New York.
"Darcy, where have you been?"
After returning drunk, Darcy woke up and remembered he had work.
Still reeking of alcohol, he yawned as he arrived at the office.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was not usually very busy.
It mainly handled entry applications and illegal entry.
That was why Darcy had dared to skip work to help out.
What he had not expected was for his colleague to mysteriously pull him aside after he returned.
Darcy scratched his head and asked quietly with an awkward smile, "What happened?"
"You still don't know?" Seeing how carefree he looked, his colleague immediately turned serious. "The Circuit Court is here."
The words "Circuit Court" instantly cleared away half of Darcy's hangover.
His eyes widened. "The Circuit Court? Has a wizard committed some crime recently that requires them to come?"
The Circuit Court handled cases involving wizards who broke the law.
Minor offenses, such as unauthorized use of magic, were tried internally by the Ministry of Magic.
Serious violations, however, were tried by a Circuit Court dispatched by the Wizard Supreme Arbitration Court.
Darcy thought back. There had been no major cases in the United States lately that warranted the Circuit Court coming in person.
"I'm not sure, but an inspector and people from Auror Headquarters are here too. It doesn't look like a small matter."
"Even Auror Headquarters sent people?" Darcy drew in a sharp breath.
That was Auror Headquarters, where the finest Aurors from around the world gathered.
Those elite Aurors generally went on missions to guide regional Aurors or conduct special operations.
They were also the sword that defended Wizard City.
If they had been deployed...
Could this have come from Wizard City?
The thought made Darcy increasingly alarmed.
*Could some powerful Dark Wizard have arrived in the United