"Here?"
From the moment Lucius Malfoy realized that William had learned magic elsewhere,
he no longer doubted whether William could resist his spells.
From their first meeting, he felt—just like Harry Potter did when he first met William—
that the man sitting across from him was not some twenty-something but someone far more dangerous than Voldemort himself.
His only hesitation was because, from the moment news of their meeting got out,
there were likely Aurors outside, waiting for him to slip up—
ready to strip him of his wizarding status or, worse, send him straight to Azkaban.
William, who had already sensed four wizards outside,
quickly understood Lucius' concerns.
Holding his wine glass, he tapped his fingers lightly on the table.
Immediately, Lucius lost all perception of the outside world.
Other than himself and William, he couldn't sense a single living being.
"This is a mirror dimension," William said, swirling his wine glass.
"Here, whatever we do won't affect the outside world, nor can anyone detect us."
Lucius gawked in disbelief.
"Alright, Mr. Malfoy, show me what English wizards are capable of."
Though William spoke casually,
Lucius wasn't convinced.
Everything looked the same.
To test it, William simply lifted his hand—
and suddenly, the entire restaurant began spinning—except for their table.
Only then did Lucius truly believe it.
The fact that he had been dragged into an independent dimension without even noticing it—
it was both humiliating and terrifying.
This was far beyond what he could comprehend, beyond even Voldemort's abilities.
Taking out his wand, Lucius twirled it a few times in the air.
"I'm going to begin, Duke Devonshire."
"Okay," William nodded. "Go ahead."
Seeing that William was sitting there completely relaxed,
not even bothering to prepare himself,
Lucius felt a sudden urge to humble him a little.
He quickly cast a binding spell—sending a beam of magical energy directly at William.
But in the mirror dimension, William was completely confident that if Lucius tried anything lethal,
he could neutralize him in an instant.
So, as the spell shot toward him, he didn't move at all.
Instead, with his superhuman reflexes,
he simply raised his right hand and caught the spell mid-air.
The magical energy wrapped around his arm,
trying to bind his body—
but before it could even activate,
it was forcefully expelled by the space energy from the Space Stone.
With the spell hovering uselessly around him,
William instantly grasped its structure, learning it on the spot.
Then, for dramatic effect, he snapped his fingers—
the binding spell vanished into thin air.
He grinned.
"Try an attack spell next."
"Impossible…"
Lucius stared in disbelief.
Sure, he expected William to resist the spell,
but not for it to fail instantly like this.
Unwilling to accept it, he immediately cast a fire spell.
But as soon as the flames approached William,
he simply raised his hand, stopping them mid-air.
The fire shrank, curling into a small orb in his palm.
Then, with a soft blow, he extinguished it like a candle.
Lucius couldn't even describe what he was witnessing—
but before he could process it, William dropped another bombshell.
"Forget elemental magic," William said flatly.
"None of that works on me."
Sipping his wine, he continued,
"Let's cut to the chase.
I brought you here because I'm interested in your odd, unique spells."
With another tap of his fingers,
the mirror dimension collapsed, returning them to the real world.
Realizing that there was no point in showing off anymore,
William got straight to business.
"Tell me, how much do you want for a spellbook?"
Lucius hesitated.
By now, he fully understood—William wasn't even taking him seriously.
But even though he was being looked down upon,
he didn't dare show any resentment.
The man sitting across from him had just shrugged off both binding magic and fire spells effortlessly.
Since resisting was pointless,
and William clearly wasn't interested in him,
Lucius decided he might as well make some money out of it.
Now the question was—how much should he charge?
After thinking for a moment, Lucius made his move.
"How about 10,000 Devonshire gold coins per book?"
"Deal."
Without hesitation, William gestured toward Lucius' briefcase.
The case lifted into the air, floating toward him.
His mental energy bypassed the password lock,
instantly disabling it from the inside.
With a click, the case opened, revealing three old spellbooks—
one large, two smaller, all bound in leather.
Flipping through the magical theory book,
William tapped his ear lightly and instructed Sunday:
"Record everything. Also, have the kitchen bring our food."
As William became engrossed in the book,
Lucius suffered in silence.
Then, after a few minutes of agony,
his phone suddenly rang.
Seeing it was from his wife,
Lucius hesitated—
wanting to decline the call and step away to call her back later.
But before he could, William—without even looking up—said casually,
"It's fine.
She's probably calling to tell you that the payment has arrived."
Lucius froze for a second.
Then, overjoyed, he nodded gratefully.
"Thank you! Thank you!"
He stepped aside to take the call.
### Meanwhile, Outside the Restaurant
While things inside were going smoothly,
outside, the four Aurors monitoring the situation were on the verge of arguing.
The problem?
The moment William created the mirror dimension,
they initially didn't notice anything strange.
But then—
the restaurant manager went upstairs twice to serve food,
and both times, he mysteriously walked back down,
as if he had forgotten something.
By the third time, even an idiot would have realized something was wrong.
The Aurors were now frustrated—
they knew something had happened, but they had no evidence.
And then, suddenly—it was like a scene in a movie had been cut out—
William and Lucius were just back, sitting as if nothing had happened.
A sharp-eyed female Auror noticed something strange.
"Look at Devonshire's wine glass.
He switched it from his right hand to his left,
and the wine level is lower."
She paused, scanning her colleagues.
"Did any of you see him switch hands?"
"No."
Three firm denials and head shakes.
And just like that, the four Aurors realized—
they had been completely fooled.
If they hadn't been lucky enough to notice the restaurant manager's behavior,
they wouldn't even have known that William and Lucius had left reality.
Then, they saw William casually summoning a spellbook and reading it.
The Aurors couldn't wait any longer.
Nodding at each other,
they walked straight toward the restaurant—faces grim with determination.
(End of Chapter)
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