Chapter 26: with translation of chapter title

When he heard that, Dali, who was half‑lying on the sofa, narrowed his pupils slightly.

This Dengbulido is really impressive. He managed to guess some truths with so few clues.

Since these people entered the room, Dali has been observing them.

Among them, what catches his attention most is the seemingly very kind old man, the headmaster of Hogwarts.

Just from what his spirit sight reveals, the energy stored in Dengbulido's soul far exceeds that of the others, and Dali can clearly feel a threat emanating from him.

He is a very powerful wizard.

Moreover, judging from the behavior of the Ministry of Magic minister Fugi, he often—consciously or not—seeks Dengbulido's opinion, which shows his status in the magical world must also be high.

"A headmaster of a magic school having such power is truly astonishing,"

Dali thought to himself.

But the reasoning should end here.

Even though Dengbulido knows Magic very well, he could not have linked Extraordinary Ability out of thin air and tied all the clues to himself.

He calls himself Night Emperor to give these people a name to follow, a target, which is better than them searching aimlessly.

When Dengbulido spoke, many people's expressions changed.

"Do you mean…"

Yuehan's gaze instantly swept over the three people present.

Harry, Hagrid, and Dali.

These were the three people on the scene; there was no one else besides them.

"Oh, Yuehan, what are you saying? Hagrid cannot cast Magic at all, and Harry and that boy haven't even enrolled; how could they perform such advanced Magic?"

Fugi looked at Yuehan with a clueless expression.

"Sorry, Minister."

Yuehan gave an awkward smile; he also thought his conjecture was somewhat laughable.

"They haven't even had time to buy wands, so even if they were present, they couldn't cast Magic," Hagrid said immediately.

Everyone's gaze turned back to Dengbulido.

"I didn't say it was those three; I mean there could be a fourth person on the scene, who couldn't appear directly, so he created that black silhouette and hid in the shadows to cast the spell," Dengbulido said.

But as he spoke, his eyes unintentionally swept over Dali, as if wanting to see Dali's expression.

However, to his disappointment, Dali showed no particular expression; he looked like a terrified little child.

"That is indeed possible," Fugi nodded immediately.

Although Gulingge is extremely hard to infiltrate, a black‑clad figure has already appeared, so another black‑clad figure appearing is not impossible.

"But we found no clues on the scene," Yuehan said helplessly.

Now it seems Dengbulido's conjecture is the most reasonable, but they have no evidence.

"Damn, that black‑clad figure got away," Fugi said angrily.

The wizard at Gulingge failed to stop that black‑clad figure, and the Auror who arrived later also found no further clues; that is why they are now gathered here to question Harry.

Because aside from Harry and the two others, they have no other way to obtain more clues.

"Regarding that black‑clad figure…"

Dengbulido looked at Fugi.

"We don't know his exact background, but some speculate he might be… a Death Eater," Fugi said, frowning.

"To avenge Voldemort?"

Dengbulido said softly.

Sss~

When Dengbulido uttered Voldemort's name, the others shivered.

"Um... actually I have another guess: he might not be here to kill me, or rather, his main purpose isn't to kill me."

Harry said hesitantly.

"Hmm?"

Everyone looked at Harry.

"We had just arrived at the Doorway of Vault 713, and that black‑clad figure might have been after the items inside the vault."

After Harry finished, he glanced at Dali; this was the conjecture Dali had told him when he came up.

"Vault 713?"

Fugi looked at Dengbulido with puzzlement.

"A thing stored by an old friend of mine—I had Hagrid bring it out today and take it back to Hogwarts, never expecting this to happen," Dengbulido said simply.

"I see," Fugi seemed to understand something and asked no further.

"I'm sorry, Professor Dengbulido, I overslept this morning. I was supposed to bring Harry to Diagon Alley early, and if I hadn't overslept, we wouldn't have run into this," Hagrid said with great Regret.

According to the original plan, they should have emptied Vault 713 that morning, so even if the black‑clad figure tried to steal, he would only find an empty vault.

But oversleeping caused a deviation in their plan.

"Hagrid, it's not your fault; no one knows when that black‑clad figure will appear," Dengbulido said calmly.

These things are unpredictable, and saying this now is actually meaningless.

Dali watched quietly, not uttering a single word throughout the whole process.

A child born to a Muggle family who hasn't even encountered Magic indeed gets no one taking him seriously, and no one is willing to listen to what he says.

And that is exactly what Dali hopes for—being a little invisible person is just perfect.

"One final question, Harry: do you remember the syllables Night Emperor uttered?"

Dengbulido asked.

This is the final clue; as long as the exact syllables are known, it may be possible to know the language used by the Night Emperor, thereby locating his trail.

Although this person seemed to have protected Harry, the Appearance of this mysterious and powerful wizard is a major event for the entire wizarding world.

This is because, when that sense of awe manifested, it was not only in the underground; Diagon Alley and even London beyond felt his presence.

It was a sense of authority that towered above all beings.

That is why they pursue the origins of the Night Emperor.

This person may be even more terrifying than the fleeing man in black.

"I... I really Lack remembered," after a moment of thought, Harry still shook his head.

"Alright, then you rest well; we won't disturb you any further."

Dengbulido saw this, also Lack continue to pursue questioning.

The others also knew that this inquiry was nearing its end; while exchanging opinions, they began walking toward the Doorway.

"By the way, speaking of this, there's something rather odd. Dali, before the man in black struck, had already discovered his trail; it was Dali who alerted La Huan, and only then did La Huan go behind the stalactite to investigate, after which the man in black killed him."

Hagrid suddenly spoke.