Chapter 427: Cobra

"The most urgent matter is... well, let me think." When Zhang Qiu first spoke, she was a bit incoherent. "Since Evolt appeared in his first phase, that matches up. Tell me, Harry, how many Horcruxes are left in the world?"

"Five." Harry answered subconsciously.

"Remove the most special one, and the remaining four correspond to four phases. Collecting them all should lead to the Black Hole form," Zhang Qiu said calmly. "If he has the chance to consume the last one, he can unleash his full power and enter his true complete form."

Harry knew what she was talking about, but he didn't quite understand; he felt it was all too fantastical.

"But Voldemort is no longer in this world. Are you saying he is the one transforming into that red knight?" he asked.

"No, but the one transforming into Evolt is clearly utilizing Voldemort's power and his special nature." Zhang Qiu explained. "Evolt is a special case in the Kamen Rider system. The emotion he emphasizes is selfishness and seeking amusement. In any case, the person transforming into Evolt definitely isn't a good person."

"But what does this have to do with Voldemort?"

"First of all, Evolt's transformation elements are Cobra + Rider System, which already has a basic affinity with Voldemort. And more importantly, when my uncle was developing and spreading the Rider System last time, he was the Dark Lord in this field."

"But this also, oh," Harry suddenly understood a little, "is it related to that, the special nature of fate?"

"Yes, so this Evolt..." Zhang Qiu took a deep breath, "if nothing goes wrong, he obtained the Cobra Fullbottle by extracting it from a Horcrux. And if he can use this bottle to fuse more Horcruxes, his power will be even further enhanced."

"The Diadem, that's why he wanted to steal the Diadem!" Ron slapped his hand. "So it was to gain this kind of power!"

"Was it the Diadem?" This news seemed to exceed Zhang Qiu's expectations. "I thought... ah, right, the Magical Congress isn't entirely full of fools."

"So, this time there is someone with ulterior motives, using Evolt's characteristics and Voldemort's power to commit evil?" Harry frowned. "Do you know who this person is?"

"I don't know. In fact, Master and Uncle don't know either. One of the important reasons I returned to school so late this time is that we wanted to find that ambitious person lurking in the country." Zhang Qiu said seriously. "Unfortunately, we didn't find them in the end."

"I don't know the situation in your country, but I think, since you said Evolt was the villain who appeared when the Rider System was widely spread last time, and now he has appeared again and can absorb Voldemort's power to strengthen himself, this means he must be someone who knows Kamen Riders very well." Harry stated his deduction. "And, judging by the fact that he acts with Bellatrix, he should also be someone who knows Voldemort very well—"

Harry suddenly stopped talking. He knew clearly that what he could think of, Master Master Xuanjun could also think of. And since Master Xuanjun could think of these things but said he hadn't found the ambitious person, then it was more likely that this so-called ambitious person was actually one of Master Xuanjun's own, and all he had to do was use this stronger enemy to continue pushing Ron to grow.

"Yes, this is truly a headache... but in any case, we must protect the remaining Horcruxes." After a brief agreement, Zhang Qiu skipped the topic. "Another thing is, as you saw, after a holiday of training, I can now use Cronus's Rider power."

"That's really good news." Harry nodded.

"However, I'm curious, why did you come so coincidentally this time?" Hermione asked suddenly.

"That's because of the effect of another spell." Zhang Qiu said confidently. "I originally intended to return to school as soon as the holiday ended, but Master wanted me to stay in the country to help him find the mole. We had some disagreements about this, so he used a divination spell called 'Yandi Induction'."

"What does that mean?"

"The effect of this spell is that it allows me to clearly know the best time to return to the side of friends and family—just like just now, solving the danger you were facing right on time."

"Your divination is truly magical." Hermione sighed.

While exchanging information, they walked toward the castle. When they reached the front of the Great Hall's gates, Zhang Qiu winked at Harry and then walked alone toward the Ravenclaw table.

For Harry, the information he received at this moment was the least, because after vaguely guessing that Evolt might not be the real villain, he chose to be half-skeptical about many of Zhang Qiu's stories. At this moment, the one with the heaviest thoughts was Hermione; she was clearly hearing about the principles and basis of Kamen Riders systematically for the first time, which was enough for her to spend some time digesting it seriously.

Moreover, Harry suspected that she had received some other, different information from Donald, because her brows were tightly furrowed, looking like she was lost in deep thought, which made Harry curious but also afraid to disturb her rashly.

In the end, Hermione said nothing, just said goodbye to them as usual, and then continued to devote herself to her studies.

Ron, on the other hand, was excited and wanted to talk to Zhang Qiu about the Elemental Dragon after the meal.

"You really impressed me, Ron." Zhang Qiu gave great affirmation to the appearance of the Elemental Dragon. "But in this case, I'm afraid you won't need the Bubble Bottle."

"What is a Bubble Bottle?"

"It's the enhancement item I brought for you this time." Zhang Qiu said, taking out a large bottle the size of a soda can with two interfaces. "It can fully amplify your emotional resonance, allowing the two powers used for transformation to combine according to your imagination, ultimately exerting power even greater than ordinary transformations."

"That sounds good, why do you say I won't need it?" Ron looked at this new item curiously.

"Because the Bubble Bottle and the Hazard Trigger cannot be used at the same time. In fact, the Bubble Bottle was originally created to help the transformer adapt to the Hazard Trigger in advance." Zhang Qiu explained. "The original theory was that if you could gradually master the blending of two different transformation elements, you could draw inspiration from it and further master the blending of two emotions."

"But now that Ron has successfully mastered the Hazard Trigger, the Bubble Bottle is dispensable, right?" Harry suggested. "Since that's the case, I think we can give the Bubble Bottle to Cui Ge. Because Ron still needs to use the Hazard Trigger every time he transforms into the Elemental Dragon, it's equivalent to a state of constant borrowing, so it can be said to be an exchange."

"Does Cui Ge not need a trigger?" Zhang Qiu asked back.

"After his first transformation, he produced a Fang Fullbottle, and then he could transform into Fang Joker without a trigger." Harry said concisely.

"Fang? Joker?" After a brief moment of astonishment, Zhang Qiu took out a notebook and flipped through it quickly. Finally, she found the information she wanted in the notebook and nodded knowingly.

"However, I'm also curious, why could he leave such a Fullbottle?" Harry said slowly. "Does this mean Cui Ge himself is a bit special?"

"Actually, if the emotions are in place, everyone can produce Fullbottles according to their own heart. As for Cui Ge's specialness, it can be considered a little bit, which is related to his childhood experiences." Zhang Qiu said casually.

"What experience?" Harry and Ron were instantly hooked.

"He liked watching hero tokusatsu when he was a child, so he has always had a strong tendency toward individual heroism." Zhang Qiu shrugged, this answer was undoubtedly a bit disappointing.

"Eh, don't underestimate this point." Zhang Qiu held up a finger. "Magic is already highly related to a wizard's emotions. Television provides a variety of scene renderings to arouse the audience's resonance, which is very helpful for casting—this is another advantage of Muggle-borns."

"That makes sense." Harry shrugged. "Indeed, Cui Ge has always been very firm."

"Firm because he knows what he is fighting for," Zhang Qiu turned to face Ron. "Do you know this? What are you prepared to entrust to your sword?"

"Huh?" This question stumped Ron all of a sudden.

"The power of the Rider system increases with the transformer's awareness, and there are three very important nodes, or rather, you need to answer these three questions." Zhang Qiu cleared her throat. "First, why must I fight; second, why must it be me; finally, what kind of future do I want."

"I think I've thought about the first two questions." Ron said uncertainly. "But what kind of future... what is this question, the claim?"

"The first and second questions correspond to the base form and the Elemental Dragon, respectively." Harry speculated. "And the third question corresponds to the final form, right? That is, the Fullbottle?"

"It may not correspond exactly, but if you don't figure out this question, you can't unlock the Fullbottle." Zhang Qiu said seriously. "Ron, you must think about this carefully next."

"Especially, the Elemental Dragon is at a disadvantage against Evolt, so you must work harder to find your next direction." Harry added.

"Alright." Ron's face was a bit bitter. ===== CHAPTER 428 =====