Takuma learns that the yacht may have been attacked by 2 p. m.
His first reaction was disbelief, but he still listed several suspects in his mind.
First, there's the Abe Family.
Abe Ugen appears to be gentle and refined, and it's unlikely he would lay a hand on the children, but it's hard to say if there's a conflict between them.
They were involved in mountain climbing and skiing, and they also had a long-standing feud with the Shingu Family.
Next is the Kamo Family, which had already declined more than 600 years ago.
There has long been a speculation in the Wizarding World that their decline was due to the Shingu Family's ancestor, who was still running a stall in Shibamata Old Street at the time.
But speculation is just speculation. How could Kamo, who is no longer a top-tier family, have such an ability?
The last possibility is the Takuma least wants to believe.
If there really is a massive organization in the Wizarding World, clues will inevitably emerge over the years.
Unless it's not external, but internal.
He was able to keep it a secret from the Minister for Magic and also had the ability to command the entire Ashiya family.
His wife, Ashiya Mie!
Of course, the possibility that it was staged by themselves cannot be ruled out, but what is the reason for doing so?
This is a very important matter, and the most urgent task at present is to find the thirteen missing children.
After the order was given, Takuma picked up a piece of yacht fragment that Ito had collected.
The aura of Dark Magic is already quite weak, and it is estimated that it will completely dissipate soon.
There aren't many wizards capable of investigating what kind of Dark Magic these fragments contain, and two of them happen to be the ones he needs to personally inform.
There is a very famous tourist attraction in the central part of the Seto Inland Sea.
That is a 16-meter-high red gate standing on the sea, 200 meters away from Itsukushima.
It is the torii gate of Itsukushima Shrine, and also a rare, massive mountain gate built on the sea.
However, compared to the Ashiya's house, 16 meters still seems a bit small.
Vincent threw a huge rock into the peaceful Japan Wizarding World, is 40 meters below the surface of the ocean.
He and 12 other people were inside a giant bubble, eating rice balls and chatting.
"When do you think the Ministry of Magic will realize we're missing?"
"Who knows, but the wreckage of the yacht should have drifted ashore safely a long time ago."
If they are not afraid of being discovered by those monitoring them, then a large yacht can disappear silently, and even the most oblivious law enforcement team would not be able to detect anything amiss.
Tomorrow—or at the latest the day after—they'll probably be heading out to sea to look for someone.
We'll have to hide better then, and not hide in the bubbles created by the alchemical tools like we did today.
After hesitating all day, Rolf finally came to Vincent.
He leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Was the magic you used this morning Blasting Curse?"
Vincent, nodded readily. "My teacher taught me a lot of spells last year, some of which were Dark Magic with modified power."
"That will leave traces, won't it?"
"That works perfectly; it creates the illusion that we've been attacked."
Rolf was speechless.
He initially thought Vincent had gone astray, but it turned out he did it on purpose.
Nicolas Flamel was one of only two surviving wizards who had witnessed the Dark Ages, so his attitude towards Dark Magic was certainly not one of complete denial.
It may affect one's mental state, but when someone is about to die, what's the point of considering the consequences?
Moreover, its power has been modified, no wonder it needs to be used four or five times in a row.
If it were a real Blasting Curse, the entire yacht would have been blown to smithereens and scattered into the sea long ago.
Rolf left with peace of mind.
Vincent was finally relieved.
The bigger the commotion, the better; it would be best to even call Dumbledore over.
He didn't use more powerful Dark Magic, partly because he couldn't use a wand to cast it, but also because he could tell at a glance who the faint aura of Dark Magic belonged to.
Without even thinking, the shrewd and calculating principal would surely guess the purpose.
Having successfully brought the matter to the International Confederation of Wizards, anyone who tries to scheme against Vincent in the future will have to think twice.
After finishing the last rice ball, he began to pray that the person who discovered the yacht wreckage would not be one of those people who came to monitor it, but rather a sharp-eyed member of the law enforcement team.
However, letting both sides fight like dogs is a win-win situation no matter how you look at it.
Dumbledore left Azkaban with a solemn expression.
Morfin Gaunt Gaunt, fifty years after the Chamber of Secrets incident, was sentenced to life imprisonment for murdering Tom Riddle Sr. and his family— Voldemort's father's family.
He was Merope Gaunt Gaunt's biological brother and Voldemort's only family member in the world.
With no leads found in Slytherin's locket or Hufflepuff's Cup, Dumbledore turned his attention to investigating the Gaunt Family.
This trip was worthwhile; in fact, it far exceeded my expectations.
Tom, who hadn't changed his name yet at the time, probably assumed he was Slytherin's heir after the Chamber of Secrets incident fifty years earlier, and thus began searching for his true origins.
Unfortunately, after searching through the list of Prefect and wizard records at Hogwarts, no information was found that indicated that his father, Tom Riddle Sr., had ever attended the school.
His handsome father was a Muggle, while his mother, whose appearance was rather questionable and who died shortly after giving birth to him, was the one who truly gave him wizard blood.
Dumbledore connected the two things and finally understood why he had become that monstrous state later on.
He hated his Muggle blood, his biological father, and even his handsome face.
Tom Marvolo Riddle
Based on the middle name, Tom indeed found his grandfather, and his findings far exceeded his expectations.
The Gaunt Family are descendants of Salazar Slytherin, whose mother, Merope Gaunt Gaunt, took the family heirloom locket with her before she left.
With her sallow skin and ugly appearance, Morfin Gaunt recognized him at a glance.
[The Muggle my sister is obsessed with, the Muggle who lives in the big house across the street.]
You look just like him, Riddle.
But he's getting old now, isn't he?
He's older than you, I remember now... He's back, you know.
Ah, he abandoned my sister! My sister deserved it, marrying that trash and stealing our things!
Perhaps Tom, enraged, wanted revenge.
He must have killed his father, grandfather, and grandmother with his own hands.
Modifying Morfin Gaunt's memories and framing her was probably also a form of revenge for her previous disrespectful remarks.
The ring engraved with his family crest was a trophy he won on his quest to find his origins.
It's almost certain that it will be made into Horcrux.
But Dumbledore doesn't have time to look for the ring right now.
Just now in Azkaban, Morfin Gaunt begged him to bail her out and hand over the restored true memories.
It's only right to help each other, especially since they were framed in the first place.
Before setting off to find the Gaunt Family's heirloom ring, you must first go to the Ministry of Magic to complete the bail procedures.
Wizengamot is not difficult, and Fudge knows the importance of things.
Before the start of the semester, this poor man, who has been wrongly accused by Voldemort for fifty years, should be able to leave Azkaban.