Remnants of the Old Era-How Can They Board the Ship of the New Era?!

"Hold my hand, Astoria!"

Irvin looked gently at the girl beside him as he spoke.

Although Irvin and Astoria both possessed many of Irina's Apparition Keys, those keys were meant to save their lives, not to be squandered at will.

Thus, after obtaining the coordinates of Greengrass Manor from Astoria, Irvin planned to take her there by Apparition.

Astoria obediently wrapped her arms around Irvin's arm.

Unlike Linley, Irvin had taken the Apparition exam, and the Apparition certificate in his possession was entirely genuine. Although his magical strength was inferior to Linley's and his maximum Apparition distance was shorter—

Irvin's Apparition was more stable than Linley's.

The so-called stability of Apparition referred to how many people a wizard could bring along when Apparating. The greater a wizard's stability, the more companions they could take with them.

Irvin gracefully spun in place as though dancing. In the next instant, a gentle white light enveloped him and Astoria, carrying them away from the spot.

In the blink of an eye, the two appeared outside Greengrass Manor.

Looking at the protective magic rippling with magical fluctuations, Irvin summoned a flicker of lightning in his left hand. With a casual sweep, several of the most basic protective spells shattered.

The front gates of Greengrass Manor also emerged before them from their invisible state.

At the same time, the destruction of the protective spells triggered Greengrass Manor's alarm. A faint popping sound rang out, and a small figure appeared before Irvin and Astoria.

It was an ugly House-elf.

"Raffal."

Astoria calmly called out the House-elf's name.

The moment Raffal saw Astoria, it burst into tears. "Miss Astoria, you've finally returned! You have no idea how much Master and Madam missed you during the days you ran away from home!"

Hearing Raffal's words, Astoria let out