Chapter 811: Dinner Together
Maybe it was because his identity had already been exposed, but after Luna left, Kyle no longer felt like wandering aimlessly.
He walked a bit farther, and just a few steps away from the Great Hall, he suddenly turned around and headed back up the stairs.
Although Professor McGonagall had suggested he make an appearance in the Great Hall, on second thought, Dumbledore himself hadn’t been there outside of formal banquets in recent years. So in a way, Kyle was just staying in character.
Besides, a few students had already seen him on the way—more than enough. Making too much of a show would only raise suspicion.
Back on the eighth floor, Kyle took off the robe and changed back into his own clothes. While he was at it, he pulled out the things he’d hastily shoved into the drawer earlier and returned them to their rightful place—in the little storage room tucked away in the corner.
In the portrait frames, the former headmasters were still enthusiastically engaged in their latest pastime: a "fair and square" one-on-one duel with Phineas.
Well, technically fair.
They had graciously declared that Phineas could use a wand, while they would only wield the "Iron Spike Eggplant" Kyle had drawn for them.
After all, the wand was a wizard’s greatest weapon—so in that sense, Phineas had the advantage.
Only one problem: portrait residents weren’t actual wizards, and couldn’t use magic.
Which meant the wand in Phineas’s hand was no better than a stick.
So when he was up against a meter-long iron club covered in sharp spikes... well, the outcome had been decided the moment the duel began.