Through the images, Basil quickly realized the world he was about to travel to.
Movie version – The School of Good and Evil.
In its promotional materials, it boasted that it was a fantasy masterpiece comparable to Harry Potter.
This movie left a deep impression on him, a bad one.
The plot is extremely farcical and full of flaws.
Putting that aside for now, the opening scene features two Black people dueling with swords, which lacks any sense of fantasy; the Blood Magic sounds too lowbrow; and the fact that Sophie's deceased mother was also Black is another point of contention.
In this world, fairy tales such as Snow White, Peter Pan, King Arthur, and the Snow White are real.
The balance between good and evil, between the protagonists and antagonists, is maintained by the School of Good and Evil located in the Fairy Tale Kingdom.
The two academy deans are named Ryan and Raphael. The brothers possess a Grimoire called "The Storyteller," which they use to continuously Book of Earth fairy tales about the present, past, and future of this world.
Centuries ago, their love transcended conflict; they lived in peace, and as long as they protected each other, they would remain forever young and immortal.
But as time went by, Raphael, the representative of evil, became increasingly dissatisfied, not because villains are always defeated by heroes.
Rather, evil in the fairy tale world is too boring; it must destroy the old balance, not just good, but evil as well.
Let true evil, the evil of Raphael, descend.
So he killed his own brother, pretended to be the headmaster of the Hall of Virtue, and corrupted the school from within.
Then, the Goodness Academy stopped pursuing true goodness, and its students changed from righteous knights and kind princesses to show-off young masters and beauty-loving young ladies.
The details of the fairy tale ending also reveal an evil side: an old woman being roasted in an oven, Merpeople with her tongue cut out, a woman dancing in red-hot iron shoes, and so on. Kindness gradually turns into self-centeredness, vanity, and foolishness.
The most beautiful flowers are those that eat people; the lovely Cupid will turn into an archer to punish students; the harmless scarecrow will transform into the Grim Reaper at night to claim people's lives; and the kind headmaster is the source of evil.
Even so, the power of good cannot be eradicated.
Raphael set his sights on the legendary kiss of true love.
In the story written by [Storyteller], Sophie, who has the appearance of a princess, is assigned to Academy of Wickedness, eventually turns to the dark side, and gives Raphael a kiss of true love.
Raphael could destroy the entire academy and unleash true evil.
However, this was stopped by Tedros, the son of Agatha and King Arthur.
Agatha, who entered the college with Sophie, was a Black girl.
She lives in the same village as the female protagonist, Sophie. Because she lives near a cemetery, her family makes a living by brewing useless love potions. She has an afro and is considered a witch by the villagers, so she is ostracized by everyone.
Only Sophie was willing to approach her, and it was Agatha who comforted Sophie when her mother passed away.
Therefore, they have a very good relationship and regard each other as their pillars of support.
Even though Sophie was called a freak because of Agatha (which was also related to Sophie believing herself to be a princess in a fairy tale, wearing a princess dress she sewed herself, and pretending to be able to talk to small animals), it did not affect their relationship.
But later, after they entered the academy, their treatment was completely different.
Sophie, who looks like a princess, enters the Academy of Wickedness, Agatha, who looks like a witch, enters the good academy.
Both of them were ostracized within the college.
Sophie has beautiful blonde hair, and her room is covered with designs of fluffy princess dresses. She loves reading all kinds of fairy tales, especially those about princesses and castles, and therefore desperately longs to be a princess. She wants to escape the reality of having to drop out of school and work, and the noisy atmosphere of her home.
Although Agatha was always called a witch by her fellow villagers, faced prejudice, and the constant threat of being burned at the stake, she had a loving mother and a good friend Sophie, in the village. Therefore, she didn't want to stay at the academy, even though she was a princess there.
Both women firmly believed that they had been assigned to the wrong group, but the dean and the principal firmly believed that the assignment was based on their own conscience and could not have been wrong.
Moreover, they displayed astonishing talent in both good and evil.
Sophie summons Raphael, the embodiment of evil, directly in class. Agatha saves a little girl (who is suspected to be the daughter of Merpeople and is also black) from being turned into a wishing fish because she failed her exams with her pure heart.
Even so, they still refuse to accept reality.
Agatha wants to take Sophie back to the village, while Sophie wants to go to the Goodness Academy to become a princess.
Raphael, disguised as his brother, tells Sophie that if she receives a true love's kiss, she can go to the Good Academy and become a princess.
Then, Sophie set her sights on King Arthur's son, Tedros.
But Tedros was in love with Agatha. Among the princesses of the Hall of Virtue, she was the only one who mocked him, calling him arrogant. She never blinked at him, never smiled at him, and even slapped him; she was unconventional in appearance.
Agatha also unknowingly fell in love with Tedros.
But for Sophie's sake, she wore a mask of pain and an emerald Diadem, and personally gave Tedros to Sophie.
Then, to prove that Sophie and Tedros are truly in love.
Under the supervision of the principal and dean, the two of them were arranged to go to the Blue Forest at night to participate in the "Story Judgment".
Entering through different doors, seeking no one's help, and finding each other before sunrise proves they are truly in love.
Sophie can become a princess.
Sophie clearly won the prince's love by cheating. But at this moment, she seems to have forgotten this fact, as if she has a cerebellum deficiency.
Fortunately, Agatha hadn't forgotten, and driven by her concern for Sophie, she transformed into a dove and flew into the forest.
And they saved Sophie. Sophie was still very grateful at that moment.
Then, with Agatha's help, she was able to reunite with the prince.
Just then, the scarecrow attacked, knocking away Tedros's sword. Sophie was right next to him.
They would have been fine if she had just handed the sword to Tedros.
After all, this is King Arthur's holy sword Excalibur, which King Arthur used to defeat Raphael, the embodiment of evil.
As a result, she was so frightened that she dared not move.
Agatha had to appear, pick up the sword, and save Tedros.
Tedros broke off relations with Sophie after seeing Sophie fail to help her in her time of need and discovering that she had cheated.
Then, the funny thing happened.
Sophie believes it's all Agatha's fault for stealing her college and her beloved prince.
Sophie then turned to the dark side.
After learning Blood Magic from Raphael, his face transformed into that of a witch from a fairy tale: a pimple-like face, wrinkles, a hooked nose, and white hair.
She also turned the school's teachers into dolls.
This angered the princes and princesses of the Good Academy, who launched an attack on the students of the Academy of Wickedness, led by Sophie.
However, this damn school has a rule.
Goodness should not initiate attacks. This time, goodness initiated an attack on evil, leading to a reversal of good and evil.
Under the influence of Blood Magic, the students of the Good Academy were transformed into the black robes of the Academy of Wickedness, and their faces were adorned with ugly scars.
The students of the Academy of Wickedness now wear gorgeous clothes, and Sophie has regained her beauty.
Then Raphael appeared and revealed the truth.
He needs Sophie's true love's kiss and to rule the school with her.
This silly girl agreed again.
The result was predictable: Raphael wanted destruction.
Sophie realized she had been tricked.
Agatha came to stop them.
As it turned out, they were no match for them at all.
Just when Agatha was about to be defeated, Sophie finally showed some humanity and jumped in to take the fall.
Pierced by the quill pen of the storyteller.
The magic of the kiss of true love faded as Sophie was on the verge of death.
The shattered castle was restored to its original state, the teachers transformed from dolls into human form, and the students' wounds were healed.
Tedros also arrived, intending to launch a sneak attack.
He was sent flying.
As Raphael mocked Tedros for overestimating himself, the dying Sophie flicked her fingers (Finger Magic) and delivered the holy sword Excalibur into Agatha's hands.
Agatha swung her sword and killed Raphael.
Then, Agatha held Sophie in her arms and gave her a kiss as she lay dying. This was in front of her boyfriend, Tedros.
As a result, Sophie was resurrected.
This is what true love's kiss is all about.
The door to the real world has been opened.
Finally, Agatha and Sophie went back to the village!
Tedros was left behind.
What the heck?! The villain just got taken down like that?!
True love only exists between girls, right?
In short, this film cast a deep shadow over Basil.
As a result, he never watched a fantasy movie again after that.
And today, he travels the world.
I watched the movie again.
The scene has shifted to the two female protagonists being affectionate in the village when Tedros's arrow pierces the portal between the two worlds, bringing them into reality.
And a whisper came through, "I need you, Agatha."
Then another dagger shattered the arrow.
The original ending of the movie.
"It's finally over." Basil breathed a sigh of relief.
For some reason, he felt that a long time had passed, even though it was only a two-and-a-half-hour movie.
After reviewing the movie again, he only noticed that the female lead Sophie, was not bad-looking, and Beatrix, the princess, was also very pretty.
Charlie Theron, the beautiful actress who plays Leonora in the film, also known as the Dean Lessie, was so convincing that Basil almost didn't recognize her.
"Huh?" Basil suddenly realized that he was now only a foot away from the 'screen' where the movie had just been played.
Pop!
The sound of a balloon being popped rang out.
The passageway made of blue light disappeared.
He successfully arrived in the other world!
That's it? Basil couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
He turned his head and saw another blue light gate behind him.
It shrank at a speed visible to the naked eye and disappeared into Basil's forehead.
At the same time, the information transmitted into his mind told Basil.
This door can be opened anywhere.
It exists permanently, Basil can return to Hogwarts at any time through it.
When Basil dies, it will take his soul back to Hogwarts.
"Phew, no need to worry about not being able to go back." Basil breathed a sigh of relief.
Look around.
The surrounding scenery looked somewhat familiar.
"Aggie + Sophie Forever?"
"Angie? Angie Agatha, Sophie?"
"Is this a wishing tree?" His fingers brushed against the bark.
"This is Gavaldon Village, the village where Agatha and Sophie grew up."
"So, the component is now in the real world?" Basil stroked his chin.
The distance between worlds and their vastness.
The system, through its connection with the Incomplete Component, opens an Eternity passage between the two worlds.
The place where the door opens must be where the components are located. Or at least, it must have been tainted by the corresponding aura.
"Maybe it's in this tree?" Basil squinted and began to look him up and down.
The wishing tree is a recurring motif throughout the entire film.
Sophie and Agatha's "love affair"; Sophie's acceptance into the School of Good and Evil also seems to be because she stuffed the letter into the tree bark; the two of them also woke up under the wishing tree when they returned to reality.
Basil blinked, and clicked.
However, the Grimoire in his mind did not absorb the photo.
"Just an ordinary tree, yet it deceives your feelings. Tsk tsk."
"That's right, as the narration says, 'But some wishes are too powerful to be taken back.'"
"A wish?" Basil turned and looked in the direction of the village.
His golden vertical pupils became visible, and his gaze continued to expand until a bookstore with the sign DEAUVIL'S STORYBOOK SHOP came into view.
Deauville's Storybook Shop.
The two female protagonists learned about SGE (School of Good and Evil) from the shop owner.
I learned the story of how, twenty years ago, a girl Leonora from the village was taken away under a blood-red sky to the School of Good and Evil.
Therefore, Sophie developed a desire to go to this academy.
"So, the focus isn't on the wishing tree, but on the wish itself?"
"Could the component be in that bookstore, on the book with the SGE print?"
[Searching for the source of the silence]
While silently casting the Disillusionment Charm on himself, he also cast the Silencing Charm on himself.
Fenrir's two most proficient spells were now being used on the person who killed him.
Like a silent ghost, Basil wandered through the crowds at the market and finally arrived at the bookstore.
Unfortunately, the system voice prompt did not sound.
But the exchange must continue.
The shop owner is very familiar with the two female protagonists.
"Knock knock." Basil tapped lightly on the countertop.
The shop owner, who was looking down and arranging books, suddenly looked up.
Before her, first came the fingers that touched the counter, then the robe, and then a handsome smiling face appeared in the air.
However, Basil did not feel any fear emanating from her.
The [Inspiration] ability brought by [Shadow of Obsidian] caused Basil to absorb various emotions that were judged as [Shadow], affecting his reason and courage.
Therefore, in Basil's eyes, emotions also have a flavor.
Fear is sweet, sadness is sour, depression is salty, and excitement is spicy.
Now, the excited spiciness emanating from her body is especially fragrant.
"You're from the School of Good and Evil, aren't you?" The shopkeeper trembled, and even though Basil absorbed the excess excitement, tears still gradually welled up in his eyes.
"Did Leonora send you? I knew she wouldn't forget me!"
Basil tentatively asked, "Leonora Lessie?"
"Yes! It's her, my daughter!" The shopkeeper grasped Basil's hand. "How is she now? She must be a princess! Who is her husband? I think he must be the son of the Prince on the White Horse! She loves this story the most."
"I shouldn't have forced her to get married! Otherwise, things wouldn't have happened—"
The shop owner suddenly realized he had been a bit rude and quickly let go of his hand.
"Please sit down, please sit down."
"Could you tell me about Leonora?"
Looking at the woman who was no longer as elegant and quiet as before, Basil couldn't bear to say that he didn't know her.
I also don't want to mention that your daughter was seduced by Raphael and became his lover, only to be abandoned because she couldn't give Raphael a kiss of true love.
This is purely based on the movie's setting; I haven't read the novels about the School of Good and Evil. There's a second interpretation: the shopkeeper is Leonora's mother.