Learn It the Hard Way!

Who would have thought that after waiting so long for this day, she had only studied for less than an hour before it was all over?

When will she finally master Side-Along Apparition?

"How could that be? You can still learn."

Seeing Hermione's disappointed look, Bell quickly offered words of comfort.

How do I learn it?

Hermione looked at Bell with anticipation in her eyes.

She knew that her son Bell had the most ingenious ideas!

"Just learn it!"

"..."

Hermione was speechless.

What the heck is "hard learning"?

"Although it is more difficult to Apparition here, it is not Apparition."

As he spoke, Bell's figure twisted and disappeared from the spot.

Then, less than a second later, Bell reappeared in the same spot.

"See, I've successfully created Apparition."

Seeing that Hermione was still hesitant, Bell decided to use a tried-and-true technique against Hermione —provocation!

"If you're afraid of difficulties, then you'll just have to wait. How about we learn off-campus during Christmas?"

Speaking of which, it seems that Shanna was like that back then...

"Who, who's afraid of difficulties!"

Are you kidding me? Who is she? She's Hermione! The Hermione got perfect scores on every exam and was number one in the entire grade!

She has never been afraid of difficulties in her entire life!

She can get full marks on even the most difficult tests... well, at least getting an O is no problem for her.

Therefore, this matter has absolutely nothing to do with Shanna.

That guy Bell is really something! Why does he keep mentioning Shanna when he has nothing better to do? And he always brings it up at the worst possible time.

What if people misunderstand?

"Study! Just study hard!"

As for the fear of being trapped in that colorful space, Hermione, bursting with competitive spirit, had completely forgotten about it.

Bell glanced at Hermione with amusement, and before Hermione could get angry, he spoke up:

"Alright then. But don't worry, even if you don't come back, I'll bring you back, just like before."

So go for it with confidence!

It's unclear whether Bell's words of comfort had an effect, or whether that special attack against Hermione was just too powerful.

In short, within just one morning, Hermione successfully broke through the reinforced space inside the suitcase and Apparition back.

"What the hell!?"

Everything was pitch black before her eyes, and an immense pressure bound Hermione's entire body, rendering her completely immobile.

"Belle..."

Hermione, who could barely breathe, used the last bit of air in her chest to call out Bell's name with great effort.

However, even with all her might, the sound she finally uttered was nothing more than a whisper.

Fortunately, Bell, who had been keeping an eye on Hermione, discovered his girlfriend's predicament without Hermione even needing to ask for help.

As the pressure eases, an upward lift force is suddenly generated.

Soon, light returned to Hermione's eyes. She breathed in the fresh air deeply, and a feeling of rebirth washed over her.

Bell, who was using Transfiguration to control the soil and push Hermione out, looked at the panting Hermione with a mixture of amusement and heartache.

"So Hermione, didn't you feel it was difficult to get out?"

Normally, Apparition fails, it will at most appear in an object like a wall. I've never heard of someone like Hermione who went straight underground.

In order to manifest as an underground Apparition, one must clear away all the soil around oneself.

This is no easy task.

Apparition is a movement Curses used in conjunction with Side-Along Apparition; it is not a spatial Curses used for attack.

Using spatial powers for attacks is outside their scope of expertise; it's far beyond their capabilities.

Therefore, even if a wizard makes a mistake when Apparition and chooses an underground location, the wizard can realize that something is wrong through the pressure feedback from his surroundings and thus promptly choose a different location.

As a result, Hermione ended up doing something quite different. He forced Hermione to learn, but there's no way to force it like that.

"Huh!? No, isn't it supposed to be difficult by nature?"

Sitting on the floor, Hermione said breathlessly.

She spent the entire morning casting Curses, only occasionally taking a sip of water and resting, but it exhausted her.

"..."

Well, strictly speaking, the wrong place was chosen.

In other words, is it Bell's fault?

In short, now that Hermione has successfully taken the first step and Apparition has returned, all that's left is to keep practicing and mastering the Apparition location.

After being persuaded by Bell, Hermione reluctantly put away her Wand, deciding to rest for a while, have lunch, and continue in the afternoon.

Originally, she wanted to take advantage of the Side-Along Apparition almost perfectly.

This isn't Hermione being arrogant; it's what Bell said. Having personally experienced teleportation multiple times, she could easily master the Side-Along Apparition Curses.

Unexpectedly, she was tricked by Bell again!

Although she was putting on a brave face, Hermione's actions betrayed her true feelings.

After enjoying a sumptuous lunch, she fell asleep as soon as she lay down on the bed.

After a morning of studying, she was now completely exhausted, both physically and mentally.

Hermione opened her eyes groggily, looked around blankly, and after a while remembered that she had been asleep.

Smelling the faint sandalwood scent, she knew that Bell had specially lit this Tranquility Incense so that she could rest better.

"Honestly, I told you not to waste food like this."

Hermione scolded in a low voice.

However, she couldn't suppress the smile on her lips.

Once, after studying so intently, she woke up with a splitting headache.

From then on, whenever a similar situation occurred, Bell would light a Tranquility Incense in the bedroom after she fell asleep.

As a result, she won't have a headache when she wakes up, and she will even feel refreshed.

Doesn't that sound amazing?

But Hermione wasn't happy at all... well, she was actually very happy, so happy she wanted to jump for joy.

However, she knew that this magical substance called Tranquility Incense was said to have been transported from the distant China and was extremely precious.

When she was taking classes with the young Slytherin Little Wizard, she heard them say more than once that even Pure-blood wizard were reluctant to use Tranquility Incense casually.

It's not that they can't afford it. It's mainly that the quantity is limited, and even if they have the money, they can't buy it.

Therefore, Hermione always felt it was a waste to use such precious things just to make herself sleep more comfortably.

Unfortunately, even though Bell has told her many times, she still gets completely absorbed in learning Curses.

Even though she had told Bell many times, Bell would still light a Tranquility Incense in her room every time.