Ryan's Fate

However, Mr. Weasley did not turn his attention to the screen belonging to Ilvas.

Instead, he looked towards the upper right corner, at the section belonging to Phoebe.

Phoebe reappeared.

She paused for about three seconds this time. This allowed people to see her appearance clearly.

Her golden hair, shimmering with silver light, was replaced by a deep blue, ocean-like hue, with tiny specks of light dancing among the strands.

Her fair, glowing skin appeared even more translucent, as if it could be instantly captivated by an invisible gaze.

That outward, captivating charm, like the blazing sun, has become more restrained.

But this only makes it more captivating, making it impossible to look away.

At that moment, the entire stands seemed to fall silent.

Lost in grief, Ron loosened his grip on the parchment.

After everyone came to their senses, Phoebe's screen went back to being blurry.

Now they wanted to know if Phoebe's reappearance was due to her taking several badges.

Three pieces or four pieces?

Just now, their attention was focused on Phoebe.

Mr. Weasley, who was providing the commentary, coughed and gave instructions to the staff behind the screen, "Please replay the few seconds when Dracula just appeared, not his whole body, preferably just the part of his hand holding the badge."

The screen began to become clear.

A hand, as clear and flawless as jade, appeared.

Three badges appeared prominently in that perfect hand.

These are the crests of Hogwarts, Castelobruxo, Durmstrang.

"Oh! Dracula of Beauxbatons only hasn't gotten the Beauxbatons badge yet!"

"She was just one badge away from the championship and had returned from the treacherous maze," Mr. Weasley said.

On stage, Draco, who was lost in thought and being glared at fiercely by Pansy, heard this and his pupils contracted.

Perhaps to change the subject for Pansy, he quickly said, "Pansy! Did you hear what Mr. Weasley just said—the treacherous maze."

You should know that the maze had already been explored by Champion once before.

How could this be considered dangerous for them?

The only difficulty, I suppose, is figuring out how to get back to the tunnel after collecting all the badges.

This really tests your memory and spatial awareness.

But these have already been tested in the maze.

Returning via the same route is probably not a problem for them.

Even with his poor memory, Krum probably still managed to sniff out the tunnel using his great white shark nose.

Therefore, the maze the Champion returned to must not be the original maze.

Those dark creatures might have been released!

No, there might be other ferocious Care of Magical Creatures!

Why do you say that?

"Didn't you notice? When the camera panned to Mr. Weasley, Hagrid was no longer in that little shop!"

He has a penchant for ferocious Care of Magical Creatures, and he may already have a large number of them inside.

And that's the only way it makes sense.

"What?"

"The reason Professor McGonagall and her team act as patrols is to prevent those wild beasts from escaping the maze."

"Do Harry and the others know?"

"Of course they know. Didn't you notice that none of them used the Light Potion they were given?"

"However, the result of this competition is already decided, isn't it? It's definitely Phoebe."

"Not necessarily. It depends on whether someone can gather all the badges before Phoebe gets the last one and returns to the tunnel."

There's another way, I don't know if they've noticed it.

"What method?"

"If one of them, after collecting all the badges, chose to go to the tunnel of the other Champion."

So, with that tunnel occupied, the Champion who relied on their exceptional spatial awareness and memory to return the way they came were left dumbfounded.

Dumbledore mentioned this when he introduced the game in the Great Hall.

When the Champion were in the tunnel, that tunnel must have been sealed off.

That means

"That means the Champion whose tunnels are occupied will have to find other ones."

"But that's difficult, isn't it? And who can remember the exit of someone else's tunnel?"

What if we say we don't need to remember it?

"That guy who can find tunnels just by his sense of smell can definitely find tunnels used by other Champion too."

"Krum!"

Krum, who had just returned from the Merpeople, had no idea that anyone would think so highly of him.

He lacked confidence in his ability to win.

Sharks are not creatures that use their sight to find prey.

Instead, it relies on its nose.

His nose could smell the omnipresent scent of Phoebe that seemed to encircle almost the entire Black Lake.

And the fish-man statue undoubtedly carries the scent of Phoebe.

In addition, there was the badge that had disappeared before he arrived.

He could confirm that Phoebe had at least obtained one badge.

If we take into account the ubiquitous information, it's highly likely that Phoebe has already obtained 4 pieces.

They've already returned.

Therefore, Krum is now aiming for second place.

And breaking character during the game.

Smelling the scent of Harry and Ilvas in the lake water.

Krum paused for a moment, then swam toward where Harry was temporarily staying.

That place is undoubtedly more likely to be the location of another badge.

"That's strange. Apart from Ilvas, the other Champion all used irregular search routes when looking for their targets."

But they all found the badges.

After leaving the tunnel, Ilvas, who had been scanning all possible locations in an 'S'-shaped pattern, still hadn't found his target.

Outside the maze, the guide, Mr. Weasley, exclaimed.

Ryan could only laugh at this.

This competition, especially in Black Lake, involved some incredible maneuvers.

Harry simply let the water guide him.

If we're talking about who, besides Phoebe, can collect all the badges the fastest, then it's him.

Krum, on the other hand, simply copied Harry's homework using his sense of smell, thus becoming the sixth child.

If Harry's ultimate goal was the badge from the Merpeople...

Krum was the second person to collect all the badges.

If Krum adopts Draco's plan again and takes over Harry's tunnel...

Krum might actually get second place.

Phoebe, she's even more outrageous.

If it weren't for her unwillingness to give up the treasure trove of knowledge hidden in the Black Lake...

They've probably already escaped the maze and won the championship.

And Ilvas.

Its only ability is to predict the next 7 seconds.

This ability is very useful in mazes with forks and traps.

But in the vast Black Lake, things get complicated.

So even though he adopted the most prudent and Wisdom approach to finding his goal, he still ended up losing in the end.

However, now is not the time to watch the game.

The golden clock's phantom image flashed across Ryan's eyes.

Time stopped.

In the Black Lake, amidst a turbulent undercurrent, Ryan's figure appeared.

Before him stood Furong, her eyes vacant, her head of shimmering blue hair Phoebe like starlight.

Ryan snapped his fingers.

Golden Galleon flew out from Phoebe's robe.

It sucked the two of them in.

Then it was turned into a red wave.

Hmm, there's a lot of water.

Time resumed its flow.

Kate wrinkled her nose. "What were you doing just now?"

The next second, she saw that Phoebe's screen had returned to normal.

Surrounded by water, Phoebe swam toward a dark cave.

"Ahem, it's obvious, I went to help Phoebe."