Gurgle gurgle...
Gurgle gurgle gurgle.....
Kaisen went to the Pig's Head Inn and had the bearded old man at the bar pour some whiskey into it. As for what kind of whiskey it was, don't ask. As long as it didn't give Dumbledore an upset stomach, it was good whiskey.
This time, he didn't choose to enter the Headmaster's office directly with a password. Instead, he used Ender Teleportation to a window ledge outside the Headmaster's office.
He grabbed the window ledge with both hands and pushed himself up. This step was to see if Dumbledore was actually in the Headmaster's office. Otherwise, it would be awkward if he teleported in and found Dumbledore sitting right there.
Fortunately, when he looked inside from outside the window, there was no one. Excellent!
Kaisen exerted himself, opened the office window from the outside, and flipped inside, pulling out the two bottles of wine tucked at his lower back and placing them steadily on the office desk, as if measured with a ruler.
As for whether the wine was suspicious and if he would be discovered? Hagrid said Dumbledore was reluctant to drink this wine, so it probably wouldn't be discovered.
He straightened up and stretched, just about to use Ender Teleportation to leave, when he saw half a person inside a cabinet in the corner of Dumbledore's office...
The lower half of a person...
Or rather, Dumbledore had put his upper body into the cabinet.
The person inside the cabinet had noticed Kaisen as soon as he opened the window and immediately said in a muffled voice from inside the cabinet, "So energetic? Is that a Little Wizards? Come quickly and help me, I'm stuck in the cabinet!"
Hearing Dumbledore say this, Kaisen breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that he didn't know who Kaisen was, so Kaisen had no intention of helping Dumbledore out of his predicament.
One must know that the Principal's magic power was formidable, and this cabinet was not some treasure chest monster. If he wanted to get out, he only needed a thought, not even a magic wand.
At this moment, it was most important for him to escape quickly. It was just a pity he couldn't use Ender Teleportation.
Kaisen quickly climbed onto the window ledge, bent over, and knelt halfway on it. A source block appeared in his hand, as if to show a small, shocking water landing on the land of Hogwarts.
Then Dumbledore suddenly said in a muffled voice from inside the cabinet.
"Don't be in a hurry to leave, Kaisen. Besides you, is there anyone else at Hogwarts who would run into the Headmaster's office to steal the poor Principal's treasured collection?"
Kaisen, who was doing self-talk, instantly changed his expression.
"Ah, isn't this Principal Dumbledore? How did you get stuck in the cabinet?"
Saying that, he quickly jumped down from the window ledge, embracing Dumbledore with the same force as Lu Zhishen pulling up the willows, desperately pulling Dumbledore out.
It was as if he wanted Dumbledore to cosplay Shang Yang 2.5 directly in this poor cabinet, as if that way no one would know he had stolen the wine.
Of course, in reality, as Kaisen pulled, he also controlled tiny blocks to meticulously separate the parts where the cabinet and Dumbledore were stuck.
After all, Dumbledore was over a hundred years old; he couldn't actually pull him to death.
Soon, like two plastic stools stuck together suddenly being pulled apart, a 'pop' sound seemed to come from the void, and Dumbledore saw the light of day again.
"Uh... Thank you, Kaisen."
Kaisen sat in the chair, feeling unhappy.
"Speaking of which, I'm still curious, how did you know it was me who came here, and not some mischievous Little Wizards riding a flying broom?"
"Firstly, the two fellows at the door told me you had come here before and taken two bottles of my wine."
"Secondly, Kaisen, you underestimate your own courage. Although Little Wizards can be said to be incredibly bold, sneaking into the Headmaster's office is still a bit too much for them."
"OK... Ahem, that's good. Since you're out of trouble, I should leave too. What's-his-name... Professor McGonagall is pressing me for my lesson plans, you know." After hearing the explanation, Kaisen stood up from the chair in an extremely slow manner, slowly inching towards the Headmaster's office door.
It was as if Dumbledore was a frog, only able to see moving objects and not stationary ones.
".....Kaisen, do you think I've become senile?" Dumbledore sat in his seat, arms crossed, quietly watching Kaisen's performance, then said in a low voice just as he was about to walk out the door.
"Oh... alright, is there anything I can do?" Kaisen turned back and sat down on the chair opposite Dumbledore, all in one smooth motion.
"Thank you for not choosing to teleport away directly."
"Oh... Is it still too late for me now?"
"I'm sorry, it's too late."
"Alright, is there something you need?"
Dumbledore first somewhat helplessly picked up the two bottles of wine on the office desk and walked towards the cabinet in the corner.
"The passage of time makes wine mellow. You can also store a few bottles yourself; after some time, ordinary wine will also become good wine."
Kaisen nodded: "I will."
"By the way, where did you get these two bottles of wine from?"
"Pig's Head Inn."
Dumbledore's action of putting the wine into the cabinet paused, then he directly changed direction and threw the two bottles of wine into the trash can.
"...Is there something wrong with the wine there? I was quite happy drinking it before." Kaisen's mouth twitched.
"Nothing, just keep drinking if you're happy."
....
"You must have something you need me to do, right?"
"No, of course not. How could I have something for you to do? Do you see me as someone who won't get up early without profit, someone who needs a return for every effort?" Dumbledore shrugged and said.
"...Then why are you stopping me from leaving?"
"Because your actions, treating me like a frog, were simply too amusing. I couldn't resist. Alright, Kaisen, you can go now."
Kaisen pouted, stood up, and was about to leave.
"Oh, by the way, Kaisen, is Hagrid drunk?"
Dumbledore asked.
"Yes, what's wrong?"
"And you?"
"You scared the alcohol out of me... but at least I'm still sober." Kaisen turned around and spread his hands.
"Since that's the case, as Hagrid's loyal drinking buddy, perhaps you need to take over Hagrid's work tonight."
"Patrolling the Forbidden Forest? I can do that."
"Tonight at ten... You have two hours to prepare yourself." Dumbledore said, glancing at a small clock on the corner of the desk.
Kaisen nodded and left the Headmaster's office, feeling lighthearted.
Drinking two bottles of wine and patrolling the Forbidden Forest for a night seemed fair enough.
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