"Progress... half of one leg completed?"
"Oh..." Professor McGonagall's sudden excitement abruptly faded. "I thought it was already finished."
"How could it possibly be that fast?" Kayson shook his head with a wry smile.
"All right... By the way, this may put you in a difficult position, but I still hope that, if conditions allow, you'll try not to make too big of a commotion," Professor McGonagall said tactfully.
"No problem. Guaranteed."
After completing Professor McGonagall's lecture, Kayson casually began sweeping through the food on the table.
"How long has it been since you last ate?" Snape asked.
"Half a day, I guess. Mainly... the consumption is really enormous." Kayson unusually stopped his incessant chewing and answered only after swallowing everything in his mouth.
Snape sighed and pushed over a glass of pumpkin juice.
"Oh, thanks!"
Kayson took the pumpkin juice and drained it in one gulp, speaking with satisfaction.
"...Mm... Eat slowly."
After saying that, Snape stood up and left the Great Hall, apparently returning to his office.
Kayson also finished off the remaining food on the table in a few bites, then returned to his office. He leaned back on the sofa, tossed a music record into the record player, and was just about to rest while listening to music.
Then a figure appeared before him. Cedric stood beside him, staring blankly at Kayson, unsure whether he should greet him or turn around and leave.
But honest Cedric quickly chose to turn and go.
"Hey, what are you doing? You came all this way just to take a stroll and leave?" Kayson said, opening his half-lidded eyes.
"Uh, Professor, I've already put my name into the Goblet of Fire," Cedric said as he hurried back.
"That's good. So?" Kayson stood up.
Cedric rummaged through his pocket. "Well, I