Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 372 Battle with the Shrine Maiden (6000+ words)

"Very good, Sakura, remember this: true power is power that belongs to you. Even if you've captured the Clow Cards now, they're still just Clow Cards. Only when you transform them into Sakura Cards will they truly belong to you!"

Jerry watched as Sakura decisively destroyed the "Mystery" card with a single, powerful shot, and nodded in satisfaction.

Sakura possesses nearly a quarter of Clow Reed's magical power, making her a true prodigy. With proper nurturing, her future strength will definitely be formidable.

While Clow Reed's magic card deck is indeed very powerful, even containing powerful laws such as time, space, yin, yang, and the four elements, if one merely uses it without learning its principles, one will never become a true master of magic.

"I will try my best!"

Sakura was startled when she saw her masterpiece. She hadn't expected her charged particle cannon to be so powerful. However, after hearing Jerry's praise, she blushed and replied.

"Sakura is the best and cutest!"

Tomoyo, standing to the side, was holding a camera and cheering on her best friend.

"It's a pity I didn't prepare any clothes this time."

It turns out that when Tomoyo saw Sakura preparing to cast a spell, she immediately took out a camera from her bag and transformed into a professional photographer.

He even used a flight technique on himself so that he could capture Sakura's heroic fighting posture from every angle.

Although Tomoyo doesn't have much magic power in her body yet, she's incredibly smart. She's even learned a difficult spell like flight. Although she can't reach the first stage of flight yet, she's still extremely skilled.

Syaoran has the strongest combat ability, Sakura has the most magic power, and Tomoyo learns magic the fastest; each of the three has their own unique characteristics.

As for Li Meiling, well, it seems that apart from being Jerry's first lender, she doesn't have any particular talent.

Let's go!

After capturing the "Mystery" card, Jerry led the four little ones to continue walking towards the shrine.

As the only shrine in the town, and with the legend of a love charm, Tsukimori Shrine receives a decent number of visitors every day.

Although it was a weekday and around 3 or 4 pm, people could still be seen coming and going from the shrine, especially at the place where people were getting amulets, where there was a long queue.

"Guardian Charm!"

Upon seeing the stall selling guardian charms, Sakura and Meiling's eyes lit up, and they excitedly dragged Tomoyo and Syaoran over, respectively.

Jerry shook his head and turned to walk towards a huge cherry blossom tree in the corner of the shrine.

"With such powerful magic, is it about to become a spirit?!"

"This cherry blossom tree has been growing for a thousand years and has been worshipped for a thousand years, so it possesses great power, but it is not enough to become a monster."

At that moment, Kaho Mizuki, dressed as a shrine maiden and holding a moon bell, slowly walked to Jerry's side.

"Hello, I am Kaho Mizuki, the daughter of the head priest of this shrine!"

"Hello, I am Jerry Carmen, a magician from the United States."

Jerry smiled and turned to introduce himself to Mizuki Kaho.

However, upon hearing Jerry's words, Kaho Mizuki narrowed her eyes slightly:

"America, Jerry Carmen, I don't recall ever hearing of a magician as powerful as you from America?"

"I'm a rather low-key person. I rarely go out except to study magic, so it's normal that you haven't heard of me."

Jerry smiled and replied calmly.

However, it was clear from Kaho Mizuki's expression that she did not believe Jerry's words.

"No matter how much you stay indoors, you should know that the great mage Hiiragi Eriol said that no mage is allowed to appear in this town!"

Hiiragi Eriol is currently the most powerful magician in all of Europe and the current president of the International Magicians Association.

Two years ago, Hiiragi Eriol had already issued a notice that no magician was allowed to appear in Tomoeda Town without his permission, and it was impossible for any magician in the European region not to know about this.

Therefore, Kanzuki Kaho can conclude that the other party is most likely lying.

"Things can always turn out unexpectedly!"

Jerry shrugged.

"What is your purpose in approaching Sakura?"

Kanzuki Kaho asked again.

It doesn't matter which place the magician comes from; what's important is that the magician is intentionally getting close to the new owner of the Clow Cards. This is what's truly alarming.

Jerry thought for a moment:

"Would you believe me if I said I had no ulterior motives?"

What do you think?

Kaho Mizuki raised her right hand, and her body began to emanate powerful magic, clearly preparing some kind of spell.

Jerry sensed this too and shook his head helplessly:

"Then there's nothing we can do."

"In that case, Barrier Technique—Eight-Sided Cage!"

Seeing that the other party was unwilling to tell the truth, Mizuki Kaho stopped talking and began chanting a spell by forming a hand seal with one hand.

As the incantation began, Jerry was shocked to find himself pulled into a cage-like special space by the opponent's magic.

"Interesting magic!"

Standing inside the eight-sided cage of magic, Jerry wasn't afraid. Instead, he walked around observing and studying it with great interest.

This is clearly a spatial spell that can pull both the enemy and the caster into a specially divided space, preventing the enemy from escaping and also preventing ordinary people from being attracted to the spell and harmed during battle.

Overall, it's not bad, but it's still far from the magic of the Mirror Space.

"Hey, can you be serious? I'm about to launch an attack!"

As Mizuki Kaho watched Jerry being pulled into the eight-sided cage, looking around without defending or attacking, her lips twitched involuntarily.

Startled by Kaho Mizuki's shout, Jerry snapped out of his reverie and gracefully stood opposite her, smiling as he said:

"Sorry, I just really enjoy researching magic, and I can't resist trying new spells. Now you can attack!"

"."

Although Mizuki Kaho was speechless at the other party's reaction, she still formed a hand seal and shouted:

"Yin-Yang Incantation - Divine Fire!"

Suddenly, talismans covered with various incantations appeared around his body, then burst into flames, transforming into a giant pillar of fire that rushed straight toward Jerry.

"Playing with fire?"

As the pillar of fire approached, Jerry silently thought to himself:

"The fire dragon descends!"

Then, a huge fire dragon appeared out of thin air, let out a roar, flew towards the fire pillar opposite, and then swallowed the entire fire pillar into its mouth in one gulp.

After swallowing the pillar of fire, it smacked its lips twice before returning to Jerry's side.

Upon seeing this, Mizuki Kaho's pupils contracted, realizing that the other party's control over flames far surpassed her own. She ceased her probing attacks and instead unleashed her true power.

"Shikigami—Tsukiyo-no-Mikoto!"

With a wave of her hand, she threw out a small paper figure, which, under Guan Yuegefan's incantation, instantly transformed into a cold and aloof woman wielding a long sword.

Jerry waved for the fire dragon to attack, but it was instantly defeated by the dragon's aerial slash, which was imbued with the power of the moon.

"Protect the Gods!"

Seeing that the fire dragon was easily dispersed by the shikigami summoned by the opponent, he was not in a hurry. Instead, he looked the shikigami up and down with interest. When he saw the opponent rushing towards him, he reached out and used the Guardian Spell.

The guardian deity in the second form and the female shikigami quickly collided and began to wrestle.

Yes, it was a physical fight.

The Guardian Spell is the strongest defensive spell, and its forte is magical defense. Naturally, the moon power unleashed by the female shikigami's longsword could not cause any damage to the Guardian.

Therefore, the female shikigami can only use her long sword to perform physical attacks and directly kill the guardian deity's body.

But as long as Jerry has magic within him, his guardian spirit will not dissipate, even if he is torn to pieces.

However, the female shikigami's swordsmanship was indeed formidable. The guardian god had just gotten close and, under Jerry's control, hadn't even had a chance to unleash his most proficient fighting techniques before the female shikigami severed one of his arms with a single strike.

Unfortunately, no sooner had his arm been severed than Jerry used magic to make it grow back. Then, taking advantage of the female shikigami's inattention, he disarmed her and forcibly took the long sword from her hand, throwing it away.

Without her longsword, the female shikigami had no choice but to engage in hand-to-hand combat with the guardian deity, and they ended up entangled in the fight.

"Evil spirits, begone!"

Seeing that her shikigami, Tsukiyo-no-Mikoto, was pinned down by the opponent's Hikaru-no-Mikoto and had no ability to resist, Mizuki Kaho quickly released the shikigami, raised the Moon Bell in her hand, and shouted loudly.

As the magic of the Moonlit Song was infused, the Moon Bell instantly emitted a strange energy fluctuation, and Jerry's guardian spirit vanished under this special energy fluctuation.

"As expected of a magical artifact crafted by Clow Reed himself, it's truly extraordinary!"

Seeing his guardian spirit forcibly dissipate, Jerry sighed inwardly, then chanted a spell towards Kaho Mizuki:

"Disarm you!"

A blue magical ray struck Mizuki Kaho precisely, forcibly knocking the Moon Bell from her hand to her disbelief.

"Flying around!"

Another incantation rang out, and the Moon Bell, which had been flung into the air, landed directly in Jerry's hand.

"This priestess is no match for me. This magical artifact is quite interesting; I'll take it and study it for a while as compensation for your attack. Alright, that's enough for today!"

With the Moon Bell in hand, Jerry smiled and waved to the stunned Kaho Mizuki, then easily escaped the spatial magic used to trap people with an Apparition spell.

Jerry is a master at spatial magic!

Jerry's figure slowly emerged beneath the cherry blossoms at Tsukimori Shrine.

Meanwhile, Sakura and the others had finished queuing and received their love charms. Seeing Jerry appear, they quickly ran over and asked:

"Brother Jerry, where have you been? We've searched the shrine all over but can't find you!"

"There was a minor mishap, but it's been resolved."

Jerry smiled and put the Moon Bell into his box space.

Just then, another figure appeared beside the cherry blossom tree. It was Kaho Mizuki, dressed as a shrine maiden, who had dispelled the spell.

She watched as the Moon Bell disappeared from Jerry's hands, and her lips twitched again. But she knew she was no match for him, so she didn't do anything to provoke him.

"Mr. Mizuki?"

Sakura and the others were surprised to see the new substitute teacher suddenly appear at the shrine dressed as a shrine maiden.

When Kaho Mizuki saw Sakura and the others, a smile returned to her face, and she began to bend down to explain her second identity as a shrine maiden.

"It's getting late, I should head back now. This... um, Ms. Mizuki, you're welcome to come to my house for tea with Sakura and the others sometime!"

Finally, Jerry said goodbye to everyone and then Apparated away from the shrine.

We've achieved our goal for today, there's no need to stay here any longer.

After seeing Jerry leave, Kaho Mizuki finally asked Sakura:

"Sakura, when did Mr. Jerry Carmen, who came with you, appear in this town?"

"When? Right now?"

Sakura was about to answer when Li Xiaolang pulled her behind him, replying with a hint of wariness in his eyes:

"If you're interested in asking Jerry about his brother, you can ask him yourself!"

Having studied magic and practiced the "Longevity Technique" with Jerry this past year, Li Xiaolang's strength has made considerable progress. He had a vague sense of what had just happened between Jerry and Guan Yuegefan.

Therefore, Li Xiaolang was somewhat wary of Guan Yuegefan.

After all, compared to the substitute teacher who had just arrived, Jerry, who was both a teacher and a friend, was one of their own.

Upon hearing Li Xiaolang's words, Sakura's sluggish brain seemed to realize something, and she stood behind Li Xiaolang without replying.

Kaho Mizuki was taken aback by the wariness shown by Li Xiaolang and Sakura before she reacted with a helpless smile:

"I meant no harm!"

She hadn't expected that Jerry Carmen would be so trustworthy in the eyes of the two descendants of Clow Reed; she was immediately put on guard simply by asking a few questions.

What made her both amused and exasperated was that her purpose in returning to this town was to help Clow Reed's descendants perfectly inherit the Clow Cards and pass the final Moon Judgment.

Unexpectedly, they have now become outsiders whom we need to be wary of.

"It seems I should contact Lord Hiiragizawa Eriol!"

Watching Sakura and her three companions leave together, Kaho Mizuki sighed and turned to walk towards the shrine.

According to her prophecy, her trip back to the town should have gone very smoothly. How did it turn out like this, with even such an important magical item as the Moon Bell being lost?

After much thought, she could only attribute it all to that one uncertain factor: Jerry Carmen.

"Eriol Hiiragizawa, something unexpected has happened here."

After the call connected, Mizuki Kaho immediately recounted the entire situation.

A moment later, a middle-aged man's magnetic voice replied from the other end of the phone:

"Gefan, don't worry. I just did a divination, and Mr. Carmen doesn't seem to have any ill intentions. I still have a lot of things to take care of here. Once I've finished, I'll go over there in person."

"Okay, I understand!"

Upon hearing Hiiragi Eriol's answer, Mizuki Kaho breathed a sigh of relief.

Two months later.

"Sakura, when you go to class tomorrow, please take this to Ms. Mizuki!"

Inside the magic house, Jerry handed the Moon Bell to Sakura.

He had almost finished his research on the Moon Bell. Speaking of which, Clow Reed truly lived up to his reputation as a magical genius, managing to create such an interesting magical artifact.

The fundamental principle of the Moon Bell is actually very simple: it dispels. It uses a special method to emit a strange wave to dispel the most basic magical power that constitutes magic, thus causing the magic to automatically dissipate.

All magic, no matter how magical, needs to be supported by magical power. Without magical power as the most basic source of power, even the strongest magic will dissipate.

That's why Jerry's guardian spirit was completely destroyed the moment it encountered the energy emanating from the Moon Bell that day.

Of course, understanding the principle doesn't mean you can definitely replicate it. At least Jerry can't do it now because he wants to unleash the magic-suppressing effect of the Moon Bell.

Besides understanding the principles of his magic, one also needs special magical materials. For example, his Time Converter only has the Time Reversal Spell; without the Sands of Time, it is impossible to achieve the effect of reversing time.

However, this is not unsolvable. Once he returns to the main world and studies the Reality Stone again, he can actually use the Reality Stone to recreate the materials of the Moon Bell and then make a magical item that can suppress magic.

So, after figuring out the magical principle of the Moon Bell, he put it aside, planning to return it to Ms. Mizuki when she came to visit.

Unexpectedly, Ms. Mizuki had a really good attitude. For two whole months, she managed to suppress her curiosity and didn't come over with Sakura and the others. She just went to and from get out of class as usual every day.

Today he saw the Moon Bell that had been sitting there all along, and thought he should ask Sakura to bring it to him when she goes to class tomorrow.

After hearing Jerry's words, Sakura put down her magic book and shook her head:

"Brother Jerry, we're already on winter break today."

"Winter break has started? It's already December?"

Jerry secretly marveled at how quickly time flew by while studying magic.

During this time, Sakura and her friends also acquired cards such as "Return", "Strike", "Sweet", "Drive", "Create", "Big", "Substitute", "Freeze", "Fire", and "Arrow".

So Jerry has never been idle.

Among them, the Clow Cards like Strike, Sweet, Drive, Freeze, and Arrow are not very powerful, and the magical principles they contain are also very simple, so Jerry did not spend a long time on them.

What truly consumed a significant amount of his time in analysis and research were the four cards: Return, Creation, Big, Substitution, and Fire.

The Return Card and the Time Card are both cards that contain time magic, but the Time Card freezes the time of a region, or keeps a region in an infinite 24-hour time loop.

The Return of Time spell is different. It is similar in principle to the Hour Reversal Spell that Jerry learned, but it is much more profound. The Hour Reversal Spell can only reliably return to five hours in advance, and it also requires the Sands of Time as a vessel.

However, returning cards is different. As long as your magic is powerful enough, you can even go back decades or hundreds of years.

Analyzing this card allowed Jerry to make a significant breakthrough in his understanding of time magic.

The Creation card is a card that turns imagination into reality. The more imaginative you are, the more powerful it will be. In fact, the principle of magic is very similar to the Reality Gem that Jerry guards.

However, things created with the Creation Stone require magic to maintain and will disappear once the magic input stops. Things created with the Reality Stone, on the other hand, can exist permanently.

Even so, it gave Jerry a new understanding of the Reality Stone and magic similar to Transfiguration.

Originally, according to Gamp's Transfiguration Law, Transfiguration cannot conjure things out of thin air, nor can it create magical creatures or items. However, after studying the magical principles of card creation, coupled with previous research on the Reality Gem, the ability to create cards has been improved.

He can now conjure up all sorts of real food out of thin air, and the kind that fills his stomach once he eats it.

The underlying principle is that he can perfectly convert the magic power consumed by releasing the Transfiguration spell into the energy structure of food, and then reverse it back into food. So, after the food is eaten, it doesn't become air like the food conjured from the golden cup, but rather real food.

In addition, other magical creatures can also be conjured, such as tree monkey frogs, fire lizards, and fluffy creatures. As long as he provides enough magic power and spends some time, these are not problems.

He felt that even powerful magical creatures like Cerberus, fire dragons, and Thestrals could be conjured up by him given more time to study them.

However, he still has no clue about some intelligent beings. Not to mention intelligent magical creatures like house-elves, fairies, and giant spiders, he cannot even conjure up ordinary humans.

Because that seems to involve more profound knowledge of transformation, or rather, the most fundamental laws of life magic in the universe.

Big Card, this is a card whose magical principle is not very difficult, but Jerry values ​​it very much. Although he has the Enlargement Spell, the Enlargement Spell has limitations.

The Enlargement Charm works on some ordinary animals, insects, and inanimate non-magical objects, but it cannot work on people or magical creatures.

But the big brand can. After analyzing the big brand's magical principles and combining them with the modified new enlargement spell, Jerry was surprised to find that it could enlarge his body several times over after trying to cast it on himself.

Moreover, after growing larger, his strength will increase several times over, because of his good foundation, making him much stronger than a real giant.

The key point is that this is not the limit. If this curse can be optimized in the future, ten meters, twenty meters, or even a hundred meters high will not be a problem.

If we dig deeper, maybe one day he could grow himself to be as big as a planet.

The last two are substitution and fire. One is a soul-type magic that can swap the souls of two people, and the other is a magic based on the four elements of fire.

This will be very helpful for Jerry's research into the realm of the soul and for strengthening his Fire Dragon Spell.

It can be said that although it was only two short months of dedicated research, Jerry's magical abilities have taken another big step forward.

All I can say is that there is so much knowledge to be explored and studied in the realm of magic.

(End of this chapter)