Secret Brotherhood!
An organization Vaughn had yet to uncover even the slightest trace of. The first time he had heard of it was when DeSantis, who had parasitized Essex's mindscape, voluntarily told him about it.
But interestingly, the DeSantis Vaughn had encountered in Jack Graves's mindscape last time seemed unaware of this organization.
Essex's stance was resolute.
But Vaughn smiled.
His two encounters with different "DeSantises" had made him realize that the wizard, a suspected legend who had mastered memory magic, was after something far less narrow-minded than Essex believed!
Ignoring Essex's wary gaze, he flicked his fingers. Thick fog created by the Fogging Charm spread outward.
"Dear Bruce, before you firmly refuse me, I think you'd better see whether this other 'DeSantis' matches your impression of him."
Treachery was undoubtedly a highly derogatory word.
In Kingsley's previous impression, Umbridge had been synonymous with that word.
But after actually interacting with her, Kingsley suddenly felt that the derogatory nature of treachery described a person's attitude and morals, and had nothing to do with their actual ability.
At the very least, Dolores Umbridge, this treacherous woman, was far more capable, enthusiastic, and efficient than Kingsley had imagined—
Perhaps her motives stemmed from fear, or perhaps she was simply currying favor and following the wind.
But when it came to carrying out the task Mr. Weasley had assigned, Kingsley found her more proactive and efficient than anyone else in WAC he had seen.
He had merely returned to his room to change clothes. By the time he came back out, Umbridge had not only changed back into her pink knitted dress, but had also summoned two Aurors.
Speaking of the accompanying Aurors, they had had little presence ever since arriving in America.
On one hand, WAC had previously reached a cooperative