The school was empty, with no one in sight. Only ghosts drifted about, wandering through the vacant Castle.
That afternoon, Mia toured Hogwarts under the guidance of Hufflepuff's Fat Friar. Although she had often seen what Hogwarts looked like over a hundred years ago within Sebastian's mindscape, she was still inevitably awed when she truly experienced the indescribable magic and weight of history contained within this talking Castle.
There was an unexpected bonus during the tour. While Mia was wandering underground, she ran into Slytherin's ghost, the Bloody Baron. No one knew how the Bloody Baron, as a ghost, had seen it, but the moment he met Mia, he recognized that Slytherin's blood flowed within her.
In response to Mia's question, the Bloody Baron explained that he was Slytherin's direct disciple and could recognize the special traits displayed in Slytherin's descendants by that noble bloodline.
Seeing that the Bloody Baron was rather mysterious, Mia took the opportunity to ask about Sebastian's experiences when he had attended school here.
After hearing Mia's description, the Bloody Baron quickly recalled that outstanding Slytherin student. However, as a ghost who had existed since the school's founding, his impression of Sebastian remained only at the most basic level.
"I remember him. Back then, that young man was quite close to several other Slytherin descendants. They even studied some scrolls that Master Slytherin had left in the Chamber of Secrets together. It could be said that, among all Slytherin students throughout history, he was considered outstanding. It was just that the transfer student who came later shone too brightly and completely overshadowed him. Then, before long, talented youngsters such as Dumbledore appeared among the younger generation. All one can say is that being friends with someone like that was both fortunate and unfortunate."
Mia naturally knew