The sound of a boy crying came from the washroom, along with the chanting of spells.
The spell was repeated again and again. At the same time, the bloody smell in the air gradually faded, and the blood in the basin lessened.
One person could never have that much blood, but once it flowed into the water, it mixed together until the whole basin was filled with bloody water. In contrast, the boy lying in the pool of blood looked like some kind of sacrifice.
Strangely, although he had been cut by blades, his white shirt was completely undamaged. Only his already pallid skin had turned even whiter from the massive blood loss.
The culprit had already left. He did not know that this place had nearly become a murder scene, and that he himself was the murderer.
Though he was also a child, he would still be sent to Azkaban because he had used Dark magic that could not be stopped by ordinary means.
She slowly opened her eyes.
There had been so much blood in that dream. It reminded her of many things: the countess who bathed in virgins' blood, Archduke Ferdinand and the blood on his uniform, and the famous "Conqueror" yellow diamond. He had been the last person to bring that cursed gem before the public. Later, the yellow diamond vanished from people's sight.
She had once encountered a vampire named Giovanni in Venice. He had been a friend of Friedrich II, the fairy-tale king. Perhaps for that reason, some people believed he knew where the diamond was, and they had tried to kidnap him.
From the very beginning, she had thought it was a bad omen. It was a true Cursed Diamond. It was hard to imagine what kind of person would want it.
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