The Charles Becomes a Wizard

The conversation with Undertaker that night had a strong psychological impact on Gellert. He realized that there was an unbridgeable chasm between humans and non-humans. It also made him realize that his identity as a wizard, which he had always been proud of, might not be more important than that of a Muggle in the eyes of those creatures.

However, he was a man of strong will. Instead of being discouraged by this, he was once again grateful that he had moved into the Phantomhive manor on a whim after the collapse of Nurmengard.

Gellert is a radical elitist who possesses a genius-level intellect and a ruthless personality, which results in him being highly self-centered and having little interest and patience for those beneath him.

And over the years, Albus Dumbledore is the only person Gellert has met who can keep up with his thoughts, resonate with him spiritually, and be on par with him.

He regarded Albus Dumbledore as the only person who was as important as him in this chaotic and ignorant world, and as a confidant, so even though the two eventually became enemies and even when he imprisoned himself in Nurmengard, he always thought of each other.

But who could have thought that his spur of the moment action would give him such a big surprise.

A little muck-blood wizard who is not very noticeable in the wizarding world actually has both the devil and the god of death around him!

With the help of the smart and capable Vincent and the equally smart Eric, Gellert's obsession with Dumbledore was reduced to a great extent without him realizing it.

Gellert developed a great interest in Undertaker and the Grim Reaper, and the twisted Undertaker did not hate the once ambitious Gellert.

So when Charles finally went home for vacation, he found that these two people who seemed to have nothing in common actually got along very harmoniously.

When Ciel officially began his vacation, Gellert, who was curious and in a sense daring, set his sights on Sebastian again.

Ciel pushed Sebastian out without hesitation, and used Sebastian's one-hour use rights to exchange for Eric and himself a whole holiday of private magic tutoring lessons.

This behavior, which can be called "greedy", was appreciated by Gellert, so he invited Charles.

"apprentice?"

"That's right," Gellert nodded. "Become my only apprentice. In the future, you can inherit everything I have now."

This was actually a decision Gellert made after careful consideration. In fact, ever since he learned of Sebastian's identity, he has been deliberately deepening his ties with the Phantomhive family. Otherwise, with his identity and status, it would be absolutely impossible for him to live in someone else's manor with a thick face. After all, it is not particularly convenient for either him or his men to be on someone else's territory.

Just when he thought he had paid enough attention to this Muggle family, another undertaker popped up...

Although I don't understand how the Phantomhive family did it, I have to pull them to my side no matter what!

The relationship between teacher and apprentice is very good.

After all, he has no direct descendants, so he is very open-minded about leaving his future inheritance to a child he admires.

In fact, judging from the length of time they have been together, Gellert should have chosen Eric.

But whether considering the magic level or the personality, Gellert is more inclined to Ciel.

Unlike Voldemort's previous attitude of charity and contempt, Ciel could see that Gellert was very serious about taking him as an apprentice, and really wanted to leave his future legacy to Ciel.

If it were any other little wizard in the magic world, they would be overjoyed to have the opportunity to be accepted as an apprentice by a famous wizard, but...

Ciel glanced at Gellert, who looked like a middle-aged man, and then looked at Sebastian who was silent beside him.

Ciel has not forgotten the bet between him and the devil. It is already not easy for him to live to graduate from seventh grade. How can he live to inherit Gellert's legacy?

He felt a little hung up.

Gellert certainly had no idea what Charles was thinking. Seeing that he was a little hesitant, he began to help him analyze the pros and cons seriously, listing one benefit after another, which made Charles unable to help but be tempted.

The conditions offered by Gellert were so favorable that as long as Charles agreed to become his apprentice, he could save himself a lot of trouble.

So, Charles didn't hesitate for too long and agreed under Gellert's expectant gaze.

The two parties decided to formally sign the apprenticeship contract at the Christmas dinner hosted by Gellert in front of the mainstays of the Witch Party.

As for whether Gellert's men would have any other opinions... ?

The trust that the group of people who still follow Gellert have in him can almost be described as blind.

Since Grindelwald chose him, this little Muggle wizard must have something unique about him.

What's more, they still remember that it was this little wizard named Charles who destroyed Nurmengard and "rescued" Mr. Grindelwald.

This alone is enough to make them feel quite favorable towards Charles.

As for the rest...

After all, Mr. Grindelwald is in good health now. As long as nothing unexpected happens, there will be no problems in the short term.

They have plenty of time to slowly test whether this child named Charles is qualified to be their future leader.

If he is good enough, that would be great, but if he is unable to shoulder everything that Mr. Grindelwald has given him, they certainly have countless ways to make him leave with Mr. Grindelwald quietly.

There's really no need to make Mr. Grindelwald angry over such a small matter.