Fish and Cat

Meanwhile, Bell, who was in the Black Lake, had his forehead covered in cold sweat.

He accidentally injected too much magic power!

Unfortunately, this was Bell's first time using Magic Power Detection underwater. The presence of water significantly hampered his detection efforts.

Moreover, what surprised him most was that water pressure could also affect the consumption of magic power!

He was currently at the bottom of the Black Lake. Originally, he was methodically increasing the amount of magic he was injecting, based on the amount of magic power being transmitted back.

Unexpectedly, as the detection range approached the water surface, the decrease in water pressure led to a sharp reduction in the loss of magical energy. This resulted in a significant increase in the detection distance, eventually reaching the shore.

Now Bell could only hope that Dumbledore would ignore his negligible magical fluctuations.

Otherwise, if Dumbledore were to come into the water to investigate, then without a doubt, he would have to prepare to do hard labor for Hogwarts.

At that time, all the dirty and hard work will probably be dumped on Dumbledore's shoulders.

Suppress your worries; there's no way to deal with something like this, and thinking about it too much is just a waste of time.

Moreover, he had just successfully located the fishmen's position. As expected, several fishmen were swimming rapidly towards the shore, and he had to stop them before they reached the land.

Magic Transformation!

Azure magic seeped from Bell's body and, under his control, Transfiguration into a spindle form outside his body.

Magic was infused into the Flying Shoes, Silencio, Bell vanished from his spot, rushing towards the target detected in the distance.

Even though the fish-man swims very fast in the water, he is no match for Bell, who has magical powers.

Therefore, within minutes, Bell appeared ahead of the fishmen's usual route.

Human Transformation!

With a gentle tap of his Wand, Bell's body shrank rapidly, his limbs turned into small paws, bright yellow fur grew, and a tail extended from his tailbone.

Bell has transformed into Fina's appearance!

Of course, the Fina that Bell Transfiguration was merely a facade; he couldn't use any of Fina's innate magic. But if he was just trying to fool those fishmen who were inexplicably terrified of Fina, it shouldn't be a problem.

After stretching his limbs, Bell tried to familiarize himself with his new form.

Luckily, he was in the water, so he only needed to control his body to float. If he were on land, he might even fall while walking.

With a powerful push from its four short legs, Bell slowly swam towards the fish-men.

Soon, five fishmen came into Bell's view.

"What conditions do you think the wizard will propose?"

One of the fishmen asked the other four.

To be honest, he had never actually been taught by a wizard before. His knowledge of wizards came only from the stories told by his elders.

"Any condition is acceptable as long as we can destroy that ' Flerken '!"

"Another fishman said in horror."

He was a member of the Patrol Team that was "attacked" by Fina, and he still feels lingering fear.

"That ' Flerken ' was absolutely terrifying! You wouldn't believe it, I only saw a dark shadow flash by, and then... and then the captain just... just..."

As he spoke, the fishman's voice choked up. It was unclear whether he was grieving for his "deceased" captain or simply terrified.

"Alas! These are turbulent times!"

One of the oldest-looking fishmen couldn't help but sigh.

"Elder Ugali, you are the oldest and most knowledgeable. What conditions do you think the wizards would offer to help us destroy that ' Flerken '?"

Upon hearing this, the other four merfolk all looked at Ugali, hoping to get an answer from him.

"Sigh~!"

Ugali sighed again before speaking in a deep voice:

"To be honest, even now, I don't approve of seeking help from wizards."

Yes, the Flerken is terrifying; it eats our flesh and drinks our blood.

But no matter how terrifying the Flerken is, it can't be as terrifying as a wizard!

Wizards can pull out our bones and suck our marrow!

Although he hadn't interacted with wizards for many years, Ugali still clearly remembered how small and powerless he was when he was just a little fishman, facing wizards who held Wand and could cast all sorts of magical or terrifying Curses.

"Huh!? Then, what do we do!?"

A young merman was utterly terrified and lost his composure after learning that the wizard he had regarded as his savior was actually more terrifying than the ' Flerken '.

"What else can we do? Let's take it one step at a time... wait!"

Ugali suddenly stopped.

Meeting the questioning gazes of the other four, he extended a trembling finger, pointed ahead, and spoke with difficulty:

"Look, what's that?"

At this moment, Ugali was filled with anticipation. He was so old that his eyesight was failing, and he was even hallucinating.

"A Devouring Flerken!"

However, the terrified cries of others ultimately shattered Ugali's hopes.

It really is that terrifying "Flerken"!

In the direction the fishmen were heading, a cute little figure was swimming unsteadily toward them, looking like it had drunk too much.

"Run! Run! The Flerken is coming to intercept us!"

With a cry of alarm, the fishmen scattered and fled without looking back.

Are you kidding? Back then, it took nearly a hundred of them, gathered together, to barely hold their own against the enemy. Now, there are only five of them left. If they don't run, are they going to stay and become the enemy's dessert?

Five flashes of white light followed in succession, and the five fishmen fell into a deep sleep without any ability to resist.

Bell won't let these fishmen get away.

He was all alone and couldn't be in two places at once. If these fishmen escaped, whether they went to Dumbledore to complain or ran back to their lair to inform him, it would be a very troublesome matter for him.

After a moment of distortion, Bell returned to his original appearance. He rubbed his throat, looking uncomfortable.

This was the first time he had ever cast Curses while holding Wand in his mouth, and it felt absolutely awful!

With a gentle wave of his hand, the five fish-men floating in the water gathered in front of Bell.

Seeing the extreme terror on the faces of the five people, Bell couldn't help but feel curious.

So what exactly did Fina do to these fishmen that made them react like fish seeing a cat the moment they saw Fina?

Etc!

fish?

I saw it...

cat?

"No way..."

Bell clicked his Delia, thinking that he might really have to get Shanna to teach Fina a lesson when they got back.