Hogwarts, where the stars shine

It's not that Mesa is obsessed with everyone's apology, but if he brushes aside the matter tonight lightly, he will give people the impression of being weak and vulnerable.

Being weak means you can be exploited by others.That's why Mesa acted so tough, even taking on an aggressive stance.

If his own strength hadn't allowed it, Mesa would have taken tougher measures and directly pushed the Slytherin students to a dead end.

Unfortunately, with one enemy against many, Mesa had no chance of winning.This allows him to force everyone, but he cannot force him too much, otherwise it will be counterproductive and put himself in danger of being beaten by a group.

Two fists cannot defeat four hands, and a good tiger cannot defeat a pack of wolves.If group fighting doesn't work, then the next best thing is to change it to a 1V1 wizard duel.

As for the outcome of the wizard's duel, Mesa didn't think too much about it, and he wasn't worried about the unknown masters hidden in the academy.Mesa could lose the duel, but he couldn't back down.

In Slytherin House, there is no such thing as a Muggle-born person like Mesa who can take a step back to gain access to the world.Retreating will only encourage their arrogance and make them push forward.

More importantly, Mesa wanted to gain more say and influence Slytherin House personally.If you want to achieve this, you must convince others with your virtue or your strength, which is at least the same.

All the students present dispersed, leaving the space in the middle of the lounge to the two people who were about to duel.Mesa and Benson didn't say anything more and entered directly, standing opposite each other.

"You can find another classmate, Benson," Mesa said, "if you need an assistant."

A wizard's duel is a formal contest between two or more people in wizard culture, and only magic can be used.In a formal duel, there is sometimes an "assistant" who will continue the fight if necessary.

"No need, just the two of us." Jenkins Benson said.

Without even thinking about it, Mesa's assistant could only be Lilia, a first-year witch.Assistants are often trusted allies, and Jenkins Benson is already in his sixth year.

A duel between a sixth grader and a first grader is disgraceful in itself, and it becomes even more disgraceful when an assistant who is also a sixth grader is added to the mix.Winning would be disgraceful, but losing... I can't imagine it.

Since neither side needs an assistant, the duel can begin.

Mesa and Jenkin Benson faced each other and bowed to each other.Then, the two held their wands in front of their chests like swords.

At this time, Gascoigne walked between the two and said: "I hope you two can remember one thing, this is a school. Even if it is a formal duel, please stop it."

With that, Gascoigne stepped back and started counting down.When Gascoigne counts to one, Mesa and Benson are ready to take action.

As Gascoigne counted down, the students present began to become nervous.On the one hand, they hope that Benson can win the duel, on the other hand, they also want to test the quality of Mesa.

Mesa has always been very strong and has used magic spells to attack students several times.

But in those few times when he knocked down students, Mesa relied solely on his speed and accuracy. Everyone has never seen him take action officially.

Lilia looked at Mesa's back, crossed her fingers and clenched her hands, silently praying that Mesa would win.Lilia is a wizard, not a believer, so she naturally prays to the Archmage Merlin.

"Three—two—one!"

The countdown ended, and Mesa and Benson simultaneously jerked their wands over their shoulders.Mesa yelled, "Swoon!"

The red light of the stun spell shot out and went straight to Jenkins Benson directly opposite.Although the shooting speed was slightly slower, the stun spell did not cause Benson too much trouble.

I saw Jenkins Benson's wand waved and flicked, blocking the spell that could make people unconscious, and at the same time counterattacking Mesa with a silent spell.As soon as the fight began, Benson brought out all his strength.

Silent spells refer to casting spells without saying the spell when using magic.This is something only sixth-year students at Hogwarts learn.

It is very difficult to master silent spells. Even after a lot of practice, you may not be able to cast spells silently.

Although most magic spells are much weaker when used as silent spells than when spoken, the advantage lies in surprise, which gives people a momentary advantage.

Jenkins Benson, who was able to use silent spells, received applause from several Slytherin students.It's just a pity for them that this little advantage failed to dominate the direction of the duel.

Although Mesa cannot use silent spells, he will not be in a hurry just because of silent spells.

Silent casting reduced the power of the spell, making Benson's attack less painful when it hit the Iron Armor Curse.Not only did it fail to establish a first-mover advantage, it actually made Mesa's counterattack more calm.

Mesa recited the spell again, and the stun spell and obstacle spell came out of the ebony wand.

The curse struck Jenkins Benson directly in the chest with dazzling brilliance.Facing the incoming curse, Benson once again cast a spell silently to resist.Although the silent defense spell protected him, Benson didn't expect that Mesa had a backup plan.

After the coma spell and the obstacle spell, there were actually other spells following.

In desperation, Benson had no choice but to give up the silent spell, waved his wand and said loudly: "Armor for protection!"

Mesa's disarming spell collided with the Silent Iron Armor Charm. Although it failed to knock away the wand from Benson's hand, it successfully repeled the opponent.Jenkins Benson took several steps back before he could offset the powerful impact of the curse.

As Benson was repulsed, the direction of the duel became increasingly clear.

If nothing unexpected happens, Jenkins Benson has almost no chance of turning defeat into victory.

Seeing that Benson, who was retreating repeatedly, was full of flaws, Mesa, who was pursuing the victory, transformed into a magic machine gun and waved his ebony wand, driving the opponent to death.

Benson, who had lost the initiative, could only deal with it. He no longer had the calmness at the beginning of the duel. He was suppressed by Mesa, and the possibility of a comeback was very slim.

"Expelliarmus!" Mesa shouted.

Facing the incoming disarming curse, Jenkins Benson also shouted the Iron Armor Curse loudly to build protection in front of himself.

What Jenkins Benson didn't expect was that the disarming curse did not hit the protection. Instead, another red light came first and broke through the protection in front of Benson.

The defense in front of him was broken, and it was too late for Benson to recite the spell at this time. He could only watch as his wand fell out of his hands and flew into the air spinning.

Under the stunned gazes of all the students, Benson's wand fell to the carpet.The winner was decided, and the duel ended with sixth-grade Jenkin losing to first-grade Mesa.

They thought that Jenkins Benson would lose, but they did not expect that Benson would lose so quickly and so completely.Jenkins Benson couldn't even cause Mesa any trouble, and Mesa won so easily.

"I lost, and I am convinced." Jenkins Benson broke the silence in the common room, "Also, thank you for being merciful and not making my loss too ugly."

The bystander may not know Mesa's strength, but as a witness to this duel, he clearly felt the tremendous pressure brought by Mesa and felt Mesa's strong strength.

As Benson himself said, he was convinced of Mesa.

Everyone present turned to look at Mesa, only to see him standing there calmly without blushing or breathing.

For Mesa, a win over Jenkins Benson is really nothing to brag about.

"Jenkin Benson, although you lost to me, it is not a shame." Mesa said, "When you look back on today in a few years, you will find that tonight's match will be The most bragging experience in your life."

With that said, Mesa stepped forward, picked up the fallen wand, and handed the wand back to Jenkins Benson.

Mesa walked back to the center of the common room and looked around at the Slytherins present.

He continued: "I know you have a lot of dissatisfaction in your hearts and you want to drive me out of here. Next school year, I will accept your challenge at any time. I hope your wand can be as indestructible as your mouth."

After speaking, Messara led Lilia out of the common room.