Bab 314: Chapter 314: A Good Death
Isabelle silently watched everything unfold. Until now, she still hadn't completely figured out how Albert had pulled it off. But the fallen Rovina Smith, ready to be slaughtered, had already proven that they were the ultimate winners.
She had survived, and now she had a chance for revenge, all thanks to Albert.
However, Isabelle still voiced her confusion, "Actually, you were prepared all along, even better than me. Although I don't know where you got that thing from, if you had such a dark magical item, why didn't you use it right from the start? Facing Rovina Smith head-on was indeed reckless."
In truth, smart individuals like Isabelle didn't believe that Albert would act recklessly. There had to be a reason behind it, which was why she couldn't help but inquire curiously about why he was willing to take the risk.
"Reckless? No, I was just pretending to be reckless." Albert answered Isabelle's question as he used the Truth-Seeking Charms to search for magical items on Smith's body, "After seeing my future self go back in time, I knew I would win, but I didn't know how I would defeat Rovina Smith."
"But you didn't do anything." Isabelle became even more puzzled.
Then, she remembered something. Albert did do something; according to him, he helped "his past self" break free from the Dementor's Kiss faster.
Although Isabelle thought it was quite risky, Albert did it, and he even let his past self know about his future self's existence. This was clearly something forbidden, yet this situation had taken a strange turn in Albert's case.
"I originally thought that my future self would use the Banshee's Howl to knock everyone down and then take us away. But the outcome was unexpected." Albert took Smith's items and prepared to take away the valuable ones.
"There weren't better options, so I could only follow the intuition provided by Felix Felicis."
"You took Felix Felicis?"
"The results weren't too bad, were they? Felix Felicis may not actually bring luck, but the effect is still pretty good." Albert took out a small bag of Galleons from Smith's pocket, weighed it in his hand, and stuffed it into his own pocket.
"You still haven't answered my question." Isabelle said.
"Seeing the time-turner being used by my future self and you on the Marauder's Map, it meant that we survived Smith's hands, and it wasn't very difficult... our future selves were responsible for the aftermath."
"Why?"
Albert knew what Isabelle was asking, and he explained, "If surviving meant going through a near-death experience, then I would definitely leave a warning for my past self, telling him to go directly to Dumbledore. I do value my life."
"Leaving a warning for your past self?"
Isabelle was shocked by Albert's idea. Contacting one's past self was undeniably a very risky thing to do, and many people had lost their lives because of it.
However, Albert's thought process was completely different from Isabelle's. With preparation, encountering his future self would at most make his heart beat a bit faster.
With the assurance of his future self, he could be bolder in dealing with Rovina Smith and simultaneously complete the mission from the mission board.
However, what frustrated Albert was that his future self didn't seem to intend to reveal himself. So, under the guidance of Felix Felicis, he cleverly shifted Smith's attention, preparing to run away with Isabelle, leaving the remaining issues to his future self who was already prepared.
"You still haven't answered my question."
"We wanted to extract all the information we could from Rovina Smith's mouth, so naturally, we had to find other ways to make him lower his guard." Albert dealt with his own matters, saying, "When people believe they have everything under control, they tend to relax."
In reality, Rovina Smith did indeed spill everything, and it didn't take much effort or words from Albert to make him do so.
Of course, Albert's battle with Rovina Smith definitely wasn't just a result of him acting on impulse. If he wanted to complete all the tasks related to Rovina Smith, it was necessary for him to appear a bit reckless and Gryffindor-like. Felix Felicis helped him better guide and bring out his performance talents.
Rovina Smith was overly confident in his own abilities and didn't intend to kill them immediately.
Of course, if it wasn't for Albert's extremely cunning maneuver, they would have probably been fed to the eight-eyed giant spiders.
What frustrated Albert most was that after Rovina Smith was hit by the Cruciatus Curse and fell, he noticed that several new tasks had appeared in his mission panel.
Among them, there was one that Albert decided to take a risk and try.
To Attack.
You encountered an unbeatable enemy and got into an irreconcilable conflict with them. Since that's the case, use combat to solve the problem and make the other party understand that you're not someone they can easily manipulate.
Combat time: Ten minutes.
Reward: 10,000 experience, 1 skill point, obtain a designated skill from Rovina Smith.
Of course, the main reason Albert dared to take the risk was that Rovina Smith didn't intend to kill them immediately. So, he wasn't worried about being killed by the other party right away.
Later on, Albert refrained from casting the Avada Kedavra curse at Rovina.
"I really have no idea what's going on in your head!" Isabelle sighed. She felt that Albert probably hadn't told the whole truth, but she wasn't prepared to continue questioning him.
After all, everyone has their own secrets.
Albert took all the magical items from Rovina Smith's body, cast several spells on him, and made sure he couldn't use the Disillusionment Charm to escape. Then, he woke the guy up.
"I'm here to fulfill my promise from earlier. Those two Cruciatus Curses must have been quite painful. Now, I'll let you experience the agony." Albert lifted his foot and kicked Rovina Smith.
In the silent forest, the sound of something breaking faintly echoed.
Rovina Smith, unable to move his body, stared wide-eyed, bloodshot eyes almost bulging out of their sockets.
"Don't give me that look. I'm just keeping my promise." Albert diverted his gaze back to the mission panel and muttered, "With this, the revenge mission is completed as well."
Speaking of which, Rovina Smith was quite a good guy!
He didn't make them struggle much to deal with him.
With just this wave of completed tasks, there were no fewer than ten of them – truly a windfall!
Isabelle, who had witnessed Albert committing the crime, seemed to sense a faint sorrow in Rovina Smith. She also thought about giving him a couple of kicks to relieve her shock.
"Forget it, let's not delay any longer and finish off this guy." Isabelle suppressed the cruel thought, looked at Rovina Smith, and softly repeated, "Look, those big guys are already eager to enjoy their meal."
Under Isabelle's control, the eight-eyed giant spiders slowly approached, their enormous bodies obscuring Rovina Smith's view.
In his eyes, the pincers of the eight-eyed giant spiders were gradually enlarging, ultimately turning into the shadow of death that completely engulfed him.
Rovina Smith died, killed by the eight-eyed giant spiders.
Albert and Isabelle slowly backed away, leaving the spiders ample time to dine.
At that moment, hurried footsteps quickly approached from the distance. Albert narrowed his eyes and put on his earmuffs again. He also cast the Disillusionment Charm on himself, quietly shifting to the side and pointing his wand in the direction of the sound.
Who could it be?
The owner of the footsteps appeared in Albert's field of vision, raising his wand to confront Isabelle. However, he quickly lowered his wand.
"Uncle Muggle, why are you here?" Isabelle lowered her wand and asked warily.
"You're safe, that's really great. What about Albert?"
"He's fine."
"That's good." Muggle turned his head to look at the direction where Albert was hiding, sighing in relief, "That bastard Rovina didn't do anything to you, right? By the way, where's that guy?"
"He's dead. He wanted to feed us to the eight-eyed giant spiders, so we fed him to them instead." Albert said calmly.
"Good riddance!" Muggle's reaction was a bit beyond the two's expectations. "That guy actually intended to kill you. He's truly despicable."
You just believed that?
Albert was dumbfounded.
He soon understood what was going on. The Smith family's response was faster and harsher than anticipated.
"To be honest, I never thought you guys could solve the problem on your own. That's great, it means Gabe doesn't have to die." Muggle's words became even more puzzling for the two, but he kept speaking to himself, "You should go back to school first. Don't reveal any flaws. I'll handle things here. Rovina Smith will permanently disappear."
"You've been watching us."
"No, I've just been providing covert protection to prevent you from needlessly dying outside of the school." Muggle quickly explained, "Someone will explain things to you properly. For now, go back to school, disguise yourselves properly, and by the way, don't carry anything from that guy, except for Galleons. It's easy to reveal inconsistencies."
Albert handed over a few unknown items from his pocket to Muggle. These items were indeed a bit troublesome to carry. After a moment of thought, he also tossed the bag of Galleons to Muggle. It was best to clear everything up now.
"I'll get you another batch of Galleons for these. Be careful on your way back."
After Albert and Isabelle left, Muggle squinted at Rovina's broken body and took out a small handheld mirror, saying, "Rovina really intended to hurt them. But in the end, he got fed to the eight-eyed giant spiders himself. I'm handling the aftermath."
"Dead... that's fine too." Gabe sounded a bit desolate, murmuring.
"I'll come help you handle the aftermath." Professor Brode stood up, nodded at the other two companions, and quickly left the hall.
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