"Richard, let me remind you again, that old gentleman's name is Newt Scamander."
"Scamander family? I've never even heard of it!"
Richard continued coldly, "He probably isn't even one of the Sacred Twenty-Eight, right? It's usually these kinds of minor nobles that are the most disgusting! They claim to be noble aristocrats, but they don't have enough power, so all they can do is bully the weak!"
Hearing this, Link scratched his head, then turned to look at Kettleburn and said, "Professor, didn't you introduce Mr. Scamander to him?"
"Of course I did. But I only said Newt's full name, I didn't list that long string of achievements."
Kettleburn's facial muscles twitched a bit, "After all, if I said it all, it would be way too long, and that would make Newt feel embarrassed too."
Link sighed, now he understood where the problem was.
So it turns out Richard didn't recognize Newt at all,
and after being unjustly targeted by him, and seeing Newt's fanatical attitude toward magical creatures,
his extreme reaction… was understandable.
Shaking his head, Link continued speaking to Richard, "Richard, you've read Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, right?"
"Of course, that was my enlightenment book!"
"Then do you know who the author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is?"
"Are you insulting my love for magical creatures? The author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them is obviously Newt..."
Richard angrily shouted, but as soon as he reached halfway, his eyes suddenly widened.
Next, he quickly glanced at Newt, then at Kettleburn,
back and forth several times, before asking in disbelief, "Don't tell me, that old man is…"
"That's right. That's Newt Scamander, the author of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, a recipient of the Order of Merlin First Class, founder of the Ministry's Werewolf Containment Office, proposer of the Prohibition of Animal Breeding Experiments Act, famous magical creature protection scholar, and modern dragon breeding expert."
Link pulled out the latest edition of Fantastic Beasts and read aloud the author's achievements on the title page.
"Richard, surely you don't think a man who's dedicated his entire life to protecting magical creatures… would have any thoughts about your wife?"
For a moment, Richard's expression became extremely complex.
But he seemed still unwilling to give up on his assumptions, and with trembling finger, he pointed to the Inuit people lying sprawled around them and asked,
"No… no way. If that's really the case… then how did these people die so horribly?"
"Who told you they died?"
Kettleburn kicked Richard with his prosthetic leg and said, "These Inuits were just knocked out, that's all."
"I say, you still have the nerve to call us the twisted ones? Compared to us, isn't it you who's the real pervert?" Link said with a disgusted face.
He was very aware that in the wizarding world, there were indeed some freaks who had a thing for magical creatures, centaur girls, mermaids, Veela, even goblins.
But someone like a Yuki-onna, whose whole body was just ice with no warmth at all, he really couldn't imagine it.
How to put it… a person can't, or at least shouldn't…
"Yes… sorry!"
After being stunned for a while, Richard finally knelt down on the ground and apologized with a trembling voice.
This made Kettleburn's expression soften quite a bit.
After all, Richard was his student, and he really didn't want to see Richard go down a dark path.
Fortunately, Richard hadn't gone in the worst direction, at most, he was just a bit stupid.
Just then, a strange sound came from Newt's side.
Sezhuangni had awakened.
"You people… sure have guts!" Sezhuangni said coldly.
Cold wind and ice formed into plate-like armor, sticking to her body, reconstructing her into a valiant female knight.
Seeing this, Kettleburn and Newt both changed expressions, but Link only sneered disdainfully.
He could see it clearly, compared to earlier, Sezhuangni's internal energy was significantly depleted. Right now, she was nothing more than outward strength with inner emptiness.
Under everyone's shocked gaze, Link gently raised his wand.
In the next moment, a vast, invisible force descended from the sky, pressing the ice-knight-formed Sezhuangni firmly into the frozen earth.
———
"I'm sorry, Mr. Scamander!"
Half an hour later, Richard was finally escorted before Newt, explained his earlier rudeness once again,
and gave a deep bow of apology.
Not far from them, Sezhuangni, in her ice-valkyrie form, had been completely pinned into the permafrost by Link, only her head remained sticking out, coldly watching everyone.
Hearing Richard's apology, Newt's expression looked conflicted.
He understood very well that Link and Kettleburn's purpose in making Richard apologize was simply to ask for his forgiveness.
Only… Newt still hesitated.
It wasn't because Richard had struck him hard during the castle ambush, nearly freezing him to death.
It was because the things Richard had done did violate magical law, especially his unauthorized magical creature crossbreeding. That law… was one Newt himself had proposed.
But seeing the sincere look in Richard's eyes, Newt's heart softened anyway.
"Whew…"
Newt exhaled deeply and said, "Fine, I forgive you then."
Richard froze, then immediately cheered joyfully.
He understood clearly that as long as Newt forgave him, the incident wouldn't be reported to the Ministry.
This was the promise Link and Kettleburn had given him.
The nearby Link and others also smiled, and for a moment, the atmosphere finally turned harmonious.
But just then, Newt suddenly coughed, cutting off Richard's celebration, and asked, "Don't celebrate just yet. Forgiveness is one thing, but the research on Sezhuangni still has to continue. So, I have a few questions I want to ask you."
"Mmhmm!" Richard nodded like a pecking bird, "Go ahead, as long as I know it, I'll tell you everything!"
Hearing that, Newt was overjoyed. He quickly pulled out a notebook from his bag and eagerly asked, "Then tell me, as a half-elemental creature, does Sezhuangni still have menstrual cycles? Have you two ever done that kind of thing?"
"Th-that kind of thing?" Richard's eyes widened instantly.
"Yes, that kind of thing!"
Newt made a super lecherous gesture, frustrated and eager, "How often do you guys do it? Any signs of pregnancy? Is there reproductive isolation? Tell me honestly, I'm really curious about this, kid!"
Richard, "Eh??"
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