CH 46

Chapter 46 “Getting Famous”

Jerry had a delighted smile on his face as he flew over Queens on a broom and touched the $200 in his pocket. What a joy it is to be able to make some money while taking care of the enemies.

He doesn’t know how to use magic to steal or rob, but he still believes that exchanging for something of comparable worth and receiving rewards is okay. He doesn’t always take much, sometimes it’s only a few bucks. If the individual he saves is extremely destitute, he will directly rob thieves of their money.

Money is not everything in this society, yet without it, everything seems impossible.

He always thought that even though Spider-Man was so powerful, he was still so poor when he watched Maguire’s Spider-Man in his former life. He worked a part-time job swaying spider webs to transport meals each day, which was incredible.

Despite his power, it should be acceptable for him to go to a building site to lift bricks even though fighting in an underground boxing ring would be against his nature. Moving bricks can sometimes pay more than delivering food.

But in all honesty, he still has great admiration for characters like Spiderman because they genuinely do good actions without expecting anything in return and genuinely care about others enough to protect and help them, even at the cost of their own time, love, and lives.

Even though he performs nice things every day, his ultimate objective is to fortify himself so that he may subsequently defend himself and the people he cares about.

“Oh no, help!”

Jerry put the cash aside, turned his broom, and flew in the direction of the plea for assistance after hearing it from the alley below.

“Petrificus Totalus!”

Jerry took flight once more in less than a minute. Ordinary criminals are now seen by him as being as weak as babies after learning the body-binding spell, which also considerably increases problem-solving effectiveness and ensures that there will never be an embarrassing circumstance where they are chased around by police.

The time is three in the morning.

With his broomstick and other belongings, Jerry returned to the warehouse, changed out of his wizard robes, and headed home. He actually owns a broomstick, allowing him to travel directly from his room’s window and return through the same window. However, doing so is unsafe.

Because it will be simple to identify him if someone can set up satellite monitoring and thoroughly explore the areas around him.

Even while it can’t be totally ensured, using the abandoned warehouse every time is at least an additional layer of insurance. Simply said, carrying a broomstick and clothes makes entering and exiting the neighborhood more difficult.

This issue will be readily resolved if he learns either the Apparition or the Disillusionment Charm.

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Meanwhile, the Queens Police Department.

Haas gave the report in his hand a weird glance as he regarded the police officer in front of him at the sheriff’s office.

“Do you really think this is not a joke?”

The policeman helplessly shrugged, “Although the three victims’ and the two robbers’ claims were entirely congruent, I likewise assumed they were making fun of me. They all said that a wizard on a broom miraculously saved them!”

“Wizard? Magic? What age are you? Do you really believe in that kind of stuff? I thought that would only be done by my daughter.” Haas tossed the report on the table after shaking his head.

He had the impression that the three-person family and the two robbers were hiding some unfathomable secret from him, and the police officer appeared to have had an epiphany.

“Captain, do you believe it has anything to do with the child who liked to act valiantly and don a wizard’s robe back when?”

“Him? As soon as you say it, it sort of does. Both of them are young children who enjoy dressing up as wizards. He frequently performs at night, but I haven’t heard that he has a flying broom before.”

At this point, Haas also unwittingly observed that throughout the previous month, there appeared to have been a youngster who enjoyed donning wizard robes and emerging at night to defeat criminals. He once ran into him and pursued him for a while, but he was unable to catch up.

“That broom might perhaps be a flying machine in disguise. What sort of magic is that? There are some cutting-edge weapons, just like Iron Man.” The policeman made an expression that should have been true as he touched his chin.

Haas agreed with him by nodding ” Don’t worry about him. Anyway, he’s helping us, which is fine, but are kids these days so strong?”

Finally, he had a thought for his son Jerry, who was likewise a remarkable kid. He felt ashamed of himself as a father because of his abilities in the school and in the house.

“However, Captain. Director George already instructed us to find this child known only as “The Wizard.” Although he is acting right, he is simultaneously breaking the law!” He was reminded once more by the policeman.

“The officials are undoubtedly concerned that if this continues, it will appear that our police department is incompetent”

“But for a child to come out every night to perform such a thing is actually pretty unsafe. Check if you can locate the child’s home, and add more surveillance. At that moment, we shall pay him a visit.”

“Yes, Captain!”

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Time flies, and soon a week passed like this.

Every evening this week, Jerry will ride a broom throughout Queens. He will always show up right after a crime is discovered, waving a wand and casting magic. His red star’s rate of growth has increased significantly compared to previously precisely because of this.

Additionally, his reputation as a “Wizard” has expanded beyond the immediate vicinity of the neighborhood to include the entire Queens District.

As a result, not only the police are seeking for him. After hearing the news, several media professionals who are scrambling to grab the story to increase their performance also began to try various tactics to gather clues about him.

However, Jerry always moved swiftly, and never lingered after the situation was resolved before scurrying off on a broom. Only the victims and robbers may tell those media reporters and patrolling police officers what happened.

The residents of Queens have recently heard whispers of a young person who enjoys donning wizard robes and making appearances after midnight.

They are unaware of the details, and many residents continue to have doubts despite what they see with their own eyes.

This day at midday, Jerry rehearsed the Sectumsempra Curse in silence in the living room by himself while his sister Aisha napped in his room.

He gained a lot of stuff from his actions the week after he returned, so he generously spent his red stars each day to learn and understand the challenging spells he had been given from the Half-Blood Prince’s book.

Now that his efforts have paid off, he can hardly cast such spells correctly. In order for these spells to exercise their strength and impact more effectively, he must next practice more and become more skilled with them.