Wizard King

Wizard King

To help Shanna remember magical knowledge, Bell had agonized over it for a long time before finally coming up with an excellent solution.

Today, Bell had finally completed the initial preparations. He would put his plan into action for the first time tonight.

Although playing took up a lot of time, the two of them were definitely more diligent than most of the Little Wizards at Hogwarts. Bell felt that when Brother and Sister enrolled, they would surely possess enough strength to protect themselves.

To help Shanna memorize spells, Bell often played little games related to magical knowledge with her whenever they were tired from playing, such as chaining spells together.

"Levitation Charm."

"Winga~rdium Levi~o~sa~"

"It's 'Levi~'."

"It's 'Levi~'."

...Ahhh! How could my little sister be this adorable?!

(￣▽￣)((≧︶≦)

After dinner, Shanna became sleepy soon after chatting with their parents for a while.

After washing up, Shanna lay in bed and looked expectantly at Bell, who was sitting beside her bed.

Every night before bed, Shanna wanted Gege to tell her a bedtime story. Otherwise, she refused to obediently go to bed.

Actually, Shanna did not want to hear stories. She was not interested in those stale, childish fairy tales at all. Those stories could only fool little children, and she was no longer a one- or two-year-old child. She had just celebrated her birthday a few days ago, and she was already three years old!

Shanna simply wanted Gege to stay with her, at least until she fell asleep. Otherwise, she would feel very uneasy and have nightmares.

"Shanna, how about Gege doesn't tell The Tales of Beedle the Bard today? Gege specially prepared a new and interesting story for you."

Bell began carrying out his plan.

"Okay! What story is it, Gege?"

"Today, Gege will tell you the story of the Wizard King."

Seeing Little Shanna's expectant little face, Bell smiled. After clearing his throat, he began telling the story he had prepared for several months.

"Legend has it that, very, very far from Earth, there was a vast continent. On that continent, there was..."

"Gege! Gege! How far is very, very far?" Little Shanna interrupted him and asked curiously.

"..."

Bell felt that his new story plan might not go as smoothly as he had imagined. At the very least, he already had a sense that things were off to a bad start.

Just how far was very far? Bell did not know either! Think... Think about how those adults had fooled him when he was still a little brat!

So we really do become the people we hate, huh?

"Ahem, very, very far means as far away as the stars in the sky."

"Oh~"

Little Shanna nodded. That did sound very far away. What a pity. If she got the chance, she had wanted to visit the continent Gege had mentioned.

"On that continent, there was an enormous forest. A forest much, much bigger than England Island."

Seeing the little girl about to ask another question, Bell hurriedly used a place Shanna considered very large for comparison.

"Oh~"

"The forest was extremely dangerous because many dangerous Magical Creatures lived within it. But those dangerous Magical Creatures also represented precious magical materials. So, even knowing the danger, countless wizards kept venturing into the forest to explore it."

"The closer one got to the center of the forest, the more dangerous it became. No one had ever reached the center alive, so naturally, no one knew what lay there. But since more dangerous Magical Creatures often meant more precious magical materials, people guessed that the center of the forest contained the most precious treasure in the world. Whoever obtained that treasure could become the most powerful wizard in the world, the king among wizards."

"Of course, all of that was merely the wizards' speculation. So, although they were all curious about what lay at the center of the forest, most wizards could still restrain themselves."

"Until that day, everything changed! A powerful wizard—Goll Rogers—successfully passed through countless dangers and became the first to reach the center of the forest! However, because he had suffered such grave injuries on the way, he could no longer return to the edge of the forest. Rogers used his powerful magic to project his image into the sky above the forest's center, allowing everyone on the continent to see him. 'I am Goll Rogers. I think many of you have heard my name. Today, I successfully reached the center of the forest and obtained the treasure there. But my injuries are too severe, so I am about to die. Want my treasure? Then come and get it! I have left everything here!' After speaking his final words, Rogers died."

Everyone was shocked by Rogers's words. They knew that the first king of the continent had been born. Although Rogers died soon afterward, the wizards still respectfully called him the Wizard King.

At the same time, everyone learned one thing: there truly was a powerful treasure at the center of the forest, and now there were also all the treasures Wizard King Rogers had collected throughout his life! The wizards went wild. Almost everyone began heading into the Great Forest to explore it, all longing to obtain Rogers's treasure and become the next Wizard King.

Shanna blinked and looked seriously at Gege. She did not understand much of it, but she did not want to say so. What if Gege stopped telling her the story after she said it? So whether she understood or not was not important at all. Even if Gege read the Bible to her, she would be willing to listen.

With the background mostly explained, Bell was finally ready to get to the main point.

"Ten years after Rogers died, no one had managed to reach the center of the forest again. But this did not dampen the wizards' enthusiasm. Instead, it made them yearn even more for Rogers's treasure."

"That day, a boy named Monkey Hai Pao left a peaceful little village far from the forest. Hai Pao was an orphan who had depended on a Niffler named Pippi, left to him by his parents, since childhood. His life as an orphan made him long for everyone's recognition, so he set out for the Great Forest with Pippi. He wanted to become the Wizard King. That way, he could gain everyone's recognition."

Shanna began to get a little drawn into the story because she could understand it now. Although she thought the boy's name was strange—something like "Hai Pao" did not sound like a proper person's name—she was very interested in the Niffler named Pippi. She had seen pictures of Nifflers before. They were a group of very cute little creatures.