Harry's Chocolate Cake

Four days later, a weary-looking Mu En dragged himself out of the basement.

His eyes were rimmed with dark circles, his beard hung down, and the hair on his face was matted.

"You're finally out. I thought you'd died down there," Lucifer said nonchalantly.

Mu En scoffed, "You wouldn't understand. The sense of accomplishment from researching magic is unparalleled. Even Merlin himself would be deeply immersed and unable to pull himself away!"

After speaking, he looked around, "Where's Harry?"

"He's out fixing things for people," Lucifer replied. "Four days ago, a woman's lawnmower broke, and Harry went to help. After he fixed it, his reputation as a repair whiz spread throughout the entire street."

Lucifer chuckled, "He somehow found a set of repair tools and dressed up like a professional, then went to people's homes to fix things with magic."

Mu En was taken aback for a moment, then nodded. He took a whole leg of lamb from the kitchen, processed it casually, and handed it to Lucifer.

"Roast this for me, and remember to flip it."

"You scoundrel... turning me, a dignified demon, into a barbecue machine..."

Mu En fell silent for a moment, then turned and walked towards the second floor. "Don't look down on yourself so much. Oh, and heat up some water for me!"

Lucifer watched Mu En's retreating back, feeling a surge of profanity he wanted to unleash. Just as he was about to roar, the door to Moonlight Castle suddenly opened...

Half an hour later, Mu En slowly came downstairs. After taking a bath, he felt completely refreshed. He picked up the fragrant roasted leg of lamb from the fire and went to the dining table.

"By the way, who was it that came just now?"

Lucifer glanced at Mu En, speaking irritably, "Who else but Harry? Would I let anyone else into this place?"

"What if, like Calcifer, you let some old hag into the castle for no reason?" Mu En said with a smile.

"If we ever go back, I'll pass on your words to Sophie," Lucifer said with a grin.

"You don't think Sophie is some fierce woman, do you? Fine, I'll tell her," Mu En said, popping a piece of lamb into his mouth, looking at Lucifer with a half-smile.

"Oh, really?" Lucifer blinked, and after thinking about it, he realized his words did indeed imply that. He quickly waved his hands, "What?! It's better not to tell Sophie. I was wrong, okay!"

But after saying that, Lucifer felt something was off. He seemed to have been led into a trap.

"No, you're playing me!!"

Seeing Lucifer's reaction, Mu En burst out laughing.

Is that all?

Just then, the door suddenly opened, and Harry stood outside, holding a cardboard box the size of a basketball.

Mu En blinked and turned to look at Lucifer.

Lucifer nodded, "That's right, he came in. Then he saw me roasting meat and rushed out without saying a word..."

"Uncle Mu En!" Harry greeted enthusiastically, walking in with the box.

His eyes sparkled as he said, "I thought you wouldn't be out for many more days."

"Then I would have starved to death," Mu En waved his hand. "You might be like this in the future too, of course, provided you can maintain your passion for magic."

"Of course!" Harry nodded with conviction.

"Perhaps," Mu En smiled. "But from my observation, even with something as magical as magic, after prolonged exposure, people's perception gradually dulls, and it gradually becomes mundane.

At least from my current observations of the magical world, most people have been confined to a mindset that is normalized, mundane, and arrogant.

Honestly, I think it's rather foolish for a wizard to struggle for three meals a day. To possess the ability to drive the fundamental forces of the world, yet only..."

Mu En shook his head, deciding it was better to change the subject. "What's in the box?"

"Oh, right." Harry snapped back to attention from Mu En's words, opened the box, and revealed a chocolate cake.

"Uncle Mu En, you don't know yet, but I earned quite a bit of tip helping people with repairs on the street these past two days!" Harry excitedly recounted his recent activities, a hint of pride in his voice.

"So... is it your birthday?" Mu En looked at the cake, then at Harry.

Harry quickly shook his head, "No, my birthday... was quite a few days ago. But I really wanted a cake, so I..."

"This is from Muler's Cake Shop. Uncle Mu En, try it quickly," Harry changed the subject, introducing the cake. "It's a shame they didn't have chocolate mousse cake. Have you tried it, Uncle Mu En? It's delicious."

Mu En suddenly understood. Watching Harry fumble with opening the cake box, he didn't know how to react, finally letting out a helpless chuckle.

"It's great. I haven't tried it yet."

"Then when I save up enough money next time, we'll pre-order!"

"Okay."

Harry ate heartily, the cake in his left hand and the lamb leg in his right, his mouth greasy. Finally, he looked up and asked, "Uncle Mu En, are you going back to the basement after you finish eating?"

"No," Mu En shook his head, his hand tracing a trajectory in the air.

"This symbol, I deciphered it from Thales's manuscript. It should represent moisture. Currently, it appears to be a component structure of magic scripts like [Storm] and [Ocean]."

"So..." Harry mimicked Mu En's trajectory in the air.

"When you have a certain sensitivity to magic scripts and their corresponding laws, you can perceive some changes in your surroundings.

Through this, I predict there will be a storm tonight."

Harry immediately understood what Mu En intended to do and grew nervous. "So you're going to become an Animagus tonight?"

Mu En nodded. "After waiting so many days, it's finally here."

Harry looked at the gloomy sky, feeling worried. According to the books, the process of becoming an Animagus was extremely dangerous, even potentially leading to death or becoming a beast without thought…

After dinner, Harry tidied up the leftovers, took the plates to the kitchen, and began casting the Scouring Charm over and over.

Before long, all the kitchenware became as clean as new.

Mu En watched all this, then shifted its gaze. It turned and opened the door, stepping out onto the edge of the cliff.

The sky was already dark, with heavy, overcast clouds pressing down as if about to descend upon the earth. The storm even caused Mu En's clothes to flap noisily.

Crack!

Mu En's nose felt damp as large raindrops began to fall.

It's starting!

Harry, who had appeared at the door at some point, sat on the steps of the entryway. Lucifer also brought over a brazier and crawled over.

Even more surprisingly, Meteor stood beside the door, watching Mu En outside.

"You can see it??" Lucifer glanced at the broom next to Harry with confusion. The broom dared not get too close to him, afraid of being ignited.

Creak creak—

Meteor's broom head bent repeatedly, clearly nodding.