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“No need.” Victor waved his hand. “Since the things have been sent to me, it means someone wants my help. I can’t just turn a blind eye.
"Albus is one of the few alchemy masters left today. It's a pity that he is lost in time."
Just as Kyle was about to say something, Victor shook his head and said:
"Okay, I found some interesting things when I was repairing the time turner this time. I need to study them. You go back first and I'll go find Nico tomorrow."
"I want to go now," Kyle said.
Fox had returned from Devon two days ago with a reply from Nico, and he could come over any time now.
"Don't worry." Victor said, "Niko still needs to do some preparations, which will take about five days. Even if you go now, you will still have to wait. Since we have to wait anyway, isn't it the same wherever we go?"
"Okay then." Kyle nodded.
Victor closed the door again, anxious to try out his new idea, but this time, there was no red light on the wall.
……
Although Victor felt that he could stay here for a while longer, Kyle insisted on leaving Beauxbatons the next day.
After Ms. Maxim tried to persuade her to stay several times, she no longer insisted.
Just like when they came, it was Furong who sent them back.
After they walked out of the school gate, she spread the flying carpet on a large rock.
"Come up, where do you want to go next?" Fleur said, "How about going to see the Elf Dance Company's performance? It's in Bagneres-de-Bigorre, not far away."
"No, you guys go ahead." Kyle shook his head and said, "I have something to do. I have to go back to England now."
"Go back now..." Furong asked doubtfully, "Are you in such a hurry?"
Kanna looked at him too.
"I also want to stay a little longer, but I heard something from Professor Victor that was quite urgent, so..."
"It's okay." Kanna chuckled, "I just happened to have a new potion formula that needed to be verified, and I didn't want to run around anymore."
She walked forward and hugged Kyle, "Be sure to be safe when you go back."
"The same goes for you. If you encounter any trouble, just come to Ms. Maxime." Kyle said, "Don't be afraid of owing favors. You can ask Professor Dumbledore to pay you back later."
Connor was amused by his words and said unhappily, "Does Professor Dumbledore know what you said?"
"I don't know, but he wouldn't mind," Kyle said.
"Hey, you two are underestimating me." Furong said with a straight face, "This is France. Even if there is any trouble, I can easily solve it."
"Thank you for your help. When you and Bill get married, I will give you a big gift."
"You said it, what if I'm not satisfied?" Furong raised her eyebrows, "I have very high standards."
"Then change one until you are satisfied."
Kyle smiled and then held out his hand.
Before Furong could react to what he meant, a large golden-red bird dropped from the sky. Kyle grabbed its tail feathers and it disappeared with a bang.
"Oh!"
Furong was startled and couldn't help but look up, "Kanna, did you see that just now?"
"Yeah, I saw it." Connor said softly, looking at the place where Kyle disappeared.
"What is that? Could it be a phoenix?"
"It's the Phoenix, named Fox." Connor said, "Remember? That's how Kyle came to France before."
"How convenient." Fleur was a little envious, but it was not because of the Phoenix's talent for Apparition that allowed it to avoid investigation by the Ministry of Magic, but because that magical animal was so beautiful.
Its red-gold feathers shone in the sun like gold in flames, and its chirping, though brief, was more beautiful than the grandest performance in the Magic Opera.
"Do you think I can find the phoenix too?" Furong looked at Kanna with some anticipation.
"Well... I think so." Kanna didn't want to break her friend's fantasy, so she stammered, "The magic world is so big, there will always be opportunities."
"It would be great if it were possible." Furong looked up at the sky for a while, trying to find any trace of the phoenix. After a few minutes, she gave up and took the flying carpet back to the shopping street with Kanna.
"What are you going to do next?" she asked.
Kanna thought about it and said, "Let's do it the same as before."
"But didn't you say you wanted to test a new potion formula?"
"That can be done anytime, there's no rush."
"But you've been brewing a lot of potions these days." Furong turned around, "I think it would be okay to relax and do something else."
"Not enough." Kanna shook her head gently, "I think it would be better to prepare a little more."
……
at the same time.
Kyle, who left Beauxbatons, was also taken by Fox to Nico Manor in Devon.
As soon as he landed, the house-elf Tata ran over quickly.
"The master told me to wait here for the gentleman."
"Thank you for your help." Kyle patted his dizzy forehead, "Where's Nico?"
"The master is in the alchemy room." Tata said, "I will take you there right away."
A man and an elf walked into the manor. Kyle didn't know if it was an illusion, but it felt like he walked through the huge courtyard very quickly this time.
But he didn't care about it at this time.
Tata took Kyle into a room to the right of the foyer, where the golden cup and locket had been placed.
Here Nico was, staring at a red cauldron that contained a golden potion, but it was bubbling with blue air.
"I thought you wouldn't be here for two days." Nico looked up. "Didn't Victor tell you that I needed some time to prepare first?"
"I did." Kyle nodded, "But I think it's better to come as soon as possible, so I can help a little bit."
"Although this may be discouraging to you, Kyle, I can handle these tasks by myself. You really can't help."
"Did you bring the things?" Nico asked, extending his hand.
"I have it." Kyle quickly took out the time converter with the repaired shell.
"Ah, it's Victor's work." Nico looked it up and down and nodded with satisfaction. "Only he can do it so meticulously. It looks like new."
"You can't do it either?"
"It was possible three hundred years ago, but now, he does it better than me." Nico stretched out his dead branch-like hand and tapped the time converter.
The golden shell separated automatically, and the five hands detached one by one in order of length, falling neatly on the velvet cushion next to it.
Then, Kyle saw a flash before his eyes and he appeared in the living room.
"Sir, this is what the master prepared for you." Tata stood by holding a bottle of red potion, as if he had guessed that Kyle would appear here.
"What is this?" Kyle asked.
"Tata doesn't know." The elf said, "The master only told Tata that this would help the master."
"Um... okay." Kyle thought about it for a moment, then picked up the potion and drank the liquid in it.
The taste is pretty good, it has a raspberry flavor, like juice.
But this is definitely not juice. As for what it is, we can only wait for Nico to come out and ask him.
Kyle handed the empty bottle back to Tata, who took it and leaned over and said, "Well sir, Tata will go and prepare lunch."
"Wait a minute." Kyle called him, "Isn't Madame Perenelle here?"
"The hostess went to France to watch the Elf Dance Troupe's performance and will be back in about two weeks," said Tata.
Elf Dance Troupe?
Kyle always felt that the name sounded familiar, and he immediately remembered that this was the place recommended by Furong. She also said that today was the dance troupe's performance day.
If he had agreed to Fleur's proposal at that time, he might still be able to see Madame Perenelle there now.
After leaving Beauxbatons, Kyle settled down in Nico Manor again.
But unlike the hustle and bustle at school, he was the only one here.
Kyle originally wanted to cultivate a relationship with the civet cat Shakir, but unfortunately, Shakir immediately became angry as soon as he let it out. Its big blue eyes nervously looked around every corner, and it was extremely uneasy.
It seemed as if there was something terrible around, constantly irritating its nerves.
Kyle felt that this should be some protective magic surrounding the manor, just like the alchemical fire dragon at the door. In a sense, this place was indeed full of dangers.
In order to let the civet cat relax a little, Kyle had to put it back into the box, the room where he stored his belongings and temporarily rested.
There was no other way. There were fire dragons, basilisks, and leopards in his box... These would also make the civet cat with keen perception get angry. Only that room could make Shaqir feel a little more at ease.
Kyle couldn't use it for the time being anyway, so he gave it to him.
……
A few more days passed like this.
When Kyle was reading a book, he suddenly felt the light dim. When he looked up, he found himself in the alchemy room again.
"Are you finished?" he asked, quickly closing the book in his hand.
"Yes, but it's just necessary preparation work, not a formal repair," said Nico.
Kyle noticed that the potion in the cauldron had changed from gold to dark blue.
Nico pulled out a small bottle and waved it in front of him.
"Do you remember what this is?"
"The potion that Kanna brought earlier that can resurrect people?" Kyle asked tentatively.
The effect of this magic potion was so powerful that he couldn't help but take a few more glances at it and remember it very clearly.
"That's right, Phoenix Potion." Nico opened the bottle and poured the contents into the crucible. The dark blue potion immediately turned gold and formed a small vortex.
"Originally, the defects of this time converter could not be eliminated, but the appearance of this thing has changed things." Nico sighed: "After all, Mr. Salazar Slytherin wrote the magic runes with the Phoenix Potion."
Nico waved the wand lightly, and the potion in the crucible turned into a golden ribbon, floating to the opened time converter, and automatically formed golden magic runes.