Strongest Warlock - Wizard World Irregular

Chapter 309: Professor Rinehart’s Plan

"… I'm not going to sneak out in the middle of the night to train, you know?" Ethan said in a helpless tone to Luna, who was lying on the bed beside him and hugging him as if he was her pillow.

"I'm just making sure that you don't," Luna replied as she rested her head on Ethan's chest. "If you are not going to sneak out, then you shouldn't have a problem with me hugging you like this."

Ethan couldn't help but smile as he hugged Luna back and planted a kiss on her forehead.

Chloe and the angelic beauty in his arms had become clingy ever since he returned to Dud Manor.

If not for the fact that Chloe couldn't stay over for the night, she might have accompanied Luna to sleep in Ethan's room to ensure that he would stay put and properly recover from the new injuries he sustained.

"Fine," Ethan said. "Have it your way."

"Mmm." Luna hummed as she basked in her lover's arms and warmth.

Selene was sleeping on top of the table while Lilith was hiding in his shadow.

Because of this, the two of them couldn't do anything too intimate, but they were fine with that.

Soon, the two of them fell asleep.

The next day, right after breakfast, Ethan told Chloe and Luna that he needed to talk to Professor Rinehart for a bit.

Although both of them were curious, they didn't make any move to stop him.

A few minutes later, Ethan arrived at the Headmaster's Office and knocked.

"Come in."

Hearing the Headmaster's cue, Ethan entered the room and firmly closed the door behind him. He even made sure to lock it, just in case someone were to enter the room during his important discussion with Professor Rinehart.

"You came at a good time, Ethan," Professor Rinehart said before putting down the quill in his hand. "Can you give me a minute? I'll just seal this letter. Please, take a seat."

"Of course, Headmaster," Ethan replied as he sat on the chair right before the Headmaster's desk.

Professor Rinehart smiled and blew on the letter as if drying off the ink that was still wet on its surface.

However, instead of being dried up, the ink vanished, leaving the scroll blank.

The Headmaster then rolled it up before planting his seal on top of it, which bore his mark.

After making sure that everything was in order, he placed it to the side and shifted his gaze at the handsome young man with an amused look on his face.

"Ethan, before you tell me the reason why you came here, can you answer one of my questions first?" Professor Rinehart said. "Also, if possible, I want an honest answer. This matter is quite a touchy subject since it involves Nightfall Academy.

"But rest assured, whatever your answer is, the only two people who would know of it are me and Professor Barret. I just want you to know that both of us are on your side."

Ethan tensed at first after hearing that the "touchy subject" involved Nightfall Academy. But since he believed that Professor Rinehart and Professor Barret only wanted what was best for him, he nodded his head in understanding.

"Okay," Professor Rinehart pressed his hands together. "Now, did you manage to capture the Ancient Wendigo inside the Legacy Domain?"

Ethan hesitated for a bit, but before he could think of an answer to this question, someone spoke up inside his head.

'Just tell him,' Ethan's Other Half said inside his head. 'This person, I feel that we can trust him.'

Having received the assurance of his Other Half, Ethan took a deep breath before nodding his head.

"Yes, Headmaster," Ethan replied. "I managed to capture the Ancient Wendigo using Fortis Dud's Ring."

At first, he wanted to say Morrigan's Ring, but his lips automatically said Fortis Dud. Ethan was surprised, but he didn't make any effort to correct himself.

'Perhaps it is one of the safety measures imbued in the ring to prevent anyone from prying into its origin,' Ethan thought.

A look of surprise flashed across Professor Rinehart's face because he didn't expect Ethan to have actually managed to capture the Ancient Wendigo using the ring that he had won as a reward during the Initiation Ceremony of Brynhildr Academy.

"It seems that you managed to unlock one of the functions of the ring in your possession." Professor Rinehart smiled. "So, aside from its ability, Storage, you can also capture live Magical Beasts with it. Quite interesting."

The Ring of Fortis Dud was a mystery, so no one truly understood all of its functions.

But in order to make things clear, Ethan decided to add more information so that Professor Rinehart wouldn't misunderstand the ring's abilities.

"I can only capture one Magical Beast at a time, Professor," Ethan stated. "If I captured more, I would have to release the one that I am currently detaining inside of it."

Professor Rinehart nodded his head in understanding. "One is enough. I can't imagine the ring holding more than one. If it could, it would probably be one of the most broken relics in the history of the Wizarding World."

The Headmaster of Brynhildr Academy stood up from his chair and walked towards the window of his room.

"Ethan, I received a report from the Headmaster of Nightfall Academy that the creature they originally planned to capture is no longer inside their Legacy Domain," Professor Rinehart stated. "He has every reason to believe that you and your teammates captured their target. Because of this, they will dispatch some investigators and students from Nightfall Academy to visit us.

"They'll be here in two days, and they will be asking all of you a lot of questions. They even bribed—err… asked a few Magistratus to act as witnesses for this exchange. Clearly, they planned to take the monster back if it happens to be in your possession."

Professor Rinehart then turned around to look at Ethan with a smile.

"Fortunately, you woke up early," Professor Rinehart said. "We can still do something about the Ancient Wendigo in your possession. Tell me, is it still injured?"

Ethan nodded. "It is still injured."

"Perfect," Professor Rinehart grinned. "Although I have other plans with the Wendigo we captured in the Great Eagle Forest, now is the right time to use it."

Ethan blinked his eyes in confusion because he didn't understand what Professor Rinehart was talking about.

However, his Other Half, who was inside Ethan's consciousness, smirked because he already had an idea about what Professor Rinehart was going to do.

'As expected. This old Wizard is very sly,' Ethan's Other-Half praised the Headmaster of Brynhildr Academy.

Since Professor Rinehart planned to help Ethan, he decided to cooperate this time around and ensure that the delegation from Nightfall Academy wouldn't find any traces of the Ancient Wendigo that was missing from their Legacy Domain.