Originally, he should have taken the magic book to the secret room on the map, and then successfully started the magic trial of the four guardians, and finally obtained the ancient magic, but now, something went wrong.

One of the four guardians disagreed with Cyrus starting the trial because she believed that Cyrus was not a qualified person who could inherit ancient magic.

The witch who rejected him was named Neopher Fitzgerald, and Cyrus had seen her portrait in the principal's office. When he broke into the principal's office, the witch was also among the portraits of the principals, but she didn't say much at the time and never mentioned ancient magic.

But now, she stops Percival and Rookwood from starting the trial for Cyrus, arguing that Cyrus is likely to become a threat.

"I know who you are, Cyrus." Fitzgerald looked at Cyrus calmly, "and I know what you did."

In this map chamber, their portraits were enlarged to an alarming size, and Fitzgerald was looking down on Cyrus as if he were looking down on a child.

"You were reborn from a fragment of Voldemort's soul. No matter how much you deny it, it cannot change the fact that you are Voldemort." Fitzgerald said firmly. Although she had heard Dumbledore talk about the difference between Cyrus and Voldemort in the office more than once, it did not change her opinion.

In a sense, she can also be said to be a witch who has witnessed Voldemort's growth, and she knows how good at deceiving Voldemort is.

"If you are willing to put aside your prejudice, you will find that Voldemort and I are completely different." Cyrus was not angry. If he were to choose a successor to inherit his knowledge and power, how could he not verify the other person's character?

This is human nature, not to mention the precedent of Morgana, the guardian cannot help but be cautious.

"I understand your concerns, ma'am, but at the same time you must understand that what you think you know about me is just a continuation of the existence of 'Voldemort', and this is just your prejudice." Cyrus said softly, "The same is true for what you call knowing, and it happens that prejudice is the emotion farthest from understanding."

Aizen said that admiration is the emotion farthest from understanding, and in fact, prejudice is the same. Both are subjective and have a filter added to them, and one becomes better and the other worse.

For Cyrus, he prefers to be admired.

"You were once the headmaster of Hogwarts. You must know how much damage prejudice can do to a person. It is an invisible but sharp weapon. It is easy to destroy an immature soul."

Cyrus's words silenced Fitzgerald.

She did look at Cyrus as she looked at Voldemort, but it was no wonder. After all, Voldemort had brought too much damage to the wizarding world, and Dumbledore had spent half his life trying to destroy Voldemort. She felt sorry for the old man every day when she saw his worried look.

Voldemort was so powerful even without the ancient magic. What would happen if Voldemort really got the ancient magic?

Therefore, even though Cyrus had actually convinced Fitzgerald a little, she still decided to rather kill the wrong person than let him go. It didn't matter whether there was an heir or not, the stability of the wizarding world was more important to them!

"I'm sorry, child. I can't promise you." She shook her head at Cyrus. "Even if it's my fault as a guardian, I'm not willing to hand over ancient magic to anyone who might cause a huge disaster to the wizarding world."

"Really? But how do you ensure that ancient magic doesn't fall into the hands of the real Voldemort?" Cyrus asked back.

"What does this mean?"

"Voldemort now occupies the body of the goblin Lanlock, and Lanlock has the ability to see the echoes of ancient magic. This means that once Voldemort is fully resurrected, he will be able to obtain Lanlock's talent. He will definitely do everything he can to obtain ancient magic. Who can stop him then? Dumbledore? He has been forced to endure too much! Or is he counting on me, who you have rejected?"

Cyrus didn't explain, he just pulled out a memory from his brain.

The silver thread fell into the starry sky beneath their feet, and ripples appeared on the ground like a lake. Then, everything that happened in the Seeking Knowledge Pavilion immediately began to play like an old movie. The guardians watched everything in silence, and they were able to confirm that this memory was indeed true.

"See. The real threat has never been me. I do have my own ideas and intend to achieve something, but they are completely different from Voldemort." Cyrus' golden eyes made him look very upright, just like the sun.

Fitzgerald was visibly moved.

Cyrus raised the corners of his mouth.

He didn't take Fitzgerald's obstruction seriously from the beginning. Is there any woman in the world that he can't handle with such a face? At least Cyrus has never met one.

"You said you have your own ideas? If you get the ancient magic, what are you going to do?" Fitzgerald couldn't help asking. She had already asked based on the basic premise that Cyrus had obtained the ancient magic, and it was obvious that she was just one step away from completely letting go.

"Power should be used to serve a great cause. Otherwise, what's the point of getting it? Is it just for self-satisfaction?" Celers said frankly, "I will break the Statute of Secrecy and recreate a world where wizards and Muggles live together. The power of technology and the power of magic will be combined, and wizards will no longer have to hide themselves."

He never thought that breaking the Statute of Secrecy was a bad thing.

The world needs change.

It is undeniable that the existence of confidentiality has protected the smooth growth of many wizards to a great extent, but each era has its own characteristics. The confidentiality law that has been implemented for hundreds of years is no longer applicable. Continuing to maintain it will only lead to a more painful price in the end.

The four guardians did not have much objection to this.

The International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy officially came into effect in 1692, so it is hard to say whether they were still alive at that time.

Of course, as portraits have existed for so many years, they have also seen the existence of the Statute of Secrecy today, and they also know that many people in history have tried to break the Statute of Secrecy, some of them radical, some gentle. But without exception, they all failed.

"It's not easy. No one has ever succeeded in hundreds of years."

Rookwood and Percival interjected, apparently not thinking that Cyrus would succeed. But Cyrus did not think so.

"No one succeeded, that's because I didn't come," Cyrus said confidently.

"Is this what you think? What you wish for?"

“No, this is the future!”

(End of this chapter)