Godslaying?!

"The God of Wizards".

When Stephanie uttered the name, Sean unconsciously frowned.

The concept of the God of Wizards is not unheard of; on the contrary, you will know the term when you have gone far enough on the path of magic. The God of Wizards is widely known among many old wizards, but there are few specific religious activities, and wizards rarely mention the God of Wizards.

Because wizards are not without faith, it's just that their faith usually doesn't have a concrete form.

For Muggle, Muggle may believe in God, but the wizards' faith is essentially the core of magic, which cannot be materialized.

Or to put it another way, wizards believe in nature, in the world, and in magic, and these intangible elements combined can be called the God of Wizards.

Sean had always thought that the God of Wizards was just a Concept God in the minds of wizards, a god without any specific divine power, rituals, image, or even mythology.

In daily life, wizards rarely mention the God of Wizards; they mostly talk about "Merlin's beard," Sean prefers to say "Merlin's Iron Underpants."

On the other hand, no one believes that the God of Wizards truly exists. Even if they do thank the God of Wizards in some ancient ritual for the magic bestowed upon their bloodline, after the ritual ends, the God of Wizards is simply the God of Wizards.

The high priest presiding over the ceremony might even attend church and worship God, just like the local Muggle.

This is the concept of the God of Wizards within the wizarding community.

However, Grindelwald's Time Incident shattered Sean's understanding: the World Will truly exists, and the world will listen to everyone's voices, allowing the world to operate according to normal rules.

If the World Will truly exists, then what about the God of Wizards?

Moreover, when Sean impersonated Grindelwald to intimidate the invincible Andros, the latter also invoked the concept of the God of Wizards.

According to Andros, the God of Wizards may not be satisfied with the current state of the world, and His gaze is being cast upon it.

Furthermore, Andros took out a branch imbued with strange magic, and Sean clearly felt that magic.

It possessed magic that was pure to the extreme, yet it was incredibly strange.

According to Andros, Grindelwald had also witnessed and collected this magic, which indeed exists in this world.

Andros described the appearance of this strange magic as "the gaze of the God of Wizards is about to descend upon this world."

Could it be that the God of Wizards is a real entity, rather than a nonexistent concept?

Stephanie then explained, "In our past understanding, the God of Wizards was just a vague concept. Only the most stubborn ascetics in Ancient Greek believed that the God of Wizards truly existed—no, they believed that the God of Wizards created the entire world, trees, flowers, mountains, rivers, birds, and beasts, all of which came from the God of Wizards's hand, and wizards were the God of Wizards's most perfect masterpiece."

"Those ascetics spent their lives pursuing so-called ' Divine Miracle.' They worshipped the God of Wizards and tried to expand it into a religion so that all wizards would believe in their true god."

"However, Divine Miracle never occurred. The most magical thing in this world is magic. So, after those Ancient Greek ascetics gradually passed away, this doctrine of ' God-Created World ' almost disappeared."

Hermione listened quietly until Stephanie finished speaking, then she asked, "Do you believe that gods really exist? That's absurd..."

Stephanie showed no displeasure; she simply said softly, "There are far more absurd things than we realize."

Yes... that's what Sean thought too.

The Returners of the Half-Ghost has appeared in this world. He is possessed by Sin called Pride, and the World Will has been awakened due to Grindelwald's time travel accident...

If the God of Wizards truly exists, Sean wouldn't be too surprised.

Hermione turned and saw Sean deep in thought. She frowned. "Sean, do you also believe that the God of Wizards truly exists?"

"Hermione, this is just a guess for now, but don't forget, a whole year of our time has truly disappeared. If something like this has happened, maybe the God of Wizards really does exist? At least we can't deny the possibility just because we can't prove His existence," Sean explained.

Hermione fell into deep thought.

Another reason that made Sean believe in the existence of the God of Wizards was the memories he had from his time travel.

The Deathly Hallows truly exist. In the story, these are relics given by Death God to the Peverell brothers, each possessing incredible power. Legend has it that whoever collects all three Deathly Hallows will become the Master of Death.

Originally, Sean thought this might just be a legend, and that the Deathly Hallows were magical artifacts invented by the three powerful wizards, Peverell. However—after the World Will awakened, the only thing that could block its gaze was the Invisibility Cloak, one of the Deathly Hallows.

This significantly elevated the Deathly Hallows ' status and made Sean believe that Death God might actually exist...

Wait, Death God?!

Sean suddenly woke up and looked at Stephanie.

The latter saw his gaze, his eyes sparkling with a joy at finding a kindred spirit.

"You discovered it?"

Sean took the manuscript in surprise, read it carefully again, and then his eyes widened.

Could it be that—

Stephanie nodded. "That's a plausible guess."

"This..."

Daisy shook her head, looking at the two of them with a puzzled expression. "What did you find out? Don't speak in riddles."

Hermione pursed her lips and explained, "If the God of Wizards really exists, then based on the research we just did, the identities of the Wisdom Snake and the Robin can be deduced."

Sean nodded. "The Wisdom Snake may refer to the Death God."

Daisy covered her mouth in horror.

Stephanie continued, "Robin may refer to another deity, corresponding to the Death God —because the story mentions that the Wisdom Snake and the Robin manage the world under the instruction of their master, who is very likely the God of Wizards."

"Here's the question: which god does the Robin represent? Does it correspond to the Death God? But the story says that although the Wisdom Snake and the Robin have conflicting behaviors and personalities, they are good friends... Of course, this can't be matched with the mythological system of the Muggle world. Perhaps, under the God of Wizards, there are only two gods who govern this world. If one is the Death God Reaper... the other can't be the God of Life, can it?" Sean shrugged and made a not-so-funny joke.

However, this problem did indeed stump everyone, because while the legends of the Death God are traceable, no other recorded deities have appeared in the Wizarding World.

As the group struggled to find a solution, Little White Flower muttered softly, "The only thing that corresponds to Death God... is Love God, right? The Robin symbolizes kindness and love, and Professor Dumbledore even said that love is the most powerful magic..."

"Hmm, that actually makes some sense." Sean's eyes lit up.

Stephanie agreed, saying, "At least using Love God as a code name is acceptable."

Hermione sighed seriously, "Then the seriousness of this matter has exceeded our imagination—according to the story of ' The Poet and the Greedy Wisdom Snake '..."

Sean's breathing quickened.

This may no longer be just a problem between powerful wizards...

Rather—godslaying!

This sudden speculation sent chills down Sean's spine. He never expected that among all the speculations, the most reasonable one would point directly to the fall of a god.

The private reception room was quiet for a while before Sean finally broke the silence.

"There's no use in us thinking about this. If it really involves killing a god, then it's not something that small wizards like us can get involved in."

Only figures of Dumbledore's and Grindelwald's caliber would likely have sufficient influence.

"That's true," Stephanie nodded. "However, continuing to uncover the deeper truth of this story can help us understand the Returners."

There was something she didn't say, but she was sure Sean knew it.

Sean nodded silently; he knew perfectly well what the other unspoken sentence Stephanie was.

As beings burdened by the two great Sin of Pride and Lust, the stories in this collection are the only ones they have seen so far that are connected to Sin, or rather, connected to real events.

Even the Sin may be related to the truth of that story.

Sean has never forgotten that the Pride within him will fully awaken before graduation at the latest!

For now, he seems to be at peace with his Sin, but if that time really comes, Sean isn't sure he can control his Pride.

Therefore, he had to find out all the clues that might be useful; he didn't want to become a time bomb that would destroy the world.

Thinking of this, he glanced at the girls beside him. Stephanie's gaze remained as calm as ever, as if nothing could affect her.

Hermione was comparing several documents while muttering to herself.

Daisy, on the other hand, propped her head up with her hand, her brows furrowed tightly, her lips pouting, looking as if she were deep in thought.

Should we tell Hermione and Daisy about the Sin...?

Sean hesitated.

While the more people who know the truth about the Prophecy, the more likely Prophecy is to come true, the involvement of two young wizards shouldn't cause such a huge ripple, but...

Sean wasn't worried that Daisy and Hermione would fear him or distance themselves from him when he revealed his Sin; the two girls were always trustworthy.

However, once it gets out, Hermione and Daisy will definitely get involved if anything related to Sin happens in the future, which poses a huge safety risk to them.

The Little White Flower, propping her head up, noticed Sean's furrowed brows. She secretly glanced at Hermione and Stephanie beside her, then quietly shifted her position.

As Sean was feeling distressed, he suddenly felt a gentle warmth on his hand. A soft, slender hand gently but firmly grasped his.

Sean turned around in surprise and saw the Little White Flower giving him a sweet smile.

The girl was secretly lip-reading him.

I'm right here beside you.

Sean paused slightly, a warm feeling welling up inside him. He gently squeezed Daisy's hand and gave her a relaxed smile.

Um.

"Actually, the birds in the nursery rhyme might correspond to those trials," Sean said after thinking for a moment.

"Why do you say that?" Hermione looked at her in confusion.

"Have you heard of the Seven Deadly Sins?" As he said this, Sean glanced at Stephanie, who returned a look that said, "I don't mind," indicating that he could speak freely.

Hermione thought for a moment and said, "Of course I've heard of that. Greed, Lust, Gluttony, Wrath, Envy, Sloth, and Pride —these seven Sin correspond to the seven virtues... Wait, what about the seven trials?"

"That's right, each of them represents one of the seven Sin, and the final test, which was originally the test of Pride, was replaced by the Wisdom Snake." Sean nodded.

Hermione looked down at the book and suddenly realized, "That's right, they all match up... As for the birds, hmm? The numbers are wrong, there are eight kinds of birds."

"Remember our previous speculation that the birds might be accomplices?"

"Yes." Hermione nodded.

Sean pointed to the nursery rhyme.

"At present, the three animals that represent the blood-draining fish, the beetle making the shroud, and the ox tolling the funeral bell are the most difficult to determine. However, we can deduce one thing from this: these animals may all be present at the scene, which means—"

Hermione's eyes widened. "The author of the book is one of them!"

As she spoke, she ran her hand along the words on the parchment, saying, "The three animals you mentioned are the hardest to identify; let's put them aside for now. The most likely author is Fly— "

Who saw him die?

"It's me," said the Fly.

With my little eyes,

I saw him die.

"And among the birds there is one strange one, the Dove. The Dove's symbolism is similar to that of the Robin, and the Robin is the Dove's beloved bird— the Dove may also be the author."

Stephanie continued, "If we exclude the Dove, there are exactly seven kinds of birds left—of course, the author may not necessarily be Dove, but could be a historical Lark. Of course, if we exclude one bird that is the author, then it corresponds exactly to the Seven Deadly Sins."

Sean shrugged. "While it's not very useful, at least we've narrowed down the scope to Fly, Dove, and Lark."

Hermione seemed quite interested in these logical deductions. She said excitedly, "The scope is actually quite small. The author must have left this story to convey something. He/she/it must also know that this story cannot explain the truth, so he/she/it will definitely try to leave traces—if he/she/it cannot speak in the Realm of Illusion, what about in the real world?"

Hermione's speech quickened. "We can look for wizards associated with Fly, Lark, and Dove, family symbols, inherited images, or even family names. At least we won't be wandering around aimlessly anymore."

Stephanie pulled out a piece of parchment from somewhere. "This is why I came here. I've found some clues."