Connor's Hogwarts

Chapter 372 Dior's Pre-match Dinner

"Ha, a lot has happened this year."

Hogsmeade Village, Lake Experience Store branch.

Even though the Lake experience store was overcrowded today, no one ran to disturb the two "powerful men" sitting by the window sill on the second floor.

Their faces are well-known in England, because they are the two "peak kings" representing England in the finals of the Monster Cup, and they are the real protagonists of this card game
"It's true. A lot of things have happened. I didn't expect that we would come to this point." The handsome blond man responded with a smile.

Who is this man?He is dio, Dior Joestar, the overall champion of the Pokémon flagship store in Diagon Alley, England.

Tonight, he will represent England in the first monster card showdown after the opening ceremony.

The first Global Monster Cup will last for two weeks. Monster card masters from all over the world will come here for a peak duel, and the real [King of Monsters] will be determined in two weeks.

Although the game hasn't started yet, Dior feels that he is too high now!

Of course, there is also his close friend Jonathan Brando who has the same feelings as Dior, who is the overall champion of the Hogs Medlake Tavern in the Scottish Division.

The final quota of Pokemon is determined according to the number of Lake experience store branches, and each branch will win a competition quota.

Today, 28 Yokai masters from 28 branches around the world have gathered in England. Who is the real "King of Monsters"?We don't have an answer to this question yet
"Tonight, you are playing for the first time, and your opponent is Giorno Bucciarati who has the title of [Demon]. Are you confident?"

Giorno Bucciarati!The winner of the Golden Pavilion of the Lake Branch in Italy. He is very good at using the Time Dragon deck. He is a powerful player known as [Diavolo] (demon)!

But Dior knew the details of that kid. When Dior was raging in the wizarding world in Italy, that kid was just a little hooligan. Unexpectedly, he can now become an international superstar with the help of the Monster Cup.
Dio smiled contemptuously, with strong confidence in his tone: "Have you forgotten? A year ago, I was the owner of the Scarlet Devil Mansion in Italy, and that kid was my subordinate. I was the one who instructed him on how to play time flow. You don’t know if he still has the courage to draw a card when he sees me, do you think I will have no confidence?”

Jonathan clapped his hands and responded with a smile: "Of course I believe in you. I still hope to compete with you in the final arena. Don't stop halfway, dio"

"You should worry more about yourself, Monster Cup, I'm sure!"

The two of them looked at each other and smiled, without saying anything.

The chance meeting a year ago allowed Dio and Jonathan to settle down and their friendship was rekindled. Dio gave up the job arranged by his family in Italy and returned to England, planning to find an easy job in the Legal Department of the Ministry of Magic. dawdle
But the holding of the Monster Cup disrupted his plan. As a former senior chess player, Dior's card skills can be described as top-notch. The most important thing is that he loves monster cards. He will not let go of the opportunity.

Then there is the competition—passing all the competitions—and qualifying for the finals. For Dior, it seems to be just a piece of cake.

Now, as the only contestant in England, Dior has been in the limelight for a while, and even the old man in his family no longer talks about him, and tonight he will be the first contestant to appear after the opening ceremony!

Dior felt that I was really high!

"Let's go, it's getting late, and it's time for us to report."

Jonathan stood up, and Dio was also full of ambition, punching!This trip is to conquer the sea of ​​stars!
The two walked along the way, pedestrians gave way one after another, even the true love fans were shocked by their aura, although they were very excited, they didn't dare to step forward without authorization, no one dared to step forward to block the way of Lord Dio's progress!

Then, as they were walking, they were suddenly blocked by a large group of people.
The road ahead was blocked, and both of them were a little depressed.

"What's going on here? Why are there so many people around here?" Dio frowned.

"It seems to be a shop, huh? It sells magic scrolls? I remember that there was a big news at Lake's last week, saying that the sale would be postponed? Why are they selling it now?" Jonathan saw the eye-catching sign on the lintel of the shop. advertise.

"Oh, obviously, this is not from the Lake family. If it is from the Lake family, why is it not sold in the experience store?" Dio recalled the rumors he heard from the family before, shook his head and said:
"Speaking of this, I heard that many families have already begun to bet on the Roller family, that is, the leading family behind the store. Their group of guys are probably planning to block the magic scroll market in England. The Lake family took over. I'm afraid it will be uncomfortable to come down..."

"Blocking the market? Would the Ministry of Magic do such a stupid thing?" Jonathan raised his eyebrows, he didn't know much about these things.

"Ha, did you forget the magic carpet? Decades ago, the magic carpet was driven out of the British market by those guys. Bulgaria and the magic carpet business in Egypt. How long have you wanted to re-enter England? Look at the magic Has the Ministry released it?"

Dio sneered and shook his head: "...and they still use the ridiculous reason [carpets are defined as Muggle handicrafts in the Register of Prohibited Magical Items], heh, it seems that Muggles don't use brooms. Isn’t it to keep their broom business? Let me tell you, isn’t it more comfortable to ride a magic carpet than to ride a broom?”

Dior is also a mafia who has become a mafia boss for a year. He knows all about the filth of these old families. It is because he really can't stand it that he doesn't want to take over the family's duties.
Jonathan looked at the bustle of buying in front of him, and understood the nature of this thing: "In other words, this store is opened by those old families to deal with the magic cards of the Lake family? Just to seize their market?"

"That's right, didn't the young Patriarch of the Lake family disclose the spell model of the magic scroll? Anyone who knows the principle of this thing can make it, and it is not troublesome to order a production machine with the goblin, and the cost will not be much different. He, Lake If the house can be sold, so can others, those guys have been coveting the Galleon earned by the Lake family for a long time, how could they pass up this opportunity?"

"Ha, to be honest, I have always admired that kid from the Lake family. No one will doubt his genius now, but he is still too young after all. Scroll magic, a treasure that can be passed down from generation to generation, should just be released like this. Are you saying he is naive? Or do you dislike Jin Jialong for making too much money?"

"Hehe, actually I don't quite understand it. So far, Lake's family doesn't seem to have made any moves. You see, this store is open here in such an open manner and no one cares about it. Is it because I am busy with the monster cup and have no time to be distracted? Or I don't like this magic. Scroll business? Or don’t you care about your market being robbed?”

Dio shook his head and talked eloquently: "Hehe, I can guarantee that if the Lake family continues to do nothing, even if their magic cards are re-produced in the future, they will not be able to sell abroad. Foreign Ministry of Magic may do so in order to protect [local enterprises] Banning the cards of the Lake family from entering the country is like banning the sale of magic carpets in our country."

Thoughtful, Jonathan said "Wait for me here" and suddenly squeezed into the crowd. After a long time, he squeezed out again with a few pieces of parchment, "This is the magic scroll they sell. It says The magic is [clean up], do you want to try it?"

Dio frowned and took it, and studied it a bit: "It can be used by triggering with magic power. It is indeed much simpler and more convenient than simply casting spells, but"

Dio threw the parchment back to Jonathan: "But is it of any use to us wizards? Isn't it much easier for me to cast spells directly?"

"That's true. We generally don't need it. I'm afraid this group of people is here to join in the fun? Maybe only those squibs will be crazy about this thing." Jonathan scratched his head and said, "Do you think it will be?" Could it be that the Lake family really doesn't take this scroll magic seriously? Maybe they don't think it's interesting to earn money from squibs?"

"Impossible, even if they really don't take this business seriously, why should they show something after suffering such a big loss? I'm more inclined to think that the Lake family is holding back some big moves." Dio looked at the crowded place in front of him. The crowd shook their heads and said, "Perhaps the magic scroll has other uses. Let's forget about him. Let's go to the venue. Rather than worrying about this, we should think about tonight's game."

Jonathan quickly followed up: "But I think this is a good opportunity. Doesn't your family have a factory in Italy? Why don't you join in? There's no reason why others can do it, right? To be honest, I think the business of squibs It's not too small."

Dio rolled his eyes: "Nonsense, you still need to remind me, those old guys have vicious eyes, will there be fewer people who see this business? But my father is still waiting and watching, after all, the Lake family has not yet Make a move, after this Monster Cup match, this matter will probably be resolved."

The two quickly found the golden tent exclusive to wizards in England. When they came to the tent, the staff wearing golden hats asked them to show their tickets and identification.

"Hey, man, you don't know me, dio? We're contestants!" Muttering, Dio took out his Facebook and showed him his "ticket".

"Of course I know Mr. Dior, but this is a necessary procedure, I hope you can understand it." Golden Hat replied with a smile.

"It should be, maybe someone will use compound potion to pretend to be the two of us, we are celebrities now." Jonathan responded with a smile.

After the two proved their identities, the staff member of the golden hat opened the curtain of the tent, bowed and said, "Two gentlemen, go to the service desk inside to prove your identities, and someone will arrange the next itinerary for you. I sincerely wish you can become [monsters] king】."

"Lend your auspicious words."

Dio and Jonathan stepped into the tent with a smile, and then their smiles froze on their faces, because the scene in front of them was a million points of shock
Walking into this tent, there is a super-large shopping mall with a height of ten or twenty floors. When you look up, you can hardly see the top. The hollow beauty of this high-rise building is a lot of huge balloons floating in the sky. There are long and huge billboards, with various advertisements playing on them, and many wizards flying around in the air, going back and forth between the floors. The big shopping mall in front of you is very lively under the bright yellow tone.

No one can not be shocked by this high-end atmosphere and high-grade "tent" when they walk in, even Dior and Jonathan are no exception.

"This Jonathan, I kind of believe that the Lake family is really not short of that little money. The space inside this tent is too big. There seem to be many tents like this!? Are the Lake family so rich!?" Dio Feeling the cool [air conditioner] in the tent, I raised my head in a daze to count how many floors there are in this building.

"It's true, ah, it seems to be the reception desk, let's go there quickly." Even Jonathan, who claims to be well-informed, was shocked by the generosity of the Lake family.

Although it is not difficult for a wizard to build a house, the ability to expand such a large space is a proof of the strength of the family. After all, this level of space expansion usually requires a master who is very proficient in space magic to complete. If all the tents are equipped with this kind of configuration, wow, the Lake family is really rich.
"Welcome, how can I help you! It's Mr. Dior and Mr. Jonathan!" The wizard lady at the front desk was so surprised that she almost screamed, but it was not too far away if she didn't scream.
"I'm your fan! Your game is really exciting! The two gentlemen will definitely win tonight!"

Dior smiled reservedly, and said, "Thank you for your support, but should we hurry up and go through the formalities now? As contestants, we are going to sign in here, right?"

The lady at the front desk covered her mouth and apologized: "Sorry, sorry! I'm so excited, I'll take you to the meeting point—Penello, please help me take the place, I'll bring the two gentlemen into the arena"

Dio saw a beautiful girl who looked like a student walking over from behind to take her place. The Lake family actually employed child labor?It's really a black hearted capitalist
Dior and Jonathan followed the lady at the front desk to the sightseeing elevator (not using electricity). After entering the elevator, Dior realized that the building had 28 floors. The lady at the front desk directly pressed the number on the 28th floor.

Curious about the layout of Lake's house, and in order to avoid the strange question from this enthusiastic lady, Dior asked directly: "How many people can live here? What kind of layout is this tent? What will the audience do then?" Come in?"

The lady at the front desk answered Dior's questions one by one with enthusiasm: "We are the biggest reception here. After all, there must be the most Chinese people watching the game. There are more than 5000 rooms in this building. We will provide Guests provide a comfortable living environment, of course, they need tickets to check in.”

"... There are space doors on each floor that directly connect the seats in each area of ​​the arena. You only need to enter the arena with the correct number of tickets. The two gentlemen are participating players. You have exclusive rooms on the top floor. During the competition, all expenses including accommodation All expenses are fully contracted by the sponsor.”

The young lady introduced the two of them eloquently. It seemed that they were very proficient in their business. The three of them soon came to the top floor. Dior looked down from the top and reconfirmed that he was indeed in a tent. .
"Mr. Dior, Mr. Jonathan, this is the teleportation hall. The numbers above these doors represent the seat area numbers. The contestants' seats are in area 1A03, which is this door. When you two want to enter the venue tonight, go directly to this door." It’s ok, there is a restaurant opposite the teleportation hall, and all guests can pick up their meals by themselves.”

The young lady at the front desk dutifully introduced this super-standard luxury "hotel" for the two of them. The amount of information was a bit large, and both of them felt a little dizzy.

"...And here is your room card. The room numbers are 28011 and 28012. Room 10+ is on the right hand side of the restaurant. Just follow the number index to find it..."

"... We will report your check-in information to the organizer. If you need anything, you can call the puppet directly through the bell in the room, or call the waiter through the Facebook in the room, or this is my private Facebook mirror card. What's the matter? If you have special needs, can I ask if there is anything else I need help with?"

Faced with the young lady's blushing question, Dior felt a little dizzy after receiving a lot of information, so he directly expressed his desire: "I'm a little hungry, take us to the restaurant for dinner first."

(End of this chapter)