Chapter 401: Vampire Secrets

After thinking for a while, Harry had already begun to suspect that Luo En's mental state was not as firm as he said, but he didn't dare to persuade him, fearing that the belief Luo En had finally gathered would be broken by what he said. A belief with deviation was at least a belief.

Thinking carefully, Kiva is a vampire with an unclear stance. Originally, Harry hoped to let Luo En defeat him to gain prestige and exercise his strength. But now Luo En's mental state is not right, so he has to prepare for the worst.

Early the next morning, Harry went to the Hog's Head Inn alone through a secret passage, and contacted Sirius and Lupin with the help of Aberforth. They found a relatively hidden place, and then Harry began to tell the current predicament.

"... That's how it is, I feel it is indeed quite worth worrying about."

"That is to say, you are worried that Luo En cannot grow up according to the plan and defeat Kiva, so you want to prepare a backup plan?" Sirius tapped the table. "Indeed, not to hide it from you, I also have some attempts against the Rider system here."

"This armor that is immune to magic is really tricky. But fortunately, it is not immune to physics." Sirius said seriously. "We started with Muggle firearms, trying to use magic spells to strengthen the power of bullets, or make them turn, etc. At present, it can be said that there are some results."

Saying that, he drew a circle on the table with his finger. "If we set up an ambush in advance, and have a few more rounds of volley, I think we still have the confidence to catch him."

"Yes, but according to Harry's statement, the timing of the vampire's appearance is uncertain. He is in the dark, and we don't know when he will appear." Lupin pointed out the difficulty of the plan. "Unless we can think of some way to lure him out."

"We know almost nothing about him." Harry frowned. "The timing of his two appearances also has no similar connection. Zhang Qiu only said he should be a vampire prince, but as far as I know, vampires have no prince at all."

"Yes, a hundred years ago, the vampire clan had a royal family, but they split, declined, and disappeared. In other words, any vampire could be a descendant of the royal family, and it is very difficult for us to infer from the circulation of the belt." Lupin added.

"You seem to know vampires quite well?" Sirius asked curiously.

"Yes, I recently took in a batch of losers among them." Lupin explained. "A few months ago, a vampire named Gregorius Hilbert suddenly rose to power. He defeated and incorporated various forces one after another, and also occupied Dracula's castle. Now the vampires have completed internal unification."

"I have seen him. He mixed with Lucius and seemed to be cooperating with the Ministry of Magic." Harry said.

"That makes sense. He must have relied on the power of the Ministry of Magic to quickly defeat other clans."

"Then is it possible that the Kiva you just mentioned," Sirius made a bold guess, "is this Gregorius?"

"Should not be." Harry shook his head. "The reason why the Ministry of Magic cooperates with Gregorius is that they want to try to use the power of vampires to resist Kamen Riders. If Gregorius himself is Kiva, first of all, the Ministry of Magic could not cooperate with him, and secondly, he would not be willing to participate in the research against Riders."

"Actually, there is another point," Lupin added, "according to Harry's statement, Kiva is a power that originally belonged to the vampire royal family, but Gregorius is quite hostile to aristocracy and bloodline theory. He has been emphasizing 'gaining power by sucking blood, not by inheriting blood', which actually proves from the side that he himself probably has no bloodline."

"But this also reflects the particularity of vampires, isn't it?" Sirius retorted. "If he killed a descendant of the royal family and seized the Kiva belt, and also gained the ability to use the belt by sucking his blood, is this possible?"

"Then if he is Kiva, why would he attack Hogwarts, or attack Harry and Luo En?"

"My guess is, just like he defeated all vampire clans and became the King of Vampires," Sirius guessed boldly, "another of his plans is to defeat all Kamen Riders and become the King of Kamen Riders." "After he fought Luo En for the first time, he turned around and ran to challenge other Riders. This is why the time and place of the two attacks have no similarity, because this is determined by more and more complex other external events."

"Yes, the possibility is not excluded, but this possibility is not great." Lupin shook his head. "When I said this just now, I was thinking that at least Gregorius knows vampires better than us. Since he is likely not Kiva himself, then Kiva's existence is also unfavorable to his rule. In this way, plus he is cooperating with the Ministry of Magic, I think we can deal with Kiva together with Gregorius, at least we can learn more intelligence from him."

"Alright, then you go contact him, I still—"

"No, you go contact him." Lupin interrupted him. "I am a werewolf, werewolves are naturally mutually exclusive with vampires, and I also took in several of his rivals. It is probably very difficult for me to communicate with Gregorius. It still requires you to approach him

Sirius's fingers tapped on the table, revealing a thoughtful expression. Finally, he asked, "What do you think, Harry?"

"I think Lu Ping's plan is quite feasible; let's do it that way." Harry was also thinking. "The only loophole is that if Ge Lie Ge Li Ou is indeed the Moon Rider, he could use this to cover for himself. Of course, we can also consider the best-case scenario, which is that Luo En suddenly unleashes his potential and defeats the Moon Rider head-on. Then things would be simple."

"Right, we are mainly helping you prepare a contingency plan for 'Luo En's failure.' So, are you going to prepare a contingency plan for 'both we and Luo En fail' next?" Lu Ping said with a smile. "Right, you can also go find Sineipu and say you suspect Ge Lie Ge Li Ou is the Moon Rider."

A sense of déjà vu flashed through Harry's mind. When the Chamber of Secrets case first began, he and Na Wei had prepared to use this back-to-back investigation method to deal with Ma Erfu. Indeed, logically speaking, this already covered all possibilities. However, the results showed that the truth often doesn't follow logic; instead, it might be another, more whimsical way. He needed a richer imagination.

After saying goodbye to the two elders and returning to school, Harry immediately went to find Sineipu, but he was not in his office. Harry thought for a moment and decided to leave a note. Afterward, he returned to the dormitory, where Luo En was lying on the bed flipping through a book.

"You're back?" Luo En closed the book and set it by his pillow. "Any progress?"

"Not yet. Sirius will go investigate the Moon Rider's true identity, but I feel it won't be that easy to find out." Harry shook his head. "Let's finish the homework first; I'll talk to De Black Black Lake again tonight."

"What's there to talk about with him?" Luo En said with dissatisfaction.

"First of all, I've always felt that teaming up with him to deal with the Moon Rider is a feasible plan," Harry said. "Secondly, I want to figure out what he was doing in the Room of Requirement yesterday. Was he really looking at the Mirror of Erised? Because you have to know, he went alone—he wasn't with Pan Xi, nor did he bring Ke La Bu or Gao Er. That is indeed very strange."

"Speaking of the Mirror of Erised, Na Wei also went to see it." Luo En shrugged. "After I talked to him about it, he also went quietly by himself, without anyone else."

"Na Wei is Na Wei; he has always been happy to be a lone hero." Harry said seriously. "But De Black Black Lake is different. He is the type of social butterfly who is best at and most enjoys attending or organizing some kind of gathering, and then doing everything possible to fish for benefits from others. So, the same behavior is abnormal when it comes to him."

"Fine." Luo En sat up, his feet searching for his shoes on the floor. "I'm actually looking forward to you discovering what bad things he's done, because I'd rather be beaten to death by the Moon Rider than fight side-by-side with him."

"Don't say that." Harry sighed. "Let's put it another way: let's find a way to make De Black Black Lake act as bait to consume some of the Moon Rider's strength first. That's okay, right?"

"But I feel that's not honorable either." Luo En said hesitantly. "Even if I don't like him, I don't want to use or harm him."

"Forget it, let's finish the homework first." Harry said, heading toward the library. He didn't just want to do homework; he actually wanted to find Zhang Qiu to confirm the definition of a "hero" again. He always felt that it didn't have to be a tragedy to create a hero.

They arrived at the library. Just as they sat down in their usual spots, Harry noticed that Zhang Qiu wasn't doing homework but was reading a magazine with great interest.

"The latest issue of *The Quibbler*." Zhang Qiu reached out to beckon them over to look. "Lu Na brought it. The official version hasn't been released yet, but this copy has already gone crazy in Ravenclaw."

"When did you get into this?" Harry leaned over curiously, and then a sour sensation rushed straight to his brain, leaving him completely stunned.

*Wow, Severus Sineipu is surrounded by beauties! * "Are you crazy?" Harry whispered. "Does Lu Na not want to attend school at Hogwarts anymore?"

"I want to see, I want to see." Luo En stretched his neck out long. "I just want to see stories like this!"

"Wait, this person." Harry recognized a small photo on the side at a glance. "Is that the one who sells plastic Gobstones?"

"Right, Ka Wen Sang Si Te," Zhang Qiu explained. "Someone in the American Wizarding community. I suspect there might be moves from the White House behind this article."

"Then I really hope the White House makes more moves..." Luo En's cheerful tone suddenly stopped because he saw the title of the first section and that name: *The Eternal White Moonlight—Lily*.

"It's over. How can he say everything out loud?" Harry also saw the subtitle. "Now I don't really want to attend school at Hogwarts anymore either."