Chapter 732: Interlude 54, Kunou's Hogwarts Adventures 13 + Through the Looking Glass 10
"Fire Whisky?" Dumbledore offered.
"Thank you, Headmaster." The Headmistress of Mahoutokoro thanked him because she very much needed a drink right now.
Dumbledore raised an eyebrow as she downed the glass in one gulp, but he also understood the mental weight she was experiencing right now.
He can't say he hasn't done the same as a school Headmaster too.
"May I ask…about these Youkai?" He started. "There seems to be some problem?"
The talk with Kunou earlier in the day clearly had her upset in some way. Dumbledore would have to be blind to miss the way her attitude changed after hearing what Kunou said.
"You don't understand, Dumbledore. While I can't just…assume the child's words are truthful, if they are…if they are, it is a significant matter. We thought there were only thousands of Youkai left across Japan. Perhaps no more than ten thousand if we were being generous. And now, I am being told that there are millions, all kept away, ruled by one person—one Youkai, the girl's mother?"
Dumbledore rubbed his beard. "She said they exist in a, what do the muggles call it, pocket dimension? Their own personal realm, yes? If there has not been trouble before, surely it isn't that distressing?"
"Would you feel comfortable knowing that your goblins have amassed millions of soldiers…millions of soldiers that can rip apart a full-grown wizard with ease?"