The Charles Becomes a Wizard

Chapter 349 Gellert?

Not to mention how deep an impression Charles' appearance had made on everyone in the Order of the Phoenix, the master and servant did not return to Hogwarts immediately after walking out of 12 Grimmauld Place, but instead went to the manor where Gellert currently lived.

Gellert had anticipated Charles' visit and had prepared tea and snacks on the table early in the morning. When Charles showed up, he waved to his men who were reporting to him and asked them to leave. Seeing this, Charles winked at Sebastian.

"Sebastian, you will prepare dinner tonight."

"As you command, Master."

Sebastian gave Gellert a warning look, then turned and left the room.

"Sit down." Gellert, who was standing in front of the burning fireplace with a crystal glass in his hand, raised the glass to Charles.

Charles found a sofa and sat down. He saw Gellert hesitated to speak, but Charles acted quite frankly: "You already know, right?"

Gellert was thinking about how to show some concern for Ciel's current situation without hurting his pride: ...

"Yeah." Gellert nodded.

"Are you... okay?" asked Gellert, who had no comforting skills at all.

"of course."

Ciel's nonchalant answer not only failed to relax Gellert, but made him frown even more. After all, the last time they met, Ciel did not show any special feelings towards Sebastian. As a man of strong will, how could he change his attitude in such a short time?

Come on, who would like a demon that could eat their soul at any time?

Even though he was hindered by the contract that affected his soul, Gellert didn't believe that Ciel would accept his fate so easily without any resistance.

It's not that Gellert is arrogant, he just thinks that if Ciel wants to get rid of the contract, he will definitely need help from outside forces, and he can't get around it anyway.

However, apart from the day he learned about the aphrodisiac from Eric, he had not received any letters with the Phantomhive crest printed on them.

"Ciel, you can have other choices if you want." Gellert said seriously.

He truly regarded Ciel as his future successor, so he never gave up on helping Ciel find a way to get rid of the contract. Although he found that the hope was very slim after reading various historical documents, he didn't mind giving Ciel a helping hand if he wanted to get rid of the devil.

Even if his actions may very likely lead to his own destruction.

But, so what?

Hasn't he done enough crazy things in his life?

He was originally a wanton and arrogant person. If he really died in a battle with the devil, it would sound much more beautiful than dying in bed...

"Gellert, I'm fine." Charles interrupted Gellert's thoughts in time. He rested his elbows on the armrest of the sofa and propped up his cheek with one hand. "The reason why I can sit here now is my own choice. I don't regret it."

"Sebastian is an extraordinary chess piece. A random move can change the overall situation."

"Although it may be judged as a foul in the game, there are not so many rules in the real world. No matter where you are, there will always be knights who break the rules and chess pieces who betray their masters. Once you are careless, you will be immediately checked..."

"So, no matter what, I must firmly grasp this chess piece that will never betray me."

“For a small price, it’s a good deal for me.”

"Don't worry, at least at this stage the collar around his neck is still in my hand."

Gellert was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he raised his glass and took a sip of wine: "You are so capable, which makes me, as a teacher, look incompetent."

"How could that be?" Charles was not someone who couldn't tell good from bad, it was just that he had rarely felt kindness from others in his life, so he felt a little awkward.

He averted his eyes somewhat uncomfortably, “You really helped me a lot.”

"Why are you so polite all of a sudden? Are you planning to betray your master?"

Ciel: ...

Suddenly I felt that my thanks just now were a bit redundant.

Gellert raised his lips slightly and rubbed Ciel's head. "You are still a child. You are already very good. It's okay to rely on others occasionally."

Feeling the warmth coming from above his head, Charles froze unconsciously.

It seemed that no elder had ever said such words to him...

In his previous life, when nothing had happened, he had been lying in bed all year round due to health reasons, and his father was very busy, so they could only see each other briefly when he was sick.

Later...no one was qualified to say such things to him.

In this life, after that late-night conversation, Vincent saw him more as a mature individual. Under his intentional control, although they often communicated about work, they were not emotionally close, and naturally it was impossible to hear similar words from each other...

Charles suddenly felt his eyes getting hot. He blinked, reached out and patted Gellert's wrist gently, then coughed dryly: "Stop playing, there is business."

Gellert felt the force on his wrist that was not much stronger than a cat's scratch, and looked at his red ears, the smile in his eyes became even wider. He rubbed Charles' head again and then slowly withdrew his hand.

"You're talking about Voldemort's recruitment; the giants and werewolves, right?"

Gellert's information network is no joke. Although he openly claims that he will not interfere in the internal fighting in Britain, the information he has is not much more than Dumbledore.

"Yeah." Charles nodded without any surprise. "I'm a little worried that they will attack ordinary people."

Judging from the malice that Voldemort and his Death Eaters have towards ordinary people, this possibility is not small.

For Charles, maintaining the order of the underground society and preventing what happens in the dark world from affecting normal society has become his instinct.

What's more, if something really happened, according to the Queen's usual style, the final investigation and finishing work would most likely fall on the shoulders of their Phantomhive family.

Instead of cleaning up the mess when the time comes, it is better to prepare in advance. Even if war cannot be avoided, it is good to control the losses a little.

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