[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring":3,"chapter-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-242":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Starting at Hogwarts, Logging into Elden Ring",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1496366,1944,"Chapter 242: The Final Task of the Triwizard Tournament, and a More Convenient Spatial Ring","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-242",242,"\u003Cp>Although the \"Sun-Fusang Trait Essence\" condensed from the Erdtree had enhanced Arthur's aptitude in spatial arts…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His attainment in that field still couldn't compare to Ranni—who was already gifted beyond measure, and had immersed herself in the Path of Space for years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Arthur decided to have Ranni open the spatial gate into Kunlun's Treasure Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Naturally, Ranni didn't refuse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She took out the Carian Regal Scepter and tapped lightly before the pavilion doors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vortex-shaped spatial gate—woven from mist and starlight—appeared before the three of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur urged the two women in a whisper, \"Move. Quickly. Before anyone notices.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once inside the Treasure Pavilion, Arthur summoned Hermione out as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young witch emerged from the Zen Garden looking half-asleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She'd been mentally exhausted during the day and had decided to take a nap—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only to sleep all the way until now, leaving her dazed and sluggish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur smiled, reached out, and pinched her cheek gently. \"Wake up, sleepyhead. Dawn's almost here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They'd begun their operation at midnight. Just sweeping up the Recording Stones had taken four full hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the sky was already faintly bright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione blinked awake and looked around in confusion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are we?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Kunlun's Treasure Pavilion,\" Arthur replied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione stared blankly. \"Weren't we here to help Sister Huoxuan destroy the Recording Stones? How did we end up in the treasure pavilion?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur explained, \"Sister Huoxuan wanted compensation. So we came in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione's expression turned complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the first time she'd ever heard of \"compensation\" being taken instead of given.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur added, \"Want to take a look? See if anything catches your interest?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Ranni was walking through the pavilion, observing its layout and the treasures on the shelves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan had already begun looting without the slightest shame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione took a quick lap around the place—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then returned to Arthur.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was nothing here that particularly attracted her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly, it was a cultural difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione had studied quite a bit of eastern culture, but what she learned was cultivation theory—not the catalog of heavenly materials and earthly treasures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike Huoxuan, who could name most of what she saw here on sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione came back and asked if she could go explore outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur could have asked Ranni to open another spatial gate…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that would be an unnecessary hassle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he chose a more convenient method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pressed his forehead to Hermione's—just like he'd done with Huoxuan earlier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he carried Hermione's consciousness with his spiritual power and guided her through Kunlun's pocket realm, drifting from corner to corner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Huoxuan had enjoyed that \"play\" so much, Arthur figured Hermione would too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And sure enough, Hermione had a blast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could project her own mind outward, but her range was limited—not like Arthur, whose perception could cover the entire pocket realm with ease.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huoxuan's looting continued for almost an hour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She didn't take much, but every single item was a treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Kunlun realized what they'd lost, they would be heartbroken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By then, the sun was already rising.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur and Huoxuan pulled the Invisibility Cloak over themselves and slipped out of the Treasure Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione and Ranni returned to the Zen Garden first.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once in the air, Arthur and Huoxuan condensed a patch of rainclouds in the sky and mixed in Winged Demon venom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then they left Kunlun's pocket realm in a hurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even after exiting, Arthur didn't forget to take the Recording Stones Kunlun had placed outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now Kunlun had not a single Recording Stone left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Arthur and the others departed, a heavy rain fell within Kunlun's pocket realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, sudden rain at the peak of a snow mountain was abnormal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But these Kunlun cultivators—who spent their days shut inside the sect, chasing immortality—had long forgotten that kind of common sense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, not everyone failed to notice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some of the newly accepted disciples did feel something was off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But they simply assumed it was unique weather within a pocket realm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the storm, everyone in Kunlun forgot Huoxuan's existence entirely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They continued cultivating as they always had.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until a few days later, when a disciple discovered the theft from the Treasure Pavilion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kunlun erupted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Elders emerged from seclusion one after another, swearing they would catch the thief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, even Kunlun's sect master was alarmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Arthur had erased every possible trace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Kunlun found nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The incident became the greatest unsolved mystery Kunlun had faced in centuries.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(Minister Fudge would've said he was familiar with that—after all, the thefts from the Ministry and Gringotts had ended the same way.)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that was later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time flew to the end of term—more precisely, after Hogwarts released its final exam results.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, Hogwarts held exams in the first week of June, released grades in the second, and began summer break in the third.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This year was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The third task of the Triwizard Tournament was scheduled for June 24th—the fourth week of June.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Hogwarts hadn't begun summer break yet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even the students from the other two visiting schools remained at Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None of the students complained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, what could be better than staying at school while not having to attend classes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was something better…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was probably the day the final Triwizard task began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under Fudge's insistence, the Triwizard Tournament continued as scheduled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Barty Crouch Sr.'s death had been quietly downplayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arena for the third task overflowed with a festive atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one seemed to care that the host had changed from Crouch to Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If anything, Hogwarts students preferred it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the unfamiliar Head of International Magical Cooperation, they liked their kind, approachable headmaster far more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stands formed a semicircular amphitheater.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other half was the entrance to a hedge maze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that hedge maze was where the four champions from the three schools would compete.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the sound of lively music and roaring cheers, the four champions entered the amphitheater from beneath the stands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hermione stepped in, she looked up and immediately spotted Arthur sitting in the front rows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She smiled and waved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur waved back, then linked his spiritual power to Hermione and asked quietly, \"Everything ready?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course,\" Hermione replied. \"I put everything into my spatial ring.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As she spoke, she lifted her hand to show him the ring on her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since the last time Hermione had run her magic dry—and hadn't even carried a restoration potion—Arthur had refined that ring for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It contained a large storage space, enough to hold all the potions, alchemical tools Arthur had given her, as well as Hermione's own commonly used items.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur had given her an Undetectable Extension Charm handbag before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it still wasn't as convenient as a spatial ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The last time, Hermione hadn't had that bag on her—so she'd needed Huoxuan to carry her back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing that Hermione was fully prepared, Arthur left her with a single message—\"Good luck.\"—and cut the mental link.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Weasley twins, seated beside Arthur, had seen Hermione show the spatial ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They grinned wickedly and said, \"Boss, didn't think you'd propose to Hermione so quickly. What about Ranni?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew Ranni was Arthur's fiancée.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And with Ranni sitting on Arthur's other side, the twins were clearly trying to stir up a scene right in front of her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They weren't malicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They just loved mischief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately for them…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Arthur was better at this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took Ranni's hand and showed the twins the spatial ring on her finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ranni has one too,\" Arthur said calmly. \"And I've got extras. Want one?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he flipped his hand and produced another ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wasn't the same style as Hermione's or Ranni's, but it was still a spatial ring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In truth, Arthur had refined more than a dozen storage items in different styles for emergencies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them, rings were the most convenient—so he'd made the most of those.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twins saw their bait get casually dissolved and immediately tried again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No thanks,\" they said. \"We can't handle that kind of generosity, Boss. You should save it for other girls.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\" Arthur drawled. \"Even if it's a ring made with eastern alchemy, with the same function as an Undetectable Extension bag, you still don't want it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To make it easier for them to understand, Arthur used \"Undetectable Extension bag\" as a comparison rather than talking about artifact refinement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And unlike their dense little brother, the twins understood instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They knew exactly what an Undetectable Extension bag could do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For the sake of carrying pranks, they'd even made one themselves in the past—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though back then, their magic wasn't strong enough, and the storage space they created hadn't been very large.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Advance Chapters Available on Patreon\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>patreon.com\u002FWhiteDevil7554\u003C\u002Fp>",1456,"2026-06-06T04:19:46.381Z",1,"novelbin.me","6c37bcf439b79f8d2ab2a968cca2faa96e8ae4543e73bd690f349b27474dceac","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-243","starting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-chapter-241",281,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-at-hogwarts-logging-into-elden-ring-cover.jpg"]