Mysterious Journey

Chapter 991: The Young and Tender Witches

According to the rules of the 'Tarot Club,' four or more Major Arcana members can jointly initiate a meeting.

As the magician who created the Tarot cards, Nicolas Flamel easily enchanted each Major Arcana card, ensuring that everyone could connect through their respective cards when necessary. The voice just now came from the "Tarot Communicator" that Erina had in her pocket.

In theory, the "Magician" should be responsible for notifications and communication, but Dumbledore took the initiative to take on this task.

After all, compared to the other Major Arcana members, as the Headmaster of Hogwarts, he was clearly the most suitable choice.

As Dumbledore's message ended, Erina temporarily lost the mood to continue teasing her wings.

Strictly speaking, this was the first time Hermione, Luna, and Hannah had directly faced a remote "video" conference of all the Major Arcana members.

At this point in time, she wasn't so insane as to let the little wings appear before a group of old wizards with flushed faces, disheveled hair, and disarranged clothes—if that really happened, Xenophilius Lovegood might come to her for a fight.

"An emergency meeting? Was that... Professor Dumbledore's voice?"

Hermione took off her tight-fitting uniform, looking at Erina, who seemed lost in thought.

As the meeting notification arrived, Erina quickly released them from their constraints. The Hyperion suit, which had seemed alive, became soft again, but Hermione, Luna, and Hannah still chose to change their clothes as quickly as possible.

The feeling was just too terrible, as if being stuffed into a strange container, only to be manipulated by others.

"Yes, but you'll have to change your address later."

Erina tapped the armrest lightly, glancing at the girls who were changing.

"In the 'Tarot Club,' we usually address each other by our respective Major Arcana cards. Even if you haven't obtained a Major Arcana card yet, the corresponding magical name still belongs to you—unless your Major Arcana card is given to another wizard. Remember not to call it wrong later, trainee—Justice Miss."

"Eh? Are we going to participate in that... meeting later? I thought we were just going to listen by your side."

Hannah adjusted her bra strap and put on a relatively loose light-colored sweater, which Erina had given her as a birthday present.

Erina nodded slightly, frowning as she replied.

"That's right. According to the original plan, you should have been interning by my side for two or three days first. But judging from the information just now, the other Major Arcana members seem to have different opinions. They took the initiative to ask you to participate in the meeting. This is actually a bit beyond my expectation, so during the meeting later, try not to express your opinions, and let me figure out what's going on."

"This meeting is probably mainly directed at you, Erina. It coincides with the time you left Hogwarts."

Luna looked through the wardrobe for a while and finally chose a blue denim jacket.

"If I'm not mistaken, in the resolutions before the Tarot Club, 【The Hermit】 and 【The Hanged Man】 should not have much say. But tonight, their names appeared alongside Dumbledore, I mean 【The Hierophant】 and 【The Tower】... This kind of dialogue, conducted in the form of a meeting discussion, is probably intended to overturn or modify some previous plans. We may become bargaining chips, Miss Fool, don't you think?"

Erina thought for a moment and shrugged indifferently.

"Let's see what happens at the emergency meeting later... Miss High Priestess. If it's really about exchanging your personal growth, I can concede a lot. Well, I will never push the plan forward at the expense of you—that's the bottom line."

"It's okay, Professor Dumbledore shouldn't have any bad intentions."

Hermione thought for a moment and eventually put on a Hyperion gold, white, and red jacket over her shirt.

"It's you... After the meeting, can you be a little more serious? We may have a lot of questions to ask you."

Erina pouted, playing with her Tarot card.

"Don't worry, I'm not some female hooligan."

Hermione raised an eyebrow, looking at Erina with a subtle expression.

As the oldest of the four, Hermione, who had just turned thirteen, vaguely understood certain feelings.

Anyway, judging from her previous experience, Erina's words just now were not very convincing. If this guy were a boy, the three of them would probably end up in a melodramatic love quadrangle—succubi were just too... humph.

"Okay, I've changed my clothes too. Is there anything else we need to prepare?"

At that moment, Luna buttoned up her denim shorts, closed the wardrobe door, and walked over.

Although she was the youngest, her development was ahead of Hermione's, and she looked more like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl.

Unlike the other girls, Luna was probably the most nervous one in the room.

"Relax a little, Mr. Lovegood won't do anything even if he's unreasonable—"

Erina patted Luna's tight butt. She knew what Luna was worried about, after all, her future colleague was her father.

"While there's still some time, let me show you a cartoon. It's been a long time since you relaxed, hasn't it? As for the process tasks you still have piled up in your hands, you don't need to worry about them for now. Let's see what happens after the meeting... or do you have any ideas?"

"That—"

Luna raised her hand, saying expectantly.

"I want to go ashore and take a look. The Hyperion base is a large amusement park, right?"

"Amusement park?!"

Hannah and Hermione's eyes lit up, and they looked at Erina subconsciously.

"No. At least... not for a while—"

Erina's face darkened suddenly, and she refused without hesitation.

You know, amusement parks are also divided by age group. The Hyperion repair base is at least an 16-18+ amusement park.

Although she could use her privileges to order them to pretend and clear out a 9+ area, if Dumbledore, Grindelwald, or even Xenophilius found out that the first stop she took the wings to was the "Hyperion Repair Base," then she was done for.

"Adults have different ways of having fun. They like to drink, fight... very barbaric and boring."

Erina thought for a moment and explained earnestly. She glanced at Hannah.

"You should know this best. Do you want to play games with a bunch of drunks? That place is basically a big bar. If you really want to go to an amusement park, check the Tianming Group's properties in a while and find an amusement park to go to together."

"Eh? Are the crew members of the Hyperion like the customers at the Leaky Cauldron?"

"Of course, adults are all the same." Erina said seriously.

"Well, okay."

Hannah stared at the hair on Erina's head for a few seconds and sighed blandly.

"That's no fun. Hermione, Luna, you don't know, those drunks are so annoying—they do almost nothing but drink, fight, brag, and gamble. If it's really like what Erina said, then there's really no need to waste time going there."

"Really? Okay."

Hermione glanced at Erina suspiciously, but didn't continue to ask.

Compared to the mysterious, serious Major Arcana meeting, the secrets of the Hyperion base were not that important.

She thought for a moment, glanced at Luna, who was about to speak, and said first.

"Then, I want to see... Agumon!"

"—Pikachu!"

Luna retorted belatedly, looking at Hermione with a pout.

"Last time it was Agumon, so this time it should be my turn. And I am the High Priestess, so I am ahead of you in order. Moreover, strictly speaking, the later you are, the more important you are. For example, the weight of the World is heavier than the Major Arcana in front... You didn't say it yourself just now, Erina, did you?"

Hermione shook her finger, leisurely correcting Luna's argument, while turning her head to throw the question out.

"Uh—"

Erina glanced at the clock on the wall. There was still more than an hour before the meeting started.

In theory, there was enough time to watch one episode of each, but in her impression, this seemingly balanced approach seemed to be a big pit.

So...

Erina looked at the iron-headed girl watching the show without hesitation.

"Hannah, you decide!"

"Eh, I... I still want to hear Erina tell the story of One Thousand and One Nights..."

"???" Hermione was stunned for half a second.

"Isn't that in the book?!"

"But, reading is so tiring, it's easier to listen to stories. Aren't you tired?"

Hannah smiled and climbed onto the bed with a pillow, quietly turning off her work panel.

The other three always thought she was silly, but she wasn't silly at all. Most of the time, she was the most clever one.

Rather than being forced to stand with Hermione, Luna, or Erina, it was better to pull everyone together to lie on the bed and slack off. This was a tried-and-true coping technique for her for a long time. The most important thing was that it could still get her the results she wanted.

"But..."

"Listening to stories is fine too, it's good to rest."

Luna quickly changed her position, grabbed the remaining pillows, and secured a spot on the bed.

Anyway, she had grown up listening to her father tell stories since she was a child. Now that it was Erina, who had better eloquence and more exciting stories, there was nothing to be picky about. As long as the little beaver didn't win, it didn't matter if she couldn't see the new episode of "Satoshi's Adventures."

Moreover, the most important thing was that if it was a story about these Muggle worlds—

Erina pulled open her collar, looked inside, and took out two thick books, placing them on her lap.

Then, she turned to Hermione and pointed to the storybook on her lap.

"Then, like before, you read half and I read half?"

"I'll read more this time..."

Hermione sighed helplessly, picked up "One Thousand and One Nights" from Erina's lap, and opened it in her arms.

"You have a Major Arcana meeting later, it wouldn't be good to get a sore throat—but you have to take the time to finish the Wizard Beast storyline this weekend, or I won't help you read it. Really, why can't these books speak for themselves..."

"If you think it's necessary, you can develop it later."

Erina blinked, saying seriously, "Although you haven't been promoted to official Major Arcana members, as A-level members, you also have the right to initiate some small projects. Based on your respective sequences, they should eventually be transferred to you for approval."

"This is also... a little bit of insignificant, small loophole..."

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