That day, after classes and dinner, Axel sat in the empty classroom which had turned into his makeshift bedroom by now. Except, of course, for the fact that there was no bed here.

But you won't find Axel complaining. This place was dry, warm, relatively clean, and wasn't infested with bugs and rodents —Which is already quite nice for someone who's experienced the street life of London.

He looked at the information about the new Skill he had acquired.

[Arcane Acrobatics.

A thief must have nimble and dexterous movements. Helps you increase your balance, maneuverability, and nimbleness and adds grace and finesse to your movements.

Current progress: 3% (Original 8%)]

In the information, there were quite a lot of physical exercises along with the basics of free-running and parkour. And even though it was such a pity that he couldn't do most of them at the moment, but he was still quite excited to give them all a try when he eventually gets healed.

And of course, there was one more thing again: Diet.

Sigh*

Axel felt his heart bleed at the thought of buying these things. Though he did notice that most of the ingredients were common in the three skills.

'System, is the diet really that important? Can you explain how those things can help?' He asked.

[Affirmative. The special balanced diet, consisting of various magical ingredients and supplements, is a very vital part of the training. They will help you improve your body in various ways.

Along with providing the necessary nutrition required to perform these taxing exercises, it'll condition your body to be stronger and flexible enough to perform the higher-level techniques that you're going to unlock.

Lastly, it'll gradually increase the magical conductivity of your body, thus allowing you easier access to magic so that you can use it in the skills.]

Axel clicked his tongue. 'Looks like I have to do it, huh? So, what are the Prices of the Ingredients?'

Instantly, the system gave out of list of ingredients, along with their prices. The ones not included can be obtained through the Greenhouse.

"Damn it, is this robbery?!" He couldn't exclaiming in dismay. It was going to take a good chunk out of what he had stolen from the man.

[Things in the list like Dragon meat jerky, Dragon liver, Gurdyroot, Root of arnica, Silverweed, Star grass, Galanthus Nivalis, etc. aren't supposed to be cheap, Axel. But it'll give your body a solid foundation along with many benefits. It'll also help in making your injuries less severe.]

"Sigh...I'm going to be poor again."

He to spend the money and get the ingredients. But in order to buy them, he needs a Magi-Mirror as well.

Axel sighed. Too many things are related to the Magi-mirror here. It seems that he has no choice but to get one too. His problems don't end there. Cyrus's pouch had money, yes. But was there enough to cover the cost of Magi-mirror and system's ingredients?

Of course not. Which idiot would keep that much cash in pouch? Speaking of which even Cyrus also had a Magi-mirror. But at that time, which his injured and drugged state, he had just thought it was an ordinary mirror and left in the pocket. It was a good thing he did though, since it might have been tracked.

'What to do?' Axel wondered, trying to think of ways to get money.

There are some really great targets here that he'd like to steal from in House Slytherin, but he hasn't yet reach a state in which he can successfully pull it off, so stealing is out of question.

But stealing is not the only thing he has learnt so far. He still has other specialties. He only has to figure out how to capitalize on them.

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While still thinking of this issue, he snuck out of the Castle. Where was he going? To get the ingredients that can be found in the Greenhouse. Axel crossed the grounds and reached the place where the Greenhouses were built.

The Greenhouses are actually huge, having been rebuilt in the past decade. They now contain precious flora in high quantities, valuable enough to supplement a large chunk of the Castle's finances.

But according to the system, he has to go the Greenhouse at the back, the abandoned Greenhouse, since it's unguarded.

Entering through gap between the broken down door, Axel looked around. Even though it was quite dark, he could still somehow see quite well. And now that he knows that most of his previous skills were him unconsciously doing magic, he can now tell that he is actually using a skill in order to see, since there is a slight flow of magic towards his eyes.

It's just that this skill hasn't unlocked yet for some reason. According to the system, this skill is a bit more higher level and needs him to practice more and figure out more things in order to unlock.

'Hm hmmm hm hmmmm...'

???

While Axel was still thinking about his skill, he heard a faint humming, coming from the back of the Greenhouse, making him go alert. Axel was a bit unsettled. But he couldn't be blamed. You can't say Ghosts aren't real since Ghost are actually real in the Wizarding world, you can't say it can't be anything dangerous since there are dangerous creatures of all types in the Wizarding World.

So, getting a unsettled was natural. But that didn't stop him from activating of his stealth skills and investigating the source of the voice. He was expecting a lot of things, each more absurd than the other, but he wasn't expecting what he actually found. He was so surprised that he stood there for several seconds.

'Daphne?!'

Yes, sitting among the plants in the soil was Daphne, a glow orb illuminating her surroundings. She was relaxedly humming a tune while caring for various type of plants. In turn, the plants were also moving in sync with her humming, as if enjoying it. The scene seemed to be straight out of a muggle fairy tale, having such harmony and peace that it made him not know what to do.

It seems that Daphne's rebelliousness is gradually increasing. It was definitely past curfew right now, around 10 pm, and here she is sitting in a Greenhouse like there were no classes tomorrow.

While humming, Daphne turned her attention to the plants behind her, and Axel was still a bit absentminded, so he didn't realize. And that's when she inevitably saw him, or rather, a cloaked figure standing behind her like a statue.

A piercing shriek resounded throughout the Greenhouse. No surprise there. Anyone would be taken by surprise by this surprise-entry.

"Keep it low, damn it!" Axel had to quickly step forward and clamp the girl's mouth shutting. "It's me."

Daphne stopped struggling when she saw Axel. As Axel removed her hand, she touched her lips, still feeling the shaking of his hands which didn't have much force behind them.

Realizing that she was still wearing her pink pajamas with cartoon prints that were a matching pair with Astoria's, she blushed a bit, quickly putting on her cloak that she had discarded earlier. She also picked up the Invisibility of her father, which she had used to sneak here.

"What are you doing here?" She asked, looking up at him.

"I could ask you the same," said Axel, looking pointedly at her muddy hands.

"I..." Daphne hesitated for a moment, as if wondering how to explain. "I came here to relax."

"Relax...?" Axel raised his eyebrows. "Here in this dark and gloomy place? Can't you relax in your room?"

Daphne sighed. It seems that in order to not look like a psycho, she has to explain. "Due to our Family Business, my house has several Greenhouses. Me and my sister grew up playing among plant since childhood."

She would usually not talk about something this personal, but she had to in order to explain her odd behaviour. Besides, in the past few days, they had talked so much about her father and her personal life that Axel was no longer a stranger.

"You're missing home," Axel realized.

"I... yes, I'm missing home," Daphne shrugged. "Sitting here, I feel relax and at home," she said, patting the soil in the ground. "Now, tell me why you're here," she demanded, feeling like she was going to bury him here if didn't after making her share so much.

Axel shrugged. "Just wonderin' around."

"Alright, alright, I'll say," he said, when he noticed her taking out her wand. "Geez, you can be like Rose sometimes."

He responds to respect with respect. So it seems he also needs to tell her. "I'm just here to pick up some ingredients that would help with my... condition."

"Your... condition." Daphne's gaze went to Axel's hand. "If you don't mind me asking, what is actually happened to you?"

Axel has always changed the subject whenever his condition comes up, making her also take the hint and not ask. But right now, she couldn't help it. She can see that it was not as casual as it seems, since Axel still sometimes reveals hints of pain on his face.

Axel's relaxed face hardened. "Just don't ask," he said, turning towards the plants as he began looking for the ingredients.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked," said Daphne, getting up and patting off the dust. Though she was polite, but she still felt that it was bit unfair. He was so smooth that talking that she had told almost too much about her father and her personal life. But she knows almost nothing about him. Let alone his past, she didn't even know how he could duel so well despite his condition.

She has searched for Hunt Surname everywhere on the magi-mirror but there was no result.

'I'm not giving up.'

Daphne decided she is going to find out more, if only to be even with him. There's also this damn feeling of wanting to know something and then being denied, leading to wanting to know it even more.

"Hey, let me help you find the Ingredients. I know all the plants here."

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