"But..."
Cedric naturally wanted to believe Albert's explanation, but he doubted it would convince Kingsley.
As though he had seen Cedric's dilemma, Albert smiled and asked, "Oh, is there a problem?"
"You know this was never just my personal problem." Cedric directly reminded Albert that he had better come up with a more reasonable explanation for Kingsley.
"Horcruxes were never really a major secret among Dark wizards. At least, people as afraid of death as Voldemort would all try to find a way to live forever. So, someone digging up the method for making Horcruxes from ancient parchment is hardly anything strange."
Albert looked at the stunned Cedric and calmly recounted the rumors he knew.
"Don't you find it strange? Since Horcruxes can grant immortality and aren't a secret among Dark wizards, why have we barely heard anything related to Horcruxes? Let alone seen any Dark wizard besides Voldemort rise from the dead because of a Horcrux they made?"
"Because making a Horcrux is difficult and requires profound mastery of Dark Magic?" Cedric ventured.
"Yes, making a Horcrux does have a certain degree of difficulty, but that was never the main reason, nor could it stop humanity's desire for immortality."
Albert suddenly revealed a malicious smile. "You should know that many powerful Dark wizards, despite knowing that making Horcruxes would let them cling to life, have always refused to make them."
"Because Horcruxes have terrifying side effects." Cedric immediately guessed the reason. "That thing itself is a massive trap?"
"Exactly." Albert spread his hands. "Voldemort may have repeatedly cheated death through making a large number of Horcruxes, but throughout wizarding history, he is the only one who has truly managed it."
"For an ordinary Dark wizard, splitting their soul to make a Horcrux would have already made it too unstable,