The Tree Monkey Frog began sounding the alarm again and again.
Though it did not make a sound under his command,
the constantly flashing red light above its head made him especially restless.
He assumed it was the pressure Cypher had put on him earlier.
In truth, there was a slight discrepancy in the information Charles had received.
Shadow had told him that two young wizards had left the castle, but it had not said who they were.
Charles arrogantly assumed they were Cypher, Luna, and Ogg.
Besides his personal grudge, the adviser had given him a task as important as hunting the Diricawls: kill Luna and Cypher.
Thinking of this, Charles felt a surge of regret. Why had he not captured the Diricawls first?
As long as he took a batch away and killed the remaining Diricawls at Hogwarts, he would still have earned merit even if he abandoned the adviser's task.
But because of his greed, he had feared that hunting the Diricawls would alert the enemy and keep Cypher and the others from leaving the castle. That was why he was now forced to stall for time.
Did he have to use evil Dark Arts with severe side effects?
What he excelled at was commanding Magical Creatures in battle, not fighting personally.
In his current weakened state, he might not even be able to defeat Cypher, let alone with an adult wizard present.
Just as Charles was reflecting on himself while waiting, a whistling sound came from above.
Who was that?! Before he could even look up, it had already passed over his head.
Charles finally made up his mind. He would stall for time, and if they fought, he would use evil Dark Arts.
If he failed to complete even one task... His expression complicated, he