25 25. Invisible Beast

To verify Aurelius's conjecture, a large drop of blue blood fell from the sky and transformed into a smaller drop upon landing on his face.

"Don't let it go!" he exclaimed.

"Tangled ropes!"

Aurelius rested his head on the pillar behind him and lay down.

The Aurors have arrived, and it seems that Newt did not catch his little creatures as planned. The Aurors are now pursuing them.

"Occamy" Aurelius muttered, recalling that in the plot, Occamy stayed in a tower-like building and remained quiet for several days.

Under these circumstances, how could the Aurors find them without an expert in magical animals like Newt?

Whoa whoa--

A timid cry interrupted Aurelius's thoughts. He turned around and saw a small creature, smaller than his waist, squatting in the shadow of the corridor and softly calling out to him.

It resembled an orangutan, covered in long silver-white hair, with a curious, wrinkled face, big dark brown eyes hidden in the hair on its head, and a grimace.

"Invisible beast?" Aurelius questioned, uncertain.

Invisible beasts possess excellent camouflage abilities, allowing them to protect themselves as gentle herbivores. They seldom reveal themselves, so not many people have seen them. Furthermore, they possess a unique ability to foresee and gain limited insight into future events.

In contrast, this ability is similar to Grindelwald's peculiar eye.

Invisible beasts are classified as XXXX by the Ministry of Magic, but not because they are dangerous. On the contrary, their danger level is only slightly higher than that of a velvet.

They are awarded XXXX due to their elusiveness and difficulty in capturing and detecting.

Invisible beasts are native to East Asia and were introduced to the American continent three hundred years ago. However, since there was only one, it eventually mated with the ugly ghoul, giving rise to the Invisible Monster, which has become a problem in the United States due to its man-eating nature.

However, this event occurred three hundred years ago, and no invisible beast lives longer than three hundred years. Therefore...

The invisible beast in front of me must be Newt's creature - Dougal!

"Oh!" the invisible beast behaved strangely in the presence of Aurelius. It seemed to want to approach him, but something held it back.

Hiss!

As the birds and snakes continued their battle with the Aurors in the sky, the invisible beast ran over and embraced Aurelius's thighs with its long arms.

"Oh, oh, oh!" the invisible beast urgently pointed towards the sky.

"..." Aurelius stared at it, "You don't want me to save that bird snake, do you?"Invisible creatures called beasts are highly intelligent, and Aurelius isn't sure if all invisible beasts are smart or if Newt is an exception. The creature seemed to understand, nodding repeatedly and gesturing with its hands.

Whenever Aurelius saw a furry creature, he couldn't help but feel like a girl. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "No, little guy." He didn't want to deal with the Aurors at all. His only desire was to survive until he finished studying the books he had received from Queenie and the Magical Society. In this situation, he had taken the blame simply to protect himself, even if it was truly his fault.

But this responsibility was too much for him to handle. "Oh! Oh!" the invisible beast anxiously jumped up and down in front of him.

Aurelius never changed his mind. "Oh~" Seeing that no matter what the invisible beast did, Aurelius wouldn't change his decision, it lowered its hands in despair.

When an invisible beast gives up its invisibility, it is risking its life. Aurelius was aware of this, but he couldn't agree to Dougal's request just because of that.

"Hey! There's a... wooly monkey here! Come on!" With a twist, an Auror burst into the orphanage, holding up his wand and looking ready for a fight. However, he happened to face the disappointed Dougal!

"Oh!" Dougal got frightened and disappeared almost instantly.

The Auror was stunned, and for a moment, Aurelius was too. The Auror remembered a magical creature he had only read about in the history of magic, and he exclaimed, "It's an invisible beast!"

Aurelius was surprised that Dougal had disappeared from his sight but not from 'its' perception. 'It?' No doubt! It was an Obscurus! Does an Obscurus still have this ability?

"Sorry, Mr. No-Maj, you saw it, no, you saw something that shouldn't be seen. I have to do something... Don't worry, it will be quick and painless," the Auror said, looking at Aurelius. He then noticed the children gathered behind him and scratched his head. "It's too bad. There are hundreds of them here. Outside... I'm afraid everyone in New York has seen them."

"Never mind--" Before he could finish his spell, a powerful force lifted him away. The Auror panicked as he was pinned to the wall. He instinctively looked at Aurelius.

Aurelius, wearing a gloomy expression, pointed his wand at the Auror and said, "No need for that here, sir." The wand was a mere disguise. In just one day, Aurelius had only learned a single spell, and it was still not perfect. Yet, he was able to capture an elite wizard Auror, thanks to the power of the Obscurus.

"Uh... you're a wizard?!" the Auror blinked in surprise.

Aurelius released the Obscurus and the Auror slid down the wall. "Oh, thank you. I apologize for presuming and for not having met your husband," the Auror said apologetically.

"You should go and resolve this mess. Carry on," Aurelius ordered, dismissing him."But...they-" Auror looked at the child behind Aurelius, feeling a little embarrassed.

"Millions of people in New York have seen it, but these children are still missing?" Aurelius asked.

The Auror grimaced. "That's true. I'm sorry again, sir." With that, the Auror vanished.

Aurelius sighed. What a predicament.

An Auror hurried into the orphanage.

He had no choice but to do this if he didn't want his memory erased. He didn't want to test whether the Obscurus was immune to oblivion. What if it wasn't?

"Oh~oh~" The invisible beast Dugor reappeared, pitifully tugging at Aurelius's clothes.

Aurelius sighed, turned to Chastity, and bowed slightly. "Sorry, Chastity, it seems I have to leave for a while."

"But..." a group of children looked at Aurelius with pitiful eyes. He was their pillar of support, but now he had to leave.

He had been exposed.

Not to reveal the identity of the Obscurial, but to reveal the identity of the 'unregistered wizard'.

Once the Magic Congress settles the score, it would be best to spend a few days in jail.

"Look at me," Aurelius held Chastity's shoulders, asked her to meet his gaze, and then said, "Squib? Mr. Graves, we will meet again-"