Connor's Hogwarts

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A place suspected to be the Hogwarts principal's office

Dumbledore walked to the pensieve with a solemn expression.

"Let me see what you are."

In a cutscene with ink-like special effects, a yellow-skinned mouse suddenly opened its eyes. In front of it was a black flying dragon with blood-red eyes!

Then, Pikachu and the flying dragon started a fierce battle, and the scene ended in front of the black dragon's roaring mouth.

There was another burst of ink and wash special effects, and Dumbledore, who returned to consciousness, took a breath of air, took a few steps back, and exclaimed: "Fantastic!"

Suddenly, the screen turned, and a string of fancy fonts slowly appeared [Lake’s Arcade Game, Just Enjoy Yourself! (Lake Arcade, enjoy the passion!)]

】——The advertisement ends

Above is the magical ad that has been running back and forth on the billboard of the Lake Experience store in Diagon Alley since August 1st.

There is no wizard passing by who has not stopped for this advertisement, because it features the greatest white wizard of our time - Dumbledore.

Then they will become curious about what kind of magical thing the "arcade machine" in this advertisement is.

Children living in the Muggle world may know what an arcade is, but most wizard grandfathers don't.

For example, our old friend Dio Joestar.

Dior, wearing a smart black suit, appeared on the streets of Diagon Alley in London. The once handsome young man's face was a little less soft and a little more tough.

Today's Dior is no longer what he used to be. Six months ago, he was still a fat otaku wizard who was just waiting to die. But now, he is the famous master of the Scarlet Devil Mansion in the Italian dark wizard world!

Since the last time Dior knew that his good friend Jonathan Brando was getting married. Especially after knowing that his marriage partner was Alina Benludo, the relationship between the two was over.

Dior left on the spot without looking back and never came back.

Because Alina was Dior's girlfriend when he was in school. Although they broke up for various reasons, Dior still couldn't forget the girl who took away his first kiss. He didn't expect that many years later, Dior would actually hear from his best friend. News about marrying his ex-girlfriend

This made Dior depressed for a period of time. He left home and went to Italy. He devoted all his energy to the work assigned to him by the family and achieved great results. The family recognized his ability and brought the Italian work to him. Leave all business to him.

Although dealing with vampires is not a good experience, only by working non-stop can Dio forget those troubles.

Today, Dior returns to the UK after a long absence.

He originally only returned to England to discuss a business deal and pick up some goods for the transaction, so he would not stay too long, but...

The advertisement for Lake Experience Store caught his attention.

"Lake's chess and cards," Dio muttered to himself. He had seen branches of this store in Italy, but he had never gone in.

He no longer plays the monster card.

Because the person who played cards with him in the beginning is no longer around.

Dior once thought that his whole life would be spent in games, but who would have thought that in just over half a year, the former otaku would become a powerful figure in the Italian dark wizard world?

Men are always fickle. Maybe when they are young, they will be addicted to games and settle for pleasure. But when they reach a certain age, their thoughts on fun will fade away. They will take responsibility, worry about their careers, and mature...

Life cannot be without daily necessities, but games are not a necessity in life.

"That doesn't belong to me anymore." Dio shook his head and turned to leave. There was no fun in his life anymore. He was now just a gangster with no affection.

But... when Dio took three steps, Dumbledore's "Fantastic" voice echoed in his ears again, and he involuntarily stopped.

"Why don't you go take a look and remember your lost youth."

Dio thought so, so, pulled by the power of the unknown, he pushed open the door of Lake Experience Store.

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"Welcome to Lake Experience Store. I am Mira, the owner. This is your first time here. Do you need my help?"

Then the white fox appeared in front of Dio, talking innocently.

Dio raised his eyebrows, what kind of thing is this? What strange magic? Familiar? summon monster? Animagus? Never seen it.

"Well, I want to know what products are advertised outside." But Dior, who had received professional training, looked calm and asked calmly.

"Ah, master, haven't you been to Diagon Alley in the past half month? Few people have asked about this recently." Mira the fox waggled her tail and said with a smile: "Then master, please come with me."

Dior followed Mira into the store. As he walked, he looked around the Lake Experience Store. There was no change here compared to before. Some people were playing cards, some were drinking, and some were gathering together to brag.

Wow, what a group of carefree people.

Soon, Dior followed Mira to the innermost part of the store.

"When did there be an extra door here?" Dio asked.

"Oh? So the owner has been to our store before?"

This fox can actually chat? Dio nodded: "More than half a year ago."

"I see, Mira hadn't been drawn at that time, so she hadn't met the owner." Mira jumped to the door, stood up and raised her hands and said, "Well, welcome to Lake Game. hall!"

"Actually, the main entrance of the game room is on the other side. This is actually the back door." Mira lifted the curtain and waved to Dio: "Please come in, Master, it's very fun here~"

Dioyi walked in and was suddenly startled by a loud noise!

It turns out that this curtain has soundproof magic, and it's much livelier inside than the pub!

In the dynamic music, people's noises rose and fell. Dior saw many people gathered in the middle square. They looked at the huge screen in the sky and waved and cheered.

"Well done! Beat him! Go!"

"This roundhouse kick! It's amazing! Who is X**B! This action is simply invincible!"

"Coooooooool! F404 is first again! Isn't there anyone who can punish him?! Is there any Quidditch boss who can show off his skills?"

"Gan! Which bastard won the Galleons again!!!"

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A lot of unexplained nouns and sentences echoed in Dior's ears, completely confusing him. He could no longer keep the calm on his face. What was going on? Am I in the wrong place? Isn’t this really the site of the Quidditch World Cup?

"This is.?"

"Master, let me introduce to you, this is Lake Game Hall! A place to enjoy the charm of games. Master, since you have been to Lake Experience Store before, you must still remember the board games on the third floor of the experience store, right?"

Dio's eyes kept scanning the magical room in front of him, and he replied blankly: "Yes, I still remember those interesting game tables."

"Then it's much easier to explain. Many of the [arcade machines] here evolved from the original game tables. Please follow me and I will explain it to you step by step."

Mira walked to an [Arcade] - it was actually a mirror, like a billboard outside. There was a broomstick on the mirror, and under the broom was a string of English words [Quidditch: Fast and Furious].

"Our Lake Workshop received the technical support of the great Mr. Dumbledore and used the magical magic in the legendary magic prop [Meditation Disk] to create a game called [Arcade]. The one in front of you, Master, is today's A very popular racing game, [Fast and Furious] is ranked among the top 5 in our store’s popularity index.”

Mira explained in a loud voice: "Master, there is a hole on your left hand side. Do you see it? That is the coin slot. Just put a copper nut in it, or insert it on your right hand side. Lake membership card, and then look at the mirror in the middle, you can enter the game through your spiritual mind!"

"There are currently two modes in this game. The one you are looking at is a survival version of the escape mode. In the game, you need to ride a broomstick to avoid the dragon behind you, and the other is a multiplayer racing mode. The [Arcade] in multiplayer mode is on the other side, and players compete together to see who can reach the finish line first!”

"No matter which mode it is, if you perform well, you will have the opportunity to be broadcast on the big screen in the center, which is the mirror where the crowd gathered just now, and be seen by everyone. Excellent players will also be respected by other players. .”

"By the way, also, if you are a tourist - players who only play coin-operated games do not have their own game ID. Only players who have registered as Lake members can have identification, so if you want everyone to know your name If so, I suggest you get a membership card!”

After Mira Taotao finished explaining, Dior came back to his senses. He had only been away from England for half a year, why did he feel that the world had become so strange?

But I can probably still understand the meaning. By the way, Muggles seem to have this thing called [arcade], so have they learned from Muggle experience? The owner of the Lake family is really

Dio shook his head to clear his mind and asked: "So is this a game about riding a broomstick? I'm not very interested in this. I wasn't very good at riding broomsticks. Emmm, are there any other games? ?”

"Of course! Our popular games here include the team-based adventure game [Gryffindor's Order: Warriors], the two-player fighting game [Monster All-Stars Brawl], and the gold-earning game [Under the Black Lake]" The fishing expert], the luck-testing [hair in polyjuice potion].”

"Wait, wait, wait." Dio stopped Mira who said a lot of names in one breath, pressed her temples and said, "Then let's go and have a look at the monster card first. I'm more familiar with this one."

"No problem! The [arcade] of Monster Fight is over here in the multiplayer area. Master, please come with me!"

Dior followed Mira to a long corridor, where there were more than a dozen [arcade machines] placed in succession. Several people were already sitting and lying on the sofa motionless, seeming to have "wandered" away.

"This is the duel area. This is a symmetrical corridor. There is also a row of the same arcade machines on the other side of the wall, but the entrance is different. Come, master, sit down in this seat." Mira led Dio there. He sat down in an empty seat and said:

"[Yōkai All-Stars Brawl] has a human-machine mode and a duel mode. As the name suggests, the human-machine mode allows you to play by yourself. As long as you put in coins, you can compete with monsters that act autonomously. The duel mode requires an opponent. Master, you click on the table. button on."

Dio saw a red button on the table and pressed it without thinking.

"When you press the button, on the other side, that is, on the other side of this wall, the tables and chairs in the same position will light up, indicating that the owner is requesting a battle. If someone on the other side sees it and wants to join the battle, just Will sit down at the table and respond.”

Before Mira finished speaking, the mirror in front of Dio turned red: "Master, someone on the opposite side has already accepted the challenge. Now you just need to put in the coin to start the game!"

"Master, do you have a monster card?"

"Uh, no."

"Oh, that doesn't matter. Then you only need to invest one Copper Nat to choose one of the ten basic monster card characters to fight. If you invest three Copper Nats, you can freely choose the character provided by [Arcade]. Fifty monster card characters!”

"Of course, if you have your own rare monster card, just insert the monster card into the slot above and you can summon the rare monster card to fight! The combat power of all monster cards is relatively balanced, and their skills are also consistent with the monster cards. The skills of the cards themselves are basically the same, so I won’t explain any more. Master, please quickly experience it for yourself!”

Dio was confused, but he still nodded, threw in three copper coins, looked at the mirror, and then began to wander.

When Dio opened his eyes, he found that he seemed to be floating in the air as a soul, and a soft voice came: "Please choose your hero, Summoner."

Summoner? You should be talking about me, right? Then Dio saw dozens of familiar Yokai characters appearing in mid-air, including Pikachu, Charmander, Ducky, and Captain Teemo.

It was really a bit nostalgic. Dio, who hadn't played the monster card in half a year, couldn't help but sigh. Finally, he reached out to the Charmander that he was most familiar with.

"The hero selection is completed. The hero your opponent chose is [Red-Eyes Black Dragon], random map: desert, countdown to preparation: 10, 9, 8"

? ? ? What kind of monster card is the red-eyed black dragon? Is it a new card? I didn’t remember this monster existed! Before Dio could react, he found that he had turned into a Charmander! Looking at his little paws and legs, it felt really strange.

".3, 2, 1, release!"

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Dio opened his eyes and looked at the [True Red-Eyed Black Dragon] in front of him...which was not the same size as himself at all, and fell into deep thought.

…Did I not recharge?

Then the black dragon on the opposite side slapped him with his claws. Seeing that he was about to be slapped to death, Dio decisively gave up the struggle.

But when the slap hit him, there was no pain as expected. After Dio was slapped and flew away, he realized that there were several unfamiliar "icons" in his field of vision.

"Sorry, aren't you ready yet?" The black dragon in front of him suddenly uttered human words.

So you can still talk in this game? Dio stood up and said, "No, this is my first time playing, and I haven't figured out the situation yet."

"Oh, is this your first time playing? Oh, I understand, you are not a Yokai card player, are you? This arcade has been open for more than half a month, and all the old players have played this game." And neither does Black Dragon. Attacked, he sat down and slowly explained to Dio:

"Since you are a novice, let me introduce it to you first. Pay attention to the field of view in front of you. The green bar in the upper left is your HP, and the blue bar under the health bar is the MP bar used to cast skills. , and there is also a MAX bar for amplifying moves. Using skills will consume MP, and being attacked will accumulate MAX."

The black dragon explained to the small fire dragon seriously, and the dragons, one big and one small, got along very harmoniously: "The influence of body size on the game has advantages and disadvantages. It doesn't mean that I will win because I am bigger than you. Everyone's attack power is actually different." They’re all pretty much the same, so don’t worry about size.”

"I think I understand." Dio quickly figured out how to operate it. In this game, he moves very fast and is not easy to be hit, so he does not necessarily lose. This game is a bit interesting: " I’m ready, let’s get started!”

"Very good, very impressive. It seems you are very talented!" Black Dragon laughed loudly and said: "I won't hold back, come on! Take the move!"

Then two fire dragons, one big and one small, started a fierce battle. The black dragon was huge and had superior strength. It could cause area damage by destroying the terrain. The small fire dragon was extremely fast, with small attacks but fast attack speed. There was also the small fire dragon that breathed fire from a long distance. Skills, the two dragons fought back and forth.

The more Dior fought, the more excited he became. He felt that the blood and passion he had had returned to him. At this moment, he completely forgot about his bullshit jobs and his identity as a gangster. It was as if he was back to the beginning, back to the person who could A boy who is excited about the game...

"Hahahaha! It feels so good! I'm so high!"

Dio laughed wildly and unleashed his ultimate move: [Big Fire Ball]

The move that I thought would be easily dodged actually hit the black dragon firmly. The health of the black dragon was instantly cleared, and the shocked expression remained on his face:

"You are dio?!"

Dio's eyes widened. He could recognize himself with just these words. Could it be that you are...

"Jonathan!!?"

"TIME UP!" The soft voice sounded again, and the two were sent out of the scene.

The game is over, but the story of these two young people has just begun.

(As I write this, I almost forget who the protagonist is==)