"Apologize!"
"Corvin! You're actually speaking up for Riddle!"
"Apologize!"
"Damn it!... I'm sorry, Riddle..."
Without even drawing his wand, Cypher pinned the Champion who had provoked the little Dark Lord to the ground in a humiliating position, then forced him to apologize.
The little Champion did not look convinced, but that did not matter. As long as he apologized, the grievance would be written off.
Tom Riddle would not be able to use Dark Arts to secretly retaliate against the young wizard.
Besides, picking fights was not a quality a good child should possess. A little punishment was only right.
"Hah! What a nauseatingly pathetic performance!"
Tom tugged at the corner of his mouth in a smile that did not reach his eyes, revealing a smile enough to captivate ordinary young witches.
"Stop! Did I say you could leave?"
Cypher's words were rather intimidating. At the very least, Tom halted, genuinely not daring to keep walking away.
"May I ask what Lord Cypher wishes to lecture me about?"
"Apologize!"
"What?"
"Apologize! You hurt someone! Though this guy provoked you, that wasn't a reason for you to curse him!"
"Hmph!"
Clearly, Tom would not apologize, and Cypher had not expected him to.
Bang—
Cypher struck Tom with a Knockback Charm, slamming him heavily against the tree trunk behind him.
Though the blow had not caused any obvious injury, judging from Tom's slightly pale face, it had clearly not felt good.
Tom was not fighting back?
Cypher found that somewhat surprising. Still, Tom had indeed behaved impeccably—helping young wizards from prestigious families, befriending heirs of notable houses, leading those close to him to make progress and earn points...
It was just that... one needed to summon a Patronus to participate in the inheritance, so Tom had unfortunately been filtered out.
However, Tom