn't affect this world?" After returning to Zhengyi School, Aisen fell into deep thought.

He always felt that the previous change shouldn't have been that simple.

After all, after Aisen crossed from 1971 into the Space-Time of 1972, he was indeed trapped in a Space-Time similar to a mirror dimension for twenty-plus years.

If it weren't for a fortunate coincidence where years of accumulated faith power descended upon him across Space-Time, breaking through the barrier of the real world, giving him the opportunity to send a strand of hair and a differentiated memory entity to the real world, he would probably have had to find other ways to return to the real world.

Although Aisen didn't know if the Space-Time similar to a mirror dimension that trapped him was something he actively "opened up" or if it already existed. But this didn't prevent him from knowing that such a change could happen out of the blue.

"So, what kind of impact will the occurrence of this change have on this world and countless parallel worlds?" A hint of confusion flashed in Aisen's eyes.

There was nothing he could do. Although the current Aisen was indeed invincible in this world, there were still some overly outrageous methods he hadn't mastered.

For example, directly scanning the entire world, or directly analyzing the composition of the entire world, and so on.

He couldn't do it, like a third party, observing the world from a bystander's perspective.

He couldn't know if this world was surrounded by countless parallel worlds, or if it was like a tree, with countless branches growing on the same trunk.

He couldn't observe whether this world was spherical or square. Therefore, he couldn't know if the previous change would have any impact on the future of this world.

After a long while, Aisen shook his head, clearing his mind of Random Thoughts.

Thinking of the strand of hair he had previously hidden on Lockhart's head, Aisen's thoughts turned, and the command was sent from the Laplace's Demon System. The power of the contract moved with his will, extending towards a certain direction in the distance.

Immediately, a scene appeared before his eyes out of thin air.

...

Late at night, Devon, along the River Otter, in the village of Ottery St Catchpole.

Near the old house of the Crouch family, at a street corner in a dark alley, a flat area enclosed by a hedge emitted a smell of decay and mildew.

At a certain moment, the place hidden within, completely covered by soil, made rustling sounds.

As if earthworms in the soil were constantly digging forward.

Suddenly—a faint golden glow flickered.

Upon closer inspection, one would see a golden hair emerging from the soil, without a trace of dirt. Then, the golden hair floated up out of thin air, its light receding to become ordinary.

Seeing all this from the scene, Aisen's thoughts moved, and the hair seemed to have found its anchor, disappearing from its original spot out of thin air.

When it reappeared, it was floating before Aisen's eyes.

If it were before, it would have been fine. But now, especially with the Laplace's Demon System implanted in his body, and having pioneered the magic version of the God Creation Project, he couldn't abandon the hair he had left outside.

With a turn of his thoughts, the strand of hair returned to its original state, re-attaching itself to Aisen's head, and the memory entity hidden within was also retrieved by him.

Closing his eyes slightly, entering the Dream World to absorb the subsequent memories of the memory entity, Aisen's consciousness returned to the real world.

"So that's what happened!" Thinking of the memories he had just absorbed, Aisen immediately had a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

It turned out that during the Triwizard Tournament final, Dumbledore and he had succeeded in their plan to lure Voldemort out using a fragment of the Philosopher's Stone as bait.

While Aisen was participating in the Triwizard Tournament final as a safety officer at Hogwarts, Dumbledore, along with Lupin, waited in ambush and found Voldemort.

At that time, Voldemort was with Lockhart.

Hmm—yes, Lockhart, either by chance or out of desperation, went to Albania and encountered Voldemort.

All in all, Lockhart, who had become Voldemort's loyal subordinate, went together to the old house of the Barty Crouch family to steal the fragment of the Philosopher's Stone.

As a result, Dumbledore and Voldemort engaged in a fierce battle.

Worried that Dumbledore would directly kill Nagini, who had already been made into a Horcrux, Voldemort told Lockhart to leave with Nagini first. However, Dumbledorewas more skilled and had already sent Lupin to ambush them.

Ultimately, Lockhart and Nagini were dealt with by Lupinusing the Blasting Curse and the Fire-Making Spell.

And the strand of hair belonging to Aisen, hidden on Lockhart's head, took the opportunity to fall to the ground and slowly burrow into the soil.

"So, Voldemort wasn't killed by Dumbledore, but escaped?" After figuring out these things, Aisen smiled and shook his head.

It's no wonder Dumbledore sent Harry directly to Zhengyi School in his fifth year; it seems he was preparing for Voldemort to act recklessly when cornered.

Tsk tsk—

What? You ask if Voldemort would come over here? Aisenthinks he doesn't have the guts.

Furthermore, with his current strength, dealing with Voldemort is an effortless task. If Voldemort shows his face, he can just take some time to deal with him; it's no big deal.

...

Around four in the afternoon, Aisen, having calculated the time, instantly arrived at Diagon Alley using Apparition Without A Trace. First, he extracted, replicated, and fused a high-quality Flying Trait from the latest model broomstick in Quality Quidditch Supplies, and then he bought an ordinary box from the Muggle World.

Yes, that's right, Aisen wanted to complete the action he hadn't finished before. He wanted to use the Undetectable Extension Charm to create a container with extremely vast space, and then use the Miracle Trait to extract its storage space trait.

After buying the box, Aisen first reinforced it with a spell, then mobilized all the magic in his body through the Laplace's Demon System and cast an Undetectable Extension Charm.

The result was astonishing: the space inside this box, which was originally only the size of a suitcase, expanded to an extremely exaggerated degree.

Only after Aisen consumed one Miracle Trait to extract, replicate, and fuse this storage space trait did he perceive that the size of the space could even hold the entire Solar System.

Hmm—although it was indeed astonishing, it was actually within Aisen's expectations.

After all, when Aisen was in the mirror dimension before, he had tried to have the Laplace's Demon Systemmobilize all the magic in his body to cast spells.

As a result, just as he had thought before, the flames cast by the Fiendfyre Curse could burn the entire Earth to ashes within two seconds, and the Blasting Curse could blast planets like Mars and Mercury into dust.

Clearly, Aisen, when going all out, had his combat power off the charts.

So now, with Aisen casting the Undetectable Extension Charm with all his might, creating a space large enough to hold the Solar System was not an impossible feat.

Immediately after, Aisen didn't stop. Instead, he cast the Portus spell, turning an ordinary object into a Portkey, and then extracted and replicated the Space Travel Trait from it.

After some effort, Aisen's golden finger character panel underwent some changes:

Character: Eisen Turner

Extraordinary Talent: magic (Activated)

magic Power: 36468660 (Increases by 10 points of magicper day)

Extraordinary Traits: Legendary Spellcasting Trait (Fused), Mythical Immortality Trait (Fused), Legendary Observation Trait (Fused), Mythical Time Travel Trait (Fused), Legendary Self-Healing Trait (Fused), High-Quality Calming Trait (Fused), Viewing Distance Enhancement Trait (Fused), High-Quality Over-the-Horizon Trait (Fused), High-Quality Flying Trait (Fused), Legendary Storage Space Trait (Fused), Legendary Space Travel Trait (Fused)

Miracle Traits: 9993 (Automatically gain 1 per year)

Looking at the traits already fused with him, Aisencouldn't help but sigh.

Yes, he used to always feel that Miracle Traits were insufficient, and he had to be picky when he wanted to extract and replicate some extraordinary traits.

Now, however, he had too many Miracle Traits; he felt like he didn't even know which traits to extract and replicate.